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Rivalry Week has arrived, with some of the sport’s most storied and intense rivalries set for ESPN’s industry-leading college football coverage in Week 13. Seventeen currently ranked teams are slated to play across ESPN platforms, with nearly 40 matchups on the menu for Thanksgiving Week.

Give Thanks for Rivalry Week: College Football’s Storied Rivalries and Greatest Feuds Featured on ESPN Platforms in Week 13

Let us all give thanks for women’s college basketball. ESPN platforms will be home to an impressive slate of showdowns to take fans into the holiday weekend including a 1 vs. 2 matchup and three tournaments featuring some of the top teams in the country

Women’s College Basketball on ESPN: No. 1 South Carolina at No. 2 Stanford, Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis, Phil Knight Invitational and Phil Knight Legacy Headline Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s

ESPN’s NBA Thanksgiving Eve tradition continues as the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum look to hold onto the best record in the league when they host the Dallas Mavericks and the NBA points per game leader, Luka Dončić, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

ESPN Full Court Press: Thanksgiving Eve Tradition Continues with Doubleheader on Wednesday

Formula 1 had its most-viewed season on U.S. television in history in 2022, smashing the record set in 2021 by 28 percent

Formula 1 Season Smashes U.S. Television Viewership Records

The Professional Fighters League’s (PFL) first-ever ESPN+ PPV is on! The 2022 PFL World Championship will be live from Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City this Friday, November 25 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English and Spanish).  

2022 PFL World Championship, Friday, Nov. 25 – Exclusively on ESPN+ PPV

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Columbus, Ohio, this week for Rivalry Week and the record 22nd visit to Ohio State. The show will mark the ninth from ‘The Game’ and the second top-three lineup this season as the No. 3 Wolverines take on the No. 2 Buckeyes in the storied rivalry clash...

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Heads to Columbus for Top-Three Rivalry Week Showdown at ‘The Game’

ESPN Events is prepared to flex the kickoff times and networks of the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl and the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 17 during the upcoming college football bowl season.

ESPN Events’ SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl and New Mexico Bowl Games Prepared to Flex Times and Networks

Emmy Award-winning ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit previewed college football’s Rivalry Week on a media conference call. Herbstreit discussed No. 3 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State – site of this week’s College GameDay – ABC’s Saturday Night Football matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 5 USC.

TRANSCRIPT: ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Previews College Football Rivalry Week –No. 3 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State and ABC Saturday Night Football’s No. 15 Notre Dame at No. 6 USC

In a weekend filled with upsets, top teams and thrillers, ESPN platforms came away the winner with ABC’s most-watched November Saturday since 2016. ESPN platforms delivered the top three most-viewed games of the weekend and its most-watched Week 12 since 2015. ABC and ESPN won every window (noon, afternoon, primetime, late prime) on the penultimate Saturday of the 2022 regular season, and ESPN won the night as the most-viewed network in primetime among all viewers and all key male and adult demos.

ESPN College Football: ABC Airs Most-Watched November Saturday Since 2016

In its continued commitment to present industry-leading high school sports programming, ESPN will carry 54 games of the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC) with exclusive coverage of the AXE NIBC Series.

The AXE NIBC Series Returns to ESPN Spotlighting Elite High School Basketball

Industry-leading women’s basketball voice Rebecca Lobo has signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN.

ESPN Re-Signs Lead Women’s Basketball Analyst Rebecca Lobo to Multi-Year Contract Extension

The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is staying on ESPN platforms. ESPN recently announced it has signed an extension with the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) on a new, multi-year deal to keep ESPN as the exclusive domestic partner for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest through 2029.

ESPN & the International Federation of Competitive Eating Reach Extension on Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

ESPN recently announced its newest brand creative as part of the next installment of ‘The Greatest Story Ever Played’ campaign. A collaboration with Arts & Letters, the campaign highlights the sentiment surrounding great college football stories – on and off the field – and the variety of ways the sport captures the attention of fans.

ESPN Releases New College Football Playoff Creative

ESPN continues its industry-leading coverage of collegiate women’s volleyball, serving up nearly 20 Division I conference championships between Saturday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 26.

ESPN Platforms Present Nearly 20 Women’s College Volleyball Conference Championships

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