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How to stream ESPN3 live

There’s a good chance you have access to ESPN3 and don’t even realize it.

Joseph Knoop

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Published Aug 26, 2020 Updated May 26, 2021, 10:25 pm CDT

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If you’re confused about the state of ESPN3, you’re not alone. ESPN has so many channels and digital offerings it can be hard to keep track of them all. For the most part, what was once ESPN3 is folded into the ESPN+ streaming service.

But there’s still good reason to stream ESPN3 on its own, and we’ll show you exactly how to do that for free.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch ESPN3 online.

What is ESPN3?

Unlike

ESPN2

, a sports channel that’s almost as essential as

ESPN

itself, ESPN3 is much more of a grab bag, both in terms of its content and where it’s available. It’s best to think of it as a key that unlocks a ton of additional programming and live sports on the ESPN site and WatchESPN app.

What will actually be on the ESPN3 channel you can find via a handful of providers? It’s hard to say, but there’s no shortage of content to choose from.

ESPN/YouTube

ESPN3 live stream: Which streaming servies carry ESPN3?

ESPN3 on FuboTV

FuboTV will get you ESPN3, but not quite as directly as the other ESPN channels.

ESPN

,

ESPN2

,

ESPNews

, and even

ESPNU

stream are available on Fubo plans, and you can access them along with your other Fubo channels. To watch ESPN3, you need to access your ESPN app—read on to learn how to do that—and enter your Fubo credentials. Even a Fubo Standard plan allows you to stream ESPN3 live.

Standard

$59.99

Family

$64.99

Family with Showtime

$74.99

($69.99 for first 3 mos.)

Elite

$79.99

FUBO TV FREE TRIAL

ESPN3 on Sling TV

Sling TV

provides two base channel package options, each priced at $30 per month.

Getting

Sling Orange

brings three

ESPN

channels (including ESPN3), while

Sling Blue

includes sports channels like NBCSN (where many Premier League soccer matches appear).

If you’re Team “Why Not Both?”

Sling Orange + Blue

combines the two for just $45 per month.

Other features include a Free Cloud DVR tier for all subscribers (allowing 10 hours of recording a month), the ability to record all live linear channels, and no VOD preemption on any channels. New subscribers get $10 off the first month.

To maximize your sports streaming, you’ll want to add Sports Extras. It’s $15 a month for 19 channels, including

ESPNews

,

ESPNU

,

MLB Network

, and

NBA TV

.

Spanish-speaking viewers have quite a few options. For bilingual families, you might consider the Español: Best of Spanish TV package for either Sling Orange or Sling Blue for 24/7 specialty channel LaLiga TV and beIN SPORTS Connect: Channels 4-9, which features matches from

La Liga

, Ligue 1 and Copa del Rey, among others. Both packages cost $5 per month after your free trial.

Sling TV Latino

is another Spanish-language package for $10 per month, including NBC Universo, History en Español, and—of import to soccer fans—four beIN SPORTS channels. (And choosing Best of Spanish + Sling Orange for $35 per month gives you access to

ESPN Deportes

.) For more information, check out our guide to

Sling TV channels

and our

Sling TV review

.

Orange

$35

Blue

$35

Orange + Blue

$50

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How to watch ESPN3 online

WatchESPN app

and

website

Cost:

Free, but requires provider log-in

Devices:

Amazon Fire Stick

and

Fire TV

, Android and Kindle Fire,

Google Chromecast

, PlayStation 4, Xbox One,

Roku

,

Apple TV

,

Android TV

, and iOS and Android devices

There’s a good chance you have access to stream ESPN3 and don’t even realize it. Anyone accessing

WatchESPN

, either the app or the main site, using a university (.edu) or military (.mil) network receive free access. Likewise, you may get complimentary access to ESPN3 via your internet service provider. (

You can find a full list of providers

here

or in the WatchESPN app after clicking on a locked video.)

Even better, most of the live TV streaming services will unlock ESPN3 on WatchESPN. That includes

Sling TV

,

Hulu

, and

YouTube TV

.

ESPN.com

Sports Channel and Streaming Service Guides

ESPN+

ESPN

ESPN2

ESPN3

ESPN Deportes

ESPNews

ESPNU

Fanatiz

FS1

FS2

Fox Deportes

ACC Network

BeIn Sports

Big Ten Network

CBS Sports Network

DAZN

Fubo Sports Network

Golf Channel

Longhorn Network

MAVTV

MLB Network

MotorTrend

Mountain West Network

NBA TV

NFL Network

NFL RedZone

NHL

Network

Olympic Channel

Outside TV

Pac-12 Networks

Peacock

RAI Italia

SEC Network

Stadium

Tennis Channel

TUDN

UniMas

Univision

WWE

Live TV Service Guides

AT&T TV NOW

CBS All Access

Fubo TV

Hulu with Live TV

Philo

Pluto TV

Sling TV

Vidgo

YouTube TV

Streaming Device Guides

Amazon Fire

Apple TV

Android

Chromecast

iOS

Playstation

Roku

Smart TVs

XBox

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*First Published: Aug 26, 2020, 12:00 pm CDT

Joseph Knoop

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

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