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ESPN

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808 complaints

Address

The Walt Disney Company, Bristol, CT, 06010

ESPN customers are primarily frustrated with announcer quality, citing excessive talking, bias, and failure to focus on game action. Technical issues including wrong channel information, app problems, and poor camera work are widespread. A significant portion of complaints involve politics being injected into sports coverage and inappropriate gender-related commentary.

Common Issues

38% (154)
announcerscommentatorstalking
12% (48)
political viewspoliticssports not politics
22% (89)
channel wrongappcoverage
16% (65)
talking whole timenot calling gamerambling
12% (48)
women announcersladybimbo

Complaints

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Sally forth

Sep 5, 2022
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Too much inane chit chat at US Open!!! Enough already!!!

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Bill Stratton

Sep 5, 2022
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I watched sports center tonight hoping to get a view from them on the Mariners game today. The Mariners have won seven games in a row are in first place in the wild card and are doing great. Guess what?

They didn't even mention them, but they definitely mentioned the Yankees and the Orioles and the Marlins. Oh that's right they're all East Coast teams. Only team they mentioned in the west is the dodgers. They spent between 5 and 10 minutes on a football game today between LSU and Florida State.

Another East Coast team and they couldn't even spend 30 seconds on one of the best teams in baseball? You are bias.

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Gene Tate

Sep 4, 2022
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I think it is only appropriate that you outsource your complaints to a company called hissingkitty. Are there no qualified men to broadcast your late west coast games. Try getting away with her broadcasting Alabama football and see what happens. Ridiculous, simply ridiculous.

I’m not going to watch.

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Wendy

Sep 4, 2022
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I waited all day to watch the collins/cornet womens us open match today. You/espn cut into the match and showed. Instead a man’s match. You even showed the male players just sitting for 3-4 minutes instead of showed the womens matc—on center ct. just stupid!!

No other way on espn to watch the match. Plus it was on center court. So chauvinistic!! Womens Lives Matters!!! You owe us women more respect snd all an apology.

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Fran Cohen

Sep 3, 2022
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So disappointed in your US Open tennis coverage. I am a longtime tennis viewer and want see more tennis than talk. Many matches are ongoing and you are showing commentators chit chatting either at the practice courts or elsewhere. Show us the tennis!

It’s fine to have commentary during the matches, or if no other matches are ongoing, but please show us more tennis and less talk! Thank you.

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Curt Nelson

Sep 3, 2022
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I thought I was to record Western vs MI State football. I go to watch and got tennis. That was a unprofessional trick. I am dropping you from my line up because that really sucked and so do you. The 12 friends over to watch the game agreed and have had it with ESPN pretend sports channel also. No need to respond.

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William Bothwell

Sep 2, 2022
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Your broadcast team during the match between Serena Williams and Ms. Kontaveit was appalling. It was bad enough that the crowd did not show any appreciation for the fine shots that Ms. Kontaveit made your broadcast team said NOTING about them as well. Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!

Was your broadcast team told to NOT praise anything about Ms. Kontaveit?

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Nada Beneke

Sep 2, 2022
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The announcers at the West Virginia Pittsburgh game were obviously biased towards Pitt I didn't appreciate it why can't they be neutral and not cheer not cheer for one team. They were ecstatic when the tip ball was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown

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G. Lee Cory

Sep 2, 2022
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Please remove Bethanie Mattek-Sands from your future broadcasts of the US Open tennis tournament. I am now watching the Williams sisters doubles match with Mattek-Sands and Lindsey Davenport as analysists. Yesterday I watched the same two on an off-the-court interview.

Mattek-Sands is overbearing, rude, and hogs the air time. She continually interrupts her co-analysist and then won't stop speaking until the moderator interrupts with another question or topic to discuss. She makes references and advises the players on the match being covered of what she did or what she would do as a player. While competing she was a mediocre player at best. She doesn't have a smidgen of the level of player success as Davenport nor does she have the experience or knowledge base to be taken seriously for the…

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Julio Montoya

Sep 1, 2022
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Listening to the Bart & Hahn radio show there was a story being told where one of the host’s said “he gonna rape all the kids and children” I’d really like to know how he thinks that is ok to even think about mentioning and how someone like that even has a show

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Jplavigne07@gmail.com

Aug 29, 2022
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I was watching F1 race and 3/4 of the way through You cut to a kids ballgame. Don’t your people know what they are doing.

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Chris Armstrong

Aug 28, 2022
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We are watching Florida State University play Duquesne on Saturday night. The announcers have literally spent 5-10 minutes debating boneless chicken wings vs chicken tenders. Aren't they supposed to be watching the game and making commentary? We turned off the sound for a while because it was so annoying.

Die Hard Seminole Fans!

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Leigh cutrer

Aug 27, 2022
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You show promotes racism from People of color in your show from people like Stephan A smith and Ryan Clark. I’m sick of it. You claim to not support racism but you let them just go on spitting racist crap out their mouths.

I and other I know will now boycott ESPN. Even when our own favorite teams play on your network which is garbage and supports racism.

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enc.otwell@yahoo.com

Aug 26, 2022
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Espn says they play all CFL games. Which is a complete lie they basically show none. Who wants to see a bs high school football game. I quit the NFL because of their complete disrespect to the flag. Being a retired service member that really grinds my gears.

Play the damn CFL games. I would not complain if you stopped showing NFL games.

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Landas Spencer

Aug 23, 2022
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Hey you guys should just discontinue the ESPN website because it senseless to have this and when the user clicks a link or try and read information everything is connected to the payed service ESPN+. Everything has changed nothing is free anymore like the gold old days. I know it's other ways for you guy to make money instead of making the common everyday reader suffer.

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Jeanie Jacobs

Aug 22, 2022
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Live mikes distracts from game and worst of all, your mlb broadcasters comment very little on the game; they are much more focused on showing off their personal history and talking about superfluous baloney… we now turn off the games if we have to watch ESPN ! Nesn is far superior… the commentators on ESPN are biased and being forced to listen to their stupid comments rather than the game is maddening! Unprofessional and disrespectful to the game and the audience… done with you!

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Abigail Gales

Aug 21, 2022
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When we order a fight we want to watch the fights not listen to a bunch of ppl talk about everything but the fight and only be able to watch it in a small screen.

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Garry Morgan

Aug 20, 2022
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First let me say I've watched ESPN from the very early days when people said this was stupid to have a 24hr sports channel but we love it. Now I will stop watching you because if a white man says the N word he's gone but Steven A can say it and you makeup a story about an shoulder and

bring him back WHY he offended me and I'm BLACK it's not cool for him are anyone else black or white anyway I'm not the only one as retired Veteran we have vet chat over 30 thousand most fell like do so I will get my sports other ways. So good bye

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Kat

Aug 19, 2022
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Your announcers for football games are annoying and irritating. They talk too much and don't say many positive things. There is no need to be talking constantly. They may like hearing their own voices but the television audience does not.

I also find that your cameras are always on the opposing team and not the home team sidelines.

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Regina Patella

Aug 18, 2022
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While watching the wnba playoff game between Phoenix and Las Vegas, the commentators were talking too much about Las Vegas and not informing us about fouls that were called, who committed them, did not give much information about the game!! We all know Las Vegas is good, but could you talk about both teams equally, and not so much about things that don’t have anything to do with the game? Tiffany Green and Stephanie White were commentating!!!

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Pat Doherty

Aug 18, 2022
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ESPN is currently showing the end of a boys little league game in place of a wnba professional womens playoff basketball game. Sexism continues to reign in sports coverage in the USA. I am so angry and disgusted with ESPN. As usual.

Will equity ever be achieved in my lifetime. Shame on ESPN

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Bob Jacks

Aug 16, 2022
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I do not watch any programing framed with gambling or advertisement. I jsu pass on by.

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Nate

Aug 15, 2022
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If I wanted to watch a Yankee centered broadcast I’d pay for the YES network I’m not sure if you guys realize but there’s two teams playing not just the most overrated franchise in professional sports. Do better

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Wallace Ludwick

Aug 14, 2022
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We saw what you did. I'm not even religious, but your CENSORSHIP of a boy's innocent quote turned his words into a new liberal world order propaganda piece. Don't pretend to feign ignorance on this, your agenda is painfully obvious.

" You edited out God and Jesus, which I understand and can almost forgive, even while disagreeing with the decision. But. " Wtf is wrong you?! You should probably go read Orwell. This is the kinda stuff that you, ESPN, need to sit out.

Keep your politics in the bag, and perhaps I'll tune in more, like I used to. As it is, I can barely stand to watch your channel and only do so when there's no choice. Get back to sports. I can't emphasize it enough.

I was there in 1979 when Lee and George sat on a cheesy set and brought me scores and highlights from the days…

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JL

Aug 8, 2022
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Jalen Rose can shove the entire Mount Rushmore where the sun doesn't shine. Did Chairman Lebron Mao trade mark "Shut up and dribble" yet?

Keep up hating America ESPN, Your sure to follow CNN to your Doom.

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Sue gaines

Aug 8, 2022
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Worst baseball announces EVER. Like all ESPN, NO respect for most of the west coast teams, except damn Dodgers. The bias is sickening. Most of the time no player name announced. No anecdotes regarding players, yet we heard adnasium about dodger players.

The announcers aredull, talk through at bats. It's disgusting

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Steven pitman

Aug 6, 2022
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Espn is continually screwing over sports fans,specifically ufc fans,espn rarely airs ufc events that they have scheduled to air,espn deserves to be boycott,espn sux,most recent ufc fight night on sat aug 6.Poor management

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Philip Scott Mckenzie

Aug 1, 2022
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The woman that is the host of NBA today is the worse. I will not longer watch NBA today because of her. she is over the top, to showy and loud and makes it often about Black people and how unfair things are. I am 51 years old and consider myself a sports fan and nut playing all sports and played basketball into college and since she has been the host whenever i change the station to watch nba today and see her i change it.

poor choice of host. Milika i guess is her name.

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Lynette

Aug 1, 2022
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F. Giants and the Chicago Cubs. It was the worst broadcast of any games I have ever watched. The majority of the time was a split screen that covered interviews, including one that had to be interpreted because it was in Chinese.

I finally turned the sound off and listened to KNBR on the radio even though it was not in synch with the televised game. When I watch a Giant's game, I just want to focus on the GAME and not be constantly distracted with interviews that mean nothing to me.

If, in the future, ESPN is the network to view the game I will be listening to it on the radio. I think I can safely say that the game yesterday was a major turnoff for a lot of Giants fans and most likely Cubs fans as well.

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Barry Heaps.

Jul 31, 2022
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Watching the Euro ladies soccer. I want to bring to your attention the biased comments about the English team made by the British and American commentators. In every game always talking the English side down while talking up the opponent. Sickening to listen too.

Although he may be an experienced commentator it is sickening to listen too and I ended up just turning the sound down. ESPN - you can do better !!

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Kirk Jung

Jul 31, 2022
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Trying to watch Womens Euro Final 2022. The Final. One of the biggest events in SPORTS for the summer. And no sound! Are you kidding? And no the feed is just "technical difficulties"? At least give me picture.

Why have a streaming service if it's not going to work? Super lame, somebody needs firing.

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Dave Chase

Jul 24, 2022
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I just heard from Eli Tomac never heard a word from ESPN about him winning the extreme male athlete of the year award. Can you explain to me how that happens and why you guys didn’t reach out to Eli and let him know he would want it or recognized him more than you did?

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Alexis Flores

Jul 23, 2022
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I watch regularly and the service always seems to buffer endlessly. I subscribe yearly to ESPN+ and am.thinking about canceling my plan. What's the point of a UFC fight night for free that I am continually watching freeze and buffer.

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Jack

Jul 20, 2022
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The reason MLB network is kicking your butt in baseball, is quite simply Karl Ravetch, he blows. Can't call a game, can't do home run derby, has absolutely no rapport with anyone you've ever had in the booth with him.

All he can do is sit in a studio by himself and show highlights, if that. A total stiff!

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dave

Jul 18, 2022
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when kornheiser goes , so does my cable subscription, no more PTI, no more WATCHING ESPN , what a mistake ,HANNA STORM , what a pig

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Sean

Jul 16, 2022
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The American women commentators on the Euros are awful. They never shut up during a game, and their butchering of football terms is cringeworthy. “ Upper 90” “Service” “ Top of the box”, and others are frankly embarrassing. America is way behind in that department.

It’s like pulling teeth listening to them. Get rid.

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Michael P Seguin

Jul 12, 2022
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I have watched baseball for many many years on every network imaginable. I have NEVER been as disappointed as I was watching The Yankees/Red Sox on ESPN last Sunday night (7/10/22). Instead of paying any attention to the ongoing game viewers were subjected to Billy Crystal , A-Rod , Roger Clemmons and I believe Michael Kay talking amongst themselves with hardly any play by play. Plus the screen was shrunk so we could see the talking heads the whole time which distracted from the game we were trying to pay attention to. Nobody cares about their opinions! We want to watch a full screen baseball game with chatter related to the game we're viewing. Horrible horrible idea to broadcast games in this format. I for one will listen to the game on the radio next time it's telecast on ESPN.

Regards…

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Rebecca Young

Jul 11, 2022
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I have been watching Boston Red Sox play the NY Yankees at Fenway. I have never heard such biased announcing in my life. It might as well be the NYY home announcers. You come into Fenway and ignore the home team.

What a bunch of BS especially the stupid animation!! BIASED BIASED BIASED!!!!

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Donald Marean

Jul 11, 2022
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Trying to watch Red Sox vs Yankees but three commentators are hogging the show and talking about everything except baseball ! I want to watch baseball and talk baseball !! Why are ARod , Mike Ray and Billy Crystal doing !

They are ruining a good game !! Thank You

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terence peters

Jul 8, 2022
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It will not take me 100 words to say what I want to say. Why don't you get rid of Pam Shriver? People who watch tennis generally, in my experience, understand the game. I often feel like sending an email to Tracey or Chris suggesting they start a course for wannabe commentators. Rule No 1.

Don't chatter when the ball is in play. Maybe because she never won a slam, though that would have been difficult with Martina and Chris on the circuit.

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john c gaylord

Jul 6, 2022
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Your ESPN article on the 4th July trashing the USA and supporting China was in poor taste and wrong.

Disney holding the controlling share of ESPN is a major mistake for your company. The leftist woke mob that Disney and now ESPN support are not what sports fmentality.

We have stopped watching NBA games do to their China ties and now we can add ESPN to the do not watch list because of your woke mentality.

SPORTS DOESN'T EQUAL POLLITICS

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Greg Reyburn

Jul 6, 2022
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I watch or used to watch your network for sports entertainment. You have allowed many of your hosts to swim way outside of their lanes and opine about current political events. If I want politics or news outside sports I will go to another medium.

I now no longer watch your network. These personalities are mostly a dime a dozen.

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Robert Atkinson

Jul 6, 2022
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I watched the Cardinal-Phillies game Sunday night. In over 50 years of watching baseball games, it was by far the worst broadcasting of a game. What idiot at ESPN thought it would be a good ideal to do a A-Rod podcast throughout the whole game.

It was just unwanted noise, instead of calling play by play. It was beyond stupid.

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Robert Atkinson

Jul 5, 2022
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I recently watched Cardinal-Phillies game on ESPN. In my 50 years of watching baseball on tv. It was the single worse coverage I have ever seen. Who ever thought it would be a good ideal to put a podcast on during the game.

It was just unwanted noise. How about having announcers actually cover the game.

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Bill Frick

Jul 4, 2022
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I do not enjoy when Cards baseball games are broadcast on ESPN. The announcers are irritating, and spend little time on the game at hand. The score box is small and difficult. Half of the picture area shows other crap.

Us real fans would much rather listen to the regular Cards announcers. Please don’t bother to usurp games from them. Thanking you in advance.

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Pam Carlisle

Jul 4, 2022
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The coverage of the Cardinals game tonight…do A-Rod & the announcer even know there’s a baseball game on?! Stop the talking and announce the ballgame. Your coverage is terrible! Cardinals fans want to get involved in the game. You need to take a lesson from the Cardinals announcers who are the best in the business. I have muted you.

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Jorge Duron

Jul 3, 2022
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Paid for ESPN plus subscription, tried to watch the fight. Was on the phone with their service center for over 40 minutes. Got hung up on then called back only to speak with someone else who keeps saying I have no subscription.

I have an account already and money has already been taken out of my bank account.

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Tim

Jul 1, 2022
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ESPN used to be the best I don't know what happened but with all the drama with basketball Kyrie and Kevin Durant that's all they talk about who cares all day tennis during sucks you guys are really screwing up a ESPN with the drama

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John Becker

Jun 30, 2022
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Blacks? The Blacks? Come on SVP. Do better mang

Some Old White Head on Scotties show, trying to sell his racist book, said Blacks. The Blacks. Blacks?

SVP is not racist. But. Come On Mang. Scottie should have Blasted that Fool live on TV. Blacks? No. Black People. Or Black Folks or African Americans

Blacks? The Blacks? Come On Mang (SVP). Do better

John M Becker, Esq 702-589-6204 Jmblaw@yahoo.com

I'll put my name on that Assinine Shit Jay Will

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Daniel Poissonnier

Jun 30, 2022
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Cancelled my subscription. Won't stop trying to take money out. Fuck off espn. Will never use anything by you ever again.

Stop ✋️ Thieving cunts

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