Michael Wilbon ‘hopes’ Bruce Pearl was pushed out at Auburn
"He had become a divisive person, it seems to me, intentionally."
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Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon are going to continue their unparalleled run at ESPN and former colleague Bill...
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Report: ESPN extends ‘Pardon the Interruption’ into 2028
Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser have signed three-year extensions with the network.
Michael Wilbon calls out ‘Get Up’ and ‘First Take’ for ‘nonsense’ narratives
"I'm not hearing — and we kid because we love — any of the nonsense that I often hear on Get Up and First Take that 'Caleb Williams is under the most pressure.'"
‘Pardon the Interruption’ to air hour-long episode ahead of NFL opener
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon reportedly rejected an approach by ESPN to permanently expand to an hour earlier this year.
Michael Wilbon takes shot at ESPN over devoting too much time to the Cowboys
"There's nothing Jerry Jones says that I pay any attention to. Nothing."
Michael Wilbon recalls competitive nature of beat reporting: ‘You were covering the same things’
"It was about getting this f*cking story. Could you do this one better?"
Michael Wilbon tasked to ‘broker peace’ between Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley
"It's been my assigned job."
Dan Le Batard reveals Michael Wilbon’s ESPN contract expires in August
It sounds as if Wilbon and fellow 'Pardon the Interruption' host Tony Kornheiser are negotiating new deals that will dictate the future of the iconic show.
Michael Wilbon calls NCAA most ‘worthless brand in sports’ amid talk of March Madness expansion
'PTI' cohost Tony Kornheiser added that "You try, progressively, to ruin something, and eventually you will."
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon don’t understand why track and field lost popularity in America
"...the coolest people are the ones that are celebrated, and right now in America, it's football and basketball. It doesn't mean it's going to stay that way forever. Track and field doesn't seem to have that now."
Tony Kornheiser questions whether Anthony Davis is ‘no-doubt’ Hall of Famer
"You have Anthony Davis in the Hall of Fame? Without a doubt?"
Michael Wilbon pumps the brakes on Thunder dynasty talk
"I've heard dynasty so much today I'm annoyed the day after the winning of a championship."
Michael Wilbon trashes analytics again in Tyrese Haliburton rant: ‘Put the damn laptops down’
Michael Wilbon criticized analytics on PTI, saying Tyrese Haliburton’s leadership can’t be measured by numbers.
Michael Wilbon rips analysts criticizing Tyrese Haliburton for playing through calf injury
"Haliburton has my admiration for playing ... people should shut up. Athletes are to be admired when they do this kind of thing."
Tony Kornheiser blasts Knicks’ ‘arrogance’ as coaching search collapses
"They think that their name is so prestigious that everyone wants to coach there."
Kendrick Perkins squashes beef with Charles Barkley: ‘I just think this is stupid’
"Me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
‘Pardon the Interruption’ pays tribute to ‘Around the Horn’ and former ‘Stat Boy’ Tony Reali
"We could not have asked for a better partner program. ATH built up an audience and handed it off to us, so we could hit the ground running every weeknight."
Michael Wilbon: It’s ‘garbage’ LeBron James must be viewed as better than Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson
"Put me in a grave first."
Michael Wilbon: As long as Greeny or Stephen A. didn’t get the Emmy, I’m fine’
"What do we need to do differently?"
‘Pardon the Interruption’ expansion to one hour ‘mostly off the table’
WaPo reports that ESPN approached Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser about doubling their airtime but didn’t offer much of a raise.
Michael Wilbon, Brian Windhorst question whether Pope Leo XIV will ‘bless’ Chicago sports
"We want to know everything about the Pope. Is he gonna bless the Bears?"
Michael Wilbon stands behind Draymond Green’s ‘angry Black man’ comments: ‘This is the world’
"...there are things that happen publicly and privately that make you angry."