Shannon Sharpe takes leave from ESPN’s First Take after being accused of rape in $50m lawsuit

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ESPN’s L.A.-based ‘SportsCenter’ is leaving and heading east

ESPN’s “SportsCenter” is leaving L.A. The Walt Disney Co. unit’s flagship sports highlights program will have its last edition from the ESPN Los Angeles Production Center, located near the Crypto.com Arena, in May. ESPN will continue to produce the late night “SportsCenter” out of its headquarters in Bristol, Conn. ESPN’s L.A.-based studio coverage of soccer … Read more