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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 …
ESPN executives apparently did not forget about Ryan Clark’s on-air squabble with former colleague Peter Schrager. Clark was filming an episode of “NFL Live” on Monday when ESPN fired him after over a decade serving as an analyst …
Tim Bontemps has been one of ESPN’s top NBA insiders since he joined the company in 2018. However, Bontemps could be leaving the company for a job with the Atlanta Hawks, according to Ryan Glasspiegel and Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports. …
The Worldwide Leader in Sports does not exactly have a glowing reputation in the eyes of hockey fans. ESPN did not help itself improve the perception when it shared a social media post celebrating the Stanley Cup Final win of Carolina Hurricanes …
ESPN is not doing its reputation any favors as the 2026 World Cup gets underway. On Friday, the United States kicked off its World Cup run with a match against Paraguay in Group D play. Before the contest at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., …
Charles Barkley appears to be in his George Costanza-New York Yankees era. The legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Barkley appeared this week on “The Dan Patrick Show.” During the appearance, Barkley was asked about his recent …
