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ESPN's Corporate Push: Undefeated Adding 20 Staffers While Grantland Closes
ESPN's Corporate Push: Undefeated Adding 20 Staffers While Grantland Closes
ESPN Helped Ray Lewis Promote His Book and This SportsCenter Interview Was Rock Bottom
Stephen A. Smith to Kevin Durant: "You Don't Want to Make an Enemy Out of Me"
Layoffs Are Coming to ESPN
Family Member: The Redskins Pressured the GM's Wife to Apologize, But She Suspected an Affair
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Family Member: The Redskins Pressured the GM's Wife to Apologize, But She Suspected an Affair
Lester Munson, ESPN's "Legal Expert," is Probably Still Convinced that Tom Brady has No Chance
NBC Keeping EPL Television Rights Six More Years
Cord Cutting, Declines in Live TV Viewership "Taking its Toll" on ESPN
NFL and ESPN: A Recent History of Muted Criticism and Alleged Leaked and Loaded Information
The Instant Historian: July Doldrums and Gawker Outing
Colin Cowherd Leaving ESPN, What's Next?
Colin Cowherd, a prominent national voice on ESPN radio since 2003, is leaving the network, multiple industry sources tell The Big Lead. While no destination is
More People Would Pay for the Weather Channel A La Carte Than ESPN
Each passing day more and more Americans are taking the plunge and cutting their cable cord, opting to get their television fix through streaming services and t
ESPN Personalities are Publicly Speaking Out Against Stephen A. Smith's Sexist Comments [UPDATE: Smi
Stephen A. Smith cracked a comment during SportsCenter last night during the Norway free kick goal. It was a perfectly placed ball into the top corner, and some
Guaranteed Money in NFL Reporting Doesn't Mean What It Used To Mean
It happened again. Adam Schefter reported that Ryan Tannehill was getting $45 million in guaranteed money. There was less than a one percent chance that this st
Most Powerful People in Sports Media: Where Are The Women?
Yesterday, this site published a list of the 25 most powerful people in sports media. Half are employed by ESPN. A startling few were under 40. An under-40 list
Here's Why ESPN Balked at Paying Bill Simmons $6 Million a Year
Bill Simmons and ESPN waged intense contract discussions over the last few weeks, and this became the sticking point on Bristol’s end: It’s difficult to justify
NFL.com Report Says Only One of Patriots' Balls Was Deflated By 2 PSI, Not 11 of Them
Jay Glazer On ESPN Sourcing, "they have such a lying, cheating, stealing policy over there"
An Interview With Robert Lipsyte, Outgoing ESPN Ombudsman
Bill Simmons Did an Impression of Mike Francesa's Rant on Michael Kay
Bill Simmons Undercut ESPN's Great Roger Goodell Coverage, and President John Skipper is Pissed
ESPN Pulls Ombudsman Blog That Praised Bill Simmons and Others for Holding NFL Accountable [UPDATE]
Bill Simmons: Always a Step Ahead of ESPN's Old Guard
The news of Bill Simmons leaving NBA Countdown didn’t surprise too many people at ESPN. His departure from the show had been rumored since that awkward moment h
Numbers Never Lie Changing Name to "His & Hers" This Fall
Numbers Never Lie is going to go through its fourth reboot soon, though the network hopes that this change is the last one for some time: The show is changing i
A Conversation With Erik Rydholm, Executive Producer of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption
Erik Rydholm is the executive producer for Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn, and Highly Questionable. He spoke with The Big Lead by phone Wednesday abou
Dan LeBatard Suspended Two Days by ESPN for Buying 'You're Welcome LeBron' Billboard [UPDATE]
How dense are the folks running the Akron Beacon-Journal? Last month, ESPN radio host Dan LeBatard approached the paper and tried to buy a full-page ad thanking
2014 World Cup Final Rating: Over 26 Million Americans Watched on TV
A lot of Americans tuned in to watch Sunday’s 2014 World Cup final on ABC. ESPN’s public relations released the ratings figures for Germany’s 1-0 win in Rio.
Keyshawn Johnson Arrested for Domestic Violence According to a Report
Keyshawn Johnson, the ESPN NFL analyst, has been arrested for domestic violence according to TMZ. According to the report, Johnson was involved in a fight with