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Kenny Chesney And Pistol Pete In New SportsCenter Commercial [VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:01:59 +0000

Back in 1994 ESPN SportsCenter started making commercials that have become known for their humor and for getting big stars and college mascots to have cameos in them, and in the newest one it ESPN SportsCenter commercials.In the soon to be released ESPN SportsCenter commercial you will see Kenny Chesney, Oklahoma State University mascot Pistol [...]

Will ESPN Football Analyst Craig James Take Up a Senate Seat?

Danny Groner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:25 +0000

College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Hank Williams Jr. Tells 'Fox & Friends' and ESPN, 'I'll Keep My …"

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:26:38 +0000

The Obama-Hitler comparison made on ‘Fox & Friends’ by Hank Williams Jr. a while back forced ESPN to sack the singer’s opening theme song from Monday Night Football.

Now, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press, the 62-year-old has fired back at both ESPN and ‘Fox & Friends’ in a new song titled ‘I’ll Keep My …,’ which he recorded in a Nashville studio on Friday.

ESPN And Hank Williams Jr. Part Ways After 'Controversial' Comments [VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:58:19 +0000

ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways and both agree to disagree on who broke up with who. Both sides have come out with statements and said that they broke it off with the other one, after 22 years the Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN marriage is over.

Hank Williams Jr. Issues Statement Clarifying Controversial Hitler Comment

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:18:28 +0000

It may not do anything to save his long-running gig as the musical kickoff for ‘Monday Night Football,’ but Hank Williams, Jr. has issued a personal statement in response to the brouhaha that erupted after his recent appearance on ‘Fox and Friends.’

Williams, who compared a golf match between President Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” attempted to clarify his remarks through a post on his website.

ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Song from 'Monday Night Football' for Calling Obama 'Hitler' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:58:00 +0000

ESPN pulled country star Hank Williams Jr.’s ‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday Night’ opener from the telecast of ‘Monday Night Football’ after Williams appeared on television comparing President Barack Obama to murderous dictator Adolf Hitler.

The song, a modified version of Williams’ 1984 hit, ‘All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight,’ has won four Emmys and has ushered in the Monday night games for some 20 years.

Kenny Chesney Sings Theme Song for New ESPN Show, 'Rise Up'

Lucy Tauss — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:37:51 +0000

When ESPN’s new series ‘Rise Up’ debuts in September, there will be a familiar voice singing the theme song. Kenny Chesney wrote and performed the song, marking the first time the country superstar and avid football fan has ever written a song for TV. It’s not the first time he’s collaborated with ESPN, though — he previously produced and [...]