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Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić leads the Denver Nuggets into Oklahoma City to face the top-seeded Thunder and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a Game 7 matchup with a Western Conference Finals birth on the line. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET with NBA Countdown, followed by tipoff at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN presented by GEICO continue with Second Round action on Saturday, May 17. The puck drops for a prime time matchup at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+ between the Dallas Stars and Mikko Rantanen, who lead the series 3-2, host the Winnipeg Jets and Kyle Connor in a crucial Game 6.
The 2025 NBA Western Conference Finals Presented by AT&T – the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Denver Nuggets – will be exclusively available on ESPN platforms, beginning Tuesday, May 20, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. ESPN’s lead NBA broadcast team – Mike Breen, analysts Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters will provide commentary. The quartet will also call the NBA Finals on ABC in June. All Western Conference Finals game broadcasts will begin at 8:30 p.m. with the exception of Game 7 (8 p.m.). Game 7 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Semifinals will be exclusively available on ABC this Sunday, May 18, at 3:30 p.m. with Breen, Burke, Jefferson and Salters on commentary.
Crystal Palace seek their first FA Cup title and Manchester City their eighth, when the two teams clash on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET in the oldest and one of the most popular domestic soccer cup competitions in the world, The 144th edition of the FA Cup Final will stream exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, live from Wembley Stadium in London.
ESPN Senior Vice President of Sports Production Tim Corrigan, ESPN Vice President of Production Phil Orlins, ESPN Play-by-Play Announcer Ryan Ruocco, ESPN NBA Analyst Tim Legler and ESPN Senior NBA Writer Kirk Goldsberry answered questions on Thursday regarding the inaugural NBA Western Conference Finals: InsightCast Presented by YouTube TV. The alt-cast will air exclusively on ESPN platforms for Games 1-4 of the 2025 NBA Western Conference Finals starting Tuesday, May 20, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
ESPN’s 29th WNBA Season Tips Off with Marquee Doubleheader, Saturday, May 17
ESPN will present the entire 2025 season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster, featuring 18 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and all 46 games streaming live on ESPN+.
UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, live from UFC APEX, May 17, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 7 p.m. ET and prelims beginning at 4 p.m.
The New York Knicks look to advance to their first NBA Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years on Friday when they host the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics in a potential close-out Game 6 matchup.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football Schedule Features Multiple Appearances by the Super Bowl Champion Eagles, the AFC Champion Chiefs, Cowboys and Lions as NFL on ESPN 25-Game Slate Starts Fast with 11 Games in First Seven Weeks