Smith in a statement. “First Take is a melting pot of ideas and personalities, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to combine two of ESPN’s flagship brands together.” Chris Russo will ...

Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe don’t want to hear "First Take" come out of the mouths of two ESPN colleagues. Smith and Sharpe both addressed comments made by Kirk Herbstreit and Chris ...

Smith out for the holidays, First Take is liable to go any number of directions ... But when it comes to Saturday, a jolly giant and ESPN veteran, it’s a match made in heaven.