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June 24 – July 6 Tournament Includes National Cricket Teams from India, Pakistan, UAE, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka

June 23, 2008 -- ESPN has reached an agreement to provide exclusive, live coverage of the 2008 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament on ESPN360.com in the U.S. and its territories. The six-team, 13-match biennial tournament features several of the world’s powerhouse national teams – including one of cricket’s fiercest international rivalries, India and Pakistan - and will be played June 24 through July 6 in Pakistan.    » read more »

Two Weeks of Action Highlighted by Women’s Semifinals Live June 5 and 250+ Live Hours on ESPN360.com

May 19, 2008 -- Tennis’ second Grand Slam of the year – Roland Garros, the 2008 French Open presented by Aviva – will begin on ESPN2 – the Grand Slam Network – on Sunday, May 25, and the network will present more than 51 hours from Paris, culminating with the women’s semifinals live Thursday, June 5. ESPN networks have televised the French Open 1986 – 1993 and since 2002. In addition, ESPN360.com will have more than 250 live hours of coverage, also starting on Sunday, May 25.    » read more »

Deal With InFront AMS Brings Top European Basketball League to U.S. Broadband Sports Net

May 7, 2008 -- ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband sports network, and InFront AMS, the Digital Media Company of the InFront Group, announced a new agreement today that will make ESPN360.com the exclusive U.S. home for Euroleague Basketball over the next two seasons.

Beginning next October, the broadband network will deliver more than 40 games in each of the next two seasons (2008-2009, 2009-2010). Additionally, ESPN.com will feature video highlights of the Euroleague. Games not carried by ESPN360.com will be available on a pay-per-view basis on Euroleague.tv. For U.S. fans, Euroleague games are available only via ESPN360.com and on a pay-per-view basis on euroleague.tv.    » read more »

Every MLL Game to Be Made Available on ESPN’s Broadband Network

Boston, MA, May 6, 2008 – Fans of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) will have an unprecedented opportunity to watch all of the hard-hitting action of the MLL this summer. The premier professional outdoor lacrosse league and ESPN360.com have announced that every MLL game this season will be streamed live on ESPN’s signature broadband network. Additionally, games will be archived and available for on-demand replay for a period of time after they are completed.

This includes all 60 regular season games, July’s All-Star Game, both Semi-Final match-ups, and the NB ZIP Championship Game, for a total of 64 Major League Lacrosse games available on ESPN’s broadband network in 2008.    » read more »

More Than 150 Hours of Top Women’s Tennis to be Streamed to U.S. Tennis Fans

May 8, 2008 -- ESPN360.com and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced a new agreement today that will provide tennis fans with more than 150 hours of live online tennis coverage from Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events around the world. The agreement will provide ESPN360.com viewers exclusive coverage, including more than 70 scheduled matches at 11 events on 49 days between May and November.

Live online coverage begins tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, with live coverage from The Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin and will conclude with coverage of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.    » read more »

ESPN Broadband Network to Offer 42 Games to Fans in 2008

April 1, 2008 -- ESPN360.com has added 15 live streaming simulcasts of Arena Football League regional games to its 2008 program line-up. The additional games -- combined with the 27 previously planned simulcasts of ESPN/ESPN2 Arena Football national telecasts -- makes a total of 42 AFL games available to fans on ESPN’s live sports broadband network, including regular season and playoffs.    » read more »

First & Second Rounds Plus Par 3 Contest Live on ESPN360.com

March 31, 2008 -- ESPN’s first year of live coverage of the first two rounds of the Masters Tournament includes expansive live event coverage, highlights, news and information and analysis on a variety of ESPN platforms. ESPN and ESPN HD will present live first- and second-round coverage, Thursday, April 10, and Friday, April 11, from 4-7 p.m., ET, each day. The telecasts will be re-aired in primetime each night from 8-11 p.m. ESPN Deportes, the company’s Spanish language U.S. sports network, will also televise the first and second rounds live from 4-7 p.m.    » read more »

March 18, 2008 -- ESPNU, ESPN360.com and ESPN will combine for extensive live coverage of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships On Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, from the Scott Trade Center in St. Louis. On Friday, ESPNU features more than five hours of coverage, with the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. ET and the semifinals at 7 p.m. For the second consecutive year, ESPNU will deliver the semifinals in a “side-by-side” format, allowing viewers to see both semifinal matches in each weight class at the same time.    » read more »

Also, Four Hours of Coverage on ESPN Radio, Coverage on SportsCenter, ESPN.com and ESPN360.com

March 12, 2008 -- The final day of Championship Week, Sunday, March 16, will include daylong, multimedia coverage of Selection Sunday, when the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament brackets are determined. Selection Sunday will be highlighted by three hours of ESPNU Bracketology Presented by Staples on ESPN: a one-hour edition at 5 p.m. ET and a two-hour show at 7 p.m. (simulcast on ESPNU).    » read more »

- ESPN Telecasts Also Live on ESPN360.com
- “Amen Corner” live on Masters.org
- ESPN.com, Golf Digest Collaborate For News, Analysis

- Deal Provides Exclusive Spanish-language Rights for ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com
- Tournament to Showcase Young International Talent On Road to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

February 11, 2008 -- Damon Phillips has been named vice president, ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband sports network. In this role, he will guide the strategic product vision, overseeing the programming and production of ESPN360.com, which is available at no additional charge to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated service provider. Phillips will be based in Bristol, Conn., and report to John Zehr, senior vice president, digital media production, and John Papa, vice president, strategic program planning.    » read more »

Agreements for Serie A and Italian Cup Matches Adds to Lineup of Top Global Soccer

January 23, 2008 -- ESPN360.com, the signature broadband sports network from ESPN, has reached agreements to add two more of the world’s top International soccer competitions to its programming lineup – Italy’s Serie A (aka Serie A TIM) and Coppa Italia (aka TIM Cup, Italian Cup).    » read more »

ESPN Signs Agreement for Exclusive U.S. Broadband Rights for 2008, 2009

January 14, 2008 -- ESPN360.com and the Stanford Twenty20 Cricket Tournament have reached an agreement for exclusive U.S. broadband coverage for all matches of the 2008 and 2009 tournaments. ESPN360.com will provide U.S. fans with complete live coverage of all 19 matches from the second annual tournament, held in Antigua. Each match will also be available for on-demand replay for a period after its completion.    » read more »

More than 1,050 Games Across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT

November 5, 2007 -- With the tip-off of the 2007-08 men’s college basketball season -- more than 1,050 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT – ESPN will host a media conference call.

New elements to this year’s coverage include:
• The addition of Pac-10 games on ESPN for the first time since 1995.    » read more »