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A former All-Star is fact-checking The Worldwide Leader this week. ESPN’s “SportsCenter” account had an erroneous post to X on Tuesday. The post claimed that Chicago Sky rookie star Angel Reese is now one of just two players over …
NFL reporters are used to updating fans about player injuries. ESPN reporter Field Yates recently felt what it was like being on the other end of such injury updates. Yates was in the Bahamas on vacation with some of his colleagues when disaster …
ESPN recently fired longtime “Sunday NFL Countdown” host Sam Ponder, and the network is replacing her with a familiar face. Mike Greenberg will be the new host of “Sunday NFL Countdown” for the 2024 season, Andrew Marchand of …
ESPN is reportedly bringing back a show that enjoyed significant success over a nearly three-decade run. According to John Ourand of Puck, ESPN has plans in place to revive “The Sports Reporters,” which was a show that aired Sunday …
Robert Griffin III is out at ESPN. Griffin was fired by ESPN, we learned on Thursday. The former NFL quarterback had two years remaining on his contract with the network. ESPN hired Griffin as an analyst in 2021. He served in a variety of roles, …
Somebody at ESPN apparently jumped the gun with Framber Valdez. The Houston Astros lefty Valdez very nearly threw a no-hitter on Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers before losing it with two outs in the ninth inning. Almost everybody was …
ESPN may soon be ushering in the end of an era. Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported on Wednesday that the ESPN television show “Around the Horn” is now facing an uncertain long-term future. “Around the Horn,” a …
Skip Bayless is leaving the show that he has hosted since his departure from ESPN eight years ago, which has naturally led to speculation that he might get his old job back. It does not sound like that is on the table, however. Ryan Glasspiegel of …
One longtime ESPN host may finally be leveling up. Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported this week that ESPN leadership is warming up to the idea of having in-studio analyst Tim Legler call more games for the network. Glasspiegel adds that …
ESPN may just end up replacing JJ Redick with a more decorated former NBA player. In a report this week, Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post named retired ex-NBA forward Chris Webber as a “solid darkhorse candidate” to succeed Redick at …
ESPN will have a vacancy on their No. 1 NBA announcing team now that J.J. Redick is being hired by the Los Angeles Lakers to serve as their next head coach. But who will replace him at ESPN? That’s a question many are wondering, and there may …
Pat McAfee said late last season that he will be back with ESPN’s “College GameDay” in 2024, but he still does not have an official deal in place to make sure that happens. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported on Tuesday that …
Jrue Holiday now gets to celebrate the second championship of his NBA career with his wife Lauren … but it is not whoever was shown on the ESPN broadcast of Monday’s game. During a timeout late the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the NBA …
Oddsmakers believe that JJ Redick could potentially be replaced at ESPN by one of his contemporaries. Online sportsbook Bovada released odds this week for Redick’s successor at ESPN should he leave to become the head coach of the Los Angeles …
ESPN has addressed top NHL play-by-play man Sean McDonough’s performance in the Stanley Cup Finals after widespread criticism from fans. A number of social media users were critical of McDonough’s Stanley Cup Finals commentary, …
ESPN is officially extending their partnership with Unc. In a news release on Tuesday, ESPN announced that they have signed Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, who has become one of the most prominent figures in sports media, to a new …
