First Take Review

By Ben Brown

The Phoenix Student Media

First Take is an ESPN sports talk show. It is hosted by Stephen A Smith and Molly Qerim Rose. Every day, they talk about the most recent sports events from the NBA, MLB, and the NFL. One of the show’s many traditions is “Stephen’s A list.” After Monday night football, Stephen A. Smith ranks the top five teams in the NFL. The guests on the show and Molly Qerim Rose always yell at him for how bad his list always is. First Take is the most popular show on the ESPN network for many reasons. One of the reasons the show is so popular is because of the guests that come on the show. Some of the frequent guests that are NBA analysts are Jalen Rose, Kendrick Perkins, Vince Carter, J.J. Reddick, Jeff Saturday, and Tim Legler. Some of the NFL analysts are Ryan Clark, Damien Woody, and Louis Riddick. These analysts come to share insight from being in a certain league like Vince Carter or they are analysts for ESPN. The analysts like to argue with Stephen A. Smith about his takes and what they are thinking about sports at the current time. This leads to them having good conversations and arguments about two sides of a sports discussion. This show is one I would recommend to any sports fan because it is entertaining and they talk about all sports news.