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ESPN greenlights new ESPN Original Series Setting the Tempo

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ESPN today announced it has greenlit the production of Setting the Tempo – an upcoming ESPN Original Series on the Toronto Tempo.

Directed by Kathleen Jayme and produced by Rock’n Robin Productions in association with Maximum Effort, Ujiri Productions and Nine Two Six Productions, the four-episode series takes audiences inside the exhilarating, high-stakes process of building a WNBA franchise from the ground up. Led by an all-women leadership team featuring head coach Sandy Brondello, a two-time WNBA champion and the 2014 WNBA Coach of the Year, and general manager Monica Wright Rogers, a two-time WNBA champion, the series captures the relentless race against the clock as they evaluate talent, establish a culture, and lay the foundation for sustained success. 

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ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Knicks look to win first NBA Championship in 53 years as series shifts back to San Antonio for Game 5 on Saturday

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ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals on Saturday, June 13, with a Game 5 matchup, as the San Antonio Spurs, led by Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, host the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson, who look to secure their first NBA championship in 53 years, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Mike Breen will provide play-by-play alongside analysts Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler, with Lisa Salters reporting.

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ESPN’s presentation of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 draws largest audience since 2017

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Tuesday night’s 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 (8 p.m. ET), which saw the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Las Vegas to even the series at 2-2, averaged 5.3 million viewers on ABC and drew the largest Game 4 audience since 2017 (Pittsburgh-Nashville, NBC).

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Transcript: ESPN MLB Analysts Media Conference Call

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ESPN MLB analysts Eduardo Pérez, David Ross and Adam Ottavino, along with Mark Gross, ESPN Senior Vice President, Sports Production, were made available to media on a conference call Thursday morning to discuss ESPN’s upcoming Major League Baseball schedule, key storylines from around the league and the season’s biggest matchups.

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ESPN announces remaining windows for 2026 SEC football season

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Following the May 27th announcement of networks and kickoff times for the opening weeks of the 2026-27 ESPN college football season, ESPN has released the remaining windows for the complete 2026 SEC football season. The schedule was unveiled during SEC Now: Inside the 2026 Football Schedule on SEC Network and ESPN2, as host Alyssa Lang and analysts Gene Chizik, Roman Harper and Paul Finebaum took a deep dive into the 2026 college football campaign.

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23.8M viewers! ABC and ESPN deliver largest NBA Finals Game 3 audience since 1998

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ABC and ESPN delivered the largest NBA Finals Game 3 audience since 1998, averaging 23.8M viewers, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The Game 3 audience was up 159% from last year’s Game 3 and peaked with 26.3M viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET.

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PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App delivers comprehensive coverage of the RBC Canadian Open

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PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App’s coverage of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season continues this week with the RBC Canadian Open, beginning Thursday, June 11, at 7 a.m. ET from TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ontario. Extensive coverage continues through the Final Round on Sunday, June 14, with Marquee Groups and Featured Groups/Holes viewing options across all four rounds.

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ESPN’s weekly ‘I Scored a Touchdown’ series spotlights Mike Alstott’s Super Bowl XXXVII touchdown, the Buccaneers’ first-ever Super Bowl touchdown

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ESPN’s weekly ‘I Scored a Touchdown’ series spotlights Mike Alstott’s Super Bowl XXXVII touchdown, the Buccaneers’ first-ever Super Bowl touchdown

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