Stephen A. Smith claimed Cari Champion wanted Molly Qerim’s First Take job, but the former ESPN anchor quickly denied his story.

Champion, who spent eight years at ESPN, denied that claim again before shifting subjects. Even if Champion was interested in hosting "First Take," the position was quickly filled by former ...

Champion checked the receipts in real time and left Smith confronting the possibility that someone had impersonated his former ESPN colleague ...

Molly Qerim of 'First Take' is leaving ESPN, so who will Stephen A. Smith have with him when he's at Delaware State this fall?

Cari Champion and Stephen A. Smith revisited their contentious ESPN history on Champion's podcast, leading to a heated exchange over her time on First Take. The Big Lead Cari Champion confronts ...

Former ESPN host Cari Champion said this week that texts Stephen A. Smith believed came from her after Molly Qerim left ...

Molly Qerim is named in a 95-minute Flagrant and Funny episode where Jemele Hill and Cari Champion revisit public disputes with Stephen A. Smith.

A new era at “First Take” will soon begin. One month after host Molly Qerim abruptly left the ESPN program and the network, it was announced in October 2025 that “SportsCenter” anchor Shae Cornette ...

Sports commentator Molly Qerim Rose speaks to the crowd during a live taping of ESPN's “First Take” show. | Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK Fans have been wondering what ...

Apparently, a former ESPN anchor was interested in taking Molly Qerim’s spot on “First Take.” Qerim shocked sports fans last September when she announced her departure from “First Take.” She hosted ...