Smith's blunt nature doesn't endear him to everyone, which can lead to workplace disagreements.. Stephen A. Smith knows how to get people going. Whether that's through controversial hot takes or ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to kick off in a few hours on Monday night. ESPN's First Take ...

I'm talking to you about the power that you have." Tempers sometimes seem to flare on debate shows, and Monday’s First Take on ESPN was no exception. There, Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe ...

All things considered, Stephen A. Smith took a fairly diplomatic approach while replying to Kirk Herbstreit’s criticism of First Take. The same, however, can’t be said for Shannon Sharpe.

ESPN had some in-house drama take place over the first weekend of the 2024 College Football Playoff. After Kirk Herbstreit, who's both a color commentator for the network and a member of the ...

Stephen A. and Shannon pile on Jerry Jones for mismanaging Mike McCarthy ...

Stephen A. on Notre Dame's title chances: Irish are 'built differently' ...

Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton was back on First Take Friday morning, weighing in on a number of topics in the football world. Newton opined on whether Lamar Jackson was under appreciated ...

Smith, the centerpiece of the network's "First Take" program. "The lunatic fringe at Ohio State is as powerful as anywhere in the country," Herbstreit told partner Chris Fowler. "It used to be 8 ...