Bob Ley, an anchor at ESPN since the network's launch 40 years ago, has announced his retirement. Ley was ESPN's longest-tenured anchor, joining "SportsCenter" on Sept. 9, 1979.
The NFL Network and Conference USA have agreed to a four-year partnership that will put 10 of the league's Saturday football games on the network each season.
The XFL has reached multiyear agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports to broadcast its games. The league's season will start Feb. 8, the weekend after the Super Bowl.
The Arena Football League has reached an agreement with ESPN to broadcast its games for the rest of the season. The agreement with ESPN will help the league grow.
The league said Monday that more than 600,000 attended over the three days in Nashville, easily eclipsing the 250,000 that came to watch two years ago in Philadelphia.
Clemson's victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff drew a 14.6 overnight rating for ESPN, the lowest-rated title game in the 5-year-old postseason system.