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==Sports coverage==

===Boston Red Sox===
NESN has provided coverage of the Boston Red Sox's [[Major League Baseball]] games since the network's initial spring training game broadcast upon its March 21, 1984, launch. NESN now carries full coverage of Red Sox games (with the exception of some games nationally broadcast on [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] and [[Major League Baseball on ESPN|ESPN]]) as well as in-depth [[pre-game show|pre-game]] and [[post-game show]]s.  For its first two decades, NESN split coverage with [[terrestrial television|broadcast television]] stations in the team's market territory, with an increasing number of games moving to NESN.  Since 2006, NESN is the exclusive home of all Red Sox games that are not nationally televised, using the slogan "One Nation, One Network" to signify this. In 2006, NESN became the first regional sports network to broadcast all Major League Baseball games in [[High-definition television|high definition]] (however, spring training games continued to be broadcast in [[standard-definition television|standard definition]] until 2012), through the launch of its simulcast feed NESN HD.

On August 25, 2015, NESN announced that [[Don Orsillo]], a Red Sox announcer since 2001, would not return following the 2015 season, and that his replacement would be [[Dave O'Brien (sportscaster)|Dave O'Brien]], who had been a [[Red Sox Radio Network]] voice since 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Finn |first=Chad |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Don Orsillo will not return on Red Sox telecasts next season |newspaper=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/08/25/don-orsillo-will-not-return-red-sox-telecasts-next-season/DdTqPTwN4jepexaUXIKImK/story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Dave O'Brien Named NESN's Red Sox Play-By-Play Voice For 2016 Season |url=http://nesn.com/2015/08/dave-obrien-named-nesns-red-sox-play-by-play-voice-for-2016-season/ |work=NESN.com}}</ref> NESN's decision to replace Orsillo, a fan-favorite and Massachusetts native, was met with considerable outrage and disappointment by Red Sox fans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bonesteel |first=Matt |title=Red Sox Nation outraged after team-owned TV network fires announcer Don Orsillo |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/08/26/red-sox-nation-outraged-after-team-owned-tv-network-fires-announcer-don-orsillo/ |access-date=2021-04-13 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=2015-09-05 |title=Ouster of Don Orsillo, Beloved TV Announcer, Fuels a Red Sox Firestorm |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/sports/baseball/don-orsillos-ouster-for-dave-o-brien-fuels-a-red-sox-firestorm.html |access-date=2021-04-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaughnessy |first=Dan |date=August 31, 2015 |title=Don Orsillo makes his return to Fenway Park |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/08/31/fenway-fans-support-don-orsillo/ScULnnDWTdf3xopyJzQ7dP/story.html |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Orsillo's broadcast partner, the late [[Jerry Remy]], was emotional following the announcement, calling the previous 15 years "an absolute pleasure [...] I've been very fortunate because I've worked with a lot of good people, and he's right at the top of the list."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-26 |title=Emotional Jerry Remy salutes fired Don Orsillo: 'I love him' |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/46447/emotional-jerry-remy-salutes-fired-don-orsillo-i-love-him |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Fox Sports San Diego]] subsequently announced that Orsillo had been hired as the new play-by-play voice of the [[San Diego Padres]], succeeding [[Dick Enberg]] (who would be retiring after the 2016 season).<ref name="sdut-orsillopadres">{{cite web |last=Lin |first=Dennis |date=15 Apr 2016 |title=Don Orsillo begins new chapter with Padres |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/15/padres-orsillo-ready-new-chapter-san-diego/ |access-date=29 May 2016 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>

For Red Sox game broadcasts, Dave O'Brien currently serves as play-by-play announcer, with [[Kevin Youkilis]] as his primary color commentator, and Jahmai Webster serving as the field reporter. Other former Red Sox players such as [[Lou Merloni]], [[Will Middlebrooks]], and [[Kevin Millar]] also contribute as color commentators.

In 2021, NESN produced all Red Sox home games in [[4K resolution|4K]] with [[HDR video|HDR]], making it the second team (behind the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[Sportsnet]]), and first U.S. team, to produce their home games in 4K.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dachman|first=Jason|date=26 January 2021|title=NESN Keeps Its Eye on the 4K HDR Ball With Launch of New Studio|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2021/01/26/nesn-keeps-its-eye-on-the-4k-hdr-ball-with-launch-of-new-studio/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Sports Video Group|language=en}}</ref>

====Post-game====
Following each game telecast, NESN airs ''[[W.B. Mason]]'s Extra Innings'' and ''Red Sox Final'', in which Tom Caron and one or more of the studio analysts from the pre-game show deliver a wrap-up of that night's game from the studio. The team presents highlights and statistics from the preceding game and often have a team member of the Red Sox on hand to get their take on the game. This hour of coverage also focuses on the game to be played next on the preseason/seasonal game schedule, as well as news from the league. The post-game is usually not covered if the Red Sox play a game held on the [[West Coast of the United States|west coast]]; ''NESN Sports Today'' immediately follows the game in those instances. Since 2006, NESN has broadcast the postgame show from its Watertown studios; it had previously been broadcast from its Fenway Park studio.<ref>[http://broadcastengineering.com/infrastructure/broadcasting_nesn_hits_home/]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112134212/http://broadcastengineering.com/infrastructure/broadcasting_nesn_hits_home/|date=November 12, 2007}}</ref>

===College sports coverage===

* [[Hockey East]] men's and women's ice hockey regular season, postseason, and championships<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hockey East Unveils 2023-24 NESN Schedule - Hockey East Association |url=https://hockeyeastonline.com/articles/2023/10/hockey-east-unveils-2023-24-nesn-schedule.php |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=hockeyeastonline.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Holy Cross Crusaders]] men's and women's ice hockey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=NESN+ to broadcast select men's and women's ice hockey games |url=https://goholycross.com/news/2023/10/12/mens-ice-hockey-nesn-to-broadcast-select-mens-and-womens-ice-hockey-games.aspx |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Holy Cross Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen]] men's and women's basketball and insider programming<ref>{{Cite web |title=UMass Sports Insider Returns For 2023-24 |url=https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/10/25/athletics-department-umass-sports-insider-returns-for-2023-24 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=University of Massachusetts Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Northeastern Huskies]] men's and women's basketball and insider programming<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=Huskies Release Men's And Women's Basketball NESN Slate |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2023/11/6/mens-basketball-huskies-release-mens-and-womens-basketball-nesn-slate.aspx |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Merrimack Warriors]] men's and women's basketball
* [[Ivy League]] athletics, including football, men's and women's basketball, and Olympic sporting events
* [[Beanpot (ice hockey)|Beanpot]] college ice hockey tournament
* [[Boston College Eagles]] insider programming
* [[Northeast Conference]] men's and women's basketball (also airs on NESN Nation)<ref name=nec2025>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2024 |title=Northeast Conference Announces 2024–25 Basketball Television Schedule |url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2024/11/28/MBB_WBB_TV_Release_2425.aspx |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Northeast Conference |language=en}}</ref>
NESN was a former affiliate of the [[ACC on Regional Sports Networks]] package, which included football, men’s and women’s basketball, and Olympic sporting events from all 15 [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] schools, including  Boston College locally. These games have since been moved to The CW as of 2023. Through the late 2010’s, the network served as an affiliate of [[Fox Sports Networks]] and the [[American Sports Network]], giving it access to collegiate sports events from the [[Atlantic Hockey|AHA]], [[American Athletic Conference]], [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]], [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Big East Conference|Big East]], [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]], [[Conference USA]], [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]], [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]], and [[Patriot League]], among other conferences. Additional collegiate programming formerly carried by NESN includes [[Southern New Hampshire University]] athletics, [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass football]], and the Coaches vs. Cancer annual basketball event held at [[TD Garden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Mike |date=2014-08-21 |title=Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader Returns To TD Garden; Tickets On Sale Friday |url=https://nesn.com/2014/08/coaches-vs-cancer-tripleheader-returns-to-td-garden-tickets-on-sale-friday/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=NESN.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-26 |title=SNHU Announces Expanded NESN Broadcast Package for 2016-17 |url=https://snhupenmen.com/news/2016/9/26/9_26_2016_1497 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Southern New Hampshire University |language=en}}</ref>

===Other sports events===
NESN airs several [[minor league baseball]] games from the [[Worcester Red Sox]] (a [[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]] affiliate of the Red Sox) each season, as well as Futures at Fenway, a doubleheader featuring the WooSox and the [[Portland Sea Dogs]]. Tom Caron handles the play-by-play with [[Bob Montgomery (baseball)|Bob Montgomery]] as color commentator. Futures at Fenway hasn't been played in 10 years since 2014.

Since 2019, NESN has also aired a package of games involving the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/index.html?article_id=3275|title=Cape League Returns to NESN in 2023|website=capecodbaseball.org}}</ref>

For many years, NESN has aired several [[Minor league|minor]] [[professional ice hockey]] games from the [[Providence Bruins]] (an [[American Hockey League|AHL]] affiliate of the Bruins).{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

From 2008 to 2014, NESN aired the [[Little League World Series (New England Region)|New England Regional]] of the [[Little League World Series]] each August. Coverage ended after [[ESPN]] acquired the rights to the entirety of the regional tournaments. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2013/08/26/Media/LLWS.aspx|title=ESPN completes deal to lock up LLWS through '22|date=August 26, 2013|website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com}}</ref>

From November 2015 to March 2023, NESN aired the home games of the [[Boston Pride]] of the [[National Women's Hockey League]].

In December 2023, NESN and [[Rhode Island FC]] of the [[USL Championship]] announced a multi-year partnership to broadcast select matches starting in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rhode Island FC Multi-Year Partnership with NESN |url=https://www.rhodeislandfc.com/news/rhode-island-fc-multi-year-partnership-with-nesn/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Rhode Island FC |language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2024, NESN became the official broadcast partner of the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]] (PWHL).

In 2024, NESN and NESN+ also began televising a package of games involving the [[Hartford Yard Goats]] (a [[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] affiliate of the [[Colorado Rockies]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hartford Yard Goats to Air Live on NESN This Season |url=https://www.milb.com/hartford/news/hartford-yard-goats-to-air-live-on-nesn-this-season |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, NESN announced that they would broadcast select home matches of the [[USL League One]] soccer team [[Portland Hearts of Pine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where to Watch |url=https://www.heartsofpine.com/where-to-watch/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Hearts of Pine |language=en-US}}</ref>

NESN also airs various soccer and tennis matches.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}