On a Monday morning First Take segment, Stephen A. Smith and Paul Finebaum reacted to LSU's firing of head football coach Brian Kelly, which just opened up one of the best jobs in the entire sport. At ...

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith gave what many are calling the "dirtiest" look to a longtime coworker on "First Take" on Thursday morning. The ESPN morning show was discussing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's ...

Stephen A. Smith breaks down why he stepped away from NBA Countdown and explains the move came from him, not ESPN.

Stephen A. Smith says he negotiated his exit as an 'NBA Countdown' regular during contract talks with ESPN because of an ...

LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images) As soon as it was announced that the LSU Tigers were firing head coach Brian Kelly, a ton of people came out of the woodwork to celebrate ...

Stephen A. Smith said he made the call to be removed from “NBA Countdown.” ESPN announced Monday a “new-look NBA Countdown” ...

LSU fired coach Brian Kelly last month, opting to go in another direction after Kelly went 34–14 and 19–10 in the SEC during his three-and-a-half year tenure in Baton Rouge. After the decision was ...

ESPN is reshaping things. They changed the NBA Countdown lineup, leaving Stephen A. Smith off the show for the 2025–26 season ...

As First Take has become ESPN’s signature daytime show over the past decade, most see its legacy as giving birth to the debate format and the stardom of Stephen A. Smith. Under Smith, the show has ...