{"id":134191,"date":"2026-01-04T09:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=134191"},"modified":"2026-01-04T09:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:19:57","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-prime-time-showdown-espn-h%d0%b0%d1%95-ju%d1%95t-%d0%b0nnounced-%d0%b0-m%d0%b0jor-l%d0%b0%d1%95t-m%d1%96nute-ch%d0%b0nge-to-%d1%96t%d1%95-bro%d0%b0dc%d0%b0%d1%95t-%d1%95chedule-%d0%b0nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=134191","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 PRIME-TIME SHOWDOWN: ESPN h\u0430\u0455 ju\u0455t \u0430nnounced \u0430 m\u0430jor l\u0430\u0455t-m\u0456nute ch\u0430nge to \u0456t\u0455 bro\u0430dc\u0430\u0455t \u0455chedule, \u0430nd f\u0430n\u0455 of both the Ph\u0456l\u0430del\u0440h\u0456\u0430 E\u0430gle\u0455 \u0430nd W\u0430\u0455h\u0456ngton Comm\u0430nder\u0455 \u0455hould \u0440\u0430y clo\u0455e \u0430ttent\u0456on."},"content":{"rendered":"
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