BREAKING NEWS: ESPN To Announce 11 Year Deal for US Open

Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that ESPN will announce a new 11 year deal to air the U.S. Open.

Ourand reported about the potential of this deal earlier this week

CBS has aired the event since 1968 and will end its current contract with the United States Tennis Association in 2014. ESPN will take over in 2015

I’ll post the official announcement when it becomes available later today.

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