ESPN debuted today in 1979. What was the first sporting event the network broadcast?

1979 APSPL MVP Rick Weiterman of the Milwaukee Schlitzes.

September 6, 2011 By Chad Vander Veen

Answer:

The American Professional Slow Pitch League World Series between the Milwaukee Schlitzes and the Kentucky Bourbons. The Schlitzes won 5-3.

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Danny Herbst | Commented April 29, 2012

The Milwaukee team was called the Schlitz, not the Schlitzes. Not a big deal, it just sounds weird how you are saying it. Singular or plural, it's still Schlitz.

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