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Adi Joseph Leaving CBS Sports Digital For VP of News Role At ESPN

"I couldn’t be more excited for the new challenge, where I’ll have a much more directly integrated role in television platforms and work with the people who break so much of the sports news that exists."

ESPN Adds Five New Analysts To College Basketball Coverage This Season

"LaPhonso Ellis, Steve Lavin, Malcolm Brogdon and Jason Capel join the men’s roster. In addition, Stacey Dales joins the women’s side as a game analyst."

ESPN New York Announces Extension With St. John’s Basketball

"With coverage across 880 AM, 1050 AM and the ESPN New York app, we're making it easy for fans to follow every game while continuing to deliver the local sports programming New Yorkers expect from ESPN New York."

David Berson Announces Skydance Global Sports Group Leadership Team

"Jeff Gerttula, Craig Barry, Patty Power and Dan Weinberg anchor his new leadership team according to an internal memo Thursday."

Sean Hannity’s Podcast Makes Biggest Jump in Edison Research Q3 Rankings

The Joe Rogan Experience led Edison Research's top 50 podcasts for the third quarter.

Blake Griffin Is Pointing the Finger at the Wrong People in Sports Journalism

"If Griffin truly wants to champion sports journalism, his fight shouldn't be with the people entertaining audiences. It should be with the companies that decided entertainment was the better business model in the first place."

Cris Carter: Skip Bayless Has Lost His Voice In Sports Media

"They force you to take topics. That's not real journalism. That's not real conversation. You don't have no respect for the ability of other people to think on their feet that you're making people say something."

Terrell Owens Questions Why Stephen A. Smith Not Suspended By ESPN For Mental Health Commentary

"For him to speak so insensitively about a topic like mental health the way he did. Why isn't he suspended?"

Sean Hannity Tells Stephen A. Smith: Fox News Anniversary ‘Made Me Self-Reflective’

Sean Hannity is reflecting on his career as Fox News celebrates 30 years on the air. The longtime host told Stephen A. Smith the...

Craig Carton: No ESPN Talent Will Challenge Stephen A. Smith Out Of Fear

"None of them are going to say a damn thing about it. They're all afraid if I go after Stephen A. [Smith], he'll have my job. If I go after him, he'll get me fired. What a shame that is."

Dan Patrick “Disappointed” by Stephen A. Smith’s Handling of Lane Johnson’s Mental Health Comments on First Take

"Don't joke about that [mental health]. I would say you're better. I don't know if you are."

Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Comments Regarding Lane Johnson’s Mental Health

"The biggest regret that I have for all of this is the fact that it may have given people that wanted to open the door to seek help a reason to pause and hesitate and not do so."

Stephen A. Smith Backtracks Commentary Regarding Lane Johnson and Mental Health on First Take

"Four games in to the 2026 season, a dude that has been in the league forever sits back and says, "I need to focus on my mental health and as an offensive tackle." There's no way [if] you're undefeated [or] winning football games. Everybody's got Super Bowl in their sights. You [don't] walk away."

Why Pardon the Interruption’s Lack of Social Media, Promotion Is Both a Problem and a Strength

"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"

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ESPN Adds Five New Analysts To College Basketball Coverage This Season

"LaPhonso Ellis, Steve Lavin, Malcolm Brogdon and Jason Capel join the men’s roster. In addition, Stacey Dales joins the women’s side as a game analyst."

ESPN New York Announces Extension With St. John’s Basketball

"With coverage across 880 AM, 1050 AM and the ESPN New York app, we're making it easy for fans to follow every game while continuing to deliver the local sports programming New Yorkers expect from ESPN New York."

David Berson Announces Skydance Global Sports Group Leadership Team

"Jeff Gerttula, Craig Barry, Patty Power and Dan Weinberg anchor his new leadership team according to an internal memo Thursday."

106.5 The Wolf Tabs Mo & Styckman for Afternoon Drive

Nick Russo previously hosted afternoons at the Kansas City station but exited the position earlier this year.