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Linda Cohn Retiring From ESPN On June 30
"What I'm most proud of is that my career lasted long enough for me to see little girls grow up watching SportsCenter, enter this business, and succeed in it. If my journey helped make that path a little easier for them, then that's the achievement I’ll cherish most."
‘Inside the NBA’ Lost Some Spark Through No Fault of It’s Own on ESPN
"The biggest lesson from Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN isn't that the show suddenly became less talented, less entertaining, or less insightful. It's that audiences can't engage with a show they rarely see."
ESPN’s Burke Magnus: NFL Network Will Not “Investigate” the League, While ESPN Will Not Change Approach
"We're going to cover and report the NFL, it's called the NFL Network. But we're not going to investigate the NFL. We'll leave that to what we do on the ESPN platform."
Laura Rutledge Departs Role on SEC Network While Continuing at ESPN
"As Laura continues to expand her NFL assignments in ESPN’s Super Bowl year, we’re incredibly grateful for everything she has contributed to SEC Network and for the lasting impact she’s made."
If Netflix Wants Live Weekday Programming, Could Pat McAfee Leave ESPN?
"If Netflix's live arrangement with The Breakfast Club succeeds the way its podcast partnership has, the streaming giant will almost certainly pursue additional opportunities in the space."
ESPN Promotes Mike Foss to Replace David Roberts
As David Roberts begins to wind down his career, ESPN doesn't have to look far for his replacement. It has named Mike Foss as...
ESPN Denies It Made $7 Million Contract Offer to Steve Kerr
"We were not even going to engage until he made a decision on coaching."
ESPN Signs MLB Insider Jeff Passan To Multi-Year Extension
"I’m extraordinarily lucky to work with a team of great reporters, editors, producers, hosts and analysts. And I can’t wait to deliver an entirely new kind of baseball show for those who love the best game in the world."
Pat McAfee’s White House Broadcast Exposes ESPN’s Issue With No Creative Control
"The contrast with Finebaum isn’t subtle, and neither is the message sent to the rest of the ESPN roster. Some voices get guardrails. Others get carte blanche. That approach may make business sense in the short term, but it erodes internal trust and external clarity."
ESPN VP of News David Kraft Announces Retirement
"I’ve had a fantastic run with ESPN and am proud of what we’ve accomplished — and continue to accomplish on a daily basis — as a newsroom."