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Maria Taylor is pulling double duty this NFL season. Not only is Taylor serving as the host of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” TV package, but she is simultaneously growing a child. Taylor acknowledged her pregnancy with a post on X …
ESPN’s executives took plenty of heat for its handling of the Maria Taylor-Rachel Nichols controversy. The network ended up separating the two women and later removing Nichols from her NBA Finals duties. Their actions were in response to audio …
Maria Taylor finished hosting the NBA Finals for ESPN on Tuesday night, and that will be her last assignment with the network. Taylor and ESPN both released statements on Wednesday announcing that they could not come to an agreement on a contract …
Maria Taylor’s contract negotiations with ESPN have been a major topic over the last few weeks, and there is a new twist in the story. Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy reported Wednesday that Taylor was in negotiations with NBC …
ESPN host Maria Taylor has appeared on TV since the explosive New York Times story about her issues with the network and colleague Rachel Nichols was published on Sunday. However, she did not address the situation directly or indirectly until …
Michelle Beadle knows more than most about the drama that goes on behind the scenes at ESPN, and the former “NBA Countdown” host has seemingly weighed in on the Rachel Nichols situation. Beadle shared a brief clip on Twitter on Monday …
Rachel Nichols became one of the biggest stories of the sports world on the 4th of July when an audio clip of her talking about fellow ESPN employee Maria Taylor was leaked. Nichols has now addressed the controversy on live television. Nichols spoke …
Rachel Nichols made some remarks about Maria Taylor last year that she was unaware were being recorded, and the comments have reportedly caused an internal rift at ESPN. The New York Times released on audio clip on Sunday that claims to feature …
Maria Taylor is in contract negotiations with ESPN, and Jalen Rose has her back. Rose was talking during ESPN’s “Countdown” show prior to Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles …
Maria Taylor has become one of the most well-known faces on ESPN, and the network knows it. However, it sounds like the two sides do not see eye-to-eye in ongoing contract negotiations. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Taylor turned …
ESPN reporter Maria Taylor addressed her egregious All-NBA voting error via Twitter on Saturday. The NBA on Saturday released the official voting results from all the awards. One voting result that stood out was Taylor’s All-NBA ballot. The …
Longtime Chicago area radio host Dan McNeil made an ill-advised remark about ESPN’s Maria Taylor during Monday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers-New York Giants game, and Taylor has issued a response. Taylor was reporting from the sideline …
ESPN has officially begun the process of revamping its “NBA Countdown” crew, and Michelle Beadle is being replaced as the show’s host. Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor will be named the new hosts of “NBA Countdown” for …
Nick Saban may have a public image for being somewhat of a Darth Vader-type, but he might not be as bad as you think. Saban came under fire for giving a surly response to a straightforward question from ESPN’s Maria Taylor following …
Alabama coach Nick Saban reportedly apologized to ESPN reporter Maria Taylor aftter getting testy with her during a postgame interview Saturday. Saban grew very agitated when answering a question about Alabama’s quarterback situation, …
If you thought Nick Saban would be happy after his Alabama Crimson Tide won their opener 51-14 over Louisville on Saturday, you’d be wrong. The Tide coach was testy with ESPN interviewer Maria Taylor after the game when she posed a question …
