Steven Schwankert quot;Football is more popular than Hollywood,quot; according to ESPN columnist and contributing editor of The Atlantic Gregg Easterbrook, defining Hollywood as quot;the producers of mainstream, primetime television, many of which are Hollywood studios.quot; read more

Everyone knows that the San Francisco 49ers are on an amazing run and have had a season that far overshot any expectations placed on them before the season even began. In some rankings, such as ESPN, the 49ers were number 26 on the preseason power rankings and other analysts had...

The last week has been busy for ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit even by his typically intense standards — the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and, after a week of buildup, Monday night's BCS title game. The last week has been busy for ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit even by his typically intense standards — the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and, after a week of buildup, Monday night's BCS title game.

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College football analyst Craig James, who starred as a tailback at Southern Methodist University and with the New England Patriots in the 1980s, left ESPN on Monday and entered the Republican race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas.