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Michelle Beadle

Report: Former ESPN boss wants to hire Michelle Beadle, Katie Nolan

Michelle Beadle and Katie Nolan are both currently free agents after once holding prominent roles with ESPN, and it sounds like they each could have an opportunity to reunite with their former boss. John Skipper was the president at ESPN when Beadle …

Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith shares new perspective on Max Kellerman split

Stephen A. Smith has openly admitted that he wanted Max Kellerman removed from “First Take,” but he continues to insist it was nothing personal. Smith once again discussed Kellerman’s departure from “First Take” during …

Rachel Nichols

Rachel Nichols could return to TNT?

Amid her highly-publicized potential departure from ESPN, Rachel Nichols could end up joining one of their biggest competitors. The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch said in a mailbag piece this week that Nichols could possibly return to Turner …

Katie Nolan

Katie Nolan confirms departure from ESPN

Katie Nolan is out at ESPN after four years at the network. Nolan confirmed Wednesday that she was no longer with ESPN, and suggested she would take her time in assessing what her next step in sports media would be. I’ve thought about sending this …

Michelle Beadle

Report: Michelle Beadle in talks with several sports media outlets

Michelle Beadle has kept a low profile since she departed ESPN, but the former “NBA Countdown” host is reportedly exploring ways to begin the next chapter of her career. Beadle is in talks about several media outlets about a possible role …

Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith seems really happy Max Kellerman is no longer on ‘First Take’

Stephen A. Smith has openly admitted that he wanted Max Kellerman removed from “First Take,” and he has no problem showing how pleased he is with the way things have turned out. ESPN published a behind-the-scenes look at the new …

Al Michaels in a suit and tie

Report: Al Michaels expected to be Amazon’s lead NFL announcer

Al Michaels is facing an uncertain future at NBC beyond the 2021 season, and all signs continue to point to him departing as the network’s lead play-by-play man for “Sunday Night Football.” Andrew Marchand of the New York Post …

Elle Duncan

Report: ESPN considering these two leading candidates to host ‘NBA Countdown’

ESPN needs a new host for their “NBA Countdown” show, and they have two leading candidates in mind, according to a report. OutKick’s Bobby Burack reported on Tuesday that ESPN is considering Elle Duncan or Michael Eaves to host the …

Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith explains why he wanted Max Kellerman off ‘First Take’

Max Kellerman recently made his final appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” after five years as Stephen A. Smith’s co-host. There have been reports that Kellerman was removed from the show because Smith wanted him gone, and we now …

Antonio Brown smiling

Cris Collinsworth criticized for generous description of Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown had a monster game in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, and NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth gushed over the star receiver at one point. Some viewers were not pleased about that. Collinsworth …

Allison Williams ESPN

ESPN’s Allison Williams shares why she is not reporting this fall

Allison Williams will not be on the sidelines for college football games this season, and the ESPN reporter took to social media this week to explain why. Williams announced on Twitter Thursday that she has decided to take the 2021 season off. She …

Todd McShay

Todd McShay announces he will take ‘time away’ from ESPN

Todd McShay covered ESPN’s marquee game between Alabama and Miami over the weekend, but that could be the last we see of the longtime reporter on television for a while. McShay announced in a tweet on Tuesday that he is taking a leave from …

Michael Irvin First Take

Video: Michael Irvin did not hold back in ‘First Take’ debut

Michael Irvin will be joining ESPN’s “First Take” every Monday to debate with Stephen A. Smith, and the Hall of Famer is clearly excited for the opportunity. Irvin, who has appeared on “First Take” a few times in past …

John Sterling

John Sterling saved from flooded car by fellow Yankees announcer

New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling had to be rescued from his car Wednesday night in New York by the team’s Spanish-language announcer as significant flash flooding occurred throughout the city. Though the Yankees were playing in …

Stephen A. Smith

Why did Stephen A. Smith want Max Kellerman off ‘First Take?’

Max Kellerman appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” for the last time on Wednesday. Kellerman has spent the past five years hosting the show alongside Stephen A. Smith, and that partnership would have continued if Smith wanted it to. So …

Al Michaels in a suit and tie

Al Michaels responds to talk of possible retirement

Al Michaels has been calling NFL games on TV since 1986, but he is leaving open the possibility that won’t continue beyond 2021. Michaels is entering the final season of his contract with NBC. He will take on his usual role on “Sunday …

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