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ESPN's score-ticker reset is a small broadcast win.

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Ty and Dan celebrate ESPN's decision to remove the bottom ticker from regular-season games while retaining score alerts and schedule information. Their argument is aesthetic as much as functional: viewers have large TVs and phones, and the action should not be buried beneath a permanent belt of scores and blinking graphics.

The hosts point to the Masters and other restrained sports broadcasts as the target. A simpler score treatment will not change the games, but it can make the viewing experience feel more intentional and less cluttered.

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