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September 18, 2007 -- (Washington, DC) - The House Judiciary Committee announced today that it has requested a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report to examine the types of health problems suffered by current and former National Football League (NFL) players. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr.    » read more »

September 13, 2007 -- ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM will preview the day’s matchups Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith. Chris Mortensen will also provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »

- Countdown Daily Online Football Show Hosted by Trey Wingo;
- Fantasy Football Now Live, Interactive Show Sundays Pre-Kickoff

September 6, 2007 -- ESPN announced today the launch of two original programs for its digital media platforms, ESPN.com and ESPN Mobile TV. Countdown Daily presented by IBM and Fantasy Football Now both debut this week and are produced exclusively for fans to find online and on cell phones.

Countdown Daily - ESPN.com, ESPN Mobile TV – Weekdays and Sunday    » read more »

September 6, 2007 -- ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM will preview the first weekend of the 2007 NFL season Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith. Chris Mortensen will also provide the day’s headlines and league news, and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »

EXTENSIVE NEWS, INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ACROSS TELEVISION, INTERNET, MOBILE PRODUCTS, RADIO, MAGAZINE, DEPORTES AND INTERNATIONAL

September 6, 2007 -- ESPN will offer the season’s most comprehensive NFL coverage with programming across television, radio, Internet, cell phones, broadband and magazines. Led by its dynamic presentation of Monday Night Football, sports television’s most storied series, ESPN’s season-long coverage through Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix, Ariz., will also include coverage on ESPN Deportes and ESPN International.

Highlights:    » read more »

- Is This Finally LaDainian Tomlinson’s Year? Will He Lead the Chargers to Arizona?
- Plus: Virginia Tech Marches On and a Yankees Team You Can Like

August 29, 2007 -- NFL PREVIEW 2007:    » read more »

- National Sponsors Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ruth’s Chris Steak House
- Events in 12 MNF Cities in 2007; ESPN Radio’s John Seibel to Emcee

08/28/2007 -- The Sports Complex will have a "doubleheader" on Thursday (Aug. 30) when both the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles have home games.

The Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets in a 1:05 p.m. game at Citizens Bank Park. That evening (7:30), the Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Jets in a pre-season game at Lincoln Financial Field.

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25 August 2007 -- The National Football League (NFL) has indefinitely suspended star quarterback Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons after he admitted in court papers to involvement in an illegal dogfighting ring.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter Friday that Vick's conduct was "not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible." He said Vick's actions have hurt his team, the NFL and NFL fans.

The NFL said Michael Vick's suspension is without pay.    » read more »

- Rece Davis to Host All 25 Hours of Coverage
- ESPN.com to Provide a 25-Hour Chat; Expanded College Football Coverage on ESPNEWS

ESPN's Trey Wingo Gives Users the Tools to Succeed in Their First Fantasy Football League

- Weekly ESPNEWS Fantasy Insider Provides Sunday Pre-Kickoff Insights; 3rd Annual SportsCenter Draft Special
- ESPNEWS Fantasy Insider – 11 a.m. ET Sundays

August 20, 2007 -- The cornerstone to ESPN's fantasy football television programming is the new weekly, hour-long ESPNEWS Fantasy Insider show on Sunday mornings (11 a.m.), hosted by ESPN’s Merrill Hoge and featuring ESPN’s Howie Schwab and ESPN.com’s Matthew Berry. Each week, Hoge and crew will provide fans a full hour of injury and weather updates, matchups to watch, the morning’s latest news, analysis and more.    » read more »

August 20, 2007 -- ESPN's Monday Night Football will feature fan-generated videos for the first time in 2007. Throughout the NFL season, fans will be invited to create personalized videos promoting their favorite teams’ upcoming MNF appearance and upload them to the “Monday Night Surround” section on ESPN.com. Two videos will be selected each week and shown on the air during MNF. Videos will highlight the teams set to play in the following week’s MNF game on ESPN, as fans voice why their team will win the game and why NFL fans should tune-in.    » read more »

20 August 2007 -- The lawyer for National Football League quarterback Michael Vick has announced that the Atlanta Falcons star has reached an agreement to plead guilty to federal felony dogfighting conspiracy charges.

His attorney Billy Martin said Monday Vick "accepts full responsibility for his actions" and "wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter."    » read more »

DISH Customers Get Football 24/7 for as Low as $29.99/Month

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug 15, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- This NFL season, football fanatics everywhere are expecting more coverage and quality from their TV provider ... and EchoStar's (Nasdaq:DISH) DISH Network(r) is giving it to them -- football 24/7, including exclusive games on NFL Network. Dedicated fans won't miss any of the action on the field with DISH Network's total value football package, starting at only $29.99, including HD.    » read more »