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ESPN host Jemele Hill is expressing shock that she was suspended over her tweets attacking NFL team and ESPN business partner Dallas Cowboys, because she feels her liberal activism was “benign.”

The NFL is still getting tackled in the ratings and this week is no exception, as Monday Night Football seems to have once again taken a knee with numbers approaching a season low.

A Chicago-based ESPN Radio host says he thinks the sports network’s new strict observance of its social media policy against political tweets contributed to his firing after he posted a tweet calling President Donald Trump a racist.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was not happy with one of his wide receivers Monday night. During ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Falcons, Ryan could be heard barking at wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to

In the wake of the report that Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson will sell the team due to a workplace misconduct investigation, ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith said Monday that “it would be nice” if the NFL allowed a

ESPN President John Skipper has resigned his position, to deal with a substance abuse issue.

Thursday on ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith responded to outspoken basketball father LaVar Ball saying he would be treated differently if he were white. While Smith disagreed with that premise in Ball’s case, Smith did say that people, in general,

ESPN’s remaining employees met for a company meeting Wednesday, at the sports cable network’s Bristol, Connecticut, headquarters to be reminded of rules against overtly biased social media posts.

For his ESPN Radio show, Dan Le Batard purchased two pairs of LaVar Ball’s Big Baller Brand shoes in early May to give away to listeners. Le Batard said he purchased the shoes before he got “tired” of LaVar, who has publicly

The New England Patriots suffered the end of their eight-game winning streak in a game that saw a small rise in the ratings over last week. But the NFL is still not winning because even with better numbers this week, Monday Night Football was still a loss compared to last year’s Week 14 game.

Tuesday, ESPN Radio “Golic & Wingo” co-host Mike Golic ripped LaVar Ball for withdrawing his two youngest sons out of school to play in Lithuania. LiAngelo Ball left UCLA after being suspended for shoplifting while his team was in China and

Jemele Hill has expressed some extreme, and conspiratorial views when it comes to President Trump and the people who work for him.

Budget cuts are looming for Fox Sports as a result of the millions in lost advertising revenue for the NFL over the last two seasons, a report says.

Last week, New York Giants quarterback Geno Smith called former head coach Rex Ryan a “coward” in response to the now-ESPN analyst’s criticism of the Giants benching Eli Manning for Smith. Ryan responded Sunday on ESPN’s “NFL Countdown” with a

Sports Media Watch has a great resource for the National Football League’s ratings since 2014 and a glance through the listings for this season through Week 13 offers a sea of red fields showing just how badly the league’s TV ratings have suffered this year.

ESPN seems to have found a working solution their well-publicized revenue problem: If more money is needed, buy some profitable networks.

Cable sports network ESPN is set to send all editorial staffers and on-air employees to a training session for the company’s social media policy after the next round of layoffs, sources say.

In response to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady being seen on the sideline yelling at offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels Sunday during the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith suggested the public’s reaction would be different

Friday, ESPN “First Take” moderator Molly Qerim ripped into the “audacity” of members of the NFL Players Coalition like Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and former wide receiver Anquan Boldin to accept a deal with the NFL to provide financial

Thursday on ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith said the report that NFL players negotiating with the league to spend $89 million funding causes to effect social justice change were in disagreement and ultimately split as a group working together “weakens” the players’ leverage. “[Y]ou’ve

Reports that the ESPN layoffs would not impact on-air talent, appear to have been greatly exaggerated. Moreover, it looks like ESPN’s flagship SportsCenter programs will be hardest hit.

ESPN’s Louis Riddick, a former NFL safety and executive, feels too many NFL players lack “awareness” of how they are perceived, and it’s hurting the game.

ESPN announced on Wednesday, that they will eliminate 150 studio and production jobs from their staff. Continuing a trend that began last year, as the company moves to cut costs in the face of massive subscriber losses.

One would think with the NFL, college football, and the NBA all in action, that it would be a great time to be a sports cable network.

During his final take segment on ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith responded to Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant “waking up” to see how “rough it is for the average black man.” Smith agreed with Durant, saying the black athlete also “has

Just when some industry observers were beginning to think that it couldn’t get any worse for the NFL’s primetime ratings this year, it gets much, much worse.

Tim Tebow said he had some of the “most horrific things” directed his way during his football career. Friday while discussing Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and current Heisman favorite Baker Mayfield’s crotch grab last weekend while playing the Kansas Jayhawks, the 2007

Friday on ESPN’s “First Take,” co-host Max Kellerman reacted to President Donald Trump’s tweet that says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had “lost control” of the NFL because of the National Anthem protests, saying NFL owners should just “ignore” the president when he

Wednesday on ESPN’s “First Take,” host Stephen A. Smith weighed in on President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the NFL’s National Anthem protests, saying his attempt at “retribution” stems from failing to become an owner in the NFL. “The man is being petty [and]

Another round of layoffs is set to cut about $80 million in salary and benefits from ESPN’s budget, sources say. The newest layoffs come after over 100 employees were let go in April in what was called a “bloodbath” at the time.

Monday, ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith said in a discussion about President Donald Trump’s feud with the father UCLA Basketball’s LiAngelo Ball, LaVar, that it should be reported how Trump chooses to talk about LaVar Ball’s ungratefulness, but

In an interview with Sports Illustrated‘s Jimmy Traina, ESPN late-night “SportsCenter” anchor Scott Van Pelt addressed the narrative that the network is a “sinking ship.” Van Pelt said on “Off the Board” that he is “tired” of the claims ESPN is dying.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wage war on each other, and the league’s media camp followers pick sides.

Former ESPN great Dan Patrick recently noted that fellow host Jemele Hill is lucky to have kept her job after a string of social media posts that embarrassed her employer.

Both cable sports network ESPN and the National Football League have been losing fans and revenue hand over fist, but despite the cascading failures both entities have offered their chief executives huge contract renewals.

The one NFL broadcast partner that has shown consistent, albeit slow growth this year, has been Monday Night Football. However, after the Week 10 edition of Miami-Carolina, even that’s not happening anymore.