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ESPN to introduce 3-D sports channel

ESPN is looking to ride one of the next big waves in consumer electronics with a new 3-D sports channel. Complete Story...

Reid to serve as ESPN NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer

Marty Reid will take over as lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN's NASCAR coverage in 2010, with Dr. Jerry Punch returning to his role as a pit reporter.

ESPN.com offers fans chance to design Wizards play

Are things so bad for the Washington Wizards that they need coaching help from fans?

Byron Scott rejoins ESPN as NBA studio analyst

Former Hornets coach Byron Scott is rejoining ESPN as an NBA analyst.

Illinois man admits stalking ESPN's Erin Andrews

An Illinois insurance executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly shooting nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who repeatedly called her stalker a sexual predator in court and said she hopes he "never sees the light of day."

Peter Gammons leaving ESPN for MLB Network

Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN after 20 years to become an analyst for MLB Network.

ESPN acquires FA Cup rights in Britain

ESPN signed a four-year deal Tuesday to broadcast live FA Cup matches in Britain to fill the void left by collapsed network Setanta.

Complete bowl schedule

Wyoming vs. Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, 4:30 p.m., ESPNRutgers vs. Central Florida in St. Petersburg Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Middle Tennessee State vs. Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN BYU vs. Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Utah vs. California in Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, 8 p.m., ESPN Nevada vs. SMU in Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN Marshall vs. Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, 1 p.m., ESPN North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh in Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPN USC vs. Boston College in Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN Kentucky vs. Clemson in Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., 8:15 p.m., ESPN Georgia vs. Texas A&M in Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., 5 p.m., ESPN Temple vs. Army or UCLA in EagleBank Bowl at Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPNMiami vs. Wisconsin in Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., 8 p.m., ESPN Idaho vs. Bowling Green in Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.

Search warrants served in ESPN reporter video case

FBI agents want Yahoo Inc. to turn over a video of a second naked woman they suspect was taken by an Illinois man already accused of secretly recording a nude ESPN reporter twice last year, authorities said Thursday.

ESPN's Skipper joins US World Cup bid committee

ESPN's John Skipper joined the committee that is trying to bring the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.

Man pleads not guilty in ESPN reporter videos case

An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking.

Gruden agrees to multiyear contract with ESPN

Jon Gruden has agreed to a multiyear contract to stay at ESPN, suggesting he won't be returning to coaching anytime soon.

Ex-ESPN worker says she never stalked Phillips

A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings says she confronted his wife only so he would stop pursuing her.

Bill Walton won't return as NBA analyst for ESPN

Hall of Famer Bill Walton won't return as an analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage.

ESPN's Griese suspended 1 game for Montoya remark

ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

ESPN: Woman who had affair with Phillips was fired

The ESPN production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination has also been fired from the sports network, a spokesman said Monday.

ESPN to air over 1,000 games on its platforms

ESPN will broadcast more than 1,000 college basketball games over its multiple platforms this season.

British announcer Tyler to call ESPN World Cup

ESPN's World Cup coverage will have a British accent.

Bob Knight moving to 'Big Monday' games on ESPN

Bob Knight is moving to a bigger stage with ESPN.

ESPN video case shows holes in hotel security

The hotel industry is reexamining guest privacy safeguards in light of the case of an ESPN reporter who was videotaped nude through the peephole of her hotel room door, allegedly by a man who reserved an adjacent room.

Alleged Andrews stalker suspended from job

The Illinois insurance company that employs the man accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews says the man has been suspended from his job.

Man accused of filming Andrews released on bond

An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews apparently uploaded videos of other unsuspecting nude women to the Internet, a federal prosecutor said Monday.

Valentine to return to ESPN as baseball analyst

Bobby Valentine is returning to ESPN as an analyst on "Baseball Tonight" for the league championship series and World Series.

Recently retired Bruschi joins ESPN as analyst

Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is joining ESPN as an analyst.

Predictions 101: Iowa will take out Georgia Tech tonight

The Crimson Tide’s version of 13-0 looks considerably different than the one the Longhorns have on display.

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ESPN, Discovery to launch 3-D TV networks - Media biz- msnbc.com
Source: msnbc.com

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about 3D TVs just yet. I mean, I don't know if I really want to sit at home wearing those glasses when I'm watching TV but I do have to say that it will completely change the way we watch sports at home.

ESPN to launch 3D network in June
Source: USA Today

ESPN is going 3D. The venerable sports network will launch ESPN 3D on June 11 with a World Cup soccer match, creating what it says will be the first all three-dimensional television network to the home.

ESPN secures rights to show 43 live rugby matches
Source: BBC News

ESPN has agreed a three-year broadcasting deal with Premier Rugby to show live matches from next season. The deal allows the American company to televise 43 games exclusively live, including one semi-final and the Guinness Premiership final.

Oprah, ESPN, Golf Channel in hunt for Tiger Woods interview
Source: USA Today

The race is on among TV networks to try to land one of the year's biggest "gets" — the first interview with Tiger Woods since the world's No. 1 golfer crashed his SUV outside his Florida home.

Oprah talk show going off the air - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

CHICAGO–The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

Now, we go live to a breaking sex scandal...
Source: Independent.co.uk

It involves ESPN, the world's largest sports network, which is based in the small city of Bristol, Connecticut. At its centre are dozens of lickerish TV executives, scores of fruity allegations and one very prurient journalist.

ESPN Broadcaster Suspended For "Taco" Remark Against Montoya
Source: WMUR.COM

ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says Griese will not be working a game this week.

Cable Operators Call for "Content Neutrality" Along with Net Neutrality
Source: Converge Network Digest - Last Mile News

The American Cable Association, which represents cable network operators, is calling on the FCC to stop content providers from using wholesale arrangements to restrict consumer access to lawful content.

ESPN Fires Woman Who Had Affair With Baseball Analyst
Source: WCVB-TV

BRISTOL, Conn. -- An ESPN spokesman says the sports network has fired the production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination.

Poor response to Champions League match - Marketing and Media - livemint.com
Source: livemint.com

New Delhi: The first match of the Champions League cricket tournament scored an average television rating point (TRP) of 0.9% on ESPN Star Sports channel on 8 October, according to Audience Measurement and Analytics Ltd.

Rush Limbaugh wants you to give up the NFL

For the longest time Rush Limbaugh has been the a crazy, ignorant, racist, fear mongering, hate spreading fool. Well today brings a new chapter in that.

News: NCAA Basketball 10 to include CBS & ESPN announce teams
Source: gamepro.com

Sports games always do their darnedest to capture the "TV experience," and while some do present a near-telecast experience, just about every sports game ever made settles for replicating one sports broadcast.

2009 MLB Playoffs Day 2....Live Blog

Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.

ESPN Rates the Top Schools All Time for Men's College Basketball: Kentucky #1: Reactions Vary to All-time Rankings
Source: ESPN.com

"Sagarin looked back at the past 72 years of the sport to spit out Kentucky as No. 1, two percentage points ahead of UCLA."

Cable TV Drops the [MNF] Ball, Monday Evening!

The last few minutes of the second game of the Monday Night Football double-header with the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders was off the air on all ESPN channels in at my area of the Dallas, Texas.

The Mouse Scores Big
Source: Advertising Age

Disney has their best day ever!! The core big with the CMA Fest. They score with ESPN and Monday Night Football. They buy Marvel Comics. They also get a pony.

Usain Bolt would run the 40 in WHAT?!
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Usain Bolt is as tall as Calvin Johnson(notes) (6-5) and he's faster than any human, ever. Thus it shouldn't be a surprise that we occasionally speculate about his NFL potential. The world record holder in the 100-meters and 200-meters would probably hold his own at the combine.

Why is ESPN's US Open coverage starting later than USA's?
Source: TV Squad

Their daily coverage of the tournament will be starting at 1PM, which is two hours later than the 11AM start that USA always had. Now, a lot of people might be thinking I'm just being greedy.

Ted Robinson; Greg Papa; KRON; NBA/NFL work stoppages
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

SF radio media round-up; Raiders--49ers; KRON4; potential NBA/NFL work stoppage

If in doubt, rip the Oakland Raiders; Cable affair brings out media vultures
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable's dust-up with an assistant has brought out the usual anti-Raiders media wags, like ESPN, Mike Silver, and so on...

Disney Takes Web Surfers to the Lab to See Which Ads Work - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

AUSTIN, Tex. — A technician in a black lab coat gazed at the short, middle-aged man seated inside the Walt Disney Company's secretive new research facility here last week, his face shrouded with eye-tracking goggles.

Is it possible to let Erin Andrews just do her ESPN job?
Source: The L.A. Times

It seems wrong to even mention Erin Andrews' name in a context other than the quality of her work.

Ugly Female Misogyny Hisses and Spits at Hot Naked Video of Erin Andrews

Having whetted their appetites foaming over highly successful attractive women by gnashing and slashing the ankles of Sarah Palin, vicious female misogynists eagerly gush flammable vitriol on the fires of outrage where Erin Andrews is concerned

ESPN bans NY Post reporters over Andrews video
Source: newsrunner.com

HARTFORD, Conn. — ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken from a video showing sideline reporter Erin Andrews nude in a hotel room.

Too little, too late from ESPN on Roethlisberger | ProFootballTalk.com
Source: profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

ESPN spokesman Mac Nwulu has provided us with a statement from the folks in Bristol regarding their decision not to mention the civil sexual assault suit against Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, which to our knowledge has been ignored by every national ESPN platform, with …

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