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{{shortShort description|The officialOfficial website of ESPN}}

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Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNetESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone),<ref>[http://espnmediazone.com/us/espn-inc-fact-sheet/ ESPN, Inc. Fact Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805204443/http://espnmediazone.com/us/espn-inc-fact-sheet/ |date=2014-08-05 }} - ESPN Media Zone</ref> the website has developed numerous sections including: Page 2, SportsNation, [[ESPN3]], [[ESPN Motion]], My ESPN, ESPN Sports Travel, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Insider, ESPN.com's Fanboard, ESPN Fantasy Sports, ESPNU.com, and ESPN Search. ESPN.com also has partnerships with [[MLB.com]], [[NBA.com]], [[NFL.com]], [[WNBA.com]], [[MLSsoccer.com]], [[NHL.com]], [[Baseball America]], [[Golf Digest]], [[Scouts Inc.]], [[Jayski's Silly Season Site|Jayski.com]], [[USGA.org]], [[Sherdog.com]], and [[Masters Tournament|Masters.org]].

It also has sections devoted to certain sports and leagues including: the [[National Hockey League]], [[National Football League]], [[Major League Baseball]], [[National Basketball Association]], [[NASCAR]], [[Indy Racing League]], [[NCAA]], [[Golfgolf]], [[Soccersoccer]], [[Womenwomen's sports]] (ESPNW), [[cricket]], and [[eSports]]. Each section contains pages devoted to: scores, teams, schedules, standings, players, transactions, news wires, injures, and columnists pages.

Some notable current and former ESPN.com and ESPNW.com columnists are [[Allison Glock]], Mechelle[[Jemele VoepelHill]], [[John Buccigross]], [[Chris Mortensen]], [[John Clayton (sportscastersportswriter)|John Clayton]], [[Adam Schefter]], [[Andy Katz]], [[Bill Simmons]], [[Jayson Stark]], [[Buster Olney]], [[Paul Lukas (journalist)|Paul Lukas]], [[Gene Wojciechowski]], [[Scoop Jackson (writer)|Scoop Jackson]], [[Pat Forde]], [[Jim Caple]], and [[Michael Smith (sports reporter)|Michael Smith]], and in the last stages of his journalism career, [[Hunter S. Thompson]]. The website was part of the [[MSN]] portal from 2001 to 2004.<ref>[http://www.ciol.com/espncom-msn-tie-online-sports-coverage/ ESPN.com, MSN tie up for online sports coverage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106230604/https://www.ciol.com/espncom-msn-tie-online-sports-coverage/ |date=2018-11-06 }} - CIOL, 7 September 2001</ref><ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/game-on-for-msn-foxsports-site/ Game on for MSN, Fox Sports site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121190023/https://www.cnet.com/news/game-on-for-msn-foxsports-site/ |date=2021-11-21 }} - CNET, 28 June 2004</ref> ESPN launched a [[Spanish language]] website in 2000, [[ESPN Deportes.com]].<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140106006717/es ESPN Deportes celebra 10 años] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115162805/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140106006717/es |date=2014-01-15 }} - Business Wire</ref> The content of some ESPN.com articles is argued to have been plagiarized.<ref name=deadspin />

ESPNW’sESPNW (stylized espnW)<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/05/sponsors-announced-for-espnw-summit-nyc-on-may-9/|title=Sponsors Announced for espnW Summit NYC on May 9|agency=ESPN PressRoom|date=May 2024|accessdate=May 31, 2024|archive-date=May 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531230206/https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/05/sponsors-announced-for-espnw-summit-nyc-on-may-9/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a section on the ESPN.com website, focusing on women's sports stories and news. ESPNW's stated mission is to “inform"inform and inspire female athletes and fans."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/espnw-fact-sheet/|title=espnW Fact Sheet|website=ESPN Press Room U.S.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2019-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731183010/https://espnpressroom.com/us/espnw-fact-sheet/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The website covers a wide range of topics related to women in sports including women's soccer, martial arts, basketball, tennis, food and nutrition for athletes, [[Title IX]] legislation, LGBTQLGBTQF inclusion, poetry, personal essays and music for athletes. Coverage of men’smen's sports is also included on the website. In 2019, personal essays by feminist self defense practitioner Rachel Piazza and gymnast Ellen Hagan were featured in their culture section.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/18789047/simone-biles-raising-righteous-daughters|title=Simone Biles and raising righteous daughters|website=espnW|access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2019-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731183009/http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/18789047/simone-biles-raising-righteous-daughters|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/19034512/how-feminist-self-defense-flips-script-violence-women|title=Essay: How feminist self-defense flips the script on violence against women|website=espnW|access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2019-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731183012/http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/19034512/how-feminist-self-defense-flips-script-violence-women|url-status=live}}</ref> Since its inception ESPNW has included extensive coverage about women’swomen's soccer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/hamm-joining-espnw-for-womens-world-cup/|title=Hamm Joining espnW for Women's World Cup|last=Bell|first=Jack|date=2011-06-21|website=Goal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2019-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731204008/https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/hamm-joining-espnw-for-womens-world-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2011 Women’sWomen's World Cup was only the 6th women’swomen's World Cup and the participation of the United States helped raise domestic awareness about the involvement for women in soccer, such as Mia Hamm. According to journalist Jack Bell, author of the ''New York Times'' article, '"Hamm Joining ESPNW for Women’sWomen's World Cup'",“in "in the women’s game, the world is catching up to the United States; in the men’s game, the United States is always playing catch up.”"<ref name=":0" /> ESPNW hired well regarded female athletes to commentate on their newly formed network. The involvement of such important figures as Mia Hamm helped grow ESPNW's reputation among sports fans. Hamm helped popularize the online network when she worked as a commentator during the 2011 World Cup for ESPNW as well as ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.<ref name=":0" />

ESPN started local chapters of its website in response to the decline of local sports coverage available as newspapers continue to go out of business across the country.<ref>[http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/09/20090914/This-Weeks-News/ESPN-The-Local-Leader-In-Sports.aspx ESPN: The local leader in sports?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212093312/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/09/20090914/This-Weeks-News/ESPN-The-Local-Leader-In-Sports.aspx |date=2017-02-12 }} - Sports Business Daily, 14 September 2009</ref> Each page covers local professional and college teams, hiring locally known writers, and in some cases making use of the city's [[ESPN Radio]] affiliate. In markets where the [[ABC Owned Television Stations]] owns a station, their sports coverage is incorporated with the corresponding ESPN local site. Some local sites have expanded into high school sports coverage.

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