ESPN and the NCAA have agreed to an 8-year media rights deal, extending a run for college sports that began in 1979 when the all-sports cable network was in its infancy. The pact, which takes effect ...
The polished play-by-play man provided the fledgling cable network with instant credibility when he came aboard in 1979. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Jim Simpson, the longtime NBC sportscaster who ...
ESPN SpeedWorld is the name of a former television series broadcast on ESPN from 1979–2006. The program that was based primarily based around NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Formula One, NHRA, and IHRA. The theme ...