2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Friday on ESPN Platforms

contact: mac.nwulu@espn.com

ESPN will offer comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw on Friday, Dec. 4, when the 32 teams that have qualified for next year’s 64-match tournament in South Africa (June 11-July 11) are slotted into eight groups. Bob Ley will host ESPN2 HD’s live, three-hour 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Presented by adidas at noon ET.  Former World Cup stars Efan Ekoku, John Harkes, Alexi Lalas and Steve McManaman will provide analysis. Jeremy Schaap and John Sutcliffe will provide live reports from the Cape Town International Convention Center in South Africa, site of the Draw.

• Additional FIFA World Cup Draw reports and discussion will be found on ESPN’s SportsCenter, ESPN2’s First Take, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning (simulcast on ESPN2). 
• Spanish-language analysis, predictions and post-Draw reactions will air on ESPN Deportes, which last week announced that it will present up to 40 Portuguese-language 2010 World Cup matches live in the U.S. 
• ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV will present ESPN2’s live program, while ESPN.com, ESPNsoccernet.com and ESPNDeportes.com will provide opinion and analysis from soccer experts.
• ESPN Mobile’s FIFA World Cup branded content will include the launch of a 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw application.
• ESPN International will televise the FIFA World Cup Draw in Brazil and Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Atlantic, Caribbean regions, as well as in the Middle East and Israel.

College GameDay Live from SEC Championship Game in Atlanta

contact: michael.c.humes@espn.com

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot (Saturdays at 10 a.m. on ESPN) will originate from Atlanta, site of the SEC Championship matchup of No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama. College GameDay is hosted by Chris Fowler with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard.

College Football: OSU-UO Civil War Thursday, Five Top-25 Teams in Conference Championships

contact: michael.c.humes@espn.com

ESPN’s college football schedule this week includes the Civil War Game for the first time on Thursday night’s ESPN College Football Primetime presented by Applebee’s: No. 13 Oregon State at No. 7 Oregon on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 9 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN360.com; as well as three BIG EAST Conference showdowns Saturday, Dec. 5: No. 5 Cincinnati at No. 14 Pittsburgh, No. 24 West Virginia at Rutgers and South Florida at Connecticut. Additional highlights:

• ESPN2 will show the Conference USA Championship with No. 18 Houston at East Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com;
• Arizona visits No. 20 USC on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN360.com;
• ABC’s Saturday Night Football matches No. 3 Texas against No. 21 Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship at 8 p.m.; ESPN360.com will simulcast the action.
• No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 25 Clemson face off in a rematch for the ACC Championship title on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN360.com.

NBA: Kobe vs. Dwyane on Friday

contacts: nate.smeltz@espn.com or mark.d.mandel@espn.com

Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat visit Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers on Friday, Dec. 4, at 10:30 p.m. This week’s NBA schedule:

NCAA Soccer:  Women’s College Cup on ESPN Networks

contact: tilea.coleman@espn.com

The ESPN networks will present the 2009 Women’s College Cup this weekend. UCLA and Stanford will compete in the first semifinal Friday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m., followed by Notre Dame vs. North Carolina at 8 p.m. The first match will air on ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile, while the second semifinal will air exclusively on ESPNU. The National Championship will air live on ESPN2, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. Beth Mowins will handle play-by-play alongside U.S. Olympian and former North Carolina soccer standout Cat Whitehill, who will provide analysis.

Mayne Street Finale on ESPN.com Features Adam Carolla

contacts: alison.lazar@espn.com or paul.melvin@espn.com

The finale of ESPN.com’s original scripted series Mayne Street (new episodes available Tuesdays at 9 a.m.) stars Kenny Mayne and guest Adam Carolla humorously attempting to enter feature-film acting by auditioning for Never At Ease: The Roger Staubach Story.

ESPN RISE: St. Thomas Aquinas – 14 Weeks and Still No. 1

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The ESPN RISE FAB 50 national high school football team ranking has Florida’s St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 1 for the 14th week in a row. The ESPN RISE FAB 50 is compiled weekly by a panel of ESPN RISE and ESPN.com high school editors, including Doug Huff, Mark Tennis and Jon Mahoney. The ESPN RISE FAB 50 was launched in August 2008 and is a combination of three former national high school rankings (Student Sports FAB 50, RISE Magazine Top 25 and the ESPN Elite 25). The complete ESPN RISE FAB 50 ranking available at ESPNRISE.com.

ESPN RISE FAB 50 Top 10, Week 14

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