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ESPN Networks & ESPN on ABC Highlights
June 29 - July 5, 2008
UEFA EURO 2008 - Schedule
The title match will take place on ABC Sunday, June 29, at 2:30 p.m. and on ESPN Deportes Monday, June 30, at 3:30 a.m.
Awards
- 2008 ESPYs Nomination Special, Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m.
Tennis on ESPN2
Wimbledon, The Championships will conclude with coverage of the quarterfinals (July 1-2) and semifinals (July 3-4). SportsCenter will provide highlights from the Women’s (July 5, at 2 p.m.) and Men’s (July 6, at 3 p.m.) final match.
AFL - Photos
The 2008 AFL season will conclude with two divisional playoff games on ESPN Friday, July 4, (Independence Day) at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 5, at 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m. (ESPN2).
Volleyball
ESPNU will feature eight games from the USA World League Volleyball. The USA will face off against Bulgaria, Finland and Spain. The network will feature doubleheaders on July 2, 9, 21 and 23 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. each evening.
Three Hours of Power - Photos
ESPN Classic will premiere Three Hours of Power, an action-packed block of programming, beginning July 1. The block will air weeknight and will include American Gladiators at 10 p.m. followed by Xtreme Bulls at 11p.m. and capped off with AWA Wrestling at 12 a.m.
AWA Wrestling Marathon
ESPN Classic will feature a seven-hour marathon of AWA Wrestling on Saturday, July 5 from 1 - 8 p.m. Tune in to for stars like Curt Hennig, Jerry Lawler, The Midnight Rockers, Sgt. Slaughter, Greg Gagne and the Guerrero Brothers.
Camping World 200 at New Hampshire on ESPN Deportes - Photos
This NASCAR Nationwide Series race takes place at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Camping World 200 winners include Martin Truex, Jr., Carl Edwards, and most recently Kevin Harvick. The action begins on Sunday, June 29, at 3 a.m.
July 6 - 12, 2008
Baseball on ESPN Deportes - Photos
ESPN Deportes will have coverage of the 2008 Future Stars game, featuring the up and coming talent from minor leagues and future major leaguers, and the 2008 Home Run Derby, featuring the top Home Run hitters in the league showcasing their talent from Yankee Stadium. The Future Stars game will be televised LIVE Sunday, July 13, at 2 p.m. LIVE Home Run Derby action will begin on Monday, July 14, at 8 p.m.
Sunday Night Baseball - ESPN Deportes will continue MLB coverage on Sunday, July 13, at 8 p.m., with commentary and analysis from Ernesto Jerez and Candy Maldonado. Sunday Night Baseball will be preceded by a 30 minute, live studio show, Béisbol Esta Noche. Schedule
Golf
- 2008 Par 3 Shootout, Tuesday, July 8, at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
- LPGA on ESPN2: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, from Sylvania, Ohio, begins July 11.
AF Golden League Track and Field: Golden Gala Roma
ESPN Classic continues it's track and field coverage on Sunday, July 11 at 3 p.m.. This time, from Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, the best track and field athletes compete in various events in preparation of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Remax Long Drive Marathon
ESPN Classic will televise the Long Drive competitions from 2003-2007. Some of the hardest hitters to ever swing a golf club compete to see who can hit the ball the fartherst. The marathon will air on Sunday, July 6 from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Reel Classics: Semi-Tough
ESPN Classic will televise Semi Tough, the story of a three-way friendship between two free-spirited pro football players, played by Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson, and the owner's daughter, played by Jill Clayburgh, that becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved. The movie will be presented in a commercial-free format Sunday, July 6, at 8 p.m.
July 13 - 19, 2008
MLB
ESPN’s extensive Major League Baseball All-Star coverage will be highlighted by ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com’s live coverage of the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby Monday, July 14 at 8 p.m. hosted by the N.Y. Yankees at Yankees Stadium. This is ESPN’s 11th year of live Derby coverage, which is traditionally ESPN’s highest-rated summer program.
- All-Star Celebrity Softball Game Monday, July 14, at 10 p.m. on ESPN.
- 2008 Future Stars Game, Sunday, July 13, at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
- AAA All-Star Game, Wednesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
Golf
- The third and final rounds of The British Open, from Southport, England, will be televised on ABC starting Saturday, July 19, at 9 a.m.
- LPGA on ESPN2: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, from Sylvania, Ohio, July 11-13 and LPGA State Fame Classic from Springfield, Ill., July 18-20.
Lacrosse
The Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game wil take place from Denver, Colo., Thursday, July 17, at 10 p.m. on ESPN2.
ESPY Preview Marathon (Best Game Winners)
ESPN Classic presents an ESPY Preview marathon of the Best Game of the Year winners from the past on Friday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19.
July 18
- 9 p.m. - Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame John Carlos and Tommie Smith for their Black Power Salute
- (Carlos and Smith will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and Under Armour)
- 9:30 p.m. - 2006 Rose Bowl: Texas vs. USC from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
July 19
- 12:30 a.m. - 2004 ALCS, Game 5: Yankees vs. Red Sox from Fenway Park - Boston, MA
- 2:30 a.m. - 2003 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Miami from Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, AZ
- 3:30 a.m. - 2002 World Series, Game 7: Giants vs. Angels from Edison Field - Anaheim, CA
- 5:30 a.m. - Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame John Carlos and Tommie Smith for their Black Power Salute
July 20 - 26, 2008
ESPYs
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The 16th annual ESPYs will be hosted by Justin Timberlake, who will be joined by an all-star lineup of top athletes and entertainers to celebrate the best sports stories of the year. The two-hour event will move to the new NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, a world-class 7,100-seat venue located across the street from STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles. The 2008 ESPYs presented by HUMMER will be taped Wednesday, July 16, and televised Sunday, July 20, at 9 p.m. ESPN and in high definition on ESPN HD with additional unique content available on a variety of ESPN multimedia platforms including ESPN.com and ESPN International. ESPN Deportes will have Spanish-language coverage of the ESPYs on Sunday, July 20, at 9 p.m. Photos |
Poker
ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the 2008 World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light, the world’s premier poker tournament, will begin Tuesday, July 22, at 8 p.m. Coverage will continue each Tuesday generally at 9 p.m. Norman Chad and Lon McEachern will return to provide complete analysis of the players and games.
Tennis on ESPN2
- (men’s) -- Rogers Masters, July 25-27 and Western & Southern Financial Group Master, July 31, at 1 p.m.
Brickyard 400 Week (July 21-25)
- 7/21, 12 p.m. - 1994 Brickyard 400 - At 23, the youngest driver in a field of 43 stock-car drivers, Jeff Gordon dominated the Winston Cup veterans to win the inaugural NASCAR race in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - much to the approval of the hometown fans.
- 7/22, 12 p.m. - 1995 Brickyard 400 - Dale Earnhardt took the lead during the only caution period of the race and held off Rusty Wallace for the final 24 laps to win the second Brickyard 400 stock car race by less than one second.
- 7/23, 12 p.m. - 1998 Brickyard 400 - Jeff Gordon won his second Brickyard 400 and a $1 million bonus, holding off tenacious Mark Martin until a caution flag three laps from the end cut short the drama.
- 7/24, 2 p.m. - 2000 Brickyard 400 - After watching Rusty Wallace lead 110 laps of the Brickyard 400, Bobby Labonte pushed past Wallace in turn three of lap 146, then steadily pulled away for a 4.229-second victory in NASCAR Winston Cup racing's richest event.
- 7/25, 2 p.m. - 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard - After years of torment, Tony Stewart has mastered his beloved hometown track. Stewart scored his second career victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dominating at the place that caused him a decade of heartache and once even threatened his career.
ESPN Classic Remembers: George Brett Pine-Tar Game
25 years ago, George Brett threw one of the great tantrums of all time as he hit a home run at Yankee stadium and was later called out for having too much pine tar on his bat. ESPN Classic will televise highlights from that 1983 game on on it's Classic Drive Thru Thursday, July 24 at 6 p.m.