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Ray Rice Ravens

ESPN admits to paraphrasing text messages between Ray Rice and Steve Bisciotti

When ESPN’s Outside the Lines released its bombshell report that exposed the Baltimore Ravens for allegedly covering up the Ray Rice elevator video, one of the most interesting chunks of information involved some text messages that team owner …

Brandon Marshall accuses ESPN of lying to him about E:60 profile

ESPN aired its latest “E:60” feature on Tuesday night with Brandon Marshall as the subject, and the Chicago Bears wide receiver is not pleased with the way the segment turned out. According to Marshall, ESPN and reporter Lisa Salters …

ESPN.com is launching a makeover

Many of you sports junkies are going to be in for a surprise in the near future when you visit the World Wide Leader’s world wide web page. ESPN.com will soon be launching its first redesign in over five years, with an aim toward making the …

Michael Sam Rams

ESPN (sort of) apologizes for Michael Sam shower report

After initially defending its report about Michael Sam’s shower habits in the St. Louis Rams locker room, ESPN finally received enough pressure from the masses to issue a half-hearted apology on Wednesday. “ESPN regrets the manner in …

Chris Long: Everyone but ESPN is over Michael Sam being gay

ESPN featured some phenomenal investigative reporting on Tuesday when the network passed along some of the details of Michael Sam’s showering routine. For those of you who are a little slow, I’m being sarcastic. We have no idea why the …

ESPN screws up big time with Kevin Ward Jr. funeral tweet

ESPN sent an extremely unfortunate tweet from their NASCAR account on Thursday afternoon. Funeral services for the late Kevin Ward Jr. were held on Thursday in upstate New York, where more than 700 mourners flooded South Lewis Senior High School to …

Yankees fan Andrew Robert Rector suing ESPN for showing him sleeping on TV

A New York Yankees fan who fell asleep during a game at Yankee Stadium earlier this year has filed a $10 million lawsuit against ESPN. According to the New York Post, Andrew Robert Rector specifically named ESPN anchors John Kruk and Dan Shulman in …

Dan Le Batard

ESPN comments on Dan Le Batard giving Hall of Fame vote to Deadspin

One of the major concerns for writers who were considering selling or giving their Hall of Fame ballot to Deadspin was the potential loss of their job. Dan Le Batard gave his vote to Deadspin without knowing what kind of backlash he might receive …

Florida State fake punt

ESPN film room calls Florida State fake punt (Video)

ESPN had a “BCS Megacast” going for the BCS National Championship Game on Monday night in which they offered various looks at the game on different channels. It was Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit announcing the game on ESPN, …

San Jose Sharks, ESPN exchange barbs on Twitter over ‘Sharknado’

If you haven’t at least heard of “Sharknado” starring Tara Reid and former “Beverly Hills 90210” actor Ian Zeiring, you are probably just waking up from a 48-hour nap. The ridiculous movie that debuted on the Syfy …

Stump the Schwab

Howie Schwab laid off by ESPN

ESPN is in the process of cutting hundreds of jobs, and Howie Schwab, former star of “Stump the Schwab,” is one of the employees who has been let go. Schwab posted the news on his Facebook page and wrote the following message: After 26 …

Bill Simmons reportedly suspended from Twitter for criticizing ‘First Take’

Bill Simmons reportedly was suspended by ESPN from Twitter for a few days for criticizing “First Take” last week. Last Thursday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman went on the offensive attacking host Skip Bayless during an …

ESPN reportedly was tipped about girlfriend hoax by Teo’s agent day before Deadspin

For those who care about how the Manti Te’o investigation developed, The New York Times and Sports Illustrated have stories for you. Deadspin broke the story about Manti Te’o’s girlfriend being a hoax last Wednesday, over a week …

katherine webb espn

ESPN apologizes for Brent Musbuger gushing over Katherine Webb

ESPN was busy issuing statements on Tuesday. First the network announced that Rob Parker was fired for his RG3 comments, and then they apologized for announcer Brent Musburger drooling over Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron’s girlfriend. ESPN …

Rob Parker fired by ESPN

Rob Parker’s comments questioning Robert Griffin III’s blackness have finally cost him his job. ESPN announced on Tuesday that they would be firing the “First Take” host. Here’s the company’s statement on the …

Nick Saban reportedly banned ESPN in his players’ hotel rooms

Nick Saban wants his players focused for the national championship game and not getting lost in all the hype surrounding the team. In his quest to have his team achieve the proper mindset, Saban reportedly banned ESPN in his players’ hotel …

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