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It’s a Bull market. Page Six is told that the smash hit ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” has led to a gold rush on Michael Jordan memorabilia. Top sports auctioneer Mike Heffner told us, “The demand for everything MJ is higher than ever” since the 10-part doc — which follows the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season and the rest of …

“Billions” star Dan Soder — who plays the hapless Mafee on the Showtime hit — is dating ESPN host Katie Nolan, Page Six has learned. Comedian and actor Soder has been a frequent guest on Nolan’s shows, going back to her Fox Sports show “Garbage Time” and now “Always Late with Katie Nolan” on ESPN2, …

Booger McFarland never asked to be on “Monday Night Football.” It happened fast. Having never called an NFL game, McFarland went from a relative sportscasting unknown on the SEC Network to the most scrutinized booth in the business, with the added bonus of being tapped as “football’s Charles Barkley” by his producer and stationed on …

As sports slowly return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, some aspects of networks’ presentation will look the same, while others could see a fundamental shift. A historic show like ESPN’s “College GameDay” in the fall already is being forced to consider whether it will have the atmosphere of students and fans, who have fueled …

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Why does WFAN broadcast Yankees games and spend so little (talk show) time on the Bombers? Most …

Some nights, Scott Van Pelt doesn’t know if he’ll have enough content to get through his show. Even as sports remain shuttered, “SportsCenter” carries on. “Well, the analogy that I’ve landed on is that it’s much like being a waiter in a restaurant where there are no chefs and there is no food,” Van Pelt …

The expected is now official. ESPN has informed Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland they are out of the “Monday Night Football” booth, a source confirmed. Steve Levy on play-by-play and analysts Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and/or Brian Griese remain the favorites as the replacements, which The Post first reported early last month. ESPN has also …

No more phone calls, please! We have a winner! First, a moment to give thanks for being truly blessed throughout this pandemic to have been served by relentless over-the-air geniuses — especially Mike Francesa and Stephen A. Smith, both of whom take themselves very seriously as per their advanced media megalomania. Both stir themselves into …

One of the up-and-coming play-by-players in sportscasting, Adam Amin, is leaving ESPN for Fox Sports, The Post has learned. Sources said Amin and Fox are finalizing a deal that will have him call NFL or college football, as well as Major League Baseball. Amin, 33, could also do some college basketball. Amin had moved up …

Charlie Ergen’s satellite TV company is calling foul on Disney for making it pay for ESPN at a time when there is no live sports programming, The Post has learned. Ergen’s Dish Network, the nation’s fourth largest TV provider, is pushing for refunds that it says it will pass along to its roughly 12 million …