Topic: ESPN

NBA Hall of Fame coach decries politics in basketball

May 1, 2023, Don Irvine

Hall of Fame NBA coach Phil Jackson said he no longer enjoys watching basketball games because of the political messages that the league and the players promote. “They had things on their back like ‘Justice’…

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Professors who Share Similar Names to Confederate Leaders Mock ESPN’s Decision

September 5, 2017, Accuracy in Academia

College professors who happen to share the same name as Confederate leaders mock ESPN for removing an Asian broadcaster for a college football game several weeks ago.

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ESPN to Honor Mizzou Football Players

June 21, 2016, Spencer Irvine

Social activism by Mizzou football players garnered the attention from ESPN. Go figure.

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Baylor Fires Football Coach Art Briles after Sexual Assault Cover-Up

May 26, 2016, Spencer Irvine

Rumors were floating around that the university president Ken Starr was going to be fired, which led to public outcry to keep him. Now, football head coach Art Briles has been fired after 8 years…

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Melissa Click, in Documentary, says She Should’ve Been More Polite

May 17, 2016, Spencer Irvine

The ESPN documentary, directed by Spike Lee, interviewed the fired Mizzou professor Melissa Click, whose comments and actions against a student reporter went viral.

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Mizzou Football Players Split on Practice Boycott

November 9, 2015, Spencer Irvine

ESPN’s Brett McMurphy with the latest: A Missouri Tigers player said Sunday night that the entire team is not united over the decision to stop practicing until grad student Jonathan Butler ends his hunger strike….

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Keith Olbermann Suspended for Criticizing Penn State Fundraising

February 25, 2015, Spencer Irvine

Noted liberal TV personality Keith Olbermann, who flamed out at Al Gore’s Current TV, was suspended by ESPN for his remarks about Penn State University.

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