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ESPN Events to host third annual Red Lobster Band of the Year National Championship on Dec. 12

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ESPN Events will present the third annual Red Lobster Band of the Year National Championship, a prestigious competition featuring the nation’s top marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The event will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 pm. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+ in advance of the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl – the HBCU Football National Championship game between the champions of the MEAC and SWAC conferences.

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ESPN presents special coverage of the 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery

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ESPN presents special coverage of the WNBA Draft Lottery 2026 this Sunday, Nov. 23, at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Live from ESPN’s Los Angeles studios for the first time, the 30-minute WNBA Draft Lottery Special will be hosted by Malika Andrews, joined by ESPN analysts Rebecca Lobo and Chiney Ogwumike.

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ESPN’s annual Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s returns with 120+ Hours of college basketball action over eight days, Nov. 21-28

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ESPN’s annual college basketball Feast Week presented by Lowe’s tips off today with more than 120 hours of coverage over eight days through November 28.

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to Oregon for a Top 25 Big 10 showdown as No. 7 Oregon hosts No. 15 USC

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to Eugene, Oregon for the second time this season ahead of the Week 13 Top 25 showdown between No. 7 Oregon and No. 15 USC.

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ESPN signs women’s basketball analyst and Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo to multi-year extension

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ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year contract extension with women’s basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo. She will continue as one of ESPN’s lead voices on women’s college basketball and WNBA coverage, including regular-season games, Champ Week, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and the WNBA Finals. Lobo will also remain a contributor across ESPN, including SportsCenter and special programming around the women’s game.

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‘UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker’

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UFC is live from Doha, Qatar this weekend with UFC Fight Night presented by Bud Light: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker at ABHA Arena on Saturday, Nov. 22. The main card begins with a special 1 p.m. ET start time, preceded by prelims starting at 10 a.m., both available on ESPN+ on the ESPN App and ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM.

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LALIGA, Bundesliga lead soccer coverage on ABC and ESPN this weekend

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Top-ranked Real Madrid meet Elche Sunday, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes, with ESPN FC delivering pregame coverage originating live from Martínez Valero on ABC and ESPN+ beginning at 2:30 p.m. Host Kay Murray will be joined by Stewart Robson, Luis Garcia, Nedum Onuoah and Sid Lowe. Postgame analysis will be available on ESPN+ immediately following the match.

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Boca Raton Bowl announces Bush’s® Beans as new title sponsor

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BOCA RATON, FL (November 20, 2025) – ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has announced Bush’s® Beans as the new title sponsor for the Boca Raton Bowl, the annual college football postseason game played at Florida Atlantic University’s Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The bowl will now be known as the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans.

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Stuart Scott’s legacy comes to life in ESPN’s upcoming 30 for 30 ‘Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott,’ presented by Modelo, premiering December 10 at 9pm ET on ESPN

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ESPN today released the official trailer for “Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott,” presented by Modelo, the next installment in its Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series. Premiering December 10 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN app, the film takes an intimate look at the life and legacy of Stuart Scott — the trailblazing SportsCenter anchor whose words, wit and authenticity transformed the way sports stories are told. 

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