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Scrabble coming to ESPN
wxfrcaster:
For those curious, here's the answer to the question, What does ESPN stand for, from the ESPN FAQ:
http://espn.go.com/sitetools/s/help/espn-faq.html#espn
WHAT DOES ESPN STAND FOR?
It doesn't stand for anything, but the story is this...When ESPN started in 1979 we were the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (thus, ESPN). However, the full name was dropped in February 1985 when the company adopted a new corporate name --ESPN, Inc.--and a new logo. We are a subsidiary of ABC, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co. The Hearst Corporation has a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
Robert Hutchinson:
[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Nov 7 2003, 12:44 AM\'] [quote name=\'cyberjoek\' date=\'Nov 7 2003, 12:22 AM\'] also rember that ESPN stands for Entertainment & Sports Playing Network.
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Does this mean that Fox Sports Net will show footage of foxes? [/quote]
If you take it as slang, they already do, in their opinion at least.
Jimmy Owen:
"It's the game you've played all your life....quite like this....Scrabble!"
Matt Ottinger:
As a much bigger fan of the board game than I ever was of the game show, I'm eagerly waiting to see exactly how they're going to present this. I imagine it's going to be done much like the poker shows, heavily edited with detailed explanations for the uninitiated and profiles of the more colorful players.
Can Monopoly be far behind?
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 7 2003, 08:05 AM\'] As a much bigger fan of the board game than I ever was of the game show, I'm eagerly waiting to see exactly how they're going to present this. I imagine it's going to be done much like the poker shows, heavily edited with detailed explanations for the uninitiated and profiles of the more colorful players.
Can Monopoly be far behind? [/quote]
This actually does sound interesting. WHere is this championship held(they have one annual tournament near me in Atlantic City).
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