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
In this week’s Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast, Mike Tirico joins the show one year before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris. Tirico talks about his preparation for hosting those games with NBC and his role in covering geopolitical stories during the games. Mike Tirico joined Andrew Marchand and John Ourand on … Read more
ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop is recovering after he collapsed during a live broadcast on Sunday night in an unsettling moment. The former goalie fell toward co-host Dan Thomas while discussing AC Milan’s friendly with Real Madrid on the field at the Rose Bowl. “ Shak! Shak! We need some help,” an unnerved Thomas was … Read more
J.J. Redick is the front-runner to join ESPN’s top NBA broadcasting team alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and game analyst Mark Jackson, according to Front Office Sports. Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson and Doc Rivers are also reportedly still in the mix for the job. The Post’s Andrew Marchand and Ryan Glasspiegel previously reported that Redick, Burke and … 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
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
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
ESPN’s Karl Ravech blew a clutch Oral Roberts home run call during the team’s win over TCU in Game 1 of the College World Series on Friday. It all started when Blaze Brothers came to the plate for Oral Roberts with one out and two runners on in the top of the ninth inning. Brothers … 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
Two of the most tantalizing mysteries in the history of sports media have been solved. It’s been a matter of intrigue that one NBA MVP voter had left Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic entirely off the top five of his ballot. It wound up being Mark Jackson, which then begged the question, how could someone who … Read more
In the wake of ESPN’s executive reorg, pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into the future of ESPN, including a discussion of when ESPN will make its main channel available to cord-cutters via streaming. The hosts also dissect MLB’s move to create a local media department and talk about what that means for … Read more
PHOENIX — The biggest NFL TV free agent this offseason might be the smallest analyst in the game. The contract of ESPN’s Mina Kimes is up and she should crack into seven figures when all is said and done. Sportscasting free agency is not like the players’ version, in which there are known lists. Not … Read more