Brent Musburger

Big Brown Seeks First Triple Crown Since 1978; ESPN to Offer Extensive Multimedia Coverage

June 2, 2008 -- ESPN will offer seven hours of coverage leading to ABC’s two-hour race broadcast Sat., June 5, as Big Brown attempts to win the 140th Belmont Stakes and become the first horse to capture the Triple Crown since 1978. ESPN will have programming from noon to 5 p.m. ET , followed by the race coverage on ABC. All Belmont programming on ABC and ESPN will be aired in high definition television on ABC HD and ESPN HD, respectively.

Overall, ESPN will provide Belmont Stakes coverage on nine platforms: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com, ESPN International, and ESPN Mobile TV.    » read more »

- ESPN Radio to Broadcast 16 Games Including BCS
- ESPNU to Re-Air 22 Bowl Games
- Five ERT-Owned Games
- Musburger/Herbstreit/Salters to Call Rose Bowl on ABC and BCS Championship on ESPN Radio

College Football: Extensive Multimedia Coverage of #7 Ohio State at #21 Michigan

November 14, 2007 -- ESPN will provide extensive multi-platform coverage of #7 Ohio State at #21 Michigan in a showdown for the Big Ten championship, Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon on ABC (specific details below). Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and reporter Lisa Salters will call the game telecast.    » read more »

The Chase Continues - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live on ABC Sunday from Dover

September 17, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup continues with Sunday’s 400-mile race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the Dover event and all 10 races in the Chase. The Dover telecast begins at 1 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.    » read more »