The gentlemen’s bet: It’s better than regular betting, because you stand to lose so much more than money. You lose dignity, pride and maybe a little hair. And these fates are all sealed the same way: ...
Like any place with tight deadlines, SportsCenter employees have to settle for a meal out of the vending machine from time to time. But unlike other offices, sometimes making a selection can be a little ...
It’s not weird that a small towel probably has more frequent flyer miles than you do – it makes sense. Because Pittsburgh Steelers fans have long documented the craziest, farthest reaches they travel ...
Like everybody else, Bucky the Badger likes to keep up with his friends on Facebook. Also like everybody else, he is acutely aware of his environment when engaging in such activities.
Hope Solo, Alex Morgan and the Miami Dolphin take a much deserved break from a hard day of work at Bristol headquarters. Everything is going fine until Jay Harris stops by to check out the action.
It doesn’t matter what you do for a living. You could be a doctor, lawyer, teacher or whatever on Monday through Friday. You could love your job or you could hate it. It doesn’t matter. On Monday night, ...
From the female perspective, a JumboTron marriage proposal is seldom a good idea. But men tend to see things differently. And diehard sports fans continue to be blinded by love for their teams.
When the NFL lockout began a few months back, one thing was certain. It would end. Eventually. And finally, happily, that end has arrived. At long last, the NFL lockout is over. Football is back.
This past year has been an anxious one for football fans, who are pondering whether there will even be a football season this fall because of the lockout. For the fans who play Fantasy Football, there ...
Human Twitter was a one-of-a-kind interactive event during the X Games 17 Moto competitions allowed viewers to engage with their favorite athletes via Twitter in the most visible way possible.
This spot from the “It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports” series explores the great care required when determining what ingredients make the perfect deli sandwich—especially when that sandwich will immortalize ...
“Close Calls" is the story of a duel between NASCAR veteran Brad Keselowski and young gun Trevor Bayne. The spot takes us through an entire race, from prerace prep to checkered flag. Along the way, ...
ESPN takes the mound for 2011 with this spot narrated by Kevin Costner that makes the case for a new national holiday, because on baseball’s biggest ...
Filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket is an American rite of spring. Everyone does it. And everyone’s got a strategy. Some base their picks on stats and analysis. Others employ more unconventional methods. ...
Sometimes the right words can be hard to find. Unless you’re an Alabama fan – in which case, no matter the situation, all you have to do is utter two trusty words and odds are, you’re golden. To ...
As the famous football fan T.S. Eliot once said upon waking one dreary Monday morn, “In my beginning is my end, because I’ve got Monday Night Football to look forward to tonight!” So it goes with ...
Here’s some work from ESPN’s “IT’S NOT CRAZY, IT’S SPORTS” brand campaign, demonstrating ESPN’s shared passion for sports and celebrates the idiosyncrasies and unique stories that are the ...
Are you ready for some football? This ESPN Monday Night Football launch spot gets fans in the mood by setting a quick and inundating montage of Monday mishaps to the Pavlovian wonder-tonic that is the ...
"Invincible" is the anthem, our tribute to the men of NASCAR and the terrifyingly impossible trials they lock horns with every day. To the uninitiated, it is an unprecedented look into the feral, ...
“Dominoes,” the first spot in ESPN’s new campaign for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, conveys the fast and unpredictable action of the series — where up-and-comers get a shot at beating seasoned ...
There is no sporting event more epic than the world gathering to play a game of soccer. The 18th World Cup also marks the first time the tournament will be held in Africa. The “One Game Changes Everything” ...
In the latest edition of This is SportsCenter spots, two anchors actually witness Arnold Palmer making himself an Arnold Palmer. We also shot an “on the fly” video where Palmer sinks a chip shot in ...
Now in its fourth year, ESPN’s Is It Monday Yet? campaign reminds football fans that for 16 weeks a year Monday Night Football is waiting for them at the end of the worst day of the week, ready to make ...
In the summer of 2008, ESPN SportsCenter changed its morning format to airing live weekdays from 9 am–3 pm. To announce this change, the SportsCenter AM campaign followed an actual ESPN employee, Steve ...
Day in and day out, ESPN produces an endless amount of original content, from interviews and investigative reports to some of the most beloved programs in sports, and of course 14 years (and running) of ...
NASCAR is full of can’t-take-your-eyes-off-the-track-for-one-split-millisecond action. Once that checkered flag falls, fans hang on every turn in anticipation of the next great move or breathtaking wreck. ...