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• Vick indicted in dog fighting investigation

  - 2007-07-17

  RICHMOND, United States AFP — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the dog fighting probe of his property in Virginia, ESPN television reported on Tuesday. Vick was indicted for conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities,...

  Tags: ESPN, INTERNET, NFL, Richmond, Virginia

• Sports Sites Fall Short of the End Zone When it Comes to Accessibility

  - 2006-02-01

  NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With Super Bowl XL just a few days away, the American Foundation for the Blind AFB is reporting that sporting web sites are not high scorers in the game of accessibility. After evaluating NFL.com, ESPN.com, and SI.com, AFB found that many of...

  Tags: ESPN, INTERNET, MARKETING, NFL, Strategy, vision, Web

• Portis agrees to record-breaking NFL riches: report

  - 2004-03-01

  WASHINGTON AFP ? Denver Broncos running back Clinton Portis reached agreement on an American football contract that will make him the highest-paid rusher in National Football League history, it was reported. ESPN's website, citing anonymous league sources, said Portis will sign an eight-year deal worth 50.5 million dollars that...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, ESPN, INTERNET, NFL, Washington

• Internet, Media Giants Fuel Growth of Fantasy Football into Big Industry.

  - 2002-09-18

  By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--Most Sunday afternoons during football season, Bryan Stewart is perched in front of two television sets at his Winston-Salem home: one to watch his beloved New York...

  Tags: ESPN, football, Games, Internet, league, NFL, SportsLine, team

• Still On Their Feet - online sports sites - Internet/Web/Online Service Information

  - 2001-07-23

  AMONG SPORTS SITES, ONLY ESPN.COM AND SPORTSLINE ARE PLAYING FOR KEEPS. THEY MAY YET TURN A PROFIT. The business of sports on television has a wonderful simplicity to it. The leagues sell the rights to TV networks for billions of dollars, and the networks broadcast the games. It...

  Tags: ESPN, INTERNET, MARKETING, NFL, SportsLine, TVs

• NFLHS.com adds SportsTicker Pro & College Football Hometown Reports

  - 2000-09-26

  Sports Editors/Interactive & Multimedia Writers JERSEY CITY, N.J.--BW SportsWire--Sept. 26, 2000 Weekly statistics on players from 50 states SportsTickerR, the leading supplier of real-time sports news and information, today announced an agreement with the NFL to use SportsTicker's pro & college football hometown reports on NFLHS.com, the...

  Tags: ESPN, INTERNET, NFL

• 49ers Head Coach, Steve Mariucci, to Chair Advisory Council for Sportvision; Other Members include Sugar Ray Leonard, Virginia Wade, Peggy Fleming, Tom Izzo, Alan Rothenberg, Bobby Rahal & Gary McCord

  - 1999-12-20

  Business/Sports & Technology Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 20, 1999 Council to Advise Sportvision, Leading Sports Technology Company on Ways to Enhance Fan Experience Sportvision, Inc., the premier sports media convergence company, has formed an Advisory Council to be chaired by San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Steve...

  Tags: ESPN, football, Games, INTERNET, NFL, TVs

• ESPN Internet Group Concludes Banner Year With Record Reach and Enhanced Content Offerings; Reach Greater Than Three Nearest Competitors' Combined

  - 1999-12-20

  Sports & Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 20, 1999 ESPN Internet Group EIG, part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), is wrapping up a year that saw its reach exceed that of its three nearest competitors combined, and a flourish of product launches that re-affirm EIG's status as the worldwide leader...

  Tags: ESPN, Games, Go.com, INTERNET, MARKETING, NFL

• CONNECT

  - 1999-12-14

  No respect/ CU, CSU SHORT ON PROSPECTS Mel Kiper doesn't have any college football players from the state of Colorado among his top 50 draft prospects at ESPN's Web site. NFL scout Frank Coyle mentions only Colorado offensive tackle Ryan Johanningmeier (6-foot-7, 300 pounds) among the best...

  Tags: Colorado, Dr., E-mail, ESPN, INTERNET, MARKETING, NFL

• BW SportsWire Recap

  - 1999-08-04

  WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 (CA-NFL/EA-SPORTS)NFL FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Electronic Arts Creates a Total Online Fantasy Sports Destination With EA SPORTS Fantasy Football (BW52 8:00) TUESDAY, AUG. 3 (MN-NFL/VIKINGS/989)NFL ADVISORY/Minnesota Vikings Get Sneak Preview At Training Camp of Most Authentic Football Videogame NFL GameDay 2000 (BW23 6:08) (IL-INTERNET-SPORTS/PLAYBOY)ISNI CHICAGO--Playboy...

  Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., ESPN, football, INTERNET, NETWORKING, NFL