The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) continues with 16 teams remaining. The NIT Semifinals (March 28) and Final (March 30) will be held at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. All of these tournament games will be televised on the ESPN family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPNews. The NIT is available through ESPN’s […]
March 13 was Selection Monday for the 64 women’s teams; their seedings and regions were announced for the upcoming annual tournament to ultimately determine college’s women’s national champion in Division I basketball. There will be 63 tournament games televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. The tournament’s early round games will air regionally, according to its […]
Not every team gets invited to the “Big Dance.” For the teams that almost made it to the Final 68 on Selection Sunday, there is the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). A total of 32 teams comprise the NIT. The first four teams left out of the 2017 NCAA tournament field will be the top-seeded teams […]
The Clemson Tigers upset the Alabama Crimson Tide and won the college football national championship, 35-31, in Tampa early Tuesday morning (Jan. 10). In a wild second half, Clemson scored with 1 second left to stun Alabama. Clemson was led by its star quarterback, Deshaun Watson, who threw for 420 yards despite facing a defense […]
Max Kellerman, longtime host and analyst on sports studio shows at ESPN and HBO, will become the new permanent co-host with Stephen A. Smith and moderator Molly Qerim on ESPN2’s two-hour successful weekday morning live debate show, “First Take,” starting Monday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Eastern. “I’m thrilled to join the excellent team at […]
Saturday was a quiet night on the broadcast networks, paving the way for Univision (in conjunction with its cable sports partner Univision Deportes) and NBCSN to become the clear winners in all key demos in prime time. Univision networks’ coverage of Copa América Centenario and NBCSN’s telecast of NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Pittsburgh […]
For the second consecutive Friday, CBS, ABC and ESPN each had a share of prime time victory. CBS led among total viewers (7.99 million) while ABC won among adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share) and ESPN was the night’s No. 1 network among adults 18-34 (approximately, a 1.0 rating). ABC and CBS tied for the top […]
The 2016 NBA Playoffs have arrived! Starting April 16 and for the next two months, up to 16 teams — eight from each conference, East and West — will vie for the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy. The Golden State Warriors built upon their world championship run in 2014-15 with an historic 2015-16 season having earned […]
The combination of the penultimate episode of “American Idol” and hit serial “Empire” made Fox the clear winner on Wednesday night. It led all networks among total viewers (10.52 million) and all key demos: adults 18-49 (3.2 rating/11 share), adults 18-34 (2.6/11) and adults 25-54 (4.0/12). It was the most-watched telecast for “American Idol” based […]
