+        'url': 'http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/17989860',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        clip = self._download_json(
+            'http://api-app.espn.com/v1/video/clips/%s' % video_id,
+            video_id)['videos'][0]
+
+        title = clip['headline']
+
+        format_urls = set()
+        formats = []
+
+        def traverse_source(source, base_source_id=None):
+            for source_id, source in source.items():
+                if isinstance(source, compat_str):
+                    extract_source(source, base_source_id)
+                elif isinstance(source, dict):
+                    traverse_source(
+                        source,
+                        '%s-%s' % (base_source_id, source_id)
+                        if base_source_id else source_id)
+
+        def extract_source(source_url, source_id=None):
+            if source_url in format_urls:
+                return
+            format_urls.add(source_url)
+            ext = determine_ext(source_url)
+            if ext == 'smil':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_smil_formats(
+                    source_url, video_id, fatal=False))
+            elif ext == 'f4m':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_f4m_formats(
+                    source_url, video_id, f4m_id=source_id, fatal=False))
+            elif ext == 'm3u8':
+                formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                    source_url, video_id, 'mp4', entry_protocol='m3u8_native',
+                    m3u8_id=source_id, fatal=False))
+            else:
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': source_url,
+                    'format_id': source_id,
+                })
+
+        traverse_source(clip['links']['source'])
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        description = clip.get('caption') or clip.get('description')
+        thumbnail = clip.get('thumbnail')
+        duration = int_or_none(clip.get('duration'))
+        timestamp = unified_timestamp(clip.get('originalPublishDate'))
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
+
+
+class ESPNArticleIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:espn\.go|(?:www\.)?espn)\.com/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{