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   Canada's TSN Gets Exclusive Access to U.S. Open in 2015

   8:57 am 5/17/2013

   • by Etan Vlessing

   ESPN snagging the U.S. rights from CBS means the local sports channel won't have to share the tennis tournament with American cross-border stations. Read more

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   ESPN Chief John Skipper Calls Chris Broussard's Jason Collins Remarks 'A Mistake'

   10:25 am 5/14/2013

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   “As a company, we have a tolerant point of view, we're a diverse company," says network president John Skipper. "That just does not represent what our company thinks.”Read more

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   ESPN Chief John Skipper Tells Rival Fox Sports: 'We Like Competition'

   8:52 am 5/14/2013

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   The top-rated cable sports net also will unveil a new 10,000 square foot "SportsCenter" set and launch a daily soccer show and weekly NFL program.Read more

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   U.K.'s Channel 4 to Sell Ads for BT Sports Channels

   3:51 am 5/2/2013

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The telecom giant is looking for the broadcaster to bring in ad revenue for two new networks and Britain's ESPN, which BT recently agreed to buy.Read more

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   ESPN Responds to Chris Broussard's On-Air Anti-Gay Comments

   8:02 pm 4/29/2013

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   UPDATED: The NBA reporter appeared on "Outside the Lines" in a segment dedicated to Jason Collins, who came out as gay on Monday. Read more

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   ESPN's Chris Broussard Calls Homosexuality a Sin During Jason Collins Segment (Video)

   1:21 pm 4/29/2013

   • by Michael O'Connell

   The NBA reporter is under fire for quoting the Bible on the cable network while discussing the Washington Wizards center's decision to come out.Read more

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7. Therapy Content Secures Life Rights to Terry Fox Story

   10:18 am 4/12/2013

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The indie producer plans a theatrical feature based on the young Canadian amputee's 1980s cross-country marathon interrupted by a return bout with cancer and eventual death. Read more

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8. ESPN Spent $5 Million in Legal Fees Defending Its Licensing Contracts

   9:32 am 4/4/2013

   • by Eriq Gardner

   After saying it prevailed at a trial against Dish Network, the leading sports network demands reimbursement of its costs.Read more

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   ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons From Twitter After Criticizing Network

   2:16 pm 3/14/2013

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   One of the sports network's biggest personalities called a segment that aired on "First Take" on Monday "awful and embarrassing," allegedly drawing his employer's ire.Read more

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    ESPN Hires Ray Lewis as Football Analyst

    11:11 am 3/13/2013

    • by Paul Bond

    The passionate, controversial and recently retired former NFL star will appear on several shows, including alongside Steve Young, Trent Dilfer and Stuart Scott before and after "Monday Night Football."Read more

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