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Molly Qerim on the red carpet

Report: Molly Qerim set to leave ESPN

Molly Qerim is about to part ways with ESPN after nearly two decades at the network. The longtime sports host Qerim is set to leave ESPN at the end of 2025, Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reported on Monday. Karp notes that ESPN offered Qerim …

Michael Wilbon holding a microphone

ESPN makes decision on future of ‘Pardon the Interruption’

Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser will be continuing to shoot the breeze for several more years to come. ESPN has agreed to three-year contract extensions with both Wilbon and Kornheiser, John Ourand of Puck reported on Monday. As a result, Wilbon …

The College GameDay panel wears Lee Corso headgear

Lee Corso honored with awesome headgear tribute on ‘College GameDay’

Lee Corso made his final appearance as a full-time analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday, and his colleagues had a fitting tribute to him during the show. Corso has been one of the main draws of “College GameDay” since the …

Jason Kelce looks on

Report: ESPN blocked Jason Kelce from covering Chiefs game

The Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs will open their respective seasons next Friday in a game that will be exclusively streamed on YouTube, and it will only feature one Kelce brother. According to a report from Ryan Glasspiegel of Front …

A blue and white ESPN logo

ESPN deletes embarrassing ‘icons’ in sports graphic

ESPN on Friday hit the “delete” button on a rather controversial social media post. The “Worldwide Leader” posted a graphic featuring the faces of dozens of top athletes and sports “icons” drawn in a …

A blue and white ESPN logo

ESPN gets rid of an unpopular ‘Monday Night Football’ move

One of ESPN’s unpopular “Monday Night Football” telecasts is coming to an end in 2025. ESPN will no longer broadcast one of its Monday night games exclusively on its ESPN+ streaming service, the network announced Tuesday. That game …

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ESPN could run into 1 roadblock with college football RedZone idea

ESPN would face several obstacles if the network attempted to launch a college football version of RedZone, and it sounds like at least one of them cannot be overcome. One of the biggest issues with a potential college football RedZone is that ESPN …

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Disappointing news emerges about ESPN’s plans for ‘Inside the NBA’

It did not take ESPN long to plot out major changes to “Inside the NBA.” ESPN is planning to air the popular television program “Inside the NBA” in a half-hour timeslot following the network’s first doubleheader of the …

Laura Rutledge reporting for ESPN

Laura Rutledge lands new role with ESPN

Laura Rutledge is expanding her role with ESPN for the upcoming NFL season. ESPN announced some news on Tuesday related to its NFL coverage for the 2025 season. Longtime sideline reporter Lisa Salters has signed a contract extension with the network, …

Roger Goodell at a press conference

Details emerge on ESPN’s groundbreaking acquisition of NFL Network

NFL teams aren’t the only ones getting busy with transactions this offseason. The league itself has swung a huge media deal with ESPN, and details of the agreement are finally coming out. The NFL officially announced Tuesday that it was selling …

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ESPN acquires NFL Media, RedZone from NFL in massive deal

The NFL and ESPN have been in negotiations about a massive media deal for several years, and the two sides have reportedly come to an agreement. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, the NFL and ESPN have reached a deal for ESPN to acquire …

Shannon Sharpe smiles

Shannon Sharpe shares his reaction to being fired by ESPN

ESPN has cut ties with Shannon Sharpe in the wake of the scandal he was embroiled in, and the Hall of Fame tight end says he has only one major issue with the decision — the timing. A report surfaced on Wednesday that Sharpe is out at ESPN less …

A panel of guests at ESPN

ESPN had so many alleged criminals on their NBA coverage

Looking back on a particular panel ESPN had for some of their NBA coverage in May reflects poorly on the network. Within the last several months, ESPN had Gilbert Arenas, Marcus Morris and Shannon Sharpe all providing commentary on the NBA. Take a …

Richard Jefferson smiling

ESPN makes decision on Richard Jefferson

ESPN has made a decision on one member of its top NBA broadcast team with the new season roughly three months away. Richard Jefferson has an agreement in place to return to ESPN, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The decision likely means …

Two ESPN anchors

SportsCenter anchors have fun with the Astronomer CEO video

Count ESPN SportsCenter anchors Gary Striewski and Randy Scott among those who are having a little fun with the viral Coldplay “kiss camera” incident in Boston. On Wednesday, the camera panned the audience and settled on Astronomer CEO …

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Longtime ESPN anchor announces departure from network

Longtime ESPN reporter Michele Steele has announced that she is leaving the network. Steele revealed in a social media post on Thursday that she is “turning the page” after 14 years at ESPN. She reflected on her career and said she has …

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