Imagine Derek Jeter’s sterling defense in 3D.  Now, imagine his amazing assets, if you will.

Happy yet?  OK, try Sharapova, if you must.

ESPN’s making your dream a reality, with a 3D TV network–the first of it’s kind–which will debut sometime this year. It will broadcast a minimum of 85 live sporting events, including the 2011 BCS championship game, the X games, and a bunch of World Cup matches.

No word on whether or not these games will continue to be broadcast the normal way as well, though we imagine that they will appear on regular ESPN as usual.

This technology has been in the works for a couple of years–lucky fans in a few movie theaters have seen 3D football, and if you go to USC, you may have watched a 3D presentation on your campus.