NEW YORK (AP) — Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul filed a lawsuit Wednesday against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter for posting his medical records last summer. The lawsuit, filed in Miami Dade County in Florida, alleges that Pierre-Paul’s privacy was violated — as was the state’s medical records statute — by the report after the […]
Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day lends her powerful vocals to ESPN’s “Rise Up: A SportsCenter Special.” The one-hour long special looks at prominent black athletes and their personal experiences with the social justice issues that have taken centerstage in the media. Taj Gibson, Misty Copeland, Ian Simon and James Blake open up about their specific journey through rising up against police brutality, racial profiling, gun violence and […]
TORONTO (AP) — Former All-Star Tracy McGrady is joining ESPN as an analyst and will make regular appearances on its new daily NBA show. McGrady will appear on “The Jump,” the afternoon telecast hosted by Rachel Nichols that debuts Thursday. The network says McGrady will also contribute analysis to news and information programming, including “SportsCenter.” […]
The parents of former Jackie Robinson West Little Leaguers are taking ESPN and sports commentator Stephen A. Smith to task for the role they played in the scandal the team faced when it was stripped of its championship title in 2014. According to DNAinfo.com, former Jackie Robinson West coach Darold Butler and the parents filed […]
Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith is in Toronto for the 2016 All Star Game. The annual weekend event is a sport’s lover’s dream, with the legendary Slam Dunk contest and the infamous celebrity basketball game (Kevin Hart and Drake are this year’s coaches). He talks to the Tom Joyner […]
Today may mark one year since the passing of sportscaster Stuart Scott, but his legacy continues to thrive.
Ronda Rousey has kept quiet since losing to Holly Holm almost a month ago, but her silence ends with a new cover of ESPN The Magazine.
Seattle Seahawks’ star defensive back Richard Sherman recently told reporters that he supports the Black Lives Matter movement, but believes that the issue of “black-on-black” crime needs to be resolved first. (Read/see his comments here.) Sherman’ s sentiment has ruffled the feathers of many BLM supporters, including ESPN 2 host Michael Smith. On his morning […]
Sports journalism legend Stuart Scott died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer. Before his death, the one-of-kind sports anchor wrote Every Day I Fight which details the journey through his cancer diagnosis and gave people an inside look at his personal life including his relationship with his two daughters, Taelor and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry and LeBron James are going head-to-head again not long after battling for the NBA title. The Golden State Warriors champ and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar are among the nominees for best male athlete at the ESPY Awards. Serena Williams leads the list of nominees for best female athlete. Joining Curry […]
The dream is now a reality for ESPN2’s Cari Champion. After two and half years as co-host of the network’s First Take, Champion has graduated to ESPN’s SportsCenter as its newest anchor. Champion is expected to work on morning segments of the broadcast starting in mid-July. Among the segments are a series of upcoming “interactions” about […]
Bob Costas is the latest to publicly weigh in on ESPN’s decision to award Caitlyn Jenner the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award next month, calling it a gimmick and slamming the reality star for not “deserving” an honor of that caliber. “It strikes me that awarding the Arthur Ashe Award to Caitlyn Jenner is just […]
