Chris Russo was out of line calling Dan Orlovsky ’a scrub’
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is largely a loveable relic from the sports radio past. He’s strident, over the top, and plays into this character that […]
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Want to reduce college football Bowl opt-outs? Pay the players
The bowl opt-outs are a letdown, but we all saw what happened to Jaylon Smith. During the 2016 Fiesta Bowl — which was not a […]
I hope Chris ’Mad Dog’ Russo knows he’s in Shaq’s dog house
Shaquille O’Neal.Photo: Getty Images Chris “Mad Dog” Russo got a little carried away Wednesday on First Take. I know, that is his job on the […]
Chris Russo invokes WWII when talking Shohei Ohtani free agency
Screenshot: ESPN Shohei Ohtani, the biggest baseball star in the world, has kept his free agency campaign notoriously quiet. Ohtani tears UCL and the Angels […]
Stephen A. Smith keeps getting away with creepy behavior on First Take
I get it. Stephen A. Smith is a necessary annoyance on the sports landscape. He provides comic relief and “shock value” to a large number […]
The NBA 2023-24 season: A spec script
James Harden and Joel Embiid will play leading roles in the next season of National Basketball Association.Photo: Getty Images Ding-dong, the strike is dead. The […]
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo teaches lesson in self-esteem on First Take
I did not wake up on a slow news Wednesday expecting a peal of life wisdom to fall from the tongue of Christopher “Mad Dog” […]
What if Spain and England’s managers switched brains?
There’s some lesson to be learned that Spain won the World Cup with a manager they reviled, while the USWNT faceplanted in the round of […]
Joe Burrow carted off the field
At some point on Thursday, before seeing the news that Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field, I was running over some story ideas […]