ESPN Acquires Exclusive Rights to US Open Tennis, Beg. 2015 May 16, 2013
ESPN will be the exclusive home in North and South America of the US Open from first ball through the women's and men's championships each summer from New York beginning in 2015
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ESPN to Air Up to 70 College Baseball Conference Tournament Games May 16, 2013
ESPN will continue its extensive coverage of the 2013 college baseball season - including more than 200 regular-season games - with 70 conference tournament contests from Sunday, May 19 to Sunday, May...
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ESPN to Launch Daily Soccer Studio Show This Summer May 14, 2013
ESPN will extend the company's ESPNFC.com global soccer news and information digital brand with its first highlights-driven soccer studio show airing in the United States this summer.
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NBC Sports Group Wins Big at 2013 Sports Emmy Awards - All the Winners! May 08, 2013
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at a special ceremony tonight at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincol...
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ESPN Nabs Five Sports Emmy Awards May 08, 2013
ESPN won five Sports Emmy Awards, presented for the 34th year by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences tonight in New York. ESPN was honored for journalism, technical and creative exce...
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NBA Playoff Coverage Continues on ESPN & ESPN 2 Today May 02, 2013
The NBA Playoffs will continue on ESPN and ESPN2 today, May 3, with four quarterfinal round Game 6 telecasts.
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ESPN Signs 20-Year Deal w/ Southeastern Conference May 02, 2013
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014, it was announced today by SEC Commiss...
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Regular-Season NHL Viewership on NBC Sports Hits New High April 30, 2013
More viewers watched the NHL regular season on NBC Sports Network this year than in any previous year since the channel began televising games in 2005-06. The 2013 NHL regular season on NBC Sports Net...
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ESPN to Air All 16 Division 1 Baseball Regional Championships, Begin. 5/31 April 29, 2013
ESPN will continue to increase its commitment to college baseball by covering all 16 sites of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3. It will mark the first ti...
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ABC, ESPN to Air Six Prime Time Big 10 College Football Games in 2013 April 29, 2013
ESPN announced six Big Ten Conference college football games for Saturday prime-time telecasts on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 during the 2013 season. Each game includes at least one team ranked in an early ESP...
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ESPN's 3-Day NFL Draft Coverage Up in Ratings, Viewership from 2012 April 29, 2013
ESPN's three-day telecast of the 2013 NFL Draft (April 25-27) - including the first two nights in prime time - saw increases in both ratings and viewership over the 2012 event. This weekend, the 15-pl...
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50 Cent & The Heavy Partner to Pen Music for ESPN's 2013 NFL Draft Telecast April 22, 2013
Multiplatinum recording artist Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and popular English rock band The Heavy are collaborating on the music for ESPN's three-day presentation of the 2013 NFL Draft from Radio City ...
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NBA Playoffs 'Tip Off' Exclusively on ABC, ESPN, Today April 20, 2013
The NBA Playoffs will exclusively tip off today, April 20, on ABC and ESPN with four Game 1 presentations. The action begins on ABC when the New York Knicks and NBA scoring champion Carmelo Anthony ho...
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ESPN to Air 43 Hours of 2013 NFL Draft Coverage, 4/25-27 April 18, 2013
For the 34th consecutive year, ESPN will televise the NFL Draft presented by Bud Light (April 25-27) from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first hour of Round 1 on Thursday, April 25 (8 p.m. ET)...
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NBA Playoffs to 'Tip Off' Exclusively on ABC, ESPN, 4/20 April 18, 2013
The NBA Playoffs will exclusively tip off Saturday, April 20, on ABC and ESPN with four Game 1 presentations. The action begins on ABC when the New York Knicks and NBA scoring champion Carmelo Anthony...
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ESPN2 Airs 2013 WNBA Draft Today April 15, 2013
The top female college basketball prospects - highlighted by the '3 to See' of Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) - will convene at ESPN's Bristol, ...
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ESPN2 to Air 2013 WNBA Draft, 4/15 April 12, 2013
The top female college basketball prospects - highlighted by the '3 to See' of Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) - will convene at ESPN's Bristol, ...
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NASCAR Driver Carl Edwards Returns to ESPN Broadcast Booth Tonight April 12, 2013
After a two-race initiation last year, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst for the next three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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Street League Skateboarding Announces Partnership with Nike Including 2013 Nike SB World Tour April 11, 2013
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Nike SB that supports the mission of elevating professional skateboarding worldwide with the SLS Nike SB World To...
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ESPN's Hannah Storm to Interview Injured Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo April 10, 2013
ESPN will air footage from Hannah Storm's upcoming interview with injured Boston Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo on Wednesday, April 10, during SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET and KIA NBA Countdown at 7:30...
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NASCAR Driver Carl Edwards to Return to ESPN Broadcast Booth, 4/12 April 08, 2013
After a two-race initiation last year, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst for the next three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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ESPN Announces Extensive FINAL FOUR Coverage April 03, 2013
ESPN will provide extensive NCAA Men's Final Four analysis, news and interviews from Atlanta, site of the championship, across multiple shows and platforms Thursday, April 4, to Monday, April 8. Shows...
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ESPN & WNBA Extend Partnership Through 2022 March 28, 2013
ESPN and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) have extended their agreement six years, through the 2022 season, it was announced today by John Skipper, President of ESPN, Inc. and Co-Cha...
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Mexico vs. USA Match Marks Most-Viewed FIFA Qualifier in ESPN History March 27, 2013
Last night's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Mexico and the United States - a hard-fought 0-0 tie at the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City - was seen by an average 2.385 million view...
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WatchESPN Now Available on AT&T U-verse March 25, 2013
AT&T and ESPN today announced the availability of WatchESPN, enabling AT&T U-verse customers to access ESPN networks live online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the award-winning Watc...
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