ESPN is putting Rachel Nichols on the bench: The sports network has removed Nichols from its NBA coverage in the wake of controversial comments from her that leaked last month. READ MORE
ESPN analyst Maria Taylor is parting ways with the network, weeks after an internal controversy involving Taylor and ESPN anchor Rachel Nichols was made public. READ MORE
Stephen A. Smith says he’s “sincerely sorry” for his comments about baseball star Shohei Ohtani. READ MORE
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith on Monday said that celebrated Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is “harming the game” of baseball because Ohtani, who is Japanese, uses the help of an English translator during press conferences. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO
Rachel Nichols will not be suiting up as sideline reporter for this year’s NBA Finals, in the wake of her year-old comments about ESPN colleague Maria Taylor coming to light. READ MORE
Kenny Mayne has signed off on his final SportsCenter.
The longtime ESPN host is leaving the network after 27 years, he announced READ MORE
Veteran ESPN SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez died suddenly on Sunday. He was 58. READ MORE
All of the players from both teams in Major League Baseball’s season opener — the New York Yankees and their host, the Washington Nationals — took a knee on Thursday night READ MORE
The NFL has detailed its plan to later this month hold a socially distant, virtual draft that also will double as a fundraiser for COVID 19-related relief organizations. READ MORE
With major league sports all sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN will fill at least a bit of airtime with the first-ever NBA HORSE Challenge Presented by State Farm. READ MORE
