View Post SportsNewser Stephen A. Smith Is Getting His Own Talk Show on ESPN+ By A.J. Katz on Dec. 16, 2020 - 11:34 AM More work for Smith, who already co-hosts the mid-morning show First Take, hosts an NBA pregame show on Wednesdays, and anchors his own edition of SportsCenter.
View Post SportsNewser Watch ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Threaten an NBA Star in Epic Rant By Brian Flood on Oct. 5, 2015 - 1:07 PM “You don’t want to make an enemy out of me. And I am looking right at the camera.”
View Post Revolving Door | SportsNewser ESPN Names Molly Qerim Full-Time Moderator of First Take By Brian Flood on Sep. 14, 2015 - 12:03 PM “From day one, she has worked hard, been very prepared and is always asking for more information. She’s a team player who collaborates very well with Skip and Stephen A.”
View Post SportsNewser Host Thinks Kobe Bryant Added ‘Sizzle’ During Sexual Assault Case By Brian Flood on Oct. 21, 2014 - 4:12 PM ESPN’s Skip Bayless offered a sure-to-be controversial opinion Monday morning on “First Take.” Bayless suggested that NBA superstar Kobe Bryant benefited from 2003 sexual assault allegations brought against him in Eagles, Co ...
View Post SportsNewser | TV Biz Janay Rice Speaks, Blames Media for Family’s ‘Nightmare’ By Jordan Chariton on Sep. 9, 2014 - 11:45 AM The wife of former NFL player Ray Rice spoke out today via Instagram a day after her husband was released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL following TMZ’s release of elevator footage showing him ...
View Post TV Biz The Morning Ticker: Playing Peter, Signing Erin, Hiring Fusion By Chris Ariens on Jul. 30, 2014 - 10:52 AM Actress Allison Williams, daughter of NBC Newsman Brian Williams, will be playing Peter Pan in the live action version of the musical set to air on NBC Dec. 4. Erin Burnett has signed a contract extension with CNN which will keep ...
View Post SportsNewser Stephen A. Smith Doesn’t ‘Give a Damn’ When He’s Criticized By Chris Ariens on Jul. 30, 2014 - 10:44 AM ESPN has suspended reporter and commentator Stephen A. Smith for remarks he made about domestic violence last week. ESPN president John Skipper, said that Smith’s remarks on the ESPN2 show “First Take” last Friday, & ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Hugh Douglas Joins ESPN As Studio Analyst By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 1, 2011 - 3:08 PM Former NFL veteran Hugh Douglas is joining ESPN as a studio analyst. The former NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year will provide analysis on SportsCenter, NFL Live, First Take and ESPNEWS. Douglas makes his ESPN debut Monday, includi ...
People | SportsNewser NBC To Air WrestleMania: The World Premiere By Marcus Vanderberg on Jul. 13, 2011 - 8:53 PM For the third straight year, NBC will air an hour-long WrestleMania special. WrestleMania: The World Premiere airs Saturday, Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. ET, and feature highlights from WrestleMania XXVII this past April. The highly anticipa ...
People | SportsNewser ESPN.com NBA Writer Sues Peter Vecsey For Libel By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 16, 2011 - 3:51 PM ESPN.com NBA writer Chris Sheridan has sued New York Post columnist Peter Vecsey and NYP Holding for libel. In the lawsuit, Sheridan claims the New York Post “published a maliciously false article” that impugned “ ...