ESPN and the American Kennel Club (AKC), the governing body of dog sports, have entered into a new, expanded fiveyear agreement, renewing ESPN's media rights. If the ACC contract is a dog for ESPN, you can see why they would want to skim FSU, UNC and Clemson and dump the rest.Bill Simmons decided it's time to do a running diary of his favorite sports radio show -- so welcome to the world of Mike and the Mad Dog. Some other contracts need to be extended. Kudos to Iona for locking up coach Tim Cluess until 2017. Like I'm going to hand out on this Christmas Eve. Gemini popup in Gmail app. They did not have a contract from ESPN for oct. 1. NEW YORK The biggest dog show in the country is about to bark at a much bigger audience. The online home of Runner's World magazine.