WNBA 2020 Postseason Broadcast Schedule Details Announced

Posted on September 9, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The ESPN family of networks will launch its coverage of the WNBA 2020 postseason next week.

The network is scheduled to open its coverage of the WNBA Playoffs presented by AT&T Sept. 15 with a 7 p.m./9 p.m. ET double header schedule on ESPN2. The first round is a single-elimination round.

The No. 3 and 4 seeds will get a bye in the first round. one of the two lead-off games will see the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds face off while the No. 6 and No. 7 seeds will compete in the other game. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds get a bye until the semifinals.

The semi-finals are scheduled to run Sept. 29 on ABC and ESPN2. The second round is also a single-elimination round. The No. 3 seed will host the lowest seeded first-round winner in the semis while the No. 4 seed will host the other first-round winner.

The Finals — also scheduled to air on ESPN2 and ABC — is scheduled to start Oct. 2 and run at least through Oct. 6 (the round’s first three games). If Games four and five are necessary, they will air Oct. 8 and 11 on ESPN2 and ABC respectively.

The networks’ playoffs schedule is noted below.

WNBA Playoff Schedule*

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network
Tue, Sept 15	7 p.m.	First Round (Single Elimination)	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	First Round (Single Elimination)	ESPN2
Thu, Sept 17	7 p.m.	Second Round (Single Elimination)	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Second Round (Single Elimination)	ESPN2
Sun, Sept 20	1 p.m.	Semifinals Game 1	ESPN
	3 p.m.	Semifinals Game 1	ABC
Tue, Sept 22	6 p.m.	Semifinals Game 2	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	Semifinals Game 2	ESPN2
Thu, Sept 24	7:30 p.m.	Semifinals Game 3	ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	Semifinals Game 3	ESPN2
Sun, Sept 27	1 p.m.	Semifinals Game 4 (If Necessary)	ESPN
	3 p.m.	Semifinals Game 4 (If Necessary)	ABC
Tue, Sept 29	7 p.m.	Semifinals Game 5 (If Necessary)	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Semifinals Game 5 (If Necessary)	ESPN2
Fri, Oct 2	7 p.m.	Finals Game 1	ESPN2
Sun, Oct 4	3 p.m.	Finals Game 2	ABC
Tue, Oct 6	7 p.m.	Finals Game 3	ESPN
Thu, Oct 8	7 p.m.	Finals Game 4 (If Necessary)	ESPN2
Sun, Oct 11	3 p.m.	Finals Game 5 (If Necessary)	ABC

* Schedule is subject to slide up depending on the necessity of Semifinal games 4 and 5.

More information on the ESPN networks’ coverage of the WNBA 2018 post season is available online now at:

Website: http://www.espnW.com

Facebook; http://www.facebook.com/espnW

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espnW

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ESPN Announces 2017 WNBA Season Broadcast Schedule

Posted on April 30, 2017 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The 2016 – ’17 NBA season is winding down as the playoffs are in full swing, but for those wanting their basketball fix even after the season ends, ESPN and its networks have the answer.

The WNBA’s 2017 season officially tips off May 13 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. Ryan Ruocco will have the call for the game. He will be joined by analyst Rebecca Lobo for additional commentary. Reporter Holly Rowe will be courtside for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

The team of Ruocco, Rowe and Lobo won’t be the only well-known names scheduled to appear on espnW throughout its WNBA 2017 season broadcast schedule. Pam Ward and LaChina Robinson will both appear on select games, too. Prim Siripipat will serve as a studio analyst for the network’s broadcast schedule this season.

The worldwide leader in sports will carry coverage of 16 WNBA games this season beginning with the season opener between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm. Along with its 16-game broadcast schedule for the league’s regular season, ESPN’s networks will also carry full coverage of the league’s postseason.

This season’s broadcast schedule includes two matchups between the Sparks and Lynx (July 6 and Aug. 27), three games featuring the Storm and three featuring the Washington Mystics. The New York Liberty and Dallas Wings each have three games on the network’s schedule, too. ABC, which is also part of the ESPN family of networks, will carry full coverage of the 2017 WNBA All Star game Saturday, July 22 at 3:30 p.m. ET. espnW’s full broadcast schedule for the 2017 WNBA season is noted below.

Date Time (ET) Game Network

Sat, May 13 5 p.m. Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks ESPN

Thu, May 18 7 p.m. Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty ESPN2

Tue, May 23 8 p.m. Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx ESPN2

Tue, May 30 7 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at New York Liberty ESPN2

Tue, Jun 6 8 p.m. Washington Mystics at Dallas Wings ESPN2

Tue, Jun 13 10 p.m. Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Sparks ESPN2

Fri, Jun 23 8 p.m. Washington Mystics at Minnesota Lynx ESPN2

Thu, Jun 29 8 p.m. Seattle Storm at Connecticut Sun ESPN2

Thu, Jul 6 8 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx ESPN2

Tue, Jul 18 9 p.m. Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm ESPN2

Sat, Jul 22 3:30 p.m. WNBA All-Star Game 2017 ABC

Tue, Jul 25 8 p.m. New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx ESPN2

Thu, Aug 3 8 p.m. Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx ESPN2

Thu, Aug 10 8 p.m. Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings ESPN2

Wed, Aug 16 7 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics ESPN2

Thu, Aug 24 9 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury ESPN2

Sun, Aug 27 7 p.m. Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks ESPN2

More information on the 2017 WNBA season is available online now along with all of the latest WNBA headlines at:

Website: http://www.wnba.com

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

Nine For IX Series Continues July 30th With “Swoopes”

Posted on July 27, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN/espnW

espnW and ESPN Films’ Nine for IX series continues this coming Tuesday, July 30^th. Swoopes, will debut Tuesday night. The film, which centers on women’s basketball star Sheryl Swoopes, was directed be ESPN’s own Hannah Storm. It follows Swoopes’ career from college athlete to coach at Loyola University. It also focuses on one of her most pivotal choices – the decision in 2005 to publicly come out as being gay.

Swoopes was considered to be as good as NBA legend Michael Jordan during her time on the hardwood. She won a national title at Texas Tech, three Olympic Gold medals, three MVP awards, and three consecutive WNBA Championships with the Houston Comets. She was also one of the pioneering players that helped to establish the WNBA. As if these accolades weren’t enough, She also had a Nike shoe named after her, the Air Swoopes. Her off-court life wasn’t as successful. After giving birth to her son, Gavin, during the WNBA’s first season, Swoopes would later divorce her high school sweetheart before coming out publicly in 2005.

Through all of her issues with relationships, finances, and her personality, Swoopes never gave up. Viewers will see in this profile of Swoopes, how she overcame it all. Swoopes will air Tuesday, July 30^th at 8pm ET on ESPN. The schedule for the remaining four movies in the Nine for IX series is listed below.

August 6: The Diplomat

August 13: Runner

August 20: The 99ers

August 27: Branded

Each film will be available online the day after its broadcast via iTunes and Amazon. A special DVD gift set containing each film in the Nine for IX series will be available October 15^th, 2013.

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James, Williams, Heat Lead The Night At Annual ESPYs Awards

Posted on July 18, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

Another year, another big night for the ESPYS. LeBron James and his team mates with the Miami heat were some of the big winners at ESPN’s annual sports awards show. Also on the list of the year’s big winners were Serena Williams and Michael Phelps. James led the pack with three ESPY awards. And his team mates took home the award in the “Best Team” category for the second consecutive year. James’ awards were in the categories of: “Best Championship Performance”, “Best NBA Player”, and “Best Male Athlete.” Just as his team mates won their award for the second consecutive year, so did James take home the same awards personally for the second consecutive year, too. Last night’s win brings James’ ESPY total to nine awards over the course of his career.

Serena Williams took home two awards on the night. She won in the categories of “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Best Female Tennis Player.”

Game Six of the NBA Championship finals won the award in the “Best Game” category. It was in that game that Ray Allen forced the game into overtime with a game-tying three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the game. The Heat went on to win the game and the 2013 NBA Championship.

San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick might not have won the big game this year. But he did win at the ESPYs. He took home the award in the “Best Breakout Athlete.” Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby won in the category of “Best NHL Player.” The award comes on the heels of a season that saw Crosby score fifteen goals and forty-one assists over the course of the regular season. And from the world of Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers player and triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera brought home the award for “Best MLB Player.” Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps won the award for “Best Record-Breaking Performance.” He won the award for his record setting the all-time record for most Olympic Medals at a total of twenty-two medals. He also won this award in 2009.

In one of the night’s more emotional moments, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts took home the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Roberts, who also played a direct hand in the new ESPN/espnW film series, Nine for IX, was one of ESPN’s first female sports anchors in the 1990s. Roberts has faced both cancer and MDS yet never wavered in her fight against either life-threatening illness. The award was presented to Roberts by LeBron James.

Another of the night’s more emotional moments came in the presentation of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. The award was given to the father and son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt. The pair has competed together in over one thousand endurance events including thirty-one Boston Marathons. The younger of the duo, Rick Hoyt, is 51-years old. He was born with cerebral palsy. The condition left him unable to use his hands and legs. His father, 73-year old Dick Hoyt, pushes his son in a custom-made running chair during races including 5Ks, 10Ks, marathons and triathlons. The award was given to the duo by actor Ben Affleck.

Among some of the nights other notable winners were: Rick Pitino (Best Coach/Manager), Candace Parker (Best WNBA Player), Floyd Mayweather (Best Fighter), Missy Franklin (Best Female Olympian), Usain Bolt (Best International Athlete) and Thierry Henry (Best MLS Player). A full list of the night’s winners is available below.

SPECIAL AWARDS

ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD: Robin Roberts

JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE: Dick and Rick Hoyt

BEST IN SPORT

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Serena Williams

BEST MALE ATHLETE: LeBron James

BEST FEMALE OLYMPIAN: Missy Franklin

BEST MALE OLYMPIAN: Michael Phelps

BEST MOMENT: Jack Hoffman TD at Nebraska spring game

BEST TEAM: Miami Heat

BEST COMEBACK: Adrian Peterson

BEST COACH/MANAGER: Rick Pitino

BEST GAME: Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs, Game 6 NBA Finals

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: LeBron James, NBA Finals

BEST PLAY:

BEST UPSET: 15-Seed Florida Gulf Coast over 2-Seed Georgetown

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Colin Kaepernick

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Michael Phelps 22 Olympic medals

BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Johnny Manziel

BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Brittney Griner

BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Jeremy Campbell

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Jessica Long

INDIVIDUAL SPORTS

BEST MLB PLAYER: Miguel Cabrera

BEST NBA PLAYER: LeBron James

BEST WNBA PLAYER: Candace Parker

BEST NFL PLAYER: Adrian Peterson

BEST NHL PLAYER: Sidney Crosby

BEST MLS PLAYER: Thierry Henry

BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Nyjah Huston

BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Stephanie Gilmore

BEST BOWLER: Pete Weber

BEST DRIVER: Ryan Hunter-Reay

BEST FIGHTER: Floyd Mayweather

BEST MALE GOLFER: Tiger Woods

BEST FEMALE GOLFER: Stacey Lewis

BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE: Usain Bolt

BEST JOCKEY: Joel Rosario

BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER: Novak Djokovic

BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER: Serena Williams

WNBA Has Strong Start To Season

Posted on May 31, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The 2013-2014 WNBA season is off to a pretty strong start. This weekend’s double header saw the Washington Mystics taking on the Tulsa Shock and the Chicago Sky facing off against the Phoenix Mercury. The double header pulled in a 0.3 household coverage rating and averaged 366,000 viewers (P2+), including the most viewed regular season game on ESPN2 in nine years. The pair of games featured the top four teams from this year’s WNBA draft presented by State Farm. It included ESPNs “3 to See” trio of Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky), Skylar Diggins (Tulsa) and Brittney Griner (Phoenix). ESPN and the ESPN family of networks will focus on the “3 to See” throughout the WNBA season. This includes coverage online at ESPN.com and espnW.com.

The broadcast of the Mystics/Shock Memorial Day 3pm broadcast earned a 0.3 rating with 314,000 viewers. The 5pm game featuring the Sky and Mercury pulled a 0.4 rating with 455,000 viewers. It was the most viewed game on ESPN2 since the Phoenix took on New York on July 11^th, 2004. That game pulled in a 0.5 rating with 487,000 viewers.

The 2012 WNBA regular season on ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 household coverage rating. Coverage of the 2013 WNBA season returns Saturday, June 8^th at 3:30pm with a matchup of the Phoenix Mercury and the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever. The game is the first of the 2013 WNBA regular season. It will air on ABC.

WNBA fans can keep up with the latest scores and more from around the league when they “Like” the WNBA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/wnba. Fans can keep up with all the latest around the WNBA on ESPN via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ESPN and on the official ESPN website at http://www.espn.com.

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Indianapolis 500 Returns To ABC This Weekend For 49th Consecutive Year

Posted on May 21, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Izod Indycar Series

Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend will be a big one for fans of basketball. The WNBA kicks up its 2013-2014 season in a big way across ABC and the ESPN family of networks. Fans of auto racing get to celebrate the weekend with the annual celebration of the Indianapolis 500, live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). ABC will broadcast the annual race this Sunday, May 26^th live for the forty-ninth consecutive year. The race will be preceded by a one-hour pre-race telecast at 11am ET presented by Go Daddy. The green flag is expected to drop at 12:15pm ET.

The broadcast of the race will incorporate eighty-four different cameras including three each on board twelve of the thirty-three cars entered for the Izod Indy Car Series premier race. Those drivers who will be carrying in car cameras will be: Defending race winner Dario Franchitti and defending IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. Others will be Charlie Kimball, JR Hildebrand, James Hinchcliffe, Townsend Bell, Will Power, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal and Tristan Vautier. Veteran racer Ed Carpenter will also carry one of the in-car cameras.

Audiences can also get a view of pit road and the front stretch thanks to the enhanced “Batcam” (skycam). The “Batcam” runs on a wire overhead pit road and the front stretch at IMS. The “Batcam” has been used by ESPN for many years. But with its new enhancements, it can now fly over the track at speeds upwards of ninety-five miles per hour. Four Ultra Hi Motion cameras placed around the track will give viewers an amazing view of the race. The cameras, which will be used for the second consecutive year, will be placed in the short chutes at each end of the two and a half mile track. There will also be a camera in the fourth turn exit, and one robotic camera placed at the entrance to turn one. Along with the cameras, which can shoot at a rate of up to 1,200 frames per second, each turn will also have a Super Slo Motion camera.

Thanks to ESPN3, fans watching the race will get the option of streaming live video on a second screen. The live streaming feeds will be available via ESPN’s WatchESPN and WatchESPN app. ESPN3 is available online via http://www.WatchESPN.com. Viewers watching online via ESPN3’s second screen can cwitch between in-car cameras. For the first time this year, fans watching online can also check out the live scoring ticker. ESPN3 will also carry a rebroadcast of the race after it ends on ABC.

Marty Reid will have the lap-by-lap call, while ESPN SportsCenter anchor Lindsay Czarniak will serve as race host. Former driver Scott Goodyear and 1998 Indy 500 winner Eddie Cheever will be on hand for analysis. Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, and Vince Welch will report from the pits.

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WNBA Kicks Off 2013-2014 Season This Weekend On ABC

Posted on May 21, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The 2013-2014 WNBA season starts next Monday. And it all kicks off with a double header on ABC. The double header will feature the top four teams from this year’s WNBA draft presented by State Farm. It all starts with a match between the Washington Mystics and Tulsa Shock at 3pm ET. The Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury follow at 5pm ET. Along with the games, ESPN will offer an in-depth look at course taken by the league’s top picks—The “3 To See–from college to the pros. The “3 To See” are Elena Delle Donne (Delaware to Chicago Sky), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame to Tulsa Shock), and Brittney Griner (Baylor to Phoenix Mercury).

ABC’s double header matchup is just part of Monday’s season opening celebration of the WNBA. ESPN Classic will air a Memorial Day weekend marathon featuring a series of games featuring the “3 To See.” The full slate of games is listed below.

ESPN Classic Memorial Day “3 to See” Marathon

Date	Time (ET)	Game
Sun, May 26	4 p.m.	2012 NCAA Women’s National Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame Diggins 19 points leads ND to an 83-75 win
	6 p.m.	Connecticut at Notre Dame (2013) Diggins scores 29 points in ND’s 96-87 triple-overtime win
	8 p.m.	2013 NCAA Championship Second Round: Delaware vs. North Carolina Delle Donne nets 33 points in loss in final home game
	10 p.m.	2012 NCAA Women’s National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Baylor Griner has 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks in win
	Midnight	2012 NCAA Championship Second Round: Kansas vs. Delaware Delle Donne scores 34 points in loss
Mon, May 27	1:30 a.m.	Notre Dame at Tennessee (2013) Diggins has 33 points, five assists and four steals in victory
	3:30 p.m.	2012 CAA Championship: Drexel vs. Delaware Delle Donne dominates with 27 points and 10 boards in win
	7 a.m.	Connecticut at Baylor (2011) Griner leads with 25 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks in victory
	9 a.m.	Delaware at St. John’s (2013) Delle Donne tallies 29 points, 16 boards, two assists and two blocks in overtime win
	11 a.m.	2011 NCAA Women’s National Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame Diggins nets 28 points in win over UConn and National Player of the Year Maya Moore
	1 p.m.	Baylor at Connecticut (2013) Griner scores 25 points in win, including 3,000^th of her career

Fans of the WNBA will also get to see the return of the Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game on July 27^th. The game will air that day at 3:30pm ET on ABC live from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.

The team of Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo, and Carolyn Peck return once again this season to call the games, with Ward calling the play-by-play action. Holly Rowe and LaChina Robinson will serve as reporters for select games. Sue Bird—seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Champion with the Seattle Storm—will join the broadcast team this season from the ESPN Studio. This includes the opening day double header. Bird is sidelined this season while she recovers from left knee surgery.

The full season schedule is available below:

2013 WNBA Regular-Season Schedule (subject to change)

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Networks
Mon, May 27	3 p.m.	Washington Mystics at Tulsa Shock Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson	ESPN2
	5 p.m.	Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe	ESPN2
Sat, June 8	3:30 p.m.	Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe	ABC
Wed, June 12	8 p.m.	Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever Pam Ward & Carolyn Peck	ESPN2
Tue, June 25	8 p.m.	Phoenix Sun at San Antonio Silver Stars Pam Ward & Carolyn Peck	ESPN2
Tue, July 2	8 p.m.	Tulsa Shock at Connecticut Sun	ESPN2
Tue, July 9	9 p.m.	Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx	ESPN2
Thu, July 11	9 p.m.	Los Angeles Sparks at Tulsa Shock	ESPN2
Thu, July 18	10 p.m.	Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks	ESPN2
Tue, July 23	7 p.m.	New York Liberty at Indiana Fever	ESPN2
Sat, July 27	3:30 p.m.	Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game (Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.)	ABC
Tue, Aug 6	10 p.m.	Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury	ESPN2
Tue, Aug 20	10 p.m.	Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm	ESPN2
Sat, Aug 24	7 p.m.	Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx	ESPN2
Wed, Sep 11	8 p.m.	Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky	ESPN2

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WNBA 2020 Postseason Broadcast Schedule Details Announced

ESPN Announces 2017 WNBA Season Broadcast Schedule

Nine For IX Series Continues July 30th With “Swoopes”

James, Williams, Heat Lead The Night At Annual ESPYs Awards

WNBA Has Strong Start To Season

Indianapolis 500 Returns To ABC This Weekend For 49th Consecutive Year

WNBA Kicks Off 2013-2014 Season This Weekend On ABC