equal time Phil Mushnick There’s an ESPN double standard when it comes to the offensive By Phil Mushnick Published Aug. 29, 2026, 2:30 p.m. ET An ESPN camera is seen before the game between the Houston Texans and the Las Vegas Raiders at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, August 20, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Kyrie Irving was right! Planet Earth is flat, and that explains why so many people are falling off its edges, never to be seen again.
Longtime reader Gary Wilbur — a credible man who shares intelligent, moderately worded thoughts, nothing socially objectionable — last week learned that the fantasy football fun and games league he and pals created under the title “Honeymooners Football League,” this season, operating within ESPN’s site, will not be allowed to use one of its regular team names as it is racist.
Its name? In keeping with the “The Honeymooners” sustaining TV themes, it was called “The Racoon Lodge” team, as per the club that included Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton.
