Kirb Herbstreit offers flimsy defense for ESPN's decision to interview Ted Cruz on College GameDayESPN committed a bizarre broadcasting faux pas last Saturday, by giving Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) an extended platform on College GameDay to push for the passage of the so-called Protect College Sports Act (which also could be called the Screw College Players Act or, as Simms suggested, Protect the ESPN and SEC Contract Act).Nbc Sports17d agoWhole story →GovernmentTed Cruzted cruz on college gameday
NAACP president Derrick Johnson will appear on ESPN to discuss Protect College Sports ActAfter ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a platform to push for the Protect College Sports Act, with no opposing view offered, the NAACP challenged ESPN to provide its president, Derrick Johnson, with a similar opportunity this weekend, when College GameDay goes to Oxford, Mississippi.Nbc Sports21d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentTed Cruzprotect college sports act debate
ESPN offers a lame excuse for giving Ted Cruz unopposed airtimeWe interrupt our ongoing coverage of the first Sunday of the NFL regular season for one last item regarding Saturday's developments in the NFL's unofficial farm system, originating on a network in which the NFL now holds a 10-percent stake.Nbc Sports22d agoWhole story →GovernmentTed Cruzprotect college sports act debate
NAACP takes issue with ESPN's handling of the Protect College Sports ActOn Saturday, ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a platform to push for the passage of the Protect College Sports Act.Nbc Sports23d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentTed Cruzprotect college sports act debate