Tony Winner Al Pacino to Portray Penn State Coach Joe Paterno in New HBO Film
Al Pacino will take on the role of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in a new HBO movie to be helmed by Barry Levinson....
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Lee Corso to Remain as Analyst for ESPN's College GameDay
Lee Corso – the beloved ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depot analyst – has agreed to a multiyear deal to remain on college football's longest-running and most-celebrated pregame show. Corso will also play a role on ESPN's College Football Playoff programming....
ESPN Opens College Football Season with Best Schedule of Any Network
ESPN opens the 2017 college football season with the best schedule of any network, a five-day slate (Aug. 31- Sept. 4) featuring No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 3 Alabama, the Big Ten's best teams...
Laura Rutledge Named New Host of SEC Nation
SEC Network rising star Laura Rutledge has been tabbed as the new host of the national network's traveling pre-game show SEC Nation, featuring Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum....
ESPN Radio to Debut New Morning Show Hosted by Mike Golic and Trey Wingo
ESPN Radio will debut its new morning drive show hosted by Mike Golic and Trey Wingo later this fall, from 6 – 10 a.m. ET. The daily ESPN Radio program will initially be simulcast on ESPN2 before moving to its permanent simulcast home on ESPNU....
ESPN Events Secures Dates & Times for 2017 Bowl Games
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has locked in the dates, times and networks for each of the company's 13 owned and operated bowl games for the 2017 season....
ESPN's Industry-Leading 2017-18 College Football Bowl Schedule
ESPN will televise more than 35 college football bowl games this upcoming December and January, once again solidifying itself as the home of post-season college football....
Sports Icon Tim Tebow Signs Multiyear Extension with ESPN
ESPN has reached a multiyear contract extension with sports icon Tim Tebow to continue as a college football analyst on SEC Network's traveling pre-game show SEC Nation....
Tom Segura Brings NO TEETH NO ENTRY TOUR to Modell Lyric Theatre
TOM SEGURA, will bring his national Stand up comedy tour, NO TEETH NO ENTRY TOUR, to the Modell Lyric Theatre, on Saturday July 29th at 8:00pm. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, 410-547-SEAT or by visiting the Modell Lyric box office Monday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm. ...
ESPN Leads Industry with 50 Sports Emmy Nominations
ESPN, Inc. once again led the industry in Sports Emmy Award nominations, earning 50 for 2016, announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)....
CBS Sports' Verne Lundquist to Visit CBS SUNDAY MORNING, 3/26
Sportscasters rehearse calling big moments over and over in their heads, but few ever get the chance to make a call that will echo through the years. CBS Sports' Verne Lundquist is one of the lucky ones, who, in a career spanning 50-plus years, has made some of the most memorable calls for a variety...
ESPN Names Three New NFL Studio Hosts
With Chris Berman moving into a new role in 2017, a trio of talented ESPN commentators – Suzy Kolber, Samantha Ponder and Trey Wingo – will assume his previous host responsibilities on ESPN's NFL studio shows....
CBS Sports' Verne Lundquist to Visit CBS SUNDAY MORNING, 3/26
Sportscasters rehearse calling big moments over and over in their heads, but few ever get the chance to make a call that will echo through the years. CBS Sports' Verne Lundquist is one of the lucky ones, who, in a career spanning 50-plus years, has made some of the most memorable calls for a variety...
Brent Musburger to Receive Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today proudly announced that Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in sports broadcasting will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports this year....
ESPN Re-Signs Veteran Commentator Mark Jones in Multi-Year Agreement
ESPN today announced the re-signing of veteran play-by-play commentator Mark Jones in a multi-year agreement. Jones, a 27-year veteran of ESPN, became the voice of the popular NBA Sunday Showcase series on ABC this season....
CBS SUNDAY MORNING Delivers Season-to-Date Viewer Gains
CBS SUNDAY MORNING, the nation's #1 Sunday morning news program, is delivering season-to-date gains in viewers, according to Nielsen most current ratings....
Legendary Sportscaster Brent Musburger to Call His Final Event Today
Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in the history of television, has decided to end his legendary play-by-play career at month's end....
Les Miles to Serve as Guest Analyst on ESPNU Signing Day Special
ESPN's extensive multi-platform coverage of college football's National Signing Day returns Wednesday, Feb. 1 with the ESPNU Signing Day Special on ESPNU and ESPN2...
Legendary Sportscaster Brent Musburger to Call His Final Event 1/31
Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in the history of television, has decided to end his legendary play-by-play career at month's end....
ESPNU to Air Senior Bowl Practices for Second Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, ESPNU covers the Reese's Senior Bowl practices (North and South teams) featuring top prospects in the 2017 NFL Draft....
ABC's 'The Bachelor' Nearly Doubles NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice' and Grows Year to Year; 'Big Fan' Opens No. 1 at 10 p.m.
Up against a big College Football National Championship Game (Alabama-Clemson) on ESPN, ABC took the entertainment lead on Monday for the 3rd straight week in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5) with a 70% advantage over runners-up NBC and CBS (1.0/3-tied)....
SportsCenter to Televise Clemson's Arrival Home as National Champions
ESPN will break into normal programming this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET for SportsCenter to have live coverage of the arrival on the new national champion Clemson Tigers on the Clemson University campus in South Carolina....
Over 26 Million Viewers Tune In to College Football Playoff National Championship on ESPN
The College Football Playoff National Championship between Clemson and Alabama (January 9 at 8 p.m. ET) delivered a total live audience across the multi-network MegaCast (TV feeds + streaming) of 26,029,000 viewers...
ABC's THE BACHELOR Retains 100% of Its Season Premiere
For the 2nd week in a row, ABC's “The Bachelor” stood as Monday's No. 1 TV series with Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and across all key Women. The ABC unscripted series was also once again Monday night's most social broadcast series...
ESPN's Coverage of College Football Playoff Sets Numerous Streaming Records
The College Football Playoff (Semifinals + National Championship) averaged a 12.7 overnight rating and a streaming audience of 535,000 average viewers, 1,655,000 unique viewers watching 120,090,000 minutes....
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