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ESPY Ratings TANK As Woke Agenda Continues Decline of ESPN

The ESPY awards on ESPN used to be the biggest awards show of the year in sports. The ESPY award used to be a big event...and the television ratings reflected that. The ESPYs typically draw big ratings for ESPN/ABC.

The show peaked in 2015...and has been in decline ever since. 2015 was the year Caitlyn Jenner was given the courage award...and the year ESPN dove headfirst into woke politics. Ratings for the ESPY awards have declined...as ESPN has leaned further to the left.

We look at the historical ratings for the ESPY awards...and outline the rise and fall. We detail certain political incidents that occurred on the show from 2015-2021...and explain why the infusion of politics is destroying ESPN.

Gregg Popovich Is a DISASTER With Team USA

Gregg Popovich is one of the greatest coaches in the history of the NBA. You can't argue against his success and his legacy. He has a system in San Antonio that dominated the NBA for over 20 years.

With that being the case...why is Gregg Popovich's coaching style not translating to success with Team USA? We look to the past...and explain why we should've seen this coming. We also explain why the style of Gregg Popovich will continue not to work with Team USA.

Stephen A Smith BURNED By His Own Wokers Over Shohei Ohtani

Stephen A Smith is a leading voice in the woke community. However...he has now become the latest victim of woke culture. On First Take Monday morning...Stephen A Smith claimed that Shohei Ohtani's inability to speak the English language was bad for Major League Baseball.

Stephen A claimed it made it difficult for Major League Baseball to market the league around Shohei Ohtani. Of course...woke Twitter took offense to this statement. They roasted Stephen A Smith.

We analyze these comments...and give our take on whether we agree or disagree with Stephen A. We also react to woke Twitter once again turning on one of their own.

NBA Finals Game 3 Overnight Rating Another HUGE Disappointment

Preliminary ratings for Game 3 of the NBA Finals were released a couple of hours ago...and it's another disappointing number for the NBA. Going off preliminary ratings alone...Game 3 was the least watched of the NBA Finals.

We reveal the NBA ratings for Game 3. We also discuss the fact that the preliminary rating for Game 2 was significantly lower than the official rating. 

We explain how the media will continue to cover the NBA ratings...and show how they're reaching to spin this into a positive for the league.

ESPN Paying Stephen A Smith $12 Million to Push Woke Agenda

Stephen A Smith is the face of ESPN. He is the most high-profile talent on the network. With him building that status over a number of years...it makes sense for him to be the highest paid talent at ESPN.

However...it doesn't make sense that Stephen A Smith is making more money than every head coach not named Bill Belichick. There are numerous instances of Stephen A proving he lacks knowledge of sports outside of the NBA...so what's the justification for ESPN paying him so much money?

Our theory is ESPN is paying him to push their woke agenda. We look at the details and timeline of Stephen A Smith's contract...and show how it lines up with the timeline of ESPN going woke.

Conor McGregor UFC Drawing Power On the Decline

Conor McGregor is the biggest pay-per-view draw in the history of UFC. His fights have broken box office records...and he is the biggest star Dana White has on the roster. However...after his fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264...the drawing power of Conor McGregor will decline.

McGregor has lost three of his last four fights...a couple in dominant fashion. His fights are failing to live up to the hype. We compare the career of Conor McGregor to Mike Tyson...and show how Tyson began to decline in the late 90s.

We explain how Conor McGregor has lost his hunger...lost his edge. And how it's extremely difficult to recapture that magic once you've made hundreds of millions of dollars.

Woke CC Sabathia Claims Major League Baseball "Isn't For Us"

CC Sabathia enjoyed a nearly two decade career in Major League Baseball. He won a World Series in 2009. He was a six-time All-Star...Cy Young Award winner. He was highly respected by his peers and baseball purists.

However...CC Sabathia is now making the claim that Major League Baseball isn't for African Americans. In his upcoming book...he makes several claims about his time in Major League Baseball...and how he was the only minority in the locker room.

We analyze his claims...and explain why it's not the fault or responsibility of Major League Baseball that so few African Americans play. We outline how this is a difference in culture...and is not an issue of color.

NBA Finals Ratings CRASH For Game 2

The preliminary ratings for Game 2 of the NBA Finals have been released...and it's more bad news for the NBA. As expected...the NBA ratings for Game 2 were significantly lower than ratings for Game 1.

We reveal the audience size for Game 2 of the NBA Finals...and explain how the media will spin this story. We also predict how ratings could get worse for the NBA...and outline a disastrous scenario the NBA and the media could find themselves in going forward.

Jeff Van Gundy Latest Victim of Woke Culture

We live in a society...where woke Twitter and the woke media are doing everything they can to silence free speech. There have been several people fall victim to cancel culture this week...with the latest being Jeff Van Gundy.

We go over comments made by Jeff Van Gundy during recent NBA broadcasts. One being from the Western Conference Finals...and another happening last night during Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

We analyze the reaction from Twitter and the media...and explain why they are attempting to make people afraid to speak freely.

Media Claims ESPN Lacks Diversity...Are They Right?

Coming off the heels of the leaked audio containing comments from Rachel Nichols involving Maria Taylor...the media is claiming that there is a serious diversity problem at ESPN. The media claims white people are promoted and given preferential treatment over African Americans.

The media also claims there is a lack of diversity concerning the demographics at ESPN. Are they right? Does ESPN lack diversity?

We researched the demographics at ESPN...and determine whether the media is correct about the supposed diversity issues...or if they're pushing a myth to promote their woke agenda.