List_of_ESPN_sports_properties
ESPN and its family of domestic networks (ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and (to a lesser extent) ESPN Classic) have or previously had rights to the following sports and events.
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American football
NFL on ESPN
- Monday Night Football: 2006–present
- Manningcast
- NFL Live
- Saturday night regular season games (Weeks 14–18 only).
- Pro Bowl: 1988–1994, 2003–2005, 2010, 2015–2033 (acquired rights from ABC through 2005, acquired from CBS in 2010, direct since 2015)
- NFL playoffs
- One wild card game (since January 2015)
- One divisional playoff game (starting in January 2024)
- Super Bowl (starting in February 2027 shared with ABC)
- ESPN College 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)
- College Football Playoff: January 2015–2026
- ACC: 1998–2036[1]
- Big 12: 2007–2025
- Brigham Young University: 2011–2020 (shared with BYU TV; BYU reserves all rights to their events)
- MAC: 2003–present (shared with ASN since 2015)
- Pac-12: 2007–2023
- SEC: partial rights 1984–2023 (shared with CBS since 1998) 2024–present full rights
- Sun Belt: 2001–2031 [2]
- MEAC: 2005–present
- Turkey Day Classic: 2006–2013, 2016–present online
- 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)
- 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.
- XFL on ESPN: 2020, 2023–2027
Other:
- High School Showcase: Select high school football games, rights purchased à la carte from various state associations (2005–present)
Association football
Soccer
Clubs
- EFL (including Cup)
- The FA
- DFL (?–2012, 2020–2026)
- DFB-Pokal
- La Liga (2009–2012, 2021–2029)
- RFEF
- Swedish Allsvenskan
- DBU Pokalen
- Eredivisie
- Belgian Pro League
- USL
Baseball
ESPN Major League Baseball: 1990–2028
- Opening night games.
- Sunday Night Baseball
- Wild Card Series (entire round since 2022)
- 1985[3]–2030
Basketball
NBA on ESPN: 1982–1984, 2002–2025
- Wednesday night regular season games (co-exists with regional broadcasts).
- Friday night regular season games outside of the in-season tournament (co-exists with regional broadcasts).
- NBA in-season tournament:
- Exclusive Friday night conference group play games
- Consolation games on Wednesday and Friday during knockout round.
- Exclusive Eastern Conference in-season tournament semifinal (even years only)
- Exclusive Western Conference in-season tournament semifinal (odd years only)
- Exclusive in-season tournament final (airs on ABC)
- Saturday Primetime
- Sunday Showcase
- Exclusive Christmas games.
- NBA play-in tournament:
- Exclusive 9–10 seeded games, both conferences
- Exclusive Eastern Conference No. 8 seed game (even-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference No. 8 seed game (odd-numbered years)
- NBA playoffs:
- First round (generally Fridays and selected weekend games, co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- Second round (generally Thursdays, Fridays, and selected weekend games)
- Exclusive Eastern Conference Finals (even-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference Finals (odd-numbered years)
- Exclusive NBA Finals airing on ABC
WNBA on ESPN: 1997–2025
- ESPN College Basketball
- FIBA
- The Basketball Tournament: 2014–present
- EuroLeague: 2023–present
Cricket
Handball
Ice Hockey
- 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
- 1992–2004
- 2021–2028
- Exclusive Thursday and Saturday night regular season games
- Thanksgiving Showdown (select years)
- Stadium Series (selected years, depending on scheduling conflicts)
- Heritage Classic (selected years, the Heritage Classic is not held every season)
- NHL All-Star Weekend
- All-Star Skills Challenge
- All-Star Game
- Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Selected first and second-round games (primarily on days when not airing the NBA, depending on which league begins their postseason first or if both leagues start their playoffs at roughly the same time; first-round co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- One exclusive conference finals series per season (ESPN/ABC has the first choice as to which conference to air.[4])
- Exclusive Stanley Cup Finals on ABC (even-numbered years)
- Frozen Four (Division I Men's Championship) 1980–2024[5]
- Division I Women's Championship 2001–2024
World Cup of Hockey 2016–[6]
Tennis
- Australian Open: 1984–present
- Wimbledon Championships: 2003–present (exclusive since 2012)
- U.S. Open: 2009–present (exclusive since 2015)
Golf
- Masters Tournament: 2008–present (shared with and co-produced by CBS)
- PGA Championship: 2020–present (shared with and co-produced by CBS)
- PGA Tour
- Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Latin America Amateur Championship
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 ESPN+)
Motorsports
- Formula One: 1984–1997; 2018–2025[7][8]
- FIA Formula 2
- FIA Formula 3
- Porsche Supercup
- Superstar Racing Experience: 2023–
College and high school sports
- ESPN College Baseball (2003–present)
- ESPN College Basketball (1979–present)
- ESPN College Football (1979–present)
- ESPN College Hockey (2005–present)
- ESPN College Lacrosse (2005–present)
- ESPN College Soccer (2005–present)
- ESPN College Softball (2005–present)
- ESPN College Volleyball (2005–present)
- High School Showcase (2005–present)
Combat Sports
Mixed Martial Arts
- UFC: 2019–present
- Professional Fighters League
Boxing
National teams
- UEFA; including Men's and Women's Euro, UEFA Nations League, and Youth competitions
- United States men's national soccer team: 1996–2022
- United States women's national soccer team
- Finals: 1986, 1994–2014
- UEFA Qualifying: 2018–2022
- 2009–2011
- 1995–2009
- 1985–1987
- 2005–2006 (championship games only)
ESPN Major League Soccer (1996–2022)
- 2009–2013
Lega Serie A[10] (2018–2021)
- 1996–2008 (ESPN continued to produce the broadcasts of five races that aired on ABC through 2018, 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)
- 1980(?)–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
- 2001–2015 (Contract with NHRA)
Global RallyCross Championship
- 2011–2013
- 1999–2013
- Breeders Cup (2006–2011)
- 2015–2017, returned again for 2020 only, based on the Top Rank main feed.
- 1985–1990
- 1991–1994
- 1995 only
- "Sun Belt & ESPN Expand Media Rights Partnership". 22 July 2021.
- "Little League Chronology". Little League Online. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2007. ESPN2 broadcasts started in 1997.
- "NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey". CNBC. July 9, 2021.
- Gentille, Sean. "ESPN to broadcast World Cup of Hockey, report says". The Sporting News. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- Pryson, Brian (4 October 2017). "BREAKING: F1 moving to ESPN/ABC TV in 2018". Autoweek. Detroit: Hearst Communications.
- Hall, Andy (October 22, 2022). "The Walt Disney Company, ESPN, Formula 1 Extend Relationship with New, Multi-Year Contract" (Press release). Bristol: ESPN.
- "Top Rank Boxing lands 7-year deal with ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.