Edition No. 32 · Fri 24 Jul 2026 · Story 9 of 19

"ESPN's latest layoffs cement its new identity"

The Athletic

Andrew Marchand writes that ESPN is still a destination but has not been a utopia for a long time, as layoffs cut Karl Ravech and others.

Labour

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