ESPN Is Actually Going to Air 'The Ocho' for One Day Only: 8/8/17

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While 2004’s Dodgeball might not have sparked a new pro sports league, it certainly created a legacy of fictional broadcast excellence: ESPN8: The Ocho.

And this week, fans of “seldom-seen sports from around the globe” finally got the news they dared not dream: The Ocho is becoming reality—if only for a day.

On Aug. 8, ESPN will mark the arrival of 8/8 by turning ESPNU into ESPN8: The Ocho, featuring an array of real but rather odd sports.

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