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Type of site | Sports, popular culture |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | ESPN |
| URL | grantland.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Shut down |
Grantland was a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN.[1] The blog was started in 2011 by veteran writer and sports journalist Bill Simmons, who remained as editor-in-chief until May 2015. Grantland was named after famed early-20th-century sportswriter Grantland Rice (1880–1954).
On October 30, 2015, ESPN announced that it was ending the publication of Grantland.[2]
- ^ Crupi, Anthony (June 9, 2011). "Bill Simmons on Launch of Grantland.com and How Sponsors Will Keep the Site Free". Adweek. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "ESPN Statement Regarding Grantland". ESPN MediaZone. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
Effective immediately we are suspending the publication of Grantland. After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will have a broader and more significant impact across our enterprise.