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The New Orleans Pelicans will enter the 2023-24 season hoping to enjoy a more healthy campaign, and the guy that primarily applies to is Zion Williamson. After missing the entire 2021-22 season, Williamson played in just 29 games last year, and while he seems healthy as the Pelicans return to the court, Stephen A. Smith […]

Stephen A. Smith, no stranger to poor taste, inflammatory comments, may have stepped in it again by making a joke about New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones being on “suicide watch” on World Mental Health Day no less. The comments came during a First Take segment on Tuesday morning about whether Daniel Jones should sit […]

The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year award race will be a sight to behold, with three candidates looking like they’ll be fighting to the death for the acclaim until season’s end. The three favorites to take home the award are San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, and Portland […]

Much like how April showers bring May flowers, a Dallas Cowboys loss brings a loud, laughter-filled rant from Stephen A. Smith. And oh BOY did the ‘Boys bring Stephen A. some material in their humiliating 42-10 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys dropped their second game in three weeks by getting absolutely obliterated […]

The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces appeared destined to meet in the WNBA Finals all season long. Sure enough, the two teams are set to clash in the championship. Las Vegas won last year and were the best team throughout the 2023 season. However, New York also performed well and has WNBA MVP […]

Stephen A. Smith thinks Iowa basketball superstar Caitlin Clark is the best shooter in the women’s game today. In fact, Smith compared Clark to Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry in Thursday’s “First Take” episode (via The Spun’s Hunter Hodies). “To me, it’s Caitlin Clark. That’s just how I feel about it. Don’t get […]

For the majority of the past year or so, a potential James Harden reunion with the Houston Rockets has been floated out by reputable NBA insiders, one of which was ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowkski. But that possibility became less and less enticing for the Rockets in the aftermath of their hiring of Ime Udoka as the […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers surprisingly traded star Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks instead of the Miami Heat last week, Heat forward Jimmy Butler debuted a new haircut. His “emo” look — not to be mistaken for a “Karen” haircut — appeared at Heat media day since Butler was feeling “emotional” when Lillard went […]

Damian Lillard is joining Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Milwaukee Bucks after a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen A. Smith had a powerful response to Lillard teaming up with Antetokounmpo. Malika Andrews asked Smith to describe the Lillard-Antetokounmpo pairing in one word, via NBA on ESPN. Smith replied, “Lethal.” […]

With less than a month until the NBA regular season tips off, Damian Lillard remains a Portland Trail Blazers player amid a summer of trade speculation. The latest reports indicate that a deal could happen within the week, with a new frontrunner emerging in the Toronto Raptors. Stephen A. Smith doesn’t see the point in […]

The fallout from the Denver Broncos’ historic blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins headlined plenty of sports talk shows on Monday, including First Take. Stephen A. Smith went off on the Broncos after allowing 70 points to the Dolphins on Sunday, the first time an NFL team scored 70 points since 1966. “You cannot point […]

People have still not forgotten about that awful first pitch Stephen A. Smith threw prior to a Toronto Blue Jays-New York Yankees game in the Bronx last week, and for those who do, the ESPN personality just made sure they got a refresher about it when he tried to use that embarrassing moment to troll […]

Shannon Sharpe did not hold back in his appearance on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” podcast, talking about his infamous December 12th debate with Skip Bayless on Undisputed that turned personal. Smith plays a clip of the moment, showing Shannon’s face watching the clip and then asked him to explain what happened. Shannon presented his side […]

On Friday night, the Cleveland Guardians took the field for a home game against the Baltimore Orioles, and before the contest, rapper Kid Cudi threw out the first pitch. Cudi showed up in a full Guardians uniform, but unfortunately, his pitch was well left of its intended target. After the embarrassing display, ESPN sports media […]

Stephen A. Smith is looking to take ESPN’s First Take on the road to Winston-Salem State and Savannah State, per comments on his podcast “The Stephen A. Smith Show” to Shannon Sharpe. Smith, a Winston-Salem State alumnus, surprised Savannah State alumnus Shannon Sharpe with the information at the start of the interview. “If I remember […]

Just days after making an outrageous Shohei Ohtani claim and later telling the MLB community to “shut the h*ll up,” ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith embarrassed himself at Yankee Stadium. Smith threw out, or at least attempted to throw out, the first pitch before the New York Yankees’ home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith exudes as much confidence as almost any other sports personality. So naturally, when he stumbles, people are going to talk. He was thoroughly eviscerated for his underwhelming first pitch at Thursday’s New York Yankees game. But what made matters far worse for the First Take host was that he was outshined […]

Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith was the honorary guest to throw out the first pitch at Thursday’s New York Yankees game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Smith took the field on the Yankee Stadium mound before the game to partake in the festivities, and the results did not exactly go according to plan. Smith’s […]

The MLB community of fans and content creators has raised questions about Stephen A. Smith. Specifically about his qualifications to discuss baseball topics as an expert. Smith didn’t mince words with his reply. “Shut the h*ll up,” Smith put it bluntly on his The Stephen A. Smith Show. The talking head asked MLB content creator […]

Stephen A. Smith doesn’t believe Shohei Ohtani should receive a $500 million contract in MLB free agency during the upcoming offseason. Ohtani, who will not pitch in 2024 after undergoing elbow surgery, is still expected to get a lucrative amount of money in free agency. Smith explained his reasoning while speaking on ESPN First Take, […]

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is rumored to be dating Taylor Swift. The two are reportedly “hanging out“, but it’s unclear exactly how serious their relationship is. Nevertheless, plenty of sports personalities have shared their thoughts on the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift dating rumors. Stephen A. Smith is the latest sports pundit to […]

The Chicago Bears were expected to improve from a three-win season in 2022, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Two games into the 2023 season, however, the Bears are 0-2 and have struggled offensively once again. Quarterback Justin Fields, who led the NFL’s worst passing offense last year, hasn’t shown much improvement at […]

As Stephen A. Smith and Terrell Owens exchanged words on Twitter, Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving inserted himself in the conflict as a mediator to their conflict. As Stephen A. Smith threatened to expose Terrell Owns on his podcast “The Stephen A. Smith Show”, Irving took to his Twitter to chime in. “@stephenasmith can y’all […]

Stephen A. Smith just won’t stop trashing his former First Take co-host. Max Kellerman, of course, has the capacity to defend himself from Smith’s oddly persistent and public criticism. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Terrell Owens decided to take that onus upon himself, though, engaging Smith in a lengthy, heated back-and-forth on Twitter. It’s safe to say even the […]

Stephen A. Smith has elicited a lot of conversation after his interview on the Joe Budden Podcast. Smith talked about many things, including Shannon Sharpe joining the team as a contributor on First Take and alleging that Sharpe was forced out of Fox Sports 1. However, the biggest conversation stemming from the interview has been […]

Former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe took a trip down to Colorado along with prominent ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith ahead of the Rocky Mountain Showdown matchup. Colorado football will face Colorado State on Saturday. In a leadup to an intense showdown, Buffs HC Deion Sanders and CO State HC Jay Norvell are seen taking […]

Sports media talking head Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is opening up about the time he dismissed cohost Max Kellerman from the popular sports debate program First Take. Kellerman debated Smith on a daily basis on First Take from 2016 until his exit in 2021. It was long rumored that Smith was the culprit behind Kellerman’s dismissal, […]

Stephen A. Smith is never one to back down from a question and he was more than forthcoming about the departure of Shannon Sharpe from Undisputed and bringing him to ESPN on the Joe Budden Podcast. Budden made a statement saying that while he liked that Smith was open about him wanting Sharpe to join […]

After Team USA failed to medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, rumors began to swirl suggesting that LeBron James wanted to assemble a superstar squad of Americans for the 2024 Olympics. Many basketball fans who are tired of seeing less than stellar USA squads compete in the biggest tournaments were fired up at that […]

ESPN analyst and prominent TV personality Stephen A. Smith has hit back at trolls criticizing new “First Take” recruit Shannon Sharpe. The Denver Broncos legend parted ways with Skip Bayless on FOX Sports’ “Undisputed” in late May. His departure from the show has been attributed to a constant rift with Bayless. Though no official reason […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is one of several NBA superstars interested in playing for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer in their pursuit of a gold medal. But, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is pumping the brakes on AD potentially suiting up for his country. On First Take Monday, […]

Stephen A. Smith sure does love to play a funny personality on live television, as he draws fans in with his hot takes, spitfire humor, and incredulous reactions to momentous occasions in the sports world. One hallmark of his personality on air is his pure, unadulterated hatred of the Dallas Cowboys, as he has made […]

Coco Gauff and an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium shared a moment for the ages when the American teenager came back to beat the No.2-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open Final. This coronation was always going to evoke a big reaction within the tennis world, but legendary athletes and well-known pundits also took […]

Team USA’s shot at taking home the gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup is over after losing in the semifinals to Germany. While Team USA did bounce back from its loss to Lithuania with a win over Italy, it failed to reach the final game for the second consecutive World Cup. The Americans […]

Shannon Sharpe just made his debut on ESPN’s First Take this week but many wonder if he is the successor to Stephen A. Smith as the star of the show. Front Office Sports writer Michael McCarthy published an article entitled “Shannon Sharpe Positioned As Perfect Successor To Stephen A. Smith” on August 24th. The musing […]

Pat McAfee is officially moving his Pat McAfee Show over to ESPN this week, and that means more opportunities across the platform for the former NFL punter. One of those opportunities is going head-to-head with the loudest voice on the network, Stephen A Smith, on First Take. Smith announced that Pat McAfee will join himself. […]

The TV ratings for Shannon Sharpe’s debut on First Take are in and Stephen A. Smith is pleased. The one-hour Labor Day edition of First Take featuring Shannon Sharpe drew 727,000 television viewers per a report by SportsTVRatings. As of this writing, the viewership numbers for Sharpe’s second day on the show on Tuesday are […]

Devin Booker is looking to carry forward the mentality from the late Kobe Bryant. The Phoenix Suns guard received a pair of shoes from the Los Angeles Lakers’ great in his rookie season that read, “Be legendary,” which is a motto Booker has mentioned several times since. Kobe signed shoes for Devin Booker after game, […]

ESPN’s First Take has a brand new look with Shannon Sharpe joining the show alongside Stephen A. Smith. After leaving Skip Bayless and FS1’s Undisputed, it’s clear that the former NFL star has to fully mentally shift into his new show. On his debut appearance as the co-host of ESPN’s hot-take show, Sharpe called Smith […]