deadspin.com - 11/26/2008
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By now everyone knows that ESPN paid $100 million more than Fox could afford for the rights to the BCS games beginning in 2009. Cementing, to a great degree, ESPN's status as a post-season college football monopoly (they now control 29 of the 34 bowl games). And we've also noted that this ...
diecast-dude.com - 12/1/2008
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diecast-dude.com —
ESPN’s treatment of NASCAR on air and in
print has ever since it reacquired broadcast rights been...
that of a rich brat seeking revenge on the one who spurned their advances years ago but is now willing to put up with petty abuse for the sake of being by their side.
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I Don’t Like ESPN Very Much
sftsports.com - 11/25/2008
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sftsports.com —
I'm fed up, and I'm sure you are
too, with the endless stupidity that ESPN contiues to...
throw out there on a daily basis. Enough of running the same stories all week. Not only is it all week but it is all day since "Sportscenter" is on half the day.
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That's it Boys I'm going on the "Sportscenter Diet"
goal.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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