Behind the Line

Juwan Howard Gets A Pass While College Student Gets Expelled

We compare two incidents that happened recently at the college basketball level. We compare the response to the Juwan Howard incident...to a recent incident that happened at Washington & Jefferson in Pennsylvania.

Juwan Howard was handed a suspension...while a football player at Washington & Jefferson was expelled for a distasteful sign at a women's basketball game. We discuss how this proves the hypocrisy at colleges and universities...when it comes to reprimanding behavior.

We also discuss numerous coaches like Patrick Ewing wanting to end the postgame handshake line...and explain how that won't resolve the problem in college basketball.

ESPN Proves They’re Out Of Touch With Their Audience...AGAIN

ESPN once again made headlines...for all the wrong reasons. During the second season finale of Euphoria on HBO Sunday night...the ESPN SportsCenter account tweeted about the character Ashtray. ESPN asked its audience to name an athlete as fearless as Ashtray on Euphoria.

ESPN immediately deleted the tweet...but not before the New York Post captured a screenshot. We react to the tweet...and explain how this is another instance proving ESPN is out-of-touch with their audience. We also question why Troy Aikman would leave FOX to join ESPN.

College Football Has Major Problem They Refuse to Address

College football experienced declining attendance numbers for the seventh straight season. Dennis Dodd at CBS released a report last week...trying to explain why the NCAA is seeing college football attendance drop across the board.

However...the Power-5 Conference commissioners...along with the mainstream media...continue to neglect the real reason college football is struggling. We dispute the reasons outlined in Dennis Dodd's report...and provide the real reason college football is struggling with attendance.

Megan Rapinoe Exposed In USWNT Equal Pay Settlement

Megan Rapinoe has supposedly been advocating for equal pay for female soccer players. Earlier this week...it was announced that Megan Rapinoe and a select group of players had won their appeal against US Soccer for equal pay.

On the surface...it looked like a victory. However...the settlement actually exposed Megan Rapinoe. We discuss how this settlement isn't a victory for female athletes like Megan Rapinoe claims. We reveal comments from Hope Solo...who was critical of Megan Rapinoe after the settlement.

We explain that Megan Rapinoe doesn't care about equal pay...and how she uses social justice causes for her own personal financial gain.

Andrey Rublev Stands Against His Home Country Russia

Andrey Rublev took a courageous stand yesterday at the Dubai Tennis Championships. After winning his match...Andrey Rublev found a television camera and wrote a specific message to his home country of Russia.

We reveal and react to the clip of Andrey Rublev. We compare the reaction of the mainstream media to Andrey Rublev...to the mainstream media reaction of athletes like Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe, and LeBron James.

JJ Redick Is Right About Zion Williamson & Pelicans Should Trade Him

The New Orleans Pelicans recently acquired CJ McCollum from the Blazers. Two weeks passed...and Cj McCollum admitted to the Inside the NBA crew that he hadn't heard from Zion Williamson. This was enough for JJ Redick to blast Zion Williamson on First Take.

We play and react to the comments from both CJ McCollum and JJ Redick. We explain how Zion Williamson has displayed a complete lack of respect for the Pelicans as an organization. We discuss the Pelicans potentially moving on from Zion Williamson...and why this would be the right decision.

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Liz Cambage Falsely Claims WNBA CBA Is Reason Players Aren’t Paid More

Liz Cambage was a guest on NBA Today on ESPN Wednesday...and made the claim the WNBA CBA was the reason that WNBA players aren't making more money. She also claimed that she can make five times the amount of money overseas...that she's currently making in the WNBA.

We play and react to two clips from Liz Cambage on ESPN. We disprove Liz Cambage narrative that the WNBA CBA is the reason WNBA players aren't making more money. We also disprove Liz Cambage notion that she can make five times the money overseas. We compare the WNBA to the WNBL in Australia...and explain why the WNBL can pay their players more money.

Daytona 500 TV Ratings Highlight Media Bias

NASCAR is celebrating the recent television ratings of the Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 set a three-year ratings high last weekend. However...it was interesting how the mainstream media covered the NASCAR ratings.

We reveal and react to the ratings for the Daytona 500...and show the differences in reaction from Yahoo Sports and Outkick. We also highlight a serious problem facing NASCAR...and explain how NASCAR President Steve Phelps refuses to address the issue.

NBA All-Star Game Ratings Near Record Lows

The NBA held its annual All-Star Game last weekend. The weekend was heavily hyped due to the return of LeBron James to Cleveland. Once again...just like the NBA has done the past two years...another big event set near record low ratings.

We reveal and react to the NBA All-Star Game ratings. We explain why the NBA doesn't care about their low television ratings...and why their current strategy could backfire on the league.

Jackson Mahomes Refuses to Go Away

Jackson Mahomes is once again back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Jackson Mahomes reached out to an online retailer...requesting some samples of their products. In return...Jackson Mahomes agreed to shout-out the company on social media.

Problem is...Jackson Mahomes didn't hold up his end of the deal. We play and react to the video of the online retailer...showing the text exchange between himself and Jackson Mahomes. We compare the Mahomes family to the Manning family...and the difference on how each family represented the NFL.

We also explain how we've lost all sympathy for Patrick Mahomes...as he refuses to put an end to the antics of Jackson Mahomes and Brittany Matthews.