Longtime “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette will be the new host of ESPN’s popular sports debate show “First Take,” the network announced Thursday. Cornette will make her debut as “First Take” host ...

We step behind the scenes of the early years of First Take to uncover how Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith built one of the most influential debate shows in sports television. This description traces ...

Dan Orlovsky expected a normal Thursday morning. He joined First Take ready for a regular debate. Instead, he faced a tough discussion. Mina Kimes came fully prepared. The ESPN analyst used facts and ...

Long before viral debates and daily headlines, a tense partnership reshaped sports television. We revisit how Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith came together on First Take and why their chemistry ...

Don’t expect Shae Cornette to tiptoe on the set of “First Take.” The former “SportsCenter” anchor plans to have her voice heard alongside Stephen A. Smith, who is executive producer and star of the ...

In a fiery response that only Stephen A. Smith could deliver, the “First Take” host absolutely torched Max Kellerman’s recent claims on Bill Simmons’ podcast that Smith ended their partnership because ...

Over the last decade, "First Take" has cemented its place as one of ESPN's flagship shows. Stephen A. Smith has become a household name for his boisterous personality and animated debate style. Smith ...

There was a time when Max Kellerman seemed like the future of ESPN. Now that he’s back in the sports media world, Kellerman is slowly starting to make the rounds. He made a major stop this week, ...

As the crimson and cream confetti fell inside Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night, a clip from an October episode of ESPN’s First Take went viral. “Did Indiana make the right move with Cignetti?” ...

Max Kellerman says his exceptional debate skills may have cost him his First Take gig. More than four years after he was removed from the ESPN program, the sports commentator shed more light on his ...