Colorado Springs, Colo. - The United States Olympic Committee and ESPN announced today an agreement to televise the USOC's inaugural Titan Games, a world-class combat sport competition in a multi-sport format, on ESPN2. The agreement gives ESPN2 full broadcast rights for the Olympic Games preview.     Developed by the USOC in partnership with the affiliated National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and hosted by the San Jose Sports Authority and the City of San Jose, the Titan Games, scheduled for February 13-15, 2003, will feature a "USA versus the World" format in dual and triangular meets. The Titan Games venue will accommodate four platforms with competition continuously happening on at least three. Elite boxers, fencers, shot putters, wrestlers, weightlifters and judo, taekwondo and karate athletes will be matched up with the world's best in each of their respective sports.     ESPN2 will delay broadcast the event with hour-long programs on March 29, 3:00 -4:00 p.m. (ET), and March 30, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. (ET), immediately following the NCAA's Women's Basketball East Regional final.    "We are proud to partner with ESPN2 to televise the Titan Games," said USOC Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Ward. "With the ESPN2 broadcast, some of the best athletes in the world will be showcased in pre-Olympic competition. The 'Titan Games'  competition will be an important step to our athletes getting prepared for Athens in 2004."    The Titan Games format is the first of its kind and will be staged over three finals-only sessions at the 5,000-seat Event Center at San Jose State University. Team and individual winners will be named by sport and weight classification, with the honor of "Ultimate Titan" up for grabs.     The list of marquee participants, both from the U.S. and around the world, continues to grow as the countdown for the Titan Games is already underway. To date, the event has secured competitors from Mexico, Vietnam, Cuba, Russia, Puerto Rico, China and Hungary. The U.S. men's freestyle wrestling team was announced Friday, Dec. 20 as college legend Cael Sanderson and local wrestling phenom Eric Guerrero are set to compete. The next team announcement comes Jan. 3 with USA Weightlifting selections.    Pre-sale tickets for The Titan Games will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and directly through the involved National Governing Bodies beginning December 23 - January 15, 2003. Olympic fans using their Visa card to purchase tickets will receive an additional $4 off the pre-sale ticket price. All ticket holders will also receive a free 2002 Olympic Winter Games beret.