The social media activity of ESPN NFL analyst Marcus Spears has left some fans confused in the wake of the network’s stunning layoffs Friday. After The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN was laying off around 20 on-air personalities, including Stan Van Gundy and Jalen Rose, among other top talents, Spears took to Twitter and shared … Read more
The torrent of big names being laid off by ESPN continues. NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay was among the high-profile ESPN talents laid off on Friday, The Post has learned. McShay had been with ESPN since 2006, and part of the network’s NFL Draft telecast since 2009. His friendly rivalry with Mel Kiper Jr. — … Read more
The exodus of household names at ESPN continues. Suzy Kolber announced Friday on Twitter that her time with the company has come to an end after 27 years. “Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off. Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run,” Kolber tweeted. “So grateful for a … Read more
Steve Young is another huge name who will no longer be on ESPN’s talent roster. Young is among the 20 or so high-profile talents let go by ESPN on Friday, The Post has learned. The 49ers great, 61, started part-time on “NFL Countdown” in 2000 and assumed a full-time role a year later. The program … Read more
NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy was laid off by ESPN on Friday, and the basketball world has thoughts. Van Gundy, 61, had been with the Worldwide Leader for 16 years, calling the NBA Finals with Mike Breen and Mark Jackson as part of the lead broadcasting team. The former Knicks head coach had been regarded … Read more
Not all LSU fans celebrated equally after the Tigers’ championship win against Florida on Monday night. One male LSU fan appeared to get brutally rejected by a woman in the stands at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, where the Tigers won their first Men’s College World Series since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida. … Read more
Sage Steele does not sound inclined to accept Disney’s settlement offer in her free speech suit. Walt Disney Co. offered Steele $501,000 plus money to cover “reasonable” attorney fees to settle the lawsuit that the ESPN anchor filed last year alleging the company infringed upon her First Amendment and Connecticut free-speech rights, Front Office Sports … Read more
Longtime ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Neil Everett said his goodbyes during Friday night’s broadcast. Everett, 61, had been with the network for 23 years and worked the late-night edition of “SportsCenter” alongside co-anchor Stan Verrett since 2009. Known for catchphrases like “Bartender, Jack” and “Howzit” and a witty sense of humor, Everett signed off with one … Read more
Rob Ninkovich’s contract at ESPN won’t be renewed as part of the network’s spate of layoffs, Front Office Sports reported Friday. The former Patriot and two-time Super Bowl Champion joined ESPN in 2019 and was an on-air personality on programs including “NFL Live,” “Get Up” and “SportsCenter.” According to Front Office Sports, his contract will … Read more
The state of ESPN Radio has been pretty bleak these days, and former host Mike Golic expressed his dismay about where things are headed. The Post exclusively reported Wednesday that ESPN was planning on scrapping its nationally syndicated morning radio show with hosts Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman. The move is part of … Read more
Dick Vitale will undergo two additional vocal cord surgeries this summer, the legendary college basketball announcer said in a Tweet on Thursday. The first surgery is scheduled for July 11 and Vitale said he is hopeful to be back behind the mic for his 45th season on the ESPN college hoops broadcast. “The biggest challenge … Read more
Before Malika Andrews’ meteoric rise at ESPN, she first hit rock bottom with the New York Times. In an interview with The Post’s Andrew Marchand, Andrews talked about her formative years in the industry and how she made it to the heights that she is at now, but one particular moment with the New York … Read more
Michael Kay is happy Craig Carton got a second chance, but he’s still bothered by the way his radio-ratings competitor spoke about him on-air. “That’s the only thing that bothered me about Craig Carton is how nasty he was toward me when I never did anything to him,” Kay said while a guest on “The … Read more
With Derek Jeter making his debut on Fox’s MLB coverage this weekend, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how the Hall of Fame shortstop will fit in with the network’s other studio analysts David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez. Marchand and Ourand also address Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s comments about this pod and the XFL. … Read more
ESPN is scrapping its national morning radio show featuring Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman, The Post has learned. This is part of the restructuring of the company that will include significant on-air layoffs as early as next week, according to sources. It doesn’t mean that Johnson, Williams or Kellerman will be let go, … Read more
Mark Schlereth does not think his former employer, ESPN, has given the Nuggets a fair shake. Schlereth, 57, won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, and now hosts sports talk radio on 104.3 the Fan in Denver. He spoke to Brandon Contes on the Awful Announcing podcast about his impressions on how the Nuggets, who … Read more
After Joe Buck left Fox last year to join ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” booth on a five-year, $75 million contract, he seemed ready to leave his baseball broadcasting days behind him. The longtime voice of the World Series may be having a change of heart. Buck, 54, believes he will call MLB games again at … Read more
Chris Russo and JJ Redick are no strangers to bickering with each other, and the saga continued Wednesday in a hilarious debate about Jaylen Brown on ESPN’s “First Take.” Brown shot 8-for-23 from the field and turned the ball over eight times as the Celtics got thumped at home, 104-83, in Game 7 of the … Read more
Big Deron “Malibu” McBee remembers his first day on “American Gladiators” in 1989 vividly. He was called on to participate in the “Human Cannonball” — an event in which an amateur contestant would Tarzan swing on a rope and purposefully crash into McBee with the aim of knocking him off an elevated platform. McBee’s only … Read more
ESPN broadcaster Sam Ponder came under fire on Sunday as her support for keeping women’s sports fair and equal was the subject of an opinion column from USA Today’s Nancy Armour. Ponder, and fellow ESPN colleague Sage Steele, have voiced their support for Riley Gaines, who has taken the reins to lead the calls for transgender … Read more