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  1. the sports section
    ‘Sensational’ Trailer Ended Frontline Partnership, Claims ESPNThe network’s president says it was the “catalyst” for their breakup.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. the sports section
    Report: ESPN Does NFL’s BiddingDid ESPN pull out of an unflattering documentary because the NFL wanted it to?
    By Dan Amira
  3. 90s nostalgia
    Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan Finally Getting ‘30 for 30’ DocWhyyyy, whhhhhyyyy.
    By Margaret Lyons
  4. Nate Silver Didn’t Come Here to Make FriendsHe dismisses grumblings from former Times colleagues.
    By Adam Martin
  5. blog-stained wretches
    What Made Nate Silver Leave the New York Times?The promise of airtime and a lot of editorial freedom, according to Politico.
    By Delia Paunescu
  6. media
    Nate Silver Is Leaving the New York Times for ESPNWhere he’s expected to work with Keith Olbermann.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. cable-stained wretches
    Keith Olbermann Is Headed Back to ESPN, With a CaveatHe’s not allowed to talk politics.
    By Adam Martin
  8. talking heads
    Keith Olbermann Might Go Back to ESPNFingers crossed!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. cover girls (and boys)
    WSJ. Magazine Can Put Old People on Their Covers, TooLike 77-year-old Woody Allen.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  10. spell check be damned
    The National Spelling Bee: Our 5 Fave SpellersMaybe a drinking game isn’t the best idea.
    By Lindsey Weber
  11. cable-stained wretches
    Profitable ESPN Cites Higher Game Fees in Cutting 300-400 JobsThe network will lay some people off and leave some positions unfilled.
    By Adam Martin
  12. advertisingpocalypse
    Glenn Beck Is Returning to New York, On TelevisionCablevision has picked up The Blaze.
    By Adam Martin
  13. advertisingpocalypse
    Who’s Advertising Directly to Obama on ESPN?Someone he probably won’t hear.
    By Adam Martin
  14. Does ESPN Really ‘Regret’ Broussard Distraction?ESPN had to know what it was doing. 
    By Dan Amira
  15. Jon Hamm Will Host the ESPYsGreat, now we have to watch the ESPYs.
    By Margaret Lyons
  16. cabletown
    Fox Sports 1 to Debut With the Star Power of Regis PhilbinHe’s the only on-air talent mentioned in a preview.
    By Adam Martin
  17. cable-stained wretches
    Keith Olbermann Is Making Nice With ESPNAfter dinner with the network’s president, nothing but praise.
    By Adam Martin
  18. espn
    If You Like College Basketball, You Should Probably Call in Sick TomorrowEvery once in a while, ESPN does something kind of neat.
    By Joe DeLessio
  19. If Only Joel McHale and Rob Riggle’s ESPY Handshake Could Last Forever Did this handshake really need to end so soon? Couldn’t they have waited a little longer to announce what was the “Best Third Quarter […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. Rob Riggle and His Athletic Build to Host the ESPYsThe ESPYs, which as I understand it are like the Teen Choice Awards of the sporting world, have a host for the 2012 edition: Rob Riggle. The […]
    By Adam Frucci
  21. daily lintel
    Jeremy Lin Did Lunch With Offensive Headline WriterForgiveness is a Christian value.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. mea culpas
    ESPN Writer Fired Over Jeremy Lin Headline Still Repenting PubliclyAnthony Federico wants everyone to know he’s a good person at heart.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. Comedian Beats Jeremy Lin in a Game of P-I-G If you listen to ESPN in the background while you do the dishes, you know that Jeremy Lin is the greatest basketball player of all time if […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  24. daily lintel
    Fired ESPN Headline Writer Swears He Wasn’t Making a Chinese Joke“This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny.”
    By Dan Amira
  25. ESPN Fires Employee Over Explosive Lin HeadlineAlso suspends on-air commentator who used “Chink in the Armor” line.
    By Andre Tartar
  26. Bars
    Chickie’s & Pete’s Erects Philly’s Largest TV ScreenAfter scoring bragging rights to being the country’s best sports bar, the crabfries slingers decided building a bigger TV was in order.
    By Collin Keefe
  27. making the sausage
    Polone: I’m Tired of Paying for Cable Channels I Never WatchAnd if you don’t like sports but pay big cable bills, you should be irate, too.
    By Gavin Polone
  28. Foodievents
    Where to Eat Steak with Steve GarveyThe former Dodger will answer questions at Morton’s over a three-course lunch.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  29. children of impressive people
    Hank Williams Jr. Doesn’t Quite Get the First AmendmentHe thinks ESPN violated his freedom of speech.
    By Dan Amira
  30. godwin’s law
    ESPN Pulls Monday Night Football Theme Song Over Dubious AnalogyFans will have to go without Hank Williams Jr. for the time being.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. movies
    Fox Grabs Film Rights for ESPN Oral History’Those Guys Have All the Fun’ is part origin story, part delicious gossip.
    By Margaret Lyons
  32. Brian Wilson’s Beard, Onesie Write Seth Meyers’ ESPYs Monologue for Him Other than one super racist Yao Ming joke, Seth Meyer’s ESPYs monologue was killer last night, though it’s hard to get a read on the intensely […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. media
    Tommy Craggs, Tom Scocca Talk Deadspin, Grantland, and Pink GorillasTommy Craggs and Tom Scocca, together as part of the major brain trust at Deadspin, aim their sniper rifles directly at Bill Simmons’s Grantland.com, which launches tomorrow.
    By Will Leitch
  34. olympics
    NBC Will Carry the Next Four OlympicsEven without Dick Ebersol.
    By Noreen Malone
  35. jets
    Rex Ryan, Internet HeroRex Ryan meets some Internet posters, but not really.
    By Will Leitch
  36. dick ebersol
    Dick Ebersol Is a Casualty of KabletownDick Ebersol, the new Jack Donaghy.
    By Will Leitch
  37. loose threads
    Lady Gaga and Fashion Labels Raise Money for Japan; ESPN’s Magazine Does a Style IssueAlso, the Barneys Warehouse Sale may be scrapped, see Crystal Renn’s latest editorial, and more.
  38. internet-stained wretches
    ESPN Gives Bill Simmons His Very Own Sports and Pop-Culture SiteHe stole our Lane Brown!
    By Nitasha Tiku
  39. men are the new women
    How ESPN Is Redefining Masculinity: ‘Commentators Drool Over Other Men’s Abs, Thighs, and Guns’See, all you sports-disinterested people forced into watching games? You do have something in common with real fans.
    By Amy Odell
  40. ESPN’s Pretty Good Sports Show Brings New Yorkers Together This week’s Pretty Good Sports Show on ESPN.com continues its run of solidly funny episodes, defying the expectation that a non-comedic entity […]
    By Adam Frucci
  41. ESPN’s Pretty Good Sports Show Is Actually Pretty Good There’s a lot to be skeptical about when you hear that ESPN is producing an online comedic video series centered around New York sports. I […]
    By Adam Frucci
  42. espn
    More Fun With LeBron and Arash MarkaziThe end of the LeBron James–Arash Markazi story.
    By Will Leitch
  43. party time
    LeBron’s Night Out Pretty Much What You FiguredLeBron has a fun night, and ESPN protects him.
    By Will Leitch
  44. Health Concerns
    Local Sports Venues Operate in Violation of Health Code StandardsMissing sneeze-guards, lack of hand washing stations and mouse infestations are among the violations.
    By Collin Keefe
  45. off days
    The Worst Day in Sports (and the ESPYs) Is Finally Behind UsSave us from the ESPYs.
    By Will Leitch
  46. espn
    The Knicks’ Loss Is Still ESPN’s GainLast night, at least.
    By Mike Vilensky
  47. free agency shitshow 2010
    So What Exactly Will Be Happening on ESPN Tonight?The only important thing will happen in the first ten minutes.
    By Joe DeLessio
  48. lebron watch
    LeBron’s Tipping PointLeBron’s prime-time special.
    By Will Leitch
  49. lebron watch
    LeBron’s Decision Will Be Revealed ThursdayAnnouncement reportedly to come in a one-hour special.
    By Josh Duboff
  50. documentaries
    Relive June 17, 1994, on ESPN TonightThe Rangers rode down the Canyon of Heroes, and the Knicks took a 3–2 lead over the Rockets. And then, there was O.J. Simpson and the white Ford Bronco.
    By Joe DeLessio
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