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Disney networks will televise every game of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google beginning Wednesday, Aug. 17, with a doubleheader featuring the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces and defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky.

Disney Networks to Televise Every Game of WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google

ESPN Fantasy Football, the No. 1 most popular fantasy football game, is introducing new features and tools, as well as expanded content, insights and analysis across ESPN platforms, to make playing fantasy football in 2022 more fun and engaging than ever.

ESPN Fantasy Football 2022: New Features, New Content, More Fun!

On Thursday, Aug. 25, ESPN’s signature morning debate show First Take – featuring Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim – will travel to the Dallas Cowboys’ World Corporate Headquarters & Training Facility at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco prior to the team’s first annual Season Kickoff event.

First Take Travels to The Star in Frisco for the Dallas Cowboys Inaugural Blue Carpet & Season Kickoff Event

ESPN is serving up hundreds of men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball matchups this fall, continuing as the top destination for fall collegiate sports. An extensive slate of nearly 400 games will be available across ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), ACC Network (ACCN) and Longhorn Network.

ESPN Unveils 2022 Regular Season Collegiate Soccer and Volleyball Schedules

Bananaland, a five-part ESPN+ Original series taking fans behind the scenes of baseball’s craziest, most innovative franchise, will premiere Friday, August 19, on ESPN+ and ESPN2.

On ESPN2, ESPN+ This Friday: Premiere of ‘Bananaland’ Original Series, Live ‘Banana Ball’ Games

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Dana White’s Contender Series, Presented by ZipRecruiter, continues exclusively on ESPN+ tomorrow, August 16 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dana White’s Contender Series Episode 4 Tomorrow Exclusively on ESPN+

As part of ESPN’s extensive fall sports slate, SEC Network will showcase more than 300 soccer and volleyball matchups on SEC Network and SEC Network+. SEC Network is also the home of the SEC Soccer Tournament to close out the season before postseason play picks up.

SEC Network Scores Goal with Fall Sports Coverage, Set for More Than 300 Regular Season Soccer and Volleyball Showdowns Across SECN, SECN+

ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will present an extensive 2022 fall sports schedule which includes over 70 field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball matchups on ACCN as part of coverage across ESPN networks. Additionally, ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), the network’s digital arm available on the ESPN app, will carry more than 400 ACC events.

ACC Network to Present Extensive Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Volleyball Coverage This Fall

ESPN will continue its unrivaled coverage of fall collegiate sports this season with more than 400 fall sports matchups available across its networks, including Longhorn Network, ESPN’s 24-hour network devoted to the University of Texas. Additional games will be available to stream via the ESPN App.

Longhorn Network Set for Extensive Soccer and Volleyball Coverage This Fall

ESPN’s telecast of the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target – a 2-1 MLS All-Stars victory over Mexico’s Liga MX All-Stars from 8:30 – 11 p.m. ET – averaged 334,000 viewers, up 86 percent compared to the 180,000 viewers for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game which featured the same MLS-Liga MX All-Stars format. The 2022 MLS audience peaked from 9:15-9:30 p.m. with 420,000 viewers. 

ESPN’s 2022 MLS All-Star Game Viewership Up 86 Percent  

UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Vera vs. Cruz will be live from Pechanga Arena in San Diego this Saturday, August 13, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (English and Spanish), with the main card at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT and the Prelims at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Live coverage begins on Friday with UFC Live presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Vera vs. Cruz at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 PT on ESPNEWS, providing fans with exclusive insights and views heading into Fight Night.  

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on Saturday, August 13, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+

Disney Networks will feature a trio of WNBA games – including an ABC Sunday doubleheader – as the league concludes its 2022 regular season this weekend. The schedule features a pair of Minnesota Lynx games as ESPN celebrates the career of legendary player Sylvia Fowles, who is retiring after 15 WNBA seasons.

Disney Networks to Feature a Trio of WNBA Games – including an ABC Sunday Doubleheader – During Final Regular Season Weekend

ESPN and the NJCAA have reached a new, multi-year rights agreement to begin with the 2022-23 academic year that will include nationally televised championship games for NJCAA Division I Football, Division I Men’s Basketball, and Division I Women’s Basketball on ESPN linear networks, as well as regular season content on ESPN+.

ESPN and NJCAA Announce Multi-Year Agreement

Episode One of Why Not Us: Southern Dance is available to stream now, exclusively on ESPN+. The eight-episode ESPN+ Original will air weekly on Thursdays and is the third season of the acclaimed Why Not Us series from Andscape and executive produced by NBA All-Star and entrepreneur Chris Paul.

Why Not Us: Southern Dance Now Streaming Exclusively on ESPN+

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