• Adrian Wojnarowski’s ESPN suspension will last two weeks

    Adrian Wojnarowski’s ESPN suspension will last two weeks

    With even LeBron James tweeting, “#FreeWoj,” there is a time table for ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski’s return. Wojnarowski’s unpaid suspension will be for two weeks, The Post has learned. ESPN took the action in response to Wojnarowski emailing Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) “F–k you” after Hawley sent a letter questioning NBA commissioner Adam Silver and …
  • Giancarlo Esposito hosts investigative show about ‘real-life Breaking Badders’

    Giancarlo Esposito hosts investigative show about ‘real-life Breaking Badders’

    “The Broken and the Bad” explores the real-life drug worlds dramatized in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” The new web series is hosted by Giancarlo Esposito — aka Gus Fring, the evil, meticulous drug lord on “Breaking Bad” and its prequel series, “Better Call Saul,” both created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould (the …
  • Ian McKellen to start ‘Hamlet’ rehearsals next week

    Ian McKellen to start ‘Hamlet’ rehearsals next week

    Sir Ian McKellen’s show must go on. A new production of “Hamlet,” starring the 81-year-old actor in the title role, will begin rehearsals Monday in Windsor, England, The Post has learned. It will be the first major play in the English-speaking world to get back to work in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Put …
  • Keyshawn Johnson lands ESPN Radio gig with Trey Wingo, Mike Golic in limbo

    Keyshawn Johnson lands ESPN Radio gig with Trey Wingo, Mike Golic in limbo

    Keyshawn Johnson is headed to mornings on ESPN Radio as part of a shake-up that could leave Mike Golic without a chair, The Post has learned. ESPN and Johnson are in agreement on a contract, according to sources, that will directly impact the current morning team of Trey Wingo’s and Golic Sr.’s ESPN’s futures. Johnson’s …
  • ‘Serious’ Yoenis Cespedes should be ready for Opening Day

    ‘Serious’ Yoenis Cespedes should be ready for Opening Day

    The true test won’t come until he returns to camp, but with less than a week until pitchers and catchers report to Citi Field, the Mets are bullish on Yoenis Cespedes’ chances of cracking the Opening Day lineup. “I think there is a strong chance he is going to be ready once the 60-game season …
  • Bill Simmons mailbag inspired LeBron James ‘Decision’ that David Stern never wanted

    Bill Simmons mailbag inspired LeBron James ‘Decision’ that David Stern never wanted

    It’s a trip down memory lane. A look back at the moment LeBron James became a sports villain. The circumstances that led him to pursue his own show to announce his free-agency choice and the impact it had on his life and career. The latest edition of ESPN’s docuseries “Backstory” is a look back at …
  • Five storylines facing Mets as ‘summer’ training set to begin

    Five storylines facing Mets as ‘summer’ training set to begin

    When spring training was suspended in March, the Mets were still trying to configure their rotation and get multiple rehabbing players ready for the season. More than three months later, as they prepare to resume workouts next week — this time at Citi Field with MCU Park in Brooklyn as a potential overflow site — …
  • ESPN’s Marty Smith has emotional response to noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage

    ESPN’s Marty Smith has emotional response to noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage

    The racist incident that hit NASCAR on Sunday drew a lot of reactions. Marty Smith, who has covered the sport for ESPN since 2006, offered an emotional one following NASCAR’s announcement that a noose was found in Bubba Wallace Jr.’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway, calling the incident “despicable crap.” “He stood up for something he …
  • Russell Wilson and wife Ciara hit ESPYs red carpet in their bathrobes

    Russell Wilson and wife Ciara hit ESPYs red carpet in their bathrobes

    Russell Wilson and Ciara know how to get creative. On Sunday, the Seahawks quarterback hit the “red carpet” with his pregnant wife during the remote 2020 ESPY Awards, posing from home in their bathrobes and slippers. “I’ve been coming to this show for the last seven years, and one of my favorite parts of the …
  • ESPN’s ‘Long Gone Summer’ criticized for ignoring ‘the elephant in the room’

    ESPN’s ‘Long Gone Summer’ criticized for ignoring ‘the elephant in the room’

    It appears that ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” 30 for 30 documentary, which chronicled the famous 1998 home run chase between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, was a swing and miss for some. While people are starved for baseball as MLB and the players association continue to struggle to find common ground amid contract negotiations that …