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ABC will be airing more “Monday Night Football” games than originally planned.

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets delivered record numbers for their season opener.

Disney and Charter Communications announced a deal to settle a dispute that had cut some 15 million cable TV customers off from ESPN and other Disney-owned stations.

A business dispute that has pulled ESPN and other Disney-owned companies off the air for nearly 15 million cable TV subscribers continues, with both companies taking the unusual step of directing customers to look elsewhere for their favorite networks.

A dispute between Disney and Charter Communications has left nearly 15 million Spectrum TV cable television subscribers without some of their favorite networks.

ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems.

The Florida Gators start their 2023 season on the road against the Utah Utes on August 31.

John McEnroe has COVID-19 and is missing time as ESPN’s lead tennis analyst for its U.S. Open television coverage.

ESPN and host Sage Steele have settled the lawsuit she filed after being disciplined for comments she made in 2021 about the company’s policy requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Disney-owned ESPN has licensed its brand for use in a sports betting app, striking a deal in which it will receive $1.5 billion and other considerations from Penn Entertainment.

Add Mark Jackson to the list of ESPN reporters and commentators who have been laid off over the past five weeks.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Cooper Flagg of Montverde Academy.

All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis wasn’t a free agent this summer.

Fred VanVleet is leaving the Toronto Raptors for Houston.

Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off on Friday as part of job cuts by the network.

ESPN began informing employees of layoffs Monday, which are job cuts that are taking place throughout its corporate owner, the Walt Disney Company.

Ratings for women's college basketball are at their highest levels in years.

The battle for the national championship in women’s basketball is on.

Testimony from a former ESPN executive is underscoring the high stakes and corruption that has enveloped the world of soccer.

An Indiana jury has found the NCAA not liable in the death of former Grand Valley State quarterback Cullen Finnerty, whose widow accused the college sports governing body of failing to warn athletes about the risks of head injuries while playing football.

As college football’s postseason heads toward the debut of an expanded, 12-team playoff in 2024 those involved with bowls anticipate changes.

ESPN initially showed a replay a couple of times of Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing to the turf during the first quarter of Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals before going to a commercial.

Major League Baseball is coming back to Walt Disney World Resort in 2023.

Tony Stewart’s all-star summer racing series is moving from CBS to ESPN and a new night as ESPN plans to use SRX to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.”.

Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State have made the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple programs in the four-team field for the first time.

The College Football Playoff will include 12 teams, starting with the 2024 season.

Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU.

The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference’s media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons.

ESPN has closed a deal to sell its majority stake in the X and Winter X Games.

ESPN and Formula One have reached a new broadcast deal through 2025.

NBC had an attractive Sunday night football matchup between NFC East contenders Dallas and Philadelphia this week, and were rewarded in the television ratings.

There isn’t expected to be any significant news related to concussions, roughing-the-passer penalties or Washington owner Dan Snyder when NFL owners meet in New York on Tuesday.

A wide-ranging ESPN report about Dan Snyder points to a rift between the Washington Commanders owner and longtime confidant Jerry Jones.

The NFL is set to make its debut with a streaming service on Thursday night.

The College Football Playoff management committee gathered for 4 1/2 hours at a hotel in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

It could have been just one night, but Serena Williams' exit from tennis turned into a boon for ESPN.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hopes players get a cut of the revenue generated by an expanded College Football Playoff.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones says he expects left tackle Tyron Smith to return this season after sustaining a torn left hamstring that also injured the knee.

As Ukraine observes its Independence Day amidst its ongoing conflict with Russia, soldiers from the war-torn country are competing in the Warrior Games to bring back the gold and hope to their country.

The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time.

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The Big Ten's next television contracts will not include a deal with ESPN.

Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has gobbled his way to a 15th win at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.

Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has gobbled his way to a 15th win at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.

Major League Baseball has taken its fair share of criticism for changes trying to get younger fans interested in the game, but there has been one this season that has generated rave reviews.

There's no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix's sci-fi drama “Stranger Things” spent their Memorial Day weekend.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have bought land in Virginia for what could be a potential site of the NFL team’s next stadium.

Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have met their ESPN co-workers for the first time as they prepare to take over in the “Monday Night Football” booth.

The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf.

Turner Sports and ESPN are carrying the NHL playoffs after they aired for 16 years on NBC and NBCSN.

Longtime college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is celebrating after finishing chemotherapy at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida.

Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event.

NFL Quarterback Dwyane Haskins was struck and killed by a car in South Florida Saturday morning, according to his agent Cedric Saunders.

A year ago, glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA Tournament.

The duo spoke out against the bill during the broadcast, saying it was “dangerous” for the LGBTQIA+Community.

Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton died Friday following a short illness.

ESPN has treated the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on the same level as the College Football Playoff and “Monday Night Football.”.

College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer.

Wake Forest meets Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament looking for another win on its NCAA Tournament resume.

The San Francisco 49ers are hiring ESPN analyst Brian Griese as their new quarterbacks coach.

ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth.

Check out this week's Sonic Prep Player of the Week featuring Brice Sensabaugh of Lake Highland Prep.

Viewers parked themselves in front of their televisions to watch football and stay out of the January chill.

Judge Steve Harvey.

Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts.

Rockin' Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year's Eve television, no matter what Andy Cohen might say.

Dick Vitale is taking an extended break from the airwaves to rest his voice.

The Hawaii Bowl was canceled Thursday on the eve of the game after Hawaii withdrew because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers.

The teams facing off in the seventh annual Cure Bowl at Exploria Stadium in Orlando were announced Sunday.

Cincinnati is the first outsider to make the College Football Playoff and Alabama is the standard bearer.

The College Football Playoff is set and it is historic: Cincinnati will play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will face Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

Even at a time football typically dominates television ratings, Thanksgiving week was notable.

ESPN’s pursuit of Peyton Manning to be a part of “Monday Night Football” has paid off.

The NBA has asked a law firm to investigate the Phoenix Suns after a published report detailed allegations that owner Robert Sarver has a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents during his 17-year tenure in charge of the franchise.

Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season.

Tom Brady wins in the television ratings, too.

The Baltimore Ravens listed running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters as limited in practice Thursday, and ESPN later reported each player had a torn ACL.

Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”.

If ever there was a great time for Major League Soccer to be going into negotiations for its next television contract, it definitely is now.

ESPN is canceling Rachel Nichols’ show “The Jump” and pulling her off NBA programming.

Major League Baseball is ending a 70-year relationship with trading card company Topps after signing a new partnership with a rival company.

American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco says his league has never “plotted” with ESPN to undermine another conference by poaching its schools.

Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without paying a massive buyout.

Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step toward moving to the Southeastern Conference.

Maria Taylor has joined NBC less than a week after her contract with ESPN expired.

Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension.

The Orlando Magic has hired Jamahl Mosley as the team’s head coach, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.

ESPN has replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor.

The ESPYS awards are coming up in a few weeks and this year, a young man from Maitland who made history last year will be honored with the Jim V award.

A new College Football Playoff with triple the number of teams involved could bring in three times as much money to the conferences and schools that share the wealth.

ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs.

An additional week of regular-season games will benefit NFL fans right from the start.

The Los Angeles Times says Monday ESPN's Kevin Merida will be its new executive editor.

At least 23.2 million Americans watched on television this week when former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was declared guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.

President Joe Biden told ESPN on Wednesday it was a mistake for the Texas Rangers to allow full capacity at their ballpark for their first game. Fans are set to return to major league stadiums Thursday after they were kept out during the regular season last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. I think it’s a mistake,” Biden told ESPN. But Major League Baseball isn't requiring the vaccine for players or staff. Asked how he would advise players who might feel hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine, Biden said: “I would say I’m president of the United States and I got vaccinated.

The new contracts also mean the NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season. Amazon has partnered with the league to stream 11 Thursday night games since 2017, but it will take over the entire package from Fox, which has had it since 2018. That was the largest audience to stream an NFL game. NBC also retains the opening Thursday night NFL Kickoff game as well as a Thanksgiving night game and flex scheduling beginning in Week 5. Amazon experimented with on-demand highlights and increased use of Next Gen stats during Thursday night games last season.

Players stand on the ice during the playing of the national anthem before an NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Detroit. The NHL and ESPN are together again after announcing a seven-year agreement that also includes extensive streaming rights. “This is a win, win, win. ESPN will produce 75 national games per season that will stream exclusively on both ESPN+ and Hulu. Disney owns two-thirds of Hulu and has been offering packages that include Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+.

FILE - National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to members of the media , Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Sunrise, Fla. The National Hockey League will be returning to ESPN beginning next season. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)The National Hockey League will return to ESPN beginning next season. ESPN started airing NHL games when it went on the air in 1979 by making deals with individual teams. It had the national NHL rights from 1985-88 and 1992-2004.