ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips has taken a leave of absence in the wake of an affair with a production assistant that turned ugly when the woman allegedly harassed his family after the two broke up.
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"I am deeply sorry that I have put my family and colleagues through this,'' he said in a statement, adding he wanted to "avoid any unnecessary distractions through the balance of the baseball playoffs.''
An affair with his young assistant cost ESPN analyst Steve Phillips his job. The sports cable network fired the baseball analyst Sunday after he admitted to bedding 22-year-old producer Brooke Hundley.
HARTFORD, Conn. - ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips acknowledged having an affair with an assistant at the cable network and has taken a leave of absence during the playoffs.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips acknowledged having an affair with an assistant at the cable network and has taken a leave of absence during the playoffs.
ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips has taken a leave absence in the wake of an affair with a production assistant that turned ugly when the woman allegedly harassed his family after the two broke up.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips acknowledges having an affair with an assistant at the cable network, and has taken a leave of absence during the playoffs.
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