It makes him the highest-paid talent at the largest sports network in the world and the highest-paid non-former athlete in modern-day sports-media history.

Stephen A. Smith and ESPN have reached agreement on a new five-year contract worth at least $100 million, according to The ...

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Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million for five years, an agreement that will result in Smith continuing to star on “First Take” on ESPN while ...

Smith, a former newspaper beat reporter who rose to fame by pioneering the art of the sports debate show, has agreed with ...

The in-game confrontation between Lakers star LeBron James and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith isn't going away anytime soon.

An ESPN spokesperson initially declined to comment to The Independent on Smith’s contract. However, later on Friday morning, the network released a statement announcing it had signed Smith to a ...

Stephen A. Smith is sticking with ESPN — and getting a hefty payday to boot. Smith and the network agreed to a new five-year, $100 million contract to keep him in the fold, The Athletic reported ...

After a scintillating overtime victory over the Knicks, LeBron James appeared to go face to face with ESPN personality ...

Stephen A. Smith won’t be leaving ESPN’s airwaves anytime soon. ESPN announced Friday it has agreed to a five-year extension with Smith after nearly a year of negotiations. ESPN did not ...

The ESPN commentator addressed the confrontation Friday, saying James approached Smith to discuss his prior comments about ...

LeBron James and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith appeared to get into a heated argument following the Los Angeles Lakers' game on ...