Welp, with much of the world stuck at home in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, a lot of us have a lot more time to watch the old television.
There are worse problems in the world to have. And for people who are subscribed to ESPN+, there are a ton of great options to kill a whole lot of time. Let us be your guide through their hefty collection of classic sporting events, documentaries, highlight packages and more.
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Anyway, on to the best things to watch.
1. The full collection of ’30 for 30′ documentaries
This one feels like cheating, and I’ll probably write up a whole guide to the best of the documentary series, because man there are a lot of good documentaries in this series. Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies takes a great look at the Bird/Magic rivalry, and The Two Escobars sums up like a decade and a half of Colombian politics, U.S. interventionism, and soccer in an hour and a half.
2. The Masters films
They have the full collection of official Masters films, which has a one-hour recap of every Masters from 1960 all the way up to 2018.
3. NFL’s Greatest Games
NFL Films released a bunch of excellent games from their vault, including the “Top 10 Great Games Ever” which lets you relive The Ice Bowl, The Catch, or the David Tyree catch, in all their glory.
4. The Best of Tom Brady
Excited for Tom Brady to arrive in Tampa? Wistful for him leaving New England? NFL Films has curated an entire collection of the best of Tom Brady.
5. Super Bowl Archives
Every big game. Just sit and watch all of them. Back to back? Maybe not. Please, walk around the apartment at least.
6. College Football 150
This series features a ton of great episodes from several projects, including 11 episodes of The American Game, and eight episodes of Saturdays in the South.
7. Basketball: A Love Story
We’ve written about this series before, and if you haven’t sat down to experience it yet, please, make it a point to. The story is told in 10 episodes, with 62 “short stories” from across the history of the game. Everyone you think is in there, from LeBron to Kobe to Shaq to AI to Dr. J.
8. Wimbledon and U.S. Open Replays
They’ve got collections of some of the greatest tennis matches of all time, just hanging there, ready to be binged.
9. 30 for 30: Soccer Stories
This special collection of eight documentary films is great for anyone who adores the beautiful game. Must-watch features include Hillsborough and Maradona 86.
10. The 99’ers
A full feature film on the ’99 USWNT that won the World Cup? Yep. Relive the entire tournament with Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, and everyone else who made that tournament so memorable.
11. UFC PPV Replays
Ultimate fighting aficionados can relive UFC 229 with Khabib vs. Conor and Ferguson vs. Pettis, or the UFC 228 main event of Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till. Plus all of UFC 247, 246, and 245.
12. “Best of Boxing” Replays
Boxing fans can watch hundreds of the greatest fights of all time, including Ali/Frazier II-III, Leonard/Duran III, Hagler/Hearns, and Mayweather/Pacquiao.
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