states more on china an on america even if the vast majority of tv money comes from the u.s. viewership. the league fields hit a ceiling in home country china becomes obsession as massive theoretical growth engine. this isn t a question about republicans or democrats. at some point you have to ask do they hate their customers for being american? is what s really going on here wishful thinking? the desiring to descrofl that dr action series wnba outsells michael jordan newly toxic mass could you little bit. the institution of sports is being turned against the very people who go to the games and buy the tickets and cheer. it is driven both by globalist corporations who no longer think of themselves as innately american and by a leftist dominated media complex who despises the fans of the very games they cover. closer to home, parents must worry about their daughters competing against their neighbors sons because of
journalists who want them to go along with the narrative. and let s talk about those journalists. particularly espn. the worldwide leader has been a constant force for division in recent years. driving race and gender focused narratives, lauding acts of leftist political protests, and even sidelining qualified reporters like rachel nichols in service of the woke agenda. just today the excellent and talented sage steele is facing enormous backlash for her comments on race, vaccine mandates and more. failed former espn host turned colin kaepernick bio-pic producer jamel hill called her a clown for expressing those views. espn said they embrace different points of view in a statement. but do they really? this would be a good test. let s consider someone who espn has had on their programming for years. journalism professor kevin blackstone of maryland. what are some of his views? well he has repeatedly called for boycotting israel from all sports and banning them from the olympics as ar pa
whichever way he is from me clay and say look at the entrepreneurial success story of creating a company that doesn t hate its customer base. look at the reward for simply not hating your customer base. ben: it s an amazing it s a revolutionary idea, really. thank you so much. clay clay will is right. i was at that game, ben with 100,000 people there do you know the only people in the entire state of alabama, ben, that i saw wearing masks the sports media in the press box. there s no greater divergence that covid just loaded up between fans and media than sports right now. ben: i have got to go but thank you so much for joining me tonight. coming up, teachers and healthcare workers around the only ones who have to choose between vaccine status and a paycheck. why nba stars are speaking out against mandates, too. nba champion andrew joins us next.
share in sorrow or glory as the day decides. sports is our great teacher. offering us lessons that guide us from a young age for the rest of our lives. lessons about courage and grit, the importance of team work and diligence. how to play like a champion, even in a loss. sports has been at the center of american understanding about race, immigration, religion, and meritocracy. the baseball playoffs begin tonight and from jackie robinson to sandy koufax to clementy, children learned what it mean to be a good american watch these figures give their all in the field of play. so why is it that sports today seems to be a place of division not unity? something used to break us further apart not bring us together? when did competition become such a bad thing? 20 years ago after 9/11 getting back to sports was incredibly important it wasn t just a sign that america was going to continue. it was a sign that we were confident and unafraid. eight years ago tears turned to
possibly there could be a one-time change to senate rules to prevent a filibuster of legislation to suspend the debt limit saying that moments ago. we will have more that news on fox news tonight. fox news primetime hosted by ben domenech starts right now. ben: thank you, shannon. good evening and welcome to fox news primetime. ben: of all the things that unites americans nothing compares to sports. sports are how we mark the changing of the seasons. sports draw us to the sounds of rubber on the court in spring, the greenest fields you have ever seen in the summer. the crisp fall days of crisp college chants cold snow days of winter where you can t feel your toes but you won t sit down. a connection to the past and the future. generations of fans from all background all walks of life who find themselves together to