Former ESPN analyst Ryan Clark took a shot at a WNBA player he wouldn't even name, and Sophie Cunningham responded where it counts, on the court, with one of the best shooting nights of the season. Clark, who was laid off from ESPN roughly a month ago along with Cam Newton, Karl Ravech, and dozens […] The post Sophie Cunningham answers Ryan Clark's dismissal with a 12-point, sharpshooting performance appeared first on American Almanac .
Former ESPN analyst Ryan Clark took a shot at a WNBA player he wouldn't even name, and Sophie Cunningham responded where it counts, on the court, with one of the best shooting nights of the season. Clark, who was laid off from ESPN roughly a month ago along with Cam Newton, Karl Ravech, and dozens of other employees, used his "Pivot" podcast this week to take aim at a player he refused to identify by name. The target was unmistakable. Clark complained about players "who don't even average 10 points a game" commanding media attention for topics outside basketball, a clear reference to Cunningham, the Indiana Fever guard who has drawn national attention for her public stance on protecting women's sports. On Tuesday, Clark posted on…Open
ESPN's highest-paid personality publicly backed the network's decision to cut staff, including his own colleague Ryan Clark, calling the era of endless hiring "long gone" even as he admitted the move stung. Stephen A. Smith used his personal YouTube show and podcast, "Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith," on Tuesday to address ESPN's latest round […] The post Stephen A. Smith defends ESPN after latest layoffs: 'Business is business' appeared first on American Almanac .
ESPN's highest-paid personality publicly backed the network's decision to cut staff, including his own colleague Ryan Clark, calling the era of endless hiring "long gone" even as he admitted the move stung. Stephen A. Smith used his personal YouTube show and podcast, "Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith," on Tuesday to address ESPN's latest round of layoffs head-on. The "First Take" star defended the network's leadership, acknowledged the financial pressures driving the cuts, and singled out NFL analyst Ryan Clark, one of the employees let go that day, as someone he personally fought to keep. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, meanwhile, sent an internal memo attributing most of the job losses to the network's recent merger with NFL Network,…Open
The latest round of layoffs included popular sports reporter Tom Pelissero, long-time baseball broadcaster Karl Ravech, NFL analyst Ryan Clark and former NFL quarterback Cam Newton.
“For our regime to be as unserious, as unprofessional, as laughable and as illegitimate as our leadership is right now is embarrassing," Ryan Clark said.