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ESPN
ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, later ESPN, LLC) is the American all-sports cable network launched September 7, 1979 by Bill and Scott Rasmussen in Bristol, Connecticut; now 72% Disney, 18% Hearst, 10% NFL owned, with ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, and ESPN Unlimited streaming.
ESPN (Latin America)
ESPN Latin America: the Latin American division of ESPN, launched March 31, 1989 as ESPN International's first network; Spanish, Portuguese, and English feeds; since June 2024 its live content streams inside Disney+.
ESPN (streaming service)
ESPN, also called ESPN Unlimited, is The Walt Disney Company's sports streaming service launched on August 21, 2025, offering all 12 ESPN networks without a cable subscription.
ESPN America
ESPN America, originally NASN (North American Sports Network), was a pan-European 24-hour channel for North American sports, launched 2002, acquired by ESPN in 2006, rebranded 2009, and closed in 2013 after its UK and Ireland business was sold to BT Group.
ESPN Bet
ESPN Bet was a U.S. online sportsbook operated by PENN Entertainment under license from ESPN, launched November 14, 2023 after replacing Barstool Sportsbook. It reached about 3% market share, and the $150 million-per-year partnership ended December 1, 2025, rebranding to theScore Bet.
ESPN Inc.
ESPN Inc., originally the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American sports media company in Bristol, Connecticut, that launched the first all-sports cable network in 1979.
ESPN Jeopardy!
ESPN Jeopardy! is a 2026 sports-themed Jeopardy! spinoff hosted by Joe Buck, streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and the ESPN App, in which ESPN personalities and celebrities compete in a charity tournament for a $500,000 grand prize; Jeremy Schaap won season 1.
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio, also branded ESPN Audio, is ESPN's American sports radio network, launched January 1, 1992 with 16 weekly hours. It grew to a 24/7 service with 500-plus stations, 20 million weekly listeners, and national play-by-play rights.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, formerly Disney's Wide World of Sports, is a 260+ acre multi-sport complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, opened March 28, 1997; host of Braves spring training 1998-2019, the 2020 NBA bubble, and MLS is Back 2020.
ESPN+
ESPN+ is ESPN and Disney's sports streaming service, launched April 12, 2018 at $4.99/month on BAMTech technology; rebranded ESPN Select in October 2025 alongside the ESPN Unlimited tier.
ESPNcricinfo
ESPNcricinfo (Cricinfo), founded 1993 by Simon King, is the world's leading cricket website with live ball-by-ball commentary, the Statsguru statistics database, and full scorecards. Owned by Wisden 2003, ESPN 2007, and rebranded Cricinfo under JioStar in 2026.
ESPNews
ESPNews is ESPN's 24-hour sports news cable network, launched November 1, 1996 with SportsCenter-style rolling newscasts and a score ticker; now a secondary ESPN network airing simulcasts of SportsCenter, Get Up, and First Take.
ESPOK trial
The ESPOK trial is a randomized controlled trial at Vinmec Healthcare System in Vietnam comparing erector spinae plane catheters with thoracic epidural analgesia after minimally invasive esophageal cancer surgery.
Espoo
Espoo (Esbo) is Finland's second-largest city, west of Helsinki, with 325,716 residents at end of 2025, five urban centres, 95 lakes, city rights in 1972, and carbon neutrality targeted for 2030.
Esporte Clube Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia (EC Bahia, Tricolor) is a Salvador football club founded 1 January 1931; two Brazilian titles (1959, 1988), 52 Baiano titles, five Copa do Nordeste, and a City Football Group-owned SAF since May 2023.
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude (Ju, Verdão, Papo), football club founded 29 June 1913 in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul; Copa do Brasil 1999 champion, Série B 1994 winner, and the only gaúcho interior club to play the Copa Libertadores (2000).
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória (ECV), Leão da Barra, Brazilian football club founded 13 May 1899 in Salvador, Bahia, as Club de Cricket Victoria; four Copas do Nordeste, 29 Baiano titles, Ba-Vi rivalry with Bahia.
Esports
Esports (electronic sports), or competitive gaming, is organized video game competition for spectators and prizes, from the 1972 Stanford Spacewar tournament to League of Legends, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike championships, a near-$1 billion industry.
Esports Arena
An esports arena is a venue purpose-built for competitive video gaming, with permanent gaming hardware, broadcast production, and low-latency networks; the first opened in Seoul in 2005.
Esports at the 2026 Asian Games
Esports at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya): second medal-sport edition, 11 events across 13 titles including League of Legends, Honor of Kings, and MLBB's debut, held September 23 to October 2 at Aichi Sky Expo; Japan won five medals including two golds.
Esports at the Asian Games
Esports at the Asian Games is competitive video gaming run by the Olympic Council of Asia, a demonstration sport in 2018 and a full medal sport at Hangzhou 2023.
Esports Foundation
Esports Foundation (EF), formerly Esports World Cup Foundation, is a PIF-funded non-profit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, led by CEO Ralf Reichert that organizes the Esports World Cup and Esports Nations Cup, distinct from the International Esports Federation (IESF).
Esports in China
Esports in China is a large professional gaming industry, recognized as a sport in 2003, with over 495 million users and revenue of RMB 29.33 billion in 2025.
Esports Nations Cup
Esports Nations Cup (ENC): biennial nation-based esports competition by the Esports Foundation, Riyadh-hosted, 16 titles, 100+ countries; inaugural edition postponed from November 2026 to November 2027.
Esports people
Esports people are the players, casters, coaches, and staff of competitive video gaming, an industry employing over 100 roles where one person may compete, stream, and manage at once.
Esports Stadium Arlington
Esports Stadium Arlington is a 100,000 sq ft, 2,500-capacity dedicated esports venue in Arlington, Texas, opened November 2018 in the converted Arlington Convention Center; the largest dedicated esports venue in the US, host of the Dota 2 Arlington Major and HCS Majors.
Esports World Cup (كأس العالم للرياضات الإلكترونية)
Esports World Cup (كأس العالم للرياضات الإلكترونية), annual multi-title esports festival from Gamers8, first held Riyadh 2024 with $60M+ prize pool; 2025 edition $71.5M; Club Championship crowns best multi-title club; 2026 hosted in Paris.
Espostoopsis dybowskii
Espostoopsis dybowskii (cabeça-de-velho, old man cactus) is the sole species of the monotypic cactus genus Espostoopsis, a Vulnerable columnar cactus endemic to Bahia, Brazil's caatinga, with two disjunct populations and CITES Appendix II protection.
Espressif IoT Development Framework
The Espressif IoT Development Framework, known as ESP-IDF, is the official software development kit for programming Espressif's ESP32 series chips in C and C++, bundling a FreeRTOS kernel and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stacks.
Espressif Systems
Espressif Systems, also known as Espressif (乐鑫), is a fabless semiconductor company in Shanghai, China, founded in 2008 by Teo Swee Ann and known for the ESP8266 and ESP32 chips.