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New York Times
24-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Shannon Sharpe's value to ESPN is too low for Disney to fully stand behind him: Marchand
When Jimmy Johnson coached the Dallas Cowboys, he had a famous line about how he treated players differently. He once cut a special teamer for falling asleep in a meeting. When he was asked if he would have done the same to a star, Johnson said he would have just woken him up. ESPN might be paying Shannon Sharpe the hefty sum of $6.5 million a year to argue with Stephen A. Smith two days a week on 'First Take,' but he is not important enough for them to ride with him through a public back-and-forth civil suit with a woman barely old enough to legally drink. Advertisement If he continues to do his own non-ESPN podcast, it is hard to believe that he was the one fully driving the decision to take a leave of absence from Disney-owned ESPN. If Sharpe didn't take this action, would ESPN have just ignored it all? In Sharpe's words, he is stepping away from ESPN to fight the false allegations, and he plans to return at the beginning of the NFL preseason. Maybe, but he is only on four hours a week. Let's say he did a couple of hours extra of preparation — what are we talking about? 10 hours? 15? Seems like there is room to fight the allegations and discuss LeBron James' legacy. His podcast takes a lot more time during his week. Sharpe's biggest value to ESPN is during football season, as he was one of the great tight ends in NFL history. The sport never really slows down these days, but if there was a time for a respite, it's the start of summer. This isn't an easy spot for ESPN, because the truth of the situation is unknown. What has been out there has been ugly — and uncomfortable for Disney-owned ESPN. Sharpe's announcement on Thursday afternoon that he is stepping away from ESPN — quickly followed by ESPN's own statement affirming they 'agree' with Sharpe's decision — allows everyone to take a timeout. Sharpe will have a chance to try to clear his name or make the issue go away. Maybe come August, he will be back debating Smith about the Cowboys. Maybe not. Sharpe is more than a special teams player. His hourly rate has star value, no doubt, but he is a part-time performer. If this is the end of Shannon Sharpe at ESPN, it would not be surprising. He is not valuable enough to them if his name is not cleared.
USA Today
23-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 women's TST: Teams, groups, schedule, tickets and how to watch
2025 women's TST: Teams, groups, schedule, tickets and how to watch Show Caption Hide Caption Megan Rapinoe on what Coach Emma Hayes brings to the USWNT Megan Rapinoe explains why she's all in on Coach Emma Hayes and what she brings to the U.S. Women's National Team. Sports Seriously The Soccer Tournament (TST) will return in 2025 for its third annual competition, as the 7v7 winner-take-all event continues to expand. TST will be held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., from June 4-9. Last year's tournament was the first time a separate competition for women took place, with US Women — a team featuring several U.S. women's national team alums — winning the event. In its second year, the women's competition has doubled in size from eight teams to 16. USWNT legend Carli Lloyd will join up with US Women this year while former USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo will lead Solo FC. ESPN+ will carry 27 men's and women's matches live, with 20 matches also available on ESPNU. All non-ESPN games will air live on TST's YouTube channel. For those watching internationally, all 134 matches will be shown on YouTube as well. Below are the groups, how to buy tickets, full schedule and broadcast information for the $1 million women's competition at TST. 2025 TST women's groups Group A Angel City 7S Austin Rise FC Process FC US Women Group A schedule (all times ET) June 5: Angel City 7S vs. Process FC, 6:15 p.m. - YouTube Angel City 7S vs. Process FC, 6:15 p.m. - YouTube June 5: US Women vs. Austin Rise FC, 6:30 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ US Women vs. Austin Rise FC, 6:30 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ June 6: US Women vs. Process FC, 10 a.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ US Women vs. Process FC, 10 a.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ June 6: Angel City 7S vs. Austin Rise FC, 10:15 a.m. - YouTube Angel City 7S vs. Austin Rise FC, 10:15 a.m. - YouTube June 6: US Women vs. Angel City 7S, 6:30 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ US Women vs. Angel City 7S, 6:30 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ June 6: Austin Rise FC vs. Process FC, 6:30 p.m. - YouTube Watch TST on ESPN+ Group B Drunken Monkeys Kansas City II Ultrain FC Wrexham Red Dragons Group B schedule (all times ET) June 5: Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Ultrain FC, 3:30 p.m. - YouTube Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Ultrain FC, 3:30 p.m. - YouTube June 5: Kansas City II vs. Drunken Monkeys, 4:45 p.m. - YouTube Kansas City II vs. Drunken Monkeys, 4:45 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Drunken Monkeys, 8 a.m. - YouTube Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Drunken Monkeys, 8 a.m. - YouTube June 6: Kansas City II vs. Ultrain FC, 8:15 a.m. - YouTube Kansas City II vs. Ultrain FC, 8:15 a.m. - YouTube June 6: Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Kansas City II, 5 p.m. - YouTube Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Kansas City II, 5 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Drunken Monkeys vs. Ultrain FC, 5:15 p.m. - YouTube Watch TST on ESPN+ Group C Albion SC SLC FC Solo FC Speedy Turtles Group C schedule (all times ET) June 5: Solo FC vs. Speedy Turtles, 12 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ Solo FC vs. Speedy Turtles, 12 p.m. - ESPNU/ESPN+ June 5: Albion SC vs. SLC FC, 12 p.m. - YouTube Albion SC vs. SLC FC, 12 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Solo FC vs. Albion SC, 8:30 a.m. - YouTube Solo FC vs. Albion SC, 8:30 a.m. - YouTube June 6: Speedy Turtles vs. SLC FC, 8:45 a.m. - YouTube Speedy Turtles vs. SLC FC, 8:45 a.m. - YouTube June 6: Solo FC vs. SLC FC, 8 p.m. - YouTube Solo FC vs. SLC FC, 8 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Speedy Turtles vs. Albion SC, 8 p.m. - YouTube Watch TST on ESPN+ Group D Boca Dallas Bumpy Pitch FC North Carolina Courage Reunion City Dallas Group D schedule (all times ET) June 5: Bumpy Pitch FC vs. Reunion City Dallas, 2:45 p.m. - YouTube Bumpy Pitch FC vs. Reunion City Dallas, 2:45 p.m. - YouTube June 5: North Carolina Courage vs. Boca Dallas, 7 p.m. - YouTube North Carolina Courage vs. Boca Dallas, 7 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Bumpy Pitch FC vs. Boca Dallas, 11:15 a.m. - YouTube Bumpy Pitch FC vs. Boca Dallas, 11:15 a.m. - YouTube June 6: North Carolina Courage vs. Reunion City Dallas, 11:45 a.m. - YouTube North Carolina Courage vs. Reunion City Dallas, 11:45 a.m. - YouTube June 6: North Carolina Courage vs. Bumpy Pitch FC, 9:30 p.m. - YouTube North Carolina Courage vs. Bumpy Pitch FC, 9:30 p.m. - YouTube June 6: Reunion City Dallas vs. Boca Dallas, 9:30 p.m. - YouTube Watch TST on ESPN+ Knockout phase Quarterfinals June 7: TBD vs. TBD, 5 p.m. - ESPN+ TBD vs. TBD, 5 p.m. - ESPN+ June 7: TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m. - YouTube TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m. - YouTube June 7: TBD vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. - ESPN+ TBD vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. - ESPN+ June 7: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. - YouTube Semifinals June 8: TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. - ESPN+ TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. - ESPN+ June 8: TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 p.m. - ESPN+ Final June 9: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. - ESPN+ Watch TST on ESPN+ 2025 TST tickets Buy tickets for the 2025 TST right here. 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