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ESPN Announces New SportsCenter Set

Chad Middleton — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:34 +0000

I guess the powers that be at the "Mothership" got a little worried about what the new FOXSports1 channel was going to do for business or maybe they were worried about all the networks.

Along with FOX Sports, the other Networks of NBC Sports and CBS Sports have made new moves when it comes to programing and changing things up

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First Double Take: Seahawks' Richard Sherman Takes Down Skip Bayless [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:28:38 +0000

Ya gotta love ESPN's "First Take" for the in-your-face antics of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. Ya gotta love it even more when the people they talk smack about smack back! Count Seahawks DB Richard Sherman among that number. He doesn't like that Skip Bayless said he wasn't in Jets DB Darrelle Revis' league.

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ESPN Discussion: Is Floyd's Interview with USC Bad Timing or Good Ethics? [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:09:51 +0000

ESPN is talking about the LA Times article in which Tim Floyd talked about meeting with USC AD Pat Haden about the Trojans' coaching job.

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ESPN Ranks 1966 Texas Western Championship as Number Three NCAA Moment

Andy Lee — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:08:27 +0000

With the sports calendar slowing down, and the NCAA Tournament turning 75 this year, ESPN decided to rank the 75 most memorable moments in 75 years of the 'big dance.'

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Kid with Down Syndrome Hits Three-Pointers, Makes ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:15:58 +0000

This is just cool. Owen Groesser is a middle school student who has Down Syndrome. He made his school's basketball team, but hadn't seen any action at all until the final game. But when he got in? Boom goes the dynamite!

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Can't Miss Alabama: Katherine Webb Makes Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:38:54 +0000

Wonder if she'll wear the sash? Either way, Katherine Webb may end up paying ESPN's Brent Musburger royalties for all the work she's getting! Sports Illustrated announced today that the reigning Miss Alabama -- and subject of Musburger's drool-fest during the BCS Championship Monday -- will be posing in their annual swimsuit issue, due out soon.

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ESPN's Ed Werder Makes an Andy Reid Fat Joke [Video]

Andy Lee — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:03:02 +0000

Andy Reid is expected to become the next head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in a matter of hours (we're probably just waiting for the contract to be signed before it becomes official).

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Born Into It: Great Sports Promo Gets the Yin-Yang of It (with Translation) [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:00:23 +0000

I LOVED this ESPN promo when I first saw it. Loved it even more when I discovered there was a translation. A couple of blokes from Manchester -- one, a fan of the Reds (Manchester United); the other, a Blue (Manchester City) -- show us how, even when we're different, we're the same. And, yes, that is sports. As they say across the pond, "Brilliant!"

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ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike Parody Psy's Gangnam Style

Andy Lee — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:49:41 +0000

The latest craze in the music world is South Korean rapper Psy's song/video/dance "Gangnam Style." ESPN Radio megastars 'Mike and Mike' decided to have a little Halloween fun and parody the video.

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Atlanta Falcons' Safety Thomas DeCoud Plays the 'Meow Game' on ESPN [Video]

Andy Lee — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:14:11 +0000

The first time I saw "Super Troopers" in the theatre, I walked away pleasantly surprised. "Super Troopers" is no one's definition of an all time classic, but it was amusing and different enough to keep my attention.

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The Most Epic 'This is SportsCenter' Commercial Ever [Video]

Andy Lee — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:51:26 +0000

Sometime in the mid-90s the ad wizards at ESPN launched the 'This is SportsCenter' campaign. Quite honestly, some of the spots may be the most memorable things out of Bristol.

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Win A Trip to Tour ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut!

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:20:51 +0000

Ever wonder what it’s like inside ESPN? Now you can find out with the Trip of A Lifetime. We’ll take you and a guest to Bristol where you get a VIP tour behind the scenes.

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John Tortorella, Man of Few Words, Gets Them Remixed [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:50:09 +0000

The New York Rangers are in the Eastern Conference Finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their coach, John Tortorella, is well-known for giving very short post-game interviews and answers -- so well-known for it that ESPN's DJ Steve Porter made a video mashup about it.

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Bracketology, Smacketology. What's All The Fuss About, ESPN? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:12:48 +0000

Bracketology noun
1. A term invented by some ESPN marketing wonk implying that there is actual science behind picking which schools will be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament; made to stick because ESPN owns the TV rights to the entire world except for, ironically, the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and don't you just know they're pissed about that.

Give credit to ESPN, they come up with some good stuff. The term certainly gives

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Cat Fancy: Feline Favors Flying Flippers on ESPN [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:35:51 +0000

We all love the ESPN 'round these parts. If you're a man aged 25-54, chances are you do, too. But the Sports Monster doesn't just attract the guys, it attracts other demographics, too...like cats.

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Asian American Journalists Association Warns Members of the Media to Avoid Lazy Stereotypes When Covering Jeremy Lin

Andy Lee — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:55:31 +0000

On the heels of an insensitive ESPN headline regarding Jeremy Lin, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has released a series of guidelines to help media members avoid similar pitfalls.

The AAJA warns journalists

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Dunk Step: 5-foot-9 TDub Shows Us How The Dunk Is Done [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:32:38 +0000

We've seen ex-UTEP dunk artist Randy Culpepper do his thing here in El Paso, but arguably the best dunker around is 5'9" TDub of Team Flight Brothers. Add ESPN, a little Dub Step, some spectacular slow-motion photography, SportsNation's Michelle Beadle, a car and Venice Beach and...BOOM!

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Terrell Suggs Calls Skip Bayless a Douchebag on ESPN

Andy Lee — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:57:46 +0000

ESPN's Skip Bayless is one of the most polarizing sports analysts on television. Bayless has strong opinions and convictions, and never waffles on any subject. He cut his teeth in the print journalism world before becoming a talking head on ESPN

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ESPN'S John Clayton Breaks Down NFL Playoffs with Steve [Audio]

Andy Lee — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:10:05 +0000

There was a time when the professor, John Clayton, was a mainstay on Sportstalk. That changed when John went big time (and changed his phone number). We were able to track down the professor at his home in Seattle, and he joined us to break down the 2011 NFL playoffs

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Will ESPN Football Analyst Craig James Take Up a Senate Seat?

Danny Groner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:25 +0000

College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.

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