Well, here is the story behind this. ESPN, it is more than just a name, new features named here! http://www.sega.com/segasports/news/article.jhtml?contentId=8400005
im not the all knowing...all powerful tris10 but here ya go WHAT DOES ESPN STAND FOR? It doesn't stand for anything, but the story is this...When ESPN started in 1979 we were the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (thus, ESPN). However, the full name was dropped in February 1985 when the company adopted a new corporate name --ESPN, Inc.--and a new logo.