ESPN and its family of domestic networks (ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and (to a lesser extent) ESPN Classic) have or previously had rights to the following sports and events:
Current properties
NFL on ESPN
- Monday Night Football: 2006–present
- Manningcast
- Saturday night regular season games (Weeks 14-18 only).
- Pro Bowl: 1988–1994, 2003–2005, 2010, 2015–2023 (acquired rights from ABC through 2005, acquired from CBS in 2010, direct from 2015 onward)
- NFL playoffs
- Conference wild card games (alternating years).
- Super Bowl (starting in 2027).
ESPN College Football
XFL: 2020, 2023-2027
Other:
Soccer
Soccer on ESPN
Clubs
Baseball
ESPN Major League Baseball: 1990–2028
Little League World Series
Basketball
NBA on ESPN: 1982–1984, 2002–2025
- Wednesday and Friday night regular season games (partially exclusive).
- Saturday Primetime
- Sunday Showcase
- NBA in Stephen A's World
- Exclusive Christmas games.
- NBA Playoffs:
- Exclusive conference play-in tournaments (alternating years with TNT).
- First round of the playoffs (partially exclusive, select years).
- Exclusive conference semifinals with (alternating years with TNT).
- Exclusive conference finals (alternating years with TNT).
- Exclusive NBA Finals.
WNBA on ESPN: 1997–2025
ESPN College Basketball
FIBA
The Basketball Tournament: 2014–present
Cricket
Handball
Ice Hockey
NHL on ESPN
- 1985–1988 (National television deal, agreements with individual clubs as early as 1979)
- 1992–2004
- 2021–2028
- Exclusive Thursday and Saturday night regular season games.
- Thanksgiving Showdown (odd-numbered years)
- Heritage Classic (odd-numbered years)
- Stadium Series (odd-numbered years)
- NHL All-Star Weekend
- Stanley Cup Playoffs
- First round of the playoffs (partially exclusive, select years).
- Exclusive conference semifinals with (alternating years with TNT).
- Exclusive conference finals (alternating years with TNT).
- Exclusive Stanley Cup final (even-numbered years).
NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
World Cup of Hockey 2016-[6]
Tennis
Tennis on ESPN
Golf
Golf on ESPN
Canadian Football League
- 1983–1986 (approximate)
- 1994–1997
- 2008–2013 (ESPN3 only; by virtue in its stake in Canadian broadcaster TSN, the official broadcaster of the CFL, it held internet streaming rights.)
- 2013–present (Select games on ESPN2, streaming coverage on ESPN+)
Motorsports
Rugby Union
College and high school sports
- ESPN College Baseball (2003–present)
- ESPN College Basketball (1979–present)
- ESPN College Football (1979–present)
- ESPN College Hockey (2005–present)
- ESPN College Lacrosse (2005–present)
- ESPN College Soccer (2005–present)
- ESPN College Softball (2005–present)
- ESPN College Volleyball (2005–present)
- High School Showcase (2005–present)
Combat Sports
Mixed Martial Arts
