Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Today's Tidbits About ESPN for Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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(4:23:51 AM) For Women’s World Cup Final, a Fairer Broadcast From ESPN – ESPN’s telecast of the Women’s World Cup final between the United States and Japan was a far cry from the embarrassing broadcast of the 1999 championship game. (This story continues here)

(4:52:07 AM) ESPN shows off muscles with Open telecast – Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland celebrates victory on the 18th green during the final round of The 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's on July 17, 2011 in Sandwich, England. (This story continues here)

(3:53:55 AM) ESPN Star Sports launches two new HD channels – ESPN Star Sports today announced the launch of two new channels in ‘High Definition’ format to boost its already existing broadcasting network in the country. (This story continues here)

(4:25:41 AM) Bruce Feldman saga at ESPN – ESPN scrambles as writer's "suspension" over Leach book sparks Twitterstorm. (This story continues here)

(4:43:06 AM) ESPN hits all the right notes in World Cup final – ESPN hits all the right notes in World Cup final Published Jul 17, 2011 05:08PM MDT If nothing else, ESPN’s telecast of the Women’s World Cup final proved what soccer fans have known all along. You don’t have to have a lot of scoring to have a lot of excitement. Granted, Japan’s come-from-behind victory over the United States was about as exciting a soccer match as you’re likely to see. Twice ... (This story continues here)

(4:41:32 AM) Richard Deitsch: Evaluating ESPN's World Cup Coverage – In his most memorable call of the Women's World Cup, ESPN announcer Ian Darke howled with delight that "Abby Wambach has saved the U.S.A's life in this World Cup." (This story continues here)

(4:45:20 AM) ESPN suspension touches off Twitter rampage – After I reported the news yesterday that ESPN had suspended college football writer Bruce Feldman on Thursday morning, a subsequent tsunami of socially-networked support for the sports journalist was so overwhelming that “Bruce Feldman” was the top trending topic on Twitter.com throughout Thursday evening and into Friday morning. (This story continues here)

(4:05:26 AM) ESPN: Bruce Feldman Was Never Suspended or Disciplined – Why did it take ESPN 16 hours to respond to rumors that one of its college football writers had been suspended? You'll believe one of two things: He was never suspended and the rumors were false, or ESPN suspended him, and then lifted it quickly after the outpouring of support from readers and journalists. (This story continues here)

(3:37:12 AM) ESPN sets public hearing on use of its generator – BRISTOL — To get permission to have more flexibility with its generator, ESPN is holding a public presentation next week for anyone who’s interested. (This story continues here)

(3:45:16 AM) ESPN: Those guys have all the fun – Welcome to the Weekly Read, a new column that will feature Fortune staffers' takes on recently published books about the business world and beyond. We've invited the entire Fortune staff-- from our writers and editors to our photo editors and designers -- to weigh in on books of their choosing based on their individual tastes or curiosities. Each week we'll feature a different staffer's review ... (This story continues here)

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