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  1. ESPN: The Patriots Dynasty Is On the Verge of DeflatingTom Brady, Bill Belichick and Bob Kraft are denying the bombshell report and insisting they “stand united.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  2. encounter
    Touring ESPN With Jemele Hill, SportsCenter Anchor Turned Liberal Hero“There are times when certain things are happening in this world and I truly couldn’t care less about Jerry Jones’s fight with Roger Goodell.”
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  3. Jemele Hill and the Perils of a for-Profit Fourth EstateESPN’s suspension of Hill is a reminder that for-profit news outlets can’t be trusted to put the public interest above their bottom line.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. espn
    ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill for Tweeting About NFL BoycottsHill tweeted about boycotting advertisers after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones promised to bench any player who protested during the national anthem.
    By Nate Jones
  5. nfl
    Jemele Hill Suspended by ESPN Over Jerry Jones TweetsHill had said on Twitter, “If you strongly reject what Jerry Jones said, the key is his advertisers.”
    By Sarah Spellings
  6. the right thing
    Read ESPN Anchor Jemele Hill’s Essay About Standing Up for What’s Right“I can’t pretend that I don’t see what’s happening in our world.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  7. White House Says ESPN Anchor Who Called Trump White Supremacist Should Be FiredSarah Huckabee Sanders called Jemele Hill’s comments “outrageous.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  8. ESPN Removes Announcer Robert Lee From UVA Game Because of His NameThe network didn’t want Robert Lee, the college-football play-by-play guy, to remind anyone of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. podcast review
    30 for 30 Podcasts Is Like This American Life, But for SportsIt’s a podcast where sports stories of greater narrative ambition can flourish.
    By Nicholas Quah
  10. Jon Stewart Will Co-Host Tonight’s ‘SportsCenter’ from the Warrior GamesJon Stewart will return to the anchor desk tonight for a special edition of SportsCenter on ESPN. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. ‘murica
    ESPN Calls Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut One of the All-time Greatest AthletesHe’s apparently “among the greats” after winning his tenth Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday.
    By Clint Rainey
  12. ESPN Axes Around 100 Employees, On-air Talent IncludedThe worldwide leader is cutting jobs as it loses subscribers and pays more for broadcasting rights.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. How an ESPN TV and Radio Personality Gets Everything DoneOn making time to socialize in an always-packed schedule, fighting back against harassment, and knowing when to log out of Twitter.
    By Dayna Evans
  14. sports
    This ESPN Commentator Actually Addressed Violence Against Women“It’s not a mistake. It’s a choice.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. close reads
    O.J.: Made in America Gives Us a Human Portrayal of Nicole BrownNicole Brown was a victim of murder. But in the ESPN O.J. Simpson documentary, she’s also a human being and a strong woman.
    By Jen Chaney
  16. let us compare
    FX’s O.J. v. ESPN’s O.J.: What’s the Difference?Yes, two of the best shows of this year are about O.J. Simpson, but they are not the same at all.
    By Brian Moylan
  17. roll call
    O.J.: Made in America: 9 Key Figures to Know in the ESPN DocumentaryThe who, when, and where are they now.
    By Kenny Herzog
  18. q&a
    Doris Burke on Curry vs. LeBron and Sexism in SportsTalking to the NBA sideline reporter.
    By Rembert Browne
  19. vice
    Vice Partners With ESPN, or Maybe Just Gets Into Sports IronicallyVice Sports will start producing a new short-form series for ESPN.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. Modern Comedy Owes a Lot to Those ‘This Is SportsCenter’ Commercials Trawling YouTube is a weekly look at one interesting story or oddity from YouTube. You ever go down a YouTube rabbit hole and suddenly you’ve […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  21. games
    ESPN’s Eight-Hour O.J. Documentary Is a MasterpieceO.J.: Made in America is going to blow your mind.
    By Will Leitch
  22. the sports section
    ESPN Edits Bloody-Sock Game Out of DocumentarySaid Schilling on Twitter: “Hmm #integritymuch?
    By Joe DeLessio
  23. espn would rather bay less
    Skip Bayless Is Leaving ESPN; Better Start Stockpiling Those Hot Takes NowThe Troll King will make his final First Take appearance in June.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  24. the sports section
    ESPN Fires Curt Schilling for ‘Unacceptable’ ConductA transphobic Facebook post was the last straw for the former Red Sox pitcher.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  25. the sports section
    If You Thought Bill Simmons Was Mad at ESPN Before, You Ain’t Seen Nothing YetHis site might have a “public editor” devoted to the network.
    By Joe DeLessio
  26. the sports section
    Jason Pierre-Paul Suing ESPN and Adam SchefterSchefter tweeted an image of Pierre-Paul’s medical records days after the Giants defensive end injured his hand in a fireworks accident.
    By Joe DeLessio
  27. the sports section
    Bill Simmons to Launch His Grantland Follow-up, the RingerAnother piece of his post-ESPN plans comes into focus.
    By Joe DeLessio
  28. Randy and Jason Sklar Crack Jokes From the Cheap Seats Riffing, heckling, interrupting: whatever you want to call it, making fun of bad movies and TV shows is a time honored tradition shared by […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  29. sports
    Lil Wayne Re-created Some Historic Sports CallsHis version of the Miracle on Ice would’ve been a little less enthusiastic.
    By Dee Lockett
  30. the sports guy
    Bill Simmons Signs With HBOHe’s taking his talents to premium cable.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. media
    Keith Olbermann and ESPN Break Up, Once AgainThe network reportedly wanted him to stop it with the commentaries.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. media
    Jason Whitlock and the Messy Saga of ESPN’s ‘Black Grantland’He has been fired from the website he was supposed to create. The fallout is revealing cracks in ESPN’s empire.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  33. thank you based god
    Lil B Went on ESPN to Let Everyone Know Who’s Cursed and Not CursedSorry, Kevin Durant.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  34. You’ve Reportedly Heard Your Last ‘B.S. Report’ EverSports Illustrated reports that Bill Simmons won’t appear on any ESPN platforms before his contract ends.
    By Jaime Fuller
  35. media
    Bill Simmons Is Leaving ESPNESPN president announces, “I’ve decided that I’m not going to renew his contract.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  36. famous teens
    We Have Found the Most Zen Teenager on the PlanetHow did Mo’ne Davis get so good at handling everything?
    By Allison P. Davis
  37. ESPN Recruits Hannibal Buress as an NBA Reporter ESPN and Grantland sent Hannibal Buress to a Cavs/Pelicans game to try to report on unibrowed superstar Anthony Davis. Unfortunately, Davis […]
    By Adam Frucci
  38. football
    Get Ready for Snoop Dogg’s ESPN Docu-SeriesFeaturing his football player son.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  39. media
    Bill Simmons Is Now Beefing With His Fellow ESPN Stars in PublicA Twitter rant from the recently reinstated Grantland editor and columnist.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. media
    Bill Simmons Is Back. Here’s How He Spent His Suspension From ESPN.According to Instagram.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. media
    ESPN Sick of Simmons Signature Bad-Boy AttitudeThe network explains its punishment.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. the sports section
    ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons for Criticizing NFL Commissioner Roger GoodellIn ESPN’s defense, he dared them to do it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. the sports section
    ESPN Sorry for Michael Sam Shower ReportAfter defending it yesterday.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  44. blowhards
    ESPN Suspends Stephen A. Smith for a WeekESPN gives the First Take host seven days off.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. disgusting things
    Stephen A. Smith Mansplains Domestic Violence“Let’s make sure we don’t do anything to provoke wrong actions,” he said.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. quotables
    People Won’t Stop Body-Shaming ‘Chubby’ Athlete Athletes don’t always have six-packs.
    By Allison P. Davis
  47. blog-stained wretches
    The All-New, Stat-Heavy FiveThirtyEight, by the NumbersNate Silver’s new mega-site is live. Time for first impressions!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. blog-stained wretches
    Nate Silver Interview: The New FiveThirtyEightThe site debuts on Monday, but the numbers whiz is only 75 percent ready.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. the sports section
    ESPN Columnist Mangled American Indian Father-in-Law’s Words on the RedskinsHe meant exactly the opposite.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. blog-stained wretches
    Nate Silver’s New FiveThirtyEight Wants to Hire More Nate SilversIn sports, politics, and economics.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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