1. ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro has taken every opportunity he had over the past few years to say "stick to sports," even though that was never a realistic option.
Pitaro always made sure to throw in the obligatory, "ESPN will cover politics if it ever intersects with sports," line, even though politics are always a part of sports.
Obviously, things have gone to another level in this country over the past couple of months as far as politics and social issues are concerned.
ESPN could no longer ignore things and publicly scold employees for voicing their opinion on matters much more import than sports.