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Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network[2]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.[2]

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  • Wild's Fleury plays 'game I love' one more time
    Minnesota coach John Hynes sent retiring goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, 40, out for overtime in what could well be the final game of his storied career, and the Wild outlasted the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the home team's regular-season finale.
  • Anthony carries Magic past Hawks into playoffs
    Cole Anthony scored 26 points off the bench to help the Magic beat the Hawks on Tuesday and set up a first-round series versus the Celtics.
  • Man sorry as bottle toss hit Van der Poel in face
    A 28-year-old Belgian man has apologized after hurling a plastic bottle at former world champion Mathieu van der Poel during the Paris-Roubaix race, an act that led to a criminal investigation by French authorities.
  • Coach: Silent treatment by Rory part of the 'plan'
    Rory McIlroy stuck to a strategy of staying laser-focused, even if that meant not saying a word to Bryson DeChambeau during the final round of the Masters.
  • Hunter says game over if he can't play both ways
    by ESPN News Services
    If an NFL team told Travis Hunter he had to focus on wide receiver or cornerback and not play both, it would be game over for him, he told CBS Sports.