ESPN honored the NBA with the League Humanitarian Leadership Award as part of their 2021 Sports Humanitarian Awards. The show is a follow-up to the annual awards that are announced at the ESPYs this past weekend. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The League Humanitarian Leadership Award recognizes a professional sports league’s programmatic and philanthropic investments […]
Rachel Nichols was scheduled to be the sideline reporter for the NBA Finals, but after all that transpired this week, ESPN decided to make a switch. ESPN announced on Tuesday that Malika Andrews will replace Nichols as the sideline reporter during the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Nichols will continue to […]
Rachel Nichols has been at the center of a controversy since Sunday. A year-old audio recording was leaked to the News York Times that showed Nichols upset over her ESPN colleague Maria Taylor being given the hosting job for the NBA Finals. Nichols felt ESPN was taking away her job and giving it to Taylor, who is […]
Rachel Nichols opened Monday’s episode of “The Jump” by offering up an official apology to her fellow ESPN co worker, Maria Taylor. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The apology stems from a New York Times report highlighted ESPN’s attempts to calm a year’s worth of animosity between the two that touched on racial issues and at one point […]
NBA reporter Rachel Nichols has created significant internal strife at ESPN after she unknowingly recorded herself commenting that coworker Maria Taylor hosted coverage of the 2020 NBA Finals because ESPN was “feeling pressure” to be more diverse. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The leaked audio appears to shows Nichols expressing frustration that ESPN gave Taylor […]
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols is being slammed after she was recorded how she could keep a Black co-worker from getting her gig during the NBA Finals. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Nichols and LeBron James’ publicist, Adam Mendelsohn, were discussing the changes taking place at sports broadcasting giant ESPN made known by the New York Times. […]
Maria Taylor has slowly become “Miss. ESPN” and for that reason, wants to be compensated as such. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Taylor turned down nearly $5 million a year from ESPN during contract negotiations last year. Taylor was instead seeking “Stephen A. Smith money,” which is […]
Last Monday, the coldest tennis player in the game, Noami Osaka, withdrew from the French Open. Yes, you heard it right — the French Open. But, citing concerns of her own mental health, Osaka later revealed that she made the best choice for her, sidestepping the opportunity to add another Grand Slam title to her […]
Jalen Rose was moved to tears in an emotional tribute to his mother, Jeanne, and grandmother, Mary Belle Hicks, on Sunday — his first Mother’s Day without either of them. Rose lost his mother earlier this year, and he made it clear to ESPN viewers how much she meant to him. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
Paul Pierce might not be unemployed for very long. While ESPN let go of Pierce for a viral video stream he himself uploaded. Never the opportunist, Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports is looking to capitalize on the opportunity. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Portnoy immediately began recruiting Pierce when news surfaced that ESPN was parting […]
The worldwide leader in sports apparently isn’t a fan of having fun on Instagram. ESPN has parted ways with NBA analyst Paul Pierce after an inappropriate Instagram Livestream on Friday night. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Pierce has worked for ESPN since he retired from the league after the 2016-17 season and has been a […]
They don’t call Stephen A Smith Mr. ESPN for nothing. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Disney held its quarterly earnings call on Thursday. During the call with investors, Disney announced that Smith would be getting his own show on ESPN+ in January. Smith already is a co-host on First Take and frequently appears on ESPN’s […]
ESPN has got to put some respect on DeMar DeRozan’s name. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The San Antonio Spurs guard had a funny reaction on Tuesday to his low ranking on ESPN’s list of the top 100 NBA players heading into the season. DeRozan checked in at No. 82. He ranked behind such guards […]
Chika’s 2020 is continuing to be bright. The rising star is featured in a new ad with ESPN, delivering the vocals that highlight everything the undefeated leader in digital sports has on their app. The “One App, One Tap” marketing campaign premiered during the 2020 American Music Awards on ABC. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
ESPN had massive layoffs last week for numerous reasons. One of the many people who lost their job was The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz producer Chris Cote, who has been with the show since 2012. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information LeBatard, who is a big name within ESPN, felt blindsided by the news and felt […]
670 The Score Chicago radio host Dan McNeil made an ill-advised remark about ESPN’s Maria Taylor during Monday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers-New York Giants game that eventually cost him his job. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information McNeil tweeted a picture of Taylor on the sidelines at MetLife Stadium on Monday, writing “NFL sideline reporter or a host […]
ESPN has announced a season-long music collaboration with DJ Khaled for Monday Night Football. As a part of the collab, Khaled will also announce the news on his social media and take over the ESPN social accounts. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Throughout the season Khaled will select tracks that reflect the energy and stories […]
Vince Carter isn’t staying away from the NBA for too long. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Carter is heading to ESPN to become an analyst on their network as first reported by the NY Post. Carter recently retired from the league following a 22-season career. He became the first player in NBA history to play […]
Lil Wayne just let off his deluxe edition Funeral album and is primed to come back with new work in No Ceilings 3 and Tha Carter 6. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Weezy F. appeared on ESPN to discuss this past weekend’s UFC fight between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier and revealed that he has […]
Scottie Pippen was in the middle of a ton of scrutiny during the airing of The Last Dance documentary. Many felt that there was a rift between Michael Jordan and Pippen following the airing. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On Tuesday, Pippen denied the stories, stating that he “wasn’t upset” about the documentary or his […]
