Yet another reboot comes to television when this spring, the revival of Vince McMahon’s XFL, short for the Extreme Football League, begins action. It first debuted back in Feb. 2001 to big TV audiences, but its viewership had quickly eroded and the league folded after one season. This time around, the XFL had more time […]
The Australian Open, tennis’ first major tournament of a new decade, will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN+ and streaming on the ESPN app beginning Sunday, Jan. 19. There’ll be more than 100 hours of television plus 1,400 hours of streaming of tournament coverage, culminating with the Women’s and Men’s Championships on February 1 […]
ESPN’s entire 35-game bowl slate begins Friday, Dec. 20. Their postseason college football coverage is highlighted by the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff, which begins with the Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 28. The College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will feature No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (4 p.m. […]
The 120th edition of the Army-Navy game sees the 9-2 Midshipmen and 5-7 Black Knights duel in Philadelphia (CBS, Dec. 14 3:00 p.m. ET). Army has won three straight games in this series, but a Navy victory would clinch the 2019 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for the Midshipmen. The 85th Heisman Trophy ceremony is held in New […]
Championship Week begins as No. 5 Utah (11-1, 8-1) plays No. 13 Oregon (10-2, 8-1) for a Pac-12 crown (ABC, Dec. 6 8:00 p.m. ET). Utah seeks a better result after last season’s 10-3 title game loss to Washington. The Ducks look for their first Pac-12 championship since 2014. The No. 6 Sooners and No. […]
A celebrated rivalry gains a new chapter as No. 13 Michigan (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) hosts No. 1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0) (Fox, Nov. 30 noon ET). The Buckeyes have won seven straight matchups against the Wolverines, their longest such streak since the schools first met in 1897. Fifth-ranked Alabama (10-1, 6-1 SEC) visits No. […]
A crucial clash in the Big Ten pits the host No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes against the No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (Fox, Nov. 23 noon ET). Ohio State (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) gets star defensive player Chase Young back from suspension as it seeks a third straight victory over Penn State (9-1, 6-1). […]
Ranked SEC teams square off as No. 4 Georgia (8-1, 5-1) visits No. 12 Auburn (7-2, 4-2) (CBS, Nov. 16 3:30 p.m. ET). The Bulldogs have won 11 of the last 14 meetings. Georgia has won three straight with a win over No. 11 Florida sandwiched by shutouts of Kentucky and Missouri. No. 16 Notre […]
Heavyweights clash as the No. 2 LSU Tigers (8-0, 4-0 SEC) visit the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0) (CBS, Nov. 9 3:30 p.m. ET). The clubs are atop the Associated Press Top 25 for Week 11, but each was bumped down a position in the initial College Football Playoff ranking in favor of […]
