ESPN Unveils Early MLB Broadcast Schedule For ESPN Radio

 

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The start of the 2016 MLB regular season is only days away.  And with Opening Day right around the corner officials with ESPN have unveiled the early schedule for ESPN Radio’s MLB coverage.

ESPN Radio will kick off its 19^th season covering Major League Baseball with a World Series rematch between the Mets and Royals on Opening Night, this Sunday, April 3^rd.  Adam Amin and Chris Singleton will have the call for the game.  The Yankees and Astros will face off on ESPN Radio on Opening Day in an American League faceoff.  Roxy Bernstein will be in the booth for the game.  These are just two of the seventy-four total games that are currently slated to air live on ESPN Radio this season as part of the network’s MLB coverage.  Along with its regular season coverage, ESPN Radio will also carry the Gillette Home Run Derby and 87 MLB All-Star Game from Petco Park in San Diego, CA on Monday July 11^th and Tuesday, July 12^th respectively.  ESPN Radio will also have full coverage of the 2016 MLB postseason from tie-breakers and Wild Card games right up to the World Series.

In addition to its extensive MLB coverage, ESPN Radio will also carry the first-ever MLB game from Fort Bragg military base on Sunday, July 3^rd at 7pm ET.  The Marlins and Braves will take to the diamond in that game.

Each game this season will be preceded by Baseball Tonight.  ESPN Radio’s current MLB broadcast schedule is noted in whole below.  Additional games will be announced as the season progresses.

 

Confirmed schedule (additional games will be announced at a later date):

Date	Time (ET)*	Game / Commentators
Sun, Apr 3	7 p.m.	New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals Adam Amin & Chris Singleton
Mon, Apr 4	12:30 p.m.	Houston Astros @ New York Yankees Roxy Bernstein & TBD
Sat, Apr 9	Noon	New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers Jon Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, Apr 10	7 p.m.	New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, Apr 16	8 p.m.	San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, Apr 17	7 p.m.	San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, Apr 23	3 p.m.	Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, Apr 24	7 p.m.	Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, Apr 30	3 p.m.	San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, May 1	7 p.m.	New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, May 7	Noon	Los Angeles Dodgers @ Toronto Blue Jays Sciambi & Dan Shulman
Sun, May 8	7 p.m.	Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, May 14	8 p.m.	St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, May 15	7 p.m.	St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, May 21	3 p.m.	New York Yankees @ Oakland Athletics Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, May 22	7 p.m.	Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, May 28	6 p.m.	Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, May 29	7 p.m.	Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, Jun 12	4 p.m.	St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates Sciambi & Singleton
	Follows	Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants Sciambi & Singleton
Sun, Jul 2	6 p.m.	Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets
Sun, Jul 3	7 p.m.	Miami Marlins @ Atlanta Braves (from Fort Bragg, N.C.)
Sun, Jul 10	7 p.m.	Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants
Mon, Jul 11	8 p.m.	Gillette Homerun Derby Sciambi & Chris Singleton
Tue, Jul 12	7 p.m.	MLB All-Star Game Sciambi & Singleton
Sat, Jul 16	3 p.m.	Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees
Sun, Jul 17	7 p.m.	Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

* Windows include the pregame show

 

All games broadcast on ESPN Radio will also be available online via ESPNRadio.com and the ESPN Mobile app.  More information on ESPN Radio’s MLB coverage is available online now along with all of the latest MLB headlines at:

 

 

Website: http://espn.go.com/mlb

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight

 

 

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President Obama Making Special Call-In Appearance On The Herd This Morning

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There’s big news for fans of ESPN Radio’s The Herd With Coin Cowherd today.

President Obama will be a special call-in guest on The Herd today.  Cowherd’s interview with President Obama is scheduled for 11am ET.  Along with talking about the Bulls and White Sox—Obama’s home town teams—Cowherd will also discuss the NFL’s conduct policy and NBA players holding their own protest by donning shirts reading, “I Can’t Breathe.”  The shirts are in reference to the recent case in which an NYPD officer was cleared of charges in the death of Eric Garner.  The interview will also include a discussion on the upcoming healthcare signup deadline.

This morning’s call-in appearance is not the first time that President Obama has joined Colin Cowherd.  He joined Colin back on March 20^th to discuss his bracket for the 2014 March Madness tournament, college sports in general, and more.

The Herd With Colin Cowherd runs Monday – Friday from 10am – 1pm ET on ESPN Radio, the ESPN Radio app, espnradio.com, SiriusXM, iTunes Radio, Slacker, and TuneIn.  It is also simulcast on ESPNU.

More information on this morning’s show and upcoming broadcasts is available online at http://espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=theherd.

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President Obama To Appear On The Herd With Colin Cowherd This Morning

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ESPN’s Colin Cowherd will play host to the Commander in Chief this morning.

President Barack Obama will make a special appearance on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd this morning at 11am ET/8am PT.  The broadcast will be simulcast on ESPNU.  President Obama will discuss his bracket for this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, paying college athletes, and “one and done” in college basketball.

President Obama filled out his bracket predictions for both the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball tournaments in an ESPN exclusive this week.  He was joined by ESPN’s Andy Katz and Rebecca Lobo for the exclusive.  President Obama has Arizona, Florida, Louisville, and Michigan State in the Men’s Final Four with Michigan State winning it all.  On the women’s side, President Obama chose Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, and Stanford making it to the Final Four.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd airs M – F from 10am – 1pm ET on ESPN Radio, espnradio.com, the ESPN Radio app, Sirius XM, and is simulcast on ESPNU.

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ESPN Offering Extensive Coverage Of 2013 Open Championship

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Courtesy: ESPN

 

ESPN will broadcast all four rounds of the PGA’s annual Open Championship live next weekend, July 18^th – 21^st.  ESPN and WatchESPN will have eleven hours of live coverage beginning with the first two rounds July 18^th and 19^th.  The first two rounds will be broadcast from 4am – 3pm each day.  Saturday’s round three coverage begins at 7am EST and runs through 2:30pm EST.  Round Four cover begins at 6am EST and runs through 1:30 pm EST.

Those that can’t catch coverage when it airs live next weekend need not worry.  All four rounds will be broadcast in an encore presentation.  The live broadcast and encore presentation of The Open are just part of the sixty-five total hours that center on The Open.  Also celebrating the 142^nd renewal of one of golf’s biggest tournaments is The Best of The Open Championship.  The encore presentation of this feature has been edited for time.  It will be broadcast next Thursday – Sunday, July 18^th – 21^st.  the program will be broadcast Thursday – Saturday from 7pm – 10pm EST on ESPN.  Sunday’s broadcast will air on ESPN2 from 9pm – 12am EST.  Fans can get highlights of each day’s best moments on The Open Championship Today from 3pm – 6pm EST July 18^th and 19^th on ESPN and at the same time on ABC July 20^th and 21^st.  All broadcasts will be simulcast on ESPN Radio affiliates nationwide, online at ESPNRadio.com and on TheOpen.com.  A full rundown of coverage times and networks is available below.

SportsCenter will have its own special Open Championship coverage live from Scotland’s Muirfield Golf Links.  It will broadcast a one-hour special, SportsCenter at the Open Championship.  The special will air Wednesday, July 17^th at 2pm.  There will also be a number of live in-depth reports beginning Monday, July 15^th.

ESPN’s Mike Tirico will anchor coverage of the broadcasts for the 18^th consecutive year.  He will be joined by Scott Van Pelt of ESPN’s SVP and Rusillo.  The pair will be joined by legendary BBC golf broadcaster Peter Alliss Thursday and Friday July 18^th and 19^th.  Van Pelt will also serve as hole announcer along with reporters Curtis Strange, Dottie Pepper, and Sean McDonough.  Paul Azinger, David Duvall and Peter Alliss will all serve as analysts for the four-day tournament at different times.  Andy North, Judy Rankin, Dottie Pepper, and Bill Kratzert will be on-course reporters.

During coverage of the annual Open Championship, ESPN will use two technologies to help viewers follow every shot throughout the hole.  The first of the technologies, “Virutal Aerial”, examines wind condition throughout the course and its impact on each hole.  The tech debuted at the 2012 Open Championship.  The second of the tech used to bring viewers into the Open is known as “Flight Tracker.”  This real-time feature will be used on six of the match’s holes.  It will create a virtual line allowing viewers to follow the ball from tee to hole on each of the six holes chosen to feature this tech.

Along with all of the in-depth coverage provided by ESPN, ESPN Radio, WatchESPN, and ABC, ESPN Classic will have fifty-five hours of special golf programming in a tribute to The Open in the days leading up to the famed tournament.  It all begins next Monday, July 15^th at 11am EST with a broadcast of highlights from the 1978 Open Championship.  That year’s tournament was won by golf legend Jack Nicklaus.  The programming will run straight through 4am on Thursday, July 18^th, when ESPN’s coverage of The Open Championship begins.  The new edition of ESPN The Magazine hits newsstands tomorrow, July 12^th.  It will have a preview of next week’s match.  In the meantime, a complete broadcast schedule of next week’s Open Championship is available below.

The Open Championship – Muirfield Golf Links, Gullane, Scotland

(all times U.S. Eastern)

Day/Date	Program	Start	Network
Wed., July 17	SportsCenter at The Open Championship	2 p.m.	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Thu., July 18	First Round	4 a.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Thu., July 18	First Round	7 a.m.	ESPN Radio
Thu., July 18	The Open Championship Today	3 p.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Thu., July 18	Best of The Open Championship	7 p.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Fri., July 19	Second Round	4 a.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Fri., July 19	Second Round	7 a.m.	ESPN Radio
Fri., July 19	The Open Championship Today	3 p.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Fri., July 19	Best of The Open Championship	7 p.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sat., July 20	Third Round	7 a.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sat., July 20	Third Round	9 a.m.	ESPN Radio
Sat., July 20	The Open Championship Today	3 p.m.	ABC
Sat., July 20	Best of The Open Championship	7 p.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sun., July 21	Final Round	6 a.m.	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sun., July 21	Final Round	8 a.m.	ESPN Radio
Sun., July 21	The Open Championship Today	3 p.m.	ABC
Sun., July 21	Best of The Open Championship	9 p.m.	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Mon., July 22	Best of The Open Championship	Noon	ESPN2, WatchESPN

There is far more available on The Open On Demand and via other outlets.  For all of that information and more, fans can go online to http://www.facebook.com/espn and “Like” it or the official ESPN website, http://www.espn.com.

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