Behind the Line

Barstool Sports along with USA Today and other mainstream media outlets...are claiming women's college basketball ratings are dominating NBA ratings. According to Barstool...Iowa versus Louisville in the Elite-8 outdrew the entire NBA regular season on ESPN. 

Is this true? We compare women's college basketball ratings to NBA ratings. We also compare ratings from both the NBA regular season and playoffs...to women's college basketball regular season and March Madness.

Bomani Jones has amassed a consistent record of failure throughout his time at ESPN. Bomani Jones failed to build an audience on ESPN Radio...and followed up by failing to build an audience with High Noon on ESPN. In a recent interview with Fortune Magazine...Bomani Jones provided an interesting explanation for his failures at ESPN.

We reveal and react to Bomani Jones interview with Fortune Magazine. We dispute his excuse as to why ESPN canceled High Noon and provide the real reason. We also explain why we feel sorry for Bomani Jones...and question if ESPN has stunted his personal growth throughout his media career.

Whoopi Goldberg and her co-hosts on The View have been strong proponents of political correctness. The View is known for exploiting woke issues...with Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin often leading the charge. Monday morning...the mentality of Whoopi Goldberg shifted in the opposite direction.

We reveal and react to the comments of Whoopi Goldberg...in reference to Jackson, Mississippi news anchor Barbie Bassett. We explain why the mentality of Whoopi Goldberg has changed...and question how long this will last on The View.

Students at George Washington University have successfully petitioned the school to change team names. According to students at George Washington...the name Colonials is highly offensive. Students came up with a list of replacement names...and narrowed it down to the Final Four.

We reveal and react to potential names for George Washington University. We question who was really offended by the name Colonials. We lookup the demographics at George Washington University...and explain why this is another case of fake outrage.

Charles Barkley was the big interview on 60 Minutes Sunday night...and he shared some interesting thoughts on Kevin Durant and the modern NBA. Charles Barkley claimed Kevin Durant was apart of a generation of NBA players...who feel they're immune to criticism.

We reveal and react to the comments from Charles Barkley. We discuss this mentality issue prevalent throughout the NBA...and the devastating impact it's having on NBA TV ratings. We also reenforce Charles Barkley point...by showing recent footage of Kyrie Irving having an NBA fan ejected from the arena for heckling.

ESPN is celebrating women during the month of March...and decided to recognize a controversial woman during their celebration of women. Sunday morning on SportsCenter...ESPN honored Lia Thomas during their celebration of women's history.

We reveal and react to ESPN honoring Lia Thomas. We highlight an obvious bias pertaining to this movement...and explain why ESPN and the media celebrate Lia Thomas instead of people like Iszac Henig. We also explain how Lia Thomas is being used and doesn't realize it.

The NWSL regular season begins this weekend...and NWSL players have come up with a brilliant strategy to bring attention to the league. FIFA and EA Sports included NWSL players for the first time in their video game...and the ladies of the NWSL were displeased with their images.

We reveal and react to NWSL players complaining to EA Sports about their image. We highlight complaints from Sydney Leroux...showing how NWSL players are pleading for attention and sympathy. We discuss the prevalence of victimization in women's sports like the NWSL and WNBA...and explain why they choose this path for attention and relevance.

The Memphis Tigers traveled to Bowling Green for an early-round game in the women's NIT. Memphis ended up losing the game by double-digits...but the game result wasn't the story. During the postgame handshake...Memphis' Jamirah Shutes punched Elissa Brett knocking her to the floor.

We reveal and react to the video of Jamirah Shutes. We question why numerous mainstream media outlets have chosen to ignore this Jamirah Shutes story. We explain why we believe the media is ignoring Jamirah Shutes...and speculate what could happen next.

Brianna Turner is a four-year veteran in the WNBA...and will be competing this season alongside Brittney Griner for the Phoenix Mercury. Earlier this week...Brianna Turner published an article in the Houston Chronicle advocating for men to compete in women's sports.

We reveal and react to Brianna Turner article in the Houston Chronicle. We discuss the possibility of men being allowed to compete in the WNBA...and how this would guarantee the demise of the WNBA. We also question why WNBA players like Brianna Turner...seem to be participating in their own demise.

Chris Curtis is the host and producer on WEEI sports radio in Boston. Earlier this week...they were having a panel discussion on the best beverages in Boston...and Chris Curtis made a somewhat complimentary joke about Mina Kimes from ESPN. This joke from Chris Curtis immediately brought out the fake outrage in the mainstrea media.

We reveal and react to the joke from Chris Curtis...and the subsequent fake outrage in the media. We discuss how media outrage seems to be selective...and point to numerous similar instances occurring at ESPN which the media ignored. We also react to an article from Mike Freeman at USA Today...and the fake outrage expressed in his article.