NBA
- Spurs Face Timberwolves Wednesday; Clippers-Heat, Bulls-Jazz Friday
- ABC NBA Sunday Showcase: Clippers-Knicks, Lakers-Heat; Mike Tirico to Call Two NBA Games Sunday
GAMEDAY, COLLEGE HOOPS & SOCCER
- Notre Dame Chosen as Site for College GameDay Covered by State Farm
- Men’s College Hoops: Top Five Teams & Matchups between Ranked Teams
- Sunday Women’s College Basketball Action Dominates ESPN2 and ESPNU
- espnW.com: Women’s College Hoops Player of the Week, and Super Bowl XLVII Wrap
- Three FIFA Matches on ESPN Platforms on Wednesday, February 6
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Semifinal Matches
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Spurs Face Timberwolves Wednesday; Clippers-Heat, Bulls-Jazz Friday
contacts: ben.cafardo@espn.com and kristen.m.hudak@espn.com
On Wednesday, the league-leading San Antonio Spurs and All-Stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan take on the Minnesota Timberwolves and Ricky Rubio at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. Mark Jones will handle the call with analyst Jon Barry and reporter Heather Cox.
Friday’s doubleheader will begin with the Los Angeles Clippers and All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin – visiting the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat and All-Stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at 8 p.m. In the nightcap, the Utah Jazz and Al Jefferson will host the Chicago Bulls and All-Stars Joakim Noah and Luol Deng 10:30 p.m. KIA NBA Countdown will preview the doubleheader at 7:30 p.m. with NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Bill Simmons and Michael Wilbon.
NBA Countdown and ESPN games are available on computers, tablets and smartphones through WatchESPN.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Feb 6 | 9 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves | Mark Jones, Jon Barry, Heather Cox | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Fri, Feb 8 | 7:30 p.m. | KIA NBA Countdown | Magic Johnson, Bill Simmons, Michael Wilbon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
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8 p.m. | Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat | Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Lisa Salters | ESPN / WatchESPN |
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10:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls at Utah Jazz | Mark Jones, Jon Barry | ESPN / WatchESPN |
ABC NBA Sunday Showcase: Clippers-Knicks, Lakers-Heat; Mike Tirico to Call Two NBA Games Sunday
contacts: ben.cafardo@espn.com and kristen.m.hudak@espn.com
ABC will broadcast an All-Star-studded doubleheader as part of its NBA Sunday Showcase, February 10, when the New York Knicks and All-Stars Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler host the Los Angeles Clippers and All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The game tips off at 1 p.m. with Mike Tirico – calling his first of two Sunday NBA games – providing commentary with analyst Hubie Brown and reporter Doris Burke.
In the second game, the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat hosts the Los Angeles Lakers and All-Stars Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. The broadcast will begin at 3:30 p.m. with commentary by Mike Breen, analyst Jeff Van Gundy and reporter Lisa Salters.
KIA NBA Countdown will preview the doubleheader at 12:30 p.m. with Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jalen Rose, Bill Simmons and Michael Wilbon.
Additionally, ESPN will televise a Sunday prime-time game as the San Antonio Spurs – owners of the NBA’s best record — visit the Brooklyn Nets and All Star Brook Lopez at 8 p.m. Tirico will call his second game of the day in New York, where he will be joined by analyst Jon Barry.
| Time (ET) | Game | Commentators | Network |
| 12:30 p.m. | KIA NBA Countdown | Magic Johnson, Jalen Rose, Bill Simmons, Michael Wilbon | ABC |
| 1 p.m. | NBA Sunday Showcase: Los Angeles Clippers at New York Knicks | Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Heather Cox | ABC |
| 3:30 p.m. | NBA Sunday Showcase: Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat | Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Lisa Salters | ABC |
| 8 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs at Brooklyn Nets | Mike Tirico, Jon Barry | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Notre Dame Chosen as Site for College GameDay Covered by State Farm
contact: rachel.l.margolis@espn.com
ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm will stop in South Bend, Ind., and the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV matchup between BIG EAST foes – No. 11 Louisville at No. 25 Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 9 p.m. on ESPN. GameDay’s first hour begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN, plus a one-hour edition at 8 p.m. on ESPN. GameDay and the featured game are also available on ESPN 3D and WatchESPN. GameDay returns to Notre Dame for only the second time and first since 2009. Show details to follow later this week.
Rece Davis hosts for College GameDay, joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose to preview all the day’s action and discuss the biggest storylines in college basketball. Full College GameDay Schedule; College GameDay Images
Men’s College Hoops: Top Five Teams & Matchups between Ranked Teams
contact: michael.c.humes@espn.com
ESPN platforms will cover the top five teams and plus games between ranked teams in the upcoming men’s college basketball schedule. ESPN’s Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price doubleheader will tip-off with No. 1 Indiana against Illinois at 7 p.m.
All five of ESPN’s telecasts on Saturday, Feb. 9, will involve at least one ranked team with the final two matching teams in the Associated Press Top 25. The day will tip off at noon with No. 3 Michigan at Wisconsin followed by No. 8 Miami against North Carolina at 2 p.m. and No. 5 Kansas at Oklahoma at 4 p.m. The action will conclude with No. 23 Pittsburgh at No. 17 Cincinnati at 6 p.m. and No. 11 Louisville at No. 25 Notre Dame, which will also be on ESPN 3D, as part of the weekly Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV series at 9 p.m.
The ESPNU ACC Sunday Night Basketball game February 10, at 6 p.m. will pit No. 4 Duke at Boston College.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Feb 7 | 7 p.m. | No. 1 Indiana at Illinois
Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham |
ESPN |
| Clemson at Virginia
Dave O’Brien & TBD |
ESPN2 | ||
| Canisius at Manhattan
Bob Huessler & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Belmont at Murray State
Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:45 p.m. | McNeese State at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Washington at UCLA
Dave Pasch & Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| No. 21 Missouri at Texas A&M
Rece Davis & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 | ||
| NC State at No. 4 Duke | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | ||
| Maryland at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | ||
| 10 p.m. | Colorado at No. 19 Oregon
Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Santa Clara
Dave Flemming & TBD |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | UNC Asheville at Virginia Military Institute
Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Siena at Loyola (Md.)
Doug Sherman & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 9 | 11 a.m. | Temple at Dayton
Jason Benetti & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU |
| Noon | No. 3 Michigan at Wisconsin
Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| Florida State at Wake Forest
Carter Blackburn & TBD |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 20 Georgetown at Rutgers
Anish Shroff & Bob Wenzel |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | ||
| 1 p.m. | Akron at Miami (Ohio)
Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 1 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 * & RSN ^ | |
| 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma State at Texas
Dave Armstrong & Reid Gettys |
ESPN3 & Big 12 Network | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Clay Matvick & Joe Dean |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 2 p.m. | North Carolina at No. 8 Miami
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN | |
| St. Joseph’s at Massachusetts
Marc Kestecher & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 | ||
| DePaul at No. 24 Marquette
Quint Kessenich & John Celestand |
ESPN3 * & RSN | ||
| 3 p.m. | South Florida at Villanova
Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 5 Kansas at Oklahoma
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Valparaiso at Cleveland State
Mike Crispino & TBD |
ESPN2 | ||
| Texas Tech at Baylor
Brad Sham & Stephen Howard |
ESPN3 * & Big 12 Network | ||
| West Virginia at TCU
Mitch Holthus & Dan Hughes |
ESPN3 * & Big 12 Network | ||
| Auburn at Kentucky
Dave Baker & Kara Lawson |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | ||
| 5 p.m. | Texas A&M at Georgia
Tom Hart & Matt Doherty |
ESPNU | |
| Mississippi State at No. 2 Florida | ESPN3 * & FSN | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 23 Pittsburgh at No. 17 Cincinnati
Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN | |
| Iowa State at No. 13 Kansas State
Mark Neely & TBD |
ESPN2 | ||
| 7 p.m. | Stanford at Arizona State
Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| Rider at Iona
Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | ||
| Liberty at Gardner-Webb | ESPN3 | ||
| Stony Brook at Hartford
Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan |
ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | LSU at Alabama
Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | The Citadel at Samford | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 11 Louisville at No. 25 Notre Dame
Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Samantha Ponder |
ESPN & ESPN 3D | |
| Penn State at Nebraska
Dan Gutowsky & Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Illinois State at No. 16 Creighton
Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | St. Mary’s (Calif.) at San Diego
Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Feb 10 | Noon | Connecticut at Seton Hall
Eamon McAnaney & Bob Wenzel |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network |
| 1 p.m. | NC State at Clemson | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| Virginia at Maryland | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | ||
| 3 p.m. | St. John’s at No. 9 Syracuse
Dave Pasch & Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| Northern Iowa at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 4 Duke at Boston College
Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Drake at Evansville
Mitch Holthus & Mark Adams |
ESPNU |
* Local blackout may apply
Sunday Women’s College Basketball Action Dominates ESPN2 and ESPNU
contact: rachel.l.margolis@espn.com
A tripleheader on ESPNU on Sunday, Feb. 10, represents this week’s top women’s college basketball games. Tipping off the day – No. 16 North Carolina travels to ACC opponent Georgia Tech at 11:30 a.m., followed by No. 9 Georgia at SEC rival LSU at 1:30 p.m. and a BIG EAST matchup between DePaul at No. 3 Connecticut at 3:30 p.m. On ESPN2, a doubleheader showcases Big Ten foes Michigan State at No. 8 Penn State at 2 p.m. and SEC rivals No. 10 Kentucky at Vanderbilt at 4 p.m.
Additional highlights:
- Big Monday presented by Bud Light series continues on Feb. 11 – a top-10 matchup between ACC teams No. 7 Maryland at No. 5 Duke at 7 p.m., followed by a BIG EAST game of No. 10 Louisville at No. 2 Notre Dame at 9 p.m.
- ESPN3 has a slew of early week games, including No. 5 Duke at Virginia on Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.
- All games on ESPN2 and ESPNU can also be seen on WatchESPN.
| Date | Time (ET) | Games | Network |
| Thu, Feb 7 | 6:30 p.m. | McNeese State at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Duke at Virginia Michele Smith & Swin Cash |
ESPN3 |
| Sat, Feb 9 | 2 p.m. | Georgetown at St. John’s | ESPN3 |
| 4 p.m. | Rider at Iona Dean Darling & Phyllis Mangina |
ESPN3 | |
| UNC Greensboro at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb | ESPN3 | |
| 5:15 p.m. | USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Cincinnati at Rutgers Bob Picozzi & Steffi Sorensen |
BIG EAST Network / ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 10 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 16 North Carolina at Georgia Tech Michele Smith & LaChina Robinson |
ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| 1:30 p.m. | No. 9 Georgia at LSU Melissa Lee & Maria Taylor |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Michigan State at No. 8 Penn State Adam Amin & Swin Cash |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| Mississippi State at Missouri Cara Capuano & Nell Fortner |
SEC Network / ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | DePaul at No. 3 Connecticut Bob Picozzi & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 10 Kentucky at Vanderbilt Pam Ward & Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| Mon, Feb 11 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by Bud Light (Durham, N.C.): No. 7 Maryland at No. 5 Duke Pam Ward & Rebecca Lobo |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by Bud Light (South Bend, Ind.): No. 11 Louisville at No. 2 Notre Dame Beth Mowins & Stephanie White |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
espnW.com: Women’s College Hoops Player of the Week, and Super Bowl XLVII Wrap
contact: amanda.decastro@espn.com
espnW.com continues naming its national player of the week every Monday throughout the women’s college basketball season. Delaware senior guard Elena Delle Donne receives this week’s top honor after scoring 35 points on 10-of-20 shots and grabbing nine rebounds against Hofstra. Other highlights include contributor Graham Hays’ weekly wrap, and a complete wrap from Super Bowl XLVII with photos, blogs from nine-year-old football all-star Sam Gordon (who received VIP treatment as the guest of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell), videos, and a spotlight on Ravens’ Brendon Ayanbadejo.
Three FIFA Matches on ESPN Platforms on Wednesday, February 6
contact: mac.nwulu@espn.com
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, ESPN platforms will present a tripleheader of FIFA matches, highlighted by Mexico vs. Jamaica in Mexico City on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m., the first of 10 matches for each team in the final round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Highlights:
- Play-by-play commentator Fernando Palomo, analyst Alejandro Moreno and reporters Bernardo Osuna and John Sutcliffe will provide commentary for Mexico vs. Jamaica, live from the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
- ESPN 3D, the world’s first 24/7 all-sports 3D channel, will present its first international friendly match, FIFA-ranked No. 17 France vs. No. 2 Germany, live from Stade de France in Paris at 2:55 p.m.
- ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s 24-hour Spanish-language sports network, will present the contest between No. 8 Netherlands and No. 4 Italy, live from the Amsterdam Arena, at 1:25 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Networks |
| Wed, Feb 6 | 1:25 p.m. | Netherlands vs. Italy | ESPN Deportes / WatchESPN |
| 2:55 p.m. | France vs. Germany | ESPN2 / ESPN 3D / WatchESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Mexico vs. Jamaica (FIFA World Cup Qualifying) Fernando Palomo, Alejandro Moreno, Bernardo Osuna & John Sutcliffe |
ESPN2/Watch ESPN |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Semifinal Matches
contact: gabriela.nunez@espn.comor kristie.chong@espn.com
Coverage of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the premier championship for national soccer teams in Africa, continues on ESPN3 this week with semifinal matches: Mali vs. Nigeria and Burkina Faso vs. Ghana. Both matches will air live on ESPN3 and on delay on ESPN Deportes.
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations is the 29th edition of the tournament. Teams representing 16 nations have been competing in the tournament, following a qualification process among the 54 member nations of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the governing body for the sport of soccer in Africa. The winner of the tournament will represent Africa in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, June 15-30, competing in Group B along with Spain (Europe), Uruguay (South America) and Tahiti (Oceana).
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Wed, Feb 6 | 10 a.m. | Semifinal 1: Mali vs. Nigeria | ESPN3 /*ESPN Deportes (2/7 at 1 p.m.) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Semifinal 2: Burkina Faso vs. Ghana | ESPN3 /*ESPN Deportes (2/8 at 1 p.m.) |
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