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ESPN’s industry-leading coverage of college football continues throughout the postseason beginning Saturday, Dec. 13 through Friday, Jan. 2, with 33 Bowl Season games on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, including 17 ESPN Events owned-and-operated bowls. Bowl Season combines with ESPN’s coverage of the second year of the expanded College Football Playoff – kicking off Dec. 19-20 with First Round games on campus sites – to make ESPN the undisputed home for college football’s postseason.

Full Bowl Season schedule and commentary teams announced for ESPN’s extensive postseason presentation

Christine Williamson has been elevated to two marquee on-air roles — co-anchoring the 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter with Kevin Negandhi and serving as ESPN’s lead women’s college basketball host, including the signature College GameDay Covered by State Farm® franchise — further establishing her as one of ESPN’s top emerging voices across both flagship news and live event studio programming.

Christine Williamson Expands ESPN Studio Role Across SportsCenter and Women’s College Basketball

ESPN Deportes presents Maria Full of Strength, a bilingual documentary chronicling the inspiring journey of María José Favela, a rising mixed martial artist from Mexico whose world was upended by a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. The film will premiere Thursday, Dec. 11 on ESPN Deportes at 9 p.m. ET and air Saturday, Dec. 13 on ESPN2 following the UFC Fight Like Hell card.

ESPN Deportes presents ‘Maria Full of Strength’

ESPN – the exclusive home of the Heisman Trophy Ceremony since 1994 – will televise the Heisman Trophy Ceremony Presented by Nissan on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC. ABC to broadcast college football's signature award for the first time, with Chris Fowler hosting every year since its ESPN debut 32 years ago.

ESPN to Present the 91st Heisman Trophy Ceremony, Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ABC

ESPN continues its exclusive presentation of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament this weekend with the Regional Semifinals and Finals set at the four top-seeded host sites – Kentucky, Nebraska, Pittsburgh and Texas.

ESPN presents NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regional rounds, Dec. 11-14

ESPN’s Monday Night Football overtime thriller between the Eagles and Chargers (December 8, 8:15 p.m. ET) generated 20.4 million viewers, ESPN’s highest MNF Week 14 audience on record (2006-present). The viewership for the Chargers’ victory was up 7% year-over-year (Bengals-Cowboys in 2024). The game aired across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App with the Monsters Funday Football alternate-presentation available across ESPN2, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+ and NFL+.

Monday Night Football’s Eagles-Chargers Matchup Draws 20.4 Million Viewers, MNF’s Highest Week 14 Audience in ESPN Era

UFC’s 2025 slate culminates this weekend live from Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night presented by Bud Light: Royval vs. Kape at UFC Apex on Saturday, Dec. 13. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM. The prelims start at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ on the ESPN App and ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM, with ESPN2 joining in progress at 9:30 p.m.

‘UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Royval vs. Kape’

A career of over four decades and a legacy cemented in the Bayou. SEC fans can delve into the remarkable story of LSU gymnastics’ D-D Breaux in the latest SEC Storied. The film – “The Fighting Tiger” – was created by filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern Winters and debuts Fri., Feb. 13 at 10:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network following LSU’s gymnastics meet against Auburn (8:45 p.m.).

SEC Storied: “The Fighting Tiger” chronicles LSU Gymnastics’ D-D Breaux

ESPN ended its final year of televising the Formula 1 World Championship with the all-time single-season viewership record for the championship on U.S. television.

ESPN finishes final Formula 1 season with all-time viewership record

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has announced the matchups for its 17 owned-and-operated college football bowl games for the 2025-26 season.

ESPN Events announces 2025-26 college football bowl matchups – 17 owned-and-operated events, Dec. 13 – Jan 2

ESPNU will present the 2025 Men’s College Cup semifinals featuring No. 15 NC State, No. 16 Furman, Washington and Saint Louis on Friday, Dec. 12, live from First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

ESPNU presents 2025 Men’s College Cup semifinal and championship matches December 12 and 15

This week, the 2025-26 men’s and women’s basketball seasons continue with two marquee events presented by ESPN Events. The 2025 Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Modelo tips off at Madison Square Garden in New York with an ESPN doubleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 9, featuring Clemson vs. No. 10 BYU at 6:30 p.m. ET followed by No. 18 Florida vs. No. 5 UConn at 9 p.m. The nightcap features winners of the past three NCAA men’s titles with the defending National Champion Gators going head-to-head against the Huskies, winners of back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.

ESPN Events college basketball schedule continues this week with 2025 Jimmy V Men’s & Women’s Classics

The NHL season continues this week with four exclusive games across ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu. The puck drops Tuesday on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu, featuring a Metropolitan Division matchup with Seth Jarvis and the Carolina Hurricanes hosting Adam Fantilli and the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7 :30 p.m. ET.

Four exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu

ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with Major League Baseball Insider Jesse Rogers. The veteran reporter has covered the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Major League Baseball on a national scale for ESPN since 2009.

ESPN reaches multi-year extension with Major League Baseball Insider Jesse Rogers

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