‘First Take’ Will Move to ESPN Next Year
“First Take,” which airs on ESPN2, will move on up to regular ol’ ESPN next year. The Stephen A. Smith-Max Kellerman debate program will basically swap spots with “SportsCenter” beginning Tuesday, Jan....
View ArticleMax Kellerman: ‘First Take’ Relaunch ‘Felt Celebratory’ (Exclusive)
If you turned on ESPN2 this morning to watch “First Take,” you were probably disappointed — or at least confused. The sports-debate show re-launched on regular ol’ ESPN Tuesday, a move many consider...
View ArticleMax Kellerman on Going From Well Known to ‘First Take’ Famous (Exclusive)
Max Kellerman has been a popular on-air sportstalk personality, boxing analyst and occasional political pundit for nearly 20 years now. Hell, the guy even dabbled in rap music for a while, sharing a...
View ArticleESPN’s Molly Qerim on New England Patriots Snubbing Trump: ‘That’s Their...
As the host of ESPN’s top debate show “First Take,” Molly Qerim is automatically thrust into the middle of every sports news topic — including whether the New England Patriots should visit President...
View ArticleESPN Host Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Domestic Violence Remarks on ‘First...
Stephen A. Smith has been in a little bit of hot water lately, after making remarks last Friday on ESPN’s “First Take” that women sometimes provoke domestic violence, which came up when he and co-host...
View ArticleESPN Suspends Stephen A. Smith Over Domestic Violence Remarks
ESPN suspended host Stephen A. Smith for a week over remarks about domestic violence in which he suggested women should avoid doing anything to “provoke wrong actions.” Though Smith said repeatedly...
View ArticleESPN’s ‘First Take’ Host Molly Qerim Set to Join ‘Mike & Mike’ (Exclusive)
Currently keeping ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless in check on “First Take,” host Molly Qerim is also joining “Mike & Mike” as a contributor on Monday, Feb. 8, TheWrap has exclusively...
View ArticleSkip Bayless to Leave ESPN After 12 Years
ESPN loudmouth Skip Bayless is leaving the company he’s called home the past dozen years. “Skip Bayless has decided to leave ESPN when his contract expires at the end of August,” a company spokesperson...
View ArticleSkip Bayless Haters Celebrate His ESPN Exit
For the past 12 years, Skip Bayless has enraged some sports fans with his opinions and tweets. Once known as an award-winning newspaper columnist, he’s taken on a new identity in the past decade as a...
View Article8 Potential Skip Bayless ‘First Take’ Replacements (Photos)
ESPN commentator Jemele Hill is currently featured alongside Michael Smith on the talk show “His & Hers.” She pulled out of the contender pool for Skip Bayless’ spot on Twitter, saying that moving...
View ArticleCurt Schilling Calls ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith a ‘Racist,’ Rejects His Debate...
Curt Schilling has been accused of being racist — and homophobic and transphobic — in the past, and now he is throwing the accusation back at Stephen A. Smith in a bizarre radio interview rant. The...
View Article8 Times Skip Bayless Haters Stuck It to Departing ESPN Blowhard (Photos)
As Skip Bayless makes his exit from “First Take” and ESPN, sports fans everywhere are purging themselves of the bile they feel towards one of the most controversial sports pundits of the 21st century....
View ArticleESPN Has Found Its Replacement for Skip Bayless on ‘First Take,’ Colin...
Polarizing sports commentator Skip Bayless left ESPN’s “First Take” to take a gig at Fox Sports and his new colleague believes the network is going to replace him with Max Kellerman. Like Bayless,...
View ArticleSkip Bayless’‘First Take’ Fill-Ins to Come from ESPN Radio Next Week
“First Take” has named a variety of ESPN Radio hosts as temporary replacements for Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith on the television network’s hit morning show starting July 11. Smith is on vacation...
View ArticleMeet Max Kellerman: 9 Things to Know About Skip Bayless’ Replacement (Photos)
To boxing enthusiasts, Max Kellerman has been a household name for many years. To others, the Bronx native with the gift of gab may be more of an unknown — until now. New “First Take” host Max...
View ArticleESPN’s Max Kellerman on Why He’s No Skip Bayless (Exclusive)
Max Kellerman had already ingratiated himself to “First Take” fans simply by replacing the much-maligned Skip Bayless — but now viewers are getting a taste of the charismatic sports-talk personality’s...
View ArticleShannon Sharpe Joins Skip Bayless for New Fox Sports 1 Daily Show
NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe will join Skip Bayless on his new Fox Sports 1 daily program, an individual with knowledge of the matter confirmed to TheWrap. Sharpe, who played for the Baltimore...
View ArticleSkip Bayless Reveals Why ESPN Almost Canceled ‘First Take’
Skip Bayless is finished with his “First Take” tenure and gone from ESPN altogether, but Fox Sports 1’s newest host recently revealed to TheWrap that his old show nearly ended for good long before his...
View ArticleSkip Bayless Insists He’s Not a Troll: ‘I Know Nothing of Being the Bad Guy’
Skip Bayless isn’t looking back on that old two-hour unscripted live debate show about the hottest sports topics of the day — he’s looking ahead to his new one. “Format-wise, they’re the same show,”...
View ArticleTroy Aikman Blasts Fox Sports Over Skip Bayless Hire
Troy Aikman is not a fan of new colleague Skip Bayless, and he’s being very vocal about it. The longtime “NFL on Fox” analyst criticized both Fox Sports and Bayless in a bluntly-worded interview with...
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