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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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• in Sports
  Blog Focus: ESPN Announcer Bob Griese Suspended for 'Taco' Comment About Juan Pablo Montoya
  The blogosphere reacts to the suspension and comments of ESPN's Bob Griese.
  by patrickhayes / on Oct 27, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “espn”

• Erin Andrews’ Peephole Pervert Posts $100K Bail

  
  Satellite TV Guru — Authority: 146
  U.S. Judge Carolyn Turchin increased bond to $100,000 for Michael Barrett, an Illinois insurance accused of secretly taping a nude ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, during a hearing in Los Angeles. Barrett posted bail though Andrews’ attorney said the executive posed a threat to the public.48-year-old Barrett faces one ...
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• Saturday’s Linkage

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 478
  Giving you some links while I’m working at the home office today. That’s no fun working on a Saturday, but we do what we gotta do to eat. We start with what broke last night out in Los Angeles, that the TV announcing team for the Clippers, Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith were suspended by Fox Sports Net for last ...
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• Photo: Arizona College GameDay Duck Hunt Sign

  
  SPORTSbyBROOKS — Authority: 723
  Tremendous effort from Arizona at ESPN’s College GameDay in Tucson today: ( Wot ?) Yes, there’s still hope for your large-format, ink-dot printer. Share This
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• Why is Oprah going to cable? A hint: Its nothing to get teary about

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 808
  Filed under: General Electric , Walt Disney Oprah Winfrey is a smart cookie. I am guessing she knows all too well that you can make more money in cable than you can on a TV network. If its like other cable networks, her new Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), which she co-owns with Discovery Communications ( DISCA ), ...
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• Michael Lohan and Jon Gosselin Actually Formed a Coalition of the Azzwizzards [Gossip Roundup]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 869
  Kind of like a Harry Potter book, right? Michael Lohan s now Jon Gosselin s contracts expert. Nothing but squares at the Daily News . Robert Pattinson hates his life. Carrie Prejean: monumentally stupider than previously imagined. Heres your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup : So, wait, when did Michael Lohan ...
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• VERIZON ESPN TRIVIA CHALLENGE AND INSTANT WIN GAME

  
  Baby Boomer Contests — Authority: 152
  Ba Ba Boomers….. One (1) Sweepstakes Grand Prize is available to be awarded: The Sweepstakes Grand Prize consists of a trip for winner and one (1) guest to the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT, date to be determined by Sponsor. Trip includes roundtrip coach class air transportation for winner and one (1) ...
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• ESPN Responds to the Simmons Twitter Suspension

  
  The Big Lead — Authority: 158
  ESPN Talks About Bill Simmons Twitter Suspension: Late Friday, ESPN.com editor-in-chief Rob King tweeted and then blogged (just typing that is mind-blowing) a reaction to our item about Bill Simmons serving a two week suspension from twitter . You also might want to read the comments.
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• Watch UFC 106 live stream: Ortiz vs. Griffin streaming video online

  
  iOnlinePhilippines — Authority: 142
  Las Vegas, November 22, 2009 – Watch UFC 106 live stream or Ortiz vs. Griffin streaming video online via SopCast, JustinTV, MegaVideo, ESPN, or Fox Sports. UFC 106 highlighted “ Ortiz vs. Griffin ” fight will be this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Ortiz, has not marked a win inside the Octagon in ...
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• Thoughts on Simmons and ESPN

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 148
  You know that I don’t trust most big corporations and executives. For years sports fans were dealt information they deemed necessary rather than giving us all the information to make an educated choice. In politics you have seen conservative and liberal talk shows work to expose inaccuracies in media, however sports ...
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• Carroll & Law Unfairly Criticized

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 148
  Who says fans don’t care about awards. Keith Law and Will Carroll became the latest targets for irate baseball fans as they were roundly criticized for leaving Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter off their Cy Young Ballot. Carroll voted for Adam Wainwright and Law for Tim Lincecum. After reading Carroll’s rationale ...
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• Football Outsiders: Teams Want Leinart…

  
  The 3rd String Safety — Authority: 437
  YES. I have been having this argument with Jason for quite awhile now, and he kept playing the “There is a reason he isn’t starting” card. My counter has always been that Ken Wisenhunt hates him and just never gave him the chance because he was Denny Green’s boy. Now, here comes Aaron Schatz from ESPN and ...
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• ESPN Slaps Bill Simmons’ Wrists for Tweets

  
  You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — Authority: 575
  ESPN has suspended Bill Simmons ‘ use of Twitter after the Sports Guy used the social networking site to blast ESPN partner radio station WEEI in Boston. The Huffington Post has screencaps of the tweets where Simmons refers to WEEI hosts as washed up athletes, fat, and deceitful scumbags. ESPN.com ...
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• BMX Barriers

  
  Clickedbmx.com — Authority: 138
  This is one of my favorite BMX photos of all time, the only word I can use to describe it is; Contrast. Yes, black and white on so many levels, but I really think it proves how a common interest can bridge so many gaps. I dont know where I would be without my bike, and I think everyone who visits this site can say the ...
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• Friday Night Links

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 478
  I’ll do some links again during a late night. Things continue to happen in the sports media. First, Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times reports that the TV broadcast team for the Clippers made fun of the only Iranian-born player in the NBA, center Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies and got suspended for ...
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• Bond at $100k for Man Accused of Taping Reporter

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100000 bond on Friday, a much larger amount than previously imposed. (Nov. 20)
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• You know how it is in November...Survive and advance.

  
  Boiled Sports — Authority: 569
  Purdue fans soak up the pre-game atmosphere in St. Thomas If I would have seen this, tonights game might have reminded me of a few last season- Hummel got in early foul trouble and played less than 10 total minutes in the first half...and Purdue rebounded poorly. But, last season, Smooge didnt play this too ...
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• Watch Liverpool vs Manchester City Live Online Streaming On Nov. 21

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
  Watch Liverpool vs Manchester City Live Online Streaming On Nov. 21 Date/Time: Nov. 21, 2009, 7:45am Competition: England Premier League Live/Repeat: Live
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• England Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester City Live Online

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
  England Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester City Live Online Date/Time: Nov. 21, 2009, 7:45am Competition: England Premier League Live/Repeat: Live
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• The ratings game

  
  Sports Media Watch — Authority: 605
  TNT drew a 1.4/3 U.S. rating and 2.1 million viewers for Thursday nights Bulls/Lakers game. Earlier in the night, Suns/Hornets drew a 1.0/2 and 1.5 million. Numbers for last years comparable games were unavailable. (pifeedback.com)Also on Thursday, a Colorado/Oklahoma St. college football matchup drew a 1.5/2 U.S. ...
  20 hours ago

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