ESPN Announces Reilly Deal
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ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November. He will write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.
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Chris Collins was named primary sports anchor at New England Cable News Wednesday, signing a new contract that will make him the sole host of the revamped half-hour "Sports Late Night" at 11 on weeknights.
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The Giants have scheduled an 8:15 pm ET news conference for Tuesday night, and sources within the club told ESPN that San Francisco will announce they have picked up the final year of Bonds&#39; contract.
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The deal was announced by the team Thursday, about 12 hours after the worst opening-night loss in Nets&#39; history, 100-77 to Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat.
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ESPN, the sports television network that offers viewers shows like ''Around the Horn&quot; and ''Pardon the Interruption,&quot; soon will be letting fans get on the horn and interrupt someone.
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. (antiTainment) Fox News Channel host Bill O&#39;Reilly and the female producer that accused him of sexual harassment reached an out of court settlement on Thursday.
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As promised, ESPN will re-launch its mobile brand through a major carrier, signing a multi-year exclusive agreement with Verizon Wireless. The feature will be available to subscribers of the company's V CAST service.
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Since Dan Patrick announced on his radio show Monday he'll be leaving ESPN Aug. 17, rumors have swirled as to why he's leaving and where he'll end up.
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Electronic Arts may have scored a knockout punch in the competitive video game arena with news that it is entering a 15-year deal with ESPN to incorporate the sports network's brand, content and personalities into its line of sports video games.
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Bill O&#39;Reilly reportedly paid several million dollars to settle the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Fox News co-worker Andrea Mackris.
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LOS ANGELES  - Mobile ESPN is back on  the line. After hanging up its branded cellular phone package  in September, the Walt Disney Co. is re-entering the wireless  business with a pair of deals announced Thursday with Verizon  Wireless and MediaFlo USA.
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The southern hemisphere&#39;s three major rugby unions have signed a $323 million five-year contract with News Limited and South Africa&#39;s SuperSport to secure the financial future of the expanded Tri-nations and Super 14.
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NEW YORK &#151; ESPN is relaunching its shuttered cell phone service through Verizon Wireless, this time delivering its flashy feed of sports scores, news and video highlights through a top industry player instead of competing for subscribers with its own full-blown wireless brand.
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Bill O&#39;Reilly, the Fox News Channel talk show host, agreed last night to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a long-time producer after enduring more than a week of embarrassing commentary about her charges of sexual harassment.
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The NBA announced extensions of its television contracts with ESPN/ABC and TNT on Wednesday, deals that will include rights for digital media content.
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Fox Sports has signed a &#36;320 million deal to broadcast college football's Bowl Championship Series, adding another major sporting event to a lineup that already includes the Super Bowl and World Series.
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BRISTOL, Conn. -- Bill Parcells is returning to ESPN, the network he left before signing on to coach the Dallas Cowboys.