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For nearly two decades, ESPN built much of its identity around “First Take” and its debate-driven format, with heated disagreements becoming a feature. “Embrace Debate” was the show’s tagline, and ...

Debate-style discussion has trickled into just about every ESPN program that the network hasn't shut down. That could be ...

ESPN is trying to distance itself from the studio format that built its daytime lineup for the better part of two decades, ...

The legendary sports debate duo of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are returning to ESPN’s “First Take,” but only for one day. Bayless and Smith will embrace debate this Friday, ESPN announced ...