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"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."

George Orwell








 




 
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Casinos – What Do They Offer?
Casinos often offer much more than gambling. In Las Vegas, casinos are famous for their live entertainment, free buffets and much more. At Caesar's Palace, there are regular shows by all types of famous celebrities including singers, comedians and ...

Free Entertainment Is Easy To Find
There are many forms of entertainment available when you want to spend a night on the town. Dinner and a movie is always a popular choice. Live theatre is fun and exciting, as you don’t know what is going to happen. Karaoke and piano bars are becoming ...

Tempranillo, a new red wine star in Australia
Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja region in Spain. It is now challenging Sangiovese as the up and coming star of the red varietal wine scene in Australia. New plantings throughout Australian wine regions over the past five ...




What You Didn’t Know About ESPN Magazine
 
ESPN (the magazine), formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is published bi-weekly and owned by an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting mostly sports-related programming twenty-four hours a day. The company was founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen, along with Donny Stanley and his son Cardell and was first launched on September 7, 1979 with the show SportsCenter (which aired its 25,000th episode on August 25, 2002).

ESPN was originally owned by a prestigious joint venture between the Getty Oil Company (which was purchased by Texaco later on) and Nabisco. As of 1984, the entire family of ESPN networks and franchises are owned by ABC and the Hearst Corporation. ESPN was started as an alternative to standard television news broadcasts and the information that is usually found in the “Sports” sections of newspapers. It was begun as a fairly small-fry operation at first and they had to broadcast unorthodox sporting events such as the World's Strongest Man Competition, the short-lived United States Football League (USFL) before ESPN landed a contract to show National Football league games on Sunday evenings in 1987.

ESPN the Magazine, like the industry leader in sports television that created it, is big, bold and brash like most of the athletes that it portrays and it uses its oversize format to show off


very striking full page images and splashy sidebars. Contributors to the magazines include familiar on-air talent such as Dan Patrick, Chris Berman, Stuart Scott, Rich Eisen, Linda Cohn, Peter Gammons, John Clayton and many others (including the athletes themselves).

In comparison to other sports magazines, ESPN gives you broader features such as playoff previews, personality profiles, photo spreads with a major emphasis on basketball, football, baseball, hockey, soccer and some newer extreme sports. ESPN mainly targets young, active men whose lifestyles include watching sports, attending games and participating in different types of athletics. The editorial focus of ESPN Magazine plays off the news and includes what happens in sports and which match-ups and young players to look out for. Also, ESPN emphasizes both the humor and fun of both mainstream and off-beat sports.






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Letters Sent to Gay Bars in Seattle Threaten Ricin Attacks
FOXNews - 8 hours ago
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating letters that were sent to 11 gay bars and The Stranger newspaper threatening to target them with ricin poison. ...
An odious assault on Seattle gay bar patrons Seattle Times
Patrons of gay bars show solidarity in face of death threat Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle gay bars receive ricin threats United Press International
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LA may bar smoking in outdoor dining areas
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 10 hours ago
Bars with outdoor areas and other 18-years-and-older venues would be exempt. If the City Council approves, the law could be in place this summer. ...
LA may restrict outdoor smoking Los Angeles Times
Council considers local public smoking ban Sumter Item
LA Moves to Restrict Outdoor Puffing Cigar Aficionado
United Press International - NBC Los Angeles
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More than 200 Bars Register To Stay Open All Night
Washington Post, United States - 47 minutes ago
A total of 213 bars, restaurants and nightclubs formally registered with the DC Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration by yesterday's deadline to serve ...

Franklin Closes Bar for Alleged Overserving
MSNBC - 5 hours ago
More than a year after a couple from West Allis was killed by a drunk driver, the bar that served the driver has been ordered to close. ...

Baltimore-area bars cashing in on Ravens' playoff run
Baltimore Sun, United States - 10 hours ago
Hartgen said restaurant and bar sales in Maryland were down about $70 million for the first 10 months of last year, compared with the first 10 months in ...