All Times Eastern
ESPN Networks & ESPN on ABC Highlights
November 15 - 21, 2009
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Men’s
The start of the 2009-10 schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 will include more than 50 games, including matchups from the ACC, BIG EAST, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences. Prior to the first tip of the season, ESPN will televise College GameDay Season Preview Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. ET. Highlights:
- NIT Season Tip-Off starting Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
- College Hoops Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, starting Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
Women’s
The Women’s College Basketball State Farm Tip-Off Classic from Knoxville, Tenn., will be televised on ESPN2 Sunday, Nov. 15 with Baylor vs. Tennessee at 5 p.m. In addition, Texas will host the 2009 NCAA Women’s Champion, Connecticut, on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 9:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL
The 40th season of Monday Night Football continues into November with five great games on ESPN. Leading up to every MNF is Monday Night Countdown from 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday NFL Countdown also airs each week from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on ESPN in preparation for Sunday’s games. MNF games air each week at 8:30 p.m.
- Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens – who reached the AFC Championship last season – at the Cleveland Browns (Nov. 16);
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ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC combine for more than 40 live college football games in November. ABC will show two games every Saturday, with games on ESPN and ESPN2 at noon. ABC and ESPN will also show games on all five Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. In addition to a weekly Friday primetime series on ESPN or ESPN2, the networks will offer games on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the month.
ESPN will continue its weekly schedule of Thursday primetime games featuring top matchups featuring:
- Big 12 North contender Colorado faces Oklahoma State on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
LIGA DOMINICANA DE BEISBOL
ESPN Deportes will begin coverage of Liga Dominicana de Beisbol on Friday, November 6, at 6:30 p.m. when Aguilas Cibaenas takes on Tigres del Licey. ESPN Deportes will televise seven games in November.
Date |
Time (ET) |
Match Up |
Tue, Nov 17 |
6:30 p.m. |
Estrellas Orientales at Aguilas Cibaenas |
Thu, Nov 19 |
6:30 p.m. |
Tigres del Licey at Aguilas Cibaenas |
November 22 - 28, 2009
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Men’s
- EA Sports Maui Invitational, starting Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
- Live coverage of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Nov. 19-22), the Charleston Classic (Nov. 19), the Maui Invitational (Nov. 23-25), the Old Spice Classic in Orlando and the 76 Classic in Anaheim (Nov. 26-29) on ESPNU.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR
ABC will broadcast the season finale of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races Nov. 22 at 3:15 p.m. from Homestead, Fla.
NASCAR Countdown serves as the pre-race program for each race telecast, and ESPN2’s NASCAR news and information program, NASCAR Now, delivers comprehensive coverage of the series and will be aired weekdays at 5 p.m. All programs are produced totally in high definition.
FOOTBALL
NFL
The 40th season of Monday Night Football continues into November with five great games on ESPN. Leading up to every MNF is Monday Night Countdown from 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday NFL Countdown also airs each week from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on ESPN in preparation for Sunday’s games. MNF games air each week at 8:30 p.m.
- Quarterback Kerry Collins and the defending AFC South champion Tennessee Titans face the NFL’s leading wide receiver Andre Johnson and the upstart Houston Texans (Nov. 23);
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- For the second year, the Big 12 returns to Thursday in prime time, highlighted by Texas at Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m.
NCAA VOLLEYBALL
- There will be four live NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championships in November: two on Sunday, Nov. 22 - BIG EAST (3 p.m.) and SWAC (8 p.m.); one on Monday, Nov. 23 – MAAC (7:30 p.m.); and one on Wednesday, Nov. 25 – WAC (9:30 p.m.).
November 29 - December 5, 2009
FOOTBALL
NFL
The 40th season of Monday Night Football continues in December with four games on ESPN. Leading up to every MNF is Monday Night Countdown from 7-8:30 p.m. ET. Sunday NFL Countdown also airs each week from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on ESPN in preparation for Sunday’s games. MNF games air each week at 8:30 p.m.
- Quarterback Joe Flacco and the Ravens face Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at historic Lambeau Field (Dec. 7)
NCAA
Matchups for the 2009 Jimmy V Women’s and Men’s Basketball Classics on December 7 and 8, respectively, two early-season college basketball events showcasing top programs on ESPN and ESPN2, have been determined with proceeds from each event benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The women’s game, held at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., for the fourth consecutive year, will feature Florida vs. Rutgers at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The men’s doubleheader, held at the famed Madison Square Garden for the seventh consecutive event, will pit Butler vs. Georgetown at 7 p.m. and Indiana vs. Pittsburgh at 9 p.m., both on ESPN.
SOCCER
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw, Friday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m.
- ESPN2 will provide coverage of the semifinals and finals for both the NCAA Women’s and Men’s Soccer Tournaments. The women’s will be Friday, Dec. 4, live at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. and live at 3 p.m.
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