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Where to watch soccer on US television: July 13 to July 19

July 13, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Soccer News of the Week • WTF, Rangers? Storied Scottish club Rangers FC will be playing next season in the bottom-tier division. Circumstances arising from the club’s massive financial crisis left the team without registration for the upcoming season, and Rangers were forced to reapply for entrance into the Scottish Football League. Despite finishing second in 2011-12 – and having won the championship a record 54 times – Rangers will have to start from the beginning. Like all new teams. Just a stab in the dark here, but something tells me these games are going to be amazing to watch […]

The 2012 ESPYS air live tonight on ESPN

July 11, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The 20th annual ESPYS, a gathering of celebrities from sports and entertainment to honor the major sports achievements of the past year, air live on ESPN from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 11, at 9pm ET. Comedian Rob Riggle (pictured) hosts the event, joined by an all-star lineup of athletes and entertainers to present awards in such categories as Best Team, Best Female Athlete, Best MLB Player and more. Former Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt receives the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The full list of ESPYS categories and nominees is available here. Athletes expected to […]

2012 MLB Home Run Derby Monday on ESPN

July 9, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The 2012 MLB Home Run Derby takes place at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Monday, July 9, as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities. While many of the game’s best power hitters to skip the event — Josh Hamilton, Adam Dunn, Ryan Braun, Edwin Encarnacion, Curtis Granderson and David Ortiz are among the home run leaders not participating — there should still be plenty of souvenirs launched into the seats and plenty of annoying “Back! Back! Back!” calls from ESPN’s Chris Berman. The New York Yankees’ Robinson Cano won the derby last year, hitting a final-round record 12 […]

2012 NBA Draft tonight on ESPN

June 28, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The 2012 NBA Draft takes place tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., as teams stock up with young talent. ESPN has live coverage of the Draft beginning at 7pm ET. NBA TV has pre-Draft coverage beginning at 5:30pm ET, as well as analysis following the Draft. This year’s rookie class will be loaded with members of the NCAA champion Kentucky Wildcats, with Anthony Davis (and his Unibrow ™, pictured), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Terrence Jones among the top prospects. Other players likely to be picked early include Florida’s Bradley Beal, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson, Connecticut’s Andre Drummond, North Carolina’s Harrison […]

2012 Wimbledon tennis tournament TV schedule

June 22, 2012 Ryan Berenz

The third and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the All England Club for the Wimbledon Championships June 25-July 8. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defends his title against French Open winner Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. On the women’s side, No. 1 Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and Samantha Stosur are the top challengers to 2011 champ Petra Kvitova. If you’re looking for Wimbledon on NBC, look no further. ESPN now owns all live U.S. TV rights to Wimbledon, including the singles finals, with tournament coverage on ESPN2 and […]

U.S. Open is up for grabs due to treacherous Olympic Club course

June 13, 2012 Tom Comi

Nowadays when you are talking about who to beat in a major golf tournament, names like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Bubba Watson are sure to enter the conversation. But when the 112th U.S. Open kicks off on ESPN and NBC Thursday (see full TV schedule here), the biggest obstacle won’t be the players but the course itself. The U.S. Open prides itself on challenging — and punishing — the world’s best golfers, but that was hardly the case a year ago when McIlroy took advantage of favorable weather conditions to obliterate the defenseless course and field at […]

Where to watch the U.S. Open golf tournament

June 11, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Rory McIlroy gave golf fans flashbacks to the days of Tiger Woods’ dominance with his remarkable victory at last year’s U.S. Open. McIlroy became the youngest U.S. Open winner since Bobby Jones in 1923, and he shot all four rounds in the 60s and finished 16 under par for the tournament. World No. 1 McIlroy will try to repeat at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, where he’ll be challenged by Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Woods (now a favorite thanks to his recent win at The Memorial) and Masters champion Bubba Watson. ESPN and NBC air […]

2012 National Spelling Bee Finals live tonight on ESPN

May 31, 2012 Ryan Berenz

2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals air live Thursday, May 31, on ESPN. Over 270 spellers ranging in age from 6 (yes, 6) to 15 and spanning the globe will come to Washington, D.C., to have their knowledge of the lexicon put to the test at the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Dr. Jacques A. Bailly is back to pronounce the words and use them in sometimes amusing sentences. Last year, 14-year-old Sukanya Roy of South Abington Township, Pa., correctly spelled “cymotrichous” — a fancy way to describe hair as “wavy” — to win the title. ESPN televises the Bee […]

2012 French Open TV schedule

May 25, 2012 Ryan Berenz

2012 French Open TV schedule for tournament coverage on ESPN2, Tennis Channel and NBC. The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the red clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris for the French Open from May 27-June 10. Spain’s Rafael Nadal goes for his seventh title (he has won six of the past seven French Opens), but will face competition from Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and longtime foe Roger Federer. On the women’s side, China’s Li Na beat defending champ Francesca Schiavone in last year’s final. Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka […]

FA Cup final: Chelsea vs Liverpool, with Europe on the line

May 4, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Soccer fans are in for an intense double dose of Chelsea vs Liverpool this week, as the Premier League heavyweights face-off for the FA Cup title on Saturday, May 5 and league standings on Tuesday, May 8. The rise of Manchester City and Tottenham over the last two seasons, along with the amazing success of perennial underdog Everton, has shaken up the EPL’s Top Four ranks. Chelsea, the 2010 league champions and 2011 runners-up, have fallen to sixth place with 61 points. The table is tight between third and sixth place, so there is a remote chance that the Blues […]