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2012 French Open TV schedule

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 […]

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2012 NBA playoffs TV schedule

NBA playoffs TV schedule on TNT and ESPN continues with the conference finals starting with Oklahoma City at San Antonio on Sunday, May 27, on TNT. The NBA Playoffs are down to the final four as the Conference Finals begin Sunday, May 27, at 8:30pm ET with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the San Antonio Spurs. In the East, it’s the Boston Celtics at the Miami Heat on Monday, May 28, at 8:30pm ET. TNT has exclusive coverage of the West finals and ESPN carries all the Eastern Conference games. 2012 NBA Playoffs TV Schedule All times Eastern *If necessary […]

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2012 NCAA Frozen Four TV schedule

  ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 have coverage of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Division I Championship tournament beginning Sunday, March 18 at 12pm ET with the tournament selection show. Game action starts with the regional semifinals March 23-24 and continues with the regional finals March 24-26. The Frozen Four semifinal games are April 5 on ESPN2 and ESPNU, with the championship game April 7 on ESPN2. Top teams looking for Frozen Four berths are Boston College, Minnesota-Duluth, Michigan, Minnesota, Boston University, Union, Miami (Ohio) and Ferris State. 2012 Frozen Four TV schedule and press release from ESPN below: New […]

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2012 BNP Paribas Open TV schedule

ESPN2 and ABC air the final matches from the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament from Indian Wells, Calif, March 16-18. Coverage begins Friday at 4pm ET on ESPN2 with a men’s quarterfinal match and continues later that evening with a women’s semifinal match. Saturday and Sunday coverage switches to ABC at 2pm ET for coverage of the men’s semifinals and men’s and women’s finals. Press release from ESPN and BNP Paribas Open TV schedule below:

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2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament TV schedule

2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament TV Schedule (All times Eastern. All games also air live on ESPN3.com. Games in italics are the primary game in that telecast window.) Click here for an NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket. First Round Saturday, March 17 11:05am — #12 Eastern Michigan vs. #5 South Carolina, ESPN2 11:10am — #9 Texas vs. #8 West Virginia, ESPN2 11:15am — #15 Navy vs. #2 Maryland, ESPN2 11:20am — #9 Princeton vs. #8 Kansas State, ESPN2 1:30pm — #16 Prairie View vs. #1 Connecticut, ESPN2 #10 Michigan State vs. #7 Louisville, ESPN2 #16 Hampton vs. #1 Stanford, ESPN2 #13 […]

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2012 NASCAR on ESPN schedule

RELATED: NASCAR Sprint Cup 2012 season finale at Ford EcoBoost 400 While ESPN won’t have coverage of the Sprint Cup Series until late July, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season long. Coverage of the Nationwide Series begins on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 12pm ET with the Drive4COPD 300 from Daytona International Speedway. Highlights of the Sprint Cup Series schedule include the Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 29, ESPN), the Irwin Tools Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 25, ABC), the Wonderful Pistachios 400 from Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 8, […]

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ESPN’s Bracketbusters showcases potential NCAA Tournament Cinderellas

We’ve all had our NCAA Tournament pools shattered by some team we’ve underestimated simply because we never saw them play. Raise your hand if you had George Mason knocking off UConn in 2006, or Siena upending Vanderbilt in 2008, or Murray State toppling Vanderbilt in 2010, or VCU taking down Kansas last year. Those winning teams are all deemed mid-majors due to not playing in the BCS conferences, but the reality nowadays is there really isn’t a lot of distance between the power leagues (such as the ACC, Big East, SEC and Big 12) and the mid-majors from leagues like […]

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“NASCAR Now” returns to ESPN2

With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 just around the corner, ESPN2 is gearing up for the season with the return of its NASCAR Now daily news program covering stock car racing. The series returns Feb. 13 and airs Monday-Friday at 3pm ET, plus a one-hour weekend edition on the morning of race day. New this year, Sprint Cup driver AJ Allmendinger serves as a guest reporter on weekend NASCAR Now editions and his “Daily Dinger” segments will feature interviews with NASCAR insiders about the day’s race. Press release and more details from ESPN: RELATED: 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup […]

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2012 NHRA TV schedule on ESPN2

2012 NHRA TV schedule for drag racing events on ESPN and ESPN2. RELATED: NHRA schedule 2013 on ESPN2 and ESPN RELATED: NHRA schedule 2013 on ESPN2 and ESPN ESPN2 has complete coverage of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series beginning with this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals in Pomona Feb. 11-12. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present qualifying and eliminations from all 23 events this season. 2012 NHRA TV schedule on ESPN2 and press release below: NHRA Drag Racing Season Kicks off on ESPN2 The 2012 season for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will kick off this […]

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“NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm” Tuesday on ESPN2

ESPN2 will air SportsCenter Special: NFL Face to Face With Hannah Storm, featuring Storm in sit-down interviews with some of the top newsmakers of the NFL season — Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Ndamukong Suh and Jim Irsay — on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 9pm ET. Press release and details from ESPN: SportsCenter Special: NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm In-depth interviews with Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Ndamukong Suh and Jim Irsay; Airs Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 Before the 2011 NFL season culminates with Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, SportsCenter Special: NFL Face to Face […]