ESPN reportedly considered replacing ‘Around the Horn’ with a Shannon Sharpe show
The news comes one month after Sharpe took a hiatus from ESPN following allegations of sexual assault.
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Chad Johnson stands by Shannon Sharpe amid legal saga: ‘If the ship goes down, b*tch I’m going down with it’
"When the ship was going good, I was right here. Just because it's f*cking rocky, I ain't going nowhere."
Dave Portnoy: Pat McAfee’s reason for leaving Barstool was ‘bullsh*t’
"That part, he and I disagree on."
Dave Portnoy recalls ESPN sending Barstool cease and desist letter over ‘Pardon My Take’
"Best thing they could have done for us."
Stephen A. Smith ‘hopeful’ Shannon Sharpe returns to ESPN for NFL season
"I’m hopeful this will all go away. I’m hopeful that I’ll have my brother back on the airwaves talking football next season"
Anthony Edwards trolls Shannon Sharpe’s ‘Lakers in 5’ meme
“Ant Man, Batman, Superman, Lakers in 5"
Stephen A. Smith blames Shannon Sharpe’s legal strategy for his ESPN hiatus
Smith isn't impressed with Sharpe's lawyer.
Shannon Sharpe denies second accuser’s sexual assault allegations
"When someone famous is in the news, all sorts of people crawl out of the woodwork to share their connection to that person"
Who is really in charge at ESPN?
Shannon Sharpe hosts NFL Draft edition of ‘Nightcap’ amid ESPN hiatus
It seems apparent that ESPN had a hand in Sharpe taking a temporary leave from the network.
Shannon Sharpe’s lawyer dismisses settlement talk: ‘We are going to sue her for defamation’
"We have the evidence of blackmail, and we will prove it in court. This will not settle."
Shannon Sharpe clowned for screenshotting statement about stepping away from ESPN
"Sweetie I think you were supposed to copy and paste this text message from your publicist into a tweet. Not take a screenshot"
Fox, Shannon Sharpe allegedly settled with female PA over choking incident, per report
"There was no incident of choking involving Shannon on the FS1 set. On one occasion, he and a few colleagues were involved in some light physical interaction in a playful context."
Shannon Sharpe ‘temporarily’ leaving ESPN amid sexual assault allegations
“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me."
Sage Steele calls out hypocrisy of ESPN’s handling of Shannon Sharpe
"There’s a long list of examples where ESPN/Disney considers having conservative viewpoints a much greater offense than questionable character."
Shannon Sharpe’s lawyer issues response to Mike Florio, says proposed payment not an ‘admission of wrongdoing’
"In Mr. Sharpe’s case as in the case of virtually all other similar subjects of blackmail, the reason [was] primarily to avoid public embarrassment for himself and his family and other adverse consequences to his life and reputation."
ESPN sat on its hands while the Shannon Sharpe situation became a disaster
Shannon Sharpe’s accuser releases new audio recordings: ‘I might choke you in public’
"Not a good look that you did the sh*t you did to me."
What was really going on with Stephen A. Smith’s Shannon Sharpe comments?
Stephen A. Smith ‘torn’ on Shannon Sharpe’s lawsuit response: ‘I don’t know where this is going to go’
"I don't know if that's a strategy that will work."
Shannon Sharpe previously offered ‘at least $10 million’ to settle sexual assault case, per lawyer
Sharpe's lawyer initially said he had offered "tens of millions of dollars" to settle the case.
Shannon Sharpe responds to accuser’s audio release: ‘This is a shakedown’
Shannon Sharpe released a video statement responding to audio from his accuser, saying it has been manipulated as part of a shakedown.
Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatens to ‘choke the sh*t’ out of rape accuser in audio
Shannon Sharpe continues to be on ESPN's First Take for now.
Shannon Sharpe spiked Dave Portnoy episode of ‘Club Shay Shay’
"I didn’t think it was great. I didn’t think it was going to get spiked"
Shannon Sharpe to appear on ‘First Take’ tomorrow amid lawsuit
He is not expected to address the civil suit's allegations on air.