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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Mike Vrabel: ‘First Take’ Isn’t the ‘SportsCenter’ I Grew up With

"I don’t even know if the TVs work in the weight room"

Stephen A. Smith: Jason Whitlock Is “The Devil in the Flesh”

"He's the devil in the flesh, and everybody needs to be careful because the closer you get to him, the closer to hell you will go. There's a special place for people like him"

The Media’s Attention Obsession, CMA Highs and Lows, KROQ, and the Power of Suno

"Is the only thing worthy of stopping us in our tracks a back and forth spat between two or three people?"

Fred Toucher: Burnout Factor Could Happen With Stephen A. Smith

"Stephen A. Smith can’t be in any way divisive on a political show and then be accepted by a mass sports audience"

Why Stephen A. Smith Leaving NBA Countdown Benefits Everyone Involved

"This is good. For ESPN. For the NBA. And yes, for Stephen A. too"

Dave Portnoy: Stephen A. Smith Owes Drake Maye an Apology

"You don’t call a man a liar. He owes him an apology."

Stephen A. Smith: Drake Maye Is a “Liar” for Not Knowing Cam Newton Is on ‘First Take’

"First Take is the number one morning show. 13 years and counting. Don't tell me you are an athlete and you don't know that Cam Newton ain't on the show. You lying"

Paul Finebaum Believes Stephen A. Smith Comments Regarding Oxford, Mississippi Were “Racial”

"I’ve been to Oxford a million times, and it’s terribly unfair to bring up echoes of the ’60s and try to portray Oxford as that type of place today. It’s not"

Could More Money, Less Work Cost Stephen A. Smith and ESPN

"When a network hands its most valuable performer the freedom to choose his lanes, it also hands over leverage it may never get back"

Stephen A. Smith Denies Reports of “Removal” From NBA Countdown on ESPN

"It was decided at that particular moment in time that I wouldn't be doing NBA Countdown anymore, because I didn’t want to"

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."