More Than 2 Million Teams Drafted for ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon II
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2017 ESPN showed there is a method to the madness of the ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon presented by DraftKings, as the 28-hour event spurred more than 2 million teams drafted on ESPN Fantasy Football...
Multi-Platinum Selling Artist Sam Hunt Co-Hosts Tonight's SportsCenter Presents
by Caryn Robbins - September 05, 2017 Music superstar Sam Hunt will join ESPN's College GameDay Built by the Home Depot as guest picker on Saturday, Sept. 2 as the premier pregame show bookends its season from Atlanta....
ESPN to Exclusively Televise 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017 ESPN will exclusively televise the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 10, at 8 p.m. ET from Marlins Park in Miami, Fla. The event will feature Miami Marlins slugger and reigning T-Mobile Home Run Derby Champion Giancarlo Stanton, among other soon to be announced Major League Baseball stars...
ESPN Presents Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony Saturday
by Caryn Robbins - August 04, 2017 ESPN will present the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony for the 23rd year, live from Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. ET. NFL Live's Trey Wingo will host the telecast with analyst Herm Edwards and senior NFL Insider Chris Mortensen...
ESPN Audio Presents New Podcast FREE COOKIES with Kate Fagan and Kathryn Budig
by Caryn Robbins - May 04, 2017 espnW in conjunction with ESPN Audio debuts a new podcast, FREE COOKIES, in which espnW writer Kate Fagan, who often appears on SportsCenter and a variety of ESPN studio programs, and best-selling author and yoga expert Kathryn Budig will co-host and interview guests from the worlds of sports and mo...
Sage Steele Returns Home to Anchor New-Look SportsCenter:AM
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2017 After nearly four years away, popular ESPN personality Sage Steele is returning “home” to anchor a new-look SportsCenter:AM from ESPN's Bristol, Ct., studios beginning Monday, August 28....
Disney Announces Season 3 Pickups for STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, BUNK'D & More
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2017 A trio of popular comedy series for kids age 6-14 have received third season orders -- Disney Channel's 'Stuck in the Middle' from executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo, 'BUNK'D' from executive producer Pamela Eells O'Connell and Disney XD's 'Walk the Prank' from executive producers Adam Small...
ESPN2 to Air WNBA Draft 2017 Presented by State Farm Live, Today
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2017 Several of the top women's college basketball prospects will gather at Samsung 837 in New York, for the 2017 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm today, April 13....
espnW to Present Full Slate of Original Content & Programming This March
by Caryn Robbins - March 01, 2017 Today marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and espnW will kick off ESPN's robust celebration with a full slate of dedicated original content and programming built around the theme of “Women Making History.”...
ESPN Launches SportsCenter Show on Snapchat
by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2017 ESPN is launching a new SportsCenter show on Snapchat. The show will debut today at 5 p.m. ET, and tomorrow will begin its regular schedule with new shows available twice a day at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays, and once at 5 a.m. on weekends....
ESPN to Televise Pacquiao's First Non-PPV Fight Since September 2005
by Caryn Robbins - June 19, 2017 Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing's only eight-division world champion and the only sitting Senator to capture a world championship belt, will add another first to his burgeoning list of Hall of Fame-caliber accomplishments with his live debut on ESPN...
Stephen J. Dubner's TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW Podcast to Tape at Joe's Pub This October
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017 Stephen J. Dubner will take over Joe's Pub to tape his new podcast, Tell Me Something I Don't Know, recording six shows in three nights, Today, October 5, through Saturday, October 7....
Multi-Platinum Selling Artist Sam Hunt Co-Hosts Tonight's SportsCenter Presents
by Caryn Robbins - September 05, 2017 Music superstar Sam Hunt will join ESPN's College GameDay Built by the Home Depot as guest picker on Saturday, Sept. 2 as the premier pregame show bookends its season from Atlanta....
ESPN to Exclusively Televise 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017 ESPN will exclusively televise the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 10, at 8 p.m. ET from Marlins Park in Miami, Fla. The event will feature Miami Marlins slugger and reigning T-Mobile Home Run Derby Champion Giancarlo Stanton, among other soon to be announced Major League Baseball stars...
ABC News' Ryan Smith Joins ESPN's Outside the Lines and E:60
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2017 ESPN continues to strengthen its commitment to journalism, enterprise reporting and long-form storytelling by signing Ryan Smith of ABC News for ESPN's award-winning programs Outside the Lines and E:60....
ESPN Deportes to Air Exclusive Spanish-language Coverage of 2017 World Baseball Classic
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2017 ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language home of béisbol in the U.S., will provide comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the premier global baseball competition, March 6 to 22....
ESPN Announces New Sunday Morning Fall Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2017 ESPN is expanding both its signature NFL pregame show and its premier fantasy football show to three hours this fall as part of a new Sunday morning fall programming lineup beginning September 10....
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Joins ESPN to Co-Host SportsCenter Across Africa
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2017 Chiney Ogwumike, the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star and former first overall pick in the WNBA draft, has joined ESPN as the co-host of SportsCenter across sub-Saharan Africa. Ogwumike, who earlier this year signed a multi-year extension with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, will co-host the Afri...
ESPN Announces Commentators, Schedule for 2017 NFL DRAFT
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2017 ESPN's presentation of the 2017 NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET from the NFL Draft Theatre at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia....
ANAMOLY - Magic And More with Illusionist Robby Bennett Comes to Empire Theatre, 3/31
by A.A. Cristi - February 05, 2018 Magic's "leading man" Robby Bennett brings a new show to the Alamo City with amazing illusions, plenty of laughs, acrobatics, and more at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre (226 N. St. Mary's St.) on March 31, 2018 at 4PM & 7:30PM. Tickets are on sale now....
Multiple Programming Offerings Commemorate Black History Month Across ESPN Platforms
by Caryn Robbins - February 08, 2017 ESPN will celebrate the achievements of African-Americans within sports and in society with Black History Month offerings on ESPN platforms during the month of February....
Masters Tournament Coverage Earns ESPN's Highest Streaming Numbers Evere
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2017 ESPN wrapped up its live coverage of the first and second rounds of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 7, with its highest streaming numbers ever for the two days....
NBA Champion Paul Pierce to Join NBA Countdown on ABC for NBA Finals
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2017 ESPN today announced that Paul Pierce, former NBA Finals MVP and 10-time All-Star, is joining the NBA Countdown team for pre-game and halftime shows throughout the NBA Finals on ABC....
Intersport and ESPN Announce New Original Series BRACKET GENIUS
by Caryn Robbins - March 15, 2017 BRACKET GENIUS, a brand new quiz show, hosted by popular ESPN personality and six-time Emmy award winner Trey Wingo, will debut Wednesday, March 15, with all episodes airing on ESPN2....
ESPN's SPORTS CENTER to Increase Digital Emphasis, Revise TV Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017 SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship since 1979, will launch a series of enhancements beginning next month and continuing through early 2018.... |