First Take | Mediaite - Part 3

Latest First Take Stories

Stephen A. Smith Believes WNBA Players Are ‘Jealous’ of Caitlin Clark Following Hard Foul in Recent Game

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 3rd
FIREWORKS! Stephen A. Smith Called Out By ESPN’s Monica McNutt in HEATED Debate About His Coverage of Women’s Sports

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 3rd
‘Kick Rocks!’ Stephen A. Smith Fires Back at Critics Who Accused Him and ESPN of Being Unprofessional with Wildly Pro-Knicks Broadcast

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 22nd
Stephen A. Smith Stunned by Timberwolves Playoff Collapse After Picking Team to Beat Nuggets: ‘Never Been More Embarrassed by a Prediction’

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 15th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Blows a Gasket After Watching Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast: ‘The Worst Piece of Garbage I Have Seen’

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 8th
Stephen A. Smith Fell For a Fake Post From Known Troll Account and Reported It on First Take

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 8th
ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins Trashes Sixers Star Tobias Harris With Ridiculous Chick-fil-A Analogy

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 3rd
Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on Lakers Star D’Angelo Russell for Viral Clip of Him Skipping Team Huddle: ‘What a Disgrace’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 26th
ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap Tells Incredible Story of Jim Brown Imploring O.J. Simpson to Fess Up to the Murders: ‘For Once in Your Life, Be a Man’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 11th
Stephen A. Smith Weighs in on O.J. Simpson: ‘If I Was on That Jury, He Would’ve Been Under the Damn Jail’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 11th
Stephen A. Smith Awkwardly Addresses Rumor That He and ESPN First Take Host Molly Qerim Are Dating

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 10th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Goes OFF on MLB for Holding Season Opener in South Korea: ‘The Game Started at 3 O’Clock in the Morning in LA!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 20th
‘Huge Fan’: ESPN’s Mina Kimes Salutes ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, Then Absolutely Cuts Him to Ribbons Over His NFL List

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 14th
Stephen A. Smith Fed Up With Brother of Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Calling Out Team Online: ‘Shut the Hell Up!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 12th
Pat McAfee Called Stephen A. Smith a ‘Motherf*cker’ in Heated Phone Argument: Report

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 7th
‘Mad Dog’ Stuns First Take Colleagues When He Lists Curling As One of the Hardest Sports on the Planet: ‘An Impossible Sport to Play’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 28th
ESPN’s JJ Redick Lashes Out After Doc Rivers Rant Goes Viral and Calls Out the Fans: Do They ‘Actually Want to Be Educated Or Not?’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 21st
JJ Redick Torches Milwaukee Bucks Coach Doc Rivers Over Recent Comments: ‘There’s Never Accountability With That Guy!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 20th
‘An Absolute Travesty!’ Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on NBA Players for ‘Flagrant Lack of Effort’ in All-Star Game

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 19th
‘Mad Dog’ Rages at 55 Seconds of Taylor Swift Coverage During Super Bowl LVIII: ‘It Is a Football Game!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 14th
Stephen A. Smith Buries 49ers Coach for Not Knowing OT Rules in Super Bowl: ‘A Smear on the Entire Organization’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 12th
Stephen A. Smith Slams Lone Media Member Who Didn’t Vote for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson for MVP: ‘That Was a Stupid, Homer Vote’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 9th
‘He Was a Scrub in the NFL!’ Stephen A. Smith and Mad Dog Roast ESPN Colleague Who Tore it Up in Pro Bowl Exhibition

Ahmad Austin Jr.Feb 5th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Shreds NFL for ‘Stupid’ Decision to Make Playoff Game a Peacock Exclusive for $110 Million: ‘That Is Being a Pig!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jan 10th