All Times Eastern

College Basketball
Men’s
Louisville at Kentucky — CBS, noon

College Football
St. Petersburg Bowl, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
UConn vs. Marshall — ESPN, 11 a.m.

Sun Bowl, Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
Miami (FL) vs. Washington State — CBS, 2 p.m.

Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Southern Mississippi vs. Washington — ESPN, 2:20 p.m.

Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, NY
Duke vs. Indiana — ABC, 3:30 p.m.

Independence Bowl, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech — ESPN, 5:45 p.m.

Foster Farms Bowl, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
UCLA vs Nebraska — ESPN, 9:15 p.m.

English Football Championship
Hull City vs. Burnley — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Reading — beIN Sports, 12:10 p.m.

English Premier League
Boxing Day
Stoke City vs. Manchester United — NBCSN, 7:45 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Leicester City — NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Watford — USA Network, 10 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. West Ham United — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Sunderland — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Swansea City vs. West Bromwich Albion — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Norwich City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Everton — NBC, 12:30 p.m.
Southampton vs. Arsenal — NBC, 2:45 p.m.

Premier League World — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Goal Zone — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
Match of the Week — NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.

Hockey
2016 IIHF World Junior Championship
Preliminary Round
Group A, Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Switzerland vs. Sweden — NHL Network, 9 a.m.
USA vs. Canada — NHL Network, 1 p.m.

Group B, Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
Czech Republic vs. Russia — NHL Network, 7 a.m.
Finland vs. Belarus — NHL Network, 3:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Top Shelf: 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship Edition — NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.

NBA
Houston at New Orleans — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
NBA TV Pregame — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA Coast to Coast — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
NBA GameTime Postgame — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.
NBA CrunchTime — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.
NBA Tonight — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

NFL
Thursday Night Football, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Washington at Philadelphia — NFL Network, 8:25 p.m.

NFL HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
TNF GameDay — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Thursday Night Kickoff — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.
TNF Postgame — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m.
The Timeline: America’s Game and the Iran Hostage Crisis — NFL Network, midnight

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Montreal at Washington or Buffalo at Boston — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Hockey Central Preview — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, midnight

Soccer
Juventus: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 4:30 p.m.
Marseille: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.
Real Madrid: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 5:30 p.m.
AC Milan: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 7 p.m.
Atletico Madrid: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
Roma: All the Goals — beIN Sports, 8 p.m.
Ligue 1: Best Goals of the Year — beIN Sports, 8:30 p.m.
La Liga: Best Goals of the Year — beIN Sports, 9 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:15 a.m.
His & Hers: DoinTooMuch Special — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
30 for 30: Big Shot — ESPN Classic, 9:30 a.m.
Nine for IX: Branded — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
Sport Science: Plays of the Year — ESPN2, noon
30 for 30: Hillsborough — ESPN Classic, noon
Nine for IX: Pat XO — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
The Real Rocky — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
Out of Nothing — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Spirit of Yachting — BBC World News, 7:30 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013.

He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television.

Fang celebrates the four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.