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November 11, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup continued Sunday, Nov. 11, at Phoenix International Raceway. Coverage of the event began at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. Suzy Kolber hosted NASCAR Countdown, with 1989 NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Some NASCAR Countdown highlights:

The battle between teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship    » read more »

November 9, 2007 -- With the final race of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season in their windshields, drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon will appear during halftime of ESPN’s Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The NFL football game airs Monday, Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The Hendrick Motorsports teammates will battle for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title in the Ford 400 at Florida’s Homestead-Miami Speedway, the last race in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. The race airs Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. on ABC.    » read more »

Debuts Sunday, Nov. 11

November 9, 2007 -- Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and professional volleyball legend Karch Kiraly will debut as a volleyball analyst for ESPNU this Sunday, Nov. 11. Kiraly’s first match will be a BIG EAST women’s volleyball contest -- #17 Louisville at Notre Dame at 2 p.m. ET.    » read more »

November 8, 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 Cowboys at Giants game and Ed Werder in Pittsburgh for the Browns at Steelers. Planned features:

Marion Barber    » read more »

- November 13 Is the 25th Anniversary of Mancini vs. Deuk-Koo Kim
- Ray Mancini’s First Extended Interview Regarding Kim’s Death
- For First Time, Highlights from the Pivotal 13th and 14th Rounds

November 7, 2007 -- On the 25th anniversary of the tragic Ray Mancini – Deuk-Koo Kim fight, ESPN Classic presents Triumph and Tragedy: The Ray Mancini Story, a documentary on the life of Ray Mancini, including Kim’s death four days after collapsing in the ring, Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. ET.    » 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 »

New agreement adds weekly events and ESPN shows via Xbox LIVE

November 5, 2007 -- The third season of ESPN’s boxing reality series, “The Contender,” will crown a new champion on Tuesday, Nov. 6 when cast finalists Sakio Bika meets Jaidon Codrington in a 10-round middleweight championship bout. The live telecast will be aired at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN from the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The event will be hosted by ESPN’s Brian Kenny (host), Teddy Atlas (analyst), Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), with special guest, “Contender” host, Sugar Ray Leonard.    » read more »

November 5, 2007 -- ESPN The Magazine announced today that ESPN anchor and reporter Kenny Mayne will expand his ESPN role by joining The Mag as the new voice of “Outtakes.” “Outtakes,” one of the most popular columns of the award winning magazine, premiered in The Magazine’s debut issue in 1998, and features comical and off-beat interviews with sports’ biggest names. The column runs in each issue of The Magazine.

For his first column, Mayne interviewed his “Outtakes” predecessor Dan Patrick.

Highlights:

KM: You know - you rarely had me on your radio show.    » read more »

November 5, 2007 -- José Ramón Fernández, long considered an institution in Mexican sports journalism, will join ESPN’s Spanish-language commentary team, it was announced today by Norby Williamson, executive vice president of Production. José Ramón will make his debut Tuesday, November 6 alongside Fernando Palomo and Mario Kempes as commentator for the UEFA Champions League match featuring Olympiacos vs. Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. ET. Sunday, November 11, will mark José Ramón’s first appearance as host of ESPN’s Mexican soccer news and information program Fútbol Picante.    » read more »

- Deep Roster of Experienced Commentators Returns
- Doris Burke Adds Weekly Game Analyst Role
- Jay Bilas to Work Additional Games

November 1 , 2007 -- ESPN will field the deepest roster of knowledgeable and experienced men’s college basketball commentators to work television’s most extensive game and studio coverage on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com. New this year:    » read more »

- 18 Nationally Televised Regular Season and 11 Postseason Games
- Consistent Monday Night Prime Time Schedule on ESPN2
- All Games in High Definition
- Dallas Desperados at Georgia Force Opener March 1 on ABC

ESPN.com NFL Content: 44 Million Page Views, Up 36% FROM 2006

October 31, 2007 -- Monday night’s Green Bay Packers – Denver Broncos game on ESPN’s Monday Night Football earned a 10.5 rating, ESPN’s best of the year, representing an average of 10,163,000 homes, the most of any cable television show in 2007.    » read more »

- All ESPN Telecasts Live on ESPN360.com and Mobile TV
- ESPN Studio Programming Live on ESPN.com and Mobile TV

ESPN College GameDay to Originate from Eugene, Ore.

October 29, 2007 -- Through an agreement with the Pac-10 Conference and Fox Sports Net, ESPN has added the conference showdown between undefeated #4 Arizona State and #5 Oregon to its national television schedule for Saturday, Nov. 3. ESPN will also offer the game – with coverage beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET – in high definition on ESPN HD. Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will call the game.    » read more »