Best March ever for the 6p SportsCenter. We can’t thank you enough for your support.

Multiple ESPN studio shows surged to record first quarter viewership

📈 Daily studio shows up 14% for Q1 '26
📈 5 shows scored their highest Q1 average audiences ever

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Congratulations to the ESPN E60 team on their Peabody Awards documentary nomination for 'Southpaw - The Life & Legacy of Jim Abbott'

Award winners will be announced April 23

⚾️ 'Southpaw' is available to watch on-demand on ESPN+

ESPN to premiere 'Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN' on Monday, April 6

Documentary film chronicles how Bill Rasmussen’s bold vision created the world’s first 24-hour sports network

More: bit.ly/4rUdcXk | @espn.com

What's the latest on the Iranian men's national soccer team competing in the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup?

In a new episode of 'The Sports Reporters,' Jeremy Schaap
leads a discussion w/Seth Vertelney @usatodaysports.usatoday.com & ESPN's Jeffrey Carlisle

Watch: bit.ly/3Nl4Ppv

Sources: F1 set to cancel Bahrain, Saudi Arabia races amid Iran war Formula 1 is set to cancel April's races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing Iran war, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Sources: #F1 set to cancel Bahrain, Saudi Arabia races amid Iran war
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Advancing commitment to journalism, ESPN hires 6 standout former Washington Post writers

Hirings highlight continued focus on high-impact journalism & storytelling

More: bit.ly/4cVyShZ | @espn.com

ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania & analyst Quentin Richardson join Jeremy Schaap in a new ESPN 'Sports
Reporters' episode

Panelists discuss "tanking" in the #NBA & plans to enact anti-tanking rules for next season

Watch: bit.ly/4qUvhUx

ESPN remembers George Conner As the finance manager for Getty Oil, Conner approved an initial investment by Getty in ESPN, helping turn the idea co-founders Bill and Scott Rasmussen had for a 24/7 sports network into a reality.

ESPN remembers George Conner, a Getty Oil executive who played a key role in starting ESPN, who passed away on Sunday

“Unquestionably George’s contribution was essential to the successful launch of ESPN.” – co-founder Bill Rasmussen

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ESPN reporters & producers are set up in Italy for the 2026 #WinterOlympics

Multiplatform coverage continues through conclusion of Games (Sunday, Feb. 22) ➡️ bit.ly/46lwUD5

Dedicated page: bit.ly/49PH55b | #MilanoCortina2026

ESPN has produced an 80-pg special edition
@IndianaFootball #CBPlayoff #NationalChampionship commemorative magazine

Featuring photos & coverage from ESPN Images

Available now on Amazon (bit.ly/4qG5Q9P) & wherever magazines are sold

Belichick’s H.O.F. Snub & Jerry Jones Succession Questions

New pod: A Super Bowl preview with the great @dvnjr.bsky.social. Topics include: Belichick, Kraft and the Hall of Fame; the NFL’s push to 18 games; NFLPA politics; Jerry Jones’ succession plans; and, of course, the Washington Post.

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Survey: Managing parents among top reasons youth coaches quit Most of America's youth-sport coaches are feeling burned out and fed up with verbal harassment and abuse, mainly from parents of athletes, according to a national survey released Thursday by the U.S. ...

Survey: Managing parents among top reasons youth coaches quit - via ESPN's Shwetha Surendran
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Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.

A stunner from @dvnjr.bsky.social and me: Bill Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't get elected this year. The 8-time champion failed to 40 out of the 50 votes required for induction.
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INSIDE THE REPORTING 🔎 Baxter Holmes on his Buss family infighting piece | The Sports Reporters YouTube video by NBA on ESPN

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Historic back-to-back stretch: ESPN delivered its No. 1 & No. 8 most-watched events EVER on consecutive days

Plus, #NFLPlayoffs Divisional Round & #CFBPlayoff #NationalChampionship games reached 80M fans

January momentum continues ESPN's strong performance in 2025

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“I’ve had a fantastic run with ESPN and am proud of what we’ve accomplished – and continue to accomplish on a daily basis - as a newsroom.”

After a 30-year ESPN career, Vice President of News David Kraft will retire in April

More on Kraft: bit.ly/3NoEA0X

In a new episode of 'The Sports Reporters,' Greg McElroy,
Dan Murphy & Dan Wetzel join Jeremy Schaap to discuss the impact of Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL), the transfer portal & revenue sharing on college football

Watch: bit.ly/4pIoRYa

View items from Jim Irsay's iconic memorabilia collection See photos of items from Jim Irsay's extraordinary memorabilia collection headed for auction in March, including Muhammad Ali's WBC championship belt and more.

Ringo's drum kit - Ali's boots from Manila - Wilson from "Castaway" - late Colts owner Jim Irsay's iconic memorabilia collection going to auction - via Dan Hajducky for ESPN:
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A big couple of nights for ESPN SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt after the #CFBPlayoff Quarterfinals

* 3.8M average viewers after #GoodyearCottonBowl
* 4.1M average viewers after #SugarBowl

Most viewed episodes of SVP since 2024, and two of the most viewed in last five years

Fans made 2025 historic for ESPN! 🏆

• Most-watched year in over a decade for ESPN & 'ESPN on ABC'
• ESPN’s highest average minute audience since 2017
• ESPN networks lead industry in share of sports viewing

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Congrats to ESPN's 2025 National Sports Media Association award winners

⭐️ Sean McDonough | National Sportscaster of the Yr
⭐️ Adrian Wojnarowski | Sportswriters HOF
⭐️ Cole Cubelic | Ala. Sportscaster of the Yr
⭐️ Dave O'Brien | Mass. Sportscaster of the Yr
⭐️ Rich Cimini | N.Y. Sportswriter of the Yr

Testing grit and willpower with 7 marathons, 7 continents in 7 days Runners included an 82-year-old, a leg amputee and a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing

Seven marathons, seven continents, seven days - amazing story from @mikerothstein.bsky.social for ESPN
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New E60 special explores transformation of college athletics into high-stakes marketplace n a new ESPN E60 special, Jeremy Schaap unpacks the seismic shift that has transformed college athletics from an amateur ideal into a high-stakes marketplace. Paid to Play: Understanding College Sport...

New ESPN E60 special explores the transformation of college athletics into a high-stakes marketplace

'Paid to Play: Understanding College Sports in 2025'
Sunday, Dec. 28 | 8:30p ET | ESPN, ESPN App

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Roxanna Scott joins ESPN as Senior Vice President, Editor in Chief

This newly created position will lead ESPN's journalism & editorial strategy across platforms

Scott brings over 2 decades of news industry experience & more ➡️ bit.ly/4affcUP

Cy Young winner Paul Skenes & Grammy winner Common join Scott Van Pelt tonight on SportsCenter - following the premiere of 30for30’s ‘Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott’

📺 10:30p ET | ESPN

One for the record books – ESPN finished final #F1 season with all-time viewership mark

🏁 1.3M average viewers over 24 races
🏁 Audience grew 142% from final year before ESPN coverage began

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Will it be Lando, Max or Oscar? An early start for U.S. viewers for Sunday's #F1 #AbuDhabiGP season finale - pre-race coverage starts 6a ET

Record audience watches #F1 #QatarGP on ESPN2

🏁 1.4M avg. viewers - breaks previous record of 990K
🏁 15th event viewership record in 23 races
🏁 ESPN on track for all-time F1 viewership record

REVISED: Coverage schedule on ESPN Networks for this weekend's #F1 season finale #AbuDhabiGP - the "Grand Prix Sunday" pre-race show starting half-hour earlier at 6a ET