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Matt Calkins Leaves Seattle Times Over Sophie Cunningham
3+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Longtime Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins announced his decision to resign from the paper after 11 years Thursday. Calkins accused the newspaper of spiking several columns of his, including one about Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Calkins announced the news…...
Stephen A. Smith Discovers He Was Catfished By Fake Cari Champion in Wild Exchange
1+ week, 1+ day ago (378+ words) Stephen A. Smith appeared to have been catfished by someone posing as his former First Take colleague Cari Champion, and he found out during an awkward exchange with Champion. Smith joined Champion and Jemele Hill on their Flagrant and Funny podcast…...
GOP Donors Slam Trump's 'Foolish' Decision on Ken Paxton
3+ week, 2+ day ago (486+ words) GOP donors were not pleased with President Donald Trump’s decision to back Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton — but now pressure is reportedly mounting for Trump to “rescue” Paxton’s struggling campaign. Half a dozen Republican donors and operates spoke with Politico…...
John Oliver Skewers Sean Duffy’s ‘God-Awful’ and ‘Ethically Dubious’ Road Trip Show That ‘Hardly Anyone’ Watched
2+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Comedian John Oliver spent a good portion of his Sunday night HBO show skewering Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Great American Road Trip reality series that was unceremoniously unloaded onto YouTube following congressional scrutiny over the ethics of the entire concept....
Jennifer Welch Suggests Sean Duffy Should Be ‘Concerned’ About ‘Pedophiles’ in The Administration
1+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) Jennifer Welch invoked Sean Duffy's advice for his college-age daughter while discussing alleged pedophiles in Donald Trump's MAGA movement. The post Jennifer Welch Suggests Sean Duffy Should Be ‘Concerned’ About ‘Pedophiles’ in The Administration first appeared on Mediaite. [IHIP News:…...
Dave Portnoy Makes Absolutely Disastrous Football Bet: ‘I’m Sick to My Stomach’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (183+ words) On Thursday, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights hosted the UMass Minutemen in what was the first game of the season for each team. Rutgers, a Big Ten team, went 5-7 last season. UMass, meanwhile, went 0-12 and had not won a game since…...
‘Wow!’ Sean Spicer Stuns Co-Hosts by Predicting Darline Graham Loss
2+ week, 5+ day ago (284+ words) Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) “is going to come out ahead of” Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) in Tuesday night’s primary, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on The Huddle Tuesday. Graham, Spicer said, is still not polling over 50% and…...
‘Shocker!’ Enes Kanter Freedom Stuns Fox News Host With Claim His DMs Are Full of Threats He’ll Be ‘Next’ Charlie Kirk
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (591+ words) Enes Kanter Freedom claimed his direct message inbox is “full of” threats he will be murdered just like Charlie Kirk due to his push to join the WNBA — a comment which stunned Fox News host Harris Faulkner. “You really dropped…...
Stephen A. Smith Declares He ‘Ain’t Changing’ During Panel Confrontation Over Criticism of Black Women
1+ week, 6+ day ago (226+ words) Stephen A. Smith made clear that he was undeterred by the accusation from the National Association of Black Journalists that he specifically disparages Black women. Smith appeared on Friday’s episode of The Culture Table with co-hosts Tori Cooper, Sumatra Abernathy, and…...
‘Give Me Something New!’ Fox Guest Scolds Clay Travis Over Trans Athlete Question
2+ week, 2+ day ago (302+ words) Democratic strategist Mike Nellis erupted at Fox News contributor Clay Travis on Friday after Travis responded to his criticism of President Donald Trump by asking, “Should men be able to play in women’s sports?” The spat came during Friday’s edition…...