Skip Bayless’ colleagues took to social media to honor the sports media personality’s abrupt exit from FS1 airwaves. Bayless, who confirmed on X that Friday was his final show, is leaving the network after eight years on the air. “A truly legendary run,” Nick Wright of “First Things First” (FTF) on FS1 wrote on X. … Read more
Skip Bayless might have “saved” Stephen A. Smith’s career, but those days — and the two working together — are a “far cry away,” according to the “First Take” personality, who addressed the topic on Friday. After eight years, Bayless is soon leaving FS1’s “Undisputed,” The Post first reported, which sent shockwaves in the sports … Read more
Count ESPN out as Skip Bayless’ next sports media destination. Bayless, co-host of “Undisputed,” is leaving FS1 after eight years at the network, as The Post exclusively reported Monday, and ESPN is already dismissing the idea of bringing in the hot take commentator, according to a new report. Front Office Sports reported Tuesday that the … Read more
It is the end of an era at FS1. Skip Bayless is leaving his role as co-host of “Undisputed” at the network after eight years, The Post has learned. His final show will be later this summer. Skip Bayless Instagram / Skip Bayless Bayless referred The Post to Fox Sports PR, which declined to comment. … Read more
The Truth is not in dispute. Paul Pierce is likely joining FS1’s “Undisputed” in a contributor role as the NBA season heats up, The Post has learned. Sources said the deal is not finalized but could be as soon as this week. A Fox Sports spokesperson declined to comment. Since Shannon Sharpe left the program … Read more
Shannon Sharpe explained why he’s better off after “Undisputed” on Fox Sports “let me go” last June. Sharpe — who left his co-host seat on FS1’s “Undisputed” last summer and joined ESPN’s “First Take” in September 2023 — threw some shade at former co-host Skip Bayless while boasting about his success since the split. During the … Read more
FS1’s “Undisputed” is never shy about embracing takes that make people want to get up and leave, but during Tuesday’s show, Richard Sherman’s MVP opinion irked Keyshawn Johnson so much that he briefly left the set. Sherman and Johnson were debating the NFL award race when the latter became incensed enough to leave after the former … Read more
Things got heated between Skip Bayless and Richard Sherman on the “Undisputed” set on Tuesday. The FS1 host and the former All-Pro cornerback didn’t see eye-to-eye while debating the “hip-drop tackle” after Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a serious left leg injury due to the tactic in a blowout win against North Alabama on Saturday. “Let … Read more
Aaron Rodgers’ candid weekly appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show” talking about vaccines, psychedelics, football and more, has Skip Bayless thinking the quarterback wouldn’t want to be a guest on “Undisputed.” In a joint sit-down interview with GQ, Bayless and Lil Wayne discussed their unlikely friendship and Bayless was asked who his dream guest would … Read more
Stephen A. Smith says his new two-days-a-week partner Shannon Sharpe didn’t leave FS1’s “Undisputed” program “over his own volition.” Smith, the personality who drives ESPN’s “First Take,” brought up the matter on “The Joe Budden Podcast” “I’m telling you he was pushed out,” Smith said. “It’s fact. They can deny it. He wouldn’t. I can … 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
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 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
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
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 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