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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest 2013 on ESPN2

Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest 2013 on ESPN2 July 4 has competitive eaters trying to best six-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut. A Fourth of July tradition for 98 years, the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest 2013 is held Thursday, July 4, at the Nathan’s Famous restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y. Last fall’s Superstorm Sandy severely damaged the landmark Coney Island restaurant and forced it to close. It reopened in the spring and the annual celebration of gastronomic excess will go on. Top competitive eaters will try to best six-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, who downed a world-record 68 hot […]

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NBA Draft 2013 TV schedule

NBA Draft 2013 TV schedule includes live coverage from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday, June 27. Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, Kansas’ Ben McLemore, Georgetown’s Otto Porter, UNLV’s Anthony Bennett, Michigan’s Trey Burke and Indiana’s Victor Oladipo are among the top prospects expected to be taken early in the NBA Draft, held this year at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ESPN has coverage of the 2013 NBA Draft beginning Thursday, June 27, at 7pm ET with the NBA Draft Preview Show. Live coverage of the Draft begins at 7:30pm ET. NBA Draft 2013 prospects and draft order below: Top […]

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ESPN’s “Nine for IX” showcases stories of women in sports

The producers of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries introduce a summer spinoff exploring captivating stories of women in sports as told by female filmmakers. Nine for IX — named after Title IX, the 1972 legislation best known for providing equal opportunities for females in high-school and college athletics — begins with “Venus Vs.” (July 2, 8pm ET, ESPN), a look at how tennis star Venus Williams lobbied to end the practice of unequal prize money for female players at Wimbledon and the French Open. The series is executive produced by Robin Roberts and Jane Rosenthal in conjunction with ESPN Films […]

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Wimbledon TV schedule 2013

Wimbledon TV schedule 2013 on ESPN and ESPN2 includes 140 hours of coverage from all rounds at the All England Club, plus additional online coverage. The third and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the All England Club for the Wimbledon Championships beginning with early-round action on Monday, June 24, at 7am ET on ESPN. As if winning the most prestigious tennis tournament isn’t incentive enough, the All England Club increased its total prize money for the Wimbledon Championships by 40 percent over last year. Fresh off her French Open win, reigning Wimbledon women’s singles […]

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World Cup qualifier: USA vs Honduras on ESPN and UniMás

After gaining its second-highest audience ever for a FIFA World Cup qualifying or international friendly match telecast with its coverage of the June 11 USA vs Panama World Cup qualifier, ESPN will again have coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team in action, as the USA vs Honduras World Cup qualifier airs June 18 on ESPN. The match will also be available on WatchESPN. UniMas will have Spanish-language coverage of the June 18 match. The USMNT sits atop the standings in the Hexagonal round of the qualifying series for the CONCACAF, with 10 points. There are six teams competing in […]

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FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 schedule on ESPN

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 schedule on ESPN networks includes all 52 matches of the tournament from Turkey June 21-July 13. The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup showcases the young international soccer stars from 24 countries, including Mexico, the United States and defending champion Brazil. The U.S. National U-20 Team plays its first match of the tournament vs. Spain on Friday, June 21, at 1:45pm ET on ESPN2. Mexico takes on Greece Saturday, June 22, at 10:45am ET on ESPN. RELATED: FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 schedule on ESPN ESPNU carries 21 games, including the the quarterfinals and semifinals. ESPN, ESPN2, […]

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Confederations Cup 2013 TV schedule on ESPN

FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 TV schedule on ESPN includes English language coverage of all 16 matches of the tournament in Brazil June 15-30, the quadrennial soccer tournament matching the champions of the six FIFA confederations. The tournament begins Saturday, June 15, at 2:30pm ET with Brazil vs. Japan on ESPN. Additional matches will air on ESPN2, ESPNEWS and online at WatchESPN. Commentator teams are Ian Darke and Stewart Robson, Fernando Palomo and Alejandro Moreno, and Adrian Healey and Kasey Keller. Spanish-language coverage of the tournament is available on Univision networks. RELATED: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup TV schedule on ESPN […]

College World Series 2013 TV Schedule
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College World Series 2013 TV schedule

College World Series 2013 TV schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 begins Saturday, June 15, and concludes with the best-of-three-game finals series on Monday, June 24, through Wednesday, June 26. First-round matchups are UCLA vs. LSU, Indiana vs. Louisville, North Carolina vs. NC State and Mississippi State vs. Oregon State. College World Series 2013 TV schedule from ESPN: Date Time (ET) Game Matchups / Commentators Networks Sat, June 15 3 p.m. 1 Mississippi State vs. Oregon State  Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson & Kaylee Hartung ESPN2   8 p.m. 2 Indiana vs. Louisville  Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser & Jessica Mendoza ESPN Sun, […]

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U.S. Open golf TV schedule 2013

U.S. Open golf TV schedule 2013 includes live coverage from Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., with the first two rounds on ESPN/NBC and the third and final rounds on NBC. Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., on the outskirts of Philadelphia, is the site of golf’s second major of the year, the U.S. Open. At 6,996 yards, it’s the shortest U.S. Open since 2004, and should give plenty of birdie opportunities for Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen and Masters champion Adam Scott. Webb Simpson held off Graeme McDowell to win his first […]

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NCAA Baseball Championship Super Regionals on ESPN

ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship continues with the Super Regionals June 7-10, with every game of the eight best-of-three-game series on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The eight Super Regional winners advance to the College World Series. Super Regionals TV schedule from ESPN: ESPN Super Regionals Schedule (Schedule subject to change) Date Time (ET) Matchup / Commentators Game Networks Fri, June 7 1 p.m. South Carolina vs. North Carolina (Chapel Hill)Dari Nowkhah, Danny Graves & Danny Kanell 1 ESPN2 4 p.m. Rice vs. NC State (Raleigh)Tom Hart & Paul Lo Duca 1 ESPN2 7 p.m. Oklahoma vs. […]