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Burke Magnus, ESPN’s president of content, shed light on Molly Qerim’s abrupt exit Monday from “First Take” after hosting the show since 2015. In an interview with The Athletic released Thursday, Magnus explained that prior to Qerim announcing her departure from the Worldwide Leader, both sides had already determined that she would be taken off of “First Take” when her …

Molly Qerim’s ESPN exit rocked the sports television world this week when the “First Take” host resigned in a note posted Monday to her Instagram Story. Qerim announced her decision to leave the Worldwide Leader after 10 years of working alongside “First Take” star and executive producer Stephen A. Smith, who said the news “came as a shock” to him. …

1. One quick note before we start. You can now get TRAINA THOUGHTS delivered to your inbox every day (Monday through Friday) in newsletter form by signing up here, so click that link. Molly Qerim’s exit as host ofFirst Takewas shocking and abrupt. It all started on Monday night when Sports Business Journal reported that Qerim would be leaving the …

“Last night, she abruptly resigned,” said ESPN‘s Stephen A. Smith of his longtime First Take cohort, Molly Qerim, this afternoon. “The details, quite frankly, are none of y’all business,” he said, before explaining her departure came after contract negotiations with the network. “ESPN certainly did not want to lose her,” Smith continued, “but in the end she made the decision …

Stephen A. Smith said that his now-former “First Take” co-star, Molly Qerim, “abruptly resigned” from ESPN on Monday night, “effective immediately,” after 10 years of sharing the same airwaves. During Tuesday’s installment of his Sirius XM show, Smith explained that ESPN didn’t want to lose Qerim amid contract negotiations with the host, adding “it’s just uncomfortable to see” and he’s …

Molly Qerim, a steadfast ESPN personality who has been a key element of one of the network’s most popular shows, “First Take,” is leaving the program as well as the Disney-backed sports-media giant. “After much reflection, I’ve decided it’s time to close this incredible chapter and step away from ‘First Take,’” Qerim said in a note posted to social media. …

Molly Qerim’s last take at ESPN will be coming soon.  The host of the popular program “First Take” is leaving the show and the network at the end of the year, she announced Monday night. “After much reflection, I’ve decided it’s time to close this incredible chapter and step away from First Take,” Qerim wrote in a post on her …

Sep 13, 2025, 02:10 PM ET Molly McCann won her first professional fight via knockout. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Molly McCann beat Kate Radomska with a stoppage in Round 6 on Saturday in her professional boxing debut. Junior featherweight McCann (1-0, 1 KO) started fast and hardly relented at all throughout the fight, proving too quick and too slick for Radomska (4-8, …

McCann, who added Radomska should have been deducted a point for the kick, said she felt as though she was learning on the job after a long career in a different fighting discipline. “It didn’t hurt as much as sparring! “The girls punched my head in more than that. It was really learning on the job. “You know when you …

Picklum completed an insane year and Robinson came up huge when it counted. Photo: WSL The conditions were unreal throughout. And the performances were certainly up to par at the WSL’s Tahiti Pro this week, as Jack Robinson and Molly Picklum both stepped up in the biggest of ways  at Teahupo’o, capturing huge wins at one of the Championship Tour’s …