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ESPN on ABC: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 50th Anniversary Special

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Fans will have a chance to experience one of the most iconic fights in boxing history when ESPN on ABC debuts Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 50th Anniversary Special this Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m. ET.  The two-hour program will also air on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNEWS between Sunday and Monday, March 8 and the entire Ali-Frazier trilogy will be available on demand on ESPN+. ESPN Deportes will also re-air the entire Ali/Frazier trilogy in primetime on Sunday, March 7.

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Legendary Italian Soccer Star Alessandro Del Piero Joins ESPN as Studio Analyst

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Italian National Team standout and one of the greatest soccer players of his generation, Alessandro Del Piero has joined ESPN as a soccer analyst. Del Piero will appear on ESPN FC, the critically acclaimed daily soccer studio program exclusive to ESPN+. He will make his debut on Saturday, March 6, at 8 p.m. ET, providing postgame analysis on Juventus vs. Lazio match (2:45 p.m.) and other Serie A matchups of the day.

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Texas Football Pro Day to Air on Longhorn Network March 11

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Longhorn Network will air coverage of UT’s 2021 Pro Day as part of Texas Football Pro Day on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. CT. LHN will be on site as draft-eligible Longhorn football players perform a variety of workouts for visiting NFL scouts and executives. Fozzy Whittaker and Lowell Galindo will call the action for LHN’s Pro Day coverage.

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Live from Las Vegas Saturday on ESPN+ PPV; Prelims on ESPN and ESPN+

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday, March 6, at 10 p.m. ET from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev.  The UFC 259 main card features a championship tripleheader with three titles on the line as part of UFC’s biggest card this year so far. The main event will see newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (27-8-0), making his first title defense following his dominant title win over Dominick Reyes in September of last year, against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0-0). Blachowicz has won four straight fights leading up to UFC 259, while Adesanya, the undefeated, undisputed king of the middleweight division, will move up a weight class and attempt to join UFC’s elite list of double champions that includes Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Henry Cejudo.

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Exclusively on ESPN+: Futbol Americas Premieres March 8

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Futbol Americas, a new studio show from ESPN+, premieres March 8 exclusively on the service. The show will cover the whole world of soccer, with a specific focus on the players of the United States and Mexican national teams throughout both the international and club seasons. It will feature regular guest appearances from newsmakers in the CONCACAF world, including an interview with USMNT and RB Leipzig star Tyler Adams in the first week. Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar will host, with new episodes on ESPN+ Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. ET and on-demand thereafter. 

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ABC to Broadcast Its First-Ever German Bundesliga Match – FC Bayern München vs. Borussia Dortmund, Live from the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, March 6

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ABC will broadcast its first-ever German Bundesliga match – FC Bayern München vs. Borussia Dortmund – on Saturday, March 6 at 12 p.m. ET as part of ESPN’s unprecedented English and Spanish-language coverage of German soccer’s latest “Der Klassiker” rivalry game. In addition to ABC, the Bayern-Dortmund match from Allianz Arena in Munich will stream live on ESPN+, the U.S. home for Bundesliga matches, and will air live on ESPN Deportes.

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ACC Network Presents All ACC Watch Party: Duke vs North Carolina Saturday

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ACC Network, the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will offer an alternate viewing option for Saturday night’s Duke at North Carolina showdown with All ACC Watch Party: Duke vs North Carolina beginning at 6 p.m. ET.  

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Groundbreaking 1978 Kentucky Men’s Basketball Championship Squad in the Spotlight with SEC Storied “Win or Else,” Premiering Monday, March 15 on SEC Network

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SEC Network will debut “Win or Else,” its latest SEC Storied film, on Monday, March 15 at 9 p.m. ET. The documentary will take an in-depth look at the Kentucky team that delivered the first NCAA championship for an integrated team in the school’s renowned basketball history when it won the 1978 title.

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