Question : how do access lists work

I have the following access list on my 4507. I have been having problem with playing streams on certain sites, and most computers on my network just run slow. could this acces list be causing problems? I need someone to help me understand how access lists work, and if this access list is causing problems on my network.

access-list 1 deny   209.142.3.148
access-list 1 deny   209.66.88.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 1 deny   66.150.15.128 0.0.0.31
access-list 1 permit any
access-list 101 permit tcp any eq 1720 any
access-list 101 permit tcp any any eq 1720
access-list 101 permit udp any eq 2427 any
access-list 101 permit udp any any eq 2427
access-list 101 permit udp any eq 2428 any
access-list 101 permit udp any any eq 2428
access-list 101 permit ip any any
access-list 102 permit udp 0.0.0.10 255.255.255.0 host 10.229.10.255 eq echo
access-list 102 permit udp 0.0.0.10 255.255.255.0 host 10.229.20.255 eq echo
access-list 102 permit udp 0.0.0.10 255.255.255.0 host 10.229.30.255 eq echo

Answer : how do access lists work

access list 101 is ok just remove duplicate as i highlighted from it.
if access-list 1 is not required then simply remove it, rest is ok.