Keeping Up With All The Industry Press Releases
With less than 100 days to the official start of the college football season, the countdown to kickoff on ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, has begun. The schedule of games across ESPN platforms for Weeks 1-3 of the 2023 season was announced today.
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College football on ESPN platforms returns in 2023 with an unparalleled portfolio of marquee rivalries, non-conference showcases, conference championship contests and comprehensive postseason coverage. ESPN will present approximately 1,000 regular season games across all platforms, readying for the return of a 40-game Bowl Season schedule that includes the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Rose Bowl Game and the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and concludes with the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T on Monday, Jan. 8, at NRG Stadium in Houston.
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SEC Network commences its 10th college football season in Nashville on Saturday, Aug. 26, with Vanderbilt hosting Hawai’i at 7:30 p.m. ET. SECN’s season opener is one of 38 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference squads across ESPN platforms in the first four weeks of the season, including 11 televised on SEC Network.
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The Teams are Set
McGregor Lands the Lightweight and Bantamweight Prospects while Chandler Gets the Veterans in Both Divisions
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Following three successful years since the program launched in 2020, ESPN, in collaboration with NBA, Andscape, and ABC, today announced year four of the award-winning Champion Black Businesses (CBB) initiative. CBB continues to elevate Black-owned businesses, showcasing the diversity and creativity of Black entrepreneurship and cementing their importance by sharing their stories across ESPN platforms during the NBA Finals and beyond.
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Ahead of the June 10 Junior Welterweight Championship live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., ESPN will air Trash Talk: Taylor vs. Lopez, a 30-minute all-access preview into one of the most heated world title fights of the year.
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For the first time, NBA in Stephen A’s World Presented By YouTube TV, ESPN’s recurring NBA alternate presentation starring Stephen A. Smith, will air during the NBA Finals.
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Tournament Culminates with $1 Million Winner-Take-All Championship Live on Peacock and CNBC at 3 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 4
Star-Studded Competition Features Cesc Fabregas, Heather O’Reilly, Chris Wondolowski, Jermaine Jones, Chad Ochocinco, Steve Nash, and Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham Red Dragons
Competing Clubs in 7-a-Side Teams Include Borussia Dortmund, West Ham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham, Team Dempsey, Former USWNT Players Featured on US Women’s Team, and More
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2023 – Peacock will exclusively live stream 27 matches of The Soccer Tournament, the $1 million, winner-take-all, 7v7 world championship, beginning tomorrow, Thurs., June 1, through this Sunday, June 4.
The inaugural tournament from Cary, NC, culminates with TST’s $1 million, winner-take-all championship match live on Peacock and CNBC on Sun., June 4, at 3 pm ET. NBC will present an encore of the championship on Sat., June 10, at 2 p.m. ET following the conclusion of the Roland-Garros Women’s Final.
TST kicks off tomorrow with Borussia Dortmund facing Hoosier Army (Indiana Alumni) live at 9 a.m. ET, followed by seven matches throughout the day including Wrexham vs. US Women (8 p.m. ET) and Team Dempsey vs. Sneaky Fox (9:30 p.m. ET).
Peacock will stream 12 featured group stage matches live tomorrow and Friday, which will include all of Wrexham’s games, in addition to matchups including Borussia Dortmund, West Ham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Como 1907, Team Dempsey, US Women, and more. Once the tournament reaches the knockout stage, Peacock will stream the remaining 15 matches live until the conclusion of the event, including the quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday and the $1 million championship on Sunday.
A first-of-its-kind soccer event, TST will feature 32 teams from eight countries competing in a World Cup-like group stage. Sixteen teams will advance to the knockout stage, where they will compete in single elimination games for a $1 million grand prize. Teams competing in the event include 7-a-side teams from notable European clubs such as Borussia Dortmund, West Ham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham, Como 1907, Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, MLS club Charlotte FC, Liga MX’s Club Necaxa, Clint Dempsey’s Team Dempsey, and US Women, a team of former U.S. Women’s National Team players organized by Heather O’Reilly and coached by Mia Hamm.
Notable players include legendary Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Basketball Hall of Famer Steve Nash (Como 1907), former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (Nati SC), social media influencer and former MLS Academy product Noah Beck (Borussia Dortmund), among others. TST’s field will also include 26 former U.S. senior national team players on both the men’s and women’s side with nearly 1,400 matches of experience combined including Chris Wondolowski and Jermaine Jones on Team Dempsey.
| Date | Stage | Match | Time (ET) | Platform(s) |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Borussia Dortmund vs. Hoosier Army | 9 a.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | West Ham vs. Far East United | 10:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | US Women vs. Say Word FC | Noon | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Como 1907 | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Wolverhampton vs. Blade & Grass | 5 p.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Club Necaxa vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Wrexham Red Dragons vs. US Women | 8 p.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., June 1 | Group | Team Dempsey vs. Sneaky Fox | 9:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., June 2 | Group | Borussia Dortmund vs. Kingdom FC | 9 a.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., June 2 | Group | West Ham vs. Culture by Mo Ali FC | 10:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., June 2 | Group | Wrexham Red Dragons vs. Say Word FC | Noon | Peacock |
| Fri., June 2 | Group | Team Dempsey vs. Zala FFF | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., June 2 | Knockout | Eight matches – TBD | 6-11 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., June 3 | Quarterfinals | Four matches – TBD | Noon-4:45 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., June 3 | Semifinals | TBD | 7 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., June 3 | Semifinals | TBD | 8:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sun., June 4 | Championship | TBD | 3 p.m. | Peacock, CNBC |
| Say., June 10 | Championship | TBD | 2 p.m. | NBC* |
| *Encore | ||||
Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States, including live coverage of Premier League, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World CupTM (in Spanish), Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Notre Dame Football, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, Big Ten football (beginning in September), and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.
The full game schedule for TST can be viewed at thetournament.com, and tickets for all TST games are on sale now at thetournament.com/tst-tickets. For more information, please contact info@thetournament.com.
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ESPN+ will bring fans in the U.S. exclusive live English and Spanish coverage of one of the English Premier League’s fiercest rivalries in the 142nd edition of the Men’s FA Cup Final from historic Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, June 3, at 10 a.m. ET. The Manchester Derby FA Cup Final will feature two of the world’s most famous clubs, Manchester City – three straight Premier League champions – and Manchester United, which finished fourth in the just concluded Premier League season.
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ESPN Radio will nationally broadcast the 2023 NBA Finals over the airwaves, with audio available to stream on the ESPN App.
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