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They still ask me about 'Second Round' even now
"Canibus, can you tell us what happened again?"
Look at this fucking clown
Can't get over it, they ask me a loaded question
And act like I'm the one that's promotin' it
Domonique Foxworth Is ESPN’s Most Interesting Talent | Barrett Media
"Foxworth has that certain star it quality that can be hard to name. Even if you can't identify what it is, if you identify someone that has it, you have to do all you can to hold on to them as tight as you can."
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ESPN Waits a Year to Clean Up Rachel Nichols—Maria Taylor Mess, Makes Mess Messier
ESPN looks weak taking action against Rachel Nichols now.
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Domonique Foxworth Is ESPN’s Most Interesting Talent | Barrett Media
"Foxworth has that certain star it quality that can be hard to name. Even if you can't identify what it is, if you identify someone that has it, you have to do all you can to hold on to them as tight as you can."
Foxworth got way too much sass for me. Can't listen to him.
I ain't even gonna ask for any further explanation as much as I am dying to.
Report: Maria Taylor has $3M salary offer from ESPN, interest from other networks
Jason Owens
Thu, July 8, 2021, 8:32 PM·2 min read
With her contract set to expire amid a tumultuous NBA Finals for ESPN, Maria Taylor reportedly has a roughly $3 million salary offer on the table to remain at the network.
She also has other suitors.
The New York Post's Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that ESPN offered the 34-year-old reporter and TV host a roughly $2 million raise over her current yearly salary of $1 million.
The report arrives as the network deals with the fallout from reporter and host Rachel Nichols' 2020 comments suggesting that Taylor, who is Black, was awarded her job as "NBA Countdown" host during the Finals because of a diversity effort rather than her merits.
Nichols, who is white, had shared hosting duties with Taylor during the 2019-20 regular season and expected to host the show during the Finals.
Maria Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals. (Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Will Maria Taylor consider staying at ESPN amid fallout?
Nichols made the comments not realizing she was being recorded while in the NBA bubble in June 2020. Taylor has reportedly refused to work directly with Nichols since her comments were internally leaked at ESPN. Her comments went public Sunday in a New York Times report, more than a year after they were made and two days before Game 1 of the Finals.
Nichols was replaced as the network's sideline reporter for the Finals by Malika Andrews after the Times' report. According to the Times, ESPN didn't initially discipline Nichols for her comments but suspended a Black woman producer who internally shared the recording, fueling speculation that Taylor is unhappy with ESPN's treatment of Black employees. Taylor has not addressed the issue publicly outside of a Wednesday tweet referencing "dark times."
Taylor's contract ends before potential Game 7
Taylor's contract will expire July 20, the same day Game 6 of the Finals will be played, if needed. The uncertainty of Taylor's contract status looms large over the network's coverage.
Will she be satisfied with ESPN's reported $3 million offer? Will she be comfortable working for the network after the Nichols fallout?
According to Marchand, Taylor has options. NBC and Amazon are both interested in hiring Taylor, according to the report. Taylor has a strong background covering football and could presumably join NBC's NFL and college football coverage or Amazon's team covering the NFL with its upcoming "Thursday Night Football" package.
What Amazon and NBC are willing to offer Taylor was not reported.
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Jason Owens
Thu, July 8, 2021, 8:32 PM·2 min read
With her contract set to expire amid a tumultuous NBA Finals for ESPN, Maria Taylor reportedly has a roughly $3 million salary offer on the table to remain at the network.
She also has other suitors.
The New York Post's Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that ESPN offered the 34-year-old reporter and TV host a roughly $2 million raise over her current yearly salary of $1 million.
The report arrives as the network deals with the fallout from reporter and host Rachel Nichols' 2020 comments suggesting that Taylor, who is Black, was awarded her job as "NBA Countdown" host during the Finals because of a diversity effort rather than her merits.
Nichols, who is white, had shared hosting duties with Taylor during the 2019-20 regular season and expected to host the show during the Finals.
Maria Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals. (Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Will Maria Taylor consider staying at ESPN amid fallout?
Nichols made the comments not realizing she was being recorded while in the NBA bubble in June 2020. Taylor has reportedly refused to work directly with Nichols since her comments were internally leaked at ESPN. Her comments went public Sunday in a New York Times report, more than a year after they were made and two days before Game 1 of the Finals.
Nichols was replaced as the network's sideline reporter for the Finals by Malika Andrews after the Times' report. According to the Times, ESPN didn't initially discipline Nichols for her comments but suspended a Black woman producer who internally shared the recording, fueling speculation that Taylor is unhappy with ESPN's treatment of Black employees. Taylor has not addressed the issue publicly outside of a Wednesday tweet referencing "dark times."
Taylor's contract ends before potential Game 7
Taylor's contract will expire July 20, the same day Game 6 of the Finals will be played, if needed. The uncertainty of Taylor's contract status looms large over the network's coverage.
Will she be satisfied with ESPN's reported $3 million offer? Will she be comfortable working for the network after the Nichols fallout?
According to Marchand, Taylor has options. NBC and Amazon are both interested in hiring Taylor, according to the report. Taylor has a strong background covering football and could presumably join NBC's NFL and college football coverage or Amazon's team covering the NFL with its upcoming "Thursday Night Football" package.
What Amazon and NBC are willing to offer Taylor was not reported.
Report: Maria Taylor has $3M salary offer from ESPN, interest from other networks
Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
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MMA reporter Ariel Helwani leaving ESPN after three years
Ariel Helwani is leaving ESPN after three years of covering MMA, specifically UFC, and other sports. His last day at the network is June 15.
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MMA reporter Ariel Helwani leaving ESPN after three years
Chris Bumbaca
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Ariel Helwani is leaving ESPN on June 15, he announced Sunday.
The MMA reporter for the network maintained it was an amicable split, as his three-year contract he signed in 2018 expired.
"I want to let you know that there's no hard feelings here. ESPN did offer me a new contract," Helwani said in a video posted on Instagram. "I signed for 3 years back in 2018. They offered me a new contract. I was given the opportunity to look at what was out there for me and I found a lot of exciting opportunities and a lot of things that think the fans will really like and be pumped about, as I am as well. I'm not quite ready to announce that.
"I'll tell you about that soon."
Helwani expressed gratitude for opportunities at ESPN, saying it was "a dream come true ... I have no regrets." The Montreal, Canada native hosted a podcast called "Ariel Helwani's MMA Show" and other shows "Ariel & The Bad Guy" and "DC & Helwani" with former UFC champion Daniel Cormier.
In addition to being a top voice in the MMA space, Helwani served as a sideline reporter during NBA games, which he looked back on fondly in his farewell video.
Helwani commands a massive social media presence, boasting 1.1 million followers on Instagram and approaching one million on Twitter.
Prior to ESPN, Helwani wrote for MMA Fighting.com
"I'd be lying if I said I'd go there and leave three years later," Helwani said. "But this is a crazy world, a crazy business."
Helwani said the past six months have been stressful as the deadline to decide his future arrived. He
Helwani has not been immune to controversies with UFC boss Dana White, and he thanked his bosses at ESPN and the fans for their support during those ordeals.
"I feel like I work for the fans. You guys saved my career. There's no doubt about that. So I will always try to do right by the fans and try to cover the sport the right way and a fun way and an original way."
ESPN reportedly offered Ariel Helwani a pay cut to stay
Ariel Helwani is reportedly on his way out of ESPN, with news today that he was offered a new deal but at a reduced salary.
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ESPN reportedly offered Ariel Helwani a pay cut to stay
ESPNMMABy Jay Rigdon on 06/07/2021
Yesterday, news broke that UFC reporter Ariel Helwani was likely leaving ESPN, with a gambling-related company his probable destination.
Today, a new report (also from Andrew Marchand at the New York Post) includes the fact that Helwani was offered a new deal to remain at ESPN, but that he would have had to take a pay cut to do so.
Obviously there was no way Helwani would be staying at even just a flat rate, much less a cut of any number. So, why would ESPN be unwilling to even try to compete with outside opportunities in this case? Helwani is a big name in MMA reporting, and his social following is such that he brings his own audience with him, to a degree. He’s a valuable asset, in a sport that is a big source of ESPN+ subscribers.
For one thing, UFC boss Dana White has never liked Helwani. Marchand’s reporting is clear to note that wasn’t a factor, and that both ESPN and Helwani would have been open to him staying on. It wasn’t a force out at the behest of a rights partner. But it probably didn’t help incentivize ESPN to offer what it would have taken to keep Helwani in-house.
That rights deal is another big factor, too; for the company as a whole, ESPN+ is a huge deal going forward. UFC is a big part of that, and as such the revenue driven in the form of subscription fees matters a lot more to ESPN than whatever traffic Helwani might bring to digital spaces. ESPN knows Helwani will be going somewhere else, and taking his audience with him, but he’ll still be covering the UFC, and if his audience wants to watch, they’ll still have to subscribe to ESPN+. Having Ariel Helwani covering the sport is still good for ESPN, whether they’re paying him to do it or not.
For Helwani, the benefit is obvious: the money is going to be a lot more, even if he’s no longer working for just one centralized company.
Taking these factors into account, it becomes more obvious why ESPN would be okay letting Helwani walk, and why Helwani would be secure in testing the waters.
It is, though, something to monitor, especially in the wake of Kenny Mayne also being offered a pay cut after decades of service.
Sports Media News: MMA Daniel Cormier reveals new ESPN MMA show and partner to replace DC & Helwani
https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-daniel-cormier-reveals-new-espn-mma-show-partner-replace-dc-helwani
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They trying to cancel Stephen A Smith - Shohei Ohtani
I mean I can see it but we see these commercials…them subway commercials and shit if not Bryce Harper or Trout then who? Shit I’ll be honest out of the young bulls I see in commercials it’s Acuna and Tatis….I just don’t see how they trying to paint what Sas said as racist when they know damn...
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Disney to Increase Price of ESPN+ Subscription
Beginning on August 13, ESPN+ will cost $6.99 a month, or $69.99 a year.
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Disney to Increase Price of ESPN+ Subscription
Beginning on August 13, ESPN+ will cost $6.99 a month, or $69.99 a year.
BY J. CLARA CHAN
JULY 12, 2021 12:48PM
Disney will increase the price of its ESPN+ subscription from $5.99 to $6.99 a month beginning in August, an ESPN+ spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
With the new price increases, a yearly subscription to ESPN+ will cost $69.99 a year, up from $59.99, next month. The price for the bundle of ESPN+ with Disney+ and Hulu will remain the same at $13.99 a month, as will UFC pay-per-view matches available on the streaming service.
In April, Disney reported that ESPN+ had 13.8 million subscribers as the streamer continues to win exclusive streaming rights to major sporting events and release original programming with prominent athletes like Abby Wambach, Ronda Rousey and Tom Brady. Earlier this month, ESPN nabbed the exclusive rights to the Wimbledon championship through 2035, with live streaming rights going to ESPN+, which will be the only platform for tennis fans to watch full match replays and live coverage of the qualifying rounds. The streamer will also have exclusive access to 75 games from the National Hockey League for the upcoming season, as well as next season’s PGA Tour Live.
Disney+ currently costs $7.99 a month, while the most basic tier of Hulu costs $5.99. In December, Disney also hiked up the price of Hulu’s Live TV bundle by $10 a month for a total of $65 a month.
but but but I thought ESPN employees were NOT ALLOWED to comment on OTHER employees PUBLICLY?!?
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During an appearance on First Take, ESPN reporter Jeff Passan says Shohei Ohtani ‘left behind everything he knows to pursue the American dream’ and that the show ‘should not be trafficking in ignorance’ following widely criticized comments made by host Stephen A. Smith on Monday
Good for Mike Golic. I'm a Golic fan.
They fucked Mike when they paired him with Trey Wingo. (fake Alpha Male)
I don't dislike him, he was just a guy. Greeny and Golic had chemistry.
Greeny was the Nerd, Golic was the jock. That dynamic lead to a lot of interesting discussions.
Wingo in my opinion saw himself as an Alpha on the same level as Golic and it just didn't work. (for me)
That rant he made about those of us who didn't find the New England LA Rams Super Bowl interesting was beyond stupid.
How are you going to tell me, I should be interested in that damn game. It was boring.
HNIC
I don't dislike him, he was just a guy. Greeny and Golic had chemistry.
Greeny was the Nerd, Golic was the jock. That dynamic lead to a lot of interesting discussions.
Wingo in my opinion saw himself as an Alpha on the same level as Golic and it just didn't work. (for me)
That rant he made about those of us who didn't find the New England LA Rams Super Bowl interesting was beyond stupid.
How are you going to tell me, I should be interested in that damn game. It was boring.
HNIC
You are 100% correct on all your points.
I still think ESPN made a huge error allowing them to break up
Cause greeny wasn't gonna go no where else.
Even though I loved the show, I'm glad they let Greeny walk.
He was on the show for over 15 years. He deserved the oppurtunity to see if he could host his own show.
HNIC
I had no problem with them letting Golic go. They gave him another shot on Radio/TV and it didn't work.
He was on board with Wingo as his co-host.
They employed him for 17 plus years and paid him well.
Can't keep his ass forever.
They also put Golic Jr. in a great situation, so ESPN did right by the Golic family.
HNIC
^^^
OK you hit it
As much as I UNDERSTAND Golic issues with ESPN and it seems corporate repeats the same simple dumb sh*t with ALL itys employees just thatyt 10 seconds of RESPECT
not money not ass kissing just RESPECT that I think would REALLY help not only its reputation but business OVERALL.
Golic to me should NOT be saying a DAMN THING because they allowed him to basically groom train and create a spot at that network for his son.
PAID by the network.
An opportunity MANY white OR black would never get (especially Black)
Glad he found another gig, but this is definitely a step (or two) below what he was doing at ESPN.
I've never heard of this chick he's going to be working with.
Seems like it's a lot less work and stress though.
And yeah, Wingo sucked trying to replace Greeny.
I liked him hosting NFL shows and the draft, but he just didn't fit on the show.
It's better than nothing
he was sick of being home and he got something to prove.
And honestly the way sports media is now anything outside espn is a step down if you think about it.
But I wouldn't look at it like that if he works hard? this can pop...
A podcast, some strong social media, a YouTube partner?
He has strong name recognition a hood reputation and solid connections Notre Dame legend
If he wants he could make this something big
College sports is MONEY and there are enough niche spots to carve out your own lane.
In fact if I had the capital I would seek out all the best espn cast offs and create my own sports media network.
I liked Wingo on those nfl shows I thought he was great but understand in the mike and Mike format not so much
Still thought they could have found Mike a solid partner and make it work.