List of ESPN sports properties
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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 [edit]
- 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 Playoffs: January 2015–2026
- ACC: 1998–2027[1]
- Big Ten Conference: 1979–2013 (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: 2003–2010
- Pac-12: 2007–2023
- SEC: 1984-2023
- Sun Belt: (?) –2007
- WAC: (?) –2017
- MEAC: ?
- Turkey Day Classic: since 2006
- NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA), Division II, and Division III playoffs (selected games) and championship games.
- 1996–2014
- FIFA World Cup: 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 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
- 1990–2021
- 1985[2]–2014
- 1982–1984
- 2002–2016
- 2002–2016
- NCAA Tournament: 1980–1990 (Contract with NCAA)
- ACC : until 2027[1]
- Big Ten Conference: 1979–2017
- Big 12: 2008–2016, ESPN Plus (ESPN Plus has exclusive rights to some games in Big 12 markets to protect stations purchasing its syndicated package)
- Big East: 1979–2013, ESPN Plus
- Pac-12: 2012–2023
- SEC: 2009-2023
Tennis
- Australian Open
- French Open
- The Championships, Wimbledon
- US Open
- ATP Masters 1000
- U.S. Open Series
- ATP World Tour Finals
- PGA Tour: 1980–present
- LPGA Tour: 1979–present
- Champions Tour: 1995–present
- 2000–present
- 1981–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2002 (Contract with NASCAR, Truck Series only)
- 2007–2014 (Contract with NASCAR)
- 1980(?)–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2013 (Contract with NHRA)
Football
- German Bundesliga (?–2012)
- La Liga (2009–2012)
- Premier League (2009–2013)
- ?-present
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.
Former properties [edit]
- 2009-2011
- 1995-2009
- 1996–2007 (ESPN continues to produce the broadcasts of five races that air on ABC, including the Indianapolis 500.)
Champ Car World Series on ESPN
- 1980–2001
- 2007 (series merged with IRL, beginning with the 2008 season)
- 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
- 1992–2004
- 1985–1987
- 2005–2006 (championship games only)
The Arena Football League on ESPN
- 1989–2002
- 2007–2008 (contract was scheduled to end in 2011 but was broken due to the AFL's bankruptcy)
- 1983–1986 (approximate)
- 1994–1997
- 2008–2013: ESPN (by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN) holds exclusive Internet streaming rights to the CFL, but does not hold U.S. broadcast rights, which rest with NFL Network.
References [edit]
- ^ a b http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7910112/atlantic-coast-conference-espn-extend-rights-deal-2026-27
- ^ "Little League Chronology". Little League Online. Retrieved April 7, 2007. ESPN2 broadcasts started in 1997.
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