Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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Entertainment
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
An ESPN veteran is throwing his support behind Troy Aikman.
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veteran → throw → Aikman
Michael Wilbon, host of ESPN’s longest-running television program, “Pardon the Interruption,” threw a subtle shot at the Worldwide Leader’s bosses in support of their lead “Monday Night Football” commentator.
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Wilbon → run → commentator
“You know who calls a game better than Troy Aikman, knuckleheads?
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who → know → Aikman
Nobody calls a game better than Troy Aikman!” Wilbon, who has been with the network since 2001, said emphatically while raising his voice and clapping his hands as he was signing off during an episode last week.
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he → call → episode
Aikman is set to be a free agent at the end of this season and appears poised to split with the network.
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Aikman → set → network
He had a pregame argument with his partner Joe Buck, who extended his contract earlier this year, before last week’s “MNF” game between the Bills and Rams in Los Angeles, Front Office Sports reported.
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Sports → have → Angeles
Aikman has not received an offer from ESPN, though Monday’s telecast between he and Buck showed no lingering drama.
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telecast → receive → drama
“It just seems to be where they’re going — that they’re gonna go in a different direction because there’s been no talks, no contract negotiations,” Aikman said last week.
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Aikman → seem → direction
Wilbon’s support is noteworthy, as he is one of the company’s longest-running employees, but he’s been critical of them before.
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he → run → them
Wilbon and his co-host Tony Kornheiser signed extensions through 2028 last year.
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Wilbon → sign → 2028
Earlier this month, Wilbon criticized ESPN for not promoting “PTI” anymore.
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Wilbon → criticize → PTI
“It’s not even need for attention.
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It → ’ → attention
You watch a lot of promos of this network, of all the shows in this network, and you’ll never see mention of this show,” Wilbon said about “PTI.”
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Wilbon → watch → PTI
“There’s a phrase where I’m from that I utter.
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I → ’ → that
It starts with an F and ends with a U.
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It → start → U.
That’s how I feel.
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I → ’ → ?
I’m from the South Side of Chicago.
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I → ’m → Chicago
I got a chip on my shoulder every day.
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I → got → shoulder
And you want to ignore this show, really?
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you → want → show
I don’t care.
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I → care → ?
says, [Pat] McAfee says.
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McAfee → say → ?
You won’t find a mention of this show.”
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You → find → show
Pat McAfee, Sean McVay (if he leaves the Rams) and Fox’s Greg Olson have been mentioned as possible replacements for Aikman.
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he → leave → Aikman
The Aporia
