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Veteran ESPN SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez died suddenly on Sunday. He was 58. “We are shocked and saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Pedro Gomez has passed away,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “Pedro was an elite journalist at the highest level and his professional accomplishments are universally recognized. More […]
ESPN / YouTube ESPN’s Dan Le Batard said he was asked to “back off” of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred following a contentious interview and critical comments. Le Batard was critical of how MLB handled the sale of the Miami Marlins, and accused them of working with Derek Jeter and the former owner to “bleep South […]
President Donald Trump went after ESPN’s “SC6” broadcaster Jemele Hill on Twitter on Tuesday morning, blaming her for the sports network’s declining ratings. “With Jemele Hill at the mike, it is no wonder ESPN ratings have ‘tanked,’ in fact, tanked so badly it is the talk of the industry!” tweeted Trump. Trump has recently made a habit […]
Next week at its July 13th to 16th Minneapolis competition, the X Games will livestream its first event in VR. Thanks to its partnership with Samsung, though, it seems you’ll only be able to watch it on a Samsung Gear VR headset through its dedicated app. Feature segments and commentary will be spliced between coverage […]
ESPN NBA coaches are required to answer two questions in between quarters during nationally televised games and no coach hates the experience more than Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. But on Tuesday he seemingly finally met his match. ESPN’s Doris Burke was tasked with the job of asking Pop the two questions, something […]
Mark Wilson/Getty Images On Wednesday, a brutal round of layoffs at ESPN resulted in roughly 100 employees being fired, including a number of high-profile on-air talent and reporters. The firings came after a long-term downtrend for ESPN’s fortunes as a decline in subscribers and ratings have hit the company’s bottom line. The so-called “Worldwide Leader in […]
ESPN Many of you may be wondering how a documentary produced by ESPN and made as a series for TV, “O.J.: Made in America,” won an Oscar on Sunday night. As the docuseries’ director Ezra Edelman said during his acceptance speech for best documentary feature, the path to ESPN’s first Oscar nomination and win, and the first […]
