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ESPN: We Fired Hank Hank: Yeah Right, I Quit

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:12:19 CDT

Did ESPN dump Hank Williams, Jr., or did the country artist ditch ESPN? Either way, the two have gone their separate ways. ESPN initially removed Williams' famous Monday Night Football intro ("Are you ready for some football?") after the singer compared President Obama to Hitler , but that appeared to be...

ESPN Yanks Hank Williams After Obama-Hitler Rant

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:37:39 CDT

You may have noticed something missing from Monday Night Football last night: namely, Hank Williams Jr. asking, "Are you ready for some football?" as he's been doing for more than 20 years. ESPN pulled the country star's iconic song from the broadcast after Williams compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler...

Cowboys Star Don Meredith Dead at 72

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:37:05 CST

Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC's Monday Night Football broadcast team, died yesterday in Santa Fe after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. He was 72. Meredith played for the Cowboys from 1960-1968, becoming...

Kornheiser Out, Gruden In at Monday Night Football

Kevin Spak — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:34:25 CDT

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden will replace Tony Kornheiser in the Monday Night Football booth, USA Today reports. Kornheiser, after 3 seasons, says the upcoming schedule would force him to give up the bus as his preferred travel method, and “my fear of planes is legendary.”

Candidates Make Last Drive on MNF

Jason Farago — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:18:00 CST

After two years of campaigning, Barack Obama and John McCain made their final pitches to Americans in parallel interviews on Monday Night Football . The Democrat, a Chicago Bears fan, told ESPN that he wants to see college football playoffs, while the GOP nominee said he wants to take action to...

Cowboys Top Eagles in Instant Classic

Kevin Spak — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:40:00 CDT

From relieved Cowboys fans to heartbroken Eagles diehards, every can agree on one thing: Last night’s contest “will not soon be forgotten,” writes Todd Archer of the Dallas Morning News . The final Monday Night game in Texas Stadium was a spectacular 41-37 affair that Tony Romo likened to a shootout....

Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

Patrick Hopkins — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:21:41 CDT

Monday Night Football will swap one former NFL quarterback–turned–ESPN analyst for another this season when Ron Jaworski steps in for Joe Theismann. The network is looking to freshen up its hit show—cable's most-watched ever—which recently finished its first season on ESPN after more than three decades on CBS.