Daniel Boczarski / Getty Images for MoveOn ESPN Forced to Correct Article After Spreading Misinformation About Jacob Blake Shooting As politics continue to ruin sports, ESPN pushed a blatant lie that Jacob Blake was unarmed when he was shot by police. By Grant Atkinson April 19, 2021
Rich Schultz / Getty Images Massive Number of Americans Say They're Watching Less Sports Because of Woke Political Messages The poll comes in the wake of the summer of 2020, which saw racism and social justice come to the forefront of discussions. By Erin Coates March 30, 2021
@MikeSington / Twitter screen shot ESPN Host Crushed by Falling Piece of Set on Live TV A terrifying moment went viral online after a sports commentator for ESPN Colombia was crushed by studio equipment. By Kipp Jones March 10, 2021
Michael Zagaris / Oakland Athletics / Getty Images ESPN Mainstay Dies Unexpectedly at 58 'His loss is a hammer blow to all who knew this life force,' said former ESPN 'SportsCenter' anchor Bob Ley. By The Associated Press February 7, 2021
Gil C. / Shutterstock ESPN Host Blasts Football Fans Who Have 'American Flags and Dogs' ESPN commentator Domonique Foxworth derided football fans who own American flags and dogs on a recent podcast. By Kipp Jones December 14, 2020
Vice TV / Twitter screen shots TV Hosts Under Fire After Asking Boxer if It Was 'Racist' To Knock Out Black Opponent White YouTube star Jake Paul was asked if knocking out a black man is ‘racist’ after his boxing match with a former NBA player. By Kipp Jones December 9, 2020
Mike Windle / Getty Images for ESPN Report: ESPN Is Financially Bleeding and Could Soon Lay Off Hundreds of Employees Sources from within ESPN have reportedly told multiple outlets that the sports network is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees. By Michael Austin October 9, 2020
gifdsports / Twitter screen shot NBA Great Barkley Obliterates Defunding Police: 'Who Are Black People Supposed To Call? Ghostbusters?' Barkley made the controversial remarks on TNT Thursday, adding most people aren't informed on the facts of the Breonna Taylor case. By C. Douglas Golden September 27, 2020
Al Bello / Getty Images Colin Kaepernick Makes 'White Supremacist' Claim in Response to Breonna Taylor Decision The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback labeled policing a ‘white supremacist institution’ hours before two cops were shot. By Kipp Jones September 24, 2020
ESPN / YouTube screen shot ESPN Host Blames 'Right-Wing Agitators' for Riots Liberal ESPN 'First Take' host Max Kellerman blamed covert ‘extremist right-wing agitators’ for nationwide riots. By Kipp Jones September 23, 2020