ESPN To Run Women's Sports Programming Block June 23 To Mark Title IX Anniv.

ESPN is planning to run a block of programming focused on women's sports across five of its TV networks and its broadband service on June 23. The move comes at the end of the company's three-month initiative called "The Power of IX," commemorating the 40th anniversary of Title IX. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Classic will feature programming from a Title IX-themed set, where soccer analyst Julie Foudy will host. ESPN also plans to report from a celebration of Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary in Jersey City, N.J.'s Liberty State Park. ESPN's programming schedule will include two WNBA games, a U.S. Softball game against the Canadian national team and studio shows.

NETWORK	SHOW	TIME (ET)
ESPN	SportsCenter	11:00am
ESPN Classic	Women's Athletic Programming	11:30am
ESPN	WNBA Game: Sky-Lynx	12:30pm
ESPN2	E:60 Women's Special	1:00pm
ESPN3	National Pro Fastpitch: Florida-Carolina	1:00pm
ESPNU	SEC Storied: Lolo Jones	2:00pm
ESPN	NASCAR Countdown	3:00pm
ESPNU	Honda Sports Awards	3:00pm
ESPN	NASAR Nationwide: Road America 200	3:30pm
ABC	SEC Storied: Lolo Jones	4:00pm
ESPNU	NCAA Women's Championship Programming	4:00pm
ESPN3	National Pro Fastpitch: Florida-Carolina	4:00pm
ABC	Sports Saturday: Week in Review	5:00pm
ESPN2	U.S. Women Soccer National Team Documentary	5:00pm
ESPN	USA National Softball vs. Canada	7:00pm
ESPNU	SEC Storied: Lolo Jones	7:00pm
ESPN	WNBA Game: Sparks-Mercury	9:00pm
ESPNU	NCAA Women's Championship Programming	9:00pm
ESPN Classic	Women's Athletic Programming	9:00pm