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ESPN, which stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, had its humble beginnings in 1979 when father and son team, Bill and Scott Rasmussen, launched the fledgling network's flagship show, SportsCenter.

Originally meant to be a cable television outlet for showing off college sports in the state of Connecticut, ESPN grew by leaps and bounds, showing sports 24 hours a day. In the early days, people were likely to find Australian Rules Football, table tennis, and gymnastics in prime time. Now, Major League Baseball and the National Football League are mainstays on the network which reaches nearly 100 million homes in the United States. In addition to the main cable channel, ESPN also broadcasts sporting events through ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio, and ESPN360.com. In 2008, ESPN entered into a partnership with Major League Gaming, looking to get into the online gaming market.

ESPN's main headquarters are located in Bristol, Connecticut.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “espn”

 

• VIDEO: Stephen A. Smith on Knicks, “Nobody’s untouchable.”

  
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  Before Game 5 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, I had the opportunity to catch up with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.  During our brief conversation, I asked him to grade the Knicks overall performance on the season, and to also give his opinion about what the team’s offseason priorities should include as ...
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• WNBA Action on ESPN

  
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  ESPN today announced its schedule of WNBA action this season. Here is the schedule, with announcer assignments and network carriage, which begin next Monday: 2013 WNBA Regular-Season Schedule (subject to change) Date Time (ET) Game Networks Mon, May 27 3 p.m. Washington Mystics at Tulsa Shock Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck ...
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• That ACC Network Thing? Uh, Don’t Hold Your Breath

  
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  For the past year, members of the ACC have been living on edge.  It’s been the conference voted “Most Likely To Be Raided By Other Leagues.”  Money issues have been [...]
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• ESPN’s Coverage of the French Open

  
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  The networks of ESPN are planning a combined 330 hours of coverage of the French Open which begins this weekend. ESPN2 will present over 50 hours of live tennis, with multiple court action available on ESPN3. Chris Fowler and Chris McKendry will serve as hosts over the course of the tournament.  Fowler will also call
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• ESPN’s Premier League Coverage On US TV Will Be Missed

  
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  The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson last week and the subsequent extensive coverage reminded me just how far soccer has come here in the States. Since I began following soccer as a teenager some eight years ago, the sport wasn’t anywhere near the consciousness of the typical sports fan. Other than myself, there ...
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• Say Goodbye To The Premier League On ESPN With This Outtake Reel

  
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  Yesterday marked the end of ESPNs Premier League coverage, and to commemorate it, the network aired this blooper reel of Ian Darke and Steve McManaman, the best soccer broadcasting duo on American television. Read more...        
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• According To The Internet, The Baltimore Orioles Have The Best Uniform In The Major Leagues

  
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  In what can only be described as the most success the Baltimore Orioles have achieved in some time, the team’s uniforms were named the league’s best in an ESPN.com bracket . The Orioles were a mere 13-seed — on the American League side. That means Jim Caple and company considered the Orioles uniforms the 25th ...
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• ESPN Broadcast Schedule for the 2013 French Open

  
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  ESPN at the French Open: Live Morning Matches Start Sunday, May 26 50+ Hours on ESPN2, ESPN3 with 330 Hours; Most View Nadal (despite ranking), S.Williams the Favorites   (May 20, 2013) Live morning matches on ESPN2 and day-long coverage via ESPN3 will bring French Open action to fans starting Sunday, May 26. ...
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• ESPN President John Skipper Isn’t Scared Of Fox Sports 1… Should He Be?

  
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  Richard Deitsch’s weekly media column is up, and you should read the whole thing (as you should every week), if you are interested in the fascinating sports media circlejerk, as we are. If not, you probably don’t like our site outside of our fishy features of Paulina Gretzky and Kate Upton (but they’ve dated ...
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• Headlines & Stuff

  
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  Here are some cool things we read about this past week: Yahoo Announces Twitter Partnership Yahoo has announced that they will now include tweets in relevant stories. Yahoo plans to roll out this feature to all U.S users over the next several days. In other Yahoo news, there are rumors swirling that the search ...
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• The People Have Spoken: Orioles Have Best Uniforms In Baseball

  
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  Image Credit: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Over the past week, ESPN.com has been running a tournament between all thirty MLB teams to find the best uniform in the game . I sort of neglected this tournament, but other local blogs campaigned for the Orioles, a 13 seed, throughout each round. On Monday, the O’s upset the ...
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• Jalen Rose Leaving Numbers Never Lie, Jemele Hill in as New Co-Host

  
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  The show changed things up in 2012, and is doing so again this summer.
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• Brittney Griner: University basketball coach told me not to come out

  
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  Recently out, openly lesbian US basketball star Brittney Griner, has spoken out to say that her college basketball coaches asked her not to come out, in case it damaged the reputation of the team for prospective recruits. Griner came out as gay last month, and offered advice for young women looking up to her to ...
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• Stephen A. Smith Says He’s Depressed & Can’t Sleep Because of Knicks

  
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  This is all part of the show. Everyone once in a while, I will give you a little background on how reporters and media try to play fans like a fiddle. Stephen A. gets super dramatic about the Knicks on Twitter , lays it on real thick, but then look what he does. Just leave me be while I recover from this, please! ...
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• Georgia Guttadauro Makes SportsCenter’s Top Plays, Is Adorable About It

  
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  With Jennie Finch gone, we don’t spend a lot of time writing about women’s softball. It’s a horrible, lookist oversight. But hey, to our credit, the only time we talk about softball at all is when Bill Cosby’s wearing a Ghost Dad softball tee 25 years ago . Even then, softball stories are rarely adorable. ...
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• Keep Daniel Murphy In The Leadoff Spot

  
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  It doesn’t matter that  Daniel Murphy  hit the game-winning homer Sunday afternoon, or that he’s the Mets’ hottest hitter, he should be in the leadoff spot again Monday night at Citi Field. Because of Murphy’s high on-base percentage, batting him leadoff is something I have advocated, and I’m glad  ...
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• ESPN, Twitter, and the Future of Advertising

  
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  Click here to learn more about social media marketing As Twitter becomes more of a marketing tool, many companies are starting to cash in. Twitter’s platform, now more versatile than ever, supports ads, as well as video clips. Due to its success during college football season, ESPN is expanding its partnership ...
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• Michigan Monday: A Few Defensive Recruiting Nuggets

  
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  Let the Peppers countdown begin, as you know he will announce on ESPN on May 26th.   The latest on Jabrill is he didnt visit Penn State this weekend but might do a quick visit to Rutgers on Thursday.    He is also throwing around statements like he is comfortable with his decision and Drake Harris is tweeting ...
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• Sports Lawyers Association Conference Wrap Up

  
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  I attended the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) Annual Conference last week in Atlanta, Georgia.  For those unfamiliar with the conference, it is the largest and most prominent gathering of sports attorneys in the country.  Lawyers from most major sports leagues, teams and organizations attend as well as agents ...
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• MLB this Week: Potential Latos-Harvey match-up on Wednesday

  
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  There are ten MLB games currently scheduled to begin before midnight U.K. time this working week. Hisashi Iwakuma has arguably been Seattle’s best pitcher this season and he’ll look to help his team avoid a series sweep in the finale against Cleveland on Monday. The Indians have won the first three games of their ...
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