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After spending the past few weeks battling COVID-19, Stephen A. Smith made his return to ESPN’s First Take on Monday morning. Smith, who announced on Dec. 21 that he’d tested positive for COVID-19, spent the opening segment of Monday’s show detailing his serious battle with the coronavirus. The ESPN personality explained that he was hospitalized over New Years, suffering from a 103-degree fever […]
YouTube TV has pulled Disney-owned channels from its platform—and there’s no indication of when they’ll return. The programming change took place this weekend, after Google and Disney failed to reach an agreement before their contract expire at midnight Friday. YouTube TV announced the removal in a statement Saturday, explaining why customers no longer had the option to […]
After three years of marriage, Jalen Rose and his wife, ESPN’s First Take host Molly Qerim, are reportedly calling it quits, TMZ reports. Rose filed for divorce back in April, claiming that the couple’s marriage broke down after Qerim moved to Connecticut. The former NBA player, who’s now a co-host of ESPN’s popular podcast and afternoon TV show, Jalen & Jacoby, confirmed […]
Ashton Kutcher is still getting trolled over his questionable hygiene practices. The 43-year-old actor traveled to Iowa this weekend to appear on ESPN’s College GameDay, where he would weigh in on the matchup between Iowa State and his alma mater, the University of Iowa. But he didn’t receive the warmest welcome. Immediately after landing in the Hawkeye State, Kutcher was hit with “take a […]
Stephen A. Smith has confirmed reports that said he wanted Max Kellerman to be taken off ESPN’s First Take. Although Smith called Kellerman “a real good guy,” the television personality and sports journalist said he didn’t think they had “a great partnership anymore” after hosting First Take together for five years. “The rumor’s accurate in terms of me wanting him […]
By now you’ve heard of Bishop Sycamore, the maybe-real, maybe-fake, high school at the center of one of the biggest American sports stories of the year. But prior to Sunday, pretty much nobody had heard of the Ohio online-only charter school. That all changed Sunday, when ESPN aired a high school football game between Florida’s powerhouse IMG […]
The story of Bishop Sycamore might be the craziest sports anecdote of 2021. An alleged “fake” high school from Columbus, Ohio set the Internet ablaze after the school fooled ESPN into airing one of its games against powerhouse IMG academy by telling them they had several Division I athletes on their roster. ESPN announcers admitted on the […]
It’s been a rough week for ESPN. After announcing that one of its biggest stars, Rachel Nichols, would be removed from all NBA coverage after the fallout of the Maria Taylor tape, the network appears to have been duped by a high school football team. On Sunday, ESPN aired a high school football game between […]
Following controversial comments that leaked last month, Rachel Nichols has been removed from all of ESPN’s NBA programming. Per Sports Business Journal, Nicholas has been taken off of NBA coverage and her weekday afternoon show The Jump will be cancelled. “We mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned,” said ESPN Senior VP of […]
Milwaukee Bucks president Peter Feigin penned an open letter in response to a First Take segment Wednesday where nearly everyone on the panel was unified in their contempt towards possibly traveling to one of the “terrible cities” that remain in contention for the NBA Finals. Feigin questioned when was the last time any of the First Take hosts […]
