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Kyrie Irving in his Mavericks uniform

Kyrie Irving takes a swipe at ESPN

ESPN apparently falls a little bit flat for Kyrie Irving. The Dallas Mavericks star point guard Irving, an ANTA signature athlete, appeared during NBA All-Star Weekend at an “AntaLand” event in Santa Monica, Calif. ANTA streamed the event …

Chris Paul looks on

Notable update emerges on Chris Paul’s future plans after retiring

Chris Paul may be the latest entrant into the NBA-to-television pipeline. The 12-time NBA All-Star Paul officially announced his retirement as a player on Friday in a heartfelt post. Paul is calling it a day after 21 total seasons in the NBA. Later …

Shannon Sharpe smiles

Shannon Sharpe calls for ESPN to rehire him after his firing

Shannon Sharpe is hoping for an (unlikely) second chance from ESPN. The Pro Football Hall of Famer Sharpe was interviewed this week by Front Office Sports. During the interview, Sharpe said that he would like to return to ESPN after he was fired last …

Abella Danger being shown on ESPN

Abella Danger upset about being shown by ESPN during CFP title game

Abella Danger was not at all happy about her viral moment that had everyone talking during Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship. The adult film actress Danger inadvertently became the top trending topic online during the CFP …

Abella Danger being shown on ESPN

Fans react to Abella Danger being shown on ESPN during CFP title game

ESPN knew exactly what they were doing during Monday’s CFP championship game. No. 1-ranked Indiana and No. 10-ranked Miami faced off on Monday for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. …

ESPN airing a Houston Texans graphic

ESPN makes an ugly Jimmie Ward mistake during Texans’ playoff game

ESPN apparently has not been keeping up with the Jimmie Ward situation this year. During Monday’s Wild Card playoff game between the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN made an absolutely brutal mistake. As the Texans took the …

David Cone in a suit

David Cone gets dropped by ESPN

David Cone will not be returning to The Worldwide Leader. The retired former Cy Young winner Cone won’t return to ESPN next season, Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported this week. The news comes as ESPN moves from “Sunday Night …

Malika Andrews hosting an ESPN show

Malika Andrews lands a notable promotion from ESPN

Malika Andrews is expanding her duties for The Worldwide Leader. ESPN announced on Tuesday that the veteran NBA host Andrews is branching out into tennis. Andrews will serve as the host of the network’s coverage of the second week of the 2026 …

Ramona Shelburne appearing on ESPN

ESPN messed up their Dillon Brooks-LeBron James graphic so badly

ESPN somehow managed multiple swings-and-misses on a single NBA graphic this week. During Tuesday afternoon’s edition of “SportsCenter,” ESPN aired a graphic previewing LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ upcoming …

Elle Duncan

Frontrunner emerges to replace Elle Duncan at ESPN

ESPN is reportedly gearing up to replace Elle Duncan from in-house. Veteran ESPN host Malika Andrews has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Duncan as the network’s lead WNBA studio host, Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reports this …

Iowa State's football team lining up

ESPN announcer made a rough mistake during Iowa State game

One ESPN announcer got his sides of the Iowa-Iowa State rivalry all mixed up during Saturday’s game. Iowa State faced off on Saturday against Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. During a break in the action in the first …

Stephen A. Smith on a set

Stephen A. Smith speaks out about his ESPN demotion

Stephen A. Smith is attempting to set the record straight about the news that broke about him earlier this week. ESPN announced on Monday that they will have a new-look crew for “NBA Countdown,” their long-running pregame and halftime …

Stephen A. Smith on a set

Stephen A. Smith gets a noteworthy demotion from ESPN

The times are a-changin’ (at least a little bit) for Stephen A. Smith at ESPN. ESPN announced on Tuesday that they will have a new-look team for “NBA Countdown,” their long-running NBA pregame and halftime show. The new crew, which …

Brian Windhorst delivers a take

ESPN announces news about Brian Windhorst

The Windy One has officially re-upped with ESPN. ESPN announced on Friday that they have reached a multi-year extension with veteran sports journalist Brian Windhorst. The release noted that Windhorst will continue to provide insights and analysis …

Kenny Smith in the booth

Kenny Smith agrees to an interesting new contract with ESPN

Kenny Smith will apparently be wearing another hat as part of a new contract from ESPN. ESPN announced this week that they have agreed to a new, multi-year deal with the veteran NBA analyst Smith. As part of the deal, Smith will now make regular …

A blue and white ESPN logo

ESPN might finally have a plan to replace ‘Around the Horn’

It has been more than five months since ESPN took “Around the Horn” off the air, and the network may finally have a long-term plan for the time slot that was occupied by the long-running show. That plan involves Scott Van Pelt. Andrew …

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