Since its launch in 1979, ESPN has lived up to its title as the “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” Today, the media giant has a virtual monopoly on the sports broadcasting industry. Popularized by its flagship“SportsCenter” program,...
With the NBA season about to begin, ESPN and ABC unveiled their new studio team last week.
Former Laker great Magic Johnson and longtime analyst Mike Wilbon will return alongside popular Bill Simmons....
We make them, bet on them, switch them and swear by them. The Giants will upset the Patriots. The Nationals will win the World Series. The world will end in 2012. Some predictions are reasonable, some...
In its quest to maintain the right to call itself "The Worldwide Leader in Sports," ESPN has turned its gaze to local sports pages.
Over the past couple of years or so, the sports entertainment empire...
Perhaps later than most people under the age of 50, I've finally discovered the wonderful world of podcasts. My program of choice: "The Tony Kornheiser Show," featuring the familiar voice from ESPN's "Pardon...
Last week, during a bit of downtime, I began to think about what it means to be a sports fan. Sports talk show hosts and newspaper columnists often engage in conversations about what it means to be a true...
"Hey, Wilber, you going to the library tonight?"
That is the sort of friendly jab that junior Georgetown goalkeeper Mark Wilber said he hears a lot after men's soccer practices.
"I'm sort of the...
Mixing his usual tongue-in-cheek humor with a with a few sincere observations on his past, television personality Kenny Mayne preached resolve to a receptive crowd Friday morning in the ICC Auditorium.
"The...
