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Disney is planning a 24-hour TV marathon on July 4, 2026, to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring a new ESPN segment called 'America's Team' to find the team that best embodies the U.S., along with other patriotic programming across its platforms.
ESPN is launching a new interactive streaming feature called 'Sports Center for You,' which offers personalized sports news clips tailored to individual preferences, alongside its traditional broadcasts, as part of its new streaming service. This move reflects a broader industry trend of updating traditional sports formats to meet the demands of digitally-savvy, time-shifted audiences, with other networks experimenting with streaming-only shows and innovative coverage formats like 'RedZone'.
ESPN aired a tribute video on SportsCenter praising Megan Rapinoe's career with the USWNT, but instead of focusing on her on-field accomplishments, the network emphasized her politics in a left-leaning manner. Rapinoe's fiancée, Sue Bird, narrated the video, claiming that Rapinoe knelt during the National Anthem "because she loved America." The video received criticism for blurring the line between politics and sports, with many arguing that kneeling during the anthem is not an act of patriotism. This is seen as another example of ESPN's inability to separate politics from sport.
Neil Everett, a popular anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter," is reportedly leaving the network after 23 years. The 61-year-old Everett, who joined ESPN in July 2000, is the latest on-air talent to depart the network. ESPN budget cuts are part of the overall Disney budget slashing that has seen the company attempt to shed 7,000 jobs. The reason for Everett's departure is unclear, with one source saying he was offered a new deal at a reduced salary, but turned it down, while another said his contract was not renewed.
SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett is leaving ESPN after 23 years amid company cutbacks. Everett and Stan Verrett have co-hosted the late edition of SportsCenter from Los Angeles since 2009. ESPN parent company Disney plans to cut spending by $5.5 billion worldwide. Meanwhile, ESPN hired Pat McAfee to be their early afternoon anchor this fall at an annual salary of roughly $17 million.
Longtime "SportsCenter" anchor Neil Everett is leaving ESPN after a 23-year tenure with the network amid its Disney-mandated job cuts. The reasons for his departure are unclear, with one report saying he turned down a new deal at a reduced salary and another saying his contract wasn't renewed. Everett will reportedly seek to increase his role with the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he has moonlighted since 2021, with "several" side projects also in the works.
Neil Everett, one of ESPN's most popular anchors for 23 years, is leaving the network as part of the downsizing of on-air talent mandated by Walt Disney Co. Everett plans to increase his role with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and has several side projects in the works. ESPN declined to comment on the departure of the famous "SportsCenter" anchor.