Speaking of selling out (kidding), Henry Abbott's labor of love, TrueHoop, has been purchased by ESPN.
True Hoop :But here's the important part: I just signed a contract with ESPN. They now own the name TrueHoop, and I am a full-time ESPN employee.
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The various executives and editors at ESPN have been nice enough to make clear, even in writing, that they aren't interested in monkeying in any profound way with the way things happen here. (The changes are along the lines of not swearing, and not linking to porn. Not big concessions for me.) It will continue to look more or less like what you are looking at right now. I'll be sitting at the same desk, doing the same work....
For me personally, there will be some change. For the first time in nearly a decade, I'll have a regular paycheck, benefits someone else pays for, and paid vacation.
I sincerely hope TrueHoop doesn't catch the ESPN suckitude, as TrueHoop has been a daily visit for years now.
Congratulations to Mr. Abbott for getting paid to do something he loves (and does well).
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