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David Cross ripped into many of his former comedy heroes for their participation in Saudi Arabia’s controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival. The comedian posted his thoughts on his website and in an X post, saying he was “disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing.” Cross wondered how people he admired in the comedy space would “condone this totalitarian fiefdom …

After a weekend of facing heckles, taunts and slurs from Ryder Cup fans, leading to added security and multiple instances when frustrations boiled over, Rory McIlroy ripped the fan behavior at Bethpage Black as unacceptable. “I don’t think we should ever accept that in golf,” McIlroy said following Europe’s 15-13 win. “I think golf should be held to a higher …

USC plays Illinois at noon Eastern time on Saturday, exactly one week after hosting Michigan State in an 11 p.m. ET kickoff. Lincoln Riley made it clear this week that the 23-hour scheduling swing creates real challenges for his program. “Going from the absolute latest kick in the country to the absolute earliest kick in the country has its challenges,” …

Bruce Springsteen has more criticisms about President Donald Trump and his second term in office. In an interview with Time Magazine, The Boss talks about the aftermath of the 2024 Presidential election and how he feels the President deceived people. “A lot of people bought into his lies,” Springsteen says. “He doesn’t care about the forgotten anybody but himself and …

Jimmy Kimmel returned for his second show back from suspension and taunted his MAGA critics while blasting President Trump as an “’80s-movie-style bully” over his threats against Disney’s ABC network for supporting his return to the air. Kimmel opened by telling viewers his show was still off the air in swaths of the country — “most of the country, not …

Dave Portnoy lashed out at ESPN “Pardon The Interruption” host Mike Wilbon after he labeled retiring Auburn coach Bruce Pearl a “divisive” person who he hoped had been pushed out. “What an idiotic comment from Wilbon,” Portnoy posted Monday night to X in a quote tweet of Wilbon’s comments. “[Tony] Kornheiser shouldn’t have rolled over. “Apparently Wilbon only likes athletes/coaches …

The opinions and takes were flying around Sunday after the Cincinnati Bengals’ embarrassing, 48-10 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. Nothing went right, really for any phase of the game, as the Bengals suffered their worst loss in franchise history. Legendary Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, a Reds Hall of Famer, took to Threads to show his disappointment …

Two hours before Florida State’s final embarrassment in the 2024 season, ESPN first reported that Gus Malzahn, Mike Norvell’s mentor, would resign from his head coaching post at UCF and join his mentee at FSU. Even though UCF struggled in Malzahn’s final two years at the helm, he left millions on the table to take a pay cut and a …

The competence, or lack thereof, was a talking point throughout Oklahoma’s 24-17 win over Auburn on Saturday. A particularly controversial play occurred early in the game, when an apparent Tigers touchdown was taken off the board. Afterward, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze did not hide his frustration. On Oklahoma’s first offensive possession, Auburn cornerback Kayin Lee scored a fumble return for …

At least one self-described “ex-CEO” of the Walt Disney Company is extremely disappointed in the current brass’ decision to bench Jimmy Kimmel over the late-night host’s remarks about the reaction to Charlie Kirk‘s fatal shooting and strong-arming from the Trump administration. Declaring that he “finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny,” Bob Iger‘s first predecessor bluntly asked today: “Where has …