In 2004, ESPN released a made-for-TV movie entitled 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story which used a new ( but similarly colored ) No. 3 logo.

In December 2006, the ESPN lawsuit was settled, but details were not released to the public.

He also released a book Man in the Middle, published by ESPN Books ( ISBN 1-933060-19-0 ) which talks about his professional and personal life as a closeted basketball player.

During his infamous Decision, broadcast on ESPN, James announced he would take his " talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat ," which triggered a volatile fusillade of anger, primarily from Cleveland fans ; Cavaliers ' owner Dan Gilbert released an over-the-top letter that reeked of bitterness, as he claimed that Cleveland would win a championship before James would.

A new BottomLine was also released that day on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic and ESPNU, but it was quickly removed and reverted back to the old BottomLine ( which had been used since April 2003 ) due to an equipment failure ( however, this ticker was successful for the 2009 NFL Draft and the 2009 NBA Draft ).

A film about Wepner's career is set to be released in 2012, and ESPN aired a documentary titled " The Real Rocky " on October 25, 2011.

In 2005, Brodeur began co-authoring his autobiography, Brodeur: Beyond the Crease, with long-time Toronto Star columnist and ESPN contributor Damien Cox, which was released in October 2006.

* ESPN named Sanders # 74 in its list of the 100 Great Athletes of the Century released in 1999.

" In 2004, ESPN. com released a list of the Top 100 Simpsons sport moments, ranking Benjamin Franklin and Jimi Hendrix's air hockey game, a scene from the episode, at # 83.

They stated in an interview at ESPN Magazine's NEXT Party during Super Bowl XLIII that the album should be released in late 2009.

ESPN released a documentary film about Marinovich titled " The Marinovich Project ", which was shown after the Heisman presentation for 2011.

Entering his sophomore season, Phaneuf's potential impact on a game was compared to that of Russian star Alexander Ovechkin, and a poll released by ESPN in 2008 revealed that 43 % of players asked argued Phaneuf was the hardest hitter in hockey, at the age of 22.

" ESPN and Musburger released separate statements, saying they regretted the confusion.

In July 2008, Simmons announced that he would be taking 10 weeks off from writing columns for ESPN. com's Page 2 to concentrate on finishing his second book, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy, which was released on October 27, 2009.

A DVD set of the entire nine-episode run of the series was released on June 14, 2005, about three months after " The Last Hand " ran on ESPN.

" The Jock Jam " ( released as a single by the name " ESPN Presents the Jock Jam ") is a mash-up song from the compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 3.

On an ESPN. com chat on October 23, Shirley referenced the $ 10 million, 5-year contract of Mark Madsen as the reason why he was released.

In 2004, ESPN released a list of the top 100 Simpsons sport moments, ranking his appearance at number 27.

" The entire episode was placed first on ESPN. com's list of the " Top 100 Simpsons sport moments ", released in 2004.

In 2004, ESPN released a list of the Top 100 Simpsons sport moments, ranking Gordie Howe's image in the episode at number 34.

" Similarly, in 2004 ESPN. com released a list of the Top 100 Simpsons sport moments, ranking the entire episode at # 2, saying " Greatest sports introduction ever: In the Tatum fight, Homer is introduced as the Brick Hithouse ( and is also known as the Southern Dandy ), and his walk-to-the-ring music is ' Why Can't We Be Friends?

ESPN NBA 2K5 is a video game released by Sega and Global Star Software in 2004.

An album entitled " ESPN Presents Stadium Anthems " has been released that includes many songs that are played over the Public Address system at North American sporting events.

A statement from ESPN said that the network has " decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years.

When asked whether or not he agreed with a comment made by ESPN analyst Michael Irvin, Owens agreed to the statement, saying that he thought the Eagles would be undefeated if Brett Favre were on the team instead of Donovan McNabb.

In a statement to ESPN, Odom said, " I'm sorry that things didn't work out better for both of us, but I wish the Mavs ' organization, my teammates and Dallas fans nothing but continued success in the defense of their championship.

He began writing for ESPN. com on March 8, 2005 with his first article being a statement of his sporting views entitled " Scoop's Manifesto ".

On October 6, 2011, during a live interview conducted on the sports cable television network, ESPN, Zirin referred to Hank Williams, Jr. as a racist and proslavery after Williams ‒ the writer and singer of ESPN's then-Monday Night Football theme song ‒ made a political statement in which he seemingly compared multiracial US President Barack Obama to former German national socialist leader, Adolf Hitler.

* Bernard Lee ( poker player ) is a poker professional / media personality who has also written for ESPN. com and CardPlayer Magazine and hosts his own radio show.

* ESPN sports commentator Jim Rome professes his love for Bombay Sapphire

The first World Cheerleading Championships, or Cheerleading Worlds, were hosted by the USASF / IASF at the Walt Disney World Resort and taped for an ESPN global broadcast in 2004.

On November 8, 1990, Hearst Corporation acquired the remaining 20 % stake of ESPN Inc. from RJR Nabisco for a price estimated between $ 165 million and $ 175 million.

Kelly is now a correspondent for ESPN UK ; Paul followed in his father's footsteps as a footballer, and is the current manager of the Austin Aztex.

It is the secondary theme song for College Gameday on ESPN.

His son Kenny Albert also began to work as a part-time play-by-play announcer for the Knicks since 2009, whenever the older Albert's successor Mike Breen ( whom he later followed on the NBA on NBC broadcasts and now works on ESPN and ABC aside from his role at MSG ) is unavailable.

In a recent interview with ESPN Deportes, Sosa said he would " calmly wait " for his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame, for which he will become eligible in 2013.

Berman was joined by fellow ESPN analyst Steve Young, while ESPN's Mike Tirico was on hand for the post-game presentation of the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

While regular season and post-season games in the NFL are all broadcast by national television contracts on CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and NFL Network, the television broadcasts are for the most part handled by the individual teams.

Former CBS play-by-play and ESPN golf broadcaster Jim Kelly was the play-by-play announcer for many of those games in the 1980s, and Joe Namath was a commentator.

Voted " Indiana's Best College Sports Rivalry " by viewers of ESPN in 2005, DePauw University and Wabash College play each November — in the last regular season football game of the year for both teams — for the right to keep or reclaim the Monon Bell.

* September 7 – In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.

Providers of pay TV generally on cable television pay the networks a certain amount per subscriber ( the highest charge being for ESPN ).

* They wrote and performed the theme song for the 2005 series " ESPN Bowling Night ".

In February 2006, Disney CEO Bob Iger initiated a trade with NBC Universal in which a number of minor assets, including the rights to Oswald, were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in exchange for sending sportscaster Al Michaels from Disney's ABC and ESPN to NBC Sports.

At the time, ABC had lost its contract for NFL broadcast rights, and despite recently signing a long-term contract with ESPN, Michaels was interested in rejoining broadcast partner John Madden at NBC for the Sunday night package.

* Janusz Michallik, former American national team soccer player, currently a commentator for ESPN

Many movies with a general sports theme will include ESPN announcers and programming into their storylines ( such as in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which gently lampoons the channel's multiple outlets by referencing the as-yet-nonexistent ESPN8, " The Ocho ", a reference to a nickname formerly used for ESPN2, " the Deuce "; the slogan for the network was " If it's almost a sport, you'll find it here!

A common joke in comedic television and film involves people getting ESP ( an abbreviation for Extrasensory Perception, and an irony considering ESPN was initially supposed to be named " ESP ") confused with ESPN, often including someone saying something along the lines of " I know these kind of things, I've got ESPN ".