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2011 Australian Open tennis TV schedule

The first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, as the world’s best tennis players head Down Under. Roger Federer won his 16th career Grand Slam title at last year’s tournament, easily beating Andy Murray. Federer will be back this month to go for his fifth Australian Open championship. On the women’s side, two-time defending Australian Open champion Serena Williams won’t be back to make it three in a row. The star had to withdraw from the tournament as she continues to recover from a foot injury she sustained in a freak accident […]

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2011 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Schedule

ESPN has released the early part of its 2011 Sunday Night Baseball lineup (featuring its new broadcast team of Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine). Check out the full press release and schedule from ESPN. We’ll update the schedule for games in June and after July 17 as the games are announced (usually two weeks in advance). We’ve also got ESPN’s plans for Opening Day on March 31-April 1, which includes five games. Complete releases from ESPN and schedules below: ESPN to Present MLB Opening Night – Giants at Dodgers – March 31 at 8 p.m. ET Five Games […]

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2010-11 college football bowl game TV schedule

The parade of college football postseason games begins Saturday, Dec. 18 with the New Mexico Bowl on ESPN and continues through Jan. 10 with the BCS National Championship Game between Auburn and Oregon, also on ESPN. Here’s the complete lineup of bowl games: 2010-11 College Football Bowl Game TV Schedule All Times Eastern Time ET Bowl Game Site; Teams (TV network) Saturday, Dec. 18 2pm New Mexico Albuquerque; Brigham Young vs. UTEP (ESPN) 5:30pm uDrove Humanitarian Boise, Idaho; Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State (ESPN) 9pm R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans; Troy vs. Ohio (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 21 8pm Beef […]

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Awards Shows

ESPN airs 2010 Heisman Trophy Presentation Dec. 11

By Ryan Berenz College football’s top individual award, the Heisman Trophy, is presented to the most outstanding player of the year in a ceremony from the Best Buy Theatre in New York’s Times Square. Players invited to the ceremony are Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, Oregon running back LaMichael James, Boise State QB Kellen Moore and Stanford signal caller Andrew Luck. Last year, Alabama RB Mark Ingram became the award’s 75th recipient. Here’s the release and coverage details from ESPN: Heisman Trophy Presented on ESPN Saturday ESPN will continue its comprehensive college football coverage with an exclusive telecast of the 76th […]

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 season finale on ESPN Nov. 21

By Ryan Berenz The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion is crowned this Sunday at the season-ending Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jimmie Johnson is in the running for a fifth straight Sprint Cup title, but he’ll have to contend with Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick. ESPN has live coverage of the race on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 1:15pm ET. Here’s the complete release from ESPN, followed by insight from ESPN’s NASCAR analysts Dale Jarrett and Ricky Craven: NASCAR Season Finale Live on ESPN NASCAR’s 36-race season comes to a close in South Florida this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup […]

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2010-11 NBA national TV schedule

You heard the Decision. Now see the Game. LeBron James, who left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat with much fanfare in the offseason, makes his debut with the Heat and new teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the first game of the 2010-11 NBA regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30pm ET on TNT. The Heat’s new trio takes on the famed Boston Celtics’ threesome of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. The second game of a TNT doubleheader features the Houston Rockets visiting Kobe Bryant and the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. TNT will […]

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Update: Where to watch the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament

By Ryan Berenz There have been major changes to ESPN’s Ryder Cup coverage, thanks to a rain delay. From ESPN: Due to a lengthy rain delay today, ESPN will be airing additional Ryder Cup coverage tomorrow 10/2  from 3:00-8:00am ET. Here are the revised ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNEWS schedules: ESPN 10/2 3-8am Ryder Cup 8-9am SportsCenter ESPN2 10/2 4-8am SportsCenter ESPNEWS 3-4am SportsCenter Golf’s premier match-play tournament takes place at Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales as Corey Pavin captains the U.S. team against Colin Montgomerie’s Team Europe. Top players for the U.S. include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Zach […]

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2010 ESPN Monday Night Football schedule

Regular-season Monday Night Football action on ESPN kicks off Monday, Sept. 13, at 7pm ET with a doubleheader. The first game is a highly anticipated matchup between two teams favored to win the AFC this year as quarterback Joe Flacco leads the Baltimore Ravens against his counterpart Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets in the first prime-time game in New Meadowlands Stadium. The second game features last season’s AFC West champions, the San Diego Chargers, visiting newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium to face the division rival Kansas City Chiefs. Here’s ESPN’s MNF schedule, with two press releases from ESPN on […]

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2010 NFL TV schedule

The 2010 NFL regular season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 8:30pm ET with a prime-time game on NBC and what better way to kick off the 2010 NFL regular season than with a rematch of one of last season’s most thrilling playoff games? When the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints played in January for the NFC championship, the Vikings were driving late in regulation with a chance to win when quarterback Brett Favre threw an interception that sent the game to overtime. The Saints scored a field goal on their first overtime possession to send them to […]

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2010 Little League World Series TV schedule

(Click here for the 2011 Little League World Series TV Schedule) Held every August since 1947, the Little League World Series brings baseball players ages 11-12 from around the world to South Williamsport, Pa., to compete for the world championship. Pared down from a field of 16 teams (eight from the U.S. and eight international), the U.S. finalists take on the international finalists at Howard J. Lamade Stadium today for the title game. ABC airs the game live in front of a national audience, which might seem like a lot of pressure for some youngsters to handle. Last year saw […]