ESPN isn’t laying off Stephen A. Smith, but he has been hurt by the layoffs, losing Ryan Clark from the network and First Take. After Shannon Sharpe and Molly Qerim departed last year, Smith will be ...

Skip Bayless is officially returning to ESPN, and will join Stephen A. Smith in a recurring role that begins later this month. Smith confirmed the news of their reunion on Friday afternoon, while ...

With Ryan Clark and Cam Newton out at ESPN, Stephen A. Smith will need to retool First Take before the upcoming NFL season. Clark and Newton were two of the biggest names let go by ESPN as part of ...

The rejuvenation of Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns has been perhaps the biggest surprise in the NFL season. When Watson was surprisingly named Cleveland’s starter this fall, he became testy ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Newton, who spent a decade in the NFL between the Panthers and Patriots, had been a debate partner for Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” over the last ...

Less AI and more AA in your search results. The whole band is getting back together on First Take this football season. Shortly after announcing that he would be reuniting with Skip Bayless one day ...

Dick Vitale is ‘full speed ahead’ to call games this college basketball season After a number of health-related setbacks have kept Dick Vitale limited in his appearances behind the microphone in ...

With Ryan Clark and Cam Newton out at ESPN, Stephen A. Smith will need to retool First Take before the upcoming NFL season. Sure, ESPN could just look to give heavier doses of Chris Canty, Dan ...