Published May 8, 2015 10:47am EDT | Updated May 21, 2015 1:32pm EDT

Bill Simmons To Leave ESPN, Report Says

Famed sportswriter Bill Simmons will leave ESPN, The New York Times reported, citing the president of the Disney-owned channel. ESPN president John Skipper said Simmons' contract won't be renewed when it expires this fall, and the site will keep operating the Simmons-founded Grantland without him.