ESPN nearly got away with this attempt to take former host Will Cain out of context in a 2019 “First Take” segment on the gender pay gap. During the 2023 ESPY Awards on Wednesday, the company presented the U.S. women’s soccer team with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for its “equal pay” dispute to be … Read more
ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes has stormed through the sports media world since joining the network in 2014 as a magazine writer. While Kimes’ voice now spans print, digital, television, radio and podcasting, she has kept her personal life pretty private. Husband Nick Sylvester has been by her side –– albeit, behind the scenes –– … Read more
Pat McAfee had some deliberate words for one of his rival commentators during his opening monologue at the ESPYs. At the annual sports awards show, the new $85 million ESPN signee and ESPYs host slammed Skip Bayless for some of his most controversial behavior. “This year, we saw one of the most inspirational things in … Read more
ESPN’s Mina Kimes walked the red carpet at the 2023 ESPY Awards with an extra guest. The well-respected NFL analyst revealed Wednesday that she is pregnant with her first child in a tweet that included a picture of her with a noticeable baby bump. “At the espys, brought a date,” Kimes, 37, wrote on Twitter … Read more
Dick Vitale, the venerable ESPN college basketball analyst, revealed a new cancer diagnosis on Wednesday. Vitale, who previously battled melanoma and Lymphoma, had vocal cord tissue removed and analyzed at Mass General in Boston earlier this week. After the analysis, Vitale announced he will be undergoing radiation to treat vocal cord cancer. “I’m sorry to … Read more
Andrew Marchand returns from vacation to offer his perspective on ESPN’s layoffs, from which high-profile on-air departure is the most surprising to educated guesses on who will call NBA games given Jeff Van Gundy’s layoff. Marchand and John Ourand go on to discuss the New York Times’ decision to scrap its sports desk and move … Read more
Much like her husband, NBA center Frank Kaminsky, sportscaster Ashley Brewer paved her own path in the world of athletics. The longtime couple — who first crossed paths six years ago — made their union official in July 2023, when they tied the knot in a beachy ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where they … Read more
NBA center Frank Kaminsky and former “SportsCenter” anchor Ashley Brewer celebrated their wedding with a ceremony in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Friday. Though the pair were legally married in April at a Los Angeles courthouse, according to the Wisconsin State-Journal, they celebrated their nuptials again across the southern border. The latest ceremony in front of … Read more
Jay Williams returned to ESPN Radio this week, opening his first show since Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman were laid off by recalling how much his former coworkers meant to him. Williams, 41, had co-hosted ESPN’s nationally syndicated morning radio program with both personalities. The Post had been the first to report that ESPN would … Read more
The “Mad Dog” has no shortage of theories about the recent wave of ESPN layoffs that have rocked the sports world. Chris Russo, who signed a one-year contract with ESPN earlier this year to continue appearing on “First Take,” believes the NBA league office — and commissioner Adam Silver, specifically — ordered the layoff of … Read more
Stephen A. Smith believes he’ll have a market — if ESPN decides his time is up. Shortly after paying tribute to his colleagues laid off by ESPN last week, Smith spoke on Monday’s episode of his FanDuel show about life beyond the network — a prospect he said he’s more prepared for, should the media … Read more
Paul Finebaum and his ESPN colleagues were glued to Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand’s Twitter feed on Friday as he broke the news of ESPN laying off around 20 on-air talents, wondering who’d be next. So with Finebaum filling in for Marchand on this week’s “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” the radio host … Read more
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, host of a daily four-hour show on SEC Network, joins this week’s pod as a co-host and discusses what it was like inside ESPN as last week’s on-air layoffs were announced, including well-known names like Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber and Jalen Rose. Finebaum discusses what his day was like the Friday … Read more
HBO is saying no to Bo. The network is canceling “Game Theory with Bomani Jones,” OutKick reported, after two seasons of low ratings following the sports journalist’s jump from ESPN. The show, a talk show-style format described on HBO’s website as discussing “timely issues that transcend the world of sports,” premiered in 2022, but struggled … Read more
ESPN laid off yet another iconic name as the company’s bloodbath continues. Gene Wojciechowski, a longtime college football writer, announced on Twitter that his time with the World Wide Leader had come to an end. “June 30 was my last day at ESPN,” Wojciechowski wrote. “I’m indebted to every editor, producer, director, crew member, researcher, … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has addressed the layoffs at ESPN. Days after ESPN let go of around 20 on-air talents as the network has been undergoing several rounds of cost cuts, Smith discussed the matter Monday on his FanDuel show. “ESPN laid off about 20 members of its on-air talent … friends of mine, actually, definitely … Read more
Former “SportsCenter” anchor Ashley Brewer appears to be in good spirits after she was part of ESPN’s latest wave of layoffs last week. Brewer, 31, who is married to NBA free-agent center Frank Kaminsky, is laughing her way to the altar, as the couple is set to tie the knot again in a wedding celebration … Read more
The bloodletting at ESPN isn’t over yet. Boxing commentator Andre Ward joined a group that includes Jeff van Gundy, Jalen Rose, Suzy Kolber and Steve Young, posting to Twitter after an ESPN/Top Rank show on Saturday night that he was no longer with the Worldwide Leader. “Tonight’s show was the last fight under my ESPN … Read more
In the hours after the news about his ESPN layoff broke, David Pollack recorded a video and posted it to Twitter. He thanked the viewers who watched him and the “College GameDay” program while also acknowledging ESPN for the opportunity at the cable network. Then, later at night, the show’s host, Rece Davis, weighed in … Read more
Pat McAfee has spoken out about the backlash following his massive ESPN contract while the network simultaneously executes layoffs. ESPN laid off about 20 prominent on-air talents Friday, and a number of social media users connected the dots that McAfee just received a deal from the Worldwide Leader that The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported is … Read more