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NOT ON FRONT PAGE

29 Intense ESPN Innovations

From Sports-Reporting Pitchmen to Athletic Movie Recreations

— January 20, 2012 — Lifestyle
Dubbed 'The Worldwide Leader in Sports', it only makes sense that the amount of ESPN innovations out there are multiplying faster than Usain Bolt can round a track.

The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is inarguably the go-to station for all things athletic since 1979, and has gone on to spawn sister channels, magazines, and radio shows. The iconic bright-red and block-lettered logo can be spotted at almost every sports-related event and employs a bevy of famous athletes as current on-screen personalities. From creative commercial campaigns to recognized reporter controversies, the network is constant slam dunks and scores that defeat the competition.

The up-to-date exclusives and excitement omnipresent in each ESPN innovation is what makes the athletic acronym the only four combined letters to spring from any true sports-lovers tongue.
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Wager War Sports Ads
Wager War Sports Ads
ESPN 'Shake On It' Commercials Shows the Hefty Price of Losing
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Record-Breaking Truck Stunts
Record-Breaking Truck Stunts
The 332-Foot Tanner Foust Indianapolis 500 Jump is Ridiculous
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Spontaneous Soccer Ads
Spontaneous Soccer Ads
The 'Flash-Kick' Event Promotes Samsung
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Live 3D Sports Broadcasts
Live 3D Sports Broadcasts
'ESPN 3D' Goes from Reruns to Real-Time at CES 2012
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Sports-Reporting Pitchmen
Sports-Reporting Pitchmen
Erin Andrews is the Newest Face of the Reebok Zigtech
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Athletic Movie Recreations
Athletic Movie Recreations
'Athletes Go Hollywood' in the New Issue of ESPN the Magazine
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Viral NBA Star Songs
Viral NBA Star Songs
T-Mobile 'Chuck's Remix' Ad Puts a Fun Spin on Charles Barkley's Commentary
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Eating Contests Get Big
Eating Contests Get Big
American Pride Restored After Dude Eats 66 Hot Dogs
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User-Generated TV
User-Generated TV
I Hate Young People
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Football Sensation Superheroes
Football Sensation Superheroes
Marvel and ESPN Make a Tim Tebow Comic Book
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PS3 Graphics
PS3 Graphics
First Night Round 3 Preview
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Oddball Olympians
Oddball Olympians
ESPN Brazil's Unusual Athletes
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People Fusing With Couches
People Fusing With Couches
ESPN All Day, Everyday Campaign
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Dynamic Sporting Illustrations
Dynamic Sporting Illustrations
Jordan Metcalf Draws Active Athletes for ESPN and the X-Games
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Extreme Sports Evolution Ads
Extreme Sports Evolution Ads
From Primordial Ooze to Athlete in ESPN's Winter X Games Commercial
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To-The-Point Sexy Marketing
To-The-Point Sexy Marketing
LifeStyles Condom Ad Has Lots of Messing Around
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FIFA Food Trucks
FIFA Food Trucks
The ESPN World Cup Match Truck is a Mobile Food and Game Vehicle
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Rapper Car Salesmen
Rapper Car Salesmen
Ludacris, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West
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Elderly As Actors
Elderly As Actors
97 Year Old Woman is Hollywood's Fresh Face
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Sports Awards Fashion
Sports Awards Fashion
ESPY Awards Celebrity Outfits
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Presidential Betting
Presidential Betting
Barack Obama Creates March Madness Bracket With ESPN's Andy Katz
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Digital Tattoo Covers
Digital Tattoo Covers
Michael Phelps in ESPN Magazine
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Sportvertising
Sportvertising
10 Amazing Sporting Ads
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Naughty Fantasy Sports
Naughty Fantasy Sports
Lingerie Football Leagues
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Voyeuristic Athletics Ads
Voyeuristic Athletics Ads
This ESPN HD Campaign Captures Off-the-Clock Moments
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Clever World Cup Posters
Clever World Cup Posters
The ESPN & Wieden + Kennedy World Cup Posters are Hilariously Creative
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Motel Peeper Photography
Motel Peeper Photography
Andreas Kock's ‘Stalker' Series is a Peeping Tom'
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Nude Chip Shots
Nude Chip Shots
Golfer Camilo Villegas Bares All for ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue
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