Film comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" introduced the world to a new sports channel. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY") UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As announcer) ESPN8: The Ocho, ...

ESPN will transform into ESPN 8: The Ocho from July 31 to Aug 3. That will open the door for 30 unique sports, from dodgeball to bubble gum blowing. The fictitious channel was dreamed up in the 2004 ...

For one day only, fans can witness all kinds of wacky backyard-type games for ESPN8: The Ocho on Friday at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

If you’re a fan of weird sports then this is your weekend. “ESPN8: The Ocho” is back once more, turning ESPN2 into a fever dream for three days. What began as a one-off joke based on the 2004 movie ...

I shouted at the screen, somehow even more animated about the Slippery Stairs Championship I’d been watching. Behold, the allure of ESPN 8: The Ocho. In each of the past three years, ESPN has set ...