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ESPN's Path to Becoming a Bowl Game Owner and Redefining Bowl Game Operations

Alicia Jessop | Posted 03.11.2013 | Sports
Alicia Jessop

Operating bowl games is not an inexpensive venture. What then, motivated ESPN Regional Television to become an owner and operator of seven non-BCS bowl games?

What's The SECOND Best Bowl Season Highlight?

Posted 01.09.2013 | Sports

With the 2012-2013 bowl season having come to a close, there are two key takeaways to remember as we head into the offseason: 1) Alabama is leaps a...

FLASHBACK: Notre Dame vs. Alabama In 1973 Sugar Bowl

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 01.07.2013 | Sports

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans...

Must-Watch BCS Matchup

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 03.09.2013 | Sports

MIAMI -- Love `em or hate `em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college ...

DOMINATION

AP | STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 03.06.2013 | Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas — Johnny Manziel stretched out both of his arms and ran off the field as if he was flying. With the Heisman Trophy-winning qua...

WATCH: Johnny Football Back At It

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.04.2013 | Sports

Are you ready for some Football? On the opening drive of the Cotton Bowl, the Oklahoma Sooners defense didn't seem like they were ready. Not for a...

Sumlin, Stoops Know Each Other Well

AP | STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 01.04.2013 | Sports

IRVING, Texas -- Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national c...

Rivalry Renewed In Cotton Bowl

AP | STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 01.04.2013 | Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Spencer Nealy and some of his Texas A&M teammates were discussing potential bowl games even before their first SEC season began. ...

Best Athlete Tweets Of The Week

Posted 01.04.2013 | Sports

Like the rest of us, many athletes spent the first week of 2013 watching a lot of football. Also like the rest of us, LeBron James was astounded by Ja...

Keys To The Cotton Bowl

Posted 01.04.2013 | Sports

By Dave Miller, National Football Post The 2012-13 college football postseason continues Friday night as Texas A&M and Oklahoma collide in the Cott...

Louisville Shocks Florida

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 03.04.2013 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — Louisville safety Calvin Pryor predicted the Cardinals would "shock the world" against Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Brave words tha...

New Year's Day Bowl Roundup

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.02.2013 | Sports

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the sixth-ranked Bull...

Stanford's Amazing Rose Bowl Trick Play

Posted 01.02.2013 | Sports

Stanford wasted no time in getting deep into the playbook against Wisconsin in the 99th Rose Bowl. On Stanford's very first possession, coach Davi...

Stanford Wins Rose Bowl

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

PASADENA, Calif. -- Shayne Skov and Zach Ertz believe every game in Stanford's improbable football renaissance led the Cardinal to midfield at the Ros...

Sugar Bowl Breakdown

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.04.2013 | Sports

No. 4 Florida (11-1) vs. No. 22 Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) The Superdome in New Orleans. Line: Florida by 1...

Unlikely Hero Decides Outback Thriller

AP | By FRED GOODALL | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steve Spurrier's plan to use two quarterbacks in the Outback Bowl worked so well that Dylan Thompson and Connor Shaw both earned ...

Murray's Big Day Overwhelms Nebraska

AP | By KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia's senior class out with a game to remember. The ...

FINALLY!

AP | MARK LONG | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The stuffed monkey spent the last year in storage, out of sight but still in everyone's mind. Coach Pat Fitzgerald dusted ...

LIVE: Rose Bowl

Posted 01.01.2013 | Sports

The 99th Granddaddy Of Them All is finally here. And the Badgers are back. Losers in the last two editions of the Rose Bowl, the Wisconsin Badgers...

USC Collapse Complete

AP | JOHN ERFORT | Posted 03.02.2013 | Sports

EL PASO, Texas — Southern California was ranked No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and Matt Barkley was a strong contender for the Heisman Tr...

Orange Bowl Matchup

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

TUESDAY No. 13 Florida State (11-2) vs. No. 16 Northern Illinois (12-1), 8:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) At Sun Life Stadium, Miami...

BCS Party Crashers

AP | By STEVEN WINE | Posted 03.03.2013 | Sports

MIAMI (AP) — Florida State's biggest weakness heading into their Orange Bowl game against Northern Illinois might be Midwestern geography. ...

Strength vs. Strength

AP | By CHARLES ODUM | Posted 03.02.2013 | Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Tajh Boyd said it. So did his coach. Monday night's Chick-fil-A Bowl against LSU is a prime-time nation...

Chick-Fil-A Bowl Preview

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.02.2013 | Sports

No. 9 LSU (10-2) vs. No. 14 Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) At Georgia Dome, Atlanta. Line: LSU by 6. ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Rice Defeats Air Force

AP | STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 12.30.2012 | Sports

FORT WORTH, Texas -- When Rice freshman quarterback Driphus Jackson was suddenly thrust into action in the Armed Forces Bowl, he drove the Owls within...