NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended the league's 2% decline in viewership as a "victory" given an early-season slump.

Debates across eras in sports, such as the “GOAT” debate, have been discussed ad nauseam on sports debate shows like First Take. But no matter how tired the discussion may be for some, don’t ...

ESPN’s 2021 move to secure U.S. broadcast rights to Spain’s LaLiga for eight years has drawn significant praise. But the deal has been largely streaming-focused, with only a handful of matches ...

ESPN is slated to license Inside the NBA from TNT Sports starting in the fall. That will bring Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Co. to the Worldwide Leader each NBA season for the ...

Atlanta Braves reporter Wiley Ballard went viral on Monday night during a game in Toronto and his actions in the broadcast have stirred up plenty of reactions throughout the sports media universe.

After years of watching their lead NBA booth turn into a revolving door of broadcasters, ESPN may have finally gotten it right with Richard Jefferson. 2025 marks the third consecutive season that ...

Another bona fide superstar going No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft led ESPN to another strong rating for the event. Coming off the success of last season’s draft, when the Indiana Fever selected ...

The exclusive negotiating window between UFC and ESPN officially expired on Tuesday. As has long been the expectation from both sides, it did so without a deal. As it prepares to hit the open ...

Just as Stephen A. Smith vs LeBron James is starting to cool off, Stephen A. Smith vs Kevin Durant is now heating up. Tuesday morning on ESPN’s First Take, Smith made the bold claim that Phoenix ...

Everyone is guilty of telling white lies about their height and weight. Everyone. But usually, those white lies remain within the realm of possibility. Has there ever been a single 20-something ...

Stephen A. Smith’s potential presidential candidacy took on new life over the weekend as the First Take host joined ABC’s This Week for an interview about his political future. For the ...

Our long national nightmare is over. Pat McAfee will attend the NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The saga between McAfee and the NFL has taken place over the course of the 2025 NFL Draft season ...