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ESPN today announced its game selection for the August 15 edition of Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell. The World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Mookie Betts will visit the first place New York Mets and Pete Alonso in ESPN’s exclusive, national game of the week. The Mets and the Dodgers were both active leading into the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline. For more information, visit ESPN.com: MLB Trade Deadline.
ESPN networks will televise The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Championship Week, July 31 – August 3, live from University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The single-elimination tournament, featuring top professional, college alumni and international basketball players, will crown the winner-take-all one million dollar champion Tuesday, Aug. 3 in primetime (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Hall vs. Strickland airs live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (English and Spanish) with prelims at 6 p.m. ET and the main card at 9 p.m.
The first place Boston Red Sox and Rafael Devers will visit the second place Tampa Bay Rays and Nelson Cruz, August 1, on Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell. This marks the first Sunday Night Baseball appearance for the Rays since 2014.
Both Marks and Schmitz will provide analysis and commentary throughout tomorrow night’s NBA Draft coverage, exclusively on ESPN and ABC beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Full Details
The GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff returns for its 12th year Thursday, Aug. 26 – Sunday, Aug. 29.
Eleven Hours of Live NFL-Focused Programming on ESPN and ABC Begins at 7 a.m. ET
ESPN NFL Nation Reporters Cover All 32 Teams in Training Camp Files
Ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, airing exclusively on ESPN and ABC, ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas spoke to media members about Thursday’s event
Kicking off the official NHL free agency period, TSN’s annual, seven-hour Free Agent Frenzy special, breaking down NHL signings throughout the day, will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ on Wednesday, July 28, starting at 11 a.m. ET.
For the first time, round one of the draft will simulcast on ESPN and ABC, while round two will air on ESPN. This marks ESPN’s 19th consecutive NBA Draft telecast overall.