ESPN will air preseason action from the National Football League (NFL), the Eredivisie, the Belgian Pro League, the Scottish Premiership, and Major League Baseball (MLB) from Friday, August 9, to Thursday, August 15, 2024.
The Seattle Mariners face the Detroit Tigers in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game on Friday, August 9 (03:40 LIVE on ESPN), while the evening features Groningen’s first 2024-25 Eredivisie match against NAC Breda.
The Eredivisie continues strongly through Saturday 10 August, with the afternoon featuring Feyenoord hosting Willem II, before champions PSV begin the defense of their title at home to RKC Waalwijk (16:30 and 21:00 LIVE on ESPN).
PSV manager Peter Bosz says his team has deliberately chosen a difficult preseason program to get off to a flying start in competitive action: “We have very consciously looked at tough opponents in this preparation. Recently with practice matches against Belgian clubs, who were further along in the preparation, and soon with Valencia, for example.
“To imitate last year’s matches with Sturm Graz and Rangers in a certain way. Because of the intensity of those matches, we were completely ready when the competition started. Everyone also felt that we had to perform immediately.”

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Sunday, 11 August, brings another Eredivisie battle as Ajax welcome Heerenveen to Amsterdam (16:45 LIVE on ESPN), while the evening features MLB action between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians (20:10 LIVE on ESPN).
And the MLB will take center stage again on Wednesday, 14 August, when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field (21:40 LIVE on ESPN).
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ESPN 2 will open its live action for the week with a National Football League (NFL) preseason match between the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions on the morning of Friday, August 9 (01:00 LIVE on ESPN 2), while the evening brings a Belgian Pro League battle between Standard Liege and Mechelen (20:45 LIVE on ESPN 2).
A Scottish Premiership clash between Rangers and Motherwell will feature on the afternoon of Saturday, 10 August (16:00 LIVE on ESPN 2), before the early evening brings more NFL preseason action between the New York Jets and the Washington Commanders (18:00 LIVE on ESPN 2).
Sunday 11 August brings more Scottish Premiership thrills and spills, with Celtic visiting Hibernian (13:30 LIVE on ESPN 2), before a double dose of NFL preseason games, with the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Denver Broncos followed by the Los Angeles Rams taking on the Dallas Cowboys (19:00 and 22:25 LIVE on ESPN 2).
ESPN 2 will also feature MLB action on the evening of Thursday, August 15, as the New York Mets welcome the Oakland Athletics to ‘The Big Apple’ (19:10 LIVE on ESPN 2).
ESPN selected broadcast highlights
All times CAT
Friday 9 August
03:40: MLB, Seattle Mariners v Detroit Tigers – LIVE on ESPN
20:00: Eredivisie, Groningen v NAC – LIVE on ESPN
Saturday 10 August
16:30: Eredivisie, Feyenoord v Willem II – LIVE on ESPN
21:00: Eredivisie, PSV v RKC Waalwijk – LIVE on ESPN
Sunday 11 August
16:45: Eredivisie, Ajax v Heerenveen – LIVE on ESPN
20:10: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Cleveland Guardians – LIVE on ESPN
Wednesday 14 August
21:40: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks v Colorado Rockies – LIVE on ESPN
ESPN 2 selected broadcast highlights
All times CAT
Friday 9 August
01:00: NFL Preseason, New York Giants v Detroit Lions – LIVE on ESPN 2
20:45: Belgian Pro League, Standard Liege v Mechelen – LIVE on ESPN 2
Saturday 10 August
16:00: Scottish Premiership, Rangers v Motherwell – LIVE on ESPN 2
18:00: NFL Preseason, New York Jets v Washington Commanders – LIVE on ESPN 2
Sunday 11 August
13:30: Scottish Premiership, Hibernian v Celtic – LIVE on ESPN 2
19:00: NFL Preseason, Indianapolis Colts v Denver Broncos – LIVE on ESPN 2
22:25: NFL Preseason, LA Rams v Dallas Cowboys – LIVE on ESPN 2
Thursday 15 August
19:10: MLB, New York Mets v Oakland Athletics – LIVE on ESPN 2
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