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Disney and Charter reach deal to end cable blackout in time for ‘Monday Night Football'
The deal will see Disney’s ad-supported streaming apps Disney+ and ESPN+ included in packages for some of Charter’s Spectrum pay-TV customers.
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ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems during busy sports night
ESPN was carrying a college football game while ESPN2 was showing the U.S. Open when the channels went dark for Charter Spectrum’s 14.7 million subscribers.
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Sage Steele leaves ESPN after settling lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine comments
ESPN and host Sage Steele have settled a lawsuit she filed after being disciplined for comments she made about the company’s policy requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Steele posted on social media Tuesday that she is leaving the Bristol, Connecticut-based company, where she has worked since 2007. “Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided...
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ESPN launches sportsbook in partnership with Penn Entertainment
Penn Entertainment and Disney’s ESPN are partnering to launch a sportsbook, which will be branded ESPN Bet.
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ESPN lays off Mark Jackson with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers slated for lead NBA broadcast crew, AP sources say
Burke and Rivers would join Mike Breen on ESPN and ABC’s top NBA broadcast crew.
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ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop shares video message after collapsing on-air
Hislop collapsed during ESPN’s on-site pregame coverage of Sunday’s Real Madrid-AC Milan friendly at the Rose Bowl.
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Ex-UConn football player Dennis Hernandez ordered re-arrested on brick-throwing charges at ESPN
A judge has ordered the re-arrest of former UConn football player Dennis Hernandez after he failed to appear in court last week on charges related to throwing a brick at the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut. The 37-year-old, who was known as DJ Hernandez when he played quarterback and wide receiver at UConn in the mid-2000s, was originally arrested...
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ESPN Lays Off About 20 On-Air Personalities Including NBA Analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Jalen Rose
ESPN is laying off about 20 on-air employees as part of a broader cost cutting effort.
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ESPN director dies after suffering a medical emergency while on the job
Kyle Brown was was covering the NCAA Baseball Super Regional in North Carolina when he suffered a medical emergency. He was 42.
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ESPN Announces ‘Pat McAfee Show' Will Join Afternoon Lineup
Pat McAfee’s show is moving to ESPN as part of a new multiyear deal reportedly worth $120 million.
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ESPN Sorry for Airing Twin Towers Clip During Knicks Game
ESPN apologized for the 9/11 image after last night’s game. The Knicks play the Heat in Game 2 at MSG tomorrow in NBA playoffs.
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ESPN Sells X Games to Group Managed by Phoenix Suns Minority Owner
ESPN sold a majority stake in X Games on Wednesday to a private-equity firm managed by Phoenix Suns minority owner Jahm Najafi
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ESPN Pays Tribute to Fallen Bristol Officers
ESPN, which has brought national attention to its hometown of Bristol over the years, is less than a half-mile from where the tragic deaths of the officers took place.
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Florida Teen Runs for Fallen Bristol Police Officers
As the Bristol community grieves its two fallen police officers, tributes continue to pour in, many of them in the sports world. Both Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were avid sports fans, and now people across the country are making sure they are remembered. “It’s just it’s so heartbreaking because these first responders left behind wives children,...
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Watch: Domonique Foxworth Gives Hilarious Michael Irvin Impression
Domonique Foxworth did a funny – and accurate – Michael Irvin impression on ESPN Tuesday morning.
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Serena Williams Leaves ‘Unbelievable' Tennis Legacy as She Shifts Her Focus to Parenting
Serena Williams doesn’t want to call it retirement, so we won’t. The tennis great announced she would be prioritizing her family life over her career in a first-person piece for Vogue. Pam Shriver, an ESPN contributor who has covered Williams for years, joins LX News to discuss
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Gonzaga, Michigan State Tabbed for Veterans Day Hoops Matchup Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego
Two college basketball teams will square off atop a San Diego-based aircraft carrier this Veterans Day, the Navy and ESPN Events announced Wednesday.
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ESPN Play-By-Play Announcer Mike Breen to Miss Celtics Vs. Heat Game 7
Here’s why ESPN’s Mike Breen won’t be on the call for Game 7 between the Celtics and Heat on Sunday night.