ABC Sports

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ABC Sports was the sports division of the American Broadcasting Company, best known for producing major U.S. sports broadcasts including Monday Night Football.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
ABC's Wide World of Sports 0 4
ABC sports telecasts 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sports division
television production unit
brandRetired yes
broadcastArea United States of America
surface form: United States
broadcastMedium cable and satellite (through ESPN on ABC)
terrestrial television
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredSport American football
Olympic sports
auto racing
baseball
basketball
golf
formerName Wide World of Sports
surface form: Wide World of Sports division
genre sports television
headquartersLocation New York City
industry sports broadcasting
television production
innovation emphasis on storytelling and human-interest features in sports
pioneering modern sports television production techniques
use of slow-motion replays in sports coverage
language English
mergedInto ESPN on ABC
network ABC
notableFigure Roone Arledge
notableFor producing Monday Night Football
producing major U.S. sports broadcasts
ownedBy The Walt Disney Company
parentOrganization American Broadcasting Company
partOf ABC Sports (historical brand)
surface form: ABC News and Sports division (historically)
producedProgram ABC Sports self-linksurface differs
surface form: ABC's Wide World of Sports

College Football on ABC
IndyCar racing on ABC
Major League Baseball on ABC
Monday Night Football
ESPN on ABC
surface form: NASCAR on ABC

NBA on ABC broadcasts
surface form: NBA on ABC (early packages)

ESPN on ABC
surface form: NCAA basketball on ABC

Olympic Games opening ceremony television production
surface form: Olympic Games coverage on ABC

PGA Tour golf on ABC
slogan The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
surface form: "Wide World of Sports" tagline "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"

"You’ll see it all on ABC Sports"
successor ESPN
surface form: ESPN, Inc.
timePeriodOfProminence 1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s

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subject surface form: ABC Sports
this entity surface form: ABC sports telecasts
subject surface form: ABC Sports
this entity surface form: ABC's Wide World of Sports
Bob Griese broadcastFor ABC Sports
Bill Walton employedBy ABC Sports
Ahmad Rashad employer ABC Sports
Al Michaels employer ABC Sports
Curt Gowdy employer ABC Sports
Don Drysdale employer ABC Sports
Gifford employer ABC Sports
subject surface form: Frank Gifford
Howard Cosell employer ABC Sports
John Madden employer ABC Sports
Lynn Swann employer ABC Sports
Michele Tafoya employer ABC Sports
Mike Tirico employer ABC Sports
Tim McCarver employer ABC Sports
subject surface form: ABC Sports
this entity surface form: ABC's Wide World of Sports
subject surface form: ABC Sports
this entity surface form: ABC's Wide World of Sports
ABC Sports producedProgram ABC Sports self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ABC's Wide World of Sports
Bill Clement workedFor ABC Sports
Jim Palmer workedFor ABC Sports