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Pat McAfee may quickly be reaching the point of oversaturation. The ESPN personality McAfee managed to draw just 351,000 viewers for his debut alternate telecast to “Monday Night Football” this week, Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal …
Bill Simmons is writing the latest chapter in his beef with ESPN. The Ringer CEO Simmons took a vulgar shot at his former employer ESPN on the latest episode of his self-titled podcast. Simmons was answering listener mailbag questions as part of a …
Jason Kidd is about to be back in the public eye. The former Dallas Mavericks head coach Kidd is in advanced talks to join ESPN, veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported on Monday. Kidd is expected to join the network as part of their NBA studio …
The honeymoon period appears to be over for ESPN’s “ManningCast.” Some bad news has emerged this week for “ManningCast,” the alternate “Monday Night Football” telecast run by legendary NFL brothers Peyton and …
Joe Much isn’t leaving ESPN anytime soon. On Wednesday, Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported that ESPN and Buck agreed on a six-year extension worth $108 million. Buck is in the final year of a five-year, $75 million deal, so his salary now …
The first broadcast for ESPN in the 2026 college football season will be on Saturday when North Carolina and TCU face off in Dublin, Ireland. However, a big change is set to take place. ESPN will no longer show the BottomLine ticker during college …
Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee continues to excel in his role with ESPN. On Wednesday, ESPN announced that McAfee will join the crew on “Monday Night Countdown,” along with Scott Van Pelt, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears and …
Bill Rasmussen, who is credited with co-founding ESPN in 1979, died Tuesday at the age of 93. ESPN announced that Rasmussen died Tuesday at age 93 due to effects from Parkinson’s Disease. The network also announced his passing live on …
Monday brought us a rare instance of a sports league publicly disputing one of its media partners in the form of the NBA and ESPN. ESPN reported early Monday that the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers found no evidence that …
The ESPN layoffs keep coming, and this time it is longtime NFL analyst Damien Woody. Woody, who won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, spent 15 years at ESPN. On Wednesday, Woody told Andrew Marchand of The Athletic that his contract was …
Karl Ravech may soon have to change his name to Art Vandelay. The veteran sports commentator Ravech surprised fans on Thursday by calling ESPN’s broadcast of the Atlanta Braves-Washington Nationals game at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga. Ravech …
Nick Bosa is taking a victory lap over Ryan Clark’s dismissal by ESPN. The San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Bosa made waves this week with a shady post directed towards the former ESPN analyst Clark. Earlier in the week, Clark was fired …
ESPN may be moving quickly to replace the fired Ryan Clark. Retired Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner is a candidate to succeed Clark at ESPN, Bobby Burack of OutKick reported on Tuesday. Burack notes that Warner is a potential option to replace …
ESPN made a flurry of layoffs on Tuesday just after the network acquired NFL Network. On Monday, reports surfaced that Ryan Clark was let go, and he was informed of the decision in the middle of an episode of “NFL Live.” On Tuesday, more …
Cam Newton was among the high-profile layoffs made by ESPN on Tuesday. Newton was a regular contributor to ESPN’s “First Take” during the NFL season, but has been let go by the network. He will not return this fall as Stephen A. …
ESPN announced a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, and one of the victims was one of the network’s most well-known and high-profile personalities. Karl Ravech is out at the network after 33 years, according to multiple reports. NFL insider Tom …
