Tag: College Sports
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ESPN Renews Rights for Major College Conference, Locking In More Football and Basketball Coverage
ESPN and the Southwestern Athletic Conference are sticking together for the long haul. The two sides announced a new multi-year media rights agreement that will keep SWAC football and basketball on ESPN networks and the ESPN App through the 2030-31 academic year, extending a partnership that dates back to the launch of ESPNU in 2005.…
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CW Sports Re-Ups on ACC Football & Hoops in New Multi-Year ESPN Sublicense Deal
The CW is doubling down on making college sports available on free TV. The network and ESPN have reached a new sublicense agreement that will keep ACC football and men’s and women’s basketball on The CW through the 2030-31 season, giving the network 54 ACC games per year. The slate will feature 14 football games,…
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ESPN Locks In Mid‑Major Renewal With 750+ Annual Events on App
Big news for mid-major fans, ESPN just locked in a multi-year extension with the Southern Conference that keeps SoCon games and championships on ESPN’s platforms through the 2031–32 academic year. The South’s oldest DI conference is getting an upgrade in reach, frequency, and digital presence that puts more basketball, football, and Olympic-sport championships in front…
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650+ Hours, 20 Champions, One App: 2026 NCAA Winter Championships Highlight ESPN’s Massive March Takeover
March is when college sports crowns its champions, and ESPN is going all in. Beginning this month, the network is rolling out more than 650 hours of live coverage across 20 NCAA winter championships. Everything from women’s basketball and wrestling to gymnastics, hockey, and swimming to screens across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, and ESPN+.…
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ESPN Doubles Down on Mid‑Major Conference, Adds 500+ Live Events to Streaming Lineup
The Horizon League and ESPN have inked a multi-year, multi-platform renewal that keeps the Midwestern conference firmly inside ESPN’s ecosystem. The extension gives fans more ways to watch Horizon League games across the ESPN App, ESPN+, and linear channels. Under the new agreement, at least 500 Horizon League events will stream annually on the ESPN…
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240+ Women’s College Basketball Tournament Games to Stream on ESPN During Champ Week 2026
ESPN has doubled down on women’s hoops with more than 240 college basketball conference tournament games, streaming live on the ESPN app. Presented by Principal, from March 3-15, ESPN’s Champ Week brings a parade of postseason intrigue, with games also airing across the ESPN linear networks. For the coverage, the network is rolling out some of…
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ESPN+ Extends Deal With Major College Sports Organization
In a major move for college athletics, ESPN has renewed its media rights deal with one of the largest governing bodies in the country. A big slate of NJCAA events will continue to stream on ESPN+ after the two sides renewed their media-rights agreement for the 2025-26 season. With the renewal, multiple sports, divisions, and…
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Hulu’s Bill Belichick UNC Football Docuseries Reportedly ‘No Longer Happening’
Bill Belichick’s much-talked-about Hulu docuseries on North Carolina football now appears to be off the field before it ever really got started. Once touted as a front-row seat to the start of a new era in Chapel Hill, On3.com’s Inside Carolina reports that the season-long project with Hulu and EverWonder Studios is “no longer happening,”…
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ESPN, Big South Rights Extension Keeps 800+ Events on Streaming & Linear Platforms
The college sports lineup on ESPN will continue to feature the Big South Conference after the two sides agreed to a multi-year extension. As part of the extension, the conference’s games will be available across ESPN’s platforms and make ESPN+ the exclusive digital home for Big South productions. The six-year deal runs through the 2030–31…
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ESPN Unlimited to Stream 620+ College Hockey Games + Men’s & Women’s Frozen Four
ESPN is bolstering its fall sports lineup, as the company released its 2025-26 men’s and women’s college hockey schedule. During the upcoming season, more than 620 games will stream live on the ESPN app, including the men’s and women’s Frozen Four. The app and linear networks will air action from ECAC Hockey and Hockey East,…