The Giants might have a Jaxson Dart problem on their hands. Big Blue’s star rookie quarterback had another tough night at the office as the Patriots came out hitting hard during their 33-15 win, with Dart getting drilled on multiple plays, including one notable instance down the sideline when he refused to get out of … Read more
A Jewish deli in Beverly Hills set the stage for a reunion worthy of a double take. ESPN and Sirius XM behemoth Stephen A. Smith caught up with former “First Take” co-star Skip Bayless at Nate’n Al’s deli on Saturday night. Social media user George “Riley” Panagakis posted a selfie with the pair on X, … Read more
Top-ranked Ohio State halted a lengthy cold streak against rival Michigan in a chilly afternoon in Ann Arbor summed up perfectly earlier Saturday by ESPN reporter Jess Sims. College GameDay cut to Sims for a NSFW pregame report ahead of Ohio State’s 27-9 victory in the snow, ending the Buckeyes four-game losing streak to Michigan … Read more
ESPN analyst Joey Galloway asked fellow network personality Kirk Herbtreit if “he can put in a request” for the broadcast to reduce the cutaways to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s mother, Antoinette Padilla, during Commodores games. During the latest installment of their “Nonstop” podcast, Galloway explained that ESPN gave Padilla the Taylor Swift treatment with its … Read more
Elle Duncan will not remain at ESPN as she moves to Netflix to become the new face of the streaming service’s sports programming, according to The Athletic. Duncan — who co-hosts “SportsCenter” at 6 p.m. with Kevin Negandhi and is the lead host for women’s basketball at the Worldwide Leader — will fully part ways … Read more
Lee Corso would trade in some presumed nice weather and relaxing days to be picking up oversized mascot heads every Saturday like he did for 38 years. “Lousy. I hate it,” the 90-year-old Corso told WESH in Florida of retirement. “I can’t watch ‘College GameDay.’ I can’t get used to it. I’m not working anymore. … Read more
Netflix turned to ESPN to find the face of its developing sports venture. The streaming giant is adding ESPN’s Elle Duncan as its first “full-time on-air” personality for its growing sports enterprise that could include more live sports in the future, according to The Athletic. This addition has reportedly created pessimism surrounding Duncan’s future with … Read more
Paul Finebaum said it was “terribly unfair” for ESPN colleague Stephen A. Smith to make the debate surrounding Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s future “racial” by insinuating that black players don’t want to go to Oxford, Miss. Smith took that stance on Wednesday’s episode of “First Take” during a discussion with Finebaum, Chris “Mad Dog” … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit isn’t taking too kindly to any suggestions that ESPN is biased toward the SEC and he’s letting the “idiots” out there know it. The college football analyst tore into the critics alleging that he and his colleagues at the Worldwide Leader favor the conference that ESPN has partnered with on a lucrative contract. … Read more
Stephen A. Smith said he made the call to be removed from “NBA Countdown.” ESPN announced Monday a “new-look NBA Countdown” show that surprisingly did not include Smith, a regular on the show for years and one of the faces of the company and its NBA coverage. The Post and other outlets covered this news, … Read more
ESPN is making changes to Stephen A. Smith’s on-air duties. The Worldwide Leader announced this week that the “new-look ‘NBA Countdown’ team” will debut Wednesday, and Smith was noticeably missing from the lineup — which includes third-year host Malika Andrews alongside senior ESPN writer Brian Windhorst, 2023 NBA Champion head coach Michael Malone and former … Read more
The weeks-long streaming stalemate between YouTube TV and Disney is finally over, with the two sides reaching a deal Friday evening. With the deal now in place, Disney-owned channels like ESPN and ABC, among others, are now restored on YouTube TV. “As part of the new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations — … Read more
A deal between Disney and YouTube TV may not be close after all. Disney CFO Hugh Johnston joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Thursday after the company’s earnings report and indicated that the standoff could go a bit longer than sports fans are hoping, setting up a potential third straight weekend without sports on ABC or … Read more
Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele said it’s hysterical that Pat McAfee has “no rules” at ESPN. During a Wednesday appearance on Jason Whitlock’s “Fearless” podcast, Steele explained why the host is in “full control” at the Worldwide Leader while discussing his viral interview with President Donald Trump on Veteran’s Day on Tuesday. “This is Pat … Read more
The Worldwide Leader is telling its talent — almost all of it — to end any marketing connection to a suspicious app backed by a company facing a federal lawsuit. ESPN higher-ups directed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge to end any marketing relationships with Papaya Gaming’s solitaire app, Front Office Sports … Read more
YouTube TV and Disney could be nearing an agreement that restores ESPN to the platform’s subscribers — but they’re not over the finish line quite yet, and one key hurdle remains in breaking the streaming stalemate. According to a Wednesday report from The Athletic, the media superpowers remain at odds regarding the cost for Disney’s … Read more
Stephen A. Smith had time. During Monday’s installment of his “Straight Shooter” podcast, Smith responded to his former colleagues at ESPN, Michelle Beadle and Cari Champion, after they separately took to social media to air out their own grievances with him. Smith opened the show by addressing Beadle, who said Thursday that she’s praying for … Read more
Now two weeks into the lingering YouTube TV-ESPN dispute, Bob Iger finally gave antsy subscribers the answer they’ve been waiting for: He’s impartial to the tush push. The Disney CEO joined the ESPN2 “ManningCast” during the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Monday Night Football” win over the Green Bay Packers, where he was strikingly … Read more
Even in this age of analytics that favors bold fourth-down decision making, Troy Aikman could not understand the Eagles’ controversial decision late Monday night. The ESPN announcer openly questioned head coach Nick Sirianni’s call to go for it on fourth-and-6 with 33 seconds remaining while at the Green Bay 35-yard line and nursing a three-point … Read more
Maria Taylor kept receipts when she left ESPN for NBC Sports in 2021. During a recent appearance on Carmelo Anthony’s “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast, Taylor discussed her career journey, including her tumultuous breakup with the Worldwide Leader, where she worked from 2013 to 2021. “The last thing someone told me at my former employer was, … Read more