Skip Bayless' return to ESPN's "First Take" boosted viewership by 24%, raising questions about whether the show needs him ...

ESPN might not be ready to welcome Shannon Sharpe back, but that’s not going to stop Stephen A. Smith from continuing to try. On the heels of Smith’s highly publicized reunion with Skip Bayless on ...

Stephen A. Smith has pulled out of Tuesday morning's episode of First Take, expressing his frustration that a dental procedure forced him to sit out the ESPN show ...

The legendary sports debate duo of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are returning to ESPN’s “First Take,” but only for one day. Bayless and Smith will embrace debate this Friday, ESPN announced ...

Will more appearances by Bayless follow?

Ever since the departure of former "First Take" co-host Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith has worked with a rotating group of ...

Stephen A. Smith isn’t being shy about his desire for Shannon Sharpe to return to “First Take.” The Pro Football Hall of ...

ESPN is getting the gang back together. The network announced this week that controversial commentator Skip Bayless is set to return to “First Take,” the signature morning debate show he starred on ...

Former ESPN employee Molly Qerim is back on television after a surprising few months that left ESPN fans confused during the end of her First Take tenure. The former colleague of Stephen A. Smith ...