Wednesday, January 9, 2013

ESPN parts ways with talk show pundit Rob Parker

Rob Parker, who was suspended by ESPN last month after referring to Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as a "cornball brother'' and questioning his "blackness,'' has been fired by ESPN. "Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end. Evaluating our

“ESPN has decided to suspend Rob Parker for 30 days for his comments made on last Thursday's episode of First Take. Our review of the preparation for the show and the re-air has established that mistakes both in judgment

The final two months of 2012 did not treat ESPN's Rob Parker very well. First he jumped to the defense of Miguel Cabrera as AL MVP on Twitter, ranting.

TV pundit Rob Parker, after making controversial comments on race in relation to Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, is gone from ESPN. Parker, who is African American, made those comments on the morning talk show First Take, about

Rob Parker, ESPN sports personality, was let go from his post at the network today in the wake of his controversial comments on First Take referring to Robert Griffin III as a "cornball brother" and "kind of black." Parker was

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