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The Memphis Grizzlies are 1-6 so far on the young NBA season, and Ja Morant’s absence due to suspension has become even more noticeable. A disastrous start to a game vs. the Blazers was aided by a crucial officiating mistake recently. The Grizzlies are hoping to turn things around during the in-season tournament, which began […]

It is not too often that we witness a coronation occur after a gut-wrenching loss. Though, it might be happening more frequently in 2023. First, Jalen Hurts ascended into elite status after a historic Super Bowl performance against the triumphant Kansas City Chiefs. And now, somewhat ironically, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott might have just […]

On November 6th, the ESPN show “First Take” will broadcast live from Savannah State University. Notable alumnus Shannon Sharpe will be returning to his alma mater, Savannah State University. Sharpe, a former student-athlete, achieved great success as a wide receiver/tight end from 1986 to 1989, earning several accolades including being named to the All-SIAC First […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns have gotten off to somewhat of a shaky start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Suns currently sit at 2-3 on the campaign following consecutive home losses to the San Antonio Spurs, and Durant has had to do the majority of the heavy lifting so far, with Bradley Beal […]

As ESPN First Take is set to do back-to-back live shows at Savannah State University and Winston-Salem State University, Brandy Tate is set to lead the charge. Tate is the director of First Take and a Tennessee State University alumna who’s been with ESPN for years as a director. Tate spoke about the significance of […]

Breaking news: Stephen A. Smith believes Bradley Beal’s ongoing back injury should concern the Phoenix Suns. On Wednesday morning’s edition of First Take, the ESPN personality reacted to the Suns’ disastrous last-second loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs by forcefully questioning whether Beal—whose dealt with injury issues pretty much throughout his 11-year career—would […]

In a recent interview on Dr. Jim Johnson’s “A Word … With Jason Johnson” Jim Trotter recalled a tense text message conversation with Stephen A. Smith following Smith’s interview with Rodger Goodell on First Take. Smith asked Goodell about Trotter’s lawsuit without reaching out to Trotter to get the full story, which upset Trotter greatly. […]

The perception of the Michigan football program has changed quite a bit in recent weeks. On the field, the Wolverines are one of the best teams in the country as they have dominated every game they have played in. Michigan is 8-0 and ranked #3 in the country, but they are now dealing with an […]

Another ESPN personality has said that the Los Angeles Clippers are better than their same city rival in the Lakers. This time, it was “First Take” star Stephen A. Smith who was asked about which team is better and said despite the Lakers recent accomplishments, the Clippers have “owned them.” “The Clippers have essentially owned […]

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry had his fun in a 106-95 victory over the Rockets. Curry had yet another viral play, where he danced on the perimeter and nailed a three. But this highlight was against none other than public enemy number one in the NBA: Dillon Brooks. First Take’s Stephen A. Smith couldn’t […]

The Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury fight is happening right now in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou came in as a huge underdog considering his status as the former UFC heavyweight champion going up against the legendary boxing champion Fury. In the third round, Ngannou did something more striking and unbelievable than any MMA fighter has […]

Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo are two of the loudest and most well-known sports personalities on television today. They debate each other on ESPN’s First Take every Wednesday, but the rivalry does not always stop there. Smith is making sure to really dig into Russo for backing out of his Arizona Diamondbacks’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets 119-107 in the season opener. Anthony Davis didn’t have his best game, as the star forward struggled in the second half. Stephen A. Smith put Davis on blast Wednesday while speaking on ESPN’s First Take. “Atrocious. Very concerning,” Smith said of Davis’ performance. “Ladies and […]

Over the past 10 years, Stephen A. Smith has solidified himself as the face of sports media. He’s best known the lead commentator on ESPN’s hottest show, First Take. However, Smith makes cameos on all the network’s properties, such as Get Up, NBA Countdown, SportsCenter, and Stephen A’s World. In addition to his work with the Worldwide […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have garnered a plethora of different opinions with their up-and-down start to the 2023 season, oftentimes from the same people. Although the Ravens left fans extremely frustrated two weeks ago with a choke against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have since bounced back with two straight wins, and Jackson has […]

The Denver Nuggets are fresh off an NBA Finals victory. It is no secret that superstar Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led Denver to their championship. Stephen A. Smith took notice of the duo, ranking them atop his list of the best duos in the league heading into the 2023-24 season. “Jokic and Jamal Murray, […]

ESPN First Take is taking its show on the road heading to Savannah State and Winston-Salem State, the alma maters of Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith respectively. The news was first reported by local Savannah and Winston-Salem news affiliates based off of a press release obtained by the respective news organizations. But, Stephen A. […]

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is watching out for his quarterback. Hill came to Tua Tagovailoa’s defense when he called out Stephen A. Smith for not thinking Tua is worthy of winning the MVP. “If you watched the game, none of our routes are two yards,” Hill said on his podcast, It Needed to […]

Stephen A. Smith & Shannon Sharpe are bringing ESPN’s First Take to their HBCUs, per a report by Savannah Now. The news comes as both Savannah State and Winston-Salem State is celebrating homecoming. The news also comes a few weeks after Smith told Sharpe on his podcast “The Stephen A Smith Show that bringing the […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes the Phoenix Suns have a “legitimate argument” to be the favorite to win the Western Conference in the 2023-24 NBA season over the defending champion Denver Nuggets.  Via ESPN’s “First Take”: .@stephenasmith believes the Suns are going to be a "major problem" in the NBA this season: "You can […]

The Dallas Cowboys are facing Los Angeles in a pivotal NFL matchup. The 3-2 Cowboys come off a disappointing loss to the San Francisco 49ers. This week, they face the Los Angeles Chargers. Of course, no one wants the Cowboys’ downfall more than Stephen A. Smith. Smith is so invested that he showed up to […]

Colorado football got a wake-up call when they were thumped by Oregon last month, but it was not strong enough to prevent a disastrous result versus Stanford this past weekend. A 29-0 blown lead at home against a lowly conference opponent might as well be equivalent to pouring a bucket of ice cold water on […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith isn’t holding back when it comes to his recent comments on Jada Pinkett Smith’s treatment of her husband, Will Smith. In a fiery Instagram video, the sports commentator didn’t mince words, accusing Jada of “emasculating” behavior towards the Hollywood star, Yahoo reports. In the video posted on Saturday, Stephen A. Smith […]

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. […]