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Rachel Nichols – Maria Taylor – Getty composite via TMZ) *Oops. When ESPN’s NBA host/reporter Rachel Nichols made private comments about the network’s decision to have Maria Taylor, who is Black, host the NBA Finals, we’re sure she didn’t anticipate them being leaked. Well, they were and now all hell’s breaking loose because of […]

photo source: Twitter.com *Sage Steele has been replaced by Michelle Beadle on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” and Black Twitter is over the moon about it. Steele has been with ESPN for a decade, and in recent months she’s been at the center of several controversies regarding her conservative political views, as well as her disdain […]

*If you’re a fan of ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, you’ll be interested in knowing that he’s leaving ESPN. Tirico, the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football, is headed to NBC Sports. Tirico, 49, has been with ESPN since 1991 and has called Monday night games for the network since 2006. He also calls […]

Doug Adler and Venus Williams * ESPN has responded to claims in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the channel by former tennis analyst Doug Adler over his comment about Venus Williams that some perceived to be a racial slur. While working the 2017 Australian Open for ESPN, Adler claims to have referred to Williams’ […]

*Former “SportsCenter” anchor Jemele Hill denies claims made in a former colleague’s lawsuit that ESPN’s Chris Berman left Hill a “racially disparaging voicemail” and that nothing happened to him after Hill complained. The voicemail allegations surfaced Monday (March 5) when former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence filed a discrimination lawsuit against the network, claiming “SportsCenter” anchor John […]

[…] at his core he’s is a racist narcissist — Trump is only going after the black woman who shared similar sentiments. Racist much? Trump’s White House has ESPN’s public editor Jim Brady quivering, so he attempted to clean up Jemele Hill’s so-called “mess” by stating that she violated the company’s social media policy in […]

Stephen Jackson – Rachel Nichols (Instagram) *As we reported earlier, ESPN host/reporter Rachel Nichols had a conversation in 2020 with Lebron James’ PR flack, Adam Mendelsohn, that leaked and went viral because of what Nichols said in regard to how she could prevent Maria Taylor, a Black ESPN anchor/reporter, from taking over her job […]

Michael Smith and Jemele Hill of ESPN’s “His & Hers” *ESPN’s Michael Smith and Jemele Hill will end their daytime show “His & Hers” in the coming weeks and take their talents into primetime to co-host the 6 p.m. edition of the network’s flagship program, “SportsCenter.” The pair, who just signed new, multi-year deals […]

[…] maintain brand reputation, while allowing talent to deliver personal punditry? Many media personalities may want to do further research or consider the public temperature before sounding off. ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith is not known for his shy demeanor. As one of the faces of ESPN, Smith spoke about the popularity and impact of […]

Kevin Merida, most recently managing editor of The Washington Post, has been named editor of ESPN’s The Undefeated. *ESPN announced May 17th as the launch date for “The Undefeated,” its long-in-the-works digital hub that examines the intersection of sports, race and culture. ESPN said the outlet will combine long-form and short-form storytelling, original reporting […]

Sage Steele (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Bullseye Event Group) *SportsCenter’s Sage Steele is taking legal action against her employer ESPN and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., for allegedly violating her right to free speech.  In her complaint, per Complex, Steele notes that she was sidelined by the network after she […]

Maria Taylor * ESPN has reportedly offered Maria Taylor a very lucrative contract worth $3 million per year, according to reports.  The news comes amid the controversy over reporter Rachel Nichols’ private comments about the network’s decision to have Taylor, who is Black, host the NBA Finals, as reported by Black Enterprise. As we previously […]

* ESPN insiders are spilling the tea about the “political divide” inside ESPN; claiming the network is desperate to move past its “liberal bias” label in wake of the drama centered around SC6, the short-lived SportsCenter show featuring Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. Per THR’s Marisa Guthrie, ESPN executive VP Norby Williamson actively celebrated when Hill quit the show, […]

ESPN television host Stuart Scott broadcast from the sidelines during a week 15 NFL football game between the New York Jets against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee on December 17, 2012. *Months ago, shortly after Stuart Scott gave a speech about his fight with cancer, a group of ESPN producers–led by Mike […]

Jemele Hill * ESPN has announced that it accepts the apology of “Sports Center” host Jemele Hill, who came under fire this week after calling Donald Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter. Tons of athletes and ESPN fans came out in strong defense of Hill—and her comments. But the journalist apologized on Wednesday, after getting […]