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GroundScore measures how likely a domain is to be found, trusted, and surfaced by AI search systems. Scores range from 0 to 100 across three pillars.

79
Authoritative

AI engines treat this site as a go-to source in its space.

85
Authority & Trust
How much AI engines trust your site
79
Site Readiness
How easily AI engines can read your site
79
AI Presence
How often AI engines actually mention you
Key Findings
DNS resolutionDomain resolves to 108.138.246.115, 108.138.246.49, 108.138.246.102, 108.138.246.18.
HTTPS encryptionHTTP 301 → https://www.espn.com/. Direct redirect to HTTPS.
Meta tagsTitle (46 chars) and meta description (111 chars) found.
robots.txt filerobots.txt found (3223 bytes).
XML sitemapsitemap.xml found.
Security headers1/4 security headers present. Missing: Strict-Transport-Security, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options.
High impact (1)
Your homepage has no main heading
The H1 is the page's main heading — it signals the primary topic to AI engines and search results. Without one, they have to infer the topic from other signals, which can land in unexpected places.
Polish (1)
Your site is missing some basic security signals
AI engines read these small security signals as part of whether a site looks professionally run.
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