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The Sports Network (wire service)

Former American sports wire service

Former American sports wire service

The Sports Network was an American wire service providing sports information in real time.

History

Based in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, The Sports Network was founded by Mickey Charles and was noted for its coverage of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision in college football; it presented that group's major end-of-season awards—the Walter Payton Award for the top offensive player, the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player, the Jerry Rice Award for the top freshman and the Eddie Robinson Award for the top coach.

The Sports Network served a list of clients that included Viacom, Yahoo, and the Canadian television channel The Sports Network, and was a partner with United Press International.

The Sports Network sued Disney in May 2004 over Disney-owned ESPN's illicit usage of Minor League Baseball data and statistics. Both sides settled in January 2005.

In April 2008, The Sports Network's online services were shut down for several days by hackers in China.

On February 10, 2015, The Sports Network was acquired by STATS LLC and its Hatboro headquarters were closed in July 2015.

References

References

  1. "About The Sports Network".
  2. "About the Sports Network".
  3. "TSN Company Information - Our Clients".
  4. "Content Representation". United Press International website.
  5. John Leyden. "ESPN faces baseball score theft rap". The Register.
  6. (January 10, 2005). "Who wouldn't want to spend a night with Salvador Dali in Philadelphia?". Philadelphia Business Journal.
  7. "The Sports Network and ESPN Reach Settlement on Lawsuit". The Sports Network press release.
  8. Larry Dignan. "Sports Network hit by drive-by Chinese hack". ZDNet.com.
  9. "STATS Acquires The Sports Network". STATS LLC press release.
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