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ESPN Accused Of Defrauding Emmys With Fake Name Scheme

January 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ESPN has been accused of submitting fake names to the parent organization of the Emmy Awards in order to acquire awards for their otherwise ineligible on-air personalities. The broadcaster would submit fake names as part of the credits lists for certain awards. If won, they won then take the awards and have them re-engraved. These re-engraved awards would then be given to the likes of Lee Corso and Desmond Howard. While College GameDay, the nexus of the scheme, won eight Emmys between 2008 and 2018, on-air talent was not eligible to receive ensemble production awards until 2023. This was to avoid individual personalities “double-dipping” on awards for the same body of work.

“Some members of our team were clearly wrong in submitting certain names that may go back to 1997 in Emmy categories where they were not eligible for recognition or statuettes. This was a misguided attempt to recognize on-air individuals who were important members of our production team. Once current leadership was made aware, we apologized to NATAS for violating guidelines and worked closely with them to completely overhaul our submission process to safeguard against anything like this happening again.

ESPN Embroiled In Feud Between Stephen A. Smith And Jason Whitlock

Meanwhile, Stephen A. Smith, arguably the face of ESPN‘s on-air talent, has found himself in yet another bitter feud with Jason Whitlock. Smith absolutely tore into Jason Whitlock after the Blaze Media personality called Smith’s memoir “fiction”. Furthermore, Whitlock referred to the ESPN personality as “Stephen A. Myth”. “I mean it from my soul when I say this is the worst human being I’ve ever known. I don’t know of another human being worse than Jason Whitlock. He is a piece of sh-t. He’s the dude that’s going to have a funeral and ain’t going to be no pallbearers,” Smith said on his podcast.

Furthermore, other current and former ESPN employees chimed in to corroborate Smith’s comments about Whitlock, who was employed by the media giant on two separate occasions. “Stephen A Smith told the truth. Ole Boy tried to recruit a bunch of us to do some work for what was then the Undefeated and we did not want to work with him,” former ESPN journalist Jemele Hill said on X, formerly Twitter.

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ESPN Apologizes After Woman Flashes Breast During Sugar Bowl Coverage

January 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ESPN cameras caught an image they are now apologizing for.

During the All State Sugar Bowl, ESPN cameras took to Bourbon Street to catch the action of visitors enjoying New Year’s Day. They also caught a woman flashing her breasts on the strip. The moment prompted an apology from ESPN’s Bill Hofheimer.

“We regret that this happened and apologize that the video aired in the telecast,” Hofmeier said.

They just showed titties on ESPN lmaooo #SugarBowl pic.twitter.com/Qp4Z9saBym

— 2024 Ty (@TMark617) January 2, 2024

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ESPN Issues Apology After Woman Flashes Her Breasts Live On Air

January 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ESPN is easily the biggest sports network in the United States. Overall, the network has brought millions of fans some of the best coverage of the biggest sports. Of course, one of the sports that they cover is college football. College football had an amazing weekend as there were plenty of massive Bowl games. Of course, there was the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, which led to the National Championship Finalists being crowned. The final game, which goes down next Monday, will be between Michigan and Washington.

During the Sugar Bowl, ESPN took fans through the streets of New Orleans. While going to or coming back from commercials, there would be shots of the city. At one point, the network tried to go down Bourbon Street. Overall, this is an ambitious idea given the debauchery that takes place on that street. Well, ESPN learned that the hard way as a woman flashed her breasts during a stroll down the street. It was an unfortunate moment as there was no real way for the network to censor it.

ESPN Has To Say Sorry

Pop Out — WORCESTER, MA – OCTOBER 08: A close-up view of a microphone with the ESPN logo used by a sideline reporter during the EBW Classic college football game between the Bucknell Bison and the Holy Cross Crusaders on October 8, 2022, at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Bill Hofheimer, a spokesman for ESPN, told the Associated Press that the network was extremely sorry for what went down. “We regret that this happened and apologize that the video aired in the telecast,” he said. Needless to say, ESPN will have to be more careful moving forward. However, it is easy to see how a mistake like this could be made.

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The Lakers Should Get LeBron James This Player For Christmas, Kendrick Perkins Claims

December 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Kendrick Perkins has declared that the perfect Christmas gift for LeBron James from the Lakers would be trading for Zach LaVine. “They need that third superstar. They need someone who can play at the perimeter, someone who can score 20 consistently.” In short, Perkins wanted the Lakers to trade for someone who could help take the pressure off LeBron, who turns 39 at the end of the week.

LaVine is currently out with a foot injury that sidelined him in early December. However, he is expected back in early January. Before he went down, he was averaging 21 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists a game. That would make LaVine the third-highest scorer on the Lakers and the team’s 20-point scorer after LeBron and Anthony Davis. Whether they make this move remains to be seen.

LeBron James Wants The Return Of Christmas Jerseys

Meanwhile, LeBron himself has expressed a desire for the NBA to bring back the Christmas jerseys that briefly existed in the early 2010s. “This was amazing!! . I do wish we had Xmas day uniforms across the league still. Wonder why it stopped. ,” LeBron wrote on Twitter. The Lakers veteran was responding to a throwback post about the jerseys. It’s unclear why the NBA has stopped doing Christmas jerseys. However, the discontinuation likely came about as a result of the league focusing on more league-wide initiatives, such as the City Edition jerseys.

LeBron is in action on Christmas Day, as the Lakers play the Celtics. The team recently snapped a four-game losing streak thanks to a 40-point performance from LeBron against the Thunder. “We needed this win. We didn’t want to end the road trip in a losing effort. To come in here to play versus a team that’s been playing extremely well throughout this season, it was a big win for us,” LeBron said after the game. The Lakers are now 16-14 and hold the 9th seed in the West.

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Shannon Sharpe Reveals He Once Tried To Change The Way He Talks

December 12, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Shannon Share is someone who has become massive in terms of sports media. Overall, this is thanks to his work on Undisputed, and now, First Take. Over the years, Sharpe has been able to increase his profile, and there is no doubt that he is beloved. Although some may not love him, there are those who are huge fans. They will continue to be big fans for many years, and we cannot wait to see what else Shannon does on TV. After all, his podcast with Chad Johnson has been an overwhelming success so far.

However, as it turns out, Sharpe wasn’t always sold on his voice or his abilities. In a new interview with Complex, Sharpe reveals there was a team where he enlisted a voice coach to help him change how he talks. However, he quickly realized that he didn’t need to do all that. He understood that the audience would see through it. Moreover, he just wanted to be himself, without having to censor or think twice about what he was saying.

Shannon Sharpe Speaks

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 20: Shannon Sharpe reacts after he is restrained by security from Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies after a verbal altercation after the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on January 20, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

“I went to so many speech therapists and pathologists trying to change the way I talk. And then I just realized that’s not who I am,” Sharpe said. “The listening audience, the viewing audience is never gonna believe this is who I am. They’ve heard me speak enough to know what I sound like and how I should sound. And once I went back to being who I was, my authentic self, it seemingly took off for me from there.”

We’re glad Shannon decided against doing this. His voice is iconic, and we are glad to have it in the sports landscape. Let us know what you think of this revelation, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the sports world. We will continue to keep you informed on your favorite athletes and personalities.

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Stephen A. Smith Claims Chefs Have Told Him Zion Williamson Will “Eat The Table”

December 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Stephen A. Smith is someone who is always commenting on the biggest stories from around the NBA world. However, he does so in a way that can be exceptionally blunt. Sometimes, he will pick a target and he will stick with them for weeks until a new target comes along. Overall, you never want to be on Smith’s bad side. He has been known to be cruel on occasion, and it can get ugly. As for who he is going after right now, that man would just so happen to be Zion Williamson.

Williamson had a lackluster performance against LeBron James in the In-Season Tournament semi-final. Subsequently, there was a whole bunch of chatter about his weight and whether or not he was in the proper shape to play basketball. Over the weekend, Stephen A. was on his podcast where he was extremely hard on Williamson. Today, on First Take, he went even harder. In the video below, Smith talks about Zion’s weight and how he has heard about the NBA star from chefs down in New Orleans. He even had one quote that is setting the NBA world on fire.

Stephen A. Speaks

“I’m not exaggerating, I’m quoting people. You got chefs in New Orleans who love him,” Smith began. “They’re looking for him. Every chef there wants to meet him… The word out on Zion Williamson is that he’ll eat the table.” One has to wonder where exactly Stephen A. is finding these sources, but we digress. It was a hell of a quote and many are wondering what exactly is wrong with the former Duke standout. At some point, someone on the team will have to hold him accountable.

Be sure to let us know what you thought of Stephen A. and his rant, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned and keep it locked to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always keep you informed on all of your favorite artists.

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Stephen A. Smith Had An Incredible Reaction To Snoop Dogg Getting Off The Weed

November 16, 2023 by newhiphopnews

For years, Stephen A. Smith has been going on television and begging people to STAY OFF THE WEED.

What started as one of his rants became a patented catchphrase for the ESPN personality every time an athlete found himself in trouble for using marijuana, which has happened less and less now that it’s legal in most states and most of the major sports leagues have removed it from their banned substance list. Even so, Smith still campaigns for folks to get off the weed and on Thursday, one of the most shocking news items of 2023 dropped when one of the most legendary weed smokers in history, Snoop Dogg, said he’s “giving up smoke” with a social media post reminiscent of a high school recruit making his college choice, asking for privacy at this time.

A few hours after the news of Snoop’s retirement from smoking hit, Stephen A. posted his response, photoshopping his face onto the Wario “I’ve won, but at what cost” meme.

https://t.co/YGKbP6UmQv pic.twitter.com/KJtMW5UggW

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) November 16, 2023

It’s some top-tier posting from Smith and, I assume, whoever helps Smith run his social media — although, I do prefer pretending Stephen A. was opening up photoshop and making this all on his own. Stephen A. has been trying for years to get someone to listen and maybe, just maybe, Snoop watched one too many First Take episodes and was moved.

Ja Morant’s Father Blamed For Son’s Downfall In New ESPN Profile

October 19, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Tee Morant, the father of Ja Morant, has been blamed for his son’s recent fall from grace in a new ESPN profile about Morant’s tumultuous time in the league. “Tee has been a major driving force in all of this. He never made the NBA, but this was his chance to live like he’s an NBA superstar. That’s been a problem from the beginning,” an anonymous source told the outlet while discussing what had driven Morant into such a compromising position.

The article details everything that Morant has been involved in over the past year. The two gun-flashing incidents on Instagram Live. The alleged assault of a minor at a pickup basketball game. A string of incidents that have turned Ja Morant from one of the league’s brightest stars into one of the league’s biggest headaches. And at the heart of all of it, at least according to one source, is

Ja Morant Teams Up With Nike For Youth Program

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – MARCH 22: Tee Morant looks on before the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets at FedExForum on March 22, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)

However, away from his controversies, Morant has been making sure that publicly, he is seen to be turning a corner. Morant was out and about in Memphis last month, surprising some kids with an appearance at a Nike “Only Basketball” event. The Grizzlies star was on-site to hoop with the kids and give out some pairs of his Ja 1s. Furthermore, Morant had some nuggets of advice for the assembled youngsters. “Believe in yourself. You know have confidence in yourself. There’s going to be a lot of outside stuff that can distract you from your ultimate goal. Just stay locked in, tune it out, and stay true to yourself.”

It’s some interesting advice, especially given Morant’s offseason. The 25-year-old has been desperately avoiding the spotlight after the drama surrounding a livestream in which he pulled a gun. Furthermore, it was his second time pulling such a stunt this year and the NBA front office was far from impressed. Morant will start the season on a 25-game suspension, meaning the Grizzlies will be without him until at least late December.

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Shams Charania & Adrian Wojnarowski Reportedly Have A Contentious Relationship

October 4, 2023 by newhiphopnews

If you are an NBA fan who spends time on Twitter, you have probably encountered the reporting of Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania. Firstly, Charania works for The Athletic, which is more of an online magazine. Secondly, you have Woj, who works for ESPN, although he used to be with Yahoo! Sports. Both of these men are extremely fast when it comes to reporting on trades, free agency signings, and anything else that has to do with the NBA.

Recently, both men have been criticized by fans for their moral standing in the journalism world. Some believe that Woj is too critical of players who stand up to the NBA establishment, while Shams is too friendly with the NBA and its players as a means to get a scoop. Simply put, they are both playing “the game.” However, their desire to be “first” on a story has created an unwritten rivalry. Everyone knows the rivalry exists, especially since they never talk to or about each other. Well, a new report from The Washington Post reveals just how far the rivalry goes.

Shams Charania Vs. Woj

Multiple NBA officials describe Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania’s relationship as similar to Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, per @washingtonpost

The Athletic avoids Woj’s tweets due to Shams’ preference, and ESPN discourages sharing Athletic content. Neither reporter… pic.twitter.com/KG1aRXjztp

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 4, 2023

People around the NBA are very much aware of the feud brewing between the two. Essentially, The Athletic refuses to use reports from ESPN, while ESPN avoids The Athletic, at all costs. If one of them reported on something first, the other would not engage with it. They will do their own reporting and keep it at that. Additionally, as mentioned before, they will not be uttering the other’s name, anytime soon. Reporters across publications can usually be seen chopping it up with one another. For Woj and Shams, however, that rivalry runs extra hot.

That said, NBA fans probably follow both of these men. They both report the same information extremely fast. Moreover, on big days like the trade deadline and free agency, you get to keep track of who was the fastest throughout the day. Let us know which reporter you prefer, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news from around the sports world.

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Pat McAfee Enjoys Massive First Month On ESPN

October 4, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Pat McAfee’s jump from FanDuel to ESPN is paying serious dividends. Per a press release from ESPN, The Pat McAfee Show received 242 million viewers across all platforms in its first month on the network. The weekday show, which airs in the noon broadcast slot, is simulcast across ESPN, ESPN+, and YouTube. Furthermore, the single-day peak of McAfee’s first month was a live broadcast from Boulder on September 15. That show alone brought in 1.9 million viewers.

“To be rather transparent, I’m not sure any of us had any certainty of how this particular report was gonna be when this all started a month ago. We had hopes that a massive new audience provided by ESPN would give our show a chance and ESPN had hopes of us helping with the transition into the new multi platform generation of daily sports entertainment. I’m proud of my guys for their work and very thankful for ESPN’s belief in us because I do believe these numbers are telling us all that we’re off to a rather good start. We appreciate everything and everybody. We’re pumped about the continued possibilities on ESPN’s phenomenal platform. Cheers,” McAfee said in a statement.

Pat McAfee Finds Aaron Rodgers’ “Mr. Pfizer” Comment Hilarious

One of McAfee’s most regular guests during his first month at ESPN has been sidelined Jets QB Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers gave a fairly shocking interview this week. In it, he reiterated his belief that he could be ready to return to the Jets this season. “There’s nothing normal about how I’m attacking this rehab. The common practice is about six weeks in a boot, and I was in a shoe in 13 days. This is just my mindset. I believe in the power of intention, I believe in prayer. I believe in your mental status and the power of will, I believe in making room for the miraculous to happen,” Rodgers said. Achilles tears, such as the one Rodgers suffers, typically take six to nine months to heal. However, Rodgers believes he can do it in four.

Meanwhile, Rodgers also spoke of meeting Travis Kelce at the recent Chiefs-Jets game. He dubbed Kelce “Mr. Pfizer” due to Kelce’s recent appearance in a series of commercials encouraging people to get the new COVID-19 vaccine. Rodgers is perhaps the face of the anti-vax movement in the NFL. Additionally, he was reprimanded by the league after faking his vaccination status. However, McAfee found Rodgers’ comment to be the funniest thing he had ever heard.

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