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After laying off roughly 100 employees last week, ESPN is set to add the top NBA reporter in the industry. ESPN has finalized a deal with Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, according to a Recode report. MORE: Updated list of biggest names laid off by ESPN Recode’s Peter Kafka says Wojnarowski will start at ESPN “in time to cover the June 22 NBA Draft.” ESPN also plans to add other members of The Vertical team, though it’s unclear which reporters would make the jump....

But that didn’t stop the cast of ESPN’s ‘Around the Horn’ from gleefully tearing apart CBS Sports’ NCAA tournament selection show Monday night. MORE: CBS’ Selection Show was one long, bloated moment | Printable bracket The cast blasted CBS’ two-hour long Selection Sunday Show as a boring, bloated mess. They even applauded the hacker who leaked a 100 percent accurate bracket on Twitter about halfway through the show. For the first time, CBS expanded its annual Selection Show to two hours from one....

Through Week 7, overall TV ratings were down 12 percent. The numbers are even worse for the primetime Sunday, Monday and Thursday night Games. MORE: Week 9 NFL Power Rankings: Patriots are unstoppable Many theories have been cited for the falloff, ranging from the U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, over-saturation of games , poor quality of play and fan backlash to Colin Kaepernick’s political protest through the #BoycottNFL movement....

She made the announcement on Twitter Monday morning, saying her recent visit to the doctor allowed her to be cleared to return to work on a light schedule, just in time for March Madness. Multiple people reached out to Rowe to express their congratulations. Rowe underwent surgery Feb. 2 to remove a tumor in her chest, the second tumor discovered since May last year. Rowe has been with ESPN since 1998 and primarily covers college football, men’s and women’s’ college basketball as well as softball, the NBA and WNBA....

Greenberg rarely shared his political views during his successful 18-year run with Mike Golic on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” but the culture wars are still raging. Greenberg doesn’t want “Get Up,” which will air from 7-10 a.m. ET beginning Monday, April 2, to be seen as having a political agenda. Yes, if President Donald Trump tweets about sports, the show will cover it, he says, but “Get Up” is going to be “exclusively” about sports, he adds, with a side order of humor courtesy of himself, the wisecracking Beadle and Rose, the former NBA and Michigan basketball star....

When players download the games for free, they will remain in the player’s Epic Games Launcher library forever, so it’s worth it for players to snag these games while they are available. The Epic Games Store continues to eat away at PC games sales, and perhaps some of this free game goodwill is the reason. RELATED: Steam Store Search Delivers Offensive Message for Epic Games The Epic Games Store reveals monthly free games as a part of its platform to entice users to the service....

That said, the Rock Band franchise hasn’t been relevant in roughly a decade, and an attempted reboot in 2015 went over so poorly that it bankrupted gaming peripheral purveyor Mad Catz. The Unreal Tournament games, on the other hand, still harbor small-but-passionate communities that will certainly be upset to see the cancelation of official online services for the series. RELATED: Fortnite Leaks Suggests Walking Dead Skins Are Making A Comeback...

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However, in order to catch up to Pep Guardiola’s free-scoring Manchester City, this is a must-win game for both the teams. Old foes will rekindle their former disputes while new faces will look to make a positive impact. Let us take a look at three key battles which would decide the outcome at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night: #1 Eden Hazard vs Hector Bellerin: Two of the fastest players in the Premier League are set to lock horns on Saturday night....

Despite all the uncertainty about Pogba’s appropriate role and place in the team, the move has been a feather in the already over-populated cap of agent Mino Raiola who recently opened up about the details of the deal. Also Read: EPL 2016-17: Some Manchester United players are unable to cope with the pressure, claims Jose Mourinho Mino Raiola is currently one of the most prominent and successful sports agents around who’s clientele is a who’s who of the football world and was quite forthcoming about how he pulled off such a historic transfer for his client, Paul Pogba in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail....

The Welshman also was impressed by the job done by former teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in keeping United within touching distance of the Champions League spots in the EPL. He said this while speaking on the official Manchester United daily group chat. Giggs on Bruno’s transition to the EPL Giggs gushed over the fast start by Bruno Fernandes in the EPL, after completing his January transfer from Sporting Lisbon for a fee reportedly worth up to €80 million....

Teixeira impressed during his loan spell at Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, but unfortunately, things never worked out for him at Liverpool under Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp. Teixeira has hardly put a foot wrong at Liverpool, and has been outstanding during his 7 appearances for the club this season, but competition for places means he could be playing elsewhere next season. Also Read: Luis Suarez reveals gratitude for Kolo Toure’s act of kindness when at Liverpool...

Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was found dead of what authorities ruled a hanging inside his cell at Lower Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in August. Mark Epstein claimed that his older brother had reformed himself after being released from jail in 2009. To his knowledge, Jeffrey Epstein had no illegal dealings involving girls or women after that time, pointing out that a majority of the women who came forward with allegations after 2009 were over 18 years of age....

Although many people experience erections, there’s a lot most people don’t understand. The ability to get and maintain an erection can cause stress for some people. Here’s what you should know about how erections work, including how hard an erection should be, erectile problems, and tips for better erections. Anatomy of an Erection An erection occurs when blood flows into the penis faster than it flows out. This causes the tissue in the penis to swell up and become hard....

According to widespread media reports, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was touted to be Jose Mourinho’s first signing for United, however, the centre defender became the first player to sign for Mourinho-led-United. Bailly, who caught attention within a year after making debut for Villarreal in 2014, was supposedly chased by Manchester City and Barcelona as well. The 22-year-old is 6ft 1 inch tall and can be a good signing for the Premier League club, given his strength and aerial prowess....

Eric Bischoff was the mastermind behind WCW during Monday Night Wars. He quickly worked his way to the top of the company, aligned himself with powerful forces and became an integral part of the success and downfall of WCW. Eric Bischoff was utterly disliked by the competition and some of his peers for his actions. The world was shocked when Vince McMahon hired him and made him the General Manager of RAW in 2002....

As Bledsoe recognized, restricted free agency and the Phoenix Suns’ approach to it played a part in that. There was a league-wide belief that the Suns would match any deal offered to Bledsoe, which called off other suitors before free agency even started. MORE: Bledsoe, Monroe restricted free agent blues | LeBron will wear No. 23 Bledsoe was asked about how this situation has played out, with him sitting on the market after almost a month on the market....

My initial verdict was, “It’s a push,” but it later became, “The Phillies got the better player and thus made the better deal.” How much better of a deal was it? Start with the potential salary commitments through the 2021 season: — Hosmer: $85 million ($21.25 million annually) — Santana: $77 million ($19.25 million annually), if the Phils exercise their $17.5 million club option for 2021 MORE: Three things on Phillies’ spring to-do list...