According to a report from Front Office Sports, a notable ESPN editor, Cristina Daglas, who has been with the network for over a decade, has been placed on administrative leave due to various complaints made by multiple employees to the Human Resources department. Sports media insider Ryan Glasspiegel reported that Daglas, the executive editor overseeing ESPN.com, has been on leave for several weeks.
News at @FOS: ESPN Executive Editor Cristina Daglas has been on administrative leave for weeks after there were HR complaints filed https://t.co/HJyrfd2qea
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) February 17, 2025
Although Glasspiegel initially reported on the situation, he did not disclose the specifics of the complaints, noting that such information was not “immediately available.” When FOS requested comments, both Daglas and a spokesperson from ESPN declined to elaborate on her prolonged absence, which reportedly began in January. Over the past four years, Daglas has overseen all of ESPN.com, having joined the company seven years prior as a senior editor for ESPN The Magazine. In 2016, she notably became the first female MLB deputy editor for ESPN, later transitioning to a similar role with the network’s NBA coverage.
The last social media post promoting content from the company made by Daglas occurred on January 17, when she re-posted a piece from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, which examined the feud between Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley. Beyond her role at ESPN, Daglas’ bio on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn page indicate that she is also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California. Furthermore, in November of last year, Cal State Fullerton’s communications department highlighted Daglas as a new professor. It remains unclear whether her leave from ESPN has impacted these teaching roles.
Until further details are released, Daglas’s future at ESPN and the circumstances surrounding her leave remain uncertain.
