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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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