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A lot of holes have been poked into ESPN’s report that said Sean Miller was caught on a wiretap discussing paying Deandre Ayton to come to the University of Arizona. Now there is some speculation saying that ESPN confused Ayton for Brian Bowen …
ESPN host Michael Smith was critical of the network for changing the vision of his “SC6” SportsCenter show, which he co-hosted with Jemele Hill. Smith and Hill, who previously co-hosted “His & Hers” before moving to …
John Skipper had been the president of ESPN for nearly six years before his tenure abruptly came to an end on Monday, and many of the media juggernaut’s employees did not see his resignation coming. Multiple ESPN staffers told TMZ Sports that …
ESPN has made some shocking layoffs in recent months, and apparently there will be many more to come before the year is over. Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that the World Wide Leader is expected to lay off more than 100 more employees …
Jenn Sterger took to Twitter on Monday night to expose ESPN for its alleged hypocrisy in wanting to distance itself from the Barstool Sports brand, and in doing so she brought up some shocking sexual harassment allegations. In a lengthy statement, …
Why did ESPN partner with controversial sports media company Barstool Sports on a TV show and then pull the plug on the show after only one episode? It’s a great question, but Barstool Sports’ founder Dave Portnoy shared some insight …
ESPN made a surprising decision recently to partner with Barstool Sports for a late-night TV show, but the partnership was incredibly short-lived. On Monday, ESPN announced that it has cancelled its new show “Barstool Van Talk” after just …
Miami pulled out a come-from-behind, 24-20 win over Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee Saturday. It was a hard-fought ACC matchup, but the Hurricanes (4-0) were able to stay unbeaten, and will likely move up from No. 13 in the AP …
ESPN ultimately backed Jemele Hill amid public pressure to fire her over her comments about Donald Trump, but one report says they wanted the host to take a breather on Wednesday. Think Progress’ Lindsay Gibbs reports that ESPN wanted to keep …
ESPN is going out of its way to try and avoid controversies related to the highly sensitive matter that occurred in Charlottesville two weeks ago. Accordingly, they switched the assignment for a play-by-play announcer because of his name. ESPN …
ESPN apologized in a statement sent Tuesday for airing a fantasy football auction that some found to be offensive because of their feeling that it was too similar to a slave auction. Teams in fantasy football leagues are often formed in one of two …
Is it really happening? Yes, it is. More than 13 years after the release of “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story,” ESPN will pay homage to the movie by converting ESPNU to ESPN8 “The Ocho” for a day. The day will take place on …
ESPN is adding one of the most respected reporters in sports media, and the hire was made official on Wednesday. The network announced in a press release that Adrian Wojnarowski is being added to its NBA Insider team. “Prolific and highly …
There are a variety of reasons ESPN has laid off dozens of employees over the past several months, the most obvious of which is a massive budget cut. Britt McHenry, however, seems to believe her termination was much more personal. On Monday, Clay …
It was reported months ago that NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is making the switch from Yahoo Sports to ESPN, and the move will apparently become official in the very near future. ESPN’s Richard Dietsch is reporting that Wojnarowski will join …
One of ESPN’s longest tenured personalities is reportedly departing the network, with Mike Tirico headed to NBC. According to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily, Tirico, whose ESPN deal ends this summer, will join up with NBC and become the …
