ESPN reporter Sarah Spain is an interesting follow, to put it with extreme understatement, liberal, but more mushy middle, unlikely to be found in the comment section here, but certainly no Trump administration apologist. Indeed, she has been in and out of ESPN for a while, often quite controversially, but the wild and unpredictable Spain sure brings it when discussing her interactions with Vice-President J.D. Vance, who is also an “interesting” and “interestingly dangerous” follow in that same administration. The combustible couple found themselves sitting beside each other during a U.S. Women’s team hockey game and, yes, I am insanely jealous, having had a thing for Spain for a while. But hope remains because the situation with Vance scared her, scared Spain enough to lean into some highly unusual descriptions of the encounter, noting that Vance gave her a demonic vibe, even Satanic – which, given this administration’s cruel policies, really shouldn’t surprise. It is just surprising that Spain, who can be a bit freaky in a good way, threw herself into this mess while reporting for ESPN, because “Satanic” is about as low as it gets.
According to our earnest friends at Huffington Post, Spain held nothing back just days after the game:
In a recent “Good Game” podcast that is now making the rounds on conservative media, Spain said she sat near Vance at a U.S. women’s hockey match at the Winter Olympics and got satanic vibes.
Before we really get into it, it’s worth noting again that Spain isn’t some bleeding heart liberal, just more left than right and would get crushed around here. And, she isn’t exactly normal herself, having said plenty of controversial stuff in the past. But, well, some of us love her anyway:
Ex-ESPN star Sarah Spain felt ‘ill’ sitting near ‘demon’ JD Vance at Winter Olympics: ‘Like the devil’ https://t.co/gdQySYG90q pic.twitter.com/RLLizQd2dn
— New York Post (@nypost) February 14, 2026
“When I see JD Vance’s eyeliner face, I literally feel ill,” the former “Around the Horn” panelist said on the Feb. 6 episode. She added, “I feel like I just looked at a demon, like the devil, and I don’t even believe in that. My body felt like when you have been spooked and you have a little tingle that feels like, ‘Ooh, something’s not right,’” continued Spain, whose latest association with the sports network is “talent” for espnW, according to her LinkedIn.
Oh.
I actually do believe in all that, not that far, not people as demons themselves, but still – it is true that Vance’s association with the administration certainly qualifies him as someone keeping good company with “the evil one,” and yet, man, she’s way out there for a mainline reporter.
So that happened.
But it didn’t end there. Marco Rubio failed to impress Spain, too – again, hope remains. Still, Rubio himself remains apparently of this earth. Spain said that his attendance represented a “lowlight” of these Olympics. Of course, that tracks, but again, it’s just not the type of commentary one expects from a sports reporter.
But as noted above, Spain is no normal sports reporter. She is “interesting” in that wild chick sort of way, but evidently has a pretty good feel for these operators. After all, straight-up calling someone demonic is at least breathtakingly, certainly taking a stand.
Presumably, they weren’t even watching the game together on a couch, which would conjure more old school “sick,” less nouveau “Satanic.” No word on whether Vance smells like sulphur or just “smells.”
We will have to ask Erika about that next time she’s in the comments; she can be devilishly demure when dropping by, whereas Spain spits fire. Hell of a games so far.
Jason Miciak is a former associate editor for Occupy Democrats and remains a guest columnist for several national websites. He is a single parent girldad with a new novel due out shortly, and can be followed on “X” here, and please follow on Bluesky.
I’m thinking she had that hair on the back of your neck standing up feeling. Whether one believes in demons and such, there is more than meets the eye on this earth. In this case, trust her feelings is the best advice.
Without getting into it, and not caring what anyone thinks, I personally know that there is a lot more than meets the eye on this earth, and some of it not nice at all – however one wants to reference it. Not good. And, again, if anyone qualifies, it’s the guy that helps round up brown kids for a guy that simply “dated” kids.
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I’m a broken down old fart that needs a cane or walker for balance. Also, like Vance a jarhead in another chapter of my life. Of course, Vance chose to be a PR office flack and I chose infantry but let’s set that aside. I’ve met dangerous people including murderers in my life. The kind of people who you instinctively know are just plain evil to the core. Would Vance give off such a vibe to me? I can’t say having never met him. However I honestly believe Vance wouldn’t creep me out. Only disgust me. Being younger and fitter he might try to intimidate me. I’d welcome it. As with Corey Lewindowsky and the way he likes to lunge at people during on-air debates to try and scare them I’d say bring it on asshole! I might wind up on the ground but I wouldn’t be the only one. And MY hurt would only be from the fall. I could still pack one helluva punch if attacked.
“ESPN Reporter Says Vance Gives Off ‘Demonic’ Vibe at Olympics”
Well why would The Olympics be any different to anywhere else?
Is JD competing with 47 to be the Antichrist?