Word: espn
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...women, one of the redeeming qualities of February is the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. But the best two-page spread this year did not involve swimsuits or models, and instead hinted at one more reason to dislike the month: it was a humble four-color ad for ESPN, with a black-and-white photo of Celtic greats Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Larry Bird at the Boston Garden. The heading on the opposite page read, “Without sports, 32-00-33 wouldn’t be considered beautiful...
Since the eBay auction and subsequent backtracking by FleetCenter representatives—one of whom called the “Jeter” name “obscene”—the lawyer has received calls from the New York Times, ESPN, and NBC, among others...
...league to cancel a season owing to a labor disagreement, people reacted with the same surprise they had when Max Schmelling died a few weeks ago: Hockey is still alive? Complaining about hockey being canceled is like trying to throw a party for the last episode of NYPD Blue. ESPN doubled its ratings by replacing the cancelled NHL games with a Michael Madsen drama about poker called Tilt. They could have matched NHL ratings with a Steve Buscemi musical about shuffleboard...
...self-described friend of Franklin noted on a weblog Wednesday, the Harvard particle physicist is not quite a lexicographic trailblazer. In October 2003, after Limbaugh—formerly an ESPN commentator—drew fire for racially insensitive remarks about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, a Limbaugh fan on a conservative website wrote: “even if Rush was just wrong in what he said, why does this rise to a resignable gaff...
...says it will triple its Hispanic advertising and promotional budget in 2005. General Electric, Telemundo's parent company, has identified Spanish-language TV as a strategic growth area. (Univision and Telemundo used to be the sole TV options. There are now 67 Spanish-language cable networks, from ESPN Deportes to the History Channel en Espa??ol.) To counter sluggish growth, Miller Brewing Co. signed a three-year, $100 million deal with Univision in October to sponsor programs, buy commercial time and place products on Univision's radio, cable and broadcast network properties...