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The NBA Finals Silence Is Golden For Sports Fans
"We all should be thankful that—if only for this NBA Finals—sports are back... to just being sports"
Stephen A. Smith: Tyrese Haliburton Should “Focus on the Damn Finals”
"Focus on the damn finals. You ain't win it yet. You still got two to go"
ESPN’s First Take, GetUp and UnSportsmanLike Change New York City Studios
"The space has the energy to match the bold conversations and big personalities our fans love."
What Did SiriusXM Do Wrong With Michelle Beadle?
"What happens to you in business is not what matters—how you react does matter."
Gregg Giannotti: I’m Sure Molly Qerim is ‘Making Plenty of Money’ Hosting ESPN ‘First Take’
"I feel bad for Molly because Russo then fires back."
Scott Van Pelt: ‘I’ll Bet Money That ‘First Take’ Hasn’t Done Segments’ on Indiana Pacers During Regular Season
"I’ll bet money they haven’t, but that’s not knocking them because I know having done our show, we didn’t lead 'SportsCenter' with the Pacers like ever unless they were playing another star-laden team."
Fred Toucher: Stephen A. Smith ‘is on ESPN 23 Hours a Day Live’
"Stephen A. Smith, to his credit, is very talented, and by that talent, he is on ESPN, as we’ve discussed, he’s in a green-screen prison."
ESPN Studio Shows Register Strong Friday Viewership After Day 1 of NFL Draft: Report
The reported viewership success across the NFL Draft coverage and studio programs comes after ESPN registered its strongest first-quarter viewership since 2017.
Meet The Podcasters: Mike Foss, ESPN
"Podcasts are a very intimate thing. It's an intimate one-to-one relationship with the listener. It makes sense to lean so heavily on the talent when you're marketing and presenting it.:
Shannon Sharpe Announces Temporary Leave From ESPN Programming
“At this juncture, I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties.”