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UFC's Dana White cites ESPN cocaine scandal for huge windfall
Dana White believes a cocaine scandal led to the UFC getting a blockbuster deal from ESPN.
Ex-ESPN boss: High-profile gaffes haven't cost Adam Schefter financially
ESPN's NFL newsbreaker has had to apologize for a number of high-profile missteps in recent months, but was still able to secure a seven-figure payday.
Bomani Jones' ESPN future in question
However you want to break it down, Bomani Jones has been in the top class of ESPN-developed opinion-makers over the last two decades.
How Jimmy Pitaro silenced the screams of 'left-wing' ESPN
The nadir of ESPN’s failure with politics came in September 2017, when Jemele Hill, lucratively paid and newly minted co-host of a network family jewel, the 6 p.m. "SportsCenter," responded...
ESPN doesn't know what to do with its $10 million forgotten man
It was a mere two years ago that Michael Smith was one of the franchise faces of ESPN. He and his tag-team partner, Jemele Hill, had matching four-year, $10 million...
Ex-ESPN president: I was a 'coward' during Bill Simmons' firing
Bill Simmons welcomed former ESPN boss John Skipper as a guest on his podcast this week, and they shed some light on the former’s forced departure from the network in...
Ex-ESPN president is building next media empire on boxing
Almost no one in the boxing industry noticed last May when former ESPN president John Skipper joined the streaming sports media firm Perform Group as its executive chairman. In five...
Michelle Beadle's football boycott shows 'Get Up!' botched from the start
ESPN’s ill-conceived morning program, “Get Up!,” is being given a second chance this fall. The thought is to infuse the program with ESPN’s old, reliable football in hopes of hooking...
Jeff Van Gundy can be a broadcasting legend, if he wants
ABC/ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy might just be the best TV game analyst in sports. He really could become a John Madden of the NBA, as someone who is more synonymous...
Mike Golic's son still roasting ESPN over 'Mike & Mike' split
Jake Golic is not over the "Mike & Mike" split. Mike Golic's son has been a constant critic of the network since news started leaking out that the iconic radio...
Why is ESPN paying Katie Nolan seven figures?
Katie Nolan is paid more than a million dollars per year by ESPN, according to sources, but it is hard to figure out exactly why. She has talent, but, like...
It's impossible to spin ESPN's 'Get Up!' ratings
Former ESPN President John Skipper left the network with an expensive calamity amid a substance abuse issue, and critics have pounced on the early struggles of “Get Up!” Skipper left...
ESPN president brought down by cocaine extortion plot
John Skipper was forced to resign at ESPN after he was extorted by a person he bought cocaine from, the ex-network president revealed in a bombshell interview with the Hollywood...
ESPN has hired its new president
ESPN has hired James Pitaro as its new president, the network confirmed on Monday. Pitaro, previously Disney's head of consumer products and interactive, has long been considered one of the front-runners...
How Dan Patrick's long-shot ESPN return ended abruptly
Dan Patrick took the meeting, even if it didn't amount to much. The former "SportsCenter" anchor and one of the few to succeed since leaving Bristol met with John Skipper...
ESPN insider details a tricky path forward after ugly 2017
When it comes to ESPN and the social media question, James Andrew Miller wants to put controversy to the test. Take lines ESPN talent say on the air, explains the...
ESPN is angling for a comeback on the web
Cord-cutting has been brutal for ESPN, but the struggling sports network is poised to make a comeback — this time on the web. ESPN — which has lost 13 million...
The ESPN whisperer thinks network is lying on John Skipper
Who gathers news on the news-gatherers? Everyone, but no one successfully thus far. The abrupt ouster of John Skipper, who cited a "substance addiction" in stepping down from ESPN on Dec....
John Skipper betrayed nothing in final ESPN hours
A tumultuous year at ESPN ended unthinkably, even to those closest to John Skipper in Bristol. The sudden resignation of the network president, who cited a "substance addiction" in stepping...
Disney scrambles for new ESPN head after Skipper's exit
John Skipper’s abrupt exit at ESPN on Monday set off a search by parent Disney to find a new leader for the struggling sport programmer. The Bristol, Conn., media giant...