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August 18, 2025
Spike Lee confirmed the cancellation, saying only, “It’s not coming out,” while Kaepernick’s camp declined comment.
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July 30, 2025
Weeks after Shannon Sharpe settled his sexual assault lawsuit, ESPN has severed its ties with the NFL player turned host.
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April 25, 2025
Sharpe’s lawyer called the accuser’s lawsuit “nonsense,” and says her claims  are “ridiculous and without merit.”  
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April 24, 2025
On Sunday, April 20, a woman filed a $50 million lawsuit against the podcast host alleging sexual assault, harrassment, and…
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March 27, 2025
LeBron James joined “The Pat McAfee Show” and spoke about his tiff with Stephen A. Smith and the courtside exchange…
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March 7, 2025
James confronted the ESPN analyst and personality over perceived slights and comments made about James’ son, Bronny James. 
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November 11, 2024
Stephen A. Smith told the ladies of “The View” that he would strongly consider a presidential run if he felt…
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January 17, 2024
ESPN's Pat McAfee managed to make MLK Day about himself while embracing an expression that includes the N-word.
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July 25, 2023
ESPN's Shaka Hislop is recovering after he fainted on air at the Rose Bowl Sunday. A day after the incident,…
July 1, 2023
ESPN let go of big-name talent to prevent reductions to off-air staff after two rounds of mandated cuts by the Walt Disney…
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June 1, 2023
This year marks the fourth year of the program, which was originally launched in 2020 to bolster Black-owned businesses.
October 8, 2022
Malika Andrews and the crew from “NBA Today” will have a bigger profile this season in coverage of Wednesday games.
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May 21, 2022
Sage Steele was hospitalized with apparent facial injuries Thursday after a wayward golf ball struck her face during the PGA…
April 28, 2022
Steele, a "SportsCenter" anchor, has sued ESPN and Walt Disney Company for what she calls "selective enforcement" of a rule.
April 15, 2022
theGrio spoke with sports journalist Bomani Jones about his late night HBO talk show, ‘Game Theory,’ and not talking sports…
March 1, 2022
Briles, the former Baylor coach fired for disregarding protocols in a player sexual-assault scandal, abruptly steps down from Grambling.
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February 10, 2022
Whitney Houston's national anthem performance is taking center stage again with a new ESPN documentary premiering this weekend.
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February 8, 2022
At issue, Smith says, "is the scarcity of Black men who have been given opportunities to be head coaches in…
February 2, 2022
Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores appeared on ESPN today to talk about his class-action suit against the league.
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February 1, 2022
ESPN announced that Angela Rye will contribute topical features, commentaries, and essays across various shows and platforms.