News727:
Magic-Pistons game 7 at 5.30am AEST if necessary
Lakers will play at:
If all 3 go to GM7 then
Magic at Pistons: 3:30pm ET ABC
Raptors at Cavs: 7pm ET NBC
Rockets at Lakers: 9:30pm ET NBC
if only 2 go to GM7 then
1 is at 3:30pm ET on ABC & other is 7:30pm ET on NBC
If GM7 is only for DET & ORL then
Magic at Pistons: 3:30pm ET ABC
Lakers at OKC GM1: 7:30pm ET NBC
If GM7 is only for CLE & TOR then
Raptors at Cavs: 3:30pm ET ABC
Lakers at OKC GM1: 7:30pm ET NBC
If GM7 is only for LAL/HOU then
Rockets at Lakers: 7:30pm ET NBC
If no GM7 then
Magic at Cavs GM1: 7:30pm ET NBC
It will be this scenario
So ESPN should carry both here Monday morning
Second-round playoffs schedule (ESPN unless otherwise indicated):
Date
Match
Start time
Live
May 5
Flyers vs. Hurricanes G2
9.20am
ESPN2
Knicks vs. 76ers G1
10.10am
Ducks vs. Golden Knights G1
12.00pm
ESPN2
Wolves vs. Spurs G1
2nd half
May 6
Cavaliers vs. Pistons G1
9.10am
Wild vs. Avalanche G2
10.20am
ESPN2
Lakers vs. Thunder G1
2nd half
May 7
Knicks vs. 76ers G2
9.10am
Canadiens vs. Sabres G1
9.20am
ESPN2
Wolves vs. Spurs G2
11.40am
Ducks vs. Golden Knights G2
12.00pm
ESPN2
May 8
Flyers vs. Hurricanes G3
10.20am
May 9
Canadiens vs. Sabres G2
9.20am
Ducks vs. Golden Knights G3
12.00pm
May 10
Flyers vs. Hurricanes G4
8.20am
ESPN2
Lakers vs. Thunder G3
10.40am
Avalanche vs. Wild G3
11.20am
ESPN2
May 11
Knicks vs. 76ers G4
5.40am
Canadiens vs. Sabres G3
9.20am
ESPN2
Wolves vs. Spurs G4
9.40am
Ducks vs. Golden Knights G4
11.50am
ESPN2
May 12
Cavaliers vs. Pistons G4
10.10am
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More games than ever, starting from next season.
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The first day of the new CFB season (24-team playoff?) is August 30. All games will be shown live on either E or E2.
Most of their scheduled inventory (except bowls and SEC from week 4) will be announced May 28.
The following games will be shown live on ESPN. The first two were confirmed for GameDay appearances.
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The NFL schedule has been announced. Find all the major games on ESPN here.
(The Monday selections will be announced on a weekly basis during the season as each U.S. network provides their coverage maps.)
Note flex scheduling procedures:
SNF may have up to 2 flexes in W5-10 and any week in W11-17, minimum 12 days’ notice
MNF may have flexes any week in W12-17, minimum 6 days’ notice
TNF may have up to 2 flexes in W13-17, minimum 21 days’ notice
Games may also be flexed within Monday morning timeframe (3.00am/6.25am swap)
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Schedule information for the conference finals. All games begin 10.15am AEST, except NBA West finals begin 10.45am.
Date
NBA on ESPN
NHL on ESPN2
19/5
Spurs-Thunder G1
20/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G1
21/5
Spurs-Thunder G2
Ducks-Avalanche G1
22/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G2
Hurricanes-Canadiens G1
23/5
Spurs-Thunder G3
Ducks-Avalanche G2
24/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G3
Hurricanes-Canadiens G2
25/5
Spurs-Thunder G4
Ducks-Avalanche G3
26/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G4
Hurricanes-Canadiens G3
27/5
Spurs-Thunder G5*
Ducks-Avalanche G4
28/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G5*
Hurricanes-Canadiens G4
29/5
Spurs-Thunder G6*
Ducks-Avalanche G5*
30/5
Cavaliers-Knicks G6*
Hurricanes-Canadiens G5*
31/5
Spurs-Thunder G7*
Ducks-Avalanche G6*
1/6
Cavaliers-Knicks G7*
Hurricanes-Canadiens G6*
2/6
Ducks-Avalanche G7*
3/6
Hurricanes-Canadiens G7*
Women’s College World Series schedule also announced but with a great deal of uncertainty.
Note: If possible = See playoff schedule above. If neither needed => ESPN. If one is necessary => ESPN2. If both are necessary => Untelevised.
Dates
Games
AEST
Broadcast
29/5
1-2
2am-7am
ESPN
3-4
9am-2pm
If possible
30/5
5-6
9am-2pm
If possible
31/5
7
5am-7am
ESPN
8
9am-11am
If possible
1/6
9
5am-7am
ESPN
10
9am-11am
If possible
2/6
11
2am
ESPN
12*
4.30am
ESPN
13
9am
If possible
14*
11.30am
If possible
4/6-5/6
Champ G1-2
10am
ESPN2
6/6
Champ G3*
10am
ESPN2
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ESPN will broadcast all games listed as “ABC” or “ESPN”.
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The NBL27 schedule was released yesterday morning. The season starts on September 19 when Melbourne United take on Adelaide 36ers at John Cain Arena. Defending champions Sydney Kings begin their campaign against Cairns Taipans at the renamed Afterpay Arena the following day.
Schedule analysis
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ESPN’s June slate has been revealed.
Dates of the finals:
Game
VGK-CAR (10.15am)
?-NYK (10.40am)
1
3rd
4th
2
5th
6th
3
7th
9th
4
10th
11th
5*
12th
14th
6*
15th
17th
7*
18th
20th
This will then roll on to NCAA baseball action. SR matchups announced no later than June 4, CWS matchups no later than June 11.
If the relevant finals game isn’t necessary: *Moved to main channel*,* **On ESPN2
AEST
Live
Super Regionals
June 6
2.00am-8.00am
ESPN
June 7
1.00am-1.00pm
ESPN2
June 8
2.00am-8.00am
ESPN
2.00am & 11.00am
ESPN2
June 9
2.00am-8.00am
ESPN2
College World Series
June 13
4.00am & 9.00am
ESPN2
June 14
5.00am
ESPN2
10.00am
ESPN2*
June 15, 17, 18
4.00am
ESPN2
9.00am
**
June 16
4.00am
ESPN2
9.00am
ESPN
June 19
4.00am
ESPN2
CWS Finals
June 21
5.30am
ESPN2
June 22
4.30am
ESPN
June 23 (if nec.)
9.00am
ESPN
It was announced that ESPN would broadcast one live match per week for the remainder of the Australian Ice Hockey League 2026 season, starting with Sydney Bears v Sydney Ice Dogs on June 20.
https://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=117987
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Interesting.
College football playoff schedule also announced:
Round
Date
Kickoff AEDT
First round
Dec 18
11.10am
Dec 19
3.10am, 6.40am, 10.40am
Quarterfinals
Dec 31
10.40am
Jan 2
3.10am, 7.10am, 11.10am
Semifinals
Jan 15-16
10.45am
Nat’l champ
Jan 26
10.50am
New watermark for NBA Finals on ABC spotted.
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Beautifully crafted opening sequence for the NBA Finals.
They just need some NBA Finals worthy graphics. It is an upgrade on what they have for regular season with the addition of gold but ESPN’s graphics for finals used to actually make it seem like it’s the finals
Following suite, Stanley Cup Final is being used from Game 2.
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ESPN will broadcast four of five NFL preseason games. Not sure whether they can broadcast the Prime one. (All games kick off 10am AEST)
NFL Hall of Fame Game: Panthers vs Cardinals - August 7
Raiders vs Texans - August 21
Titans vs Seahawks - August 24
Browns vs Patriots - August 28 (Prime)
Bengals vs Eagles - August 29
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For some reason, ESPN decided to use an AI version of former Spurs star Tony Parker during their NBA Finals broadcast.
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During the second half, keen-eyed observers caught something weird as ESPN was cutting to commercial break. The network featured a bizarre AI version of former Spurs star and multi-time NBA champion Tony Parker smiling and waving his finger up and down.
Claims for several AI sequences during coverage
Videos
So it turns out ABC used AI all throughout Game 1 whenever they went to commercial. Check out this sequence where a modern championship tag spontaneously blooms on the back of Hakeem Olajuwon's jersey, followed by another where Kobe and Ron Harper twitch awkwardly w each other. pic.twitter.com/FGKA7pHHfG
— Velodus✨ (@velodus) June 4, 2026
