NFL Network will present 19 live out-of-market games during the 2026 NFL preseason from Aug. 13-29, headlined by signature head coaching and draft prospect debuts and local rivalries. Additionally, live preseason action returns to the ESPN App — for fans with an Unlimited plan — with an expanded slate of 12 out-of-market games beginning Aug. 13, furthering the offerings available for fans, which began last season with five games.

ESPN today announced updates to its 2026 Major League Baseball schedule. On Monday, July 20, at 7 p.m. ET, Shohei Ohtani and the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers visit Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies on ESPN. Karl Ravech will provide play-by-play alongside analysts Eduardo Pérez and David Ross, with reporter Buster Olney.

The V Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to announce the return of the annual ESPYS Week Charity Radio Auction, benefiting the V Foundation. Running from July 8-15, 2026, the weeklongonline event, offered exclusively on eBay, offers fans the opportunity to bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences and exclusive memorabilia, while uniting together to fund vital cancer research.

ESPN Fantasy Football, the industry’s No. 1 fantasy football game, continues to bring new features and offerings following the refreshed look and feel of the ESPN Fantasy App last year. ESPN is the official season-long fantasy football game of the NFL, and with it comes more ways to play ESPN Fantasy Football than ever before.

New this year to ESPN Fantasy Football is the ‘Knockout’ league format. Knockout is ESPN Fantasy Football’s take on the increasingly-popular elimination-style format that challenges managers to survive each week of the season.

ESPN.com published a new report from senior writer Seth Wickersham, who was granted extraordinary access with Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton during the NFL playoffs

ESPN’s coverage of the 2026 college football season begins Tuesday, July 7, with conference media days programming continuing across ESPN platforms throughout the month. Over a dozen media day events will be featured, highlighted by on-site coverage from Monster Energy Big 12 Media Days (July 7-8), ACC Football Kickoff (July 15-17), and SEC Kickoff Presented by Regions Bank (July 20-23).

Serena Williams’ Wimbledon return on Tuesday delivered record viewership.

PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App’s coverage of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season travels to Silvis, Illinois, for the John Deere Classic, beginning Thursday, July 2, at 7:30 a.m. ET. Coverage continues through the Final Round on Sunday, July 5, featuring all the action from TPC Deere Run.

ABC delivered the most-watched Banana Ball telecast ever on June 28, 2026, averaging 1.2 million viewers across the two-hour showcase (4–6 p.m. ET), according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.

ESPN will expand its coverage of the PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs, bringing live coverage of the TOUR’s postseason to ESPN’s primary linear channel for the first time, with 12 total hours of playoff action airing across three weeks in August, in addition to more than 100 hours of coverage on PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App.