* seems he KNEW it was coming...
http://www.sportingnews.com/other-s...overtime-challenge/1beu0iero25q41dntzdctk610t
http://www.sportingnews.com/other-s...overtime-challenge/1beu0iero25q41dntzdctk610t
ESPN layoffs have begun
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ESPN firings have led to ugly media fights
It’s a strange time in the sports media world after ESPN fired 100 employees on Wednesday.
The massive staff chop spawned strong opinions about who did and did not deserve to remain at the network. Most of those predictably have come from your average Twitter troll — “You spilled Starbucks on yourself, Adam Schefter? Well at least you still have a job” — but some have come from within the industry.
Former Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman used Stephen A. Smith as the face of the problem with ESPN’s layoffs — and the industry as a whole. In an essay, which specifically noted it was not Smith’s “fault” that he is paid exponentially more than anyone who was fired this week, Pearlman decried the state of a society that values highly paid screamers more than well-reported stories.
Despite all the backhanded compliments Smith received, you knew the “First Take” host would not let it stand without a retort. Personal conflict is his wheelhouse.
“Mr. Pearlman’s not black, maybe that’s why he doesn’t understand where I’m coming from,” Smith said, in comments transcribed by The Big Lead.
It’s a strange time in the sports media world after ESPN fired 100 employees on Wednesday.
The massive staff chop spawned strong opinions about who did and did not deserve to remain at the network. Most of those predictably have come from your average Twitter troll — “You spilled Starbucks on yourself, Adam Schefter? Well at least you still have a job” — but some have come from within the industry.
Former Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman used Stephen A. Smith as the face of the problem with ESPN’s layoffs — and the industry as a whole. In an essay, which specifically noted it was not Smith’s “fault” that he is paid exponentially more than anyone who was fired this week, Pearlman decried the state of a society that values highly paid screamers more than well-reported stories.
Despite all the backhanded compliments Smith received, you knew the “First Take” host would not let it stand without a retort. Personal conflict is his wheelhouse.
“Mr. Pearlman’s not black, maybe that’s why he doesn’t understand where I’m coming from,” Smith said, in comments transcribed by The Big Lead.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/28/espn-firings-have-led-to-ugly-media-fights/
It’s a strange time in the sports media world after ESPN fired 100 employees on Wednesday.
The massive staff chop spawned strong opinions about who did and did not deserve to remain at the network. Most of those predictably have come from your average Twitter troll — “You spilled Starbucks on yourself, Adam Schefter? Well at least you still have a job” — but some have come from within the industry.
Former Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman used Stephen A. Smith as the face of the problem with ESPN’s layoffs — and the industry as a whole. In an essay, which specifically noted it was not Smith’s “fault” that he is paid exponentially more than anyone who was fired this week, Pearlman decried the state of a society that values highly paid screamers more than well-reported stories.
Despite all the backhanded compliments Smith received, you knew the “First Take” host would not let it stand without a retort. Personal conflict is his wheelhouse.
“Mr. Pearlman’s not black, maybe that’s why he doesn’t understand where I’m coming from,” Smith said, in comments transcribed by The Big Lead.
It’s a strange time in the sports media world after ESPN fired 100 employees on Wednesday.
The massive staff chop spawned strong opinions about who did and did not deserve to remain at the network. Most of those predictably have come from your average Twitter troll — “You spilled Starbucks on yourself, Adam Schefter? Well at least you still have a job” — but some have come from within the industry.
Former Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman used Stephen A. Smith as the face of the problem with ESPN’s layoffs — and the industry as a whole. In an essay, which specifically noted it was not Smith’s “fault” that he is paid exponentially more than anyone who was fired this week, Pearlman decried the state of a society that values highly paid screamers more than well-reported stories.
Despite all the backhanded compliments Smith received, you knew the “First Take” host would not let it stand without a retort. Personal conflict is his wheelhouse.
“Mr. Pearlman’s not black, maybe that’s why he doesn’t understand where I’m coming from,” Smith said, in comments transcribed by The Big Lead.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/28/espn-firings-have-led-to-ugly-media-fights/
I forgot McHenry was involved in that shit. Now I'm not surpised.
I'm shocked Sage still has a job
They probably know she'd probably cry descrimination
Funny how Stephen C is so quick to go to to the black card, despite his stances and attacking black people when issues arise.
I'm shocked Sage still has a job
They probably know she'd probably cry descrimination
Funny how Stephen C is so quick to go to to the black card, despite his stances and attacking black people when issues arise.
Fuck stien
Lol damn, what's wrong with Marc Stein?
Just comes across as a miserable pouty asshole. Lol
http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/...erybody-not-firing-jemele-hill-michael-smith/
Social Media is Angry at ESPN For Firing Everybody & Not Firing Jemele Hill & Michael Smith
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, April 30, 2017
Tags: Jemele Hill Michael Smith
This week, some prominent on-air personalities at ESPN were shown the door such as Ed Werder, Trent Dilfer, Marc Stein, Jayson Stark, and Danny Kanell.
Many people on social media are celebrating the firings of people they strongly dislike, while others are upset that the Worldwide leader in Sports hasn’t fired Jemele Hill and Michael Smith yet.
Many Twitter users logged on and vented their frustrations as to why these two are still on air.
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Old Row Tennessee @OldRowVols
ESPN does layoffs and doesn't cancel SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith?
1:06 PM - 26 Apr 2017
With all the layoffs at ESPN how the hell did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill make the cut?! Oh, wait. I know the answer.
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#DirtyBirdNation @RIPstian3
Oh helllll nah... I was silent about the layoffs...But come on yo... No way Marc Stein gets fired and Jemele Hill stays lol... https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/858075448160522243 …
6:35 PM - 28 Apr 2017
Miles @ISAlAH_THOMAS
update: Jemele Hill and Michael Smith still have jobs at ESPN, after massive layoffs. Network is heading in the wrong direction.
2:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017
@barstoolsports the fact that ESPN will lay off 100 people and @jemelehill and @michaelsmith aren't two of them is an absolute disgrace
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Sports Are Philly @SportsArePhilly
ESPN lays off 100 on-air staffers, while Jemele Hill and Michael Smith remain in their prime time slot
1:24 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Lane Bush @lbush34
ESPN kept Jemele Hill and Michael Smith? Their show is garbage.
12:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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Davis Fuqua @DaFuq615
ESPN is cutting John Buccigross after 21 years but they give Michael Smith and Jemele Hill prime time television... No sense.
11:22 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Tony Seghetti @TSeghetti11
I turn on @SportsCenter and the first thing I hear is Jemele hill talking about racial politics. You got the layoffs wrong @espn
6:05 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · Illinois, USA
Brian Gross @briangross23
How and why did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill survive the ESPN layoffs
5:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Rob Kosciuk @RobKosciuk
Waiting for the announcement that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill are the next ESPN layoffs so I can get my 6:00 sportscenter back
10:30 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Boogie Craze @JakeBlaze24
When you read the ESPN layoff list and Jemele Hill and Micheal Smith aren't on it....
12:34 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Joe @JoeFL65
If ESPN is gonna fire 100 people and Jemele Hill isn't one of them, then there's no point in doing any of this. #ESPNLayoffs
10:14 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Ethan Ralph
✔@TheRalphRetort
Michael Smith and Jemele Hill have jobs at ESPN, but Jayson Stark, Andy Katz, & Ed Werder do not.
ESPN deserves to go belly-up.
1:13 PM - 27 Apr 2017
Chris @_blackmamba__
Ppl mad at ESPN: How could you fire honest, decent ppl with families.
Same ppl: Fire Jemele Hill, Michael Smith, and Stephen A. Smith
3:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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John X @48john
When you see all these ESPN employees getting fired but hear Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are still employed
10:47 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Jemele Hill
✔@jemelehill
It is difficult day at ESPN. So I'm seriously not here for the nonsense.
10:04 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Brett @wycinski_12
Hey uh @espn you guys forgot to fire these two @michaelsmith@jemelehill #ESPNLayoffs
8:17 PM - 26 Apr 2017
John McCaskill @mccaskill_john
#ESPNLayoffs I remember when @espn showed sports and MTV showed videos
8:01 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Sam @SamDanes26
If anybody is actually left at ESPN after this, we need a 30 for 30 on the #ESPNLayoffs
1:46 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · St Louis Park, MN
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Adam Maddox @MaddoxTellsAll
Sources: ESPN has not renewed the contract of Pepper Brooks after 14 years with ESPN 8 (The Ocho) #ESPNLayoffs
11:52 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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james levendusky @levendusky1
How did this awful show my the cut! One of the reasons I stopped watching. Smh #ESPNLayoffs
7:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Charles Martel @KeepItRealist
First people ESPN should be firing, but won't: Max Kellerman, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. #ESPNLayoffs
11:21 AM - 26 Apr 2017
zepblackstar ... @zepblackstar
#ESPNLayoffs fired Ed Werder but Michael smith and jemele hill still have jobs
Thats some BS
9:51 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Alec Hanss @AlecHanss
When ESPN fires 100 employees, but none of them are Michael Smith or Jemele Hill #ESPNLayoffs
4:11 PM -
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Jerald Ridgway @jerald_ridgway
@espn Keeping @michaelsmith & @jemelehill got me feeling like
#ESPNLayoffs #ESPNLayoff
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mikey day @whamsauce
@jemelehill you still got a job? You must be blowing someone #noonelikesyou #ESPNLayoffs
4:57 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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Tom Stokes
✔@SportsPlusShow
while @ESPN is whacking legit reporters/personalities we are stuck watching FAKE host like @jemelehill & @michaelsmith SMH#ESPNLayoffs
1:32 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Jeremy Stone @juicyjstone
Let's hope Bilas, Jemele Hill, Wilbon, Tony K, Berman, S.A.S., Dicky V and several more get cut #ESPNLayoffs
9:50 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Social Media is Angry at ESPN For Firing Everybody & Not Firing Jemele Hill & Michael Smith
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, April 30, 2017
Tags: Jemele Hill Michael Smith
This week, some prominent on-air personalities at ESPN were shown the door such as Ed Werder, Trent Dilfer, Marc Stein, Jayson Stark, and Danny Kanell.
Many people on social media are celebrating the firings of people they strongly dislike, while others are upset that the Worldwide leader in Sports hasn’t fired Jemele Hill and Michael Smith yet.
Many Twitter users logged on and vented their frustrations as to why these two are still on air.
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Old Row Tennessee @OldRowVolsESPN does layoffs and doesn't cancel SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith?
1:06 PM - 26 Apr 2017
With all the layoffs at ESPN how the hell did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill make the cut?! Oh, wait. I know the answer.
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#DirtyBirdNation @RIPstian3Oh helllll nah... I was silent about the layoffs...But come on yo... No way Marc Stein gets fired and Jemele Hill stays lol... https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/858075448160522243 …
6:35 PM - 28 Apr 2017
Miles @ISAlAH_THOMASupdate: Jemele Hill and Michael Smith still have jobs at ESPN, after massive layoffs. Network is heading in the wrong direction.
2:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017
@barstoolsports the fact that ESPN will lay off 100 people and @jemelehill and @michaelsmith aren't two of them is an absolute disgrace
Austin Bauerle @Austin_B211
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Sports Are Philly @SportsArePhillyESPN lays off 100 on-air staffers, while Jemele Hill and Michael Smith remain in their prime time slot
1:24 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Lane Bush @lbush34ESPN kept Jemele Hill and Michael Smith? Their show is garbage.
12:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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Davis Fuqua @DaFuq615ESPN is cutting John Buccigross after 21 years but they give Michael Smith and Jemele Hill prime time television... No sense.
11:22 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Tony Seghetti @TSeghetti11I turn on @SportsCenter and the first thing I hear is Jemele hill talking about racial politics. You got the layoffs wrong @espn
6:05 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · Illinois, USA
Brian Gross @briangross23How and why did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill survive the ESPN layoffs
5:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Rob Kosciuk @RobKosciukWaiting for the announcement that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill are the next ESPN layoffs so I can get my 6:00 sportscenter back
10:30 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Boogie Craze @JakeBlaze24When you read the ESPN layoff list and Jemele Hill and Micheal Smith aren't on it....
12:34 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Joe @JoeFL65If ESPN is gonna fire 100 people and Jemele Hill isn't one of them, then there's no point in doing any of this. #ESPNLayoffs
10:14 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Ethan Ralph ✔@TheRalphRetort
Michael Smith and Jemele Hill have jobs at ESPN, but Jayson Stark, Andy Katz, & Ed Werder do not.
ESPN deserves to go belly-up.
1:13 PM - 27 Apr 2017
Chris @_blackmamba__Ppl mad at ESPN: How could you fire honest, decent ppl with families.
Same ppl: Fire Jemele Hill, Michael Smith, and Stephen A. Smith
3:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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John X @48johnWhen you see all these ESPN employees getting fired but hear Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are still employed
10:47 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Jemele Hill eventually responded to all the trolls:
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Jemele Hill ✔@jemelehill
It is difficult day at ESPN. So I'm seriously not here for the nonsense.
10:04 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Brett @wycinski_12Hey uh @espn you guys forgot to fire these two @michaelsmith@jemelehill #ESPNLayoffs
8:17 PM - 26 Apr 2017
John McCaskill @mccaskill_john#ESPNLayoffs I remember when @espn showed sports and MTV showed videos
8:01 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Sam @SamDanes26If anybody is actually left at ESPN after this, we need a 30 for 30 on the #ESPNLayoffs
1:46 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · St Louis Park, MN
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Adam Maddox @MaddoxTellsAllSources: ESPN has not renewed the contract of Pepper Brooks after 14 years with ESPN 8 (The Ocho) #ESPNLayoffs
11:52 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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james levendusky @levendusky1How did this awful show my the cut! One of the reasons I stopped watching. Smh #ESPNLayoffs
7:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Charles Martel @KeepItRealistFirst people ESPN should be firing, but won't: Max Kellerman, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. #ESPNLayoffs
11:21 AM - 26 Apr 2017
zepblackstar ... @zepblackstar#ESPNLayoffs fired Ed Werder but Michael smith and jemele hill still have jobs
Thats some BS
9:51 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Alec Hanss @AlecHanssWhen ESPN fires 100 employees, but none of them are Michael Smith or Jemele Hill #ESPNLayoffs
4:11 PM -
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Jerald Ridgway @jerald_ridgway@espn Keeping @michaelsmith & @jemelehill got me feeling like
9:28 PM -
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mikey day @whamsauce@jemelehill you still got a job? You must be blowing someone #noonelikesyou #ESPNLayoffs
4:57 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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Tom Stokes ✔@SportsPlusShow
while @ESPN is whacking legit reporters/personalities we are stuck watching FAKE host like @jemelehill & @michaelsmith SMH#ESPNLayoffs
1:32 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Jeremy Stone @juicyjstoneLet's hope Bilas, Jemele Hill, Wilbon, Tony K, Berman, S.A.S., Dicky V and several more get cut #ESPNLayoffs
9:50 AM - 26 Apr 2017
I don't like Michael Smith and Jemele Hill show at all, I miss seeing SportsCenter at 6pm.http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/...erybody-not-firing-jemele-hill-michael-smith/
Social Media is Angry at ESPN For Firing Everybody & Not Firing Jemele Hill & Michael Smith
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, April 30, 2017
Tags: Jemele Hill Michael Smith
This week, some prominent on-air personalities at ESPN were shown the door such as Ed Werder, Trent Dilfer, Marc Stein, Jayson Stark, and Danny Kanell.
Many people on social media are celebrating the firings of people they strongly dislike, while others are upset that the Worldwide leader in Sports hasn’t fired Jemele Hill and Michael Smith yet.
Many Twitter users logged on and vented their frustrations as to why these two are still on air.
Follow
ESPN does layoffs and doesn't cancel SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith?
1:06 PM - 26 Apr 2017
With all the layoffs at ESPN how the hell did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill make the cut?! Oh, wait. I know the answer.
Follow
Oh helllll nah... I was silent about the layoffs...But come on yo... No way Marc Stein gets fired and Jemele Hill stays lol... https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/858075448160522243 …
6:35 PM - 28 Apr 2017
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update: Jemele Hill and Michael Smith still have jobs at ESPN, after massive layoffs. Network is heading in the wrong direction.
2:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017
@barstoolsports the fact that ESPN will lay off 100 people and @jemelehill and @michaelsmith aren't two of them is an absolute disgrace
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ESPN lays off 100 on-air staffers, while Jemele Hill and Michael Smith remain in their prime time slot
1:24 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN kept Jemele Hill and Michael Smith? Their show is garbage.
12:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN is cutting John Buccigross after 21 years but they give Michael Smith and Jemele Hill prime time television... No sense.
11:22 AM - 26 Apr 2017
I turn on @SportsCenter and the first thing I hear is Jemele hill talking about racial politics. You got the layoffs wrong @espn
6:05 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · Illinois, USA
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How and why did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill survive the ESPN layoffs
5:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Waiting for the announcement that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill are the next ESPN layoffs so I can get my 6:00 sportscenter back
10:30 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When you read the ESPN layoff list and Jemele Hill and Micheal Smith aren't on it....
12:34 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If ESPN is gonna fire 100 people and Jemele Hill isn't one of them, then there's no point in doing any of this. #ESPNLayoffs
10:14 AM - 26 Apr 2017
✔@TheRalphRetort
Michael Smith and Jemele Hill have jobs at ESPN, but Jayson Stark, Andy Katz, & Ed Werder do not.
ESPN deserves to go belly-up.
1:13 PM - 27 Apr 2017
Ppl mad at ESPN: How could you fire honest, decent ppl with families.
Same ppl: Fire Jemele Hill, Michael Smith, and Stephen A. Smith
3:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Follow
When you see all these ESPN employees getting fired but hear Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are still employed
10:47 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Jemele Hill eventually responded to all the trolls:
Follow
✔@jemelehill
It is difficult day at ESPN. So I'm seriously not here for the nonsense.
10:04 AM - 26 Apr 2017
View image on Twitter
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Hey uh @espn you guys forgot to fire these two @michaelsmith@jemelehill #ESPNLayoffs
8:17 PM - 26 Apr 2017
#ESPNLayoffs I remember when @espn showed sports and MTV showed videos
8:01 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If anybody is actually left at ESPN after this, we need a 30 for 30 on the #ESPNLayoffs
1:46 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · St Louis Park, MN
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Sources: ESPN has not renewed the contract of Pepper Brooks after 14 years with ESPN 8 (The Ocho) #ESPNLayoffs
11:52 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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How did this awful show my the cut! One of the reasons I stopped watching. Smh #ESPNLayoffs
7:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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First people ESPN should be firing, but won't: Max Kellerman, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. #ESPNLayoffs
11:21 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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#ESPNLayoffs fired Ed Werder but Michael smith and jemele hill still have jobs
Thats some BS
9:51 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When ESPN fires 100 employees, but none of them are Michael Smith or Jemele Hill #ESPNLayoffs
4:11 PM -
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@espn Keeping @michaelsmith & @jemelehill got me feeling like#ESPNLayoffs #ESPNLayoff
9:28 PM -
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@jemelehill you still got a job? You must be blowing someone #noonelikesyou #ESPNLayoffs
4:57 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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✔@SportsPlusShow
while @ESPN is whacking legit reporters/personalities we are stuck watching FAKE host like @jemelehill & @michaelsmith SMH#ESPNLayoffs
1:32 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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Let's hope Bilas, Jemele Hill, Wilbon, Tony K, Berman, S.A.S., Dicky V and several more get cut #ESPNLayoffs
9:50 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Cacs are so thirsty to see black people get fired. SMH.
did realize the six o clock was getting so much hate
i wonder if it has anything to do with the race of the hosts...
i wonder if it has anything to do with the race of the hosts...
I never liked them, SportsCenter at 6pm was way better.Of course a coon such as yourself dislikes down to earth black people.
The show is boring, It's one of those type of shows they should play at 12am after FirstTake. 6pm SportsCenter should have stayed in place.
That show should have been cancelled years ago. It's really been dead since John Saunders died.
When John Saunders died and they put Lupica in there that was the killer.
Everything
What's so entertaining about Sportscenter?
It should have been gone a long time ago. Because it's antiquated talking about issues a week later, when you have PTI, ATH, and Highly Questionable and all these other shows talking about issues the day of or at most a day later.
Not hurt to see him or Mitch Albom go
but it did give a lot of black reporters a platform like Bill Rhoden. I grew up watch Bryan Burwell and Ralph Wiley on the show.
I thought you were Candian tho...
It does. And worse yet not are they black but they don't hide their appreciate or love of their blackness.
And Sportscenter at 6 o'clock didn't present anything new or interesting. A preview of a game, rehashing crap from the past 24 hours maybe some baseball highlights and talking about who got fired or suspended earlier in the day. If it was doing so well it wouldn't gotten replaced.
http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/...erybody-not-firing-jemele-hill-michael-smith/
Social Media is Angry at ESPN For Firing Everybody & Not Firing Jemele Hill & Michael Smith
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, April 30, 2017
Tags: Jemele Hill Michael Smith
This week, some prominent on-air personalities at ESPN were shown the door such as Ed Werder, Trent Dilfer, Marc Stein, Jayson Stark, and Danny Kanell.
Many people on social media are celebrating the firings of people they strongly dislike, while others are upset that the Worldwide leader in Sports hasn’t fired Jemele Hill and Michael Smith yet.
Many Twitter users logged on and vented their frustrations as to why these two are still on air.
Follow
ESPN does layoffs and doesn't cancel SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith?
1:06 PM - 26 Apr 2017
With all the layoffs at ESPN how the hell did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill make the cut?! Oh, wait. I know the answer.
Follow
Oh helllll nah... I was silent about the layoffs...But come on yo... No way Marc Stein gets fired and Jemele Hill stays lol... https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/858075448160522243 …
6:35 PM - 28 Apr 2017
Follow
update: Jemele Hill and Michael Smith still have jobs at ESPN, after massive layoffs. Network is heading in the wrong direction.
2:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017
@barstoolsports the fact that ESPN will lay off 100 people and @jemelehill and @michaelsmith aren't two of them is an absolute disgrace
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ESPN lays off 100 on-air staffers, while Jemele Hill and Michael Smith remain in their prime time slot
1:24 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN kept Jemele Hill and Michael Smith? Their show is garbage.
12:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN is cutting John Buccigross after 21 years but they give Michael Smith and Jemele Hill prime time television... No sense.
11:22 AM - 26 Apr 2017
I turn on @SportsCenter and the first thing I hear is Jemele hill talking about racial politics. You got the layoffs wrong @espn
6:05 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · Illinois, USA
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How and why did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill survive the ESPN layoffs
5:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Waiting for the announcement that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill are the next ESPN layoffs so I can get my 6:00 sportscenter back
10:30 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When you read the ESPN layoff list and Jemele Hill and Micheal Smith aren't on it....
12:34 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If ESPN is gonna fire 100 people and Jemele Hill isn't one of them, then there's no point in doing any of this. #ESPNLayoffs
10:14 AM - 26 Apr 2017
✔@TheRalphRetort
Michael Smith and Jemele Hill have jobs at ESPN, but Jayson Stark, Andy Katz, & Ed Werder do not.
ESPN deserves to go belly-up.
1:13 PM - 27 Apr 2017
Ppl mad at ESPN: How could you fire honest, decent ppl with families.
Same ppl: Fire Jemele Hill, Michael Smith, and Stephen A. Smith
3:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Follow
When you see all these ESPN employees getting fired but hear Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are still employed
10:47 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Jemele Hill eventually responded to all the trolls:
Follow
✔@jemelehill
It is difficult day at ESPN. So I'm seriously not here for the nonsense.
10:04 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Hey uh @espn you guys forgot to fire these two @michaelsmith@jemelehill #ESPNLayoffs
8:17 PM - 26 Apr 2017
#ESPNLayoffs I remember when @espn showed sports and MTV showed videos
8:01 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If anybody is actually left at ESPN after this, we need a 30 for 30 on the #ESPNLayoffs
1:46 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · St Louis Park, MN
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Sources: ESPN has not renewed the contract of Pepper Brooks after 14 years with ESPN 8 (The Ocho) #ESPNLayoffs
11:52 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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How did this awful show my the cut! One of the reasons I stopped watching. Smh #ESPNLayoffs
7:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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First people ESPN should be firing, but won't: Max Kellerman, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. #ESPNLayoffs
11:21 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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#ESPNLayoffs fired Ed Werder but Michael smith and jemele hill still have jobs
Thats some BS
9:51 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When ESPN fires 100 employees, but none of them are Michael Smith or Jemele Hill #ESPNLayoffs
4:11 PM -
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@espn Keeping @michaelsmith & @jemelehill got me feeling like#ESPNLayoffs #ESPNLayoff
9:28 PM -
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@jemelehill you still got a job? You must be blowing someone #noonelikesyou #ESPNLayoffs
4:57 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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✔@SportsPlusShow
while @ESPN is whacking legit reporters/personalities we are stuck watching FAKE host like @jemelehill & @michaelsmith SMH#ESPNLayoffs
1:32 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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Let's hope Bilas, Jemele Hill, Wilbon, Tony K, Berman, S.A.S., Dicky V and several more get cut #ESPNLayoffs
9:50 AM - 26 Apr 2017
cacs...
they JUST signed LUCRATIVE extended contracts...Bomani too
What does that have to do with me being Canadian? SportsCenter comes on in Canada as well dummy.
I grew up watching it and have always enjoyed watching it at 6pm. but now it sucks cause they got that wack ass show with jemele hill and michael smith that comes on now at that time.
It isn't the cord cutters, it is the professional, stiff speaking, afraid to say the wrong thing that is out of style, holding a microphone. The same thing happened to the porn industry.
People are used to amateur setups on YouTube that is more natural looking which is affecting how they perceive ESPN.
YouTube has just moved into selling cable subscriptions, they need to move into their territory.
People are used to amateur setups on YouTube that is more natural looking which is affecting how they perceive ESPN.
YouTube has just moved into selling cable subscriptions, they need to move into their territory.
the list so far...
NFL Reporter Ed Werder
NFL Analyst Trent Dilfer
SportsCenter Anchor Jay Crawford
SportsCenter Anchor Chris Hassel
SportsCenter Anchor Jaymee Sire
SportsCenter Anchor Jade McCarthy
SportsCenter Anchor Darren Haynes
Legal Analyst Roger Cossack
College Basketball Analyst Len Elmore
College Basketball Reporter Andy Katz
NFL Contributor Jarrett Bell
Outside the Lines Reporter Steve Delsohn
Reporter Britt McHenry
Houston Rockets Reporter Calvin Watkins
NBA Reporter Marc Stein
NBA Reporter Ethan Sherwood Strauss
NBA Digital Deputy Director Henry Abbott
NBA Insider Chad Ford
College Basketball Reporter Dana O’Neil
ESPNU Anchor Brendan Fitzgerald
ESPNU Producer Josh Parcell
College Football Reporter David Lombardi
College Football Recruiting Reporter Jeremy Crabtree
College Football Reporter Brett McMurphy
College Football Analyst Charles Arbuckle
College Football Analyst Mark May
College Basketball Reporter C.L. Brown
Titans Reporter Paul Kuharsky
NHL Columnist Scott Burnside
Hockey Writer Joe McDonald
NHL Columnist Pierre LeBrun
Soccer Writer Mike Goodman
Soccer Writer David Hirshey
Soccer Writer Doug McIntyre
Wisconsin and Big Ten Football Reporter Jesse Temple
Big Ten Football Reporter Austin Ward
MLB Analyst Jim Bowden
MLB Analyst Doug Glanville
MLB Analysts Dallas Braden And Raul Ibanez
MLB Writer Jayson Stark
Baseball Reporter Mark Saxon
College Basketball Writer Eamonn Brennan
ESPN Dallas Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
SEC Recruiting Analyst Derek Tyson
Radio Host Danny Kanell
ESPN 710 Host Jeff Biggs
Columnist Johnette Howard
Big 12 Reporter Max Olson
Dodgers Reporter Doug Padilla
ESPNW Reporter Jane McManus
ESPNW and ESPN Chicago Columnist Melissa Isaacson
SEC Football Reporter David Ching
Big Ten Reporter Brian Bennett
Pac 12 Reporter Ted Miller
SEC Reporter Greg Ostendorf
NFL Analyst Ashley Fox
Radio Host Robin Lundberg
New Orleans Pelicans Reporter Justin Verrier
College Sports Reporter Chantel Jennings
Predictive Analytics Expert Rufus Peabody
Golf Commentator Dottie Pepper
Correspondent Reese Waters
Premier Boxing Champions Host Marysol Castro
Sports Gambling Writer Dave Tuley
Enterprise Reporter Tom Farrey
Auto Racing and College Football Commentator Jerry Punch
College Football & Indy 500 Play-By-Play Announcer Allen Bestwick
Columnist Jim Caple
Investigations Unit Writer Shaun Assael
NFL Reporter Ed Werder
NFL Analyst Trent Dilfer
SportsCenter Anchor Jay Crawford
SportsCenter Anchor Chris Hassel
SportsCenter Anchor Jaymee Sire
SportsCenter Anchor Jade McCarthy
SportsCenter Anchor Darren Haynes
Legal Analyst Roger Cossack
College Basketball Analyst Len Elmore
College Basketball Reporter Andy Katz
NFL Contributor Jarrett Bell
Outside the Lines Reporter Steve Delsohn
Reporter Britt McHenry
Houston Rockets Reporter Calvin Watkins
NBA Reporter Marc Stein
NBA Reporter Ethan Sherwood Strauss
NBA Digital Deputy Director Henry Abbott
NBA Insider Chad Ford
College Basketball Reporter Dana O’Neil
ESPNU Anchor Brendan Fitzgerald
ESPNU Producer Josh Parcell
College Football Reporter David Lombardi
College Football Recruiting Reporter Jeremy Crabtree
College Football Reporter Brett McMurphy
College Football Analyst Charles Arbuckle
College Football Analyst Mark May
College Basketball Reporter C.L. Brown
Titans Reporter Paul Kuharsky
NHL Columnist Scott Burnside
Hockey Writer Joe McDonald
NHL Columnist Pierre LeBrun
Soccer Writer Mike Goodman
Soccer Writer David Hirshey
Soccer Writer Doug McIntyre
Wisconsin and Big Ten Football Reporter Jesse Temple
Big Ten Football Reporter Austin Ward
MLB Analyst Jim Bowden
MLB Analyst Doug Glanville
MLB Analysts Dallas Braden And Raul Ibanez
MLB Writer Jayson Stark
Baseball Reporter Mark Saxon
College Basketball Writer Eamonn Brennan
ESPN Dallas Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
SEC Recruiting Analyst Derek Tyson
Radio Host Danny Kanell
ESPN 710 Host Jeff Biggs
Columnist Johnette Howard
Big 12 Reporter Max Olson
Dodgers Reporter Doug Padilla
ESPNW Reporter Jane McManus
ESPNW and ESPN Chicago Columnist Melissa Isaacson
SEC Football Reporter David Ching
Big Ten Reporter Brian Bennett
Pac 12 Reporter Ted Miller
SEC Reporter Greg Ostendorf
NFL Analyst Ashley Fox
Radio Host Robin Lundberg
New Orleans Pelicans Reporter Justin Verrier
College Sports Reporter Chantel Jennings
Predictive Analytics Expert Rufus Peabody
Golf Commentator Dottie Pepper
Correspondent Reese Waters
Premier Boxing Champions Host Marysol Castro
Sports Gambling Writer Dave Tuley
Enterprise Reporter Tom Farrey
Auto Racing and College Football Commentator Jerry Punch
College Football & Indy 500 Play-By-Play Announcer Allen Bestwick
Columnist Jim Caple
Investigations Unit Writer Shaun Assael
You said you grew up watching the 6pm sportscenter.. Canada aired its on version and didnt show that shit when you were "growing up" you lying fat bastard.
Damn they got rid of mark may but kept Lou holtz?
FAIL
FAIL
Post that fucking Hoof, he hates that shit
Funny...
I talked to a former pro athlete over the weekend
and while NO ONE takes any joy in someone losing their job?
He reminded me just how many of these "reporters"
called for not only PLAYERS to be fired but coaches and executives...
for YEARS
in front of thousands of people
and most of the time NOT based on performance but many petty vendettas.
These people had families to feed house educate etc
and for RATINGS or CLICKS...they helped DESTROY peoples careers
(and covered up for their "friends")
just saying.
I talked to a former pro athlete over the weekend
and while NO ONE takes any joy in someone losing their job?
He reminded me just how many of these "reporters"
called for not only PLAYERS to be fired but coaches and executives...
for YEARS
in front of thousands of people
and most of the time NOT based on performance but many petty vendettas.
These people had families to feed house educate etc
and for RATINGS or CLICKS...they helped DESTROY peoples careers
(and covered up for their "friends")
just saying.
What the Shit MARK STEIN...
During the NBA playoffs you are shitting me.... Mark Stein's power Rankings have been my go to for over a decade.
http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/...erybody-not-firing-jemele-hill-michael-smith/
Social Media is Angry at ESPN For Firing Everybody & Not Firing Jemele Hill & Michael Smith
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, April 30, 2017
Tags: Jemele Hill Michael Smith
This week, some prominent on-air personalities at ESPN were shown the door such as Ed Werder, Trent Dilfer, Marc Stein, Jayson Stark, and Danny Kanell.
Many people on social media are celebrating the firings of people they strongly dislike, while others are upset that the Worldwide leader in Sports hasn’t fired Jemele Hill and Michael Smith yet.
Many Twitter users logged on and vented their frustrations as to why these two are still on air.
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ESPN does layoffs and doesn't cancel SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith?
1:06 PM - 26 Apr 2017
With all the layoffs at ESPN how the hell did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill make the cut?! Oh, wait. I know the answer.
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Oh helllll nah... I was silent about the layoffs...But come on yo... No way Marc Stein gets fired and Jemele Hill stays lol... https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/858075448160522243 …
6:35 PM - 28 Apr 2017
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update: Jemele Hill and Michael Smith still have jobs at ESPN, after massive layoffs. Network is heading in the wrong direction.
2:43 PM - 27 Apr 2017
@barstoolsports the fact that ESPN will lay off 100 people and @jemelehill and @michaelsmith aren't two of them is an absolute disgrace
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ESPN lays off 100 on-air staffers, while Jemele Hill and Michael Smith remain in their prime time slot
1:24 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN kept Jemele Hill and Michael Smith? Their show is garbage.
12:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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ESPN is cutting John Buccigross after 21 years but they give Michael Smith and Jemele Hill prime time television... No sense.
11:22 AM - 26 Apr 2017
I turn on @SportsCenter and the first thing I hear is Jemele hill talking about racial politics. You got the layoffs wrong @espn
6:05 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · Illinois, USA
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How and why did Michael Smith and Jemele Hill survive the ESPN layoffs
5:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Waiting for the announcement that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill are the next ESPN layoffs so I can get my 6:00 sportscenter back
10:30 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When you read the ESPN layoff list and Jemele Hill and Micheal Smith aren't on it....
12:34 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If ESPN is gonna fire 100 people and Jemele Hill isn't one of them, then there's no point in doing any of this. #ESPNLayoffs
10:14 AM - 26 Apr 2017
✔@TheRalphRetort
Michael Smith and Jemele Hill have jobs at ESPN, but Jayson Stark, Andy Katz, & Ed Werder do not.
ESPN deserves to go belly-up.
1:13 PM - 27 Apr 2017
Ppl mad at ESPN: How could you fire honest, decent ppl with families.
Same ppl: Fire Jemele Hill, Michael Smith, and Stephen A. Smith
3:25 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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When you see all these ESPN employees getting fired but hear Jemele Hill and Michael Smith are still employed
10:47 AM - 26 Apr 2017
Jemele Hill eventually responded to all the trolls:
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✔@jemelehill
It is difficult day at ESPN. So I'm seriously not here for the nonsense.
10:04 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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Hey uh @espn you guys forgot to fire these two @michaelsmith@jemelehill #ESPNLayoffs
8:17 PM - 26 Apr 2017
#ESPNLayoffs I remember when @espn showed sports and MTV showed videos
8:01 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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If anybody is actually left at ESPN after this, we need a 30 for 30 on the #ESPNLayoffs
1:46 PM - 26 Apr 2017 · St Louis Park, MN
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Sources: ESPN has not renewed the contract of Pepper Brooks after 14 years with ESPN 8 (The Ocho) #ESPNLayoffs
11:52 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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How did this awful show my the cut! One of the reasons I stopped watching. Smh #ESPNLayoffs
7:54 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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First people ESPN should be firing, but won't: Max Kellerman, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. #ESPNLayoffs
11:21 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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#ESPNLayoffs fired Ed Werder but Michael smith and jemele hill still have jobs
Thats some BS
9:51 AM - 26 Apr 2017
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When ESPN fires 100 employees, but none of them are Michael Smith or Jemele Hill #ESPNLayoffs
4:11 PM -
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@espn Keeping @michaelsmith & @jemelehill got me feeling like#ESPNLayoffs #ESPNLayoff
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@jemelehill you still got a job? You must be blowing someone #noonelikesyou #ESPNLayoffs
4:57 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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✔@SportsPlusShow
while @ESPN is whacking legit reporters/personalities we are stuck watching FAKE host like @jemelehill & @michaelsmith SMH#ESPNLayoffs
1:32 PM - 26 Apr 2017
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Let's hope Bilas, Jemele Hill, Wilbon, Tony K, Berman, S.A.S., Dicky V and several more get cut #ESPNLayoffs
9:50 AM - 26 Apr 2017
All this means nothing.... They aren't getting rid of these 2....
I actually really like Hill & Smith and miss the old His & Hers.
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