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Release
 
June 2008
June 19, 2008 UEFA European Football Championship Boosts ESPN Audience on Television and Digital Media Platforms
June 18, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Deliver Highest Viewership for Game 6 Since 2000
June 18, 2008 NBA Hopeful Michael Beasley is Gearing Up For Draft Day In Latest ESPN The Magazine Cover Story
June 18, 2008 Sunday’s OTL to Examine Beijing Air Pollution Issues
June 17, 2008 ESPN’s U.S. Open Playoff is the Most-Viewed Golf Cable Telecast Ever
June 17, 2008 SportsCenter Unveils Five More “TitleTown USA” Finalists
June 16, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Game 5 Audience Up 21% vs. Game 5 in 2006
June 16, 2008 Extensive Wimbledon Coverage on ESPN2 & ESPN360.com
June 16, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
June 13, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Game 4 Audience Up 40%
June 13, 2008 Miami's WOCN-AM to be ESPN Deportes Radio on June 16
June 13, 2008 Baseball Tonight Lets Fans Select Best “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” Music Video
June 13, 2008 Golic & Greenberg Go Galactic: Interview Space Shuttle Crew
June 13, 2008 ESPN Secures Rights to CONCACAF Champions League™ in Latin America
June 12, 2008 Arena Football’s Chicago Rush featured in “This is SportsCenter” Promo
June 12, 2008 ESPN Consumer Product Licensing Program Wins Two LIMA 2008 International Licensing Excellence Awards
June 12, 2008 ESPN Regional Television Announces Launch of Official Web Site for New St. Petersburg Bowl
June 12, 2008 Bassmaster Elite Series ‘River Rumble’ Relocated to Tennessee’s Old Hickory Lake
June 12, 2008 ESPN Acquires Student Sports, Inc.
June 12, 2008 NBA Finals on ABC Continue Tonight
June 11, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Game 3 Audience Up 53%
June 11, 2008 Complete Coverage of College World Series Coverage Begins Saturday; Every Game in High Definition
June 10, 2008 SportsCenter Unveils Six “TitleTown USA” Finalists
June 10, 2008 EXPN.com, ESPN360.com Grow Red Bull Experiment Wings
June 9, 2008 ESPN2’s French Open Audience Grows 24%
June 9, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Game 2 Audience Up 58%
June 9, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
June 9, 2008 ESPN To Provide 2008 U.S. Open Content Across 15 Platforms
June 8, 2008 Belmont Stakes Overnight Rating on ABC Up 169% Tops Kentucky Derby and Preakness Ratings
June 7, 2008 Statement from Bob Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, on the passing of legendary ABC Sports commentator Jim McKay:
June 6, 2008 ABC’s NBA Finals Game One Audience Up 45%
June 6, 2008 ESPN360.com Provides Live Coverage of 2008, 2009 World Series of Poker® Events
June 5, 2008 Sunday’s OTL to Examine American WNBA Star Playing on Russian Olympic Team
June 4, 2008 ESPN Deportes Presenta Cobertura En Exclusivo Del Campeonato UEFA Euro 2008
June 4, 2008 ESPN’s Multimedia Coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship 2008
June 4, 2008 Chad Johnson Graces Cover--and Guest Edits--ESPN The Magazine “Revenge of the Jocks II” Issue
June 4, 2008 ESPN Radio Introduces Content and Associated Delivery System for HD Radio™
June 4, 2008 ESPN Books and Ballantine Books Form Co-Publishing Alliance
June 3, 2008 Early SEC and ACC College Football Selections for 2008
June 3, 2008 ESPN NBA Audience Up Across Platforms
June 2, 2008 The NBA Finals Begin Thursday on ABC
June 2, 2008 140th Belmont Stakes on ABC Saturday
June 2, 2008 ESPN’s X Games Franchise Continues Global Growth
June 2, 2008 ESPN INSIDE ACCESS: Jeff Gordon Comes to DVD on June 10
June 2, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
June 2, 2008 Greenberg, Golic and Ditka to Call Broncos-Raiders Sept. 8 Monday Night Football Doubleheader Game
June 2, 2008 ABC and ESPN to Broadcast the 2008 Breeders’ Cup
 
May 2008
May 29, 2008 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 Audience Up 63%
May 29, 2008 Six-Part OTL Series to Examine Issues Surrounding China, Host of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Debuts June 1
May 29, 2008 Best May Ever for ESPN2 & ESPNEWS, ESPN Up 21%
May 29, 2008 Third Annual New Mexico Bowl set for 12:30 p.m. MT kickoff Saturday, Dec. 20, on ESPN and ESPN HD
May 29, 2008 ESPN MLB Telecasts Debut New Statistical Graphic
May 29, 2008 ESPN’s Bill Hofheimer Honored at 2008 Cable Faxies Award Ceremony
May 29, 2008 2008 Papajohns.com Bowl Tickets Go on Sale June 1
May 29, 2008 Tommie Smith and John Carlos to Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2008 ESPYs
May 29, 2008 Second Annual Anaheim Classic Will Feature Eight Schools, including Three NCAA Tournament Teams
May 28, 2008 ESPN Announces X Games 14 Competition Schedule
May 28, 2008 Up to 55 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com; Begins May 30
May 28, 2008 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic and ABC UEFA Euro 2008 English-Language Television Commentators
May 28, 2008 Tickets for the 2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney Go on Sale June 1
May 27, 2008 John Kruk to be Analyst on ESPN’s Women’s College World Series; Coverage Begins May 29
May 26, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC

May 23, 2008

ESPN Providing Worldwide Distribution of Indianapolis 500
May 23, 2008 ESPN’s NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Telecasts to Feature “SkyCam” for the First Time Ever - May 24 and May 26
May 22, 2008 UEFA Final Sets ESPN2 & ESPN Deportes Records
May 22, 2008 ESPN and Big 12 Announce Early Football Selections for 2008
May 22, 2008 ESPN Classic to Replay Epic UEFA Champions League Final as an Instant Classic
May 21, 2008 ESPN’s NBA Draft Lottery Telecast Highest-Rated and Most-Viewed Ever
May 21, 2008 Misunderstood, Wildly Popular, Brutal, Fun, Criticized, Cool: Kimbo Slice! on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
May 21, 2008 Women’s Motocross to Debut at ESPN X Games
May 20, 2008 Highlights From ESPN on ABC Indianapolis 500 Media Conference Call
May 20, 2008 NBA Playoff Audience Up 31% on ABC; 28% on ESPN
May 20, 2008 ESPN Regional Television Announces Date for Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl
May 20, 2008 ESPN.com Selects Top 25 All Time Drivers
May 20, 2008

2008 Major League Lacrosse Begins Telecasts Friday on ESPN2 11 Televised Games; 64 Games Streamed Live on ESPN360.com

May 20, 2008 ESPN Goes To Moscow For The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
May 20, 2008 ESPN The Ultimate Remote Launches for Fathers Day
May 20, 2008 DEMN’s Gary Perrelli Honored by Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau
May 19, 2008 SportsCenter “TitleTown USA” Panel
May 19, 2008 French Open on ESPN2 & ESPN360.com Starting Sunday, May 25
May 19, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
May 18, 2008 Disney and ESPN Media Networks Launches Revamped Affiliate Zone Website
May 16, 2008 Media Advisory -- ESPN on ABC Indianapolis 500 Media Conference Call; 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 20
May 15, 2008 X Games Brazil Confirmed For 2009
May 15, 2008 If & How NBA Olympians May Address China’s Human Rights Record Examined by Outside the Lines Sunday
May 15, 2008 Disney And ESPN Media Networks Affiliate Sales And Marketing At NCTA 2008
May 15, 2008 New ESPN High School Sports Initiative to Launch: ESPN RISE
May 13, 2008 2008 WNBA Season Starts on ESPN2 and ABC with the Defending Champion Phoenix Mercury
May 13, 2008 Most Extensive NCAA Division I Softball Championship Coverage Ever Begins May 16
May 13, 2008 Hannah Storm Joins ESPN For New Morning SportsCenter Debuting in August
May 13, 2008 SportsCenter To Go Live 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET Monday - Friday Aug. 11
May 13, 2008 Disney Sports Complex to Become ESPN-Branded Immersive Sports Venue
May 13, 2008 Walt Disney Company’s Media Networks to Develop Emerging Media and Advertising Research Lab
May 12, 2008 National Lacrosse League Championship to Air on ESPN2 & ESPN360.com
May 12, 2008 ESPN Acquires Cable TV & Extensive Digital Media Rights to Tennis’ US Open Starting in 2009
May 12, 2008 Brett Hurwitz Joins ESPN as Vice President, Ad Sales Operations
May 12, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
May 8, 2008 E:60 Tuesday, May 13: Celtics’ Allen Playing through Turmoil, Football Behind Bars & Ticket Scalping
May 8, 2008 ESPN360.com, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Reach Agreement for Live Online Coverage
May 8, 2008 AFL ‘Live Wired’ Monday Night on ESPN2
May 8, 2008 ESPN Ringside Rivalries DVD Presents Boxing’s Greatest Bouts on DVD May 27
May 8, 2008 ESPN’s European Championship 2008 Schedule
May 7, 2008 Euroleague Basketball Comes to ESPN360.com
May 7, 2008 Exclusive Coverage of the Entire NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship on ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN and ESPN360.com -- May 10-26
May 7, 2008 Media Advisory - Save The Date: Winter X Games 13, January 22-25, 2009
May 7, 2008 Dale Jr. Talks Openly about His Grief, Growth and New Gig In Latest ESPN The Magazine Cover Story
May 6, 2008 Don Cherry Joins SportsCenter During Stanley Cup Conference Finals And Finals
May 6, 2008 ESPN360.com Adds Full Slate Of Live MLL Games
May 5, 2008 ESPN And MobiTV Team Up To Give Consumers A Chance At 3-on-3 Against Basketball Greats
May 5, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
May 1, 2008 ESPN to Televise Enhanced Two-Day World Series of Poker Final Table Format on November 11
May 1, 2008 ESPN Media Advisory
 
April 2008
April 30, 2008 Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres and NASCAR Prodigy on E:60 Tuesday, May 6
April 30, 2008 Best April Ever for ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNEWS
April 30, 2008 Southeastern Conference Joins BIG EAST in Birmingham’s Papajohns.com Bowl in 2008
April 30, 2008 ESPN Regional Television Launches St. Petersburg Bowl for 2008
April 29, 2008 ESPN on ABC Talladega TV Ratings Score Big Jump from 2007
April 29, 2008 Comments from Post-NFL Draft Media Call with Mel Kiper Jr.
April 29, 2008

Tom Bergeron Hosts “The 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee” Final Rounds When They Air On

ABC, LIVE In Primetime, Friday, May 30

April 29, 2008

ESPN Announces Field for 2008 Old Spice Classic; All 12 Tournament Games to be Televised on

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU

April 29, 2008 ESPN Wins Seven Sports Emmy Awards
April 28, 2008 Chris Eames Joins ESPN As Vice President of Multimedia Sales For New Sales Office in Atlanta
April 28, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
April 28, 2008 ESPN and Grande Communications Announce Digital Basic Distribution for ESPN Deportes
April 27, 2008 X Games Brazil Concludes With A Sell Out Crowd At The Sambodromo do Anhembi Final Day
April 25, 2008

Brett Favre Interview with Suzy Kolber on NFL Live Extended Interview to Air This Weekend as SportsCenter Sunday Conversation

April 24, 2008 Tyson, Horse Cloning & Olympic Grief on E:60 Tuesday, April 29
April 24, 2008 Nielsen to Report Ratings for ESPN Deportes Within U.S. Hispanic Cable Homes
April 23, 2008 NFL Draft Conference Call Replay with Analysts Ron Jaworski, Chris Mortensen and Producers Jay Rothman and Josh Hoffman
April 23, 2008 ESPN at the 2008 NFL Draft
April 23, 2008 Prosthetics and Athletics on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
April 22, 2008 ESPN Radio to Re-Launch Weekday 1-3 p.m. ET Slot as Tirico & Van Pelt
April 22, 2008 SportsCenter “My Wish” Series Returns June 29 – July 3
April 22, 2008 AFL To Tackle Cancer With Inaugural AFL V Week
April 21, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
April 21, 2008 Papa John’s extends sponsorship of Papajohns.com Bowl through 2009
April 18, 2008 Features on E:60 Tuesday, April 22
April 18, 2008 Conference Call Replay with ESPN NFL Draft Expert Mel Kiper Jr.
April 17, 2008 ESPN Concludes Most-Viewed NBA Season; Audience Grows 14%; ABC Up 10%
April 17, 2008 Following ESPN’s E:60 Interview, Houston Astro Shortstop Miguel Tejada Admits His Real Age
April 17, 2008 KIA X Games Asia 2008 Returns to China April 30 – May 3
April 17, 2008 2008 NBA Playoffs Begin Saturday on ESPN and ABC
April 17, 2008 ESPN & All England Club Extend Agreement Through 2013
April 17, 2008 ESPN Classic Sports Movie Marathon April 27 – May 4
April 17, 2008 Rosalyn Durant Named Vice President and General Manager of ESPNU
April 16, 2008 ESPN Travels to Moscow for Exclusive Interview with Alleged “Fixer” of 2002 Olympic Figure Skating
April 15, 2008 ESPN’s 2008 Monday Night Football Schedule
April 15, 2008 Tenth Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchups
April 14, 2008 ESPN Lineup for 2008 NFL Draft
April 14, 2008 ESPN Consumer Product Licensing Garners Three LIMA 2008 International Licensing Excellence Awards Nominations
April 14, 2008 ESPN Films to Team with Robert Redford and Baldwin/Cohen Productions to Co-Produce
Jackie Robinson/Branch Rickey Story
April 14, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
April 13, 2008 Buyten, Hepler & Adams Take Gold to Close Moto X World Championships
April 13, 2008 ESPN’s Friday Coverage of the Masters is Cable’s Most Viewed Golf Telecast Ever
April 11, 2008 Walt Disney World Resort to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of MEAC/SWAC Challenge; Fourth Annual Event to Feature
Jackson State vs. Hampton on Aug. 31
April 11, 2008 ESPN’s E:60 Returns April 15
April 10, 2008 ESPNU to Introduce New Basketball Signing Day Special April 16
April 10, 2008 ESPN’s Jack Arute to Cover Races in Two Hemispheres April 19-20
April 10, 2008 Disney and ESPN Media Networks Promote Affiliate Sales and Marketing Executives
April 9, 2008 AFL “Rules Game” Monday Night on ESPN2
April 9, 2008 ESPN SportsCenter to Present “TitleTown USA”: A Fan-based Search for America’s Top Championship City
April 9, 2008 ESPN's NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Game Audience Up 34 Percent
April 9, 2008 Darren McFadden on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine’s MEGA NFL Draft Preview
April 9, 2008 Hall of Famers on Baseball Tonight Beginning with Wade Boggs April 13
April 9, 2008 Eddie Cheever Named Analyst for ESPN and ABC’s Indianapolis 500 Coverage
April 8, 2008 ESPN Primetime Newsmagazine E:60 Returns April 15
April 8, 2008 ESPN’s Navy Moto X World Championships Schedule
April 8, 2008 AOL to Include ESPN Content via Syndicated Video Player
April 7, 2008 Dick Vitale Voted Into Basketball Hall of Fame
April 7, 2008 First-Time Evel Knievel Award Presented at Navy Moto X World Championships
April 7, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
April 6, 2008 Dick Vitale Selected for Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
April 3, 2008 Three New Disciplines at ESPN’s X Games
April 3, 2008 2008 ESPN Women’s NCAA Final Four Fact Sheet
April 3, 2008 2008 Monday Night Football Preseason Schedule
April 3, 2008 Sunday’s OTL to Examine Phil Knight’s Impact on Oregon Athletic Programs
April 2, 2008 Best First Quarter Ever for ESPN2 & ESPNEWS
April 2, 2008 Conference Call Replay with ESPN NFL Draft Expert Mel Kiper Jr.
April 2, 2008 Movie Night with ESPN Films on ESPN2
April 1, 2008 Atlanta at Washington – Most Viewed Opening Night on ESPN
April 1, 2008 Extensive 2008 Men’s Final Four Coverage Across ESPN Entities
April 1, 2008 Moto X Athletes Perform and Pitch at the San Diego Padres Game
April 1, 2008 ESPN360.com Adds 15 Arena Football League Games
April 1, 2008 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game to be Played Jan. 4, 2009, on ESPN
 
March 2008
March 31, 2008 ESPN’s First Year of Masters Coverage To Include Expansive Multimedia Applications
March 31, 2008 ESPN’s Monday Night Football Season-Opening Doubleheader -- Vikings-Packers and Broncos-Raiders on Sept. 8
March 31, 2008 Get INSIDE ACCESS to New York Yankees Captain Derek Jeter
March 31, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
March 31, 2008 ESPN Classic Remembers: NC State Upsets Houston
March 27, 2008 Verizon Wireless and ESPN Launch ESPN Radio Channel Exclusively on V Cast Mobile TV
March 27, 2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Viewership and Ratings Up by Double Digits on ESPN2 and ESPN
March 26, 2008 Showtime Networks Inc. and ESPN Make Deal
March 26, 2008 Knight, Parcells & La Russa in SportsCenter’s “Sunday Conversation”
March 26, 2008 ESPN The Magazine’s MLB 2008 Season Preview Issue Features C.C. Sabathia Cover
March 26, 2008 Justin Timberlake to Host The 2008 ESPYs
March 25, 2008 ESPN Acquires Girls’ High School Basketball Site Hoopgurlz.com
March 25, 2008 Magnus Promoted To ESPN Senior Vice President
March 25, 2008 IndyCar Series Opener on ESPN2 Saturday as High Definition Coverage,
Unification Signal Dawn of New Era in Open Wheel Racing
March 24, 2008 College GameDay to Originate From Spring College Football Game for First Time Ever April 12
March 24, 2008 How's Your Bracket? Redux
March 24, 2008 MLS Primetime Thursday on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes
March 24, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
March 22, 2008 How's Your Bracket?
March 20, 2008 Sunday ESPN Shows Present Three Women’s College Basketball Pieces
March 20, 2008 More Than 3.65 Million Entries For Men's Tournament Challenge On ESPN.com
March 20, 2008 Black Magic: ESPN’s Most-Watched Documentary
March 20, 2008 ESPNU, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com to Showcase Entire NCAA Div. I Men’s Ice Hockey Championships, Hobey Baker Award Show and Skills Challenge
March 19, 2008 Major League Baseball Season Opener on ESPN March 25
March 19, 2008 ESPN Golf Schools Presented by American Express Announces 2008 Schedule
March 18, 2008 Expanded Live Coverage of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and ESPN
March 17, 2008 ESPN’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule: March 22 – April 8
March 17, 2008 ESPNEWS HD To Debut March 30
March 17, 2008 ESPN Announces Management Promotions in Digital Sales
March 17, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
March 15, 2008 ESPN2 to Televise SEC Men’s College Basketball Championship Game Tomorrow at 3:30 P.M.
March 13, 2008 ESPN, Inc. – 37 Sports Emmy Nominations
March 13, 2008 ESPN MLB Analyst Rick Sutcliffe Diagnosed With Cancer
March 13, 2008 Excerpts from Bob Knight’s ESPN Debut
March 13, 2008 Navy Moto X World Championships Offers Fans Additional Field-Level Seating and Premium Ticket Packages
March 12, 2008 ESPN to Feature Extensive Coverage of NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Monday March 17
March 12, 2008 WOW, WE’RE 10!  ESPN The Magazine Presents Special Two-Sided 10th Anniversary Issue with 10 Covers
March 12, 2008 Men’s Hoops Selection Sunday Coverage Includes ESPNU Bracketology, Analyst Bob Knight, Second Annual MasterCard NIT Selection Show
March 12, 2008 X Games Brazil to be Held April 25-27, 2008
March 12, 2008 Sunday’s Outside the Lines: Fans Forever
March 11, 2008 North Carolina at Duke – ESPN’s Most-Viewed Men’s College Basketball Telecast
March 10, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
March 10, 2008 CPTV will Simulcast ESPNU's Coverage of UConn-Pittsburgh Semifinal
March 10, 2008 ESPN and Time Warner Cable Bring ESPN Deportes to More Than One Million Digital Cable Customers in Los Angeles
March 7, 2008 ESPN The Magazine’s Gary Belsky Named Editor in Chief
March 6, 2008 ESPN to Televise Vignettes “Remembering the House that Ruth Built,” The Final Season of Yankee Stadium
March 5, 2008 Team ESPN Joins The V Foundation for Seventh Annual “Show Your Spirit” to Raise Funding for Cancer Research
March 4, 2008 ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Opening Night Telecast to Introduce Nationals Park
March 4, 2008 ESPN Presents More Than 150 Hours of Women’s Sports Programming During Women’s History Month Championship Week; Entire NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship; One- Hour Special Highlighting Women in Sports and More
March 4, 2008 Tournament Time on ESPN.com, ESPN Digital Media
March 3, 2008 Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 6
March 3, 2008 ESPN Films Established
March 3, 2008 ESPN Taps CAA to Guide Expansion into Sports-Themed Theatricals for New “ESPN Films” Unit
March 3, 2008 Motorsports This Week on ESPN
 
February 2008
February 28, 2008 Bob Knight Joins ESPN as Studio Analyst For Championship Week and NCAA Tournament
February 28, 2008 OTL to Examine Enablers of the “Steroid Era”
February 28, 2008 Sunday SportsCenter Feature to Show how Hanson Family Takes Different “Slap Shots”
February 27, 2008 The Upton Brothers, B.J. & Justin, on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine’s MLB Fantasy Preview Issue
February 27, 2008 Fantasy Spring Training: Season Opens for FREE Fantasy Baseball at ESPN.com
February 27, 2008 Event and Telecast Schedule for ESPN’s Inaugural Moto X World Championships April 12 - 13
February 27, 2008 Laurie Orlando Joins ESPN as Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning
February 27, 2008 ESPN Receives Highest Perceived Valuation Ever from Cable Operators in Annual Beta Study
February 27, 2008 ESPN to Televise Nine MLB Spring Training Games and Inaugural Urban Invitational Baseball Tournament
February 26, 2008 NFL Analyst Sean Salisbury Leaves ESPN
February 26, 2008 Tennessee at Memphis – ESPN’s Most-Viewed Men’s College Basketball Game
February 26, 2008 ESPN, the Masters Reach Agreement for Expansive Digital Media Coverage of 72nd Tournament
February 26, 2008 Cris Carter Joins ESPN as NFL Analyst
February 26, 2008 MLL And ESPN2 Announce 2008 Television Schedule
February 25, 2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Moves to Orlando; Game Aug. 31 on ESPN2
February 25, 2008 Teddy The Cockatoo Featured in Next “This Is SportsCenter” Promo Spot
February 25, 2008 ESPN Reaches Two-Year Agreement to Televise Big 12 Regular-Season College Football
February 24, 2008 ESPN Media Advisory – NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Rescheduled
February 22, 2008 ESPN Statement on Today’s Open Wheel Unification Announcement
February 21, 2008 Motocross Icons Travis Pastrana and Ricky Carmichael to Headline Inaugural Navy Moto X World Championships
February 21, 2008 ESPN Acquires Exclusive Spanish-language Telecast Rights to 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying
February 20, 2008 2008 ESPN Arena Football League Commentator
February 20, 2008 ESPNU Added to Cox Communications in Central Florida
February 16, 2008 As Seen and Heard on ESPN2’s NASCAR Countdown from Daytona International Speedway
February 15, 2008 Dick Vitale Named A Finalist For Induction Into The Basketball Hall Of Fame
February 14, 2008 ESPN Brings 2008 Bassmaster Classic to Fans Across Diverse Multimedia Platforms
February 13, 2008

ESPN The Magazine: NBA Special Report: Perception is Not Reality - What the Fans Think, What the Commissioner Knows and How Michael Jordan Sees it Now

February 13, 2008 The Worldwide Leader in SportsCenter: By the Numbers
February 13, 2008 ESPN, Inc. at NBA All-Star 2008
February 13, 2008 Ray Evernham Joins ESPN’s NASCAR Team as Analyst
February 12, 2008 Barry Blyn Joins ESPN as Vice President, Consumer Insights
February 11, 2008 ESPN Names Damon Phillips Vice President, ESPN360.com
February 11, 2008 ESPNU BracketBusters Game Times and Telecast Networks Announced
February 11, 2008 Lynn Kadri Promoted to Vice President, Special Events Marketing
February 8, 2008 ESPNU Among Top Emerging Networks In Beta Cable Operator Carriage Study
February 7, 2008 Time Warner Cable Dallas Customer Wins Grand Prize in “ESPN The House” contest!
February 7, 2008 ESPN Winter X Games 12 Sets Records For Exposure Across Multiple Outlets
February 7, 2008 OPTIMA Batteries Joins BASS as Sponso
February 6, 2008 OTL to Examine Gambling in Men’s Tennis
February 6, 2008 ESPN Drag Racing Analyst Mike Dunn Feels 2008 Could Be Year for Women in Funny Car
February 6, 2008 ESPN Dedicates “February Frenzy” to Support The V Foundation for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund Feb. 10
February 5, 2008 Digitally Driven: NASCAR on ESPN Digital Media
February 4, 2008 ESPNU BracketBusters Pairings Announced
February 1, 2008 ESPN Super Bowl XLII Programs Originating LIVE From Arizona – Saturday, Feb. 2
February 1, 2008 ESPN Multimedia Platforms to Surround NASCAR’s Season Opening Speed Weeks at Daytona
February 1, 2008 Super Bowl XLII Predictions From ESPN
February 1, 2008 ESPN and Bright House Networks Announce Digital Basic Carriage Agreement for ESPN Deportes in Tampa
   
 
January 2008
January 31, 2008 "Barrier Breakers" SportsCenter Series with ESPN Radio & ESPN.com Elements
January 31, 2008 ESPN Delivers Its Most-Viewed Winter X Games in Its History
January 31, 2008 ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup Features for Super Bowl XLII
January 31, 2008 "Say It Loud" ESPN Celebrates Black History Month
January 31, 2008 SEC/BIG EAST Invitational Announces 2008 Lineup, Including Five Top-25 Teams
January 30, 2008 NASCAR Now Returns Monday for Second Season with New Hosts, Additional Features
January 30, 2008 New Lineup Announced for ESPN and ABC MLS and U.S. National Soccer Team Telecasts
January 30, 2008 Special Issue – Fans Take Over ESPN The Magazine
January 30, 2008 ESPN Deportes Begins its Exclusive Spanish-language Coverage of the 2008 Caribbean World Series
January 30, 2008 ESPN.com Launches Free ESPN Fantasy Stock Car Racing
January 30, 2008 ESPN to launch HD Service in Australia
January 29, 2008 ESPN And ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLII Programs Originating LIVE From Arizona – Wednesday, Jan. 30
January 29, 2008 ESPN Deportes Brings En Vivo, Its Virtual Gaming Traveling Stadium To
ESPN The Magazine's
Next Big Weekend In Scottsdale, AZ Saturday, Feb. 2.
January 29, 2008 ESPN and Domino’s Pizza Team Up for ESPN Shorts Series
January 29, 2008

Prime-Time Finals Telecasts Increase in ESPN2’s NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Coverage for 2008

January 28, 2008 ESPN And ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLII Programs
January 28, 2008 ESPN And ESPN Radio Programs From Super Bowl XLII In Arizona
January 28, 2008 Mike & Mike, The Herd & Mike Tirico In Arizona
January 28, 2008 ESPN And XM Satellite Radio To Launch “ESPN Xtra” Radio Channel
January 28, 2008 ESPNU Provides Comprehensive Multiplatform Coverage of National Signing Day On-Air, Online
January 27, 2008 Notes and Quotes from Sunday NFL Countdown: One Week until Super Bowl XLII
January 25, 2008 ESPN And ESPN Radio Kickoff Weeklong Super Bowl XLII Coverage In Arizona Monday At 4 a.m.
January 25, 2008 ESPN At Super Bowl XLII
January 25, 2008 Quotes from ESPN-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Conference Call: New TV Series Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears on ESPN
January 25, 2008 ESPN’S Global Digital Platforms Cover Winter X Games 12
January 24, 2008 ESPN Winter X Games 12 Announces Talent Line Up Veteran On-Air Team Led By Host Sal Masekela
January 24, 2008 ESPN’s Mike Golic Packs up Rod and Reel, Brings Mike & Mike in the Morning to 2008 Bassmaster Classic
January 24, 2008 New Series Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears on ESPN Goes Behind Scenes with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
January 24, 2008 In Honor of Black History Month and the 20th Anniversary of Doug Williams’ Super Bowl MVP Performance ESPN Home Entertainment Releases Third and a Mile on DVD
January 23, 2008 SportsCenter’s Jan. 27 Feature to Tell How Army Private is Remembered by Young Iraqi Soccer Players
January 23, 2008 ESPN360.com Inks Two Italian Soccer Deals
January 23, 2008 Champions Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace Headline ESPN’s Season-Long NASCAR Coverage
January 22, 2008 Winter X Games 12 Greener Than Ever
January 22, 2008 Tim Connolly Joins Disney and ESPN Media Networks as Vice President, Mobile Distribution
January 22, 2008 ESPN and SCP Worldwide Reach Television Agreement for the 2010 South American World Cup Qualifying Tournament
January 17, 2008 ESPN Deportes to Offer Exclusive Coverage of the Winter Leagues Championship Series from
Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela
January 17, 2008 Winter X Games 12 to Feature First-Time $1 Million Prize Purse
January 17, 2008 Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup Features for NFL Conference Championship Weekend
January 17, 2008 Champ Car World Series To Appear on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC in 2008
January 16, 2008 Halfpipe Champ & Aspen Icon Gretchen Bleiler on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
January 16, 2008 ESPNU’s 2008 College Lacrosse Schedule Includes More Than 40 Games
January 16, 2008 2008 MLS SuperDraft on ESPN2, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV Friday
January 15, 2008 Driven By Digital: 2007 A Record Year for ESPN Digital Media
January 14, 2008 Exclusive, Live Broadband Coverage of Stanford Twenty20 Cricket Tournament Live on ESPN360.com
January 14, 2008 ESPN Enters Content Agreement With Major League Gaming
January 11, 2008 Highlights from Ron Jaworski Media Call Previewing the NFL Divisional Playoffs
January 10, 2008 Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup Features
January 10, 2008 IndyCar Series Telecasts Elevated to High Definition on ESPN and ABC in 2008
January 10, 2008 ESPN Deportes Acquires Exclusive Spanish-language Rights to the 2008 Caribbean Series
January 8, 2008 Most-Viewed Year for ESPN2 & ESPNEWS
January 7, 2008 Australian Open on ESPN2 & ESPN360.com
January 7, 2008 ESPN2’s 2008 Outdoors Programming Includes Fishing with President Bush, Doug Flutie, Live Coverage of Bassmaster Classic
January 7, 2008 ESPNU Campus Connection at UNC Jan. 9
January 7, 2008 ESPN And MobiTV Strengthen Existing Relationship With Launch of ESPN Mobile TV
January 6, 2008 ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown Notes& Quotes – Wild Card Weekend
January 4, 2008 ESPN Classic Televising Six Classic Daytona 500 Races; Viewers Can Choose Favorite
January 3, 2008 Record January for Broadband Sports Coverage on ESPN360.com
January 3, 2008 Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup Features
January 2, 2008 Miami Heat Superstar Dwyane Wade on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
   
 
December 2007
December 31, 2007 Richard Simmons Helps Anchors With New Year’s Resolutions to Get in Shape in On-Air Promo Debuting December 31
December 30, 2007 ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown Notes & Quotes – Week 17
December 28, 2007 Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series On Cable
December 27, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup
December 27, 2007 “Still Alive” 35 Years Later on Sunday’s Outside the Lines
December 20, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
December 20, 2007 Three SAG Award Nominations for ESPN
December 20, 2007 Jim Hanifan and Ron Meyer Named Head Coaches of the Inaugural Under Armour All-America High School Football Game
December 20, 2007 Seventeen Bowl Games – Including All BCS Games – Kick Off Dec. 21
December 20, 2007 Stuart Scott Returns to Air Friday Night
December 20, 2007 ESPN Acquires SchoolSports Inc. – Publisher of Rise Magazine
December 19, 2007 The ESPN 100: The 100 Biggest Sports Stories of 2007 in the New Issue of ESPN The Magazine
December 19, 2007 NBA Doubleheader on ABC Christmas Day
December 19, 2007 Angels and Airwaves to Perform Live on ESPN’s New Year, No Limits: New Year’s on ESPN Telecast
December 18, 2007 Monday Night Football: ESPN Wins the Night as the Most-Watched Network
December 18, 2007 Dick Vitale Sidelined After Surgery
December 18, 2007 Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos to Produce The Streak for ESPN
December 14, 2007 The Bronx is Burning World Championship Limited-Edition DVD
December 14, 2007 Fans React to Mitchell Report on ESPN.com
December 13, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
December 13, 2007 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Radio to Provide Coverage of 27 College Football Bowl Games
December 13, 2007 ESPN to Present Live Coverage of Today’s Mitchell Report Announcement
December 12, 2007 Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Series Events Set for ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC in 2008
December 11, 2007 ESPN And Sirius Satellite Radio Expand Broadcast Relationship To Include Exclusive Programming
December 11, 2007 ESPN Scores Most-Viewed Heisman Trophy Presentation
December 11, 2007 ESPN To Present NBA Access: Charlotte
December 10, 2007 College GameDay and ESPN2 Game Ratings Records; ESPNU Championship Series on SportsCenter
December 10, 2007 Celtics Garnett, Pierce & Allen in “This Is SportsCenter” Promo
December 10, 2007 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
December 9, 2007 ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown – Week 14 Notes & Quotes
December 7, 2007 Nearly $525,000 Raised For Inaugural Jimmy V Week
December 6, 2007 Athletes, Rock Stars, Mascots, Animals and a Senator Return in Best of “This is SportsCenter” Special December 11 on ESPN
December 6, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
December 6, 2007 ESPN The Weekend Presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods Returns to Walt Disney World Resort Feb. 29 – Mar. 2, 2008
December 6, 2007 Masters Par 3 Contest to be Televised for the First Time on ESPN
December 6, 2007 ESPNU Launches New Student-Run Initiative: ESPNU Campus Connection
December 5, 2007 Patriots - Ravens on Monday Night Football: Cable's Biggest Audience Ever
December 5, 2007 ESPN, ESPN2 And ESPN Classic Earn Top Marks In Cable Subscriber Study
December 5, 2007 Grande Communications® Adds ESPNU to Channel Lineup
December 5, 2007 The Fans Have Chosen: New York Yankees Fireballer Joba Chamberlain is NEXT
and on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine
December 5, 2007

NASCAR Busch Series Awards Banquet on ESPN2 Tuesday, Dec. 11

December 4, 2007 ESPN to Present Special Edition Of its Newsmagazine E:60 Tuesday, Dec. 11
December 3, 2007 The V Foundation and the WBCA Launch Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
December 3, 2007 ESPNU HD to Launch in August 2008
December 3, 2007 Maribel Viteri Joins ESPN Deportes as Director of Marketing
   
 
November 2007
ovember 30, 2007 ESPN Classic Remembers Daredevil Evel Tomorrow from 1-6 P.M., ET
November 29, 2007 MNF Conference Call Replay with ESPN’s Ron Jaworski
November 29, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
November 29, 2007 Samuel L. Jackson, Wynton Marsalis and Chris Paul to Narrate “Black Magic” on ESPN March 2008
November 29, 2007 ESPN Presents Final Draw For Euro 2008, Sunday Dec. 2 at 6 a.m. ET
November 29, 2007 Best of “This is SportsCenter” Special To Air December 11 on ESPN
November 28, 2007 Cincinnati To Represent Big East Conference In PapaJohns.com Bowl
November 28, 2007 ESPN Ultimate NASCAR High-Octane Collector’s DVD Set and a Chance to Win a Trip for Two to the 2008 Daytona 500 Announced
November 27, 2007 ESPN HD Goes Big With Winter X Games 12 And X Games 14
November 27, 2007 Thanksgiving Weekend Feast Of Football Ratings
November 27, 2007 ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com Airing Live Coverage of NASCAR Awards; David Spade, Kelly Clarkson To Perform
November 26, 2007 ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike To Be “Roasted” Jan. 11 At House Of Blues In Atlantic City
November 24, 2007 Southern Mississippi To Represent Conference-USA In PapaJohns.com Bowl Game
November 21, 2007 Inaugural Jimmy V Week Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
November 21, 2007 Dallas’ Bold Three –Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten on the cover of the New Issue of ESPN The Magazine
November 21, 2007 ESPN, NFL and Pittsburgh Steelers Celebrate Local Community and Fans With Monday Night Football Chalk Talk Luncheon
November 21, 2007 ESPN2 Airing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series Season Reviews
November 20, 2007 ESPNU, ESPN and ESPN2’s 2007-08 High School Basketball Schedule
November 20, 2007 ESPN to Televise New Year. No Limits.
November 19, 2007 Finalists Announced for the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards
November 19, 2007 ESPN and Disney Channel Team Up with DISH Network® to Enhance Television Viewing Experience for Sports Fans, Kids and Tweens
November 18, 2007 As Seen and Heard on ESPN on ABC's NASCAR Countdown from Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 15, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
November 14, 2007 #7 Ohio State at #21 Michigan Coverage; College GameDay Features
November 14, 2007 2007 MLS Cup on ABC HD Sunday
November 14, 2007 ESPN Deportes Offers Exclusive Coverage of Scotland vs. Italy EURO 2008 Qualifying Match
November 14, 2007 Two Investigative Reporters Join ESPN’s Enterprise Unit
November 13, 2007 ESPN Analyst and Championship Winning Crew Chief Andy Petree on Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 12, 2007 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
November 12, 2007 ESPN's NASCAR Return Season Concludes at Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 11, 2007 ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown Notes & Quotes –  Week 10
November 11, 2007 As Seen and Heard on ESPN on ABC’s NASCAR Countdown from Phoenix International Raceway
November 9, 2007

Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly Joins ESPNU as Volleyball Analyst;

Debuts Sunday, Nov. 11

November 9, 2007 NASCAR Leaders Johnson, Gordon to Appear on ESPN’s Monday Night Football
November 8, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup and Monday Night Countdown Features
November 7, 2007 College GameDay’s Fowler, Corso and Herbstreit on Media Conference Call Tomorrow at Noon ET
November 7, 2007 Three Regional Covers: Memphis’ Super Freshman Derrick Rose, Texas’ Do It All Point Guard D.J.Augustin and UNC’s All-American Tyler Hansbrough on the Covers of ESPN The Magazine’s College Hoops Preview
November 7, 2007 ESPN Classic’s Triumph and Tragedy: The Ray Mancini Story November 13 -- 25th Anniversary of Mancini vs. Deuk-Koo Kim
November 6, 2007 ESPN Analyst and Championship Winning Crew Chief Andy Petree on Racing at Phoenix International Raceway
November 5, 2007 Features on ESPN’s E:60 Tuesday, Nov. 6
November 5, 2007 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
November 5, 2007 Legendary Sportscaster José Ramón Fernández Joins ESPN’s Spanish-language Commentator Team
November 5, 2007 ESPN’s Men’s College Basketball Season Tips Off With Media Conference Call Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. ET
November 5, 2007 ESPN and Microsoft Offer Sporting Events and Programming On Demand for Xbox 360
November 5, 2007 “The Contender” Finale Live on ESPN November 6
November 5, 2007 Kenny Mayne Joins ESPN The Magazine as the New Voice of “Outtakes”
November 4, 2007 As Seen and Heard on ESPN on ABC’s NASCAR Countdown from Texas Motor Speedway
November 2, 2007

ESPN360.com Delivers a Record Number of Live Events in November;

Fans Logged More Than 150,000 Viewing Hours Since Re-Launch

November 1, 2007 Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown Features
November 1, 2007 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com Men’s College Basketball Commentators
November 1, 2007 2008 Arena Football League TV Schedule
   
 
October 2007
October 31, 2007 Monday Night Football: Biggest Cable Audience Of 2007
October 30, 2007 ESPN's Unprecedented NBA Coverage To Include Expansive Multimedia Applications
October 30, 2007 ESPN Analyst and Championship Winning Crew Chief Tim Brewer on Racing at Texas Motor Speedway
October 29, 2007 ESPN Adds Undefeated #4 Arizona State at #5 Oregon To Saturday’s Schedule
October 29, 2007 Features on ESPN’s E:60 Tuesday, Oct. 30
October 29, 2007 ESPN’s Critically Acclaimed SportsCentury Series Profiles One of NASCAR’s Most Popular Drivers – SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on DVD
October 29, 2007 Witness NBA Superstars Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer and Rising Stars Greg Oden and Kevin Durant Dominate the High School Hardwood in ESPN’s High School Phenoms: Top of the Class
October 29, 2007 Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
October 28, 2007 As Seen and Heard on ESPN on ABC's NASCAR Countdown from Atlanta Motor Speedway
October 27, 2007 As Seen and Heard on ESPN2’s NASCAR Countdown from Memphis Motorsports Park
October 25, 2007