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New York Magazine reports: With it looking increasingly unlikely Donald Trump will be heading to the White House, the prospect that he will partner with his campaign CEO, Breitbart executive chair Steve Bannon, to launch a Trump TV network seems more and more probable. In the meantime, the right-wing website is staffing up with potential on-air talent. On Monday, Breitbart …

CBS Sports reports: Curt Schilling, who pitched for parts of 20 seasons in the major leagues and won 216 career games, has announced his intention to run for U.S. Senate against Democrat Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts. Schilling, 49, self-identifies as a conservative, and has established himself as a controversial political gadfly since retiring from baseball in 2007. Schilling previously said …

He’s been saying this for weeks. Via Politico: Hillary Clinton is “evil,” Gary Johnson is always “high” and it’s game on against Sen. Elizabeth Warren, according to former baseball star Curt Schilling. The six-time all-star Major League pitcher told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto Friday that he’s “serious” about mounting a 2018 challenge to unseat Warren in Massachusetts, while deriding Johnson …

Sports Illustrated reports: Curt Schilling, a perpetually aggrieved Facebook user who once bled from his ankle, announced plans Sunday to run for President of the United States. In the comments of a post about how “fraudulent” the Democratic party is, Schilling said he wants to be Leader of the Free World in eight years (presumably after two terms of President …

“ESPN’s Curt Schilling was fired for suggesting men should use the men’s room. Because of a Facebook post that suggests people ought to use bathrooms that match their biological gender, ESPN said: ‘Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated.’ Let ESPN know what’s unacceptable is letting grown men share …

Via press release: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is used to throwing people out — not being thrown out. But after the former World Series Champ expressed his colorful opinion about the bathroom debate in North Carolina, ESPN fired him. Although Schilling made the comments on his personal page (which included a disclaimer that the opinion was 100% his), it …

Politico reports: Sarah Palin sounded off on ESPN’s decision to fire Curt Schilling on Thursday, after the former All-Star pitcher and on-air personality drew a firestorm of criticism for sharing an image mocking transgender people on social media. “ESPN continues to screw up,” Palin wrote in a Facebook post, sharing a link to a Hollywood Reporter article about Schilling’s termination. …

“Unless you conform to ESPN’s radical cultural agenda, you’re a narrow minded, judgmental, unloving, racist bigot – not worthy of death – just unworthy to be gainfully employed. But I suspect an overwhelming majority of Americans agree with Schilling’s perspective on transgender bathrooms. Many moms and dads sincerely do not want their young daughters sharing a bathroom or a locker …

Yesterday ESPN fired baseball commentator Curt Schilling for sharing a viciously anti-transgender image on social media. Right wing figures, as usual, are responding with screams about political correctness, homofascism, and freedom of speech – the last of which, of course, only applies to actions by the government, but whatever! Outrage! More interesting is the statement posted on Facebook yesterday by …

The New York Times reports: Curt Schilling, a former All-Star pitcher and one of the highest-profile baseball analysts on ESPN, was fired from the network Wednesday, a day after he drew intense criticism for promoting offensive commentary on social media. Schilling, who had worked for the network since 2010 and most recently offered analysis on “Monday Night Baseball,” was dismissed …