what happened to sage steele

According to the search results, Sage Steele, a prominent ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor, left the network after settling a lawsuit. Steele filed a lawsuit against the network alleging that it had retaliated against her over her remarks about vaccine mandates, female sports reporters, and former President Barack Obamas racial identity. She was removed from the networks air in 2021 after her comments on political and social issues drew criticism. Steele said in the lawsuit that she was protected by the First Amendment and that she did nothing wrong since she was interviewed on the podcast as a private citizen on her day off, rather than as an ESPN employee. Steele settled the lawsuit and left ESPN to exercise her First Amendment rights more freely. She has not announced what her next role may be.