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Stephen A. Smith Crushes The Narrative That Misogyny Is A Factor In The Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel Fallout

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Stephen A. Smith’s fantasies of becoming a politician have seemingly influenced his take on the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel situation. Asked about the alleged illicit relationship between the pair, SAS said that he will believe Russini’s claims until proven otherwise. Speaking on his SiriusXM radio show this week, Stephen A. Smith came out in support of […] The post Stephen A. Smith Crushes The Narrative That Misogyny Is A Factor In The Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel Fallout appeared first on BroBible.

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Vols insider leaves no doubt on how he feels about the report from ESPN's Adam Schefter that questions Chris Brazzell's maturity – A to Z Sports

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Vols insider leaves no doubt on how he feels about the report from ESPN's Adam Schefter that questions Chris Brazzell's maturity  A to Z Sports

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CFP selection committee mulling changes to weekly ESPN rankings show

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Five times each college football season, fans turn to ESPN knowing there’s a strong likelihood they leave frustrated. That’s because for five weeks spanning from around Halloween to conference championship weekend, ESPN exclusively unveils the newest College Football Playoff rankings. That show has been a source of consternation among football fans, and even ESPN’s own…

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Travis Kelce thinks he’d have a ‘blast’ working at ESPN

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Whenever Travis Kelce decides to stop playing football, he’ll have no shortage of suitors for his services as an NFL analyst. Kelce is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th season with the team. Still, networks are already gearing up to make their pitch when he retires, with estimates forecasting he could command…

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A.J. Brown ‘likely’ to be traded to Patriots

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It looks like the Eagles will finally move on from Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown. ESPN reports that Brown will “likely” be traded to the Patriots once the calendar turns to June 1, with the report pointing out that after that date, his salary becomes much easier to trade. Both the Eagles and Patriots have...

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Building the perfect WrestleMania card of ESPN personalities

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ESPN is televising WrestleMania for the first time this year. But what if instead of the stars of WWE taking part in the biggest sports entertainment event of the year, it was the stars of ESPN itself? The Worldwide Leader in Sports has gone all-in on WrestleMania this year. The coverage has been so expansive…

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Troy Aikman explains why he gets ‘offended’ when his analysis gets framed as critical

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When Jason Kelce told Troy Aikman on this week’s New Heights podcast that his analysis never comes across as an attack, Aikman said that was the best thing anyone could have said to him. “What I’m most grateful for you saying is that it doesn’t feel like I’m attacking anybody,” Aikman said. “Because there’s times…

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ESPN’s Andreas Hale says WWE denied his WrestleMania credential request

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If you went by its daily programming this past week, you’d think ESPN and WWE were essentially the same company at this point. Thick as thieves, the Worldwide Leader essentially became the WorldwideWrestling Leader. Based on that intense, some might say over-the-top synergy, one might presume that they’d be in lockstep over providing access between…

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Doc Rivers tells Bill Simmons he’s done coaching, is a return to broadcasting next?

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After an unsuccessful stint with the Milwaukee Bucks that ended last week, veteran head coach and longtime NBA main character Doc Rivers said this week that he is unlikely to coach again. “I’d be surprised if I coached another game,” the 64-year-old Rivers said on The Bill Simmons Podcast. The Milwaukee chapter began just as chaotically…

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