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Stephen A. Smith 'not celebrating' Skip Bayless' 'Undisputed' exit
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ESPN quickly makes decision on Skip Bayless reunion
Skip Bayless is leaving FS1's "Undisputed" later this year.
Prince Harry Accepts Pat Tillman Award For Service At ESPYs, Acknowledges Mary Tillman In Audience – Watch
Prince Garry's controversial acceptance of the award included an outreach to his critics, including Pat Tillman's mother.
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NBA TV deal: Amazon, NBC join ESPN; TNT out
The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery's $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.
Brian Kenny: Max Kellerman set to 'emerge' later this year
Brian Kenny hints that his longtime friend and colleague, Max Kellerman, will resurface in the sports media landscape later this year.
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Dan Le Batard says ESPN 'tried to kill' Max Kellerman with schedule, treated him as 'disposable'
With Max Kellerman out of the public eye since 2023, Dan Le Batard was particularly vocal about ESPN's treatment of his former colleague.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sues the NBA After League Rejects Matching Rights Proposal
The company had sought to match a proposal from Amazon Prime Video, but the league said that it ”did not match the terms” of the deal.
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Charles Barkley Rips Into NBA Over New TV Rights Deals: “It Just Sucks”
The 'Inside the NBA' host said that the league wanted to have a deal with a tech company and chose “money over the fans.”
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How the NBA’s Slam-Dunk Deals Will Reshape TV
The league’s $76 billion worth of long-term rights agreements may usher in a massive transfer of wealth from Hollywood, shifting spending from scripted programming to sports.
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Barkley says he won't retire, will remain with TNT
Charles Barkley said he will not retire after next NBA season and intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his 10-year contract.
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ESPN's worst nightmare has come to life thanks to First Take
It was only a matter of time. Only a matter of time before someone on First Take said something stupid enough to drag the show’s carcass back into the headlines. This time, it wasn’t Skip Bayless, nor even the ghost of Rob Parker. It was Stephen A. Smith and his comments on women “provoking”...
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ESPN has fired Robert Griffin III and Samantha Ponder, source says
ESPN has fired football analyst Robert Griffin III and host Samantha Ponder, a person familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday.
Griffin III's stunning wife Grete opens up on 'whirlwind of emotions'
Former NFL star Griffin was seen as a rising star TV analyst, but was let go by the network this week - despite having two years left on his contract, worth over $1million a year.
Robert Griffin III's wife shows love for ex-NFL QB after ESPN axing
The 34-year-old former NFL quarterback was ousted from the network on Thursday, much to his astonishment and to the surprise of many, as part of cost-cutting decisions. He was hired in 2021.
Feud with ‘narcissists’ Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit led to my ESPN downfall: Ryan Leaf
Leaf torched the pair of ESPN “College GameDay” personalities while alleging they used their standing within the company to have him ousted from calling games last year.
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The Pat McAfee Show at a Dublin Pub Was a Sloppy, Hilarious Mess
The ESPN talk show host pounded way too many pints of Guinness while broadcasting his show from a pub in Ireland.
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Pat McAfee says ESPN didn't tell him to stop talking about Caitlin Clark. 'God' did
Pat McAfee says on his ESPN show that 'God' and 'the universe' told him to stop talking about Caitlin Clark, apparently after he called the WNBA star a 'white b—.'
NBA Slam Dunks Warner Bros Discovery, Says Company Lacks Reach & Cash To Challenge Amazon TV Rights Deal; TNT Insists League’s “Actions Are Unjustified” As Court Battle Heats Up
The NBA has responded to Warner Bros Discovery's lawsuit over losing TV rights to the league to Amazon.
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Nick Wright Reacts to Bill Simmons Ripping Him on Multiple Podcasts
There's a random and confusing new feud in the sport media space as Bill Simmons took two shots at FS1's Nick Wright this week. It all started on The Bill Simm
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith unloads on FS1, discusses Philadelphia Inquirer exit
“Whoever goes up against me, I’m taking them down,” Smith said at an ESPN media day event this week.
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