Denzel Washington is doing press for his upcoming movie, "Highest 2 Lowest," but he made some time for the sports world, too.

Pete Alonso broke the New York Mets franchise record for home runs on Tuesday night. A day later, it was Gary Cohen’s call of ...

ESPN NY radio host Don La Greca wants Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to pipe down when it comes to his criticism of the hoopla ...

ESPN’s ‘First Take’ Marks 12 Months of Year-to-Year Ratings Growth (Exclusive) The morning show's July audience was up 26 percent vs. the same month in 2022.

While the NFL offseason may be wrapping up, the shenanigans on ESPN's First Take are a year-round thing. This morning, show star Stephen A. Smith decided to have some fun at a colleague's expense.

Shannon Sharpe was fired from ESPN in July 2025 after he settled a $50 million rape and sexual assault lawsuit. Here's ...

Shannon Sharpe is ready to give his "First Take." The Pro Football Hall of Famer will be joining the ESPN morning show this fall, squaring off against Stephen A. Smith, the New York Post reported.

"First Take" anchor Stephen A. Smith said ESPN colleagues who were laid off "deserved better." "ESPN just the other day laid off about 20 members of its on-air talent," Smith said on "The Stephen ...

That much has been made evident this week as First Take welcomed SportsCenter ‘s anchors to its show. What initially appeared to be a cute gimmick aimed at bridging the gap from the dog days of ...

Kellerman is expected to be removed from ESPN’s “First Take,” the show in which he and Stephen A. Smith verbally battle each other for hot-take supremacy, sources confirmed.

Indeed, as part of a new schedule, ESPN this week launched “First Take Extra,” a half-hour “highlights” show that offers the best of the original morning conversation, at 3:30 p.m. Earlier ...

“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 ...