List of ESPN sports properties

ESPN and its family of domestic networks (ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and (to a lesser extent) ESPN Classic) have or previously had rights to the following sports and events:

Current properties

American football

NFL on ESPN

  • Monday Night Football: 20062021
  • Pro Bowl: 19881994, 20032005, 2010, 20152023 (acquired rights from ABC through 2005, acquired from CBS in 2010, direct from 2015 onward)

ESPN College Football

Other:

Soccer

Soccer on ESPN

National teams

Clubs

Futsal

Baseball

ESPN Major League Baseball

  • 19902021

Little League World Series

KBO League

  • 2020-present

Basketball

NBA on ESPN: 19821984, 20022025

WNBA on ESPN: 19972025

ESPN College Basketball

FIBA

The Basketball Tournament: 2014present

Cricket

Ice Hockey

NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament

Kontinental Hockey League 2012-

World Cup of Hockey 2016-[6]

Tennis

Tennis on ESPN

Golf

Golf on ESPN

Canadian football

Canadian Football League

  • 19831986 (approximate)
  • 19941997
  • 20082013 (ESPN3 only; by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN, the official broadcaster of the CFL, it held internet streaming rights.)
  • 2013present (Select games on ESPN2, streaming coverage on ESPN+)

Motorsports

Rugby Union

College and high school sports

  • ESPN College Baseball (2003–present)
  • ESPN College Basketball (1979–present)
  • ESPN College Football (1979–present)
  • ESPN College Hockey (2005–present)
  • ESPN College Lacrosse (2005–present)
  • ESPN College Soccer (2005–present)
  • ESPN College Softball (2005–present)
  • ESPN College Volleyball (2005–present)
  • High School Showcase (2005–present)

Mixed Martial Arts

Boxing

Former properties

Australian Football League

  • 2009–2011

UEFA Champions League

  • 1995–2009

Major Indoor Soccer League

  • 1985–1987
  • 2005–2006 (championship games only)

La Liga

  • 2009–2012

Premier League

  • 2009–2013

IndyCar Series

  • 1996–2008 (ESPN continued to produce the broadcasts of five races that aired on ABC through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.)

CART on ESPN

  • 1980–2001
  • 2007 (series merged with IRL, beginning with the 2008 season)

NASCAR on ESPN

  • 1981–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
  • 2001–2002 (Contract with NASCAR, Truck Series only)
  • 2007–2014 (Contract with NASCAR)

NHRA

  • 1980(?)–2000 (Contracts with individual races)
  • 2001–2015 (Contract with NHRA)

Global RallyCross Championship

  • 2011–2013

American Le Mans Series

  • 1999–2013

NHL on ESPN

  • 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
  • 19922004

Thoroughbred Racing on ESPN

Premier Boxing Champions

  • 2015–2017, returned again for 2020 only, based on the Top Rank main feed.

AWA Championship Wrestling

  • 1985-1990

Global Wrestling Federation

  • 1991-1994

UWF Fury Hour

  • 1995 only

References

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