The FOS 5: The Week's Best Stories
'SportsCenter' Anchor Neil Everett Leaving ESPN After 23 Years
Neil Everett's SportsCenter days are over. The anchor has chosen to say goodbye to ESPN after 23 years at the network. "ESPN changed my life, but now it's time for me to change my life," Everett said. "Time to write a new chapter." The network offered Everett a new deal. Had he agreed to it, the anchor would have taken a salary reduction.
ESPN Won’t renew NHL Analyst Chris Chelios
Chris Chelios won’t return next NHL season as an in-studio hockey analyst, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Front Office Sports. The Hall of Fame defenseman’s contract is not being renewed, said sources. His departure had nothing to do with his performance. But it was part of ESPN’s examination of talent contracts this month.
Follow the Money: LIV-PGA Merger Just the Beginning
The news seemed shocking when it broke on Tuesday morning, but knowing the mantra of sports business (and all business), “Follow the money,” is not a great shock.?The PGA Tour knew or was advised of three key areas.
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Lionel Messi Agrees to Join MLS Club Inter Miami
Lionel Messi has agreed to join MLS club Inter Miami. The deal reportedly includes profit-sharing agreements between Messi and MLS sponsors Apple and Adidas.? Messi, 35, is set to reject a more lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal to join Inter Miami, an MLS expansion club that began play in 2020. It was reported last month that Al-Hilal’s offer to Messi was worth $386 million per year.?
LeSean McCoy Could Replace Shannon Sharpe As Skip Bayless’ Partner
LeSean McCoy is emerging as an early possible contender to succeed Shannon Sharpe as Skip Bayless’ debate partner on “Undisputed.” The former NFL star turned co-host of FS1’s “SPEAK” is expected to have an extended audition with the irascible Bayless once Sharpe takes his contractual buyout from Fox Sports, two sources with knowledge of the situation told Front Office Sports.?
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“We are seeing a lot of international interest in South Florida … When starting to build a fan base for a soccer team, this is definitely the place to do that. “
— Dean Trantalis, mayor of Fort Lauderdale, on what drives superstars like Lionel Messi to play in South Florida. Hear more about South Florida’s sudden?sports?dominance on?Front?Office?Sports?Today.?
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1 年Neil Everett will definitely be missed at ESPN. I wonder where he’s going to work now. I like how he opened SportsCenter with “How’s it?”.
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1 年What’s happening at ESPN that is causing them to pay their experienced employees less then they should be paid?
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