College football fans and teams alike will get their first view of the post season tonight.
ESPN will broadcast the College Football Playoff Top 25 Ranking Show Presented by Allstate at 7 p.m .ET. Rece Davis will anchor the program. Analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack will join Davis for the broadcast.
The first rankings presentation ahead of the post season, it will feature an interview with College Football Playoffs Selection Committee Chairman Gary Barta. The broadcast will also feature the unveiling of the first playoffs ranking from the selection committee in real time.
As an added viewing option, Rankings Reaction, sponsored by Cheez-It will air online through Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and the ESPN App. Mike Golic Jr., Jason Fitz, and Christine Williamson will host the program live from Studio E in Bristol, CT. The program will air throughout the remainder of the regular season and the post season right up until selection day, Dec. 30.
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A dozen of the NCAA’s Top 25 college football teams are on the ESPN networks’ broadcast schedule this week.
The networks’ Week 11 broadcast schedule was announced Monday. This week’s schedule gets off to an early start tonight with a matchup between Kent State and Bowling Green on ESPN2. Coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Miami (OH) and Buffalo continue the MAC action tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The networks’ schedule continues Wednesday with two more games at 8 p.m. ET. The first of the night’s games — Toledo at Western Michigan — will air on ESPN. The other — Central Michigan at Northern Illinois — will air on ESPNU.
No. 7 Cincinnati (which fell from No. 6 to No. 7 in the AP standings over the weekend despite a dominating win over Houston and despite being the AAC’s only undefeated team at 6-0, 4-0) will host East Carolina University at 7:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN2.
Big 10 foes No. 13 Wisconsin and Maryland will headline this week’s schedule at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday night on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One.
Another key matchup in this week’s schedule is a showdown between Notre Dame and Boston College. Game coverage is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The ESPN networks’ full broadcast schedule for Week 11 of the 2020 college football season is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Tue, Nov 10
7:30 p.m.
Kent State at Bowling Green Mike Couzens, Cole Cubelic
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Buffalo Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
Wed, Nov 11
8 p.m.
Toledo at Western Michigan Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Eric Wood
ESPN
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Mike Corey, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Fri, Nov 13
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at No. 7 Cincinnati Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Sat, Nov 14
Noon
No. 10 Indiana at Michigan State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
No. 12 Georgia at Missouri Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
No. 9 Miami at Virginia Tech Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Eric Wood
ESPN2
No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Troy John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Wake Forest at North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at Kentucky Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
Coast Guard at Merchant Marine Dave Leno, Ken Dunek
ESPN3
Western Carolina at No. 22 Liberty
ESPN3
Army at Tulane Joel Meyers, Brian Kinchen
ESPN+
2 p.m.
South Alabama at No. 25 Louisiana
ESPN+
2:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Appalachian State
ESPN+
3 p.m.
South Florida at Houston David Saltzman, Stan Routt
ESPN+
UTEP at UTSA
ESPN+
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at Boston College Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ABC
No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee Kevin Brown, Mike Golic Sr., Marty Smith
ESPN/ESPN Radio
Colorado at Stanford Beth Mowins, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith
ESPN2
Memphis at Navy Clay Matvick, Jay Walker
ESPNU
Louisville at Virginia Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jerry Punch
ACC Network
Rice at Louisiana Tech
ESPN3
Texas State at Georgia Southern
ESPN3
7 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 6 Florida Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
ESPN
No. 19 SMU at Tulsa Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Michigan Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
Temple at UCF Mike Corey, Hutson Mason
ESPNU
Florida State at NC State Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
South Carolina at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
10:30 p.m.
California at Arizona State Dave Flemming, Kirk Morrison, Kris Budden
ESPN2
Courtesy: ESPN
In related news, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air live Saturday from Augusta, GA, the home of the Masters.
The special edition of ESPN’s CGD will air live from Augusta National Golf Club. The broadcast will preview The PGA’s Masters Golf Tournament and will come specifically from the Par 3 course, the site of the Masters Par 3 Contest. The Masters Gold Tournament was postponed from its normal date in April to Saturday, Nov. 14 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content, commented on this weekend’s broadcast in a prepared statement.
“Anytime College GameDay travels to a new destination it’s special, and the opportunity to be on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters is extraordinary,” said Pitaro. “As this iconic event coincides with the college football season for the first time, we look forward to getting fans ready for a football Saturday, while also showcasing the Masters and the greatest golfers in the world.”
A “virtual pit’ will allow fans to take part in the broadcast from the safety of their own homes. Fans who want to take part in the ‘virtual pit’ can register for a chance for inclusion in the event here.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Five-time Emmy Award-winning analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL MVP Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Georgia All-American Georgia undergrad and MBA alum Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi will join Davis for the broadcast. Additionally, Lee Corso will contribute remotely from his home.
Other contributors expected to appear on Saturday’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot are: Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, and Gene Wojciechowski. Along with appearing on Saturday’s broadcast, Rinaldi will also repot on The Masters for his 13th consecutive year.
This year is the first that ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot has aired from Augusta. However, the program has previously welcomed some well-known college golf athletes. PGA golfer Ricky Fowler (former Oklahoma State golfer), and fellow PGA star Justin Thomas (former Alabama golfer) have appeared on the program.
ESPN will air the first and second rounds of The Masters tournament from 1 – 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13. ESPN will offer expanded PGA coverage this year from Nov. 9-15 on ESPN+, including exclusive practice round coverage on Nov. 10-11, and coverage of Holes 4,5, and 6 on all four days of the tournament. Additionally, SportsCenter will have special coverage from The Masters throughout the week of the tournament.
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Due to President-Elect Biden’s planned speech tonight, the day’s headliner between Stanford and Oregon will start on ABC, but switch over to ESPNEWS once Biden’s speech starts.
In other words, coverage for the game will start at 7 p.m. on ABC, but switch over the ESPNEWS around 8 p.m. ET. The game will simulcast on the ESPN App. Once Biden’s speech ends, the game will return to ABC.
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ESPN Radio will carry full coverage of the World Series as the championship battle begins tonight.
Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Along with airing on the radio, it will also stream online through ESPNRadio.com, the ESPN App, and Sirius XM’s Channel 80.
ESPN’s Dan Shulman will anchor the coverage for the 10th consecutive year. Jessica Mendoza will make history as she becomes the first woman to serve as an analyst during ESPN Radio’s coverage. Chris Singleton rounds out the network’s broadcast team for the coverage.
ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will provide all of the game’s latest headlines. His reports will come remotely.
ESPN Radio’s coverage of the 2020 MLB World Series will come from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Pre-game coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET with Mark Kestecher anchoring and various analysts joining him.
This year marks the 23rd consecutive season that ESPN Radio has carried coverage of the World Series.
ESPN Radio’s broadcast schedule for the 2020 MLB World Series is noted below.
2020 World Series schedule
Date
Game
Tue, Oct. 20
World Series Game 1
Wed, Oct. 21
World Series Game 2
Fri, Oct. 23
World Series Game 3
Sat, Oct. 24
World Series Game 4
Sun, Oct. 25
World Series Game 5* if necessary
Tue, Oct. 27
World Series Game 6* if necessary
Wed, Oct. 28
World Series Game 7* if necessary
Over on the television side, Baseball Tonight will preview each game of the World Series at 7 p.m. ET. The program’s broadcast schedule is noted below.
Baseball Tonightschedule
Date
Time (ET)
Platform
Tue, Oct. 20
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 21
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Fri, Oct. 23
7 p.m.
ESPN2, ESPN App
Sun, Oct. 25*
6 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
Tue, Oct. 27*
7 p.m.
ESPN2, ESPN App
Wed, Oct. 28*
7 p.m.
ESPN, ESPN App
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Miami and Boston will vie for the NBA’s Eastern Conference Championship this year.
The Heat and Celtics will tip-off their championship series at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN. Mike Breen will anchor Tuesday night’s broadcast. Analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will provide additional commentary. The trio will also have the call for the NBA Finals presented by YouTube on ABC.
NBA Countdown presented by Mountain Dew will precede Game One’s broadcast. Maria Taylor will anchor the broadcast, which will come live from ESPN’s new rooftop, riverfront stadium in New York City. Analysts Jalen Rose, Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams will provide additional commentary. Williams’ appearance will be remote.
ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski will also provide commentary for the pre-game show. His appearance will come live from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL, the home of the NBA playoffs.
Start time for Game One’s broadcast is subject to change depending on coverage of Game Seven in the Western Conference semi-final matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. The game is also scheduled to take place Tuesday. The Nuggets forced the Game Seven showdown after defeating the Clippers 111-98 Sunday.
Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference Championship series will simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and online through the ESPN App.
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The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their four-game series this afternoon live on ESPN.
The National League Central foes are scheduled to take to the field at 4 p.m. ET for the game in a special presentation of Holiday Baseball presented by Hankook Tire. St. Louis (17-15) has taken two of the series’ games while Chicago (23-18) will look to split the series with the Red Birds.
Johan Oviedo (0-1) is expected to get the start for St. Louis in this afternoon’s game. His last time on the mound was Sept. 2 against Cincinnati. The Reds won that game 4-3. Giovannny Gallegos (1-1) took the loss for the Cardinals.
Oviedo pitched 4.2 innings in the game, allowing three hits, one walk and three earned runs while striking out five batters.
Kyle Hendricks (4-4) is scheduled to get the start for Chicago in this afternoon’s game. His last time on the mound was on Sept. 2 against Pittsburgh. Chicago won that game 8-2, with Hendricks credited with the win. He pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run, one earned run, and two walks on six hits. Additionally, Hendricks struck out six batters and allowed just one home run.
Chicago leads the NL Central and is fourth overall in the National League, behind Los Angeles, San Diego, and Atlanta. The Cardinals have defied the odds in the teams’ series, because the team has proven better on the road this season (9-8) than at home (8-7).
Chicago meanwhile has proven equally strong on the road and at home. The Cubs have gone 13-11 at home and 10-7 on the road so far this season.
Counting the two wins so far against Chicago, St. Louis has won three straight while Chicago is now in a three game slide, so both teams will have a lot for which to play.
Matt Vasgersian will anchor this afternoon’s broadcast on ESPN. ESPN analyst and MLB World Series Champion Alex Rodriguez will provide additional commentary. ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will have additional news for the game.
Along with its broadcast on ESPN, this afternoon’s game will also simulcast on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros will face off live next week live on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell.
The cross-conference matchup, scheduled to take place Sept. 13, is the second in a scheduled two-game series between the teams that will take place in Los Angeles. The first of the games is scheduled to take place Sept. 12.
Coverage of the Sept. 13 game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Matt Vasgersian will anchor the broadcast. World Series Champion and ESPN analyst Mark Teixeira, along with fellow analyst Tim Kurkjian, will provide additional commentary.
Roxy Bernstein will have the call for the game on ESPN Radio. Analyst Chris Singleton will provide additional commentary.
ESPN’s Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet will precede the broadcast, starting at 7 p.m.
As with every other game, ESPN’s Sept. 13 broadcast will also simulcast in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and online through the ESPN App.
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The Cubs and Brewers will go under the lights Sunday night live on ESPN.
The National League Central foes, who are one, two in the division, will close out their three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field. Milwaukee blanked Chicago 7-0 in the series’ opener Friday. The teams face off in the series’ second game Saturday afternoon at 2:20 p.m.
Jon Lester (3-2) is scheduled to start for Chicago in Sunday’s game. His last time on the mound was May 7 against Miami. Lester allowed two runs on eight hits over the course of six innings in that game, and struck out six batters.
Jhoulys Chacin (3-3) is scheduled to get the start for Milwaukee in Sunday’s game. His last time on the mound was May 6 against Washington. He allowed two runs, two walks, two earned runs and three hits over five innings in the game,despite the Brewers’ 5-3 win over the Nats. Chacin also allowed one home run during his time on the mound.
Milwaukee has proven better at home than on the road so far this year, going 16-8 at home and 8-8 on the road. However, the Brewers are in the midst of a seven-game win streak. The Cubs meanwhile, 13-6 at home and 9-8 on the road so far this season and comes into Saturday’s game on the heels of their Friday loss to the Brewers. The loss comes after the Cubs took three of four against Miami this week.
Sunday’s ESPN Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell broadcast launches at 7 p.m. Matt Vasgersian will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined in the booth by analysts Jessica Mendoza and Alex Rodriguez for additional commentary. Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton will have the call on ESPN Radio.
Sunday night’s game will also be available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and online via the ESPN app. It will be preceded at 6 p.m. by ESPN’s MLB pre-game broadcast of Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet. Karl Ravech will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined by analysts Mark Teixera and Tim Kurkjian for additional commentary.
Milwaukee will have no time to rest following Sunday’s match. The Brewers will be back in action at home on ESPN Monday night on the network’s weekly Monday Night Baseball presented by USAA. Monday’s game is the opener in a four-game series against the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies. The starting pitchers for Monday’s game have not been announced.
Karl Ravech will anchor Monday night’s broadcast. He will be joined in the booth by analysts David Ross Tim Kurkjian for additional commentary.
ESPN’s MLB coverage coverage continues Wednesday with Wednesday Night Baseball presented by Hankook Tireas the Braves and Cardinals face off in the second game of a three-game cross-conference. At this time, Michael Wacha (3-0) is the only pitcher formally announced for the game.
Wacha is scheduled to start for St. Louis in that game. His last time on the mound was Thursday against the Cardinals NL foes, the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals routed the Pirates 17-4 in that game, with Wacha taking the win.
Wacha allowed four runs, one walk, one home run and four earned runs on nine hits over 5.2 innings in the game. He also struck out two batters.
The starting pitcher for the Braves was not noted at the time of this release.
Coverage of Wednesday’s game is scheduled to start at 7:20 p.m. Jon Sciambi and David Ross will have the call for the game.
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As the 2018-19 NBA season winds down, ESPN will carry coverage of the first building block for the 2019-20 season.
The worldwide leader in sports will broadcast the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery May 14 from 8:30 – 9p.m. The broadcast will originate live from Chicago, ILL and will feature the reveal for the Draft lottery order, analysis from ESPN on-air talent and interviews with the NBA’s top prospects.
The NBA Draft Lottery coverage will precede ESPN’s exclusive coverage of either Game 1 or 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. Coverage of the matchup will be simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and through the ESPN app.
Prior to the network’s coverage of the NBA Draft Lottery, a special edition of ESPN’s NBA studio show The Jump will air at 8 p.m. Hosted by Rachel Nichols, the special episode will feature Nichols sitting down for a one-on-one interview with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver before going on to anchor ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Draft Lottery.
The full schedule of the night’s NBA coverage is noted below.
Time (ET)
Telecast
Platform
6 p.m.
SportsCenter
ESPN, ESPN App
7 p.m.
NBA Countdown
ESPN, ESPN App
7 p.m.
Hoop Streams
ESPN NBA Twitter, ESPN App
8 p.m.
The Jump at the NBA Draft Lottery
ESPN, ESPN App
8:30 p.m.
2019 NBA Draft Lottery Telecast
ESPN, ESPN App
9 p.m.
NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 or Game 2
ESPN, ESPN App, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes
9 p.m.
Hoop Streams
ESPN NBA Twitter, ESPN App
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ESPN is headed to the far east for an upcoming Major League Baseball broadcast.
The network will carry coverage of the 2019 Japan Opening Series on March 20 and 21. The series is a pair of pre-season MLB games, which will be played live at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will face off in the matchups.
Dave Fleming and Eduardo Perez will provide commentary for the games, both of which will air at 5:30 a.m. on the ESPN app.
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