Ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne sets the record straight on his Augusta National ban tale

Ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne sets the record straight on his Augusta National ban tale

Kenny Mayne is walking back his claim last month that he is banned from Augusta National. The former ESPN star said he believed he was barred from the iconic course during an appearance on “God Bless Football” with Jon “Stugotz” Weiner because of on-air comments he made around 20 years ago, before the network was … Read more

David Ross returns to ESPN two years after Cubs firing: ‘I’m so fired up’

David Ross returns to ESPN two years after Cubs firing: ‘I’m so fired up’

David Ross is headed back to the Worldwide Leader.  ESPN announced Tuesday that the longtime MLB catcher and ex-Cubs manager is coming back to the network on a multiyear deal after having previously been on its airwaves from 2017-19.  Ross, 48, joined his former broadcast partner, Jon “Boog” Sciambi, during Tuesday’s Team USA exhibition game … Read more

Pat McAfee hasn’t met Aaron Rodgers’ mystery wife

Pat McAfee hasn’t met Aaron Rodgers’ mystery wife

ESPN personality Pat McAfee said it would “be cool” to meet Aaron Rodgers’ wife, Brittani. During an interview with the Daily Mail, McAfee laughed when asked about the veteran quarterback’s wife after they secretly tied the knot last offseason. “I have not,” McAfee said of meeting Rodgers’ wife. “But I am, once again, happy for … Read more

Jeff Passan re-signs with ESPN as MLB insider’s role grows

Jeff Passan re-signs with ESPN as MLB insider’s role grows

Senior MLB insider Jeff Passan is getting his own baseball podcast as part of a new multi-year extension with ESPN, the Worldwide Leader announced Monday. Passan will host his own podcast in conjunction with Omaha Productions, the media company founded by former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and sports executive Jamie Horowitz. He will continue his … Read more

Charles Barkley tears into new NBA media rights landscape: ‘Disservice to the fans’

Charles Barkley tears into new NBA media rights landscape: ‘Disservice to the fans’

Charles Barkley agrees with disenchanted NBA fans. The Basketball Hall of Famer appeared on long-running ESPN show “Pardon the Interruption” on Friday to discuss current matters in the NBA, particularly ranting about how hard it is to simply find games. The league’s new media rights deal sprinkles games throughout ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. … Read more

Linda Cohn claps back at Keith Olbermann in media kerfuffle: ‘Hope you get the help you need’

Linda Cohn claps back at Keith Olbermann in media kerfuffle: ‘Hope you get the help you need’

The beef between ESPN’s Linda Cohn and Keith Olbermann, her former “SportsCenter” counterpart, escalated Friday. Cohn went scorched earth on Olbermann in response to his comments calling her “self-obsessed politically motivated clown,” saying that he ultimately needs to seek help. “Amazing @KeithOlbermann that you describe me how the world actually describes you,” Cohn posted to … Read more

Keith Olbermann viciously attacks ex-ESPN colleague Linda Cohn over Auston Matthews Olympics take

Keith Olbermann viciously attacks ex-ESPN colleague Linda Cohn over Auston Matthews Olympics take

Former ESPN host Keith Olbermann called his former “SportsCenter” colleague Linda Cohn a “self-obsessed politically motivated clown” following her remarks about Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews visiting the White House after Team USA’s gold medal win over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Taking to X on Thursday, Cohn disagreed with a Toronto Star opinion … Read more

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman will be back, back, back for a little bit longer on the ESPN airwaves. The well-known ESPN personality told Alex Sherman on the “CNBC Sport” podcast published Thursday that he will step away from broadcasting after his contract with the network ends after the 2029 NFL season.  “I’ll be almost 75, I think … Read more

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman will be back, back, back for a little bit longer on the ESPN airwaves. The well-known ESPN personality told Alex Sherman on the “CNBC Sport” podcast published Thursday that he will step away from broadcasting after his contract with the network ends after the 2029 NFL season.  “I’ll be almost 75, I think … Read more

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman reveals when he plans to fully retire at ESPN

Chris Berman will be back, back, back for a little bit longer on the ESPN airwaves. The well-known ESPN personality told Alex Sherman on the “CNBC Sport” podcast published Thursday that he will step away from broadcasting after his contract with the network ends after the 2029 NFL season.  “I’ll be almost 75, I think … Read more

ESPN turning to ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ as ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ replacement

ESPN turning to ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ as ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ replacement

The Worldwide Leader has figured out how to fill the empty program spot left by the departure of “Sunday Night Baseball.”  ESPN will debut “Women’s Sports Sundays” this summer featuring the top games in the WNBA and the NWSL, with the series running nine weeks and including 12 primetime games. The new programming will include … Read more

Ian Rapoport unsure of future in ESPN-NFL Network marriage with contract expiring

Ian Rapoport unsure of future in ESPN-NFL Network marriage with contract expiring

With NFL Network and ESPN joining forces, Ian Rapoport’s future is up in the air.  In an interview with The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Rapoport said he wasn’t sure what’s next for him professionally with his contract expiring in May and another NFL insider, Adam Schefter, already in place at ESPN. “Just so we are clear, … Read more

Ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne reveals Augusta National ban: ‘Called into the truck’

Ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne reveals Augusta National ban: ‘Called into the truck’

Kenny Mayne isn’t welcome at the Masters. The former ESPN anchor revealed during an appearance on a recent episode of “God Bless Football” with Jon “Stugotz” Weiner that he believes he’s been banned from Augusta National for good. Mayne didn’t say when his ban began, but he has a good idea what caused it. The … Read more

Porn star and Miami fan Abella Danger is over the ‘burden’ of being on ESPN

Porn star and Miami fan Abella Danger is over the ‘burden’ of being on ESPN

Abella Danger wasn’t asking for this. The porn star and Miami student addressed her appearances on the ESPN airwaves during the College Football Playoff — including a three-second shot during Monday’s National Championship game against Indiana at Hard Rock Stadium. On her Instagram Story on Tuesday, she posted a screen grab of a text exchange … Read more

Kirk Herbstreit gives touching Lee Corso update after ESPN icon misses national championship

Kirk Herbstreit gives touching Lee Corso update after ESPN icon misses national championship

Kirk Herbstreit gave a shoutout to a legendary Indiana Hoosier. After Indiana defeated Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night, Herbstreit gave a shoutout to his former “College GameDay” co-host Lee Corso — a longtime Hoosiers coach — who retired from the ESPN airwaves before the season. “Chris [Fowler] … Read more

Abella Danger’s ESPN appearance during CFP title game stuns fans

Abella Danger’s ESPN appearance during CFP title game stuns fans

ESPN’s coverage of the national championship tilt between Miami and Indiana wasn’t without the Hurricanes’ famed supporter. With less than seven minutes to go in Monday’s College Football Playoff (CFP) title game, cameras panned to adult film star Abella Danger in the stands at Hard Rock Stadium, where her beloved Hurricanes fell to the Hoosiers … Read more

Cardi B fires back at ESPNers for doubting boyfriend Stefon Diggs’ Patriots: ‘Didn’t believe in us!’

Cardi B fires back at ESPNers for doubting boyfriend Stefon Diggs’ Patriots: ‘Didn’t believe in us!’

Cardi B kept the receipts. The superstar rapper fired back at the “NFL Live” crew for unanimously selecting Houston to top boyfriend Stefon Diggs and the Patriots in Sunday’s divisional round clash – picks that backfired after New England’s 28-16 triumph. “What are y’all talking about?! Nothing! Nothing!” Cardi yelled in a video shared Sunday … Read more

Bill Belichick will work as TV analyst for CFP national championship game

Bill Belichick will work as TV analyst for CFP national championship game

Bill Belichick will be in the building for the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday — but rather than coaching on the sidelines, he will be up in the broadcasting booth. Belichick is expected to join the ACC Network’s coverage of the championship game at Hard Rock Stadium as a guest analyst before … Read more

Michael Kay’s beef with former ESPN Radio co-host Peter Rosenberg turns ugly

Michael Kay’s beef with former ESPN Radio co-host Peter Rosenberg turns ugly

Throw away all of those good times and laughs – Michael Kay is done. The voice of the Yankees fired off a wild text message to his former ESPN Radio co-host Peter Rosenberg, which included telling him, “you’re dead to me,” Rosenberg revealed on “Don, Hahn & Rosenberg” this week. The apparent issue between the … Read more

David Cone out at ESPN in MLB coverage shakeup

David Cone out at ESPN in MLB coverage shakeup

Veteran baseball analyst and longtime pitcher David Cone is no longer with ESPN. Cone, according to multiple reports, did not have his contract renewed as the Worldwide Leader is undergoing a broader shakeup of its Major League Baseball coverage ahead of the 2026 season. The 1994 American League Cy Young winner’s run at ESPN ends … Read more