ESPN

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media company sports television channel television network

ESPN is a major American sports television network known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events, sports news, and analysis programs.

Aliases (14)

ESPN Inc. ×29
ESPN Films ×4
ESPN (early career, co-founder) ×1
ESPN (historical coverage) ×1
ESPN (selected championships) ×1
ESPN Deportes ×1
ESPN Division ×1
ESPN New York ×1
ESPN Productions ×1
ESPN college basketball coverage ×1
ESPN networks ×1
ESPN, Inc. ×1
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network ×1
WNBA on ESPN ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	media company → sports television channel → television network →
abbreviation	ESPN →
availableOn	IPTV → cable television → satellite television → streaming media →
broadcastArea	United States → international →
broadcasts	Major League Baseball games → National Basketball Association games → National Football League games → college basketball games → college football games → golf tournaments → soccer matches → tennis tournaments →
country	United States →
formerName	Entertainment and Sports Programming Network →
founder	Bill Rasmussen → Ed Eagan → Scott Rasmussen →
foundingDate	1979-09-07 →
genre	sports television →
hasPart	ESPN Classic → ESPN Deportes → ESPN Films → ESPN Radio → ESPN The Magazine → ESPN+ (service) → ESPN.com → ESPN2 → ESPNU → ESPNews →
headquartersLocation	Bristol, Connecticut →
industry	mass media → sports broadcasting →
language	English →
majorityOwner	The Walt Disney Company →
minorityOwner	Hearst Communications →
notableWork	30 for 30 → Baseball Tonight → College GameDay → Monday Night Football → SportsCenter →
operatedBy	ESPN Inc. →
owner	Hearst Communications → The Walt Disney Company →
parentOrganization	ESPN Inc. →
programFormat	live sports events → sports analysis → sports news → sports talk shows →
serviceType	cable television network → satellite television network → streaming television channel →
slogan	The Worldwide Leader in Sports →
website	https://www.espn.com →

Referenced by (236)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aaron Boone → Alex Rodriguez → Barry Melrose → Bill Rasmussen → Bonnie Bernstein → Chris Myers → David Cone → Desmond Howard → Dick Enberg → Ed Eagan → Erin Andrews → Fran Fraschilla → Joe Buck → Joe Morgan → Joseph Buck → Larry Fitzgerald → Michael Kay ("ESPN New York") → Michele Tafoya → Mike Bellotti → Mike Emrick → Mike Tirico → NBA analyst for ESPN Radio → Rebecca Lobo → Ryan Ruocco → Shannon Sharpe → Stephen Nicol → Steve Nicol → Taylor Twellman →	employer
2019 WNBA season → Allstate Sugar Bowl → Arena Football League → Atlantic Coast Conference → BCS National Championship Game → Big 12 Championship Game → Bowl Championship Series → CFP National Championship Game → College Football Playoff → Cotton Bowl Classic → Mid-American Conference → Missouri Valley Conference → NCAA Division I Football Championship Game → NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship → Orange Bowl → Pac-12 Conference → Peach Bowl → Pinstripe Bowl → Southeastern Conference → Southeastern Conference → Sugar Bowl → West Coast Conference → Western Athletic Conference →	televisionPartner
AFC vs NFC → Home Run Derby → MLB Draft ("ESPN (historical coverage)") → MLB playoffs → NBA Draft → NBA play-in tournament → NBA playoffs → NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament → NHL Awards → New Year’s Six bowls → Rose Bowl → SEC Men's Basketball Tournament → Ultimate Fighting Championship → Wild Card round →	broadcastOn
ACC Network ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN Deportes ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN Radio ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN.com ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN2 ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPNU → ESPNews ("ESPN Inc.") →	operatedBy
ESPN Classic ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN Deportes ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN Radio ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN UK ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN2 ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPNU ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPNews ("ESPN Inc.") → SEC Network ("ESPN Inc.") →	owner
Bill Clement → Jim Palmer → Michael Irvin → Orel Hershiser → Paul Pierce → Tedy Bruschi → Vince Carter →	workedFor
College Football Playoff → ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex → NBA G League → NCAA women's volleyball ("ESPN (selected championships)") → TGL → Women's National Basketball Association →	broadcastPartner
30 for 30 → Baseball Tonight → College GameDay → ESPNews → O.J.: Made in America → Sunday Night Football →	originalNetwork
ACC Network → ESPN ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN Classic → ESPN2 → ESPNews → SEC Network →	parentOrganization
30 for 30 ("ESPN Films") → Baseball Tonight → College GameDay ("ESPN Productions") → Monday Night Football → O.J.: Made in America ("ESPN Films") → SportsCenter →	productionCompany
2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four → 2021 NCAA Women’s Final Four → 2022 NCAA Women’s Final Four → 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four → MLS Cup 2002 ("ESPN Deportes") → Masters Tournament →	televisionBroadcaster
All-Star Celebrity Softball Game → NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament ("ESPN networks") → NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament → NFL playoffs → Pro Bowl → SEC Baseball Tournament →	televisionCoverage
DAL → LAL → ORL → OTT → PHI → WAS →	usedBy
2011 MLS Cup → 2012 MLS Cup → MLS Cup 2013 → MLS Cup 2014 → MLS Cup 2015 →	broadcastNetworkUS
ESPN Deportes → ESPN The Magazine ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN UK ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN+ ("ESPN Inc.") →	parentCompany
ESPN Classic → ESPN2 → ESPNU → ESPNews →	sisterChannel
ESPN family of networks ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN2 ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPNews ("ESPN Inc.") →	brandOwner
Disney ("ESPN Inc.") → Hearst Communications ("ESPN Inc.") → The Walt Disney Company →	hasSubsidiary
ManningCast → Monday Night Football → SportsCenter →	network
ACC Network ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPN.com ("ESPN Inc.") → ESPNU ("ESPN Inc.") →	ownedBy
30 for 30 ("ESPN Films") → College GameDay → SportsCenter →	producer
Atlanta Braves spring training (former) → DIS →	associatedBrand
ESPN Deportes → ESPN+ →	brandOf
Ed Eagan → Scott Rasmussen →	coFounded
30 for 30 → O.J.: Made in America →	distributor
ESPN Deportes → SEC Network →	hasSisterChannel
Elam Ending → SEC West →	mediaCoverageBy
Ed Eagan → Fran Fraschilla ("ESPN college basketball coverage") →	notableWork
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament → NCAA Division I Softball Championship →	selectionShowBroadcaster
2009 Oregon–Oregon State football game → 2020 Oregon–Oregon State football game →	televisionNetwork
2012–13 NBA season → National Basketball Association →	televisionPartnersUS
Dr. Jack → Nomar Garciaparra →	workedAsAnalystFor
Brad Daugherty → NFL broadcasters →	worksFor
ESPN →	abbreviation
ESPN Classic ("ESPN Inc.") →	acquiredBy
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team →	announcedOn
All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night →	associatedWith
ESPN UK →	brand
ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill →	brandAffiliation
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex →	brandPartner
Curt Schilling →	broadcasterFor
US Open (tennis) →	broadcasterUS
Bob Griese →	broadcastFor
2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four →	broadcastNetwork
NFL Draft →	broadcastPartners
DIS →	companySegment
Hearst Communications →	coOwnerOf
SportsCenter →	creator
Bill Walton →	employedBy
Baseball Tonight →	firstAiredOnChannel
Sunday Night Football →	firstAiredOnNetwork
All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night →	firstBroadcaster
SportsCenter →	flagshipProgramOf
ESPN ("Entertainment and Sports Programming Network") →	formerName
Bill Rasmussen →	hasCreated
Disney ("ESPN Division") →	hasDivision
Scott Rasmussen ("ESPN (early career, co-founder)") →	hasEmployer
NFL Most Valuable Player Award →	hasMediaCoverageFrom
ESPN ("ESPN Films") →	hasPart
ESPN Radio →	hasSisterNetwork
Ryan Ruocco ("WNBA on ESPN") →	hasWorkedOn
Bristol, Connecticut →	headquartersLocationOf
ESPN family of networks →	includesChannel
ABC Sports →	integratedInto
Paul Pierce →	laterEmployer
Sun Belt Conference →	mediaPartner
SEC West →	mediaRightsHolder
Mike Tirico →	networkAffiliation
CableACE Award →	notableNetworkParticipants
ESPN+ ("ESPN Inc.") →	operator
The Herd with Colin Cowherd →	originalBroadcaster
SportsCenter →	originalChannel
ESPN The Magazine →	publisher
Monday Night Football →	rightsHolder
ABC Sports ("ESPN, Inc.") →	successor
NFC East →	televisionNetworkCoverage
National Football League →	televisionPartners
Major League Baseball →	televisionPartnersUnitedStates
PGA Championship →	televisionPartnerUS
College Football Playoff →	televisionRightsHolder
Atlantic 10 Conference →	TVPartner
2015–16 NBA season →	tvPartnerUnitedStates
Group of Five →	typicalMediaPartners
BUF →	usedByBroadcaster
BKN →	usedByOrganization
Joe Theismann →	workedAsBroadcasterFor
Dick Enberg →	workedForNetwork