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Sage Steele sues ESPN after remarks on vaccine mandate and Obama’s race

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Admin

SportsCenter host was suspended for comment made on podcast
Anchor says network curtailed her right to free speech

ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network after claiming it curtailed her right to free speech over remarks she made last year.

Steele attracted criticism after remarks she made on a podcast hosted by former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler last September. During her appearance, the SportsCenter host called ESPN’s vaccine mandate “sick”, said female reporters should change the way they dress to avoid inappropriate comments from male athletes and questioned whether Barack Obama is Black.

‘Lie, lie, lie’: Former Jordan teammate gives withering assessment of The Last Dance

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Admin

Horace Grant says labels show ‘a so-called documentary’
Former NBA champion says Jordan often crossed the line

It appears that The Last Dance backlash has arrived. ESPN aired the final episode of the wildly popular Michael Jordan documentary on Sunday but one of the NBA superstar’s former teammates has already taken issue with the show.

Horace Grant, who won three titles alongside Jordan with the Chicago Bulls, said the documentary was edited to make Jordan look better. Some critics have pointed out that the fact that The Last Dance was co-produced by one of Jordan’s companies was glossed over.