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ESPN host Michael Wilbon steps away for 'health issues'ESPN host Michael Wilbon announced Monday he is taking an indefinite leave of absence due to "struggles with multiple health issues in recent months.",Wilbon, 67, has co-hosted "Pardon the Interruption" with Tony Kornheiser on the network since 2001 and also serves as an NBA analyst for ESPN and ABC...

U.S. Open serves ESPN largest opening-day audience everESPN's coverage of Sunday's first-round action at the U.S. Open averaged 914,000 viewers with a peak of 1.3 million across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, marking the tournament's largest opening-day audience in the network's history.,Viewership was up 13% from last year on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ABC averaged 1....

ESPN's 'College GameDay' puts Lane Kiffin, LSU in focus in early weeksThe 40th season of ESPN's "College GameDay" will begin with a bang, with the show spotlighting one of college football's most talked-about coaches, Lane Kiffin, twice in the first three weeks of play.,"College GameDay" will kick off Sept. 5 with its 500th show on the road, this time in Baton Rouge, ...

Pat McAfee adds 'Monday Night Countdown' to ESPN gigs

Pat McAfee is expanding his role at ESPN and joining the cast of "Monday Night Countdown" this NFL season, the network announced Wednesday.,McAfee and fellow newcomer Jason McCourty are joining host Scott Van Pelt and returning analysts Jason Kelce and Marcus Spears. The "Monday Night Football" preg...

ESPN founder, 'visionary' Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

Bill Rasmussen, the visionary founder of ESPN who brought 24-hour sports coverage to the world in 1979, died on Tuesday at the age of 93.,He passed away at his home in Florida from the effects of Parkinson's disease, ESPN announced on social media.,"Bill was a remarkable man -- a visionary and an in...

Report: Troy Aikman faces Brady-like restrictions due to Miami involvement

Troy Aikman, who began working with the Miami Dolphins in an advisory role this year, will face similar restrictions around the league in his broadcast role as Tom Brady does as a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.,The news was first reported Friday by Front Office Sports, which received a written...

Report: Karl Ravech not quite finished at ESPN

Longtime anchor and play-by-play announcer Karl Ravech, laid off 10 days ago by ESPN, is not quite finished with the network.,Viewers of ESPN's coverage of the game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals on Thursday night heard Ravech on the call. And The Athletic reported that Ravech s...

ESPN to stream women's baseball starting Saturday

ESPN announced a media rights agreement Thursday to stream this season's Women's Pro Baseball League games.,The WBPL's inaugural regular season starts Saturday and runs through Sept. 6, followed by the best-of-three semifinals and best-of-five championship series.,Four teams are participating: New Y...