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ESPN has a master plan to make you care about eSports
Michael Udall clicks furiously on his mouse as hundreds of spectators around him chant, "ASU! ASU!" With a wide swing of his blade, he kills the last monster guarding the Punisher, a computer-generated...
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The world’s biggest sports network can't ignore eSports anymore — here's why
The rise of eSports, where people play competitive video games as a spectator sport, is unstoppable.You better believe the world's biggest sports network is taking notice.John Lasker, vice president of...
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How a former Mormon became one of the best college videogamers in the world
Michael Udall grew up a practicing Mormon, but the religion wasn't for him. When it came time to fulfill his church-sanctioned mission, the teenager opted to attend college instead."Freshman year, I...
View ArticleDrone racing is becoming a hot new sport
Players spend thousands of dollars on high-speed drones and race courses to race them with first-person virtual reality goggles. The drones have cameras on them, so people feel like they're flying in...
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Video game maker Activision thinks it can build the next ESPN
Activision-Blizzard is at the forefront of a tremendous opportunity, one that could boost its operating income by a factor of a five.Today, the firm derives virtually all of its revenue from the sale...
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Curt Schilling puts ESPN on full blast, calling the sports giant 'outwardly...
Two weeks after Curt Schilling was fired by ESPN for comments made on social media, he is continuing his assault on the sports-media giant.Schilling was a guest on "The Dan Patrick Show" to discuss his...
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The unstoppable rise of eSports reminds ESPN of televised poker
Some 250 million people watched or played eSports in 2015, and still, competitive gaming begs the question, "What is fun about watching other people play video games?"ESPN is committed to finding...
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Here's how ESPN's brilliant O.J. Simpson documentary could win an Oscar
Earlier this year, the Sundance Film Festival invited audiences to an experience unlike any other in its history: a seven-and-a-half-hour documentary on O.J. Simpson made by ESPN’s heralded “30 for 30”...
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It looks like another one of ESPN's most recognizable names is being shown...
Chris Berman has been the face of ESPN for much of the network's four decades on the air. But it is starting to sound as if Berman will be ESPN's latest big-name personality to be pushed aside.Eyebrows...
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ESPN continues to lose subscribers at an alarming rate
The number of homes with ESPN has dropped below 90 million for the first time in a decade as the Worldwide Leader in Sports continues to bleed subscribers at an alarming rate.As Clay Travis of...
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Bill Simmons rejected some big-name investors for his new media empire and is...
We are starting to get some more details on one of the biggest mysteries surrounding Bill Simmons and his new ventures since leaving ESPN: The money.Bill Simmons may have gone through an ugly divorce...
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A new documentary reveals one reason why the gloves didn't fit O.J. Simpson
Warning: This post contains spoilers for part four of the docuseries "O.J.: Made in America."It turns out that there are still untold stories from the "trial of the 20th century."The murder trial of...
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ESPN and Turner Sports teamed up to let NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager...
Turner Sports and ESPN collaborated for a good cause Wednesday when they announced that 64-year-old sideline reporter Craig Sager will work his first NBA Finals game on Thursday for Game 6 between the...
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We watched the entire new ESPN documentary on O.J. Simpson and there are some...
It seems whenever news of O.J. Simpson dies down something happens that brings him back into the public eye.Simpson is serving a 33-year sentence in Nevada after being charged with numerous felonies,...
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Rap mogul Birdman claims he sleeps on a million dollars in cash every night
Cash Money executive Birdman appeared on ESPN's "Highly Questionable" on Tuesday to answer a number of questions regarding his wealth, including whether he "had a million dollars that [he] actually...
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Disney is making an undeniable shift from the little screen to the big screen
Right now, The Walt Disney Company is a tale of two screens.Over the past year, the company has produced a string of movies: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Jungle Book, Finding Dory, and Zootopia,...
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ESPN will sell you a streaming package that doesn't require a cable...
ESPN will sell its own streaming live TV package directly to consumers, a source with knowledge of the plans told The Information.While this new package won't include blockbuster items like basketball...
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The scariest chart in sports television
Despite all of the craziness that's going on in the sports world and the diligent job that ESPN has been doing in keeping us all informed, the channel's subscribers simply continue to fall by the...
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The College Football Playoff is making a big concession after its New Year's...
The second year of the College Football Playoff did not go as well as the first.After a successful first year, the CFP committee took a gamble by airing the semifinals on New Year's Eve this past...
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Controversial host says he was held back by 'fearful' ESPN executives and...
Former "First Take" host Skip Bayless is no stranger to controversy, but he sounds like it could have been even worse as he says he was often held back by the Disney-owned ESPN.Bayless, who is set to...
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