Sports fans — those of the NHL and beyond — journalists and others were saddened, shocked and angered Wednesday when ESPN slowly but surely started to lay off key writers and contributors. It seemed no one was safe from the purge, which has even leaked into today.
Longtime college basketball writer Andy Katz announced on Twitter today that he was being pushed out. He joins the likes of Jayson Stark (MLB), Dana O’Neil (college basketball), Ed Werder (NFL), Trent Dilfer (NFL) and Dr. Jerry Punch (auto racing, college football) among many, many other familiar faces, on screen and off.