Behind the Line

ESPN dumped Sunday Night Baseball...and dedicated Sunday nights to the WNBA and NWSL. Women's Sports Sunday debuted on ESPN last week...and debut WNBA ratings were not promising for ESPN. We reveal and react to WNBA ratings for Women's Sports Sunday.

We explain why it makes sense from a business perspective...for ESPN to drop Major League Baseball for the WNBA. We also discuss the mainstream audience continuing to reject the WNBA product...even though the media continues to overpromote the WNBA.

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Angel Reese and Flaujae Johnson competed against each other Saturday night...for the first time in their WNBA careers. Flaujae Johnson and the Seattle Storm easily beat the Atlanta Dream...and Flaujae Johnson approached Angel Reese for a congratulatory handshake. Unfortunately for Flaujae Johnson...Angel Reese was in no mood to shake hands.

We reveal and react to Angel Reese...snubbing Flaujae Johnson. We discuss the history between Angel Reese and Flaujae Johnson...and explain why we respect Angel Reese for not being fake. We discuss a potential rivalry between Angel Reese and Flaujae Johnson...and explain why the WNBA isn't capable of capitalizing on this rivalry.

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Supergirl was released in theaters on Friday...with Milly Alcock playing the lead role of Supergirl. The highly anticipated debut of Supergirl was a massive disappointment...as Supergirl is projected to lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

We reveal and react to the opening weekend of Supergirl. We discuss Milly Alcock turning away customers...by unleashing a tirade against Christian families. We also explain the real reason Supergirl is a box office failure...and discuss the ongoing trend of failures in Hollywood.

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The Indiana Fever will be hosting the Los Angeles Sparks tonight...in primetime on CBS. The Fever will be without Caitlin Clark...who is once again dealing with a back injury. And according to her fanbase...Fever ticket prices are crashing without Caitlin Clark.

We reveal and react to Fever ticket prices without Caitlin Clark. We discuss ticket prices being the same tonight...as they were when Caitlin Clark was playing. We discuss the declining impact of Caitlin Clark...and explain why the WNBA should return to being a niche product.

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ESPN legend Linda Cohn announced this week that...she was retiring after 34 years at the network. Initially...the thought was that Linda Cohn was embracing retirement. However...Linda Cohn is leaving ESPN due to a toxic environment.

We discuss Linda Cohn leaving ESPN. We react to an interview with Linda Cohn from Sports Media Watch...where Linda Cohn explains why she didn't want to move to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. We also discuss Linda Cohn launching a YouTube channel...and explain why it will be a tough transition.

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Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever game in the second half Wednesday night...and didn't return to finish against the Phoenix Mercury. Supposedly...Caitlin Clark was dealing with back problems. But some Caitlin Clark fans believe that...Caitlin Clark quit on the team.

We reveal and react to Caitlin Clark...and her dramatic exit Wednesday night. We discuss whether or not Caitlin Clark quit on the Indiana Fever. We also explain why Caitlin Clark should consider leaving the WNBA...and why the WNBA isn't ready for a mainstream audience.

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The World Cup has been a ratings success for FOX and NBC. World Cup ratings are setting records...and momentum is building in America for the World Cup. However...according to the Sports Business Journal...World Cup ratings saw a massive decline after NBC had to modify their initial report.

We reveal and react to the modified World Cup ratings. We discuss NBC not relying on Nielsen to report ratings...and how this led to World Cup ratings being misreported. We also explain the impact this has on advertisers...and how this miscalculation will have no impact on World Cup viewership.

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever lost to the Phoenix Mercury Wednesday night. Once again...the focus wasn't on the game itself. During the first half...Caitlin Clark was brutally attacked by Alyssa Thomas and WNBA officials refused to call a foul.

We reveal and react to Caitlin Clark being attacked. We also discuss the WNBA releasing a celebratory poster...celebrating thirty years of the WNBA. And the WNBA intentionally excluded Caitlin Clark...from the poster. We explain why the WNBA continues to bury Caitlin Clark...and why the NBA should quit subsidizing the WNBA.

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The San Francisco Giants held their annual pride night celebration a couple of weeks ago...and the Giants are now being boycotted by pride supporters. Several Giants players refused to endorse pride...and the woke community is boycotting the team for refusing to admonish Christian players on the Giants.

We discuss the ongoing boycott of the San Francisco Giants. We explain why this is the main reason that...Major League Baseball teams should stay out of politics. We react to several clips of pride boycotts of the Giants...and criticize the media for relentlessly questioning Buster Posey about pride.

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Lizzo released her fifth studio album earlier this month...after a four-year hiatus from the music industry. Lizzo prior releases in 2019 and 2022 were major successes...and Lizzo was expecting similar success with the release of her new album. Unfortunately for Lizzo...she was wrong.

We reveal and react to low record sales...for Lizzo latest album. We discuss Lizzo failing to sell one thousand copies...in the second week of release. We react to Lizzo excuses for her album failing...and explain the real reason Lizzo album is an embarrassing failure.

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