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Jeff Van Gundy is still hurt by ‘sting’ of ESPN firing

Jeff Van Gundy won his first NBA championship ring with the Celtics last week, but he still regrets the blow he received from ESPN after being fired after 16 years as their lead NBA analyst in a cost-cutting measure. “Any time you get fired from a job, I think that stings stay with you. I’ve […]

ESPN has offered Stephen A. Smith $18 million deal

ESPN doesn’t want one of the sports giant’s biggest personalities to leave. The network offered “First Take” commentator Stephen A. Smith a five-year, $90 million contract ($18 million annually) to remain with ESPN when his contract expires in 2025. According to PacNews. ESPN has reportedly pitched Smith’s rep, William Morris Endeavor (WME), the idea that […]

Pat McAfee in ESPN ‘College GameDay’ limbo as 2024 season looms

It’s unclear whether Pat McAfee will appear on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” McAfee has stirred controversy with his eccentric style on Saturday morning shows for the past two years, but he has yet to sign a contract to host ESPN’s weekly college football roadshow next season. This was reported by The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. Tuesday. McAfee, […]

ESPN insider blasts on Mavericks’ Luka Doncic for fouling out

Luka Doncic was already having a tough night. Then, an NBA reporter from ESPN rubbed salt into the wound. Doncic fouled out with 4:12 left in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks’ Game 3 loss to the Celtics in Dallas on Wednesday night, all but erasing his team’s chances of winning. But it was Doncic’s […]

ESPN can’t repeat Stephen A. Smith playoff mistake during NBA Finals

Before the Knicks faced the Pacers in Game 7 of their playoff series at Madison Square Garden last month, ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” might have sounded almost like “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” There was a lot of fanfare as Smith entered Madison Square Garden, gave words of encouragement as a Knicks fan and put his […]

‘Can I Just Real Quick Be Really Mean?’: Former ESPN Host Sage Steele Tears Into ‘Opportunist’ Alyssa Farah Griffin

Former ESPN host Sage Steele tore into “The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, calling the former White House Communications Director under Trump an “opportunist” Wednesday. Griffin told the Democratic Party Tuesday to “start fighting harder” because “time is running out” and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may have “a chance” at defeating President […]