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24-Hour College Sports Network to Feature More Than 200 Exclusive Live Events in High Definition

December 11, 2007 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and ESPN announced today a multi-year extension to their current broadcast agreement, which will provide SIRIUS listeners with an enhanced ESPN-dedicated channel. SIRIUS Channel 121 will supplement its ESPNEWS programming with a new, exclusive, weekly ESPN The Magazine talk show, and for the first time on national radio, exclusive simulcasts of some of ESPN’s television mainstays, including SportsCenter.

Highlights:
- SportsCenter and other popular ESPN shows will be available for first time on national radio    » read more »

MLB Legend Roger Clemens and NFL All-Pro Donovan McNabb to Serve as Athlete Hosts

December 6, 2007 -- ESPN and the Walt Disney World Resort will again offer fans the opportunity to see and hear ESPN personalities and current and legendary athletes during "ESPN The Weekend presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS)," a one-of-a-kind sports-themed special event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park (formerly known as the Disney-MGM Studios) in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., February 29 - March 2, 2008.    » read more »

One-hour retrospective of SportsCenter advertising campaign

November 29, 2007 -- ESPN will present The Best of "This is SportsCenter" Presented by Kay Jewelers, a one-hour special hosted by Karl Ravech chronicling ESPN's ad campaign, on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET.

Created in 1995 by advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, the “This is SportsCenter” campaign features mini “mockumentaries” that capture comical moments on ESPN's Bristol campus when SportsCenter anchors interact with professional athletes, celebrities and mascots.    » read more »

“Black Magic” - From Award-Winning Filmmaker Dan Klores - to air on ESPN March 16-17, 2008, Immediately Following NCAA Selection Coverage

November 29, 2007 -- ESPN, in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Dan Klores (The Boys of Second Street Park, Viva Baseball, Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story and Crazy Love), has announced that Academy Award Nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul will narrate the upcoming film event, “Black Magic.”    » read more »

Week-Long Initiative to Include Simultaneous Launch Featuring Jim Valvano ESPYS Speech on Numerous ESPN Platforms, Men's and Women's Jimmy V Basketball Classics and Marathon Chat by ESPN.com's Bill Simmons

- Coverage Begins Dec. 6
- Top-Ranked Teams and Players Featured

Nov. 2007 -- ESPNU, ESPN and ESPN2, in conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, will present 15 high school basketball games this season in the returning ESPNU Old Spice High School Showcase. The series will include teams from 11 states, including 12 teams currently ranked in the ESPN High Elite 25.    » read more »

November 15, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Sal Paolantonio covering the Chiefs at Colts game; Bob Holtzman in Green Bay covering the Panthers against the Packers, and Ed Werder in Dallas for the Redskins at Cowboys. Planned features:    » read more »

Week-Long Coverage across ESPN Media Platforms

November 14, 2007 -- ABC, the broadcast television home of Major League Soccer and FIFA World Cup events, will present the Adidas MLS Cup 2007 live Sunday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. ET from RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. The broadcast, presented in high definition, will feature the Houston Dynamo and the New England Revolution in a rematch of the 2006 MLS Cup won by Houston and will conclude ABC’s 12th season of coverage of Major League Soccer – the premier professional soccer league in the United States.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- ESPN Deportes will offer an exclusive live presentation of the Scotland vs. Italy EURO 2008 qualifier Saturday, November 17 at 11:55 a.m. ET from Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2008, ESPN will provide exclusive coverage of all 31 matches of the quadrennial tournament set to take place Saturday, June 7 – Sunday, June 29, from Austria-Switzerland.

ESPN Deportes lead soccer play-by-play commentator Fernando Palomo will call the match with World Cup legend Mario Kempes as analyst.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- Mark Fainaru-Wada of the San Francisco Chronicle, and T.J. Quinn of the New York Daily News, best known for their work uncovering performance-enhancing drugs in sports stories, have joined ESPN’s Enterprise Unit. The investigative reporters will contribute to all aspects of ESPN’s news and information programming, including SportsCenter, Outside the Lines and ESPNEWS, as well as ESPN .com, ESPN Radio, and ESPN the Magazine.    » read more »

The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup is on ABC

November 13, 2007 -- Q – If you were Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief this weekend, how would you approach the race?    » read more »

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 Concludes: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live from Miami on ABC

November 12, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup concludes this weekend with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the event Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. ET beginning with NASCAR Countdown. Jimmie Johnson will be going for his fifth consecutive race win as he tries to hold off Jeff Gordon for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title.    » read more »

November 12, 2007 -- With 52 race telecasts and more than two dozen practice and qualifying shows, as well as a daily news and information program, ESPN has had a busy return to NASCAR in 2007. The season ends this weekend with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series races at Florida’s Homestead-Miami Speedway and Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon will battle in the conclusion of the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.    » read more »