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What is the ESPN PBA Bowling Commercial Song? [VIDEOS]

Eric Meier — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:43:48 +0000

There’s a very good chance you’ve never watched ESPN on a Sunday afternoon, after all you’re watching football. ESPN has the rights to the PBA and shows bowling turnaments most Sundays. Have you seen this viral commercial? Looks like the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network wants to change your perception of bowling. Especially if you associate bowling [...]

ESPN Analyst and Former Bears and Saints Coach Mike Ditka Suffers Minor Stroke

Eric Meier — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:59:41 +0000

Mike Ditka, the 73-year-old former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints is resting in a Chicago hospital after suffering a minor stroke on Friday. Ditka is awake, alert and hopes to be released from the hospital later this weekend. Seth Markman, a producer with ESPN is updating the coach’s condition on Twitter. [...]

Miami Dolphins Fan with "Undefeated 1972 Unforgotten" Tattoo Immortalized on C'Mon Man

Alex Cooper — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:13:33 +0000

A Miami Dolphins fan with a large tattoo commemorating the team’s 1972 undefeated season was immortalized on a recent edition of the C’Mon Man segment part of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown. No one’s debating undefeated, but unforgotten apparently isn’t a word.

ESPN Reveals the Down Side to Being 'Michael Jordan'

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:43:48 +0000

Michael Jordan has been in some great TV commercials over the years. But the best MJ ad we’ve seen in a while doesn’t even feature Michael Jordan. Well, the ESPN spot doesn’t feature that Michael Jordan. Instead it’s all about a poor schlub whose parents happened to give him the same name as the Hall of Famer. Witness the pain of sharing a legendary name.

Holly Rowe — Crush of the Day [PICTURES]

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe doesn’t fit the mold of the ‘typical’ ladies we feature in the ‘Crush of the Day,’ but Holly gets the nod today for a little stunt she pulled at the end of the Sugar Bowl the other night. Rowe was looking to grab an interview with Michigan coach Brady Hoke after [...]

Skip Bayless' Man Crush on Tim Tebow Gets the Auto-Tune Treatment [VIDEO]

Jaime Hamel — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:03:19 +0000

What is the best way for ‘ESPN FirstTake’ to give Skip Bayless his due for showing such devotion to Tim Tebow’s game from the very beginning? You guessed it – give him the full on auto-tune treatment. Chock full of cameos from such notables as Steven A. Smith and Hulk Hogan, the video already has [...]

Hank Williams Jr. Tells 'Fox & Friends' and ESPN, 'I'll Keep My …"

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:26:38 +0000

The Obama-Hitler comparison made on ‘Fox & Friends’ by Hank Williams Jr. a while back forced ESPN to sack the singer’s opening theme song from Monday Night Football.

Now, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press, the 62-year-old has fired back at both ESPN and ‘Fox & Friends’ in a new song titled ‘I’ll Keep My …,’ which he recorded in a Nashville studio on Friday.

'Monday Night Football' Drops Hank Williams Jr. Theme for Good

Shauna Wright — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:35:22 +0000

On Monday, after Hank Williams Jr. appeared on Fox News and compared President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner’s recent golf outing to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” ESPN pulled Williams’ classic opening theme from that night’s airing of ‘Monday Night Football.’

‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night,’ which includes the catchphrase, “Are you ready for some football?,” had opened the show for nearly 20 years. At the time, the network declined to say whether the benching would be permanent or not, but now it seems it is.

ESPN, NFL Agree on 'Monday Night Football' Deal Through 2021

Danny Groner — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:30:29 +0000

“Monday Night Football” will stay on ESPN through 2021, according to a new deal the cable network has struck with the NFL.

The $1.9-billion-a-year deal is reportedly 73 percent more than ESPN previously paid for rights to the weekly broadcast. ESPN will also get rights to more than 500 hours of NFL-branded studio programing.

ESPN Envisions a White Michael Vick [PICTURE]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:40:23 +0000

ESPN The Magazine has dedicated its entire football preview issue to controversial QB Michael Vick, including a feature which poses the question, “What if Michael Vick were white?”

It’s complicated, concludes the thought piece’s author, Touré. What’s also complicated is the status of the article’s photo — a digital rendering of Vick as a white man — on ESPN’s website.

ESPN NBA Analyst Jalen Rose Sentenced to 20 Days in Jail for DUI Incident

Shauna Wright — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:51:01 +0000

ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose was sentenced in Michigan Wednesday to 20 days behind bars after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in March.

Before the sentence, Jalen told the judge, “I’m humbled, I’m embarrassed, and I’m very apologetic. I can assure everyone that nothing like this will ever happen again.”

Philadelphia Baseball Fans React to Announcement of Death of Osama bin Laden

Alex Cooper — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:32:42 +0000

It was the 9th inning of Sunday night’s Phillies/Mets game when the news broke that President Obama was set to make the announcement that US Special Forces had succeeded in the mission to find and kill 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden. As news of the announcement started to spread though the stadium, the emotion was palpable as ESPN’s [...]