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ESPN’s First Ball to Last Ball Live Coverage Begins Monday, June 28 

Tuesday’s edition of NBA Countdown will begin at 7:30 p.m. from Phoenix Suns Arena. ESPN NBA Draft analyst Mike Schmitz will join the show virtually as well as NCAA Champion and NBA prospect Davion Mitchell.

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, is set for its sixth event of the Regular Season this Friday, June 25 on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

Earlier today, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined ESPN’s morning shows across TV and radio – Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin, Get Up and First Take – live from the network’s New York Seaport Studios.

After a year of silence, the manicured grass lawns of The All England Lawn Tennis Club will once again be home to sights and sounds of players in white competing for one of sport’s most prestigious trophies and ESPN will again present The Championships, Wimbledon live and exclusively across its platforms.  Coverage from all 18 courts begins Monday, June 28. 

Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford has raised millions in donations alongside food charity FareShare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having grown up the youngest of five children in one of the more deprived areas of Manchester, Rashford has spoken of his own experience of food poverty, saying he relied on free school meals and “the kind actions of neighbors and coaches.” Rashford was recently named to TIME’s Top 100 List for his advocacy work on homelessness and child hunger. For his dedication to helping feed those in need, Rashford will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service presented by MassMutual at The 2021 ESPYS  airing July 10, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

ESPN’s coverage of UEFA EURO 2020 continues Sunday, June 20, on ESPN and ESPN2 with the start of Matchday 3. The final matches in each group will be played simultaneously through Wed., June 23, to determine standings and matchups for the round of 16 in the Knockout Stage of the tournament.

NBA Countdown will lead into most Western Conference Finals games with pregame analysis and provide halftime studio reports with host, Maria Taylor, NBA analysts Jalen Rose and Jay Williams and Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Grammy-nominated rap artist Cordae will appear as a special guest on tonight’s episode of Stephen A’s World, which will feature a performance of Cordae’s song “What’s Life” in observation of Juneteenth. “What’s Life” is featured on Music For The Movement Volume III – Liberated, the latest EP from The Undefeated, available now.

ESPN is headed to Omaha for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series Presented by Capital One at TD Ameritrade Park, beginning Saturday, June 19. ESPN networks will combine to show every pitch of the College World Series on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, with as many as 17 games to be played over a 12-day span.