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Iconic duos have always been a big hit for sports commentary and analysis shows. It does not get more legendary and controversial than FS1’s Undisputed. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe are one of the few on-air combinations that have intrigued many players and sports fans. The departure of the Pro Football Hall of Famer dealt […]

Skip Bayless is looking for a new debate partner for “Undisputed” on FS1. Thursday, he challenged NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley, who is one of the analysts for “Inside the NBA” on TNT, to be his next co-host. “All I have to do is let Charles go first and listen to him make a fool of […]

The ESPN layoffs are going strong Friday afternoon, as the network is cutting ties with top talent like Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Max Kellerman, and more. One top ESPN talent who got the ax may find a soft landing spot, though, at a rival network. Rumors are that Keyshawn Johnson […]

For the most part, the sports world is excited for the San Antonio Spurs after drafting Victor Wembanyama. Although San Antonio may not be ready to compete for a championship during the 2023-24 season, the future is bright. However, Skip Bayless is choosing to approach the new Wembanyama-Gregg Popovich player-coach duo with a pessimistic outlook. […]

Fox Sports 1 host Skip Bayless is no stranger to controversy in the sports world. Oftentimes, he creates the controversy, or at least stokes the flames. Recently, Bayless co-host Shannon Sharpe’s split from ‘Undisputed’ was a big controversy among Kendrick Perkins and other sports pundits. The NFL Hall-of-Famer Sharpe became highly emotional after the split […]

Shannon Sharpe recently left Undisputed with Skip Bayless and has the sports media world wondering where he will bring his talents next. Luckily for fans of Shannon Sharpe, he is now in talks with FanDuel to join the network alongside Kay Adams and Michelle Beadle, reports Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy. A partnership between FanDuel […]

Shannon Sharpe has seemingly hinted at his next move with a Twitter post after his exit from the Fox Sports show Undisputed following a disconnect between him and former debate partner Skip Bayless. Amid rumors of Sharpe potentially landing on his feet with ESPN’s First Take, the NFL Hall of Famer sent out a tweet […]

Not many NBA owners get praised by the media for their ability to form superteams but Skip Bayless made an exception. The host of Undisputed gave a lot of love to Phoenix Suns’ Mat Ishbia for pulling off the Bradley Beal trade from the Washington Wizards. The trade surrounding Wizards’ Bradley Beal reportedly includes veteran […]

After seven long years, the Skip Bayles-Shannon Sharpe partnership has come to an end. This is after the latter was able to negotiate a contract buyout with Fox Sports 1 program Undisputed at the end of this NBA season. This is an end of an era, no doubt, and regardless of how you feel about this […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith thanked Skip Bayless for helping to create his successful career with the network. “Skip Bayless brought me to ‘First Take,’” Smith said on “The Stephen A. Show” on YouTube. “Skip and I have had our differences over the years. We looked each other in the face, we had a conversation […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is facing a long suspension after two social media handgun incidents in just two months. After the second instance of Morant flashing a firearm o social media, rapper Lil Wayne reached out to Skip Bayless to try to get in touch with and help the 23-year-old superstar. However, Bayless said […]

Shannon Sharpe did his final episode of Undisputed with Skip Bayless on Tuesday morning. Before signing off, he thanked Bayless for his time on the show and ended up getting emotional. An emotional Shannon Sharpe tears up while thanking Skip Bayless for “fighting for him” during his final episode of “Undisputed” pic.twitter.com/mOMSoMQRk4 — Complex Sports […]

It did not seem like the greater majority of boxing fans had any idea that Floyd Mayweather actually had a fight scheduled on Sunday night. Well, even non-boxing supporters are now well aware of the same after a brawl broke out after Floyd’s exhibition fight against John Gotti III was called off. Total chaos would […]

The Phoenix Suns have released point guard Chris Paul, but there has been speculation that a reunion is still possible, and Skip Bayless believes the Suns should do what it takes to retain Paul because of the fit with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. “He’s an all-time great player, and yet, the reason I like […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden will be one of the biggest names to hit free agency this summer, along with Kyrie Irving and Draymond Green. The Athletic’s Shams Charania recently reported that Harden is “torn” between either re-signing with the Philadelphia 76ers or joining the Houston Rockets, the team he spent nine seasons of his […]

The Miami Heat evened the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets by stealing Game 2 on the road. Despite the win, Skip Bayless surprisingly called out Jimmy Butler for the disappearance of ‘Playoff Jimmy,’ via Undisputed. "We haven't seen Playoff Jimmy [Butler] now for 7 straight games. He is going through an issue with his […]

Although the Denver Nuggets lost to Miami Heat at home in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals, 111-108, no one can accuse Nikola Jokic of letting his team down offensively. Enter FOX Sports personality Skip Bayless, who still found a way to criticize Jokic’s scoring ability even after the Nuggets star big man dropped […]

After Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat stole one on the road against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Skip Bayless is convinced the Vice City franchise is going to win it all. The Fox Sports analyst and commentator didn’t hold back in praising the Heat after they edged the Nuggets […]

After a long time working together, the duo of Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless will no longer be on prime-time TV. The former NFL star tight end has reached an buyout agreement with FS1, and will now move on to a different venture. After this was revealed to the public, a lot of people piled […]

As he prepares to leave FS1’s Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe isn’t hesitating to take subliminal Twitter shots at his longtime co-host Skip Bayless. While the true reason for his Undisputed exit has yet to come to the light, Sharpe has left breadcrumbs by liking tweets pointing to his deteriorating relationship with Bayless. But with just one […]

The Miami Heat stumbled out of the gates in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, trailing the Denver Nuggets 59-42 at halftime before losing 104-93 in Game 1. Jimmy Butler, a surging Bam Adebayo and the Heat ran into a buzzsaw against a rested Nuggets team. Despite the degree of difficulty, controversial TV personality Skip […]

In case you missed it, Shannon Sharpe will no longer be part of the long-running Fox Sports 1 program “Undisputed.” This is after the Denver Broncos icon turned sports analyst successfully worked out a buyout agreement with his current contract with the show. Sharpe’s shocking decision will now put an end to his seven-year partnership […]

Shannon Sharpe will leave FS1’s “Undisputed” after seven years as co-host with Skip Bayless. Sharpe’s final show is expected to be after the 2023 NBA Finals concluding in June, per The Post. Sharpe’s departure comes as a surprise to many, as he had been a key part of the show’s success. Sharpe’s combination of intelligence, […]

The 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat will kick off on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 PM EST. Heading into this NBA Finals matchup, it’s clear that the Nuggets are the favorite to win it all. After all, the Nuggets finished with a much better record in the regular season and […]

Sports media personality Skip Bayless is a man of many words and long rants, yet after Boston Celtics guard Derrick White hit a buzzer-beater, he only had one word to share on Twitter. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO — Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 28, 2023 White’s game-winner set social media on fire, as his last-second putback saved Boston’s season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost Monday night’s Game 4 at home against the Denver Nuggets. They lost by a final score of 113-111 behind a 30-point triple-double from Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic. But Lakers forward LeBron James did all in his power to try to extend the series on Monday. He finished with 40 […]

Shannon Sharpe is somewhat surprisingly going with the Golden State Warriors over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5. Game 5 takes place Wednesday night at Chase Center with the Warriors 3-1 down in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Lakers. The defending champions have a big mountain to climb now as they not […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis put together a masterful two-way performance in Monday’s Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors. He scored 23 points — on 10-for-16 shooting from the field — grabbed 15 rebounds, dished out two assists, and came up with three steals in a game the Lakers went on […]

LeBron James is 38 years old, and he’s still out here impressing people. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, LeBron had an insane stat-line. He became the first Laker since Shaq himself to post a 20-point, 20-rebound game in the playoffs. It was an incredible feat for everyone… except, […]

The Golden State Warriors are on a mission in Game 3 as they look to secure their first win of this NBA Playoffs opening-round series against the Sacramento Kings. They fared well in the first half while playing on their home floor for the first time in the postseason, and it looked like they didn’t […]

Much has been made about how the Dallas Mavericks failed miserably this season. Many folks believe that this was brought about by their failed Kyrie Irving experiment, which in the end, had a significant undesirable effect on cornerstone superstar Luka Doncic. If you ask Skip Bayless, the renowned broadcaster straight up believes that Luka isn’t […]

You would be hard-pressed to find a more vocal LeBron James naysayer than Skip Bayless. The renowned broadcaster has spent years speaking his slander against the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, and there appear to be no signs of him slowing down anytime soon. Be that as it may, Skip is still taking LeBron’s Lakers to […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson will miss the NBA Play-In Tournament with an ongoing hamstring injury, and Skip Bayless believes his teammates are not happy with him. Larry Nance Jr spoke on behalf of Williamson’s teammates in coming to the defense of the oft-injured 22-year-old. No one in our locker room is looking at […]

Fox Sports 1 analyst Skip Bayless, one of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ biggest haters over the years, had a change of heart! Bayless, a firm believer in Michael Jordan as the NBA’s GOAT, or greatest of all time, proclaimed that he “finally decided” James is the GOAT. There’s just one problem, though. It’s […]

While LeBron James remains out due to a foot injury, Skip Bayless has found a way to diss him thanks to Los Angeles Lakers swingman Austin Reaves. Sure enough, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Bayless will do everything just to mention LeBron in his takes since he knows it will bring him views. At […]

That sound you’re hearing is Dallas Cowboys fan and sports media personality Skip Bayless shouting at the top of Mount Twitter after he learned that his team has acquired the services of cornerback Stephon Gilmore via a trade with the Indianapolis Colts. Gilmore is indeed a significant get for the Cowboys. For Skip Bayless, the […]

At the moment, Ja Morant has no timetable to return with the Memphis Grizzlies. The team has placed him under indefinite suspension after blatantly showing off his gun during a shocking IG Live broadcast on Saturday. Unsurprisingly, this issue has quickly turned into a major scandal, with folks from in and around the NBA having […]

Kevin Durant finally made his long-awaited Phoenix Suns debut on Wednesday following his blockbuster mid-season move from the Brooklyn Nets. Well, the fans were not disappointed after seeing Durant suit up for the first time in a Suns jersey. Durant needed just 27 minutes to log 23 points on a very efficient 10-of-15 from the […]

When the Dallas Mavericks added Kyrie Irving to give Luka Doncic a co-star and a player talented enough to relieve him of some of his otherworldly offensive burden, some expected there to be a bit of an adjustment period as they try to integrate another ball-dominant player. However, the early returns on the Doncic-Irving Mavs […]