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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 …
ESPN faced backlash on Thursday for one move they made during their broadcast of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The network showed an image of San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker while heading to a commercial break during the third quarter of the game …
Pat McAfee and ESPN will keep on keeping on together. The retired former NFL All-Pro punter McAfee is in early talks for a new long-term contract extension with ESPN, Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported on Monday. Glasspiegel notes that …
Steve Kerr will be sticking around as head coach of the Golden State Warriors for at least two more seasons, but he would have had lucrative opportunities elsewhere had he and the organization decided to part ways. ESPN aggressively pursued Kerr for …
Mike Krzyzewski could not stay away from March Madness for too long. Krzyzewski, better known as Coach K, will be joining ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” as a regular contributor throughout this year’s NCAA Tournament. McAfee …
Jalen Rose is about to be back with ESPN (temporarily). The retired former NBA swingman Rose is set to return to ESPN on Friday night, Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch reported Wednesday. Rose will be filling in for Shaquille O’Neal on the crew …
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 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 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 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 …
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 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 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 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 …
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 …
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 …
