Game over for Mobile ESPN
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In a rare misstep for the  self-proclaimed "worldwide leader in sports," ESPN said  Thursday it would shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone  service by year's end because the much-hyped venture couldn't  bring in enough subscribers.
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Blog: ESPN.com's Peter Gammons found several major leaguers who had to find creative ways to get their hands on an iPhone without missing a game.
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Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N ESPN   cable sports channel said on Thursday it will shut down its   Mobile ESPN wireless telephone business operations later this   year and aims to license the brand to existing mobile   providers.
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LOS ANGELES  - Walt Disney Co.'s  ESPN sports television network is launching its own brand of mobile phone service in a deal with Sprint Corp.  intended to lure new users with sports news sent over a next-generation network, the companies said on Wednesday.
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FRIDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL/MEN 7:30 p.m. -- Memphis at Purdue, ESPN2 PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Toronto at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Detroit at San Antonio, ESPN 10:30 p.m. -- Indiana at Sacramento, ESPN BOXING 9:30 p.m. -- Friday Night Fights at Atlantic City: Rocky Juarez vs. Guty Espadas Jr. (featherweights), ESPN2 GOLF 1:30 p.m. ...
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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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Bill Parcells is returning to ESPN, the network he left before signing on to coach the Dallas Cowboys.
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Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Mondayâs postponed game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays will be made up as part of a doubleheader today, and said the Yankees had withdrawn their request for a forfeit.
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The Walt Disney Co.  will  spend about $30 million to shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless  telephone services, but remains "excited" about its  family-oriented Disney Mobile phone service, Disney Chief  Financial Officer Tom Staggs said on Monday.
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ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney Co.&#39;s ESPN sports television network is launching its own brand of mobile phone service in a deal with Sprint Corp.
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When San Francisco Giants  slugger Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron&#39;s career home-run record,  ESPN and Fox Sports aim to bring the occasion to viewers live  nationwide.
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TODAY PRO BASKETBALL 3 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Washington at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Philadelphia at Denver, ESPN2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Noon -- Music City Bowl at Nashville: Alabama vs. Minnesota, ESPN 2 p.m. -- Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas: Purdue vs. Arizona St., Chs. 4 and 12, WEEI (850) 3:30 p.m. -- Liberty Bowl at ...
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TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO  Men's College Basketball  2 p.m. Morehouse at Tuskegee ESPNU  4 p.m. Villanova at Marquette ESPN  4 p.m. Alabama A&M at Southern ESPNU  6 p.m. Kansas at Kansas State ESPN  6 p.m.
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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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Peanuts, hot dogs and wireless instant replays. It's the future of baseball...
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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.