NBA free agency will dominate ESPN next week with special episodes of ‘Get Up’ and ‘The Jump’
ESPN will be all over the NBA free agency coverage.
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Charles Barkley calls LaVar Ball a “big mouth jackass dad that’s put his kids in an awkward situation all year”
"This ol' big mouth jackass dad has put his kids in an awkward situation all year. I don't want to see anything bad happen to the kid, but I don't like his dad at all, and this thing has been a joke from the beginning."
This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick says Michigan-MSU “resembled a prison-yard riot,” Devin Bush was “like a crazed, escaped beast”
"Michigan linebacker Devin Bush ripped free of his teammates’ restraints and, like a crazed, escaped beast, ran to the on-field Michigan State logo to tear and scrape at it with his cleats."
ESPN will air 9/11 commemorative special about the healing role of sports
The special, "Comeback Season," will be hosted by Mike Greenberg and will be produced in conjunction with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York.
Mike Greenberg debuts new “I’m Interested” podcast, which will feature weekly interviews with figures like Amy Trask and Bob Costas
"I would like to choose a selection of people that I find interesting and just have a conversation with them about the things about them that interest me."
Is a rotating guest host a solution for Get Up’s rocky start?
Throughout the last several months, there has been much attention paid to the fledgling ESPN morning show Get...
In an attempt to promote Get Up, ESPN brings in a surprising guest host: Alex Rodriguez
Rodriguez will guest host Get Up this Friday, ahead of him calling Yankees-Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball.
ESPN will reportedly make significant changes to Get Up if ratings don’t improve by football season
ESPN could add a football expert to the regular cast or otherwise tinker with the ratings-starved show.
Mike Francesa’s WFAN return should cause ESPN to consider a Mike & Mike reunion
What does ESPN have to lose at this point?
If Get Up fails, “the ramifications are serious” for ESPN, Jim Miller says
"I think they need to get their act together by the beginning of football season. And I think that they basically have until next year's Super Bowl."
Did ESPN shoot ‘Get Up’ in the foot with poor promotional decisions that helped to create “woke” narrative?
The numbers aren't great for Get Up so far, and there's an argument that ESPN's drawn-out promotional strategy played a role in that.
ESPN’s Get Up won’t make you change your morning TV routine yet, but it could get there
No matter what, Jay Bilas in cowboy gear is a winning visual.
Mike Greenberg pushes back against perception that ESPN’s Get Up will be a ‘woke talk show’
Greenie is fed up with the narrative surrounding the new morning show he will host beginning next week.
What could ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ hosts’ combined $14.5 million in salary get you in the sports world?
The combined $14.5 million could get you Le'Veon Bell, J.R. Smith, or Nelson Cruz. Mike Greenberg's $6.5 million could almost land you Mitch Trubisky and could get you Karl-Anthony Towns.
ESPN shares trailer for new ‘Get Up’ morning show two weeks ahead of debut
Mike Greenberg, Michelle Beadle and Jalen Rose offer a sneak peak of the upcoming show.
