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College Football and Alcohol Sales
Outside the Lines (Sunday 8 a.m. ET, ESPN2; 9 a.m. ESPNEWS)
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Head to a college football game, and you might find something you haven’t seen before: concession stands selling beer. Dozens of schools are tapping into in-stadium alcohol sales for additional revenue and a way to enhance the fan experience. But some colleges and universities are staying dry, arguing the risks outweigh the monetary potential. Darren Rovell reports. Guests include: Bernie Mullin (CEO The Aspire Group, INC) and John Hartwell (Troy University Athletic Director).
“If I’m in here doing everything I can do to get you to buy a beer because I might make a few bucks on it, it’s a contradiction that I just can’t get comfortable with.” — Dave Brandon, Athletic Director, Michigan
“We control the beer. We have a vendor who knows if someone comes up whose overly intoxicated, they won’t sell. We control when it’s shut off, so you know it works.” — Bob Roberts, West Virginia University Police Chief
Wednesday on E:60 — Gerald McCoy, Randy Johnson, Travis Hamonic
E:60 (Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m., ESPN)
The special Wednesday edition of E:60 includes profiles of: Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro Gerald McCoy, a rugged defensive tackle who also makes teammates, opponents or even unsuspecting referees laugh (Lisa Salters); former 6-foot-10 flame thrower and future Hall-of-Famer Randy Johnson, who has transitioned into photographing everything from rock stars to race cars to wildlife (Chris Connelly); New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic, who after games, comforts children who have lost a parent – like he has (Jeremy Schaap).
New Biological Tests Invade the NBA
ESPN The Magazine (“NBA Preview Issue” on newsstands October 17)
Golden State’s Andre Iguodala experiments with sleep under the guidance of the Warriors.
The next battle between players and owners will be waged inside players’ bodies. Pablo S. Torre and Tom Haberstroh reveal new, advanced biological testing occurring in NBA locker rooms and explore what that means for player privacy.
The Rapid Rise of Brandon Finnegan
ESPN.com
The Finnegan family
Brandon Finnegan, left, playing baseball with his brother, Jonathan.
Kansas City rookie Brandon Finnegan has been a key player in the Royals’ run to the postseason, but just months ago he was still pitching in college. Elizabeth Merrill reports.
U.S. women’s soccer star Abby Wambach is known for living life to the extreme. What life holds beyond the women’s World Cup is a great unknown. Wambach discusses how she has grown as a player and a leader with the U.S. women’s national team with Kate Fagan.
ESPN Deportes Profiles Eagles QB Mark Sanchez
Reportajes Especiales (Sunday, Oct.12, 11 p.m., ESPN Deportes SportsCenter; ESPNDeportes.com)
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ESPN Deportes Reportajes Especiales’ 360 Series, which features top athletes within the Hispanic community, concludes its celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, with a bilingual piece on Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Mark Sánchez. The 27-year old Mexican-American talks candidly about his family and his pride of his Latino roots.
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The Pura Química team (standing L to R): Mex Urtizberea, Eugenia Tobal, Mariano Zabaleta, Germán Paoloski, producers Lucila Latorre, Pablo Ucha Olmedo and Carlos Ghio. And José Chatruc
ESPN International swept the sports categories at the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists (APTRA) Awards, winning three Martín Fierro statuettes for excellence in television sports production, the most prominent award for radio and television granted by APTRA.
For the fourth time and second year in a row, SportsCenter won in the Best Sports News Show category while Pura Quimica won for Best Sports Program for the second time and SportsCenter anchor Quique Wolff won his sixth Best Sports Commentary award for his work on Simplemente Futbol.
“I am extremely proud of the recognition of our team by APTRA,” said Guillermo Tabanera, senior vice president and general manager of ESPN in Spanish-speaking South America. “We took home more awards than any other nominee, and that would not be possible without the hard work, dedication, expertise and passion they bring to ESPN every day.”