I am sipping my morning coffee, remembering what a staple SportsCenter used to be. It was appointment tv. I just saw what I believe was a guy in a gingerbread man costume get out of a coffin and hit another guy with a candy cane. JFC.
I’ve been on the winning end and losing end of her commentary. She has consistently been the worst in game coverage I’ve ever heard. I cannot believe ESPN signs her year after year with the amount of former NBA players who would be far more educated and entertaining. I’ve chosen mute any game she’s on and not listen to a single advertisement the billionaires pay for. Trash presentation for such amazing playoff games. She may be a nice lady, I cannot take the average home fan base takes over and over again with no depth or thought
Turned on ESPN Radio this morning to hear the Unsportsmanlike crew (again) pushing ESPN Unlimited and their coverage of WWE. Smalls starts talking about how amazing WWE is and how it’s “bigger than ever.” I had to turn it off.
I can only guess they’re pushing Unlimited so hard because they’re subscriber numbers aren’t anywhere close to what they thought they would be. Well guess what? I’m not paying $30 a month to watch mediocre WWE matches and I’m skipping any ESPN news / talk shows as long as they keep pretending that WWE is a real sport.
Not funny, no original takes, only talks about the Knicks and Jets, both of whom have been irrelevant for quite some time, with the exception of the Knicks of late, makes me wonder what anyone actually sees in him.
No, no one thinks its real.
Yes, WWE fans hate the espn deal too.
The redneck stereotype isn't true
I've generally found SAS entertaining and competent in his role, even for all the hate he's gotten over the years, often times justifiably so. Watched 10 minutes of First Take this morning and had to change the channel. Honestly, 10 minutes was too much. His schtick has always been to be a loud, unapologetic debater trying to one-up everyone, but at this point it doesn't even feel like he's engaging with others. Hearing him talk it's like every sentence is him debating himself and trying to one-up the sentence he said immediately before each one.
https://x.com/i/status/2054649875430539526
If you can't see the text from the X post, it said:
First at FOS: The reunion of Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take was a hit, drawing 647,000 viewers.
That's up 24% from the weekday show’s average viewership for 2026. The episode generated 33.5M social impressions across ESPN social platforms.
At least it’s a break from WWE? 🤷♂️
That is all.
I don't bother watching the actual channel anymore. I do however use their website for news. However, the constant Stephen A Smith, Kendrick Perkins, Wrestling call outs on their splash page have made the site virtually impossible to enjoy. Yeah, I get it- big mouths and freak shows attract clicks. But, Christ- the credibility of the site is gone.
Obviously way more hockey content then ESPN but no politics, no drama, no screaming and no where near as much hot take BS. Just straight up highlights, good puns and good banter
I am jealous
Anyone know if I trust going to be a segment or two, or the entirety of today's show? I detest SAS to a degree far beyond any man should, but I must confess to being intrigued at seeing them paired up again.
According to the Cambridge dictionary, the definition of a sport is:
> a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sport
There is absolutely nothing about this definition that rules pro wrestling out. The main thing that people point to is the matches being scripted, but they fail to realize that the results of the match aren't the competition; the competition is getting over with the fans, getting your boss to feature you in the main event, and make the most money.
Wrestling is a performance, similar to sports like gymnastics, which are also covered on ESPN.
I’ve been on the winning end and losing end of his commentary. He has consistently been the worst in game coverage I’ve ever heard. I cannot believe ESPN signs him year after year with the amount of other former NBA players who would be far more educated and entertaining. I’ve chosen mute any game he’s on and not listen to a single advertisement the billionaires pay for. Trash presentation for such amazing playoff games. He may be a nice person, I cannot take the average home fan base takes over and over again with no depth or thought
While they both are pedestrian events. There is a certain amount of anticipation. My apologies for neglecting to include FACE OFF.
If Quentin Richardson is going to continue making remote appearances on SportsCenter, please get that man a mic. He sounds like he's trapped inside a tin can.
I was listening to ESPN radio late nite and had to endure Kendrick Perkins who in the scheme of things sucked as a player was just a big body clog up the middle enforcer, analyze a game. IT IS THE WORST. Or hear me out you have Barkley under contract put that guy on the hot take analysis, that dude is funnier then shit top 75 player NBA so much more insightful to listen to. Please sit that guy down.
No matter how you look at it he defended pedophiles on the Epstein list by being a public figure and saying he had better things to worry about like go out to dinner than be upset about the governments lack of transparency about people who are f****** kids. What a hero. Of course if some stupid stuff happens with Cowboys then we better hear everything or he'll be livid.