ESPN Magazine Subscription

Pros: A glitzy and fast paced BIG magazine aimed at twinks.
Cons: Not exactly deathless prose. Saturated with ads.

Yeah, you caught me. I found a pile of sports and fitness magazines on the laundry room swap table. We must have a wannabe body builder in the building ‘cause I don’t see any muscles bulging anywhere in the halls. Along with Men’s Health,...

Pros: Beautiful Photography, Excellent host of authors
Cons: Writers aren't allowed to live up to their potential!

This magazine should not be called ESPN the Magazine, it should be called ESPNmag.com. Most of the articles are extremely brief and leave the reader looking for a link to click for the rest of the article. Unfortunately, because it’s in...

Pros: Price, Football Draft
Cons: Baseball articles, basketball, croquet, bowling

I heard a joke somewhere, that ESPN is what a drunk psychic thinks he has. It is a stupid joke, that will guarantee you an icy stare or gunshot wound, instead of a good hearty laugh. ESPN is one of the greatest innovations of the 1970's, ...

Pros: Large, slick and colorful
Cons: Shallow, immature journalism; poor design

"Dad . . . I’ve got a chance to win a new computer!!" With those words, my then 10-year old son suddenly and completely shatters my concentration.

It’s a rainy April evening, and my living room is a hubbub of activity. My beloved Boston Red...

Pros: Informative and entertaining
Cons: Takes a long time to read!

I love sports. They’re right up there with wine and Jane Austen novels. A few years ago I got suckered into subscribing to a magazine to support some youngster trying to go somewhere, and after choosing ESPN, and receiving it every other week, I have ...

Pros: Big, large pictures, great short articles.
Cons: Ink rubs off on fingers real easy, takes forever to process subscription order.

I usually save products I'm really interested in, or that have had a significant impact on my life for landmark epinions. So, for epinion #350, it's ESPN the Magazine. The first sports magazine I've ever ordered a subscription to since vowing I would...

Pros: Insider online articles included, nice pictures, good articles, funny
Cons: Too many ads, comedy may not be appreciated,

I'll start by saying ESPN the Magazine is one of the best sports magazines to those who appreciate a wide variety of sports. Meaning, if you only watch the NBA and not the MLB, NFL, etc., you should subscribe to an NBA specific magazine (such as Slam for ...

Pros: some good stories
Cons: saturated with advertisement

First of all. I will deal with the price of ESPN The Magazine. The cover price is $3.99 a copy which is a bit hefty. However, there is always a special on a subscription to this magazine. I see it advertised on television and the internet for $1...

Pros: Pretty pictures
Cons: everything else

My brother in law knows I am a sports fan, so last Christmas he bought me a subscription to ESPN the magazine. Hard to go wrong there huh? Men love sports and reading about them so that was a safe gift. Well....WRONG! This magazine is so poorly...

Pros: An edge that occasionally works; nice photos and some articles
Cons: Inferior to Sports Illustrated in most ways that count; oversized format is especially irksome

Let's get something straight right off the bat, so to speak: I love sports. I watch some combination of ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNews virtually every day. I read the sports section on the way to work. I have sports headlines selected on My Yahoo!, and I...

Pros: Great Writing, Interesting Facts & Figures, Awesome Photographs, Reasonable Cost
Cons: Lots of advertisements!

As in life, times change! In the sports magazine world times have certainly changed, ESPN the Magazine has made a HUGE dent in the market share that Sports Illustrated has had for decades. I have been a subscriber to ESPN the Magazine for over a year...

Pros: Doesn't rehash what I know has already happened.
Cons: Nah.

When I first heard that ESPN was going to start a magazine, I thought, "Well, they had to retaliate against Sports Illustrated since they started doing sports on CNN." I also figured we would have another version of the same old thing. What happened...

Pros: Photography
Cons: Insipid writing, self-serving interviews

I received a subscription to ESPN the magazine while doing a fundraiser with my basketball team last year. I thought "what the heck its free". Well thank goodness it was or I would have been even more upset. This magazine is so shallow it...

Pros: BIG Color Pictures.. Humorous Columns. In-depth Stories.
Cons: Sporting News has more info. SI has wider variety of coverage.

There was a time when I frequently read Sports Illustrated. I never subscribed, but I would get just about every issue at the newsstand. Every once in a while, I would pick up a Sporting News or other sports publication for varieties sake. Then I...

Pros: good pics, in depth articles, and hey, a free hat!!
Cons: too cutesy

If you're a fan of the ESPN network, you should enjoy this magazine. The discounted price, is something that speaks to the wallet, to be sure. "The Magazine" features a number of articles by some of the best sports authorities in the...

Pros: Similar in style to ESPN's main programs; interesting photographs; to-the-point articles
Cons: Dimensions of the magazine are larger than those of normal-sized magazines.

As a sports fan, I get my fix by reading the sports section of the newspaper before moving to the biased sections between the front page and the classifieds. Sometimes I listen to sports talk radio. During my web surfing I have to get my sports updates...

Pros: Good magazine, cheap price
Cons: Customer service is relentless and will drive you insane

Okay ESPN the Magazine is all right. I used to be a subscriber. I guess that makes it look like this is a bad review. Well it's not. Then again, it's not a good review either. Let's examine ESPN's attempt at swaying the public away from Sports...

Pros: pictures
Cons: advertisements, advertisements, advertisements, poor writing, and sometimes very little class(Ricky Williams)

I hate to say this but ESPN could do a lot better than this. I believe that they are #1, when it comes to up to the minute sports new and highlights. But it is really to bad that the magazine is nothing compared to the network it is named after. I...

Pros: Some good articles, Cheaper than other magazines....
Cons: Too big, too many advertisements!!

I recently requested a free issue of ESPN: The Magazine, hoping they would send me the Major League Baseball preview edition. I personally love these issues because with all the free agency going on in sports nowadays, it's hard to stay with the sport....

Pros: Very cheap, big format, great pictures and articles
Cons: Bi-monthly

You want a box score? Subscribe to your local paper or access the Internet. Hate the X-Games? Renew your Wall Street Journal subscription.

Afraid of a little change? Something new?

For me, SI and its boring bull just doesn't cut...

Pros: It's Sports
Cons: It's a fake remake of Sports Illustrated

This magazine takes on the form of Sports Illustrated. Now, that sounds
wonderful, right? Of course it does, but it isn't good. They have the
same things, with the numbers at the bottom meaning certain things. Then
they have the TV...

Pros: new perspective, large colorful pictures
Cons: not a weekly publication

ESPN the magazine is for a younger generation of sports fans. ESPN has large color pictures, indepth articles about young and upcoming stars and alot of "smack" and insight as to what really goes on in sports today. I really enjoy the...

Pros: articles
Cons: none

My wife just bought this for me for Christmas and I have read the magazine before from bookstores. I liked them so asked for the subscription for Christmas and I am glad i did.
With me being a big football fan, this helped me with more article...

Pros: everything if you are a sports nut
Cons: nothing

ESPN is like Sports Illustrated except that it is a good magazine. It really is sports center in magazine form. It has all the wit, sarcasm and cool facts of the tv program. I especially like Dan Patrick's Questions at the end of each issue. ESPN has...

Pros: Great Pics, Great Articles
Cons: Nothing

I first decided to order this magazine for the sole purpose of helping my school fundraiser. Then the first issue of the magazine came. The cover was very intriguing. Once I started seeing the pictures I was amazed about how cool a magazine could be....

Pros: Only have a one year subscription
Cons: This is no sports center

Are you a sports nut? Well if you are turn around and walk away. Having watched, played, coached read about sports for 35 plus years I think I have finally found a sports magazine that I can due without.

I purchased a subscription, sight...

Pros: Great articles, superbly done outline, great quality of pictures
Cons: Just another sports magazine

I'm sure that the following fact is true for the majority of men in the United States: SportsCenter is one of the highlights of their day. I know that this is true for me, as the highly rated sports reporting show on ESPN airs at about 8...

Pros: snazzy, entertaining, and interesting
Cons: confusing

ESPN The Magazine

I bought a subscription to ESPN because it looked cool. It turned out to be a good investment of my twenty dollars.

Most issues are great, but every so often they have a dud issue that doesn't interest me...

Pros: Photography, very witty, great perspective on issues...
Cons: Baseball articles put me to sleep.

With superb photography, witty journalism, and eye-candy-esque graphical layout, ESPN Magazine is one of the best overall magazines that I have ever bought from the newsstands.

Generally, ESPN Magazine comes out biweekly and focuses mostly on...

Pros: Big, bright, many scoops from some of the industries most knowledgeable insiders.
Cons: Way too busy. Much outdated info, too much pointless jibberish.

First of all, let me say that I love ESPN. I watch as much as I can, and I love their all around sports coverage. They take much of their resources, and pour them into this magazine that comes every two weeks (ugh!). You get a much more personal view of...

Pros: Decent photography, Slick, glossy look
Cons: Immature and unprofessional writing, Cluttered layout, Quite bulky, WAY too much advertisement

Allow me to first say that I am a HUGE sports enthusiast. I subscribe to three different sports magazines (including this one), listen to at least two hours of sports talk radio a day, and never miss the news of the day on Fox Sports Net. I have never...

Pros: The magazine has a professional look, and humorously covers many sports topics.
Cons: Unfortunately, many articles are weakly written, and leave a yearning for better coverage.

Last summer, I recieved a phone call in the middle of the afternoon from a sales representative for ESPN the Magazine, informing me that their subscriptions were down in my area and asking if I would like a free year's worth of issues. Being a sports...

Pros: Size, Price, Information, Easy to read
Cons: Bi-weekly rather than weekly

ESPN the Magazine's grand entrance into the world of sports magazines has left me with the opinion that nobody can do it like ESPN does. They show their originality by featuring an extra-large sized magazine which makes it much easier to read all the...

Pros: Broad Coverage - Great Photography
Cons: Too much NBA

As a long time Sports Illustrated reader, I had my doubts about ESPN the magazine when it first debuted. They started out with some garish cover of Kevin Garnett (one of my least favorite basketball players) and an odd size.

For whatever...

Pros: very funny and informative, great articles, excellent visual photography, easy to read
Cons: you won't find every minute statistical detail on all teams, some advertising

This guaranteed is guaranteed to not only keep you informed on the latest news in the world, but it's guaranteed to make you laugh. Reading this ESPN the magazine puts some joy back in sports, just like it was in the days before salaries escalated, and...

Pros: great photos and a free fleece!
Cons: humor and style of writing not for everyone

I bought a subscription for ESPN The Magazine because I like SportsCenter style humor and serious coverage of sports. OK, the fleece swayed my decision a little bit, but not entirely. :) By the way, the fleece is thin but nice and warm -- make...

Pros: Good pictures
Cons: Few scores and previous game stats

I am sure that very few people are actually going to take the time to say they dislike a magazine. But I find myself turned off by the relatively new ESPN the magazine. While the television station is a staple of life the magazine can't even grace the...

Pros: You can swat flies with it.
Cons: A tree died for it.

Tsomes made a wonderful post about the ESPN magazine titled "ESPN the Flop," and this is a post to support every word he said.

To start off with, I’ll tell you what I don’t like about the magazine’s current issue, and then move into...

Pros: Great trivia filled insightful stories; Dan Patrick interviews, price
Cons: dont cover games, matchups with too much detail

There's something to be said about the total sports freak. Immersed in all sports, all of the time. While flipping through sports of the tube, spending all day on the internet searching stats or boasting their teams performance on chat rooms; with the...

Pros: Humorous, well-written, and deep articles
Cons: Jordan-philes, all of 'em

ESPN the Magazine is probably the best sports magazine I've read. Not only do you get all the dry humor of the Sportscenter crew, but you get in-depth features about more sports personalities than you may have thought existed.

ESPN is not a...

Pros: Tons of Info, Very Funny
Cons: Not for everyone

Many people are divided over whether ESPN: The Magazine is good or not. Well, personally, I think it is great. It is not as organized or polished as Sports Illustrated, but that is the way I like it. This magazine has information everywhere on the...

Pros: Great Fresh athlete profiles
Cons: only one or two "main" articles

Although ESPN the Magazine doesn’t have the on-air wise cracks of the sportscenter anchors, nor does it have the wacky and funny sportscenter commercials, overall the magazine is a fresh comprehensive guide to the wide world of sports. Were as another...

Pros: humor, packed with articles
Cons: The big book annoys me, only once a month

I havent been a subscriber for espn the magazine, but i read about half of each year's issues. It has pretty good feature articles but it lacks the luster of a magazine such as sports illustrated. The major attribute that I enjoy is the tounge and cheek...

Pros: Cheaper than SI
Cons: You get what you pay for

I ordered ESPN magazine as a gift for my husband. He's a huge Sports Illustrated fan and looks forward to each week's issue. I thought this would be a great addition since he loves sports and he loves ESPN.
I am sitting here with this month's...

Pros: explosive photos and great in-depth articles
Cons: absolutely nothing...this is what I've been waiting for in a magazine

I just recently subscribed to ESPN the Magazine and I think that it is one of the best decisions I've ever made regarding magazine subscriptions.
Who needs any other sport's magazine when ESPN the Magazine is available? Certainly not me. Sports...

Pros: Never know what you're going to get
Cons: Kind of too big

Sit down, grab ESPN the Magazine, and you'll feel like you're watching an episode of SportsCenter. I was so impressed when this magazine hit the stands that I had to get a subscription to it right away. The layouts, articles, pictures, stats, etc....

Pros: Edgy, great photos, hip, fun to read, always looking for the next trend.
Cons: Perhaps a bit too oversized

I am a huge sports nut, and I enjoy ESPN the magazine tremendously! I used to have a subscription to both ESPN and Sports Illustrated, but SI is more expensive, and is not nearly as edgy. SI is more traditional and old school, which is fine if you're a...

Pros: ESPN, in-depth
Cons: not enough soccer coverage

I was a ESPN subscriber for about a year and I probably would still be a subscriber but my friend got me Sports Illustrated for a year for a gift. ESPN has great in depth articles for almost every sport. They even have soccer articles, my favorite...

Pros: Stuart Scott is the man
Cons: Photos, Bland Articles, NO Humor, Chris Berman and his overused expressions

We all know the saying, " I wanna be like Mike." The vibe I get from ESPN THE MAGAZINE is, " I wanna be like Sports Illustrated." The only creativity put into ESPN is it has a bigger cover. WOW!!! Now they're COOKIN!!!! Bland...

Pros: The great sports coverage
Cons: The Lack of sports coverage

Sports Illustrated was the original magazine for the total sports fanatic, but now there is ESPN the magazine. I purchased a subscription to Sports Illustrated four years ago and have been happy with the coverage ever since. This is my first year with...

Pros: Helped the school district earn money
Cons: No one in the house likes it

I got this magazine subscription for my husband just recently when the local school had yet another fundraiser.
Being the sports fan that he is, I figured it would be perfect and he'd love it.

I was wrong, wrong, wrong !

For...

Pros:
Cons:

ESPN magazine usually contains insightful articles and also has pretty cool illustrations. The difference between ESPN magazine and other sports publications such as Sports Illustrated or Sporting News is that the ESPN magazine doesn't not just recap...

Pros: Has some really cool interviews and informing pages
Cons: Doesn't show as much oomph as the show does

Now I watch ESPN a lot and I just love to see how my favorite teams played. But the magazine is really totally different. I was a subscriber to the magazine but i just ended it because, to tell you the truth I never really read it! I mean, I really...

Pros: Entertaining articles, large magazine for the larger-than-life sports stars.
Cons: Too many advertisements inside.

This is a review of the best sports magazine out there. If you enjoy "SportsCenter" on ESPN then you'll love this magazine. Basically, that is what it feels like when reading the various entertaining articles inside. This is for the serious sports...

Pros: Plenty of photographs and graphics.
Cons: Lacking in content.

You ever go to one of those web sites that has plenty of color, graphics and pictures but no content. Or rather, you can't find the content through all that fluff. Well, ESPN the magazine reminds me of that.

I received a free trial...

Pros: Great magazine, not too expensive for the subscription
Cons: NONE!

ESPN has been around for years and is still the stringest running magazine and TV sports show. THey have in-depth reviews and analysts on players and games throughout the year. When one sports season ends, they pick up another one and continue. From...

Pros: Great write ups about all different sports.
Cons: there is nothin wrong with this

I love ESPN magazine because of many reasons. I think it is better then Sports Illustrated and is the best sports magazine out right now. this is a great magazine. Personally my favorite sport is Hockey and it always has some great write ups about it,...

Pros: Great In Your Face Coverage
Cons: It Doesn't Come Every Day.Like Once A Month

I have subscribed for ESPN the magazine for about 2 years now.As a viewer of this magazine i think it is up there on the list as one of the greatest sports magazines ever made.I have showed my friends this magazine and about 5 of them ended up...

Pros: Photography, Writing
Cons: None

Let's start out by talking about the name... ESPN. When you put that name on something the general sporting public expects it to be accurate, trend-setting and basically just 'in your face' reporting. I believe that ESPN the magazine has met AND...

Pros: Got a free sweatshirt with it
Cons: Not interesting at all

I ordered my husband a gift subscription for Christmas last year. We were both very disappointed in the magazine. We thought it would be like Sports Illustrated. Not even close! This magazine had to much advertisments, too many pictures and tried to...

Pros: breadth, timeliness
Cons: depth, analysis

It is simply unforgivable that a magazine with ESPNs resources behind it is so utterly substandard. Occasionally there are interesting feature articles. (There was an interesting article on Michael Jordan's fantasy basketball camp.) More often, the...

Pros: Drawing a blank here.........
Cons: Not enough space for all of the cons.....

Boy do I love sports! Love watching, playing, talking and thinking sports.
ESPN the t.v show, is a daily part of my sports diet, one of the best shows for information on sport that can be had. So it would follow that the magazine would be just as...

Pros: great pictures and comes ever 2 weeks
Cons: none

This is a very good and informative magazine. It provides you with not just one sport but many such as baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. I has great pictures and gives many different poles about what people think about some of the stuff that...

Pros: Large 'portrait-syle' and colorful photos.
Cons: Screaming about nothing

Okay, if you've read beyond the Opinion Title then I have the obligation to substantiate my opinion. As a former on-air and print sports journalist, I was curious to see how 'the conglomerate' of ESPN would do beyond the first shock-wave and free sample...

Pros: just about everything
Cons: Wish it could come once a week

I am a subscribor to ESPN the mgazine and I did not join to get the fleece. this magazine has great articles great pictures and everything is humongous so you can be sure that you wont miss anything.
This magazine is great because it covers every...

Pros: articles by people in the know, keeps you current
Cons: poor writing, not enough stats

I bought a subscription to ESPN The Magazine cause I am a Sports nut- my day is not complete unless I've seen Sportscenter, watched a baseball game, checked up on the latest scores, who's hurt, who is in the doghouse, etc. This isn't a bad magazine....

Pros: Good writing at times, good photography
Cons: TOO MANY ADS, many stupid articles, TOO MANY ADS, MTV-teeny approach, TOO MANY ADS

Why MTV? It's full of flash, little substance, and is a mere shadow of what it used to be.

ESPN the TV network is still a pillar of the sports broadcasting community. They're the best at what they do: cover sports on television. And while...

Pros: good writing, fun magazine
Cons: may not appeal to older readers

I got a subscription to ESPN the Magazine recently. I have to say that I'm impressed. The articles are in depth and very interesting. The writing is far superior to that in Sports Illustrated, and the magazine seems to go on for miles. I don't think...

Pros: A few good articles
Cons: Size, limited content

My son ordered this magazine for me knowing my love of sports and the strength of the ESPN name. Unfortunately it seems that it will never be a threat to such perennial favorites as SPORTS ILLUSTRATED or THE SPORTING NEWS. This is the result of several...

Pros: Bigger, Better, Cheaper
Cons: No swimsuit edition

I was a subscriber to Sports Illustrated for about 2 years. I like the information in the magazine, but I barely ever got time to read it. Sports Illustrated is a weekly magazine and I don't read much. Before I even got a chance to read it, another...

Pros: Great Articles
Cons: lots of ads

I enjoy reading this magazine very much, I like how experts write the articles and not some high school drop out football fan! But what keeps me reading the most is the articles are new information, which has usually happened in the past week or so.
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Pros: Wonderful articles, pictures, and humor
Cons: Not enough articles

I love this magazine for a many reasons. I like how the magazine encorporates humor, good sports stories, and wonderful photography all into one. If you don't know ESPN is a cable network that covers a variety of sports. Espn the magazine is an...

Pros: Big
Cons: Bad

ESPN the Mag was given to me - for a year - as a Christmas gift. After 10 months of waiting for it not to be horrilbe - I have given up. Now they keep asking me to renew...sure, as if.

Compared to SI - this mag is not worthy to wrap dead...

Pros: easy reading lots of info
Cons: not a one

I wasn't sure which category to put this in. Not too many people know of this magazine but my family just loves it. I have two boys that play on a hockey team and they send us this magazine for free each month. It is called American Hockey and it is...

Pros: Lots of information and great pictures
Cons: Expensive

Do you want a magazine that offers information from all sports. From horse-racing to basketball ESPN offers the most resent information about all sports. This magazine has the most reliable information; since, it takes the information from it's highly...

Pros: It has big pages
Cons: It has no words

The definition of magazine is a piece of writing that has words. As that old lady in the Wendy's commercial used to say " Where are the words?" .Whenever I look through this particular magazine all that I see are page long pictures of athlete....

Pros: Nice pictures, good price
Cons: TOO MANY ADS

Right when you open the ESPN magazine big advertisements pop out at you. It looks like more that half the magazine is filled with ads. I ordered my subscription because I received a free fleece and it was only 19.99. Don't get me wrong, I love the...

Pros: Color, writing, etc.
Cons: Size or magazine

ESPN... the Magazine. When I first heard about this venture, I must admit, I was skeptical. I've been a Sports Illustrated subscriber since 1979.... I was used to a certain style when it came to Sports Journalism.... it wasnt supposed to be like...

Pros: good photos that bring you closer to the game
Cons: bunch of reruns from ESPN the show on their articles

On my way to the checkout stand I purchased my first copy of ESPN the magazine and thought it would be great reading material when I get to the bathroom. Well I was right in a way and that I will explain later. I purchased the magazine, got home and took...

Pros: in depth gossip, fundraisers, article quality, writers
Cons: price,

Growing up watching SportCenter Espn the mag first caught my eye with its 21 to watch in the 21st century, from there I became hooked as it discussed my favorite stars like drew bledsoe mo vaughn ect. However I could only get my parents to do one sports...

Pros: layout, interviews, photos
Cons: should come out more often than every two weeks

I read both Sports Illustrated and ESPN. ESPN gets my vote. The magazine debuted a few years ago and many didn't think it could take on venerable SI. But issue after issue ESPN has proven its worth. Its interviews are original and funny and the layout...

Pros: well written articles
Cons: Not enough Hockey coverage

I had heard so many good things about ESPN not to mention I love watching sportscenter, but I found one key thing missing in the magazine, which is articles on Hockey.

Sure there would be one page and two if I got lucky well written...

Pros: Gives sports a different twist; interesting photos; doesn't report, but instead looks ahead.
Cons: Glorifies the thugs of the sports world; must be up-to-date with your sports.

I was a charter subscriber to ESPN the Magazine when it first came out a few years ago. The format took a while to get used to, but once it became familiar, it got old... quick. After 3 years, I've finally let my subscription run out.

ESPN...

Pros: Stories about nothing but sports
Cons: bad journalism, boring stories, altogether a bad magazine

When i first subscribed to this magazine, i thought(as many other subscribers think) ESPN. This is THE total sports network. Anything about sports, from billiards to football, ESPN has it. So, the magazine would probably be a good magazine to read...

Pros: Great Information, In Depth
Cons: Not Weekly

ESPN is one of the best sports magazine that I have ever read. It provides great in depth analysis of many teams and players. Being a sports fanatic I naturally have a subscription to this magazine as well as the Sporting News. I believe that the...

Pros: Great insights, cheap price
Cons: unusual look

I would like to review ESPN the magazine. I personally think this is the best sports magazine I have the pleasure of reading. Not only are the articles interesting, but it is very original in the way it is layed out.
The first thing I like about it...

Pros: Indepth Reporting, Great photo's, Great Writing, Better than S.I.
Cons: Price, NO SWIMSUIT ISSUE

ESPN the Magazine is the next great sports magazine. From the great photo's at the beginning of the magazine to Dan Patrick's interview with certain sports celebraties at the end. Once you start reading this magazine, which is bi-weekly, you start to...

Pros: writing, entertaining, pictures
Cons: biweekly

I have watched ESPN religiously for a few years now. When they created ESPN the magazine I was very eager to subscribe and hoping that it would live up to the hype created by the TV networks. The magazine creates seems like Rolling stone because of its...

Pros: Great photography
Cons: Too glitzy

I am currently an ESPN the Magazine subscriber, and although I am somewhat satisfied with the magazine, I think I will go back to Sports Illustrated.
ESPN is a quality magazine. It offers the reader great quality photo layouts as well as...

Pros: Big! Big! Big!
Cons: ?

I don't see why other people don't give this mag some better reviews. What's not to like about it? Everything that it does, it does better than Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated has Rick Reilly. ESPN has Dan Patrick, who is a ton funnier, not to...

Pros: good one on one articles
Cons: price, unintersting articles, public service is bad

I decided to get ESPN because my dad already got SI and I am a sports fan, it was pretty interesting at first..but then slowly I found out how bad it really was. A lot of the articles are written about people you might have never heard of, and though...

Pros: Dan Patrick is funny, big magazine
Cons: Not even close to SI, no substance

ESPN the magazine has been living off of the hype performed by the ESPN networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, and ESPN News. ESPN The Magazine just doesn't really live up to the excellence put forth by the organization.

There really...

Pros: excellent reports and pictures
Cons: none

Was there ever a time where you just wanted to know the inside scoop of whats going on in your favorite sports team locker room, or what goes on behind the scenes to make you the fan enjoy the sport more. Well theres finally a magazine that can tell you...

Pros: everything you ever wanted to know about sports
Cons: it's not TV

they put together the best sports channel. little doubt that they would also have the best sports magazine. it covers everything from football to rugby, from tennis to racquetball. the best part of it is that ESPN, the Magazine, combines humor with to...

Pros: The name brand
Cons: Focus, Edge and lack of good writing

I truly love the television network- ESPN. It is a fantastic network which covers a broad array of sports which many magazines (SI) do not cover. Therefore, I was very excited to read the first issue of ESPN, The Magazine, when it was first launched....

Pros: Great analysis, features and articles
Cons: Comes every two weeks

I've been watching ESPN for so long now. I love the channel, because it shows sports, sports, and more sports. That's why I decided to subscribe to the magazine. Once I received my first issue, my initial reaction was "Man! This Kicks ***." The...

Pros: Lots of coverage
Cons: Nothing

Why I like ESPN magazine over sports illistrated.

1. The magazine is larger. This means that the pictures that they have covers a wider view. This really makes a difference. If you compare this magazine to other sports magazines then size...

Pros: Lots of Advertisements if you want to spend money
Cons: Too many ads, not enough meet

Okay, I ordered ESPN due to all the hype surrounding such an awesome magazine...I thought, hey this will be better than Sports Illustrated even.....WRONG.....What I got was alot of bun and no meat.

The magazine is overloaded with...

Pros: Entertaining
Cons: Too cute at times

ESPN doesn't have the history like Sports Illustrated, but who does?

This magazine is top notch. The problem many people have with ESPN is that it's a sports magazine and an entertainment magazine all in one. Instead of asking a question that...

Pros: Great pics and writing style
Cons: No swim suit issue...yet

For being the best sports mag in the country, ESPN the mag still has way to little circulation. This is bad in and of itself, but when we investigate who the main competition is, Sports Illustrated, the hair the small of my back begins to scream...

Pros: Sometimes Good Articles
Cons: Awkward Size, Not Great Writing

I love ESPN's telivision channel- in fact, I basically just leave it on non-stop. Their magazine on the other hand doesn't compare with the top sports magazines on the market. It is aimed towards a very young age group and the writing shows it. Also,...

Pros: In-depth reports and great action photos
Cons: Much bigger than regular sized magazines

This is a relatively new magazine and seems to be in competition with Sports Illustrated. ESPN the Magazine is a very good one for all sports. In has very good action photos and very in-depth reports. The magazine puts you at the head of it and puts...

Pros: Pictures, Articles, Humor
Cons: Not Much!

ESPN the magazine is a wonderful magazine containing many interesting facts about sports. In most issue Dan Patrick has an interview with one of sports hottest stars. This includes information about their life. Another thing which is humorous is The...

Pros: Good evaluation of players and teams. Seems to ration an equal number of pages to each sport.
Cons: Advertisements in between and during articles seem like commercials

I wrote a review of the Hockey Digest earlier, criticizing the paper it was printed on, the material they used, the players they talked about. I also compared it to it's then-polar-opposite, The Sporting News. But after receiving my first issue of...

Pros: None
Cons: Terrible Layout!!

I have seen lots of advertisements on ESPN and throughout magazine subscription services about ESPN magazine and all I have to say, the magazine isn't worth your while. I found the magazine to be very complicated to understand and I didn't like how they...

Pros: Lots of nice pictures
Cons: Articles aren't the greatest

I've been subscribed to ESPN the magazine now for about a year, and I can honestly say I'm not too impressed by it. Running bi-weekly, it doesn't provide much good information on the sports world as alot of it is really inacrurate or from the past. There...

Pros: accurate sports writing
Cons: many advertisements

I've been receiving ESPN the magazine now for some time, and I have got to tell you that it is one of the best sports related magazines I have ever read. ESPN offers great deals on sporting good deals but that's not what this magazine is about. ESPN the...

Pros: Great content
Cons: Funny size

ESPN the magazine is to Generation X what Sports Illustrated is/was to the our parents. Not only does it provide up to date information on all traditional sports it provides minimal information on non-traditional sports as well.

From its brash...

Pros: Large in detail, and fun
Cons: Stories that sometimes are irrelevant with time period

ESPN broke out of the doors with "ESPN The Magazine." The Magazine successfully captivates my attention for several days of reading. My brother ordered a subscription for the magazine for Christmas two years ago, and since then I have...

Pros: Great Photos, Good Coverage of What's to Come, Interesting Features, Great Price
Cons: Little Coverage of What Happened, Size a Little TOO Big

I am an Inaugural Subscriber to ESPN, and I have been pleased with it, for the most part.

ESPN, a bi-weekly mag, covers what is coming up in the sports world with amazing detail, giving readers up-to-date information on top athletes and top...

Pros: Large format, Great articles, info on all sports
Cons: non imaginable... Great magazine

I am a current subscriber to ESPN the Magazine. Every week, I get the inside sports scoops from this wonderful magazine. The full color pictures are simply breathtaking. I also enjoy the large format. It is very easy to read. The articles are great,...

Pros: Well written articles
Cons: Too many ads, needs more variety of sports

I think that the ESPN magazine is a huge disappointment. It should be one of the best because it is made by one of the best sports entertainment on television today. You would think that ESPN would have enough money to make a better magazine if you...

Pros: Great reading
Cons: I have none

ESPN had put a magazine into a market that I think is bloated with boring reading material. There is a magazine for just about everything now days and most do not rate well in my mind. However, ESPN the magazine is great. I ordered my subscription...

Pros: Good pictures and charts
Cons: Bad and boring articles

I have had a subscription to Sports Illustrated for many years now ans i was interested to see how it compared to ESPN the Magazine. Since you can never get too much sports, i ordered a subscription to ESPN. When my first issue arrived in my mailbox a...

Pros: Knowledgeable writers; Inexpensive
Cons: Bi-Weekly

As a former 10+ year subscriber of Sports Illustrated, I always felt there was nothing worse than reading a game recap 5 days after the game. ESPN Magazine is not a box score recap. In depth, meaningful articles about the players, coaches, teams or...

Pros: very interesting
Cons: you should subscribe to this magazine

ESPN the magazine is a great magazine for sports fans of any type.
I feel that ESPN is a better choice of reading material than Sports Illustrated or other compeditors. ESPN the magazine is bigger and easier to read. Most other magazines are...

Pros: Well Done Layout With Many Pictures
Cons: Overloaded With Ads

ESPN has made another grasp at trying to conquer the sports market with their new magazine. However, it's attempt seems almost like a desperate grasp at a monopoly because the magazine itself is a pathetic compile of pictures with a few articles which...

Pros: Year round coverage, pictures, stories
Cons: sometimes tries to be a little too funny

If you are a sports fan and not subscribing to this magazine, you are missing out. ESPN, famous for their numerous sports channels and popular website, have taken everything that is so good from those products and then some and put them in magazine...

Pros: Big, In depth format
Cons: no swim suit magazine...yet anyway

ESPN Magazine is finally the sports magazine that provides the little piece of the puzzle that was missing from Sports Illustrated. Like the TV show, Sportcenter, the magazine is funny, in depth, and often you will read things that you will not find any...

Pros: Covers sports, articles are quick reads, funny tv commercials, oversized
Cons: comes every two weeks, articles are disappointing

After being a Sports Illustrated for over a decade, I decided to check out its primary competition, ESPN the Magazine. Reading a few copies on airplanes led me to believe it was a solid magazine. Now that I have been receiving the magazine at its...

Pros: Great articles. Great Writers
Cons: Should be a weekly magazine.

I subscribed 2 years ago to this magazine and I plan on keeping it for a while. It has great articles, great pictures, and great writers. The stories are always interesting and the Dan Patrick interviews are hysterical. It is also very big and contains a...

Pros: younger feel to it, more casual, relaxed
Cons: rides players backs, overhypes the jerks of pro sports

As I was growing up, ESPN became my daily panacea -- the cure all for my ills because I just loved how they reported, loved their programing and I liked the fact they weren't at all like Sports Illustrated and SI's Dried up, high strung, pompous,...

Pros: Up to the minute information
Cons: none

If you love sports and can't get enough information then ESPN is the network for you.No matter what time of the day it is you can probaly catch SportsCenter an hour long show that wraps up all the day's sports.SportsCenter showcases everything from the...

Pros: Photos, Interviews
Cons: Bi-weekly so some coverage may seem late

The photos in ESPN magazine have caused all other sports magazines to
try to measure up. Yes, as they have progressed with their magazine, some of the pics that go along with their articles are a little off beat. But, the photos from actual...

Pros: great small articles and features
Cons: lacks the great reads of SI, too many ads

The title presents an age old question. However, it is not ESPN's unusual dimensions that catches the eye of readers but its bold predictions, articles, and analysis. I love sections like THE LIFE that take you closer to your favorite athletes.
...

Pros: Great Coverage
Cons: None

FINALLY, a good sporting magazine. I mean i like sports illustrated and all but they only cover football, basketball, and baseball. HEY NOW! wheres the hockey? Hockey is a great sport yet sports illustrated does not even cover it with any detail....

Pros: Entertaining
Cons: Not enough Hockey coverage

While ESPN the magazine is an entertaining read it does have quite a few flaws. There appears to be no structure to the magazine. There is very limited information on professional hockey (NHL, AHL) and virtually no coverage of college hockey. I...

Pros: Great pictures, good articles
Cons: Needs to produce more magazines

I highly recommend this tight magazine to any true sports fan of all sports. The articles are in dept and very interesting. If you do not subscribe to this magazine you are missing out. Each page is full of life and gives the reader and real feel...

Pros: picture, baseball writers
Cons: some lists are over my head

As the slogan suggests, ESPN is the worldwide leader in sports. The same can be said for their efforts in the publishing world. ESPN magazine is a fine production. The oversize nature of the magazine allows for some great photos. They obviously have...

Pros: Great pictures, articles, humor,
Cons: A lot of coverage of the NFL, MLB, and NBA; little coverage of NHL, other pro &/or women's sports.

ESPN has set the standard for all sports reporting in both print and broadcast. All local sportscasters have begun talking like Kenny Mayne, Dan Patrick, and Chris Berman. It is only natural for the sports magazines to follow suit.
From the...

Pros: The pictures are great and the articles and better that SI
Cons: It only comes every other week

I am a subscriber to ESPN the Magazine. I have done reports here on espn the T.V. show and that is very good to the great sports mind but after reading this you can show off to all your friends all the info. that you have learned. You get the magazine...

Pros: The larger format, better photos, writing and overall coverage of all sports
Cons: Ads, entirely too many

Was a longtime subscriber to Sports Illustrated and picked up ESPN's magazine off the newsstand, and was hooked. The articles are written with less of the "news" feel that S.I. has and more of the "we are fans too" approach that I...

Pros: well rounded; great interviews; light reading
Cons: cost

I am a subscriber to ESPN the magazine and I have to give everyone that works on this magazine a round of aplause. They have obviously worked hard.

Im sick of the straight forward reporting of most sports magazines. Its about time somebody...

Pros: Good articles
Cons: none

The only really good sports magazine out there was always Sports Illustrated. That was pretty much it, until ESPN came out with a magazine. It was appropriately called ESPN the magazine. This somewhat free lance sounding magazine I thought blew S.I...

Pros: The ESPN name
Cons: Hard to follow

Wow, is this a big magazine. If only ESPN could live up to the size.
I ordered this magazine based on the fact I am a sportswriter by trade, making me a "sports junkie." I can't go to bed without some "dah dah duh, dah dah duh"...

Pros: it cost less
Cons: they dont have the special gifts SI does

In my opinion i like espn better than sports illustrated espn has more coverage of all the sports that i think makes it better than any other sports magazine. they cover extreme sports that sports ill-starred won't even dare touch. i get espn every 2...

Pros: funny, pictures, interviews, predictions.
Cons: a little light in info that is important

This sports magazine is, in my opinion, the best comprehensive all sport magazine out there. It gives insight into why things happened before, and what will happen in the future, unlike some magazines that simply restate. It also has the Sports Center...

Pros: it's sports
Cons: they sold out

ESPN will be what ESPN will be. For years they have been ahead of the game when it comes to sports, but they have always played the game of sucking up to big names, and concentrating on the little things. i remember the good ol days when Keith olberman...

Pros: Interesting articles, photos, low price
Cons: Only comes out twice a month

I have been a subscriber to ESPN the magazine since the beginning and have been extremely pleased with the product so far. It covers everything from archery to wrestling and does it in different and interesting ways. Some articles are "behind the...

Pros: A bit expensive
Cons: Best Sports Magazine out there

I recently picked up a copy of ESPN the magzine and found that it was simply the best sports magazine out there. I quickly signed myself up for a subscription so I would be sure to get my issue every two weeks. They cover a very wide range of sports...

Pros: great in-depth reports & analysis, packed with sports news + info
Cons: NO CONS, IT'S SIMPLY THE BEST SPORTS MAGAZINE EVER!!!

If you enjoy reading about sports players, teams, coaches, stadiums, or anything at all related to sports, ESPN the Magazine is just for you! This excellent weekly magazine is jam-packed with news, scores from the previous week, and best of all - TONS...

Pros: great pictures, covers "extreme sports,"
Cons: lots of ads,

I used to be a subscriber to Sports Illustrated until my brother ordered me a gift subscription to ESPN the magazine for Christmas. I immediately liked this magazine (and the fleece that went with it).

I like ESPN the magazine because they...

Pros: size, pics, interviews
Cons: not much here

As I said in the title buy this magazine. I have just subscribed for my second year and I love it. It's just so big. Everything about it is big.
It has great informative articals about most sports you could think of(not just the big four). ESPN...

Pros: Larger than most magazines
Cons: too many unhealthy product advertisements

ESPN..THE MAGAZINE has great pictures and usually a good article or two but the wanna be sports magazine is overloaded with advertisements that clutter the news information the writers are trying to present. Who would ever think that this athletes' book...

Pros: Great articles and pics
Cons: zip

ESPN is the best sports magazine out there today . ESPN has the best in depth articles and the best writers out of any magazine . The best section in the magazine is on the lastcouple of pages where they speak to pro athletes . It is often a very funny...

Pros: Photos, columns
Cons: Too much hype

This is a pretty good magazine. The articles are often really interesting, and they have some good writers. There is often a bit too much hype on people or events that are covered to death on the ESPN tv networks, but overall it's entertaining. I love...

Pros: Big format, makes photography look good
Cons: I don't like the font, writing is small

I was sort of disappointed with this magazine. I Have read Sports Illustrated for years and I just subscribed to ESPN a couple of months ago. I like Sports Illustrated much more. I enjoy the oversize design of ESPN, but I sometimes find that the color of...

Pros: pictures, stats, pictures
Cons: none

I like this magazine, it has good profiles of players, good analysis, and pictures of everything. it has a lot of stats and i read it when it comes in the mail every month.

if you like sports, this is the magazine to get if you want...

Pros: Pictures, Price
Cons: size

I enjoy sports, totally. I also enjoy watching sports, listening to sports and sports news on TV. And I enjoy reading ESPN the Magazine. In my opinion ESPN Mag is like the Jim Rome Show, sports with entertainment. The interviews are not your...

Pros: Great action photos, in depth articles
Cons: Large format and not a weekly publication

I first read ESPN the Magazine because they offered a free preview of the magazine. I had been a viewer of all ESPN programming and was looking for the same kind of useful information in a magazine format. I was hoping for something that was not along...

Pros: Photography
Cons: None

I look forward to the coming of ESPN every month. I used to subscribe to S I, but now it's no question which is better. The photography is unreal, and the articles are in depth and accurate, and teh features are always fun. There are so many sections...

Pros: biweekly, lower cost
Cons: not SI

ESPN the magazine is not the best sports magazine on the news rack. That honor is by far held by SI. It does however provide a good alternative. Its bi-weekly format is good for those people who don't have time to read a comprehensive magazine in a...

Pros: ESPN attitude and humor comes through loud and clear
Cons: Fantasy-team managers won't find help here

You want geek stats? Read The Sporting News. A heartwarming story about a high-school archery team in Blight, Iowa? Read Sports Illustrated.

But if you want laughs, read ESPN, or, as the bubble-headed female athlete calls it in the...

Pros: great articles
Cons: sometimes not quite so funny, would be funnier if said on sportscenter

ok, so i've been reading other people's reviews on how this magazine falls flat and is too lame and all that and i say, get a clue!! maybe they need to come to the realization that its them! i have been getting ESPN for close to a year now and i love...

Pros: great format
Cons: every two weeks

While ESPN does not even compare to Sports Illustrated, it is still a decent sports magazine with excellent photography. The large format is also a nice change from your average sports magazine. Overall, this magazine is worth your money only if...

Pros: Great Pictures
Cons: a lot of advertising

I have had my subscription for about a year now. I think that ESPN is a great magazine. It covers all of the major sports and even some of the not so popular one. The articles in ESPN are so in depth. I find that they are not as complicating as some...

Pros: Great photography, great sports analysis, very humorous columns and articles.
Cons: Subscription delivery unreliable, but newsstand price twice as much as subscription each issue.

I have always enjoyed watching ESPN, in particular, Sportscenter, and when I heard that they were coming out with a magazine, I rushed for a subscription. I was thrilled with the magazine as a whole, at first... Some features I enjoyed particularly were...

Pros: It's big and has lots of stories
Cons: ITs bad compared to Sports Illustrated

ESPN the magazine is all right but its got a bunch of junk in there and not much sports. Sports Illustrated has a lot more sports. And most of ESPN the magazine sports is 3 or 4 page long stories that no one reads anyway. They do have a couple of cool...

Pros: ESPN connections and insight
Cons: Large size makes it tough to carry

I originally subscribed to ESPN the Magazine for a free sweatshirt. I'm a big sports fan, and a sweatshirt sounded like a sweet deal. Little did I know that the sweatshirt would be my least favorite part about the subscription. I have yet to read...

Pros: Number of sports they cover, short updates
Cons: a little flashy

I recently obtained a free copy of this magazine at a soccer tournament. I flipped through it at first and the layout and short snippets caught my eye. I ended up reading it literally cover to cover. The short re-caps and articles allow the reader to...

Pros: Outstanding articles
Cons: Lack of in-depth coverage

ESPN The Magazine is a pretty good magazine. While it isn't as in depth as The Sporting News or Sports Illustrated, it has some unique qualities. It contains many humorous articles and sections. The articles are better than...

Pros: good price
Cons: too much graphics

I had a 1 year subscription to ESPN the Magazine, and cancelled it after only 3 months. I did this because I didn't really care for all the big pictures of sports stars as well as the computer generated look of this magazine. Now do not get me wrong I...

Pros: PICTURES
Cons: FULL OF FLUFF

I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS MAGAZINE A FEW TIMES AND HAVE STOPPED READING IT ALTOGETHER. I WOULD NEVER BUY THIS AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO IT. THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE BUT PERSONAL STORIES AND PICTURES. YOU WOULD THINK WITH ESPN AS THE TITLE THAT...

Pros: Bigger pictures and articles
Cons: maybe not as many articles

ESPN the Magazine. First off, it is almost twice as big as most magazines, therefore the pages and pictures are almost twice as big. I think it is better that Sports Illustrated, because it goes behind the sports scene more in-depth that SI does. If...

Pros: coveres lots of sports
Cons: too big size, too obnoxious and loud

I am not a fan of this magazine - and I am very disapointed in the guys from Bristol, CT for producing this. First of all, its only put out every other week. Secondly, its oversized, not the usual magazine size, making it unweidly. Thirdly, its...

Pros: Great articles and pictures from ESPN personalites
Cons: You won't find any

Any human that doesn't like Dan Patrick, Kenny Mayne, or any ESPN personality, they're lying and deserve to be put in a hole with no food for a week. But seriously, this magazine is so much better than Sports Illustrated or any other. Every mag...

Pros: great
Cons: none

I love this magazine it is so great ESPN not only is a great sports show they make a great magazine, the thing I like about this is it is so wide and there is like 130 pages jammed packed with sports things. It comes every two weeks and I cant wait to...

Pros: amazing pictures and editorials
Cons: too many advertisments

This magazine has many expert writers that have humorous and intelligent incite. There are many articles and sections that i think you should read. The first article i read every time I get ESPN the magazine is the Outakes article. They are very funny...

Pros: Great articles, unbelievable pictures
Cons: Once every two weeks

I have been reading sports periodicals for about 4 years now, and when ESPN, the king of all sports, put out a magazine I was quick to jump on the bandwagon and subscribe. I quickly found out why this magazine is such a big hit. The articles are...

Pros: Large Size, Edgy Articles, Continuing Coverage in Off Season
Cons: Confusing Page Formats, "Busy" Pages

I have been receiving ESPN for over a year now and am somewhat impressed with most of the articles. I have also been receiving SI, although that has been for as long as I can remember. You can't help but comparing the two magazine as I believe they...

Pros: It's oversized!
Cons: Alot of ads

ESPN the Magazine is almost as good as ESPN it-self! I this magazine, you get oversized sport pictures and in-depth reviews about all of the latest sports information. Find interviews of your favorite sports stars, as well as stats too! I've had ESPN...

Pros: well written, clever, funny
Cons: comes every other week

ESPN: The Magazine is a great reading for fans of all different sports. It is brash, hip and in-depth writing of many different sports of interest. Some of the writers are members of the ESPN TV staff and these writers add the flavor of Sportscenter to...

Pros: Deep Depth Articles
Cons: Not much Stats witch i like

ESPN is a ok magazine. It has deep, depth, good articles but only 1 or 2 that im really interested in. But then again im not a all around sports fan. I wish it had more stats. I guess i thought it would be better than Sports Illistrated. I liked the...

Pros: everything
Cons: too many adds

This magazine is one of the best sports magazines out there now. It is full of fun and intersting articles to read or just browse through. I get this magazine a lot and love it, I get it for a very reasonable price too. I have orderd it through...

Pros: better than sports center
Cons: no swimsuit issue

Hello, I buy ESPN magazine because it gives me a chance to catch up on all of my sports even though I do not have cable. So it is like watching sports center without all of the commercials and much longer and in depth details on topics.I like this...

Pros: Great Features
Cons: No running section

From the sports network that brought you the Big Show, now theres something that you can carry with you when your away from the TV. That is ESPN the Magazine. A magazine chalked full of great stories, stats, editorials and has some real good use of...

Pros: Great Sports Coverage
Cons: None

ESPN the Magazine is one of the best sports magazines to ever grace news stands across the world. it covers every aspect, and genre that there is in the wide world of sports, the large size of the magazine also enables for some great full page pictures...

Pros: Gives you all the information you need to know about sports and Athletes lives, Inexpensive
Cons: Too much talk, not enough show

Espn the magazine: ESPN IS the worldwide leader in sports. It DOES have the best sports coverage. It GIVES the best insight to sports. There is only one problem-that's on TV. The magazine? Is it all it is "jacked" up to be? I am a...