ESPN, Disney, Pixar and the National Hockey League (NHL®) are teaming up to bring fans Inside Out Classic, a real-time, animated NHL telecast featuring the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers on Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN+, Disney+, Disney Channel, and Disney XD will present the real-time, animated telecast, while the traditional telecast will be available on ESPN. In 2023, the “NHL Big City Greens Classic” featured the Capitals vs. Rangers and was the first-of-its-kind real-time volumetric animation presentation in sports.

On March 4, ESPN NFL draft analyst, Jordan Reid held his first 2026 NFL draft media call. Reid discussed his latest two-round mock draft and answered questions coming off of last week’s NFL Scouting Combine.

ESPN will present both the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships and the inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships this month.

The Point: NHL Trade Deadline Special returns on Friday, March 6, from 2-4 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Hosted by John Buccigross, the two-hour special will provide breaking news and offer discussion and analysis of all the trade deadline’s action. Buccigross will be joined by analyst Ray Ferraro and NHL insider/reporter Emily Kaplan. All coverage is available to stream on the ESPN App via direct-to-consumer or Pay TV authentication.

ESPN will present more than 650 hours of live championship coverage surrounding 20 NCAA Winter Championships this March and April, including men’s & women’s indoor track & field, men’s & women’s swimming & diving, men’s & women’s wrestling, men’s & women’s basketball across all divisions – including international rights for Division I men’s basketball, plus fencing, men’s & women’s ice hockey, bowling, and men’s & women’s gymnastics. Various rounds of these championships are set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN+, with all games available on the ESPN App.

PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App continues 2026 season coverage with the TOUR’s third Signature Event in four weeks, with the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, beginning Thursday, Mar. 5, at 7:30 a.m. ET, from Orlando, Florida. Coverage continues through the Final Round on Sunday, featuring all the action from Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge.

ESPN is set to bring fans an expansive lineup of dedicated NFL free agency programming as the NFL free agency negotiating period begins at noon ET on Monday, Mar. 9, with over six hours of coverage across its studio lineup.

The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN and ABC is strong out of the Olympic Winter Games break. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers matchup on ESPN delivered 615K viewers (peak: 699K), +51% vs, last season’s NHL on ESPN average.

ESPN’s industry-leading men’s college basketball coverage caps the regular season with one of the sport’s premier rivalries – No. 17 North Carolina at No. 1 Duke – as College GameDay Covered by State Farm travels to Durham to preview the Tobacco Road rematch.

ACC Network (ACCN) tips off postseason play with expansive coverage of the 2026 ACC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments, delivering more than 35 hours of live event and studio programming from Greater Atlanta and Charlotte across two weeks of Champ Week action.