ESPN Fires 100 Workers (Update)

Updated from 11:18 a.m. EDT

ESPN fired an even 100 people at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters on Thursday because, according to the sports media outfit, those people weren't doing jobs that "grow" the company enough.

Josh Krulewitz, an ESPN spokesman, told The Associated Press Thursday that the sports network would ultimately keep its head count at present levels (about 5,400) by replacing those 100 jobs with others that "more effectively grow our company."

When asked about the nature of these new jobs in an email exchange Friday, Krulewitz said that the network would likely fill the slots with more ad salespeople and those who are focused on "creating new content." He wasn't more specific. ...