
ESPN News


Weird ‘First Take’ pitching rant embodies why MLB, ESPN are breaking up
NHL predictably sees sharp U.S. ratings decline through Conference Finals
TNT Sports is down 20%, while ESPN is down 31% versus last season.
Judge denies Disney’s request for temporary restraining order against YouTube, former exec Justin Connolly
Connolly will be able to serve in his new role at YouTube as court proceedings progress.
Tim Legler could reportedly become an NBA Finals option for ESPN
Tim Legler could be in line for a major promotion, with ESPN reportedly considering him for a spot in its NBA Finals broadcast booth.
Doris Burke defends coverage of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘free throw merchant’ storyline
"I can tell I feel like I'm doing a decent job when multiple fan bases are pissed off at me."

ESPN’s top NBA booth is still searching for its voice
Bill Simmons: ‘Pardon the Interruption’ shouldn’t continue after Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon
"The show should die when they don't wanna do it anymore."
Doris Burke’s spot in ESPN’s top NBA booth not guaranteed, per report
ESPN's lead NBA broadcast team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke, and Richard Jefferson may not return next season.
Ric Flair shares feelings on ESPN NBA commentators
"Good God..."
Stephen A. Smith torches Knicks president, owner for avoiding media after Tom Thibodeau firing
"Get the hell in front of a microphone and camera and answer questions. Stop being a coward."
Scott Van Pelt regrets that national media ‘missed’ Indiana Pacers greatness
"Looking back ... I'll just give myself a failing grade as it relates to acknowledging the Pacers as potentially being what they were."
NBA playoff ratings up 3% through Conference Finals
The league is averaging 4.2 million viewers per game entering the NBA Finals.
NFL owners pushing for ESPN-NFL Media deal?
"NFL owners, they want to do this they've been trying to unload NFL Media for a while"
Pat McAfee proves ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN will be just fine
Dodgers-Yankees draws highest ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ audience since 2018
The high-profile World Series rematch between the Dodgers and Yankees drew the best audience numbers for Sunday Night Baseball in seven years.
ESPN reportedly ‘furthest along’ in UFC negotiations as contenders emerge
All indications appear to be that UFC's next rights deal will be split into two packages.
Kendrick Perkins squashes beef with Charles Barkley: ‘I just think this is stupid’
"Me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
Jeff Passan: ‘Colorado Rockies have the disease of complacency’
"They are just an organization that is a decade plus behind right now."
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon: Dallas Stars fandom is ‘new-fangled hipster thing’ in Texas
"They don't know anything about real sports."
Mike Greenberg on ‘Mike & Mike’ legacy: ‘We created something that mattered to people’
"These days, we don't really talk to each other much."
ESPN reportedly planning ‘extensive’ postgame edition of ‘Inside the NBA’
"ESPN’s goal is to let the post-game segment run as long as it does now on TNT," according to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
‘SportsCenter’ honors ‘uniquely talented and singularly brilliant’ John Brenkus in moving tributes
"This world was a better place with John Brenkus in it."
Stephen A. Smith teases ‘very important’ announcement
"The train don't stop."
Mina Kimes responds to awkward Ryen Russillo podcast remark about her
"Very cool and normal replies lol"
ESPN’s Karl Ravech says Shohei Ohtani ‘struggled’ after two-hit performance
"Shohei, who struggled yesterday in that 18-run game by the Dodger offense."