Ahead of ESPN’s first ever Super Bowl season, Disney and Champion unveiled the Disney | Champion NFL Collection, a landmark apparel collaboration pairing all 32 NFL teams with iconic Disney, Marvel, Star Wars™ and Pixar characters through creative matchups inspired by team identity, fan culture and the storytelling power of sport.

ESPN generated its most-watched first half of the year in more than a decade in 2026.

The excitement, joy and energy of youth flag football will once again take center stage across Disney and ESPN platforms as the NFL FLAG Championships return for a third consecutive year from Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26.

On Wednesday evening, an elite lineup of athletes and Hollywood stars gathered at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City to celebrate the year’s best moments in sports at The 2026 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. The show, which aired live on ABC and streamed on the ESPN App in pattern with ABC airings across time zones, was hosted by comedian, actor, writer and producer Marcello Hernández, who became the first Latino host of the ESPYS in 25 years.

ESPN and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) have reached a new multi-year media rights agreement that will bring conference football and basketball competition to ESPN networks through the 2030-31 academic year. The global rights agreement includes championship and regular-season coverage across ESPN’s linear and digital networks.

As ACC Football Kickoff opened Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., ACC Network announced a slate of programming initiatives and talent updates ahead of the 2026 college football season, including the first four stops for its traveling studio show, ACC Huddle, and the addition of former Pitt quarterback Max Browne to ACC Network’s lead football broadcast team.

The 2026–27 NHL season begins Tuesday, September 29, with ESPN’s exclusive Opening Night tripleheader and the Carolina Hurricanes’ banner-raising ceremony as defending Stanley Cup champions. 

Tuesday, July 14, athletes and celebrities gathered at Gotham Hall in New York City to celebrate and honor athletes, teams, leagues and members of the sports industry who use the power of sport to make a positive impact on society for the 12th annual Sports Humanitarian Awards.

ESPN’s coverage of the 2026 The Championships, Wimbledon culminated last weekend, generating double-digit audience increases and ranking as ESPN’s second most-viewed Tournament ever. 

ESPN will exclusively present the 2026 WNBA All-Star Draft on Wednesday, July 15, from 3:30–4 p.m. ET on ESPN, as Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon draft the teams for the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game.