The Australian Open championships – No. 4 seed Li Na vs. No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova for the women's title and No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka for the men's crown – will air late tonight.
ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Team Marketing, announced that they will release the “Nine for IX DVD Gift Set” today, October 15, 2013.
LeBron James, Eli Manning, Roger Federer, Joe Flacco, Mike Tyson, Sean Payton, Julius Erving, Floyd Mayweather, Serena Williams, Colin Kaepernick, Mark Cuban, and Joe Torre are but a few giants of their fields who have clipped on a FOX SPORTS LIVE microphone since its Aug. 17 premiere, comprising quite an impressive roster for a network in its infancy.
ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Team Marketing, announced today that they will release the “Nine for IX DVD Gift Set” on October 15, 2013.
The 2013 fortnight of The Championships, Wimbledon thrilled tennis fans with surprises and an historic ending and it provided two of ESPN's biggest five audiences for tennis in its 33+ years. In addition, the WatchESPN app saw its usage rise for the event by nearly four-fold.
Drew Brees, Miguel Cabrera, Chicago Blackhawks, Gabby Douglas, Joe Flacco, Brittney Griner, LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Maria Sharapova, Mike Trout, Abby Wambach, Serena Williams are among the nominees for The 2013 ESPYS, hosted by Jon Hamm.
Oprah, the queen of entertainment, is back on top after placing second for two consecutive years.
ESPN Films and espnW have announced the film slate for Nine for IX, a documentary series focused on captivating stories of women in sports told through the lens of female filmmakers. Nine for IX film topics include an intimate look at Pat Summitt, college sports' most successful coach ever, the largely unknown history of Katarina Witt and her link with East Germany's secret police, and the focus of sex in the marketing of female athletes. The series is scheduled to premiere on July 2 on ESPN and the films will air over consecutive Tuesday evenings at 8pm ET.
The 2013 tennis season begins with the Australian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments with more than 100 live hours on ESPN2 HD and 600+ on ESPN3. Each year, the marathon live action seen overnight in the U.S. from Melbourne has led to some of the most dramatic action in the sport in recent years. The action gets underway today, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. ET with a 12.5-hour telecast.
The 2013 tennis season begins with the Australian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments with more than 100 live hours on ESPN2 HD and 600+ on ESPN3. Each year, the marathon live action seen overnight in the U.S. from Melbourne has led to some of the most dramatic action in the sport in recent years. The action gets underway Sunday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. ET with a 12.5-hour telecast.
The coveted year-end top ranking in the WTA will be on the line when Victoria Azarenka, the current No. 1, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova lead the field of the top eight women's tennis players in the world in Istanbul, Turkey, for the round-robin TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on ESPN3 and ESPN2 beginning Tuesday, Oct. 23. ESPN3 will present 22 live hours from the Sinan Erdem Arena with coverage daily through the championship Sunday, Oct. 28. The final match will be aired on ESPN2 on a short delay at 2 p.m. ET with Patrick McEnroe and Jimmy Arias on the call.
Last night's primetime coverage of the London Olympics on NBC drew an average of 31.3 million viewers, the ninth time in 10 nights that the average viewership for the London Olympics surpassed the Beijing Olympics. This marks the seventh night with at least 30 million viewers, equaling the combined total of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (five nights) and the 2004 Athens Olympics (two nights).
Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian of all time with 20 medals, swims for his final gold medal of the London Olympics tonight, Saturday, August 4, in the 4x100 medley relay. Phelps will swim the butterfly leg. Missy Franklin is expected to anchor the women's 4x100 medley relay in the freestyle leg. Also in primetime, reigning world champion Carmelita Jeter is expected to sprint for the gold in the women's 100m on the track tomorrow night.
'The Diesel,' 'Shaq Fu,' 'The Big Microphone,' Shaquille O'Neal announced today via his Twitter account that he will host the second annual Hall of Game Awards, airing on Cartoon Network in early 2012.
Cartoon Network today announced an all star line-up of icons from the worlds of sports, television, film and music who will be appearing at the first-ever Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards (HallofGame.com). From the red carpet, to the never-before-seen stunts and surprises on stage, Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards, which will air Friday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), will be an evening of humor and fun at the most raucous and biggest sports awards show ever presented on television.
Cartoon Network today announced the categories and nominees for their first-ever sports awards show, Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards (HallofGame.com).
Spanish model Mar Saura attends Rafa Nadal Foundation Charity Gala at Cibeles Palace on December 22, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
Tiger Woods' loss of endorsement income cost his management company IMG $4.6 million in fees, according to a confidential document reviewed by CNBC.
Rafael Nadal seeks his fifth French Open title that will get him closer to Bjorn Borg's open era record of six as NBC Sports presents live coverage of the French Open men's finals on Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Nadal, the tournament's No. 2 seed, whose last Grand Slam title came at the 2009 Australian Open, must first get by Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the semifinal round tomorrow (11 a.m. in all time zones on NBC). Melzer upset No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. On the women's side, No. 17 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy takes on No. 7 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia each seeking her first Grand Slam title. Live coverage of the women's final begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.
Rafael Nadal seeks his fifth French Open title that will get him closer to Bjorn Borg's open era record of six as NBC Sports presents live coverage of the French Open men's finals on Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Nadal, the tournament's No. 2 seed, whose last Grand Slam title came at the 2009 Australian Open, must first get by Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the semifinal round tomorrow (11 a.m. in all time zones on NBC). Melzer upset No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. On the women's side, No. 17 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy takes on No. 7 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia each seeking her first Grand Slam title. Live coverage of the women's final begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.
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