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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 …
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 …
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 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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy confirmed that he will be joining FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” in a deal that will also see Barstool content appear regularly on FOX Sports. In an “emergency press conference,” Portnoy …
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups took a shot at ESPN while doing an interview with the network on Tuesday. Billups was a guest on ESPN’s telecast of the NBA Summer League game between the Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans, and took …
Sam Ponder was fired by ESPN last August after she spent more than 13 years with the network, and many suspected that the decision was about more than just money. Ponder says those suspicions were correct. Ponder discussed her exit from ESPN during …
Dan Orlovsky is sticking with ESPN, but the football analyst claims he seriously considered leaving the network to go elsewhere. In an appearance on the “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” podcast, Orlovsky was asked if he came close to leaving …
Dan Orlovsky made some cryptic remarks earlier this year that led to speculation about his future with ESPN, but the longtime analyst is not going anywhere. Orlovsky is close to finalizing a contract extension with ESPN, according to a Monday report …
