ESPN would rather talk about politics than women’s college basketball

Published March 21, 2022 6:02pm ET



Not a lot of people watch women’s college basketball compared to other sports. ESPN is trying to keep it that way.

The “worldwide leader in sports” is broadcasting the women’s NCAA Tournament — and doing a terrible job of it. During halftime of the game between South Carolina and Howard, Elle Duncan opted to take time away from the rest of the women’s bracket to tout that ESPN employees would stage a walkout over Florida’s parental rights bill. The bill prevents classroom instruction on sexual orientation for children between kindergarten and third grade.

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