Tag Archives: espn
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Not Pumped for the NBA Finals? This Ad from ABC Might Help (Video)
What’s a professional sports championship without a slick, sentimental promotional advertisement? Not much, apparently. Last month, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada dropped a nice ad for the Stanley Cup Playoffs that tugged at a fan’s heartstrings. Now ESPN and ABC have come up with one promoting their coverage of the NBA Finals. The ad features [...]
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“We Did It” Guy Takes Over After Spurs’ Overtime Victory (Video)
The San Antonio Spurs threw away a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and needed overtime last night in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals series against the Memphis Grizzlies. But in the end, they “did it.” They got the job done in overtime and came away with the 93-89 victory, and a 2-0 [...]
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There Was a Kayak Selling Hot Dogs in McCovey Cove During the Giants-Dodgers Game Last Night (Video)
The San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park is famous for a number of reasons. Its picturesque setting and rabid fan base make it one of the best ballparks to take in a game. It’s the place where Barry Bonds made his historic steroid-fueled assault on baseball’s home run record. It’s the place where fans chiseled a [...]
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ESPN Basketball Analyst Chris Broussard Heavily Criticized for Anti-Gay Comments (Video)
Yesterday, journeyman NBA center Jason Collins made history by becoming the first athlete from one of the major pro sports leagues to come out as gay while still active. For the most part, the world reacted positively. Pretty much everyone in mainstream media praised the man’s courage, and some were going as far as calling [...]
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Manti Te’o's Fake Dead Girlfriend Lennay Kekua Won ESPN’s March Madness Bracket Challenge
Last night the Louisville Cardinals beat the Michigan Wolverines to take home the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. In the process, they brought to a close tens of thousands of March Madness pools around the world, including ESPN’s Bracket Challenge. So who won the $10,000 gift card to Best Buy? Oh, just the fake [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 7th) — NCAA Selection Sunday
It was on this day in 1982 that the NCAA Tournament Selection, also known as Selection Sunday, was first broadcast on live television. Since then, a live broadcast of the event, which takes place the weekend before the tournament begins, has been used to inform each school of whether they have made it into the [...]
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‘ESPN The Magazine: Music Issue’ Recreates Classic Album Covers with Athletes (Videos)
Music and sports have an interesting connection. Musicians play concerts in sports venues, and music is an integral part of every live sporting event. And beyond that, so many athletes and musicians hang out with each other because it seems as though most athletes want to know what it’s like to be a rock star, [...]
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Tim Tebow And ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi Bro It Out At Allstate Sugar Bowl (Video)
During the second quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the cameras decided to take a break from watching Florida get pounded– they were down 17-3 at this point– and panned over to the celebrities at the game. Among the attendees was Gator alum Tim Tebow. Timmy T, as we affectionately like to call him, was standing next to [...]
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ESPN’s Heather Cox Gets Blown Off By Stanford Coach David Shaw (Video)
ESPN sideline reporter Heather Cox was not very happy after her post-game interview with Stanford coach David Shaw– whose team had just beaten Wisconsin, 20-14, to win its first Rose Bowl since 1972– was cut short by a bowl official dragging Shaw away. An indignant Cox responded by yelling “are you kidding me?” You could [...]
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This Funny ESPN Commercial Makes Bowlers Look Like Ballers (Video)
Bowling isn’t exactly a “cool” sport. The paychecks are moderate, the uniforms are bland, the game itself is not all that fun to watch on television, and I don’t think any pro bowler in the history of the sport has dated a supermodel. Nevertheless, ESPN has the broadcasting rights for the PBA—that’s the Professional Bowlers [...]
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ESPN Apologizes for Roesthlisberger “Drink and Drunk Offense” Graphic (Video)
Over the years, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has developed a reputation as being quite the party animal. And this reputation and the behavior that created it have caused him quite a few problems, to say the least. Oh sure, the two rape allegations were eventually dropped. So legally, he’s free and clear. But the NFL [...]
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25 of the Best ESPN College Gameday Signs Ever
Everyone knows that one of the best things or maybe even the best thing about college football is the fans. And for the past 20 years, nothing has given these fans a forum to express their deepest thoughts and convictions like ESPN’s College GameDay. Every week the show broadcasts from a different college campus, and [...]
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ESPN Has A New Documentary On Rob Gronkowski, And It Definitely Isn’t Boring (Video)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is without a doubt one of the most colorful personalities in the NFL. Weather he’s hanging out with porn stars, partying like a rock star after losing the Super Bowl, or grinding up on some random chick at a karaoke fundraiser, there is just no repressing Gronk’s inner [...]
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John Clayton Is A Head-Banging Rock Star In Latest SportsCenter Commercial (Video & Outtakes)
If you've been paying attention to the NFL over the course of the past ecade, you probably already know who John Clayton is, but for those who don't know him, he is a well-known NFL writer and reporter for ESPN. And as you can tell by the above image, he doesn't look anything like a [...]
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Here’s Novak Djokovic Acting Crazy (GIF)
During his rise to the top of the tennis world, many of us have come to know Novak Djokovic as quite the entertaining character. And it appears as though the people at ESPN were hoping to translate the Serbian’s humorous personality into an entertaining montage that they could air before going to a commercial [...]
