ESPN has faced significant criticism for failing to air the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl, a College Football Playoff game held in New Orleans. The game, which was delayed by nearly 24 ...

Former ESPNer Sage Steele believed it was a “blatant decision” by the network to skip the national anthem during the Sugar Bowl broadcast ... that was airing on ESPN,” she said.

ESPN’s president of content Burke Magnus called the network’s decision not to air a pregame moment of silence and the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 2 an “enormous ...

Emotions were running high when Notre Dame and Georgia took the field in the Sugar Bowl ... some criticism, and ESPN executive Burke Magnus has now issued an apology over the "enormous mistake." ...

ESPN admits it made a mistake by not showing the national anthem being played at the Sugar Bowl after the New Orleans terrorist attack. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images ESPN caught some heat after ...

ESPN chief Burke Magnus has admitted the network made 'an enormous mistake' not showing the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. But Magnus blamed 'human error' after neither ...

Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele said the network deserved to be crushed for failing to show the national anthem on its main channel ahead of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans after the terrorist ...

Sports are one of the nation’s greatest connectors, even at a time of division. In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy in New Orleans, a terrorist attack that claimed the lives of at least 15 ...

ESPN Vice President Burke Magnus addressed the backlash against his company for failing to broadcast the national anthem ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, one day ...

During the rescheduled Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 following the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, ESPN faced harsh ... Burke Magnus offered a deep apology this week in an interview.