Behind the Line

One of the reasons the UFC has remained successful...while leagues like the NFL and NBA are experiencing ratings declines...is because Dana White and the UFC refuse to go woke. Instead...the majority of UFC fighters love America...the opposite of what we hear from stars in the NFL and NBA.

We were given another example this week. Jorge Masvidal called out Colin Kaepernick for his support of Fidel Castro. He called Kaepernick a coward...and suggested Colin Kaepernick go live in Cuba since he has such disdain for America.

We react to the comments from Jorge Masvidal. We also react to the news that Colin Kaepernick is releasing a new book aimed towards children...and explain how this is likely more woke propaganda.

Roger Goodell has flirted with taking the NFL down the social justice path in the past...but for the most part he has kept the league out of woke politics. That will change this season...as Goodell is mandating the playing of the Black National Anthem before games...and implementing social justice messaging on the field.

We offer our prediction on how this will affect NFL television ratings. We also provide a theory as to why Roger Goodell is using the NFL to push the woke agenda...and explain how he could be forced into promoting social justice.

This is the most important offseason in the history of the New Orleans Pelicans. They must hire the right head coach...but the top priority should be re-signing Lonzo Ball. However...Pelicans general manager David Griffin appears uninterested in making that happen.

We explain why Lonzo Ball is the most important player in New Orleans...and how he is the glue that will keep this team together. We outline how the Pelicans refusal to re-sign Lonzo Ball will lead to the eventual departure of Zion Williamson...and send the franchise into a painful rebuild.

LeBron James "highly anticipated" acting debut is today...as Space Jam 2 is released to theatres nationwide. However...it hasn't been a good day for LeBron James. Projections reveal Space Jam 2 is expected to bomb at the box office.

We reveal how much money Space Jam 2 has grossed to this point opening day...and compare the projections to the gross revenue of Michael Jordan's Space Jam. We also react to the woke media's overwhelmingly negative reviews of LeBron James and Space Jam 2.

Major League Baseball was set to return for the second half of their regular season last night. It was a baseball purist dream...Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees in the Bronx at Yankees Stadium.

The weather was perfect...the setting was ideal. Only one problem...the game was postponed due to a covid outbreak. With 85 percent of the players on the Yankees roster being vaccinated...including most of the players who contracted the virus...why is this happening?

Could this be a precursor to another lockdown? We look at several things going on right now in sports and throughout the country...and explain why the woke media is once again failing to do their job.

NBA ratings throughout the 2021 regular season and the playoffs have been nothing short of disastrous. The poor ratings have continued through the NBA Finals. NBA Finals ratings for Games 1-3 have been abysmal.

Although Game 4 saw a slight uptick over Games 1-3...the preliminary ratings for Game 4 are still down nearly 50 percent compared to 2019. We reveal the preliminary ratings for Game 4 of the NBA Finals...and compare them to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.

One thing you can never question about ESPN...is the diversity of the network. Another thing you can't question...is the wokeness of the network. Another example of ESPN being woke was leaked this week.

ESPN executive Jimmy Pitaro sent a long memo to his employees. We dive into that memo...and explain how this is another crucial mistake by ESPN. We analyze a program they implemented last year when it comes to hiring...and explain how detrimental the practice is to the network.

We also show how Jimmy Pitaro is well on his way to being the worst executive in the history of ESPN.

Rob Manfred made the executive decision to move the Major League Baseball All-Star Game out of Atlanta to Denver back in April. The reasoning behind the decision was Manfred bowing his knee to woke culture...and moving the game due to the new Georgia Voting Bill.

That decision had a devastating impact on MLB All-Star Game ratings. The 2021 version of the event hit near record lows. We explain why woke politics hurt the MLB All-Star Game...while also proving Shohei Ohtani isn't a big enough star to overcome the damage.

For months now...the saga between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers has been the leading story in the NFL. With training camp only two weeks away...the story is once again picking up steam. The question being...will Aaron Rodgers attend training camp?

The problem is...the relationship between Rodgers and the Packers is irreparably damaged. We breakdown the three options available to the Packers with Aaron Rodgers...and explain why only one option makes sense.

We also explain how the relationship reached this point...and how it's past the point of no return.

The ESPY awards on ESPN used to be the biggest awards show of the year in sports. The ESPY award used to be a big event...and the television ratings reflected that. The ESPYs typically draw big ratings for ESPN/ABC.

The show peaked in 2015...and has been in decline ever since. 2015 was the year Caitlyn Jenner was given the courage award...and the year ESPN dove headfirst into woke politics. Ratings for the ESPY awards have declined...as ESPN has leaned further to the left.

We look at the historical ratings for the ESPY awards...and outline the rise and fall. We detail certain political incidents that occurred on the show from 2015-2021...and explain why the infusion of politics is destroying ESPN.