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Champions Classic closes out ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon

November 13, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Champions Classic at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta closes out ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Nov. 13 with Michigan State vs. Kansas and Duke vs. Kentucky. For the fifth year in a row, ESPN networks celebrate the opening of college basketball season with an all-day marathon of live game action from across the country, beginning at 12am ET on Tuesday, Nov. 13. ESPN has 11 men’s games beginning with the Old Spice Classic game between West Virginia and Gonzaga, and ending with the State Farm Champions Classic games at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome with Michigan State vs. Kansas and Duke vs. […]

Armed Forces Classic college hoops from Germany on ESPN

November 9, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Armed Forces Classic college basketball game between Connecticut and Michigan State from Ramstein Air Base in Germany airs Nov. 9 on ESPN. RELATED: Carrier Classic 2012 on NBC Sports Network ESPN celebrates Veterans’ Week Nov. 7-11 with Salute to Our Veterans, highlighted by a new series of college basketball games played on military bases overseas. The first Sears Armed Forces Classic on Friday, Nov. 9, features the Connecticut Huskies vs. the Michigan State Spartans playing inside a hangar at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It’s the first regular-season college basketball game played in Europe, and, incidentally, UConn has three German […]

NBA season preview 2012-13

October 31, 2012 Ryan Berenz

NBA season preview 2012-13: The top teams who’ll contend for the NBA championship and the top national TV games to watch this season. Sharing the wealth was not on the minds of the NBA’s elite teams over the summer, at least when it came to talent on the court. The handful of teams capable of winning a title either added big-name stars or kept the ones they had, widening the gap between the Association’s haves and have-nots. Here’s what the top teams were up to in the offseason: Heat Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis are taking their talents to South […]

“Hello?!?” Can you believe it’s been 10 years since Herm Edwards’ famous rant?

October 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Oct. 30, 2002, then-New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards came to a press conference three days after watching his team lose at home to the the Cleveland Browns by blowing a 15-point, second-half lead to fall into last place in the AFC East. What ensued became one of the most memorable coach press conferences of all time. New York Times reporter Judy Battista asked Coach Edwards if he needed to talk to his team about not giving up on the season. His answer was the now-legendary, “You play to win the game! Hello?!?” This line still resonates, is […]

NBA TV schedule 2012-13

October 24, 2012 Ryan Berenz

NBA TV schedule 2012-13 begins Oct. 30 on TNT as the Boston Celtics visit the Miami Heat. Full NBA national TV schedule for ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV. The NBA regular season tips off Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 8pm ET on TNT as the Miami Heat’s title defense begins against the Boston Celtics, who lost to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals back in June. TNT has coverage of the Heat’s championship ring presentation ceremony prior to the game. The second game of the doubleheader has the Dallas Mavericks at the L.A. Lakers, who added Steve Nash and […]

ESPN’s “30 for 30 Vol. II” goes for “Broke”

October 2, 2012 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s “30 for 30” sports documentary series returns on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8pm ET with “Broke,” a look at sports stars who’ve lost their fortunes. ESPN’s 30 for 30 sports documentary film series returns for a second season on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8pm ET with Broke, an examination of sports stars who’ve lost or squandered their fortunes. Pro athletes can live large on huge contracts, but many have been sucked in to overspending and bad investments, and others have had to deal with freeloaders and expensive medical problems. Here’s the rest of the 30 for 30 lineup for […]

Ryder Cup 2012 TV schedule

September 26, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The Ryder Cup, golf’s premier match-play tournament, takes place at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., Sept. 28-30 as Davis Love III captains the U.S. team against José María Olazábal’s Team Europe. Top players for the U.S. include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Zach Johnson, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley and Matt Kuchar, while Team Europe includes Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood. Team Europe won the Ryder Cup in Wales two years ago, and has won six of the last eight matches. ESPN and NBC share coverage of the tournament. Ryder Cup […]

2013 UEFA Champions League: Chelsea take on a tough Juventus side

September 13, 2012 StayTuned Staff

2013 UEFA Champions League Group Stage begins Tuesday, Sept 18 Reigning European champs Chelsea face a tough challenge in their first CL Group Stage match, taking on Juventus (Wed at 2:30pm, Fox Soccer). The Italian club swept the Serie A last season, plus they’ve got this guy. Little hint, Euro 2012. Chelsea, on the other hand, eked out an 6th place finish in the EPL. And, well, they’ve got this guy. Some of the other exciting matchups in the Group Stage first round include Real Madrid vs Manchester City (Tue at 2:30pm, Fox Soccer), PSG vs Dynamo Kyiv and Bayern […]

ESPN Monday Night Football 2012 schedule

September 10, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The 2012 season debut of ESPN’s Monday Night Football is Monday, Sept. 10, at 7pm ET, featuring a doubleheader of AFC divisional rivalry games with the Cincinnati Bengals at the Baltimore Ravens in the first game and the San Diego Chargers at the Oakland Raiders in the second. In last season’s playoffs, the Bengals were ousted in the first round by the Houston Texans and the Ravens lost a heartbreaker to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. The Chargers and Raiders both went 8-8 and missed the playoffs in the mediocre AFC West — a tiebreaker handed […]

2012 college football kickoff TV schedule

August 30, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The 2012 college football season kicks off Thursday, Aug. 30, on ESPN with a doubleheader featuring South Carolina at Vanderbilt followed by Washington State at BYU. In the opening weekend, ESPN platforms will air 46 games including matchups with 16 ranked teams. Other highlights include the Emerald Isle Classic from Dublin, Ireland, with Notre Dame vs. Navy Saturday at 9am ET on CBS, Alabama vs. Michigan in the Cowboys Classic from Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Saturday night on ABC and Hawaii at No. 1 USC Saturday night on FOX. Kickoff weekend highlights below, followed by complete schedules from ESPN and […]