Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Cancelled

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Yet another of 2020’s scheduled college football bowl games has been cancelled.

ESPN announced late Tuesday, that the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl has been cancelled. The game is now the fourth bowl game cancelled this month and 15th this season. The game, which was scheduled to take place at noon Saturday, was to feature a matchup between South Carolina and the University of Alabama Birmingham.

According to a press release distributed by ESPN, the cancellation happened due to “an increased number of COVID-19 cases.” The bowl game is one of 17 total that is owned and operated by ESPN and ESPN Events.

Scott Glaser, Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Executive Director, addressed the cancellation in a prepared statement.

“The current environment has presented many challenges,” said Glaser. “We looked into a number of options for UAB, but ultimately could not identify any opportunities for them to play at this time. We are appreciative of the many supporters in the community, including our new title sponsor – Union Home Mortgage, and look forward to staging the game in 2021.”

According to information in the noted press release, ticket refunds are available through Etix. Refunds can take up to five business days to process, depending on the banking institution.

The Military Bowl was the latest bowl game cancellation, coming Monday. The game is not owned and operated by ESPN and ESPN Events. According to information about the cancellation, it was due to a lack of teams to play in the bowl.

Tulsa, which fell to Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, and Virginia Tech were originally believed to be the potential opponents for the game, but the Hokies opted out. The Golden Hurricane meanwhile will now play in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31 against Mississippi State.

The list of bowl games cancelled is noted below.

1. Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC)
2. Celebration Bowl (MEAC vs. SWAC)
3. Fenway Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
4. Hawaii Bowl (AAC vs. Mountain West)
5. Holiday Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
6. Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-12 vs. SEC)
7. Los Angeles Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Mountain West)
8. Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big Ten)
9. Quick Lane Bowl (ACC, Big Ten, MAC)
10. Redbox Bowl (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
11. Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
12. Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (AAC vs. WAC)
13. Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl (SEC vs. AAC)
14. Perspecta Military Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
15. Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (SEC vs. C-USA)

ESPN’s Capital One Bowl Mania schedule is underway. The month-long schedule is in its third day. Appalachian State defeated North Texas in the schedule’s opening game, the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl, Monday.

Nevada defeated Tulane 38-27 Tuesday in the first of two games, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. BYU defeat UCF 49-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl, the second of the day’s games.

Bowl action continues today with another double header. Up first is the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 3 p.m., featuring a matchup of Louisiana tech and Georgia Southern. Coverage is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN Radio.

Memphis and Florida Atlantic are set to face off in the day’s second game, the Montgomery Bowl, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

The remaining schedule for Capital One Bowl Mania is noted below.

Date	Time (ET)	Event/Commentators	Network
Wed, Dec. 23	3 p.m.	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	7 p.m.	Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 24	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Dec. 25	2:30 p.m.	Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler	ESPN
Sat, Dec. 26	Noon	Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl* South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra	ABC / ESPN Deportes
	3:30 p.m.	SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich	ABC / ESPN Deportes
		LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell	ESPN
Tue, Dec. 29	5:30 p.m.	Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	9 p.m.	Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 30	Noon	Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	4 p.m.	TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 31	Noon	Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	4 p.m.	AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	8 p.m.	Mercari Texas Bowl* Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jan. 1	1 p.m.	Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra	ABC
Sat, Jan. 2	Noon	TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris	ESPN
	12:30 p.m.	Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	ABC

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ESPN Announces ‘Capital One Bowl Mania’ Broadcast Schedule

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It is officially time to go bowling.

The 2020-21 college football season’s bowl schedule, dubbed Capital One Bowl Mania, opens at 2:30 p.m. ET today. The inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl opens this season’s bowl schedule on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Appalachian State and North Texas will face off in this afternoon’s bowl, with the broadcast team of Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee, and Marty Smith on the call.

The month-long schedule culminates with the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on Jan. 11. The College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.

While Capital One Bowl Mania will feature 27 bowl games, 13 bowl games had been cancelled as of Sunday. Among those games cancelled were bowls, such as the Cricket Celebration Bowl, Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl, and Holiday Bowl. The list of bowl games cancelled is noted below.

1. Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC)
2. Celebration Bowl (MEAC vs. SWAC)
3. Fenway Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
4. Hawaii Bowl (AAC vs. Mountain West)
5. Holiday Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
6. Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-12 vs. SEC)
7. Los Angeles Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Mountain West)
8. Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big Ten)
9. Quick Lane Bowl (ACC, Big Ten, MAC)
10. Redbox Bowl (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
11. Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
12. Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (AAC vs. WAC)
13. Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl (SEC vs. AAC)

This year’s Capital One Bowl Mania schedule is noted below.

ESPN’s 2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule (excluding NY6 Bowls)

Date	Time (ET)	Event/Commentators	Network
Mon, Dec. 21	2:30 p.m.	Myrtle Beach Bowl* Appalachian State vs. North Texas Brooks Stadium – Conway, S.C. Courtney Lyle, Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee/Marty Smith	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Tue, Dec. 22	3:30 p.m.	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl* Tulane vs. Nevada Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium – Boise, Idaho Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Taylor Davis	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	7 p.m.	RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl* UCF vs. BYU Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Fla. Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Lericia Harris Radio: Chris Carlin, Craig Haubert	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 23	3 p.m.	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	7 p.m.	Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 24	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Dec. 25	2:30 p.m.	Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler	ESPN
Sat, Dec. 26	Noon	Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl* South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra	ABC / ESPN Deportes
	3:30 p.m.	SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich	ABC / ESPN Deportes
		LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell	ESPN
Tue, Dec. 29	5:30 p.m.	Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	9 p.m.	Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Dec. 30	Noon	Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	4 p.m.	TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Thu, Dec. 31	Noon	Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN / ESPN Deportes
	4 p.m.	AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
	8 p.m.	Mercari Texas Bowl* Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock	ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes
Fri, Jan. 1	1 p.m.	Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra	ABC
Sat, Jan. 2	Noon	TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris	ESPN
	12:30 p.m.	Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	ABC

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ESPN’s ‘CGD’ Broadcast To Come Live From Coastal Carolina Saturday

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot air live from South Carolina this weekend.

The network’s flagship college football program will air live from the campus of No. 18 Coastal Carolina University Saturday. It marks the first time that the program will have ever run from the university. It is ahead of the Chanticleers’ matchup with No. 13 BYU.

Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Maria Taylor and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will join Davis for the broadcast. Lee Corso will join the broadcast remotely from his home while Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, and Gene Wojciechowski will also contribute.

The matchup between BYU and Coastal Carolina is just one of the games set for Saturday’s day-long college football schedule. No. 4 Ohio State will visit Michigan State, with coverage starting at noon on ABC. Over on ESPN, No. 5 Texas A&M will visit Auburn.

No. 17 UNC will host the Western Carolina Catamounts at noon on the ACC Network. ESPN2 will broadcast the matchup of No. 15 Oklahoma State and TCU, also at noon. that game will simulcast on ESPN Radio.

No. 12 Indiana will visit No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as the day continues. Virginia Tech will host No. 3 Clemson in the day’s headliner on ABC.

The full schedule for this weekend’s college football matchups is noted below.

Updated at noon ET on Thursday, Dec. 3. All rankings are CFP Rankings (Dec. 1).

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Talent	Network
Fri, Dec 4	8:30 p.m.	Louisiana at Appalachian State Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis	ESPN
Sat, Dec 5	Noon	No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Quint Kessenich	ABC
		No. 5 Texas A&M at Auburn Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Allison Williams	ESPN
		No. 15 Oklahoma State at TCU TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock	ESPN2/ESPN Radio
		Western Carolina at No. 17 North Carolina Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris	ACC Network
		Arkansas at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport	SEC Network
		Toledo at Northern Illinois Shawn Kenney, Bob Chmiel	ESPN3
		Memphis at Tulane David Saltzman, Keith Moreland	ESPN+
		Rice at No. 21 Marshall	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Ball State at Central Michigan Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPNU
		Bowling Green at Akron Michael Reghi, Jerod Cherry	ESPN3
		Troy at South Alabama	ESPN3
		Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Devin Gardner	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Indiana at No. 16 Wisconsin Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe	ABC
		West Virginia at No. 9 Iowa State Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra	ESPN
		No. 24 Tulsa at Navy Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Alex Chappell	ESPN2
		Boston College at Virginia	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Georgia Tech at NC State Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood	ACC Network
		Vanderbilt at No. 8 Georgia Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler	SEC Network
	5:30 p.m.	No. 13 BYU at No. 18 Coastal Carolina Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Ryan McGee	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	No. 23 Oregon at California Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson at Virginia Tech Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor	ABC
		South Carolina at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	SEC Network
		No. 1 Alabama at LSU Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN Radio
	8 p.m.	No. 10 Miami at Duke Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George	ACC Network
	9 p.m.	Houston at SMU John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia	ESPNU
	10:30 p.m.	Oregon State at Utah Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN
Sun, Dec 6	Noon	Western Kentucky at Charlotte	ESPN3

Note: Not all digital games are exclusive

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ESPN Announces CFB Conference Championship Broadcast Schedule

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ESPN will broadcast five college football conference championships this season.

Network officials announced the broadcast schedule for the conference championships Tuesday. Opening this year’s coverage is the MAC Championship. The conference title game is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 18 on ESPN. The game is scheduled to take place at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

The other four title games are scheduled to take place the following day, Dec. 19. Opening the day-long schedule is the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship. Coverage is scheduled to start at noon on ABC. It will simulcast on ESPN Radio.

The start time for the day’s next game — the Sun Belt Championship — is under consideration. Conference officials are determining whether to play the game at noon or 3:30 p.m. ET. Additionally, the game site is under consideration along with network (ESPN/ESPN2).

The ACC Championship continues the day’s action at 4 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN Radio. Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC is the scheduled site for the game.

The American Athletic Conference Championship rounds out the weekend’s Championship coverage for the 2020-21 college football season. Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The game site is under consideration.

The full weekend schedule for the conference championship coverage is noted below.

College Football Conference Championship Games on ESPN and ABC:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Commentators	Network
Fri, Dec 18	7:30 p.m.	MAC Championship Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.	ESPN
Sat, Dec 19	Noon	Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas	ABC ESPN Radio
	Noon or 3:30 p.m.	Sun Belt Championship campus site TBD	ESPN or ESPN2
	4 p.m.	ACC Championship Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.	ABC ESPN Radio
	8 p.m.	American Athletic Championship campus site TBD	ABC

* The Pac 12 Championship on Dec. 18 will also be available on ESPN Radio

In other college football news, ESPN officials have released a statement in regards to the game site for the upcoming New Mexico Bowl. It notes that COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico have forced the game’s site to move out of state.

“Due to current state guidelines in New Mexico regarding intercollegiate athletics and travel, the 2020 New Mexico Bowl will be staged in Frisco, Texas, at Toyota Stadium, on Thursday, Dec. 24, at 3:30 p.m. ET,” the statement reads.

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ESPN To Carry World Series Coverage, Analysis On Radio, Television

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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 Tonight schedule

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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ESPN To Carry Extensive Coverage Of 2020 MLB Postseason

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ESPN’s family of networks will cover more than 20 games in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason schedule.

The announcement was made Monday afternoon.  The networks’ schedule will start with the 2020 Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire.  That series is scheduled to start Tuesday and run through Friday.  Its games will air on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.

Among the series that the networks will cover are those of the Astros and Twins, Reds and Braves, and Cubs and Marlins.  ABC’s Sept. 29 game will mark the first time in 25 years that the network will carry a postseason MLB game.

The Twins and Astros will play in the noted game, which Karl Ravech will anchor.  Eduardo Perez and Tim Kurkjian will provide additional commentary.

The Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox will air live at 3 p.m. ET Sept. 29 on ESPN.  Dave Fleming will have the call, while Jessica Mendoza and Rick Sutcliffe will provide additional commentary.

The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will round out Tuesday’s broadcast schedule at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.  The Sunday Night Baseball team of Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney will cover the game.

ESPN’s weekly MLB pre-game broadcast of Baseball Tonight will air twice Tuesday.  The first broadcast will air at 2 p.m. ET and the second at 6 p.m.  Kevin Connors will anchor with additional commentary from Mark Teixeira.

The full schedule for the ESPN networks’ 2020 MLB postseason is noted below.  Games will be called from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Analysts will appear remotely.

ESPN television schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Commentators	Platform
Tue, Sept. 29	2 p.m.	Game 1: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian	ABC, ESPN App
	3 p.m.	Game 1: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics	Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza,	ESPN, ESPN App
	7 p.m.	Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera	ESPN, ESPN App
	7 p.m.	Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians (Statcast)	Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Marly Rivera	ESPN+
Wed, Sept. 30	12 p.m.	Game 1: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel	ESPN, ESPN App
	1 p.m.	“Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage	Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Game 2: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian	ESPN2, ESPN App
	2 p.m.	Game 1: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs	Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers	ABC, ESPN App
	3 p.m.	Game 2: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics	Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza	ESPN, ESPN App
	5 p.m.	Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres	Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez	ESPN2, ESPN App
	7 p.m.	Game 2: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera	ESPN, ESPN App
	10 p.m.	Game 1: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez	ESPN, ESPN App
Thu, Oct. 1	TBD	Game 2: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel	TBD
	TBD	“Squeeze Play” whiparound coverage	Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins* if necessary	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian	TBD
	TBD	Game 2: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs	Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics* if necessary	Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza	TBD
	TBD	Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres	Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians* if necessary	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Marly Rivera	TBD
	TBD	Game 2: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez	TBD
Fri, Oct. 2	TBD	Game 3: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs* if necessary	Jon Sciambi, Chipper Jones, Jesse Rogers	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves* if necessary	Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney, Kiley McDaniel	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary	Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers* if necessary  (Statcast)	Jason Benetti, Kyle Peterson, Mike Petriello, Alden Gonzalez	TBD
	TBD	Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres* if necessary	Tom Hart, Rick Sutcliffe, Pedro Gomez	TBD

 

ESPN Radio schedule and commentators (September 29-30):

Date	Coverage Start Time (ET)	Game	Commentators
Tue, Sept. 29	1:45 p.m.	Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins	Kevin Brown, Chris Singleton
	2:45 p.m.	Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics	Jon Sciambi and Jim Bowden
	4:45 p.m.	Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays	Dan Shulman, Chris Burke
	6:45 p.m.	New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians	Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton
Wed, Sept. 30	1:45 p.m.	Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs	Kevin Brown, Jim Bowden
	3:45 p.m.	Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays	Dan Shulman, Chris Burke
	6:45 p.m.	New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians	Dave O’Brien, Chris Singleton
	9:45 p.m.	Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers	Dan Shulman, Jim Bowden

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ESPN Networks To Carry Exclusive Coverage Of 2020 NBA Finals

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The stage is set for the 2020 NBA Finals, and ESPN’s networks will have full coverage of the run to the championship.

ESPN will carry the championship series for the 18th consecutive season, with game one set to tip off at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN.  The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat will vie for the league’s top prize this year.

The NBA Finals are presented this year by YouTube TV.  The games will air across the ESPN networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes) domestically and internationally.  Ernesto Jerez and analyst Coach Carlos Morales will cover the finals for ESPN Deportes.

The teams will play the best-of-seven series live at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL.  Mike Breen will anchor coverage of this year’s finals, making this year his 15th consecutive year anchoring the NBA Finals.  Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, and Rachel Nichols will provide additional commentary and all of the series’ latest headlines.

NBA Countdown presented by Door Dash will precede each game.  The weeknight broadcasts will air at 8:30 p.m. ET and run for half an hour.  The weeknight broadcasts of NBA Countdown presented by Door Dash will air at 7 p.m. ET.

Audiences will also get a digital pre-game broadcast in the form of Hoop Streams half an hour prior to each game.  Th program will stream live through ESPN’s Twitter page, YouTube, and Facebook sites.

The schedule for the 2020 NBA Finals is noted below.

Date	Time (ET)	Game
Wed, Sept. 30	9 p.m.	Game 1
Fri, Oct. 2	9 p.m.	Game 2
Sun, Oct. 4	7:30 p.m.	Game 3
Tue, Oct. 6	9 p.m.	Game 4
Fri, Oct. 9	9 p.m.	Game 5* if necessary
Sun, Oct. 11	7:30 p.m.	Game 6* if necessary
Tue, Oct. 13	9 p.m.	Game 7 * if necessary

More information the ESPN networks’ NBA’s postseason coverage is available online now along with all of the latest NBA headlines at:

 

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Cardinals, Royals To Close Out Weekday Series Wednesday On ESPN2

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals will face off live on ESPN2 Wednesday.

Wednesday’s game is the closer in the cross-conference rivals’ three-game series.  The Royals (22-32) opened the series Monday with a 4-1 win over St. Louis, who is fighting for a chance in the postseason.  The Royals sit last in the American League Central with no chance of making the postseason.

Coverage for the game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.  Tom Hart will have the call for the game.  Jessica Mendoza and Kyle Peterson will provide additional commentary.

Danny Duff (3-4) is scheduled to start for Kansas City in Wednesday’s game.  His last time on the mound was Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers.  Milwaukee won the game 9-5, with Duffy taking the loss for the Royals.  He allowed six runs and six earned runs on seven hits; two walks and two home runs while striking out five batters over 3.2 innings.

Carlos Martinez (0-2) is scheduled to get the start for St. Louis.  His last time on the mound was Friday in the first of game of a double header against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Cardinals won the game 6-5, with Alex Reyes credited with the win.

Martinez pitched 3.2 innings in the game, allowing five runs and one earned run on three hits.  He walked four batters and struck out one.

As of Tuesday, the Cardinals are second in the National League Central standings, ahead of Cincinnati, but only because it has three fewer losses than the Reds.  Cincinnati has two more wins than St. Louis.

Martinez’s struggles in his last appearance gives host Kansas City more hopes of picking up another win Wednesday.  At the same time, Kansas City has struggled just as much at home (11-13) this season as on the road (11-19).

St. Louis meanwhile has been only moderately successful in both its home and road record.  The Cardinals are 11-11 at home so far this season and 15-14 on the road, which means even more that Wednesday’s game (and this week’s series) could go to either team.

Additionally, each team is 6-4 in its last 10 games.  The series’ second game is tonight with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.

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ESPN To Feature Two Cross-Conference Matchups Sunday In Double Header Broadcast Schedule

The Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins will close out their three-game weekend series Sunday live on ESPN.

The teams are scheduled to take the field live at 7 p.m. ET.  on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. Matt Vasgersian will have the call for the broadcast.  World Series Champion and EPN analyst Alex Rodriguez and ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney will join Vasgersian with additional commentary.

Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton will have the call for the game on ESPN Radio.

Yu Darvish (7-2) is scheduled to get the start for the host Cubs in Sunday night’s game.  His last time on the mound was Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians.  Darvish pitched seven innings in the game, allowing nine hits, two earned runs, and one walk while striking out seven batters during his time on the mound.

Chicago eked out the 6-5 win in Tuesday’s game against Cleveland.  Jeremy Jeffress (4-1) was credited with the win in the matchup.

Jose’ Berri’os (4-3) is scheduled to get the start for Minnesota in Sunday’s game.  His last time on the mound was Monday against the Chicago White Sox, who have punched their ticket to the post season.  Barri’os pitched five innings in the game, allowing six hits, one earned run, and one walk while striking out two batters.

The White Sox won the noted game 3-1.  Taylor Rogers (1-4) took the loss for the Twins, having pitched less than an inning. He allowed two hits, two earned runs, and two walks.  He struck out none.

The Cubs took the lead game in this weekend’s series, 1-0.  The series’ second game is scheduled to take place tonight.  Alec Mills (5-3) is scheduled to get the start for the Cubs in tonight’s game.

Mills’ last time on the mound was Sept. 13 against Milwaukee.  The Cubs dominated the Brewers 12-0 in that game.  Mills made headlines that night, having pitched a perfect game.

Michael Pineda (1-0) is scheduled to get the start for the Twins in tonight’s game.  His last time on the mound was Sept. 13 against Cleveland.  Minnesota won that game 7-5.  Caleb Thielbar was credited with the win, pitching less than an inning, allowing one run, one earned run, and wo walks while striking out one batter.

Sunday night’s series closer and tonight’s game are toss-ups, looking at the noted figures and the teams’ overall stats.  Each team is comfortably in the postseason fight in its respective conference and division.

Minnesota is looking to rebound tonight after Friday night’s loss to the Cubs.  The team 5-5 in its last 10 games, though.  Chicago meanwhile is 8-2 in its last 10 games.  Adding to the interest is that Chicago is 19-12 at home so far this season versus going 12-8 on the road.

The Twins have also proven far better at home this season (21-5) than on the road (10-17).

Sunday night’s game is just one of two in a double header schedule for ESPN.  the network will offer a matinee game live at 4 p.m. between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics in yet another cross-conference matchup.

That game is the closer in the teams’ three-game weekend series.  The American League West leading Athletics (32-19) took the series’ opener Friday 6-0 against the Giants (25-25) who sit third in the National League West.

Karl Ravech will have the call for Sunday afternoon’s game.  Analyst Eduardo Perez and MLB Hall-Of-Famer Chipper Jones will join Ravech and provide additional commentary.

Oakland has not yet announced who will start on the mound Sunday.  Johnny Cueto (2-1) is scheduled to get the start for the Giants.  His last time on the mound was Sept. 13 against the San Diego Padres during a double header that day.

The series’ second game is scheduled to take place at 4:10 p.m. ET today.  Jesus Luzardo (2-2) is scheduled to get the start in this afternoon’s game.  His last time on the mound was Sept. 14 against the Seattle Mariners during a double header schedule that day.

Kevin Gausman (3-2) is scheduled to get the start this afternoon for San Francisco.  He has not thrown a pitch since Sept. 7 against Arizona.  Gausman was credited with the win in the 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks.  Over the course of six innings pitched, Gausman allowed two hits one run, one earned run, three walks, and struck out nine batters.

The Giants and Athletics are each h6-4 in their last 10 games, and while Gausman won his last game, the numbers still favor the Athletics in Saturday and Sunday’s games.  The As are 19-7 at home so far this season and 13-12 on the road.  The team’s win Friday is also part of a two-game win streak, meaning the team will come into this weekend’s games with some momentum.

The Giants meanwhile have struggled on the road this season, going 9-16 away.That is compared to a 16-9 home record so far.

Sunday’s double header schedule will launch at 3 p.m. with Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown.  Kevin Connors will anchor the broadcast live from ESPN’s Bristol, CT studios.  World Series Champion and ESPN analyst Mark Teixeira will join Connors and provide additional commentary.

ESPN Analyst Tim Kurkjian and Olympic Gold Medalist Jessica Mendoza will join the broadcast remotely.

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ESPN’s ‘CGD’ Broadcasting Live Today From University of Louisville Campus

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air today live from the campus of the University of Louisville.

The broadcast, scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET, live from the concourse at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, KY.  It comes ahead of tonight’s game between the No. 18 Cardinals and No. 17 Miami Hurricanes.

Tonight’s game is the headliner in the ESPN networks’ daylong college football broadcast schedule.  Live coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.  The broadcast team of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Allison Williams will cover the game.

Each team will come in to Saturday night’s game on the heels of a Week 1 win.  The Hurricanes defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 31-14 in Week 1 while the Cardinals won their game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 35-21.

Rece Davis will host this morning’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot broadcast.  Analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will provide additional commentary along with lee Corso, who will appear live from his home.

Saturday night’s showdown is just one of the games on tap for ESPN’s weekly CFB schedule.  The Campbell Camels and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers open the weekend’s slate at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN.

Saturday’s day-long schedule opens at noon with games across the ESPN family of networks.  Tulane will host Navy on ABC;  No. 11 Oklahoma State will host Tulsa on ESPN; No. 19 Louisiana will be on the road against Georgia State on ESPN2; The ACC Network will carry coverage of the Syracuse Orange taking on host No. 25 Pittsburgh.

Liberty and Western Kentucy will face off live on ESPNU at noon while No. 13 Cincinnati will take on the 0-2 Austin Peay at noon on ESPN+; Boston College and Duke will broadcast live at noon on ESPN3.

The ESPN networks’ full CFB broadcast schedule for this weekend is noted below.

 

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Talent	Network
Fri, Sep 18	7:30 p.m.	Campbell at Coastal Carolina Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic	ESPN
Sat, Sep 19	Noon	Navy at Tulane Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich	ABC
		Tulsa at No. 11 Oklahoma State Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Kris Budden	ESPN
		No. 19 Louisiana at Georgia State Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Paul Carcaterra	ESPN2
		Liberty at Western Kentucky Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPNU
		Syracuse at No. 25 Pittsburgh Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs	ACC Network
		Austin Peay at No. 13 Cincinnati David Saltzman, Keith Moreland	ESPN+
		Boston College at Duke	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin at UTSA	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 UCF at Georgia Tech Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Marty Smith	ABC
		Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Lericia Harris	ESPN
		Charlotte at No. 12 North Carolina	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Troy at Middle Tennessee Dave Neal, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport	ESPN2
		The Citadel at No. 1 Clemson Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Eric Wood	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	No. 17 Miami at No. 18 Louisville Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Allison Williams	ABC
		Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi Dave Pasch, Mike Golic, Sr., Lauren Sisler	ESPN2
		Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	Wake Forest at NC State Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George	ACC Network
	9 p.m.	Abilene Christian at UTEP	ESPN3

 

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online now at:

 

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

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