ESPN Kicks off Celebration of 45th Anniversary of Title IX This Week

ESPN will celebrate the 45th anniversary of Title IX this week with cross-platform content across television, digital and radio, including a 24-hour marathon of live and classic women's sports programming airing across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Classic on Friday, June 23 - the date Title IX was enacted in 1972. In addition, espnW.com will offer weeklong coverage and features beginning today and a number of vignettes and interstitials will air throughout ESPN's television and radio shows.

Beginning at midnight ET on June 23, a 24-hour marathon of live and classic women's sports programming will air on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Classic, highlighted by the live presentation of the WNBA matchup between Elena Delle Donne's Washington Mystics and Maya Moore's Minnesota Lynx. In addition, ESPN Classic will air all of the original episodes from the acclaimed NINE FOR IX short film series, as well as NCAA Women's Basketball Championship games from the most storied rivalries in history, including the 2000, 2003 and 2004 tilts between the University of Connecticut Huskies and the Tennessee Lady Vols. On ESPNU, several 2016-17 women's college championships will re-air throughout the day.

Schedule on Friday, June 23:

Time (ET)	Program	Network
Midnight	Nine for IX: Pat XO	ESPN Classic
1 a.m.	2000 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Connecticut vs. Tennessee	ESPN Classic
2 a.m.	2017 Women's College World Series, Game 2 Florida vs. Oklahoma	ESPNU
3 a.m.	2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tennessee vs. Connecticut	ESPN Classic
4 a.m.	2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship	ESPNU
5 a.m.	2004 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tennessee vs. Connecticut	ESPN Classic
6 a.m.	2017 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship	ESPNU
7 a.m.	2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Stanford vs. Tennessee	ESPN Classic
8 a.m.	2017 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Maryland vs. Boston College	ESPNU
9 a.m.	2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Louisville vs. Connecticut	ESPN Classic
11 a.m.	2010 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Stanford vs. Connecticut	ESPN Classic
Noon	2017 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship South Carolina vs. Mississippi State	ESPNU
1 p.m.	2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Notre Dame vs. Baylor	ESPN Classic
2 p.m.	2017 Women's NCAA Bowling Championship McKendree University vs. Nebraska	ESPNU
3 p.m.	Nine for IX: Venus Vs.	ESPN Classic
3:30 p.m.	2017 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship	ESPNU
4 p.m.	Nine for IX: The Diplomat	ESPN Classic
5 p.m.	Nine for IX: Let Them Wear Towels	ESPN Classic
6 p.m.	Nine for IX: No Limits	ESPN Classic
7 p.m.	Nine for IX: Branded	ESPN Classic
	Nine for IX: Swoopes	ESPN2
8 p.m.	WNBA Regular Season (LIVE) Washington Mystics vs. Minnesota Lynx	ESPN2
	Nine for IX: The 99ers	ESPN Classic
	2017 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Stanford vs. Texas	ESPNU
9 p.m.	Nine for IX: Swoopes	ESPN Classic
10 p.m.	2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship	ESPNU
	Nine for IX: Pat XO	ESPN Classic
11 p.m.	Nine for IX: Venus Vs.	ESPN Classic

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