Mike Golic is back on the sports media scene with his son, and with his return, the ex-ESPN star seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder. The former defensive lineman for the Eagles and Dolphins started at ESPN Radio in 1998 alongside Tony Bruno in the morning drive. He then moved … Read more
Keyshawn Johnson will be Skip Bayless’ new full-time partner on FS1’s “Undisputed” after Johnson reached agreement on a settlement of his $18 million contract with ESPN, The Post has learned. Johnson is expected to start on Monday. Earlier in the week, Bayless announced Johnson would be part of the show’s new team that includes contributors … Read more
It’s official. Like, official official. Stephen A. Smith confirmed Thursday that Shannon Sharpe will be joining “First Take,” one week after The Post’s Andrew Marchand and Ryan Glasspiegel first reported the news. During Thursday’s show, an unusually subdued Smith was given a moment to announce Sharpe’s addition, noting he only learned 60 seconds prior. “It’s … Read more
Chris Fowler is remaining with ESPN amid company layoffs. But his four-year contract extension with the Worldwide Leader comes with a new challenge: calling NFL games. “You look for new challenges and new reasons to kind of stay energized,” Fowler told The Athletic. “I am grateful to do my two favorite sports in college football and … Read more
Fantasy guru Matthew Berry joins the pod this week just a week after news broke that he raised $2 million for his Fantasy Life with an all-star roster of investors including everyone from Casey Wasserman and Tony Khan to Josh Allen and Joe Burrow. Berry discusses his move from ESPN to NBC and how he … Read more
Leave it to Stephen A. Smith to debate himself. The “First Take” host used his podcast this week to address the departure of Sage Steele from ESPN and her subsequent interview on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” during which the former “SportsCenter” host blasted the network for its “hypocrisy.” Steele, who settled her lawsuit against ESPN … Read more
Her message was clear. In a recent installment of ESPN’s “Get Up,” Mike Greenberg, who hosts the daily morning show, was featured on-air sporting a grey mustache — which clearly wasn’t approved by his wife Stacey. “Definitely not,” Stacey wrote on Twitter, including a photo of her husband looking somber with a salt and pepper … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit is promising to give himself just a little more “me” time this football season. Herbstreit is entering his second season running the gauntlet of doing Thursday night NFL games on Amazon’s Prime Video, combined with his ESPN responsibilities for “College GameDay” and Saturday night’s primetime game of the week. On a Zoom call … Read more
Scott Van Pelt will be joined by Marcus Spears, Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III on the new “Monday Night Countdown,” The Post has learned. Van Pelt replaces Suzy Kolber, who was let go at the end of June as part of ESPN’s layoffs. Van Pelt and Laura Rutledge were considered for the job, but … Read more
There are no hard feelings from Mark Jackson. After being laid off in July as part of ESPN’s dramatic restructuring, the former NBA analyst wished “nothing but the best” for his replacement in Doc Rivers. “I wish Doc nothing but the best,” Jackson told TMZ Sports in an interview. “He’s a Hall-of-Fame coach. A tremendous … Read more
Barbara Walters was the queen of provocative questions — and apparently an even harder-hitting elbow. Sage Steele, the former ESPN anchor who recently left the sports network after settling a lawsuit, claimed that she had a run-in with the late Barbara Walters backstage at “The View” in 2014. “It was Barbara, Whoopi [Goldberg], and myself … Read more
“First Take” will have a new wrinkle this Fall. Shannon Sharpe will square off against Stephen A. Smith on Mondays and Tuesdays on the ESPN debate program during football season, The Post has learned. As The Post first reported, Sharpe exited his partnership with Smith’s previous debate opponent, Skip Bayless, on FS1’s “Undisputed” after the … Read more
Sage Steele is mad as hell, and she’s not going to take it anymore. The former ESPN anchor appeared Thursday on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” and talked for two hours, with the conversation built around the lawsuit she settled earlier this week with the Worldwide Leader. Steele had sued ESPN for retaliating against her … Read more
Less than two weeks after Arizona, Arizona State and Utah bolted the Pac-12 for the Big 12, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark joins the show to explain how it all went down. Yormark details the Big 12’s media rights deals with ESPN and Fox Sports and the rationale behind his decision to renew those deals … Read more
Sage Steele is starting a new chapter. The longtime “SportsCenter” anchor announced Tuesday she is leaving ESPN after 16 years to “exercise my first amendment rights more freely.” “Life update,” the 50-year-old Steele began on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so … Read more
Kenny Smith wants answers. Amid ESPN’s recent wave of layoffs, which included blowing up the long-standing NBA Finals broadcasting trio of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Marc Jackson, TNT’s “Inside the NBA” commentator wondered how the network could make such controversial changes. “I’m not really sure how they’re [ESPN] doing it. I’m not really … Read more
Dianna Russini is leaving ESPN for The Athletic to be its top NFL insider, The Post has learned. Russini had been with ESPN for eight years as one of its main NFL reporters, appearing on all of its major NFL shows. ESPN offered a raise to stay, according to sources, but Russini chose to go … Read more
ESPN is close to adding a four-time NBA champion to its talent roster. The Post has learned that Bob Myers is nearing a deal to join “NBA Countdown” as an analyst. Myers, 48, was the general manager of the Warriors for their championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022, with the added title of president … Read more
Details continue to emerge about the latest iteration of ESPN Radio’s national lineup. The Post first reported Tuesday that the morning show of Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon will be replacing the program previously fronted by Keyshawn, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman. Now, The Post has learned that Chris Carlin and Joe Fortenbaugh … Read more
The skyrocketing career of Malika Andrews continues as she is becoming the new host of the NBA Finals for ESPN, The Post has learned. Andrews, 28, will succeed Mike Greenberg, who hosted the marquee shows for the past two years. Greenberg was brought in to stabilize “NBA Countdown” after the fiasco with Maria Taylor and … Read more