List of ESPN sports properties
ESPN and its family of domestic networks (ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Plus and to a lesser extent ESPN Classic) have or previously had rights to the following sports and event
Current properties
American football
NFL on ESPN
- 1987–1989 (Sunday Night; exclusive cable; second half of season only)
- 1990–1997 (Sunday Night; second half of season only; TNT carried first half)
- 1998–2005 (Sunday Night; exclusive cable; entire season, selected Thursday & Saturday night games)
- 1988–1994, 2003–2005, 2010, 2015–2023 (Pro Bowl, acquired rights from ABC through 2005, acquired from CBS in 2010, direct from 2015 onward)
- 2006–2021 (Monday Night Football)
- Bowl Games: 1982–present (contracts with individual bowl games; the first live college football game telecast on ESPN was the 1982 Independence Bowl, Kansas St. vs. Wisconsin)
- Bowl Championship Series: January 2011–2014
- College Football Playoff: January 2015–2026
- ACC: 1998–2027[1]
- Big Ten: 1979–? (originally tape delayed)
- Big 12: 2007–2015
- Big East: 1991–2013
- Brigham Young University: 2011-2020 (shared with BYU TV; BYU reserves all rights to their events)
- C-USA: 1995–2010
- MAC: 2003–present
- Pac-12: 2007–2023
- SEC: 1984–2023 (shared with CBS)
- Sun Belt: 2001–2020
- WAC: ?–2012
- MEAC: 2005–present
- Turkey Day Classic: 2006–2013
- Ohio Valley Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Southern Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Northeast Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Gulf South Conference (2014–present, online only)
- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (2014; online only; shared with America One, simulcast of games originating from Image Sports Network and other local broadcasters)
- NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA), Division II, and Division III playoffs (selected games) and championship games.
- NAIA National Football Championship (2014–present)
- Select other games are carried online through ESPN3, simulcasting local or regional sports networks and purchased à la carte.
Other:
- Arena Football League on ESPN (Arena Football League games, 1986–1988, 1992–2002, 2007–2008, 2014)
- Fall Experimental Football League (online only; 2014–present)
- High School Showcase: Select high school football games, rights purchased à la carte from various state associations (2005–present)
Soccer
United States men's national soccer team
- 1996–2022
- 1996–2022
- FIFA World Cup: 1982, 1986, 1994-2014
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2007
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008, 2010
ESPN, in English and Spanish, has rights to UEFA events from 2012 to 2016 including the following:[2][3]
- 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Football Championship: Matches will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2, and streamed on ESPN3 and ESPN Mobile TV.
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013
- 2013 and 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
- UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
- Through 2017-18, will broadcast 68 games to ESPN3 (in English and Spanish) and 72 games to ESPN Deportes (in Spanish).
Other Soccer National Teams
- Spain national football team
- German national football team
- France national football team
- Mexico national football team (Friendlies and home World Cup qualifiers)
- United States women's national soccer team
Spanish Club Soccer
Other Club Soccer
- DFB-Pokal: ESPN Deportes (Spanish) and ESPN3 (English)
- Coupe de France: ESPN3
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: ESPN3
- NASL: ESPN3
- National Women's Soccer League: ESPN2 and ESPN3
Baseball
- 1990–2021
- 1985[4]–2022
Basketball
- 1982–1984
- 2002–2025
- 2002–2025
College Basketball on ESPN
- NCAA Tournament: 1980–1990 (Contract with NCAA)
- ACC : 1979–2027[1]
- Big Ten: 1979–2017
- Big 12: 2008–2016 (ESPN Plus has exclusive rights to some games in Big 12 markets to protect stations purchasing its syndicated package)
- Big East: 1979–2013
- Pac-12: 2012–2023
- SEC: ?–2023
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women
- 2013 and 2015 FIBA Americas Championship
- FIBA EuroBasket 2013 and 2015
Other Leagues
- Euroleague: ESPN3
Cricket
- Cricket World Cup: ESPN3
- ICC Champions Trophy: ESPN3
- ICC Champions Trophy: ESPN3
- ICC World Twenty20: ESPN3
- Champions League Twenty20: ESPN3
- Regional Super50: ESPN3
- Caribbean Premier League: ESPN3
- Sri Lanka Premier League: ESPN3
- New Zealand national cricket team: ESPN3
- Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15: ESPN3
- Bangladesh national cricket team: ESPN3
Ice Hockey
NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
- Frozen Four (Division I Men's Championship) 1980-2024[5]
- Division I Women's Championship 2001-2024
Kontinental Hockey League 2012-
World Cup of Hockey 2016-[6]
Tennis
- Australian Open: 1984–present (exclusive)
- French Open: 1986–1993, 2003–present
- The Championships, Wimbledon: 2003–present (exclusive since 2012)
- US Open: 2009–present (exclusive starting in 2015)
- ATP Masters 1000
- U.S. Open Series: 2004–present
- ATP World Tour Finals
- ATP World Tour 500
- WTA Tour Championships
- World TeamTennis
Golf
- PGA Tour: 1980–2006
- LPGA Tour: 1979–2009
- Champions Tour: 1995–2010
- U.S. Open: 1982–2014 (also airs coverage of the U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open)
- Masters Tournament: 2008–present (shared with and co-produced by CBS)
- The Open Championship: 2010–present (also airs coverage of the Senior Open Championship and Women's British Open)
- Ryder Cup
- U.S. Women's Open
- Women's British Open
- Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Latin America Amateur Championship
Bowling
- 2000–present
Motorsports
NHRA
- 1980(?)–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–present (Contract with NHRA)
Canadian football
- 1983–1986 (approximate)
- 1994–1997
- 2008–2013 (ESPN3 only; by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN, the official broadcaster of the CFL, it held internet streaming rights.)
- 2013–present (Select games on ESPN2, streaming coverage on ESPN3)
ESPN may sometimes acquire the rights to programming in other sports which airs only via Internet streaming on ESPN3, usually because another broadcaster holds the TV rights.
Rugby Union
Former properties
- 2009-2011
- 1995-2009 ESPN returns broadcasters rights live from all matches of UEFA Champions League in Latin América in 2012).
- 1996–2008(ESPN continues to produce the broadcasts of five races that air on ABC, including the Indianapolis 500.)
- 1980–2001
- 2007 (series merged with IRL, beginning with the 2008 season)
- 1981–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2002 (Contract with NASCAR, Truck Series only)
- 2007–2014 (Contract with NASCAR)
Global RallyCross Championship
- 2011–2013
- 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
- 1992–2004
Major Indoor Soccer League
- 1985–1987
- 2005–2006 (championship games only)
Soccer
- German Bundesliga (?–2012)
- La Liga (2009–2012)
- Premier League (2009–2013)
- Breeders Cup (2006–2011)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7910112/atlantic-coast-conference-espn-extend-rights-deal-2026-27
- ↑ "ESPN and TSN awarded exclusive EURO rights". UEFA. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "ESPN Acquires Rights to 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Football Championship™". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "Little League Chronology". Little League Online. Retrieved April 7, 2007. ESPN2 broadcasts started in 1997.
- ↑ http://www.uscho.com/2012/11/06/frozen-four-championship-back-on-espn-semifinal-games-both-to-air-on-espn2/
- ↑ Gentille, Sean. "ESPN to broadcast World Cup of Hockey, report says". The Sporting News. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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