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Where to watch X Games 16

The X Games are back in Los Angeles July 29-Aug. 1 for the 16th edition, and ESPN has plenty of ways to keep the kids plugged in to all things X. There’s even something called “Hookit,” which up until now I thought was some kind of fancy tobacco pipe. Since I’m about 15 years older than the oldest X Games viewer, I’m not going to attempt to be “rad.” I’ll just let this pair of press releases from ESPN explain it: ESPN’s X Games Takes Over Downtown Los Angeles ESPN – together with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and the Los […]

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Where to watch the 2010 Wimbledon tennis tournament

By Ryan Berenz Early rounds of the Wimbledon Championships begin today at the All England Club for the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Last year, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in the longest Grand Slam final in history (77 games) for his record-breaking 15th major title. Federer will try to defend his title and extend his Grand Slam record against Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling and Roddick. On the women’s side, Serena Williams beat sister Venus to capture her third Wimbledon win last year. Look for Serena to […]

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ESPN2 and ESPN Classic to reair all 64 World Cup matches

By Ryan Berenz The first live match of the World Cup hasn’t aired yet, and we’re already talking about reruns! Since a lot of the matches air live in the mornings and afternoons, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic will reair matches in the evenings. And ESPN3.com will archive matches available for viewing on demand. Here’s the complete release from ESPN: 166 Hours of 2010 FIFA World Cup Match Re-airs on ESPN Classic and ESPN2 All 64 Matches to be Archived on ESPN3.com and Available for Replay Through End of Year ESPN Classic and ESPN2 will combine to re-air all 64 matches […]

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24-hour Countdown to Kickoff for World Cup on ESPN2

By Ryan Berenz ESPN2 is devoting all of its programming to the World Cup on June 10-11, gearing up for the kickoff match on June 11. Here’s the complete info from ESPN: ESPN2’s 24-Hour Countdown to Kickoff for 2010 FIFA World Cup June 10-11 Preview Show Featuring Former World Cup Stars Shaun Bartlett, Ruud Gullit, Jürgen Klinsmann and Alexi Lalas; Celebration Concert; MLS Match; and More ESPN will kick off its month long coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 24-hour soccer-themed “Countdown to Kickoff” programming block on ESPN2 beginning Thursday, June 10 at 10 a.m. ET, and […]

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ESPN2 and ABC to broadcast World Cup kick-off concert from South Africa

From ESPN/ABC: ESPN Inc.’s unprecedented coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup from South Africa will kick off before the games even begin when ESPN2 broadcasts complete live coverage of the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert from Soweto/Johannesburg on Thursday, June 10, beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. The three-hour concert, considered the biggest entertainment event to date in South Africa, celebrates the arrival of the first-ever FIFA World Cup on the African continent and will take place at 30,000-seat Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Shakira and Juanes will perform […]

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ESPN2’s coverage of the 2010 French Open tennis tournament

By Ryan Berenz The ESPN networks present TV and online coverage of the 2010 French Open from Roland Garros in Paris. ESPN2 and ESPN3.com present early round coverage, teaming up with Tennis Channel for matches through June 3. Additional match coverage will be on NBC, including the women’s and men’s singles finals. Here’s the complete info from ESPN, including the live TV and online match schedule below: French Open on ESPN2 & ESPN3.com Action Starts Sunday, May 23; Women’s Semis Live June 3 Fans Can Follow the Action Wherever They Are via ESPN Platforms The best players in tennis will […]

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2010 Australian Open Tennis TV Schedule

The first Grand Slam event of the tennis calendar gets started this weekend from Australia’s Melbourne Park, where Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams defend their singles titles. ESPN2 and Tennis Channel cover the event Jan. 17-31, for the first time in high definition. The full TV schedule (continued after the jump): Australian Open On ESPN2 All times Eastern Sunday, Jan. 17 Noon-5pm    2009 Men’s Final        Taped 7pm-2am    Early Rounds        LIVE 3-8am Early Rounds     LIVE Monday, Jan. 18 3-7pm Early Rounds     Same-day 9pm-2am Early Rounds     LIVE 3-8am Early Rounds     LIVE Tuesday, Jan. 19 3-7pm Early Rounds     Same-day 9pm-2am Early Rounds     LIVE […]

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College football kickoff weekend schedule on ESPN networks

By Ryan Prepared for some collegiate pigskin? There are 28 games over the next five days on all of ESPN/ABC’s TV, radio, web and mobile media properties. Fifteen of the top 25 teams are in action on ESPN networks this weekend, including No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Virginia Tech and No. 8 Mississippi. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU And ABC College Football Kickoff Week Schedule Sept. 3-7 Thursday, Sept. 3 South Carolina at N.C. State, 7pm ET, ESPN North Texas at Ball State, 7:30pm ET, ESPNU Oregon at Boise State, 10:15pm ET, ESPN

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Where To Watch The 2009 NFL Draft

NFL Draft weekend is April 25-26, and there will once again be plenty of hype and more in-depth coverage than ever before as teams select their new saviors. You’ll hear more scouting data about players than you ever cared to know. You’ll hear how every pick is great and fills a need. But really, no one can judge in one weekend in April if any of these draft picks are any good. You can’t measure a draft’s success until the season after — or even a few seasons after — the draft. So take what happens on draft day with […]

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Where To Watch The World Baseball Classic

If you got up early to watch the World Baseball Classic game between China and Japan on Thursday morning, then you, my friend, are hardcore. The rest of us are probably going to catch a few WBC games when it’s convenient, and this weekend should give plenty of opportunities as the tournament begins in earnest. The U.S. will play its first game on Saturday at 2pm ET against Canada in Toronto on ESPN. Here’s the full schedule of WBC action on ESPN, ESPN2 and MLB Network: 2009 World Baseball Classic Schedule All Times Eastern ROUND 1 Pool A (Tokyo Dome, […]