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Where to watch soccer 12/2/11 to 12/8/11

December 2, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Athena Voulgaropoulos Follow @ChannelGuideAV Where to watch the best soccer games on US television networks, including ESPN, Fox Soccer and Telefutura. All times Eastern. Quick “Kicks” * Manchester United fell to Championship’s Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Carling Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, Nov 30. Manchester City defeated Arsenal to advance to the Cup semifinals; City also remain unbeaten in the English Premier League. * The international soccer community was rocked by news of the death of Welsh national team manager Gary Speed. The 42-year old former Leeds and Newcastle United standout was found hanged at his family’s home. Police […]

Duke, Ohio State lock horns in Big Ten/ACC Challenge battle of unbeatens on ESPN

November 29, 2011 Tom Comi

This is the time of year when college basketball takes a backseat to NCAA and professional football, but there really is no better matchup in any sport this week than tonight’s showdown between Duke and Ohio State. Taking place as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the #3-ranked Blue Devils travel to Columbus with their perfect 7-0 record to take on the #2-ranked Buckeyes (6-0) at 9:30pm ET on ESPN. This is the kind of game that is usually played in April with a national championship on the line. And even though we are many months away from the NCAA […]

Where to watch soccer 11/18/11 to 11/24/11

November 18, 2011 StayTuned Staff

Where to watch the best soccer games on US television networks, including ESPN, Fox Soccer and Telefutura. All times Eastern. Quick Hits: * ESPN and Galavision will air the 2011 MLS Cup final between Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 9p. *UEFA Champions League games resume Nov. 22-23 on Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus. (Live streaming coverage is also available for a fee through foxsoccer.tv.) * Third team is the charm for D.C. United striker Dwayne De Rosario, who was voted the 2011 MLS MVP. The Golden Boot winner began the season with his […]

Champions Classic part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Nov. 15

November 14, 2011 Ryan Berenz

This the new State Farm Champions Classic college basketball event at New York City’s Madison Square Garden is the highlight of the annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Nov. 15. Traditional powerhouses Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State will participate in the Champions Classic through 2013. This year’s matchups are No. 6 Duke vs. Michigan State (7pm ET) followed by No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Kansas (9pm ET), both on ESPN. In all, the ESPN networks air 21 live college basketball games – 19 men’s and two women’s — in 25 hours beginning with Washington […]

Where to watch soccer 11/11/11 to 11/17/11

November 11, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Athena Voulgaropoulos Follow @ChannelGuideAV Where to watch the best soccer games on US television networks, including ESPN, Fox Soccer and Telefutura. All times Eastern. Quick Hits: * The USMNT travels to Europe for two international friendlies this week – vs. France on Friday Nov. 11 at 3pm, and vs. Slovenia on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at noon. Both games will air in the US on ESPN2 and online at ESPN3. * LA Galaxy’s Landon Donovan withdrew from the USMNT roster for the friendlies against France and Slovenia in order to focus on the MLS Cup Final. Galaxy take on Houston […]

Carrier Classic 11-11-11 college basketball game airs Friday on ESPN

November 9, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Follow @ChannelGuideRAB Here’s something you don’t see every day. On Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, at 7pm ET, ESPN airs a college basketball game between Michigan State and North Carolina — a rematch of the 2009 NCAA championship game — played on the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson (the vessel that transported Osama bin Laden to burial at sea). It’s the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic 11-11-11, and even without all the novelty of being played on a warship, it’s a pretty decent game with the preseason No. 1 Tar Heels against the […]

2011 Breeders’ Cup TV schedule on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC

November 4, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., is the site of Thoroughbred racing’s season-ending Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the richest two days in sports with more than $26 million in purses. Last year’s event was one for the ages, with Blame stunning previously undefeated favorite Zenyatta in a photo finish at the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Top contenders this year include Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty and Havre de Grace. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine for more than nine hours of coverage Nov. 4-5. Full press release and Breeders’ Cup TV schedule from ESPN after the jump: Breeders’ Cup on ABC, […]

ESPN documentary “Unguarded” sheds light on athlete’s addiction, rehab

November 1, 2011 Tom Comi

Most professional basketball players certainly enjoy a life of luxury thanks to huge paychecks, gigantic homes, fast cars and gorgeous groupies, but Chris Herren very well be the poster child for the notion that money and fame can’t buy happiness. Herren seemed to have everything going for him, beginning with a heralded high school career in Massachusetts to an NBA career with the Denver Nuggets and his hometown Boston Celtics. Sandwiched in between was a stellar career at Boston College and Fresno State. But as we learn tonight (8pm ET) on the ESPN documentary Unguarded, not everything was as it […]

Where to watch soccer 10/28/2011 to 11/3/2011

October 28, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Athena Voulgaropoulos Follow @ChannelGuideAV Where to watch the best soccer games on US television networks, including ESPN, Fox Soccer and Telefutura. All times Eastern. Quick Hits: * MLS Playoffs Begin! New York Red Bulls defeated FC Dallas 2-0 and Colorado Rapids topped the Columbus Crew 1-0 in the Wildcard Series. Conference Semifinals (Oct 29-Nov 3), Conference Finals (Nov 6) and MLS Cup 2011 (Nov 20) * MLS Goal of the Year voting is open. Click here to choose your favorite. * Manchester United suffered a humiliating 6-1 loss to crosstown rivals Manchester City. The last time the Premier League […]

ESPN’s “The Real Rocky” looks at boxer Chuck Wepner

October 25, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Follow @ChannelGuideRAB ESPN’s fall documentary series continues on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 8pm ET, with “The Real Rocky,” looking at “The Bayonne Bleeder” Chuck Wepner, a former New Jersey state heavyweight boxing champion, who fought the likes of George Foreman, Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali. But Wepner’s claim to fame, so he says, is that he was the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky character. But Wepner’s career took a bizarre turn as he went on to fight wrestling legend Andre the Giant and even boxed a bear.