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Current properties
American football
NFL on ESPN
- Monday Night Football: 2006–present
- Manningcast
- NFL Live
- Saturday night regular season games (Weeks 14-18 only).
- Pro Bowl: 1988–1994, 2003–2005, 2010, 2015–2023 (acquired rights from ABC through 2005, acquired from CBS in 2010, direct from 2015 onward)
- NFL playoffs
- One wild card game (since January 2015)
- One divisional playoff game (starting in January 2024)
- Super Bowl (starting in February 2027)
- Bowl Games: 1982–present (contracts with individual bowl games; the first live college football game telecast on ESPN was the 1982 Independence Bowl, Kansas St. vs. Wisconsin)
- College Football Playoff: January 2015–2026
- ACC: 1998–2036[1]
- Big 12: 2007–2025
- Brigham Young University: 2011-2020 (shared with BYU TV; BYU reserves all rights to their events)
- MAC: 2003–present (shared with ASN since 2015)
- Pac-12: 2007–2023
- SEC: partial rights 1984–2023 (shared with CBS since 1998) 2024–present full rights
- Sun Belt: 2001–2031 [2]
- MEAC: 2005–present
- Turkey Day Classic: 2006–2013, 2016–present online
- Ohio Valley Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Southern Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Northeast Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Gulf South Conference (2014–present, online only)
- NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA), Division II, and Division III playoffs (selected games) and championship games.
- NAIA National Football Championship (2014–present)
- Select other games are carried online through ESPN3, simulcasting local or regional sports networks and purchased à la carte.
- XFL on ESPN: 2020, 2023-2027
Other:
- High School Showcase: Select high school football games, rights purchased à la carte from various state associations (2005–present)
Association football
Soccer
Clubs
- EFL (including Cup) (2019-2022, 2022-2025)
- The FA (2019-2022, 2022-2025)
- DFL (?–2012, 2020–2026)
- DFB-Pokal
- La Liga (2009-2012, 2021-2029)
- RFEF
- Swedish Allsvenskan
- DBU Pokalen
- Eredivisie
- USL
Baseball
ESPN Major League Baseball: 1990–2028
- Opening night games.
- Sunday Night Baseball
- KayRod Cast
- Exclusive federal holiday games:
- Little League Classic.
- MLB postseason:
- 1985[3]–2030
Basketball
NBA on ESPN: 1982–1984, 2002–2025
- Wednesday and Friday night regular season games (co-exists with regional broadcasts).
- Saturday Primetime
- Sunday Showcase
- NBA in Stephen A's World
- NBA Today
- Exclusive Christmas games.
- NBA play-in tournament:
- Exclusive 9–10 seeded games, both conferences
- Exclusive Eastern Conference No. 8 seed game (even-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference No. 8 seed game (odd-numbered years)
- NBA playoffs:
- First round (generally Fridays and selected weekend games, co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- Second round (generally Thursdays, Fridays, and selected weekend games)
- Exclusive Eastern Conference Finals (even-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference Finals (odd-numbered years)
- Exclusive NBA Finals
WNBA on ESPN: 1997–2025
The Basketball Tournament: 2014–present
EuroLeague: 2023–present
Cricket
Handball
Ice Hockey
- 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
- 1992–2004
- 2021–2028
- Exclusive Thursday and Saturday night regular season games
- Thanksgiving Showdown (odd-numbered years)
- Stadium Series (selected years, depending on scheduling conflicts)
- Heritage Classic (selected years, the Heritage Classic is not held every season)
- NHL All-Star Weekend
- All-Star Skills Challenge
- All-Star Game
- Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Selected first and second round games (primarily on days when not airing the NBA, depending on which league begins their postseason first or if both leagues start their playoffs at roughly the same time; first round co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- One exclusive conference finals series per season (ESPN has first choice as to which conference to air.[4])
- Exclusive Stanley Cup Finals (even-numbered years)
- Frozen Four (Division I Men's Championship) 1980-2024[5]
- Division I Women's Championship 2001-2024
World Cup of Hockey 2016-[6]
Tennis
- Australian Open: 1984–present
- The Championships, Wimbledon: 2003–present (exclusive since 2012)
- US Open: 2009–present (exclusive since 2015)
- US Open Series: 2004–present
- ATP Finals
- Indian Wells Masters: ?–2007, 2011–present[7][8]
- Miami Open: 1985–2007, 2011–present[7][8]
Golf
- Masters Tournament: 2008–present (shared with and co-produced by CBS)
- PGA Championship: 2020–present (shared with and co-produced by CBS)
- Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Latin America Amateur Championship
Canadian football
- 1983–1986 (approximate)
- 1994–1997
- 2008–2013 (ESPN3 only; by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN, the official broadcaster of the CFL, it held internet streaming rights.)
- 2013–present (Select games on ESPN2, streaming coverage on ESPN+)
Motorsports
- Formula One: 1984–1997; 2018–present[9]
- FIA Formula 2
- FIA Formula 3
- Porsche Supercup
- Superstar Racing Experience: 2023-
Rugby Union
- Super Rugby
- Pro 14
- World Tens
College and high school sports
- ESPN College Baseball (2003–present)
- ESPN College Basketball (1979–present)
- ESPN College Football (1979–present)
- ESPN College Hockey (2005–present)
- ESPN College Lacrosse (2005–present)
- ESPN College Soccer (2005–present)
- ESPN College Softball (2005–present)
- ESPN College Volleyball (2005–present)
- High School Showcase (2005–present)
Combat Sports
Mixed Martial Arts
Boxing
Former properties
National teams
- UEFA; including Men's and Women's Euro, UEFA Nations League, and Youth competitions
- United States men's national soccer team: 1996–2022
- United States women's national soccer team
- Finals: 1986, 1994-2014
- UEFA Qualifying: 2018-2022
- 2009–2011
- 1995–2009
- 1985–1987
- 2005–2006 (championship games only)
ESPN Major League Soccer (1996–2022)
- 2009–2013
Lega Serie A[11] (2018-2021)
- 1996–2008 (ESPN continued to produce the broadcasts of five races that aired on ABC through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.)
- 1980–2001
- 2007 (series merged with IRL, beginning with the 2008 season)
- 1981–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2002 (Contract with NASCAR, Truck Series only)
- 2007–2014 (Contract with NASCAR)
- 1980(?)–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2015 (Contract with NHRA)
Global RallyCross Championship
- 2011–2013
- 1999–2013
- Breeders Cup (2006–2011)
- 2015–2017, returned again for 2020 only, based on the Top Rank main feed.
- 1985-1990
- 1991-1994
- 1995 only
References
- ^ a b "ACC, ESPN agree to 20-year rights deal that will lead to 2019 launch of ACC Network". 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Sun Belt & ESPN Expand Media Rights Partnership". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Little League Chronology". Little League Online. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2007. ESPN2 broadcasts started in 1997.
- ^ "NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey". CNBC. July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Frozen Four championship back on ESPN; semifinal games both to air on ESPN2 :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09.
- ^ Gentille, Sean. "ESPN to broadcast World Cup of Hockey, report says". The Sporting News. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Indian Wells & Miami Tennis Return to ESPN - ESPN Press Room U.S." 14 March 2011.
- ^ a b "New ESPN, ATP World Tour TV Agreement - ESPN Press Room U.S." 18 September 2013.
- ^ "BREAKING: F1 moving to ESPN/ABC TV in 2018". 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Top Rank Boxing lands 7-year deal with ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "ESPN+ and ESPN Acquire Rights to Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana - ESPN Press Room U.S." 2 October 2018.
