Bill Simmons and ESPN are parting ways

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The New York Times / Richard Sandomir / May 8, 2015

“I’ve decided that I’m not going to renew his contract,” said John Skipper, the president of ESPN. “We’ve been talking to Bill and his agent and it was clear we weren’t going to get to the terms, so we were better off focusing on transition.” —JE

Tags: Bill Simmons, ESPN, Grantland