ESPN’s latest hire: Daisy Duck. The animated waterfowl has been a part of the sports giant’s parent company for more than 80 years, but on Christmas Day, she’ll take a shot at something completely different, working as a sideline reporter while the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in an animated version […]

If he can’t beat them, ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro is still willing to do business with them. A creative deal that will bring what is perhaps America’s favorite sports studio show to Disney after years of it airing on Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT spotlights a growing willingness at ESPN to take a “curation” approach to […]

Warner Bros. Discovery will stay on the court with the NBA in a new settlement that gives the media company a chance to keep professional basketball in its overall lineup, even as it cedes U.S. rights to traditional TV games to rivals. The media company and the basketball league have devised a new pact that […]

The UFC is headed to the Big Apple this weekend for UFC 309. The main event is a title fight between American Jon “Bones” Jones (27-1-0) defending his heavyweight championship belt against fellow American fighter Stipe “Stone Cold” Miocic (29-4-0). UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York […]

Disney has called its next streaming blitz: In a few weeks, Disney+ will add an ESPN “tile” to the streaming service — and the company will include some live sports and other ESPN shows even if you’re not an ESPN+ subscriber. Disney+ will introduce the ESPN tile for U.S. subscribers on Dec. 4. That will […]

Jason Kelce has addressed the recent altercation between him and a football fan who called his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, a homophobic slur. “I’m not happy with anything that took place,” Kelce said at the start of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown.” “I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment I chose […]

End a long weekend of NFL thrills with even more NFL actions on “Monday Night Football.” For Week 11, two powerhouses go head-to-head in a battle for Texas, as the Houston Texans (6-4) face off against the Dallas Cowboys (3-6) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Monday, Nov. 18. The game kickoffs at 8:15 […]