The anchor who was punished by ESPN for expressing her opinion on politics and the COVID jab revealed some inside details about how politics became a major issue at the sports network on the latest edition of the “The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special.”
Sage Steele, a longtime reporter and “Sportcenter” host, left ESPN last year after settling a lawsuit with the media company following allegations that ESPN retaliated against her for making negative comments about COVID vaccine mandates and former President Barack Obama. But political shifts at ESPN began taking place years before her lawsuit and departure, creating an environment that was extremely unfriendly to those who pushed back against leftist talking points, Steele told Shapiro.
“Sports was a uniting factor. … You could go to a party with people you didn’t even know, and you could just talk about sports and it’s a…
