Friday, February 4, 2011

ESPN.com: Is it Worth Reading?

So you're looking for a website that covers sports, and covers it well. For television sports news most people tune into ESPN. So that begs the question is ESPN's website, ESPN.com, worth reading? At first glance, ESPN.com has good imagery - a running slide show of the day's top sports headlines, and a continuous ticker of the days scores above it. Scroll down, and you'll see more in depth articles, opinions, commentaries, videos, polls and links. The site highlights the must see events in sports news, and advertises for the most exciting upcoming games. Another great feature of the site is the different pages for each sport. Are you a big MLB fan? Well ESPN.com has a special page for that with all the latest baseball news along with all other major sports including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA Basketball and Football, NASCAR, Soccer, as well as many others. No one can accuse ESPN of not being thorough with its coverage of every sport imaginable. The site even has special in depth coverage of sports in major cities such as Boston, New York, L.A., Dallas and Chicago. If you're from one of those cities, there is really no need to pick up the sports section of the paper anymore - it's all there for you.

There are negative aspects of the site as well, however they are far fewer than the positive. For example, anyone who wants to participate in some of the polls or personalize the site, he or she must sign up for a membership. This is not a paid membership, however if you do not want to put your information out there, you are at a disadvantage if you want to use these features.

ESPN.com is a sports website with thorough coverage of every game imaginable. The site is very user-friendly: it is easy to look at, easy to use, and its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. The choice is yours. Check out ESPN.com and decide whether it's worth reading.

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