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Stephen A. Smith turned heads in Boston early Monday when he suggested on both First Take and on SportsCenter that whispers of a Celtics-Clippers megadeal were making the rounds. Here's what he said (video above): "I am hearing that it is poss...

On today's First Take (video above), analysts Christian Fauria, Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless pondered the question: Who needs the other more, the Patriots or soon-to-be-free-agent Wes Welker? Here are their takes. Share your perspective in th...

On today's First Take, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss the Patriots' being favored by 9.5 points over the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game. Bayless thinks it's too much of cushion to give a Baltimore team that just beat Peyton Manning an...

Statistician Nate Silver, famed prognosticator of political elections, baseball games and football rankings, explained on "First Take" why he's predicting a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl. "This is the Football Outsiders system, so I didn't work on ...

In the First Take video above, Damien Woody, Christian Fauria and Chris Mannix discuss which team is the best team in the NFL. Woody, a former Patriots offensive lineman, and Fauria, a former Patriots tight end, make the case for why Denver is to...

In the First Take video above, Dan Graziano and Cedric Ceballos debate whether the Patriots can reach the Super Bowl without a first-round bye. Graziano points out that the Patriots haven't played a road playoff game (besides the Super Bowl) sinc...

On today's First Take (video above), Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debated for nearly 10 minutes on whether the Pats are legit Super Bowl contenders....

In the First Take video above, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate whether Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL and ask fans to vote. According to Bayless, there's no contest. "Tom Brady should win this hands down," ...

Former Celtics guard Eddie House joins the debate desk on First Take to talk about Kevin Garnett's comments about Ray Allen, and whether the NBA has become too chummy:...

Former Celtics forward Antoine Walker joins "First Take" to discuss what happened to the $110 million he earned during his NBA career. Be sure to also check out "Broke," part of ESPN Films' 30 for 30 series....

Hornets rookie guard Austin Rivers -- son of Celtics head coach Doc Rivers -- swung by the set of ESPN's "First Take" to discuss his favorite players, LeBron James, Ray Allen, and Boston's chances of defeating the Miami Heat this upcoming season with...

ESPN debate show First Take took up an interesting topic today: Should Tom Brady speak up for Wes Welker about his favorite target's playing time? Here are the takes from hosts Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless: Stephen A.: "All Tom Brady does is ...

On today's First Take, Rob Parker and Skip Bayless discuss Josh Beckett's future with the Red Sox....

Tom Brady has some talented new targets and the Patriots' defense is loaded with exciting and hungry young studs, so expectations are high for this season. On Wednesday, "First Take" debated whether the Patriots can run the table this season. Ski...

In the wake of a report that the Patriots have approached Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco about restructuring his contract, ESPN's First Take panel debated whether the team should bring him back next season or just cut their losses and move on. ...

Nice to see a few Boston-based personalities on ESPN's "First Take" on Tuesday morning, as WEEI's Michael Holley and ESPN's Michael Smith were on the set. The two were part of a debate on which player they'd rather have -- Randy Moss or Terrell Owens...