{
  "id": 17061779,
  "title": "‘The Pat McAfee Hate Is Ridiculous,’ ‘Bringing Joy to Millions’ — Fans Send ESPN Star Heartfelt Messages After Emotional Statement on Utah Controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/the-pat-mcafee-hate-is-ridiculous-bringing-joy-to-millions-fans-send",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:35:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pat-mcafee-hate-ridiculous-bringing-123512946.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pat McAfee has spent years turning sports into a loud, irreverent celebration, but the ESPN personality says the darker side of public attention has become difficult to ignore. Amid the fallout from his University of Utah controversy, McAfee shared screenshots of threatening messages and revealed that he had been avoiding his social media mentions and direct messages because of the abuse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}