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 disputed, The Post has learned. Skip Bayless announced Monday that Keyshawn Johnson would be joining FS1’s “Undisputed” in a reboot of the show after Shannon Sharpe left FS1. However, sources say this announcement was premature, as ESPN has yet to release Johnson from his contract. Johnson was among about 20 high-profile talents laid off … Read more
Skip Bayless is having a party and some of his best friends are invited. The bombastic host of FS1’s “Undisputed” tweeted Tuesday confirmation of the new faces joining his show. And yes, he really did send it in all caps: “RICHARD SHERMAN! KEYSHAWN JOHNSON! MICHAEL IRVIN! NEW DREAM TEAM ON THE NEW UNDISPUTED. NEW LIL … Read more
The chorus of Skip Bayless haters continues to get louder. NFL Network reporter Jane Slater joined the growing list of sports media personalities taking issue with the Fox Sports host, making her feelings known in a post Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. It started when Bayless tweeted about a subject near and dear … Read more
The countdown to Shannon Sharpe’s anticipated return to television is on. The Hall of Famer, who left his co-host seat on FS1’s “Undisputed” in June, teased what appeared to be a timeline of his return, telling a fan Monday on Twitter that he’ll “be back” before the NFL season kicks off. Following a wave of … Read more
The rotation of replacements for Shannon Sharpe to debate Skip Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed” continues to take shape. Rachel Nichols will join the program as a regular analyst, John Ourand reports for Sports Business Journal. The report also said the network is “deciding between whether to have former NFL stars Michael Irvin or Keyshawn Johnson” join the show, … Read more
Richard Sherman is joining FS1 to spar with Skip Bayless on “Undisputed” in the wake of Shannon Sharpe’s departure from the program, The Post has learned. Sherman will go at it with Bayless on around 50-100 shows per year, mostly during football season. He will remain on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” studio show. … Read more
The first domino has dropped in the relaunch of FS1’s “Undisputed.” As The Post first reported, Shannon Sharpe left the program he’d co-hosted with Skip Bayless since 2016 after the NBA Finals in June. Bayless revealed on his podcast on Thursday that his friend, rapper Lil Wayne, will have a weekly segment on the show … Read more
Stephen A. Smith confirmed he wants Shannon Sharpe. On Friday, the ESPN “First Take” host addressed the rumors of the move with Sharpe, who left Skip Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed” in June, after Smith teased his Twitter followers about the upcoming news. “Look for me on Friday, Folks! I’ll be addressing all the things I … Read more
Skip Bayless’ exes could be teaming up. Shannon Sharpe, who left his post with Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed” in June, could join ESPN’s “First Take” as a contributor alongside former Bayless co-host Stephen A. Smith, according to Front Office Sports. The Hall of Fame tight end, 55, told USA Today it would be “great” if … Read more
Richard Sherman has emerged as a candidate to be Skip Bayless’ partner on FS1’s “Undisputed,” The Post has learned. In the wake of Shannon Sharpe leaving the program after seven years, FS1 is in the midst of finding Bayless’ new partner. The program is in its usual summer hiatus but will begin again at the … Read more
Pat McAfee had some deliberate words for one of his rival commentators during his opening monologue at the ESPYs. At the annual sports awards show, the new $85 million ESPN signee and ESPYs host slammed Skip Bayless for some of his most controversial behavior. “This year, we saw one of the most inspirational things in … Read more
Mase and Cam’Ron are daring Skip Bayless to change up his formula. As Bayless looks for a new debate opponent — or opponents — after Shannon Sharpe left FS1’s “Undisputed,” the two rappers spoke on their “It Is What It Is” podcast about wanting to see Bayless pitted against white partners. “He always tries to … Read more
Skip Bayless only has eyes for Charles Barkley as his next debate partner on “Undisputed.” In fact, the outspoken host is so eager to land the TNT personality as a “permanent” staple on the FS1 show — which saw the departure of Shannon Sharpe last month — that he’s willing to pay Barkley’s salary to … Read more
Skip Bayless wasn’t going to let Charles Barkley get away with dragging his name through the mud this time. On TNT’s coverage of “The Match” on Thursday night, a golf contest pitting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson against Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Barkley took a swing at Bayless’ recent “Undisputed” divorce with longtime Fox … Read more
It seems Shannon Sharpe won’t be away from the morning sports talk show circuit for long. The Hall of Fame tight end — who gave a tearful farewell during his final day on FS1’s “Undisputed” last Tuesday — revealed Monday that he will return to morning television “soon.” “l’m enjoying my early morning workouts, late … Read more
Skip Bayless tried to get some sleep Monday night before his “Undisputed” partner, Shannon Sharpe, recorded his final episode of the FS1 show the next day. But he couldn’t. He was “so torn up over what was happening” that even after the show was recorded, Bayless couldn’t even fall asleep. “To sum this up, on … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has officially weighed in on Shannon Sharpe’s impending departure from FS1. The Post first reported Wednesday that Sharpe and Fox Sports reached a buyout, signaling Sharpe’s breakup with Skip Bayless after nearly seven years of hosting “Undisputed” together. Smith, who previously worked with Bayless at ESPN, reacted to the news on his … Read more
Given Charles Barkley has been a nemesis of Skip Bayless for decades, it should come as no surprise the NBA great is reveling over Shannon Sharpe’s impending breakup with the “Undisputed” star. One day after The Post first reported that Sharpe and Fox Sports have reached a buyout agreement that will see the NFL Hall … Read more
Marcellus Wiley put the Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless cards on the table, and it seems it all boils down to a “power struggle” between the two “Undisputed” cohosts. Sharpe recently announced his parting ways with Bayless and Fox Sports, the parent company of Fox Sports 1 which airs the show, and his final show … Read more