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‘Mad Dog’ Russo and Stephen A. Smith Get Into Fiery Screaming Match While Debating Yankees Legends: ‘You’re Nuts!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Aug 16th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Admits He’s Sick of Talking About Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on First Take: ‘Who Cares!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jul 26th
ESPN Analyst Jokes that Celtics Should Draft LeBron James’ Son as ‘Ransom’ — Send Note to Lakers Saying ‘We Have Your Son’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 27th
‘What a Fraud!’ ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Torches Texas A&M Baseball Coach for Taking Texas Job a Day After Saying He Wouldn’t

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 26th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Torches ESPN for Having Cameras on Stephen A. Smith Arriving at NBA Finals: ‘Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Seen’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 19th
‘Make America White Again’: Stephen A. Smith Argues Caitlin Clark Discourse Highlights Racial ‘Divide’ in America

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 14th
First Take Dedicated an Entire TV Segment to LeBron James Unfollowing ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins on Social Media

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 10th
‘The Idiocy of Team USA!’ ESPN’s First Take Gets Heated During Debate About Caitlin Clark Not Making Olympics Team

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 10th
‘Kiss My A**!’ Stephen A. Smith Scolds His Detractors in Response to Backlash from Viral Exchange With Monica McNutt

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 4th
Stephen A. Smith Believes WNBA Players Are ‘Jealous’ of Caitlin Clark Following Hard Foul in Recent Game

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 3rd
FIREWORKS! Stephen A. Smith Called Out By ESPN’s Monica McNutt in HEATED Debate About His Coverage of Women’s Sports

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 3rd
‘Kick Rocks!’ Stephen A. Smith Fires Back at Critics Who Accused Him and ESPN of Being Unprofessional with Wildly Pro-Knicks Broadcast

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 22nd
Stephen A. Smith Stunned by Timberwolves Playoff Collapse After Picking Team to Beat Nuggets: ‘Never Been More Embarrassed by a Prediction’

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 15th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Blows a Gasket After Watching Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast: ‘The Worst Piece of Garbage I Have Seen’

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 8th
Stephen A. Smith Fell For a Fake Post From Known Troll Account and Reported It on First Take

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 8th
ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins Trashes Sixers Star Tobias Harris With Ridiculous Chick-fil-A Analogy

Ahmad Austin Jr.May 3rd
Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on Lakers Star D’Angelo Russell for Viral Clip of Him Skipping Team Huddle: ‘What a Disgrace’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 26th
ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap Tells Incredible Story of Jim Brown Imploring O.J. Simpson to Fess Up to the Murders: ‘For Once in Your Life, Be a Man’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 11th
Stephen A. Smith Weighs in on O.J. Simpson: ‘If I Was on That Jury, He Would’ve Been Under the Damn Jail’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 11th
Stephen A. Smith Awkwardly Addresses Rumor That He and ESPN First Take Host Molly Qerim Are Dating

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 10th
‘Mad Dog’ Russo Goes OFF on MLB for Holding Season Opener in South Korea: ‘The Game Started at 3 O’Clock in the Morning in LA!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 20th
‘Huge Fan’: ESPN’s Mina Kimes Salutes ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, Then Absolutely Cuts Him to Ribbons Over His NFL List

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 14th
Stephen A. Smith Fed Up With Brother of Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Calling Out Team Online: ‘Shut the Hell Up!’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 12th
Pat McAfee Called Stephen A. Smith a ‘Motherf*cker’ in Heated Phone Argument: Report

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 7th

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