‘College GameDay’ plans Times Square broadcast

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ESPN’s “College GameDay” will broadcast from Times Square on Sept. 23, the first time the popular pregame road show travels to New York City.

ESPN announced the Times Square site for “GameDay” on Thursday. The network says the show will highlight New York’s college football history and “modern-day fandom.” Also, 82-year-old Lee Corso will make his 299th head-gear pick during the broadcast.

It’s the 81st location in 25 years for the show that visits mostly college campuses for the week’s big game.

The “GameDay” set will be located between 43rd and 44th streets. ESPN says the set will be constructed two days before and taken down immediately after the show.

ESPN’S HILL APOLOGIZES FOR TRUMP TWEETS» ESPN says it has accepted the apology of its “SportsCenter” host Jemele Hill for tweeting this week that President Donald Trump was a “white supremacist” and “bigot.”

The network and Hill delivered statements shortly before midnight, hours after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday called Hill’s comments outrageous and something that could be considered a fireable offense by ESPN.

Hill publicly apologized for the trouble she’d brought on her employer.

Hill called the president “a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.” She wrote that he was “the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime.” She called him a bigot and said it was the height of white privilege to ignore his white supremacy because it wasn’t a threat.

ESPN distanced itself from Hill’s remarks on Tuesday and, following Sanders’ statement at the White House briefing, did so again.

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TEXANS TOP BENGALS » Deshaun Watson ran 49 yards for a touchdown in his first NFL start and led the Houston Texans’ depleted offense to a late clinching field goal in a 13-9 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.

The Texans (1-1) got the most out of their depleted offense, then let their defense do the rest. The Bengals (0-2) have failed to score a touchdown in their two games to open a season for the first time in their 50 seasons.