ESPN Airing Disney Sports Movies in Place of Sports

Given that the sports world is currently on hiatus, along with the world of entertainment, ESPN is going to air famous Disney sports movies on Friday nights for families looking for programming they can watch together. ESPN's own press page announced that, starting March 27 with The Rookie (timed to MLB’s planned Opening Week), the network will continue to broadcast sports films over the next few Fridays. The lineup includes:

• The Rookie (2002), starring Dennis Quaid
• Glory Road (2006), starring Josh Lucas and Derek Luke -  timed to the traditional NCAA Final Four weekend
• Miracle (2004), starring Kurt Russell
• Invincible (2006), starring Mark Wahlberg
• Secretariat (2010), starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich
• The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), starring Shia LaBeouf

Glory Road is set to air Friday, April 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET. Additional air dates will be announced. These films are also available to stream on Disney+. In fact, take a look at the best movies from Disney's streaming site right here... [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-movies-on-disney&captions=true"] For those of you looking for oddball gems or quirky cult favorites, Disney+ has some wickedly weird offerings as well... [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-weirdest-disney-plus-movies-you-may-not-have-seen&captions=true"] For those looking for more at-home entertainment, here's a list of movies that are hitting VOD early. IGN spoke with a number of medical experts to learn how movie delays may help stop the spread of COVID-19. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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