![]() ![]() Fraschilla has a "long obsession with international basketball" ( USA TODAY, 7/24). WHY ARE YOU HERE? USA TODAY's Dan Wolken noted Fran Fraschilla is calling men's basketball games "not involving Team USA," meaning NBC has "now used him twice for the Olympics on loan from his primary employer," ESPN. NEW FACES, NEW PLACES: AXIOS' Sara Fischer noted NBC is using a record 178 commentators for its Tokyo coverage, including many new faces being "one of the changes viewers can expect to see." Among those are skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and figure skating announcers Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (, 7/24). When hes not commentating on swim races, Michael spends time with his wife, former Miss California USA Nicole Johnson, and their three sons. Let’s put this big board to use here and break down Team USA by the numbers.” Larson noted he “then proceeded to circle the data points that flashed up with the enthusiastic narration many have grown accustomed to hearing - including the total number of members, the gender breakdowns, and athletes who are also military service members” ( BOSTON GLOBE, 7/26). NUMBERS NEVER LIE: In Boston, Shannon Larson notes NBC’s Steve Kornacki is “turning heads” during his appearances on Olympics broadcasts, and it is his “upbeat analysis of Team USA by the numbers that is helping to restore some joy to the worldwide sporting event stripped of its typical fanfare by the pandemic.” Kornacki on Friday, referring to his infamous white board, said, “Can you believe it, Savannah? The thing fit on the plane. He is also a freelance writer who has been published in USA Today, the Boston Globe, Newsday, ESPN, the Detroit Free Press, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Federalist, and a number of other outlets.And he's breaking down by the numbers □ #TokyoOlympics /NFGM1tEJuz- #TokyoOlympics July 23, 2021 Tom Joyce ( is a political reporter for the New Boston Post in Massachusetts. People have a right to hold that opinion, and they’re not hateful bigots for saying what they believe. There is nothing wrong with wanting boys to compete against boys and girls to compete against girls in athletics when each sex has the chance to compete on a team of people of their own sex. Outlets such as ESPN and Sports Illustrated wrote about her supposedly “transphobic” remark. In a news piece, CNN said that Rogan had “a history of making racist, homophobic and transphobic comments.” The article also said that the language Rogan used about Fox was “offensive.” This was CNN’s idea of objective news.Īnd when former star tennis player Martina Navratilova had the nerve to call male athletes playing women's sports “insane and cheating,” she faced media attacks as well. I don't know why she thinks that she's going to be able to do that." In 2013, Rogan said, in part, "You can't fight women. His so-called transphobic offense? Rogan didn’t like seeing Fallon Fox, a man who identifies as a woman, beat up actual women in professional mixed martial arts fights. Media outlets have criticized podcaster and UFC color commentator Joe Rogan as transphobic. When people point out this reality, however, they’re subjected to attacks from the media. Having men swim against men and women swim against women is the way to have an even playing field. While it's less common than you'd think to see transgender girls participate in girls sports, it does happen, even though it shouldn’t. And honestly, the one thing I would love is everybody being able to compete on an even playing field.” It’s very complicated, and this is my sport, this has been my sport my whole entire career. “I don’t know what it looks like in the future. “I believe that we all should feel comfortable with who we are in our own skin, but I think sports should all be played on an even playing field,” Phelps told the station.
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