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Archive for January, 2010

Mark May

College Football Analyst Mark May, a 2005 College Football Hall of Fame inductee and 13-year NFL veteran as an offensive lineman, serves as an analyst for ESPN and ESPN2 studio shows and select college football game telecasts. May joined ESPN in 2001 after serving as an NFL game analyst for CBS Sports from 1998 to [...]

MEDIA ADVISORY

ESPNU RECRUITING INSIDER: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR Media Conference Call with Tom Luginbill  Monday, Feb. 1 at 12 noon ET  ESPNU Recruiting Insider: National Signing Day Presented by Under Armour, Wed., Feb 3, originates from ESPNU’s studios in Charlotte, N.C.  ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will headline ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of [...]

Enterprise Journalism Release – January 28, 2010

Tyson-Douglas: 20 Years Later Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m.ET, ESPN) SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 p.m., ESPN) The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap (February 12, 10 p.m., ESPN Radio) Twenty years ago next month, undefeated world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson faced 29-year-old journeyman challenger James “Buster” Douglas at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. Douglas had won six straight [...]

ESPN at 2010 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV

Super Bowl XLIV week in South Florida will kick off Sunday, Jan. 31, with the 2010 Pro Bowl on ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN Deportes at 7:20 p.m. ET from Sun Life Stadium. ESPN’s week-long comprehensive coverage of the Indianapolis Colts-New Orleans Saints matchup will continue across its multimedia platforms through Sunday, Feb. 7. Highlights: [...]

MidWeek — January 27, 2010

NFL, SUPER BOWL XLIV ESPN’s Weeklong Super Bowl XLIV Coverage Starts Monday Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (Part 2) Monday on ESPN2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL, NASCAR & More College GameDay and Saturday Primetime Feature Intrastate Showdown: No. 2 Kansas at No. 13 Kansas State Men’s College Basketball: Five of Top Six Ranked Teams Lead Action [...]

ESPN, Inc. 2010 FIFA World Cup Schedule

All 64 Matches Live and in HD; Mobile and Digital Coverage; Nightly Reairs To Tweet this release: http://bit.ly/cemGmq Please visit the 2010 FIFA World Cup Media Kit for comprehensive materials surrounding ESPN’s planned coverage of the FIFA World Cup South Africa (June 11 – July 11). The kit includes schedules, shareable videos, photos, biographies, fact [...]

ESPN2’s NASCAR Now Returns Feb. 1

Daily NASCAR News Program Originating from Daytona Feb. 8-14  ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now returns for its fourth season on Monday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. ET, to coincide with the beginning of the 2010 NASCAR season. The program includes highlights, opinion, debate, analysis and the latest news from drivers, crew [...]

Josh Elliott Duplicates Eyes-Closed Shot on ‘SportsCenter’

On SportsCenter today (Jan. 26), fans saw video of a spoof gone wrong.  A former Kansas Jayhawks player (now a girls’ high school basketball coach) attempted a blindfolded halfcourt shot, thinking tickets to the NCAA Final Four were on the line .  The crowd was encouraged to enthusiastically cheer — regardless of the outcome — as there were no [...]

Sport Science Special on ESPN to Kick Off Big Game Weekend

To Tweet this release – http://bit.ly/a37bUo Sport Science images  http://twitter.com/sport_science  Super Bowl weekend gets started on ESPN with a 30-minute Sport Science special featuring NFL players and four football-based experiments. The show, set for Friday, Feb 5, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, stars Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills [...]

ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball Features Star-Studded Early Season Schedule

Three Appearances by Yankees and Phillies  ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball – the exclusive, national game of the week – will showcase a star-studded early season schedule, including three appearances by the World Champion New York Yankees and National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.  The Sunday Night Baseball lineup will also include multiple appearances by the Atlanta [...]