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Dave McKenna

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Skip Bayless is seen on October 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA.

Media Meltdowns

Lawsuit Claims Skip Bayless Tried To Pay FS1 Hairstylist For Sex


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A photo of former Michigan State coach Mel Tucker on the left and former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald on the right.

College Football

The Football Coach Always Gets Paid

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans reacts during the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium on November 26, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. He's wearing a green jacket and a headset.

Mel Tucker Officially Fired From Michigan State

Patrick Redford

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 09: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans looks on prior to a game against the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September 09, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Mel Tucker Isn’t Going Quietly

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans looks on in the fourth quarter of a game agains the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September 09, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan State Has Begun The Process Of Firing Mel Tucker

A general view of Spartan Stadium during the game between Notre Dame and Michigan State Spartans on September 23, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. The stadium is packed.

13 Years After Lizzy Seeberg, Going Up Against College Football Remains A Fraught Idea

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on October 9, 2021 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michigan State

Michigan State Suspends Football Coach After Sexual Harassment Investigation Goes Public

Samer Kalaf

Antonio Brown exposes himself at a hotel pool in Dubai.

Video Shows Antonio Brown Exposing Himself At Dubai Hotel Pool

Congressional Report Shows Dan Snyder Is Sneakier Than Previously Known, Still Awful

Former Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson. In the photo, he is talking into several microphones.

Lawsuit: Dallas Mavericks Fired Donnie Nelson For Reporting Sexual Assault And Harassment

Tom Ley

The Dallas Cowboys Sure Know How To Sew Up A Voyeurism Scandal

Soccer

NWSL Players Association Calls For Investigation Into Coach’s Alleged Misconduct

Former head coach Les Miles of the Kansas Jayhawks watches from the sidelines during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas.

The Problem Was That Les Miles Stopped Winning

Then-LSU head football coach Les Miles looks on during the game against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama.