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ESPN editor departs for Ring Magazine amid HR investigation
Elizabeth Baugh will lead marketing, communications, and branding for the boxing publication.
Mary Kate Cornett takes direct aim at Pat McAfee: ‘I’m not a public figure that you can go talk about on your show...
"I don't think these boys know what they're doing to people."
Michael Wilbon continues criticism of ESPN over ‘disgraceful’ Bronny James coverage
"I found it less than the professional-level standard that I became accustomed to personally at Northwestern, at the Washington Post. Just talking about Bronny James, for what?"
Scott Van Pelt gives formula for standout ‘SportsCenter’ interviews in age of athlete-hosted media
"I'm not saying this just to be an a**, but you probably have some idea who I am, and I know who you are."
Jay Bilas isn’t a fan of analysts picking games
And no, he apparently doesn't care if Duke wins or loses.
‘NFL Live’ will feature drawings from Dan Orlovsky’s son Madden in celebration of World Autism Awareness Day
"No matter what you’re seeing on the air, his drawings will be in the background."
Adam Lefkoe blasts ‘frustratingly absurd’ discussion of Steph Curry on ‘First Take’
"Why is the most common reason today’s players wouldn’t survive in past eras not about skill or strategy—but 'we’d beat them up'?"
ESPN’s Randy Scott: ‘Fighting with cycling Twitter is worse than any college fan base’
"Fighting with cycling Twitter is worse than any college fan base, any Cowboys perceived slight, any LeBron or MJ hive."
Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon committed to the bit on torpedo bat ban April Fool’s joke
"Do you want me to say it or do you want to say it, as to what we're doing here?"
Stephen A. Smith on Pelicans shutting down Zion Williamson: ‘The word bust comes to mind’
"The problem is he's rarely available."
Scott Van Pelt rips Kevin Willard’s handling of Maryland departure
"Maybe you don't take a giant s*** on the front steps on the house you have lived in for the last three years."
UFL sees staggering viewership drop off for opening week
The season opener on Fox was down 42%, and not a single game reached last year's season-long average.
‘Around the Horn’ airs Halloween special as final April Fools’ Day prank
"Around the Horn" will miss Halloween this year, so the show took matters into its own hands.
Women’s tournament posts second most-watched Sweet 16 on record
While down from last year, this year's Sweet 16 was up 39% versus 2023.
Monica McNutt attributes Caitlin Clark’s popularity to being ‘a white girl from the middle of America’
"We attach our fandom to these icons for all types of reasons, and sometimes they may not be based in truth."
Boxing insider Mike Coppinger leaving ESPN for Turki Alalshikh’s Ring Magazine per report
The news comes weeks after Saudi Arabia partnered with TKO on a new boxing promotion.
ESPN reportedly has ‘optimism’ about re-working MLB deal
ESPN isn't giving up on the possibility of a new MLB deal beginning next season, but it will come down to the economics and mending fences.
ESPN officially welcomes Peter Schrager
ESPN has hired former NFL Network and Fox Sports personality Peter Schrager to be one of their leading NFL voices on the network.
Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett shares her traumatic experience after viral rumor hit ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett says she was the victim of false rumors on social media amplified most prominently by Pat McAfee.
Skip Bayless rips ‘cowardly’ LeBron James for Stephen A. Smith confrontation
"This was a flat-out ambush, a drive-by, a premeditated and calculated move by LeBron James..."
NFL a ‘virtual lock’ to exit media rights deals in 2029, per report
"I don’t think it’s a mystery that as media fragments, there are very few programming options that aggregate large audiences."
The NCAA desperately needs to optimize its winter championship schedule
Kirk Herbstreit: ESPN’s never asked me to manufacture a take
"ESPN's never asked me to have a side."
Stephen A. Smith calls Kim Mulkey ‘very rude’ after tense exchange with student reporter
"She's rude, she's condescending and unnecessarily so to too many people."
Shannon Sharpe: ‘Kim Mulkey’s been nasty for a very long time’
"She's gotten away with this type of behavior because she is a National Championship-winning head coach."