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The new Michael Jordan documentary about his final season with the Chicago Bulls may soon have a rival. ESPN reports that a personal film crew followed Kobe Bryant in his 20th and final season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2016. That footage could potentially be made into a documentary similar to Jordan’s The Last D…

The most unusual draft in NFL history avoided technical glitches in its early stages, as the streaming and broadcast teams of ESPN and ABC-TV managed to seamlessly integrate the numerous remote locations. These ranged from the top picks’ living rooms, to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s basement, to collages of various…

The NFL Draft is ready for its 2020 virtual edition tonight, with the three-day event kicking off beginning at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT live on ABC, ESPN, the NFL Network and ESPN Deportes and the networks’ respective online platforms. It will certainly be an oasis in the perpetual 3rd down and 80 situation for American sports…

ESPN analyst Todd McShay said Thursday that he won’t be taking part in the network’s coverage of the 2020 NFL draft because he is recovering from coronavirus. “For now, I just want to say I miss you all — my teammates at ESPN who have been incredibly supportive, my friends in the league, and the fans who have made the…

Eager, and perhaps way overly eager to reopen America in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump has recently said he is tired of watching 14-year-old basketball games on TV with all sports leagues shuttered. Well, the more than two-decade-old basketball games that are the fuel for ESPN's upcoming The Last…

Michael Jordan, who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, is widely considered the best basketball player of all time. The story of how Jordan, and his Bulls teammates, dominated in the 1990s is the subject of ESPN and Netflix's ten-part documentary series The Last Dance, directed by Jason Hehir. The…

ESPN has asked its highest-paid commentators to take pay cuts as the Disney universe continues to adjust to the widespread economic carnage of the coronavirus pandemic, including a world without live sports. "We are asking about 100 of our commentators to join with our executives and take a temporary salary reduction…

The evolution will be televised. The 2020 NFL Draft, a virtual affair to benefit charity amid social-distancing mandates, will air on NFL Network and Disney nets ESPN and ABC this month. The league said today that ESPN and NFL Network will team to offer a singular presentation, while ABC will present its own primetime…

A world starved for sports and gamblers needing some action are getting an old playground reliable to fill the need for entertainment, competition and stimulation during the pandemic. The NBA and ESPN are staging a televised H.O.R.S.E shooting competition featuring some top pro talents working out of their own home…

UFC president Dana White has finally capitulated to the realities of the coronavirus era. While the NBA and NHL suspended their regular seasons, the NCAA canceled March Madness, Major League Baseball delayed Opening Day and soccer entities around the world scrapped matches, the MMA promoter insisted that UFC 249, the…

ESPN tennis announcer Patrick McEnroe said on social media Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He tweeted a video from his basement saying he “got some minor symptoms about 10 or 11 days ago,” and he just got his test results back this morning after going to a drive-through testing center in New…

In a sports starved world, ESPN and Netflix have moved up the premiere date of highly-anticipated Michael Jordon documentary series The Last Dance to April 19 from June 2. The 10-part series on Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998 – produced by Mandalay Sports Media, in association…