The NFL Draft, the annual rite of passage where college football’s best turns pro, arrives again this week. For many years, the announcement of drafted players became a weekend-only event. But within the past decade, the NFL sought to show off its might as the nation’s dominant sport by moving its early rounds to prime […]
In what many deem as one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, it was a highly competitive contest between the West region winner Gonzaga Bulldogs and the East region winner UCLA Bruins in the national semifinal of the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Apr. 3 from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. […]
ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship begins on Sunday, March 21 with first round games available for the first time on ABC, along with ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Tournament action continues throughout the month of March, culminating in the NCAA Women’s Final Four live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas […]
ESPN is the exclusive home of the 2021 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), with the first round (March 17-20), quarterfinals (March 25), semifinals (March 27) and championship (March 28) set to air on ESPN or ESPN2. First round games and quarterfinals will originate from Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, and UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas, with […]
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the Walt Disney Company officially announced on Wednesday they reached a seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, beginning with the 2021-22 season. Included in the deal will be 25 regular-season games on ESPN or ABC, half of all First Round and Second Round games from the Stanley Cup […]
Ahead of the official NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, 22 conference champions will punch their tickets to the NCAA Division I Tournament. “Champ Week” on ESPN will include more than 370 hours of men’s college basketball programming, featuring full television coverage of the ACC Tournament, Big 12 Championship and SEC Tournament. SEC Network is set to […]
According to sources informing Sports Business Journal, Disney and the National Football League have reached an agreement that sees ESPN renew “Monday Night Football” and ABC to be back in to the broadcast network rotation for the Super Bowl for the first time since 2006. Disney is rumored to pay the NFL an increase of […]
Tennis’ first major tournament of the new year, the Australian Open, will start Sunday, Feb. 7, with every match available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS ESPN+ and ESPN3. Daily marathon telecasts from the Australian city of Melbourne, totaling more than 110 hours of television plus 1,000 hours streaming, will culminate with the Women’s and Men’s Championships […]
Tom Brady’s Buccaneers meet with Aaron Rodgers and his Packers in the NFC championship game at Lambeau Field (Jan. 24 @ 3:05 p.m. ET, Fox). Brady outlasted fellow future Hall of Famer Drew Brees and New Orleans 30-20 in the divisional round. Green Bay handled Los Angeles 32-18 Josh Allen leads his Bills into the […]
