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Barrett Media’s Top 20 Sports Television Shows of 2025
Welcome to day two of Barrett Media's Top 20 series for the 2025 calendar year. This series is well regarded across sports radio, news/talk...
ESPN Announces ‘The Handoff’ Event Kicking Off Super Bowl Ramp Up For The Network
"The event is designed as a symbolic and logistical transition from Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara to Super Bowl LXI, which will be played February 14, 2027."
Stephen A. Smith Upset That Pittsburgh Steelers Didn’t Interview ESPN Analyst Ryan Clark for Head Coach Position
"I'm not joking about this and I'm dead serious."
Molly Qerim Lands First Role Following First Take Exit With Zuffa Boxing
"The move signals a notable reentry into live event television for Qerim, who spent more than a decade as the face of ESPN’s weekday debate programming."
Stephen A. Smith To Receive Inaugural BFOA Broadcast Personality of the Year Award
"Few personalities in broadcasting combine authenticity with the level of work ethic Stephen brings to every platform."
ESPN Studio Programming Viewership Reaches New Highs in 2025
"Get Up, First Take and The Pat McAfee Show each set new records for viewership."
Stephen A. Smith Responds to Keith Olbermann’s Call for ESPN To Fire Him: “I’m Sick of Your Pathetic Ass”
"Who looks more like a cartoon character than you? Keith Olbermann, you can’t run five feet with your fat self."
Cam Newton: SEC Football Is Still the Top Conference Because of Viewership
"At the end of the day, everybody knows that if you want to go and get put on [television] you still go to the SEC."
Kirk Herbstreit Would Leave Television Instead of Participating in “Clickbait” Debate Shows
"It’s a lot of like really loud comments that will maybe go viral. ‘I might not believe in it, but it’s gonna go viral, and people are going to know who I am.’ Man, I will quit before I ever do that."
Ebro Darden: I Wouldn’t Do What Charlamagne tha God, Stephen A. Smith Have Done To Get Big Deals
"Listen, there were things that Charlamagne was willing to do that I would have never done. Never."