Live sport - 1st - 7th February

Here's the live sport on ESPN for the first week of February.

Key:

(HD) - Shown on ESPN HD

(AM) - Shown on ESPN America

Monday 1st February:

• NBA - Houston v Phoenix - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• BPL - Sunderland v Stoke - ESPN (HD) - 19:00 - 22:30

Tuesday 2nd February:

• College Basketball - Louisville v Connecticut - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NHL - Pittsburgh v Buffalo - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• College Basketball - Oklahoma State v Texas - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• SPL - Kilmarnock v Celtic - ESPN (HD) - 19:00 - 21:45

Wednesday 3rd February:

• NHL - Boston v Washington - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Nashville v Phoenix - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• NHL - San Jose v Detroit - (AM) - 03:30 - 06:00
• Serie A - Inter v Fiorentina - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Thursday 4th February:

• College Basketball - Marquette v DePaul - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NBA - Boston Celtics v Miami - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• College Basketball - Colorado v Kansas - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• Serie A - Roma v Udinese - ESPN (HD) - 20:00 - 22:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 22:00 - 22:30
  

Friday 5th February:

• NHL - Boston v Montreal - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Columbus v Dallas - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 02:30 - 03:00
• NHL - Los Angeles v Anaheim - (AM) - 03:30 - 06:00
• Bundesliga - Werder Bremen v Hertha Berlin - ESPN (HD) - 19:30 - 21:30

Saturday 6th February:

• NHL - Washington v Atlanta - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NBA - LA Lakers v Denver Nuggets - ESPN (HD) - 03:30 - 06:00
• College Basketball - TBC - (AM) - 16:00 - 17:00
• BPL - Tottenham v Aston Villa - ESPN (HD) - 16:45 - 19:45
• College Basketball - Georgetown v Villanova - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:00
• College Basketball - Boston College v Duke - (AM) - 19:00 - 21:00
  
• Serie A - Livorno v Juventus - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45
• College Basketball - Michigan v Wisconsin - (AM) - 21:00 - 23:00

Sunday 7th February:

• NHL - Toronto v Ottawa - (AM) - 00:00 - 03:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 00:30 - 01:00
• UFC - 109 - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 06:00
• NHL - Colorado v Edmonton - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Serie A - Bologna v AC Milan - ESPN (HD) - 14:00 - 16:00
• Bundesliga - Dortmund v Eintracht - ESPN (HD) - 16:30 - 18:30
• NHL - Washington v Pittsburgh - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:30
• Serie A - Fiorentina v Roma - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 22:00
• NHL - Montreal v Boston - (AM) - 20:00 - 22:30
  

Live sport - 25th - 31st January

We're into the last week in January, and there's plenty of live sport on ESPN this week:

Key:

(HD) - Shown on ESPN HD

(AM) - Shown on ESPN America

Monday 25th January:

• NHL - Colorado v Dallas - (AM) - 01:00 - 03:30
• Torneos de Verano - Boca Juniors v River Plate - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 04:30 - 05:00
• Match Against Poverty - Zidane, Ronaldo & Friends v Benfica All-Stars - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Tuesday 26th January:

• College Basketball - Syracuse v Georgetown - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NHL - NY Rangers v Pittsburgh - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• College Basketball - Kansas v Missouri - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• NHL - Vancouver v Buffalo - ESPN (HD) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Serie A - Roma v Catania - ESPN (HD) - 20:00 - 22:00

Wednesday 27th January:

• NHL - Detroit v Phoenix - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - NY Islanders v Washington - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
  
• NHL - Edmonton v Chicago - (AM) - 02:30 - 05:00
• Coppa Italia - AC Milan v Udinese - ESPN (HD) - 20:00 - 22:00

Thursday 28th January:

• College Basketball - Villanova v Notre Dame - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NBA - Indiana v LA Lakers - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• College Basketball - Duke v Flordia State - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• Coppa Italia - Inter v Juventus - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 22:15 - 23:00
  

Friday 29th January:

• NHL - Pittsburgh v Ottawa - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Columbus v LA Kings - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Edmonton v St Louis - (AM) - 02:30 - 05:00
• Bundesliga - Hamburg v Wolfsburg - ESPN (HD) - 19:30 - 21:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 23:00 - 23:30

Saturday 30th January:

• NBA - Philadelphia v LA Lakers - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Washington v Florida - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• Boxing - Curtis Stevens v Jesse Brinkley - ESPN (HD) - 03:00 - 05:00
• SPL - Hamilton v Celtic - ESPN (HD) - 12:00 - 14:45
• BPL - Burnley v Chelsea - ESPN (HD) - 16:45 - 19:45
• College Basketball - West Virginia v Louisville - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:00
• NHL - Ottawa v Montreal - (AM) - 19:00 - 22:00
• Serie A - Napoli v Genoa - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Sunday 31st January:

• NHL - Boston v LA Kings - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Toronto v Vancouver - (AM) - 00:00 - 03:00
• NHL - Calgary v Edmonton - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Eredivisie - Feyenoord v Ajax - ESPN (HD) - 11:30 - 13:30
• Serie A - Parma v Inter - ESPN (HD) - 14:00 - 16:00
• Bundesliga - Leverkusen v Freiburg - ESPN (HD) - 16:30 - 18:30
• NHL - Pittsburgh v Detroit - (AM) - 17:30 - 20:00
• Serie A - Juventus v Lazio - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 22:00
• NHL - Dallas v Phoenix - (AM) - 23:00 - 01:30
  

ESPN after NASCAR rights

According to a member over on the Digital Spy forums, they received an email from ESPN regarding the NASCAR rights, which says ESPN are currently holding talks regarding the rights.

"I was forwarded your question about NASCAR coverage in the UK in 2010. Thanks very much for your passion and your interest in ESPN and our channels.

At the moment, I can tell you that ESPN is actively in discussions about live coverage of NASCAR in the UK, and we look forward to having more news to share in due course.

Thanks very much, and know that we appreciate - and share - your love of sport.

Paul Melvin
ESPN Communications"

Sky have recently lost the rights to NASCAR, and it looks like ESPN will acquire them fairly soon.

New ESPN site

ESPN have launched a new site, which now includes news, photographs, videos and more. The new site can be found at the old sites address, www.espn.co.uk, whilst the old site can now be found at tv.espn.co.uk.

Some months back, ESPN mentioned that they had a new site planned, and this is seemingly what they were talking about. The presentation is very good, and covers a range of sports, some of which they don't ever cover on their channel.

ESPN to be free from Friday to Sunday

From Friday 6am to Sunday late, ESPN will be free for everyone with Sky, Virgin, BT Vision and Top Up TV. This promotion has clearly been set up due to the Milan derby on Sunday, and a number of other interesting fixtures at the weekend. The following live fixtures will be shown during the free period:

• Friday (1am) NY Knicks v LA Lakers
• Saturday (12pm) Motherwell v St Mirren
• Saturday (5.30pm) Borussia Dortmund v Hamburg
• Saturday (7.30pm) Juventus v Roma
• Saturday (9.45pm) Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich
• Sunday (11.30am) Ajax v AZ
  
• Sunday (7pm) Inter v AC Milan
• Sunday (1am) Boca Juniors v River Plate

It's not clear whether ESPN HD will also be available for free to those with Sky HD and V+ HD.

Live sport - 18th - 24th January

Plenty of live sport on ESPN in the coming week.

Key:

(HD) - Shown on ESPN HD

(AM) - Shown on ESPN America

Monday 18th January:

• NHL - NY Rangers v Montreal - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30 (Joins in progress)
• Torneos de Verano - River Plate v Independiente - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:00
• NHL - Boston v Ottawa - (AM) - 18:00 - 20:30 (Joins in progress)
• NBA - Golden State v Chicago - ESPN (HD) - 21:00 - 23:30

Tuesday 19th January:

• College Basketball - Notre Dame v Syracuse - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NBA - Boston v Dallas - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• College Basketball - Kansas State v Texas - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• NBA - LA Lakers v Orlando - ESPN (HD) - 03:30 - 06:00

Wednesday 20th January:

• NHL - Washington v Detroit - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Pittsburgh v NY Islanders - (AM) - 00:30 - 03:00
• NHL - Los Angeles v San Jose - (AM) - 03:30 - 06:00
• Coppa Italia - TBC - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Thursday 21st January:

• College Basketball - North Carolina v Wake Forest - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• College Basketball - Kansas v Baylor - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• NBA - San Antonio v Utah Jazz - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 04:30

Friday 22nd January:

• NHL - Boston v Columbus - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Pittsburgh v Washington - (AM) - 00:30 - 03:00
• NHL - Vancouver v Dallas - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30

Saturday 23rd January:

• NHL - New Jersey v Montreal - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NBA - NY Knicks v LA Lakers - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• NHL - Colorado v Nashville - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:30 (Joins in progress)
• SPL - Motherwell v St Mirren - ESPN (HD) - 12:00 - 14:45
• College Basketball - Minnesota v Michigan State - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:00
• Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Hamburg - ESPN (HD) - 17:30 - 19:30
• College Basketball - West Virginia v Ohio State - (AM) - 19:00 - 21:00
• Serie A - Juventus v Roma - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45
• College Basketball - Connecticut v Texas - (AM) - 21:00 - 23:00

Sunday 24th January:

• NHL - Montreal v NY Rangers - (AM) - 00:00 - 03:00
• Torneos de Verano - Independiente v Racing Club - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:00
• NHL - Vancouver v Chicago - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Serie A - Palermo v Fiorentina - ESPN (HD) - 14:00 - 16:00
• Serie A - Inter v AC Milan - ESPN (HD) - 19:00 - 21:00
• NHL - Carolina v Boston - (AM) - 22:00 - 00:30
  

Live sport - 11th - 17th January

This week see's ESPN showing 7 live Coppa Italia games:

Key:

(HD) - Shown on ESPN HD

(AM) - Shown on ESPN America

Monday 11th January:

• NBA - Cleveland v Phoenix Suns - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 04:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 05:30 - 06:00
• BPL - Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers - ESPN (HD) - 19:00 - 22:30

Tuesday 12th January:

• College Basketball - Louisville v Villanova - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00
• College Basketball - Oklahoma v Oklahoma State - (AM) -02:00 - 04:00
• UFC Lightweight - Gray Maynard v Nate Diaz - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 05:00
• Coppa Italia - AS Roma v Triestina - ESPN (HD) - 20:00 - 22:00

Wednesday 13th January:

• CFB - Ohio State v Purdue - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NHL - NY Rangers v New Jersey - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• CFB - Kentucky v Florida - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 04:00
• NHL - Phoenix v San Jose - (AM) - 02:30 - 04:30
• Coppa Italia - AC Milan v Novara - ESPN (HD) - 15:00 - 17:00
• Coppa Italia - Genoa v Catania - ESPN (HD) - 17:30 - 19:30
• Coppa Italia - Juventus v Napoli - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Thursday 14th January:

• College Basketball - Duke v Boston College - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:00 (Joins in progress)
• College Basketball - Clemson v North Carolina - (AM) - 02:00 - 04:00
• NBA - Denver v Orlando - ESPN (HD) - 02:00 - 04:30
• Coppa Italia - Fiorentina v Chievo - ESPN (HD) - 15:00 - 17:00
• Coppa Italia - Udinese v Lumezzane - ESPN (HD) - 17:30 - 19:30
• Coppa Italia - Lazio v Palermo - ESPN (HD) - 20:00 - 22:00
  
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 22:00 - 22:30

Friday 15th January:

• NHL - Ottawa v NY Rangers - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Toronto v Philadelphia - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Edmonton v Pittsburgh - (AM) - 02:30 - 05:00
• Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim - ESPN (HD) - 19:30 - 21:30

Saturday 16th January:

• NHL - Washington v Toronto - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NBA - NY Knicks v Toronto - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• NHL - Calgary v Nashville - (AM) - 02:30 - 04:30 (Joins in progress)
• SPL - Hamilton v Rangers - ESPN (HD) - 12:00 - 14:45
• BPL - Everton v Manchester City - ESPN (HD) - 16:45 - 19:45
• College Basketball - West Virginia v Syracuse - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:00
• College Basketball - North Carolina v Georgia Tech - (AM) - 19:00 - 21:00
• Serie A - Bari v Inter Milan - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45
• College Basketball - Michigan State v Illinois - (AM) - 21:00 - 23:00 (Joins in progress)

Sunday 17th January:

• Torneo De Verano - Boca Juniors v TBC - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:00
• NHL - Montreal v Ottawa - (AM) - 00:00 - 03:00
• NHL - Vancouver v Pittsburgh - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Bundesliga - Cologne v Borussia Dortmund - ESPN (HD) - 16:30 - 18:30
• NHL - Detroit v Chicago - (AM) - 20:00 - 22:30
  

ESPN to show Torneo De Verano

This slipped under my radar, but ESPN are to show some games from the Argentine pre-season tournament Torneo De Verano. The first game will be broadcast on Sunday 10th January at midnight, featuring San Lorenzo v Estudiantes.

Live sport - 4th - 10th January

2010 is under way, and here's ESPN's live sport offering for the coming week:

Key:

(HD) - Shown on ESPN HD

(AM) - Shown on ESPN America

Monday 4th January:

• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 01:00
• NBA - LA Lakers v Dallas - ESPN (HD) - 02:30 - 05:00
• Le Top 14 - Bayonne v Toulouse - ESPN (HD) - 20:15 - 22:00

Tuesday 5th January:

• NHL - NY Rangers v Boston - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• Fiesta Bowl - Boise State v TCU - (AM) - 01:00 - 05:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 23:00 - 23:30

Wednesday 6th January:

• NHL - Washington v Montreal - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• Orange Bowl - Iowa v Georgia Tech - (AM) - 01:00 - 05:30
• NHL - Anaheim v Detroit - ESPN (HD) - 03:00 - 05:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 05:30 - 06:00
• Serie A - Chievo v Inter Milan - ESPN (HD) - 11:30 - 13:30
• Serie A - Parma v Juventus - ESPN (HD) - 14:00 - 16:00
• Serie A - AC Milan v Genoa - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Thursday 7th January:

• NHL - Philadelphia v Toronto - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - NY Rangers v Dallas - (AM) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NBA - LA Clippers v LA Lakers - ESPN (HD) - 03:30 - 06:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 22:00 - 22:30

Friday 8th January:

• NHL - Pittsburgh v Philadelphia - ESPN (HD) - 00:30 - 03:00
• BCS National Championship - Texas v Alabama - (AM) - 01:00 - 05:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 03:30 - 04:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 23:30 - 00:00

Saturday 9th January:

• NHL - Buffalo v Toronto - (AM) - 00:30 - 03:00
• NBA - Atlanta v Boston - ESPN (HD) - 01:00 - 03:30
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 04:30 - 05:00
• College Basketball - Georgetown v Connecticut - (AM) - 17:00 - 19:00
• BPL - Birmingham City v Manchester United - ESPN (HD) - 17:00 - 19:45
• College Basketball - Georgia Tech v Duke - (AM) - 19:00 - 21:00
• Serie A - Inter Milan v Siena - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 21:45

Sunday 10th January:

• NHL - Atlanta v Washington - ESPN (HD) - 00:00 - 02:30
• NHL - Toronto v Pittsburgh - (AM) - 00:00 - 03:00
• NHL - Vancouver v Calgary - (AM) - 03:00 - 05:30
• Serie A - Fiorentina v Bari - ESPN (HD) - 14:00 - 16:00
• College Basketball - Tennessee v Kansas - (AM) - 18:30 - 21:00
• Serie A - Juventus v AC Milan - ESPN (HD) - 19:45 - 22:00
• MMA - Live Action - ESPN (HD) - 22:00 - 22:30
• NHL - Carolina v Ottawa - (AM) - 22:00 - 00:30