Linda Cohn is not pleased with ESPN’s “buffoonery” in its handling of recent layoffs. Cohn, who was the longest-tenured “SportsCenter” anchor before departing the company last month, watched this week as former colleagues Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech, David Lloyd were among those axed. Clark was let go during a commercial break of “NFL Live” as … Read more
Linda Cohn isn’t “going off into the sunset.” The Hall of Fame broadcaster, who has anchored more editions of “SportsCenter” on ESPN than anyone in history, announced Monday that she’s leaving the Worldwide Leader after 34 years — and she’s carrying that momentum into her next chapter. “I’m excited about what’s next, and I’m not … Read more
Linda Cohn is taking one for the road. The longtime “SportsCenter” host — who has anchored more episodes of the flagship ESPN show — will officially retire from the network on June 30 after making her final appearances during the 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. editions. Cohn hosted her first-ever “SportsCenter” on July … Read more
Linda Cohn’s short-lived home run catchphrase did not quite make it out of the batter’s box. The longtime ESPN anchor revealed on Rich Eisen’s “This Was SportsCenter” that she once tried to debut a very risky “SportsCenter” line for baseball highlights, only for ex-ESPN executive Norby Williamson to shut it down almost immediately. “Whenever I … Read more
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
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