Behind the Line

Jackson Mahomes has been silent throughout most of the NFL season...after seemingly being in the headlines every week last season. However...Jackson Mahomes made a triumphant return to social media last week.

We reveal and react to three recent videos from Jackson Mahomes. We speculate as to why Jackson Mahomes has been silent most of this NFL season...and question whether Patrick Mahomes has mandated this silence.

We also react to Shannon Sharpe publicly apologizing this morning on Undisputed...for his behavior Friday night at the NBA game between the Lakers and Grizzlies.

CNN ratings have been on a steady decline since Chris Licht vowed to take the network in a supposedly new direction. However...with recent CNN coverage of the situation in Atlanta over the weekend...it seems nothing has changed under the direction of Chris Licht at CNN.

We reveal and react to CNN coverage of the protests in Atlanta. CNN invited freelance journalist David Peisner on their platform...and David Peisner proceeded to take away any credibility remaining at CNN. We also discuss the coverage of NPR...and question why the New York Times is ignoring this story.

Dearica Hamby was an instrumental piece to the Las Vegas Aces championship season last year. During the championship parade in October...Dearica Hamby announced that she was pregnant but promised to play in 2023. The problem is...the Las Vegas Aces felt differently.

We reveal and react to the Las Vegas Aces trading Dearica Hamby to the LA Sparks...and the accusations of discrimination that followed. We defend the Las Vegas Aces for making this trade...and explain why WNBA teams have every right to trade players who are unable to perform.

Shannon Sharpe is a well known fan of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Laker. Friday night...Shannon Sharpe attended the Lakers game against the Memphis Grizzlies and decided to make himself part of the game.

We reveal and react to the altercation between Shannon Sharpe and numerous players from the Memphis Grizzlies...including Tee Morant the father of Ja Morant. We also react to an interview Shannon Sharpe gave to ESPN about the altercation. We criticize Shannon Sharpe for being a fraud...and explain why he should be embarrassed by his behavior.

Don Lemon move from primetime-to-morning television on CNN was intended to revitalize his career...while increasing overall ratings for the network. Unfortunately for Don Lemon...the move isn't working as intended.

We reveal and react to Don Lemon ratings on CNN in the morning. We also react to CNN primetime ratings hitting record lows on Monday night. We discuss the strategy of Chris Licht and CNN moving forward...and explain why Chris Licht doesn't appear to have the answers.

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov continues finding himself in the news cycle...over his refusal to comply with media expectations concerning pride night. In the last 24 hours...pundits from ESPN and NHL Network have expressed their fake outrage with Ivan Provorov.

We reveal and react to the fake outrage from ESPN and NHL Network. We discuss the blatant hypocrisy with comments from EJ Hradek at NHL Network. We also commend the NHL for defending the rights of Ivan Provorov.

Stephen A Smith is making the media rounds this week...to promote his newly released book. As part of the promotion...Stephen A Smith made a visit to the Sherri Shepherd show to discuss the book. While visiting with Sherri Shepherd...Stephen A Smith gave his personal opinion of Rihanna and sparked fake outrage on Twitter.

We reveal and react to the comments of Stephen A Smith...and his subsequent public apology. We question why Stephen A Smith was apologizing for his musical taste...and criticize Stephen A Smith for bowing to the backlash.

We've officially made it past the halfway point of the NBA regular season...and television ratings throughout the league are on the steady decline. We reveal and react to NBA ratings through the first couple of weeks of 2023.

We discuss possible reasons NBA ratings are declining...while offering a long-term solution to the NBA ratings problem. We also discuss Steve Kerr and Steph Curry press conference at the White House on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Anaheim Ducks for a pride night celebration Tuesday night. The Flyers ended up winning the game 5-2...but the mainstream sports media wasn't too concerned with the Flyers performance. The media was more concerned with the fact...that Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to wear the required pride jersey.

We reveal and react to the media's response to Ivan Provorov...and their unprofessional behavior at the postgame press conference. We highlight the response from Flyers head coach John Tortorella and the response of Ivan Provorov. We praise both John Tortorella and Ivan Provorov for taking a stand...while criticizing the media for their hypocrisy.

The CW broadcast the Critics Choice Awards this past Sunday. The Critics Choice Awards recognize the supposed best in Hollywood movies from the previous year. Unfortunately for the CW...ratings for the Critics Choice Awards were embarrassingly low.

We reveal and react to ratings for the Critics Choice Awards. We discuss how normal Americans continue sending Hollywood a clear message...that doesn't seem to be received. We react to the acceptance speech of Cate Blanchett...and criticize the Critics Choice Awards for recognizing Brendan Fraser and the Whale over Top Gun and Tom Cruise.