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Re:ESPN Can't Afford to Go on Like This by Disruptive_Dave on Monday May 01, 2017 @06:50AM (#14236666)
> Most "sports" fans are generally not "sports" fans. They are STANFORD fans. Or Arkansas fans. Or Michigan fans. Or Packers fans. Or Golden State fans. Or what have you.

> Firstly, if you are not a fan of any team or school or city at all, then nothing in heaven or earth would get you to watch ESPN anyway.

You're missing something big here: Gambling.

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Re:ESPN Can't Afford to Go on Like This by anoonmoose on Monday May 01, 2017 @07:22AM (#14236782)
Still a subset of sports fans, although it's a big one.
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Re:ESPN Can't Afford to Go on Like This by valuearb on Monday May 01, 2017 @01:03PM (#14239300)
Really big, and they are no longer glued to ESPN, they are glued to ESPN.com
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