The Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA) is coming to ESPN. The two have announced a multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The deal enhances ESPN’s college sports portfolio and coverage of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) with the addition of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. ESPNU will carry […]
The NBA coverage shuffle is still happening over at ESPN weeks before the new NBA season is set to begin. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, ESPN has named Mike Greenberg the new host of “NBA Countdown.” Greenberg will be joined by Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Jalen […]
If you assumed, we’ve seen the last of Rachel Nichols think again. In a mailbag piece this week, The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch said that Nichols could return to Turner Sports, where she worked from 2013 to 2016. Deitsch adds that Nichols was considered a valuable on-air asset by Turner’s top bosses while she worked there. Visit […]
ESPN’s Malika Andrews will host the network’s new studio show “NBA TODAY,” ESPN announced in a news release on Monday Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “It’s an incredible time to cover the NBA—a league that is full of characters and stories that have resonance far beyond the sports world,” Andrews said in a statement. “Our goal every […]
Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is finally opening up about his departure from ESPN and at the same time, throwing some shade at his former rival, LeBron James. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Pierce spoke with Chris Mannix of SI this week. In the interview, Pierce opened up about his Instagram Live video that led […]
ESPN has always given active players a chance to shine as on-air personalities. It looks like they’re keeping an eye on a current Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On Thursday, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported that ESPN is interested in hiring Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green for their “NBA Countdown” show. Green […]
Stephen A Smith holds a ton of weight over at ESPN. With Max Kellerman on the way out at First Take, Smith might have found his replacement for the show already. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Smith wants to team up with Magic Johnson on TV, […]
ESPN journalist Rachel Nichols has been removed from the network’s NBA coverage, and the show she hosts, The Jump, has been canceled. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to The Sports Business Journal, Nichols was informed of ESPN’s decision, and it is not likely that she will be seen on ESPN for the year-plus left […]
A major shake-up could be happening soon over at ESPN’s First Take. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports, co-host Max Kellerman is strongly considering leaving “First Take” after five years to focus more on his ESPN Radio duties and other TV appearances. Kellerman hosts the “Max Kellerman Show” on […]
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 […]
