ESPN’s annual sports awards show will the ESPYs give its 2018 Arthur Ashe Courage Award to female athletes who came forward with their horror stories of sexual abuse at the hands of disgraced USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar. "For 25 years, the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage has been given to those…

Michelle Obama showed up at the 8-11 PM ESPY Awards (1.4/6) on ABC last night to give Special Olympics founder and presidential sibling Eunice Kennedy Shriver the Arthur Ashe Courage Award as politics, Hollywood and the sports world all crossed paths. However, for all the star power of host Peyton Manning, Bill…

Five-time NFL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champ Peyton Manning has been tapped to host The 2017 ESPYS Presented by Capital One on ABC. The 25th annual trophy show will be broadcast live on ABC Wednesday, July 12 at 8 PM EDT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Manning retired from the NFL after the 2015 season…

The John Cena-hosted 2016 ESPY Awards (1.6/7) started Wednesday with NBA stars LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul calling for action to stop violence, racial divide and doing better. The three-hour ABC broadcast then saw tributes to Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant, Abby Wambach, Peyton Manning and…

UPDATE, 4:15 PM: The road closures and security lockdown have started as Vice-President Joe Biden is in town to attend the ESPY Awards tonight. With the 5PM starting ABC broadcast ceremony occurring at the Microsoft Theater, downtown L.A. is the area to really avoid – as you can see from the LAPD’s list of closures…

It's turning out to be a day of business body slams for John Cena. The WWE star, American Grit host and Trainwreck actor is not only hosting the ESPY Awards tonight but has now solidified his relationship with Leftfield Entertainment with a new development deal for unscripted TV and online projects. This extends the…

WWE star, actor and TV host John Cena has been tapped to host The 2016 ESPYs, which ABC will broadcast live on Wednesday, July 13. Cena, the 15-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and record-setting Make-A-Wish Foundation granter, is host and executive producer of Fox’s new military-inspired competition series. He…

UPDATE 3:37 PM: Peter Berg has responded to criticism over the post on his Instagram account. I have the utmost respect for Caitlyn Jenner and I am a strong supporter of equality and the rights of trans people everywhere. I also believe that we don't give enough attention to our courageous returning war veterans, many…

Emmy nominations may have dominated this morning but on primetime last night it was all about the athletes and one Gold Medalist in particular on ABC. To that end, Wednesday was also a series low for Extant (0.6/2), which is undoubtedly why after the final ratings came out CBS decided today to shift the show. The…

Caitlyn Jenner, accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award tonight at ESPN’s annual ESPYs ceremony, addressed head on the controversy about the decision to give her this year’s award. NBC Sports broadcaster Bob Costas is among those who have suggested others are more deserving of the courage award and that giving it at…

Bob Costas certainly isn’t afraid to speak his mind or tackle controversy head-on, and he has a likely contrarian take about this year’s recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN. The NBC Sports stalwart was on The Dan Patrick Show this week stumping for his new book when the topic turned to the annual…

UPDATED throughout with breaking news: Just hours after E!’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kim announced she’s pregnant with her second child with Kanye West  —  big news in reality TV circles — Kim got totally upstaged when Vanity Fair blasted out to media the cover of its June issue featuring her…