I just enabled the ESPN app on my watch & the app is pinned on the top of the face as a notification. There's no notifications or anything so I'm not sure how to get rid of it? It's also pulsating graphic wise
I believe that just indicates that the app is "Running," has nothing to do with notifications. For example if I have a Timer running, the Timer icon is up there - tapping on the icon opens the timer so I can see how long it has to go.
Does your watch and/or phone have an ESPN live activity showing? On the watch, that's in the widget screen and on the iPhone on the lock screen/dynamic island.It seems like this happens on days when one of my teams has a game. It does not disappear if you shut down the app