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Stephen A. Smith Called Out for Rant About Eagles Lineman’s Sudden Retirement for Mental Health Reasons

Ahmad Austin Jr.Oct 7th
Stephen A. Smith Discovers He Was Catfished By Fake Cari Champion in Wild Exchange

Zachary LeemanSep 5th
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum Absolutely Torches ‘Bully’ Bill Belichick and Predicts He’ll Be Fired This Season: ‘One of the Worst College Football Coaches’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Aug 25th
‘The Brother Wasn’t Awake!’ Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on Trump for Attacking Him After Knicks Loss

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 9th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Goes OFF on Miami Heat for Team Antics Leading to Star Player’s Historic 83-Point Game: ‘A Complete Disgrace!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 11th
Stephen A. Smith GOES OFF on Detroit Pistons Player Involved in Yet Another Fight: ‘Do You Want to Be a Boxer?’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 11th
Stephen A. Smith Calls for Boycott of Football Hall of Fame After Bill Belichick Snub: ‘Stinks to the High Heavens!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jan 28th
‘He’s Being Scapegoated!’ Stephen A. Smith Trashes Buffalo Bills for Firing Coach After Playoff Loss

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jan 19th
WATCH: Stephen A. Smith Awkwardly Backpedals After Lauding the Performance of ‘Charlie Kirk’ in the NFL Playoffs

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jan 13th
Stephen A. Smith Tears Into Patriots QB Drake Maye for Supposedly Not Knowing About First Take: ‘Liar!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Nov 21st
ESPN’s Ryan Clark Slams Jeff Landry Over LSU Coaching Threat — And ‘Ridiculous’ Charlie Kirk Statue Proposal

Ahmad Austin Jr.Oct 30th
ESPN Blows Off Massive FBI Presser on NBA Gambling Indictments — While All Major Cable News Nets Air It Live

Zachary LeemanOct 23rd
‘He’s Coming’: Stephen A. Smith Warns Massive NBA Gambling Bust Is Trump’s Revenge — and It’s Only the Beginning

Tom DuranteOct 23rd
ESPN’s Ryan Clark Apologizes On-Air in Response to New Evidence in Case of Deceased Football Player Kyren Lacy

Ahmad Austin Jr.Oct 10th
ESPN Analyst Left Completely Stunned by ‘Mad Dog’ Russo’s Take on Major WNBA Feud

Ahmad Austin Jr.Oct 2nd
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Absolutely Loses It Over College Football Scheduling Woes: ‘Put the Games on Separately!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Sep 24th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Absolutely Loses It Over Mets Celebrating Home Run Record During Losing Skid: ‘You Trail by 6 Games!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Aug 13th
Stephen A. Smith Hits ‘Petty’ Trump for Pushing Washington Redskins Name Change: He’s Trying to ‘Distract’ from Epstein

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jul 21st
ESPN Analyst Torches Stephen A. Smith on Air for Controversial Take on Milwaukee Bucks Star: ‘Horrible!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 16th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Torches NY Knicks Front Office for Firing Coach Tom Thibodeau: ‘He’s a Lousy Owner!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 4th
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Flips His Lid Over Studio Power Outage: ‘If They Didn’t Pay Stephen A. $400M…’

Tom DuranteMay 28th
Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on NFL Coach’s Son Who Prank Called Shedeur Sanders During NFL Draft: ‘I Sincerely Hope He Whipped His Kid’s A**!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 28th
‘They Said No!’ First Take Producers Tell Molly Qerim to Shut Down ‘Mad Dog’ Russo’s Rant About Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 23rd
Stephen A. Smith Brings Up Late Kobe Bryant to Make False Claim About LeBron James in Heated Rant

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 27th