TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for August 9, 2025: how to watch NFL Preseason Week 1

All Times Eastern

Australian Rules Football
AFL Men’s — Round 22
Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:30 p.m.
Melbourne Demons vs. Western Bulldogs — FS2, 1:04 a.m. (Sunday)
West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m. (Sunday)

Baseball
Banana Ball World Tour
Game 1, Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Savannah Bananas vs. The Firefighters — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Basketball
Big3
Week 9, Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Houston Rig Hands vs. Miami 305/Boston Ball Hogs vs. LA Riot — CBS, 4 p.m.
DMV Trilogy vs. Dallas Power/Chicago Triplets vs. Detroit Amps — VICE, 6:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball
AVP League
Week 8, Comerica Center, Frisco, TX
Men’s: Miami Mayhem vs. Dallas Dream — YouTube, 6 p.m.
Women’s: Miami Mayhem vs. Dallas Dream — YouTube, 7 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s: LA Launch vs. Brooklyn Blaze — The CW, 8 p.m.

CFL
Week 10
Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts — CTV/TSN1/TSN3/CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders — TSN1/TSN3/CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.

College Football
B1G Football Training Camp: Indiana — Big Ten Network, 10 a.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Nebraska — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Maryland — Big Ten Network, noon
B1G Football Training Camp: Rutgers — Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Penn State — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
ACC Football Road Trip: Miami — ACC Network, 4 p.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
ACC Huddle: Dabo Sweeney and Bill Belichick — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
ACC Football Road Trip: Syracuse — ACC Network, 5 p.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.
ACC Football Road Trip: Boston College — ACC Network, 6 p.m.
B1G Football Training Camp: Purdue — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

EFL Championship
Matchday 1
Southampton vs. Wrexham — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 7:30 a.m.
Coventry City vs. Hull City — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 a.m.
Sheffield United vs. Bristol City — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 12:30 p.m.

CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 9:30 a.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, noon
CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 2:30 p.m.

Golf
DP World Tour
Scottish Championship
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Final Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m. (Sunday)

PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs
St. Jude Championships, TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN
3rd Round
Announcers — Golf Channel/NBC: (play-by-play) Dan Hicks/Terry Gannon/Steve Sands//(analysts) Curt Byrum/Brad Faxon/Smylie Kaufman/Kevin Kisner//(on-course)Curt Byrum/Smylie Kaufman/Jim “Bones’ Mackay/John Wood//(interviews) Damon Hack
Main Feed — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 8 a.m.
Featured Groups — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 8:45 a.m.
Marquee Group — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 9 a.m.
ESPN BET — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 10 a.m.
Featured Group 1 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 1 p.m.
Featured Group 2 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 1 p.m.
Featured Hole: 14 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 1 p.m.
Featured Hole: 16 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 1 p.m.
Main Feed — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
Main Feed — NBC/Peacock, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, noon

USGA
U.S. Women’s Amateur, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, OR
Announcers: Steve Burkowski/Kay Cockerill/Emilia Doran//Jim Gallagher, Jr.//Julia Johnson
Semifinals — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

PGA Tour Champions
Greater Seattle Classic, The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Snoqualmie, WA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Golf Central — Golf Channel, 8 p.m.

Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics
US Gymnastics Championships, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Senior Men: Day 2 — Peacock, 6:30 p.m.

IndyCar
NTT IndyCar Series
Grand Prix of Portland, Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR
Practice 2 — FS1, noon
Qualifications — FS1, 2:30 p.m.
Final Practice — FS1, 7:30 p.m.

IndyNXT
Firestone IndyNXT Series
Practice 2 — FS1, 4:30 p.m.
Qualifications — FS2, 8:30 p.m.

Miscellaneous
The 2025 World’s Strongest Man — CBS, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night
Dolidze vs. Hernandez, UFC APEX, Enterprise, NV
Announcers: John Gooden/Daniel Cormier/Dominick Cruz//Karyn Bryant
Prelims — ESPN/ESPN Deportes, 4 p.m.
Main Card — ESPN/ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.

UFC Fight Night Post Show: Dolidze vs. Hernandez — ESPN+, 10 p.m.

Morning Kombat — DraftKings Network, 11 p.m.

MLB
American League
Houston at New York Yankees — MLB Network (main)/Space City Home Network/YES, 2 p.m.
Anaheim at Detroit — FanDuel Sports Network West/FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox — CleGuardians.TV/Chicago Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota — FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City/Twins.TV, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Baltimore — NBC Sports California/MASN, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Seattle — MLB Network (main)/FanDuel Sports Network Sun/Root Sports, 9:30 p.m.

National League
Baseball Night in America, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals — Fox, 7:15 p.m.

Fox Saturday Baseball — Fox, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta — MLB Network (backup)/FanDuel Sports Network Florida/FanDuel Sports Network South, 1:15 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco — MASN2/NBC Sports Bay Area, 4 p.m./MLB Network (main), 5 p.m. (joined in progress)
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh — FanDuel Sports Network Ohio/SportsNet Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta — FanDuel Sports Network Florida/FanDuel Sports Network South, 7 p.m.
New York Mets at Milwaukee — SNY/FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona — Rockies.TV/Dbacks.TV, 8 p.m.

Interleague
Baseball Night in America, Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers — Fox, 7:15 p.m.

Boston at San Diego — NESN/Padres.TV, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Los Angeles Dodgers — Sportsnet/SportsNet LA, 9 p.m./MLB Network (backup), 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

Play Ball — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Network Breakdown — MLB Network, 10:30 a.m.
MLB esta semana — UniMás, 3 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
MLB Big Inning — MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

MLS
Matchday 28
Free Games
Announcers — English: Mark Followill/Warren Barton//Spanish: Raul Guzman/Ashley Gonzalez
New England Revolution vs. D.C. United — Apple TV, 7:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Steve Cangialosi/Danny Higginbotham//Spanish: Alejandro Figueredo/Tony Cherchi
Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC — Apple TV, 7:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Mark Rogondino/Heath Pearce//Spanish: Jorge Perez-Navarro/Marcelo Balboa
Austin FC vs. Houston Dynamo — Apple TV, 8:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Max Bretos/Brian Dunseth//Spanish: Diego Pessolano/Daniel Chapela
Chicago Fire vs. LAFC — Apple TV, 8:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Evan Weston/Ricky Lopez-Espin//Spanish: Jesús Acosta/Carlos Suarez
FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers — Apple TV, 8:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Tyler Terens/Kyndra de St. Aubin//Spanish: Sergio Ruiz/Walter Rocque
St. Louis City SC vs. Nashville SC — Apple TV, 8:30 p.m.

Announcers — English: Nate Bukaty/Devon Kerr//Spanish: Oscar Salazar/Jaime Macias//FS1: Mike Watts/Jamie Watson
Sporting Kansas City vs. San Diego FC — Apple TV/FS1, 8:45 p.m.

Announcers — English: Josh Eastern/Lloyd Sam//Spanish: Carlos Mauricio Ramirez/Max Cordero
San José Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps — Apple TV, 10:30 p.m.

MLS Season Pass — Subscription Required
Announcers — English: Tony Husband/Ross Smith//Spanish: Francisco X. Rivera/Diego Tabares//French: Frédéric Lord/Vincent Destouches
Montréal Impact vs. Atlanta United — Apple TV+, 7:30 p.m.

Announcers: Kaylyn Kyle/Sacha Kljestan/Dax McCarty
MLS Countdown — Apple TV, 6:30 p.m.

Announcers: Antonella Gonzalez/Miguel Gallardo/Giovanni Savarese
MLS La Previa — Apple TV, 6:30 p.m.

Announcers: Kevin Egan/Kaylyn Kyle/Sacha Kljestan/Dax McCarty/Giovanni Savarese
MLS 360 — Apple TV, 7:30 p.m.

Announcers: Ramses Sandoval/Osvaldo Alonso/Miguel Gallardo/Michele Giannone/Antonella Gonzalez/Giovanni Savarese
MLS 360 en Español — Apple TV, 7:30 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Mission 200 At The Glen, Watkins Glen International, Dix, NY
Announcers: Adam Alexander/Parker Kligerman/Jamie McMurray//Kim Coon//Dillion Welch
Practice and Qualifying — The CW app, 9:30 a.m.
Race — The CW, 3 p.m.

Host: Carla Gebhart
NASCAR Countdown Live — The CW, 2:30 p.m.

NASCAR Cup Series
Go Bowling At The Glen, Watkins Glen International, Dix, NY
Practice and Qualifying — truTV, noon

NBA
Betting Above The Rim Pro Basketball Today — SportsGrid, 10 a.m.

NFL Preseason
Week 1
Announcers — WNBC: Bob Papa/Carl Banks//Bruce Beck//Howard Cross//WIVB/NFL Network: Andrew Catalon/Steve Tasker//Mandy Gibb
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills — NFL Network/WNBC/WIVB, 1 p.m.

Announcers — KTRK: Kevin Kugler/N.D. Kalu//John Harris//KMSP/NFL Network: Paul Allen Paul Bercich//Ben Leber
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings — NFL Network/KTRK/KMSP, 4 p.m.

Announcers — KTVT: Bill Jones/Isaiah Stanback/Kyle Youmans//KABC: J.B. Long/Mina Kimes/Maurice Jones-Drew//Curt Sandoval
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams — KTVT/KABC, 7 p.m.

Announcers — KDKA: Bob Pompeani/Charlie Batch//Missi Matthews//WFOX: Brian Sexton/Bucky Brooks//Brent Martineau
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars — KDKA/WFOX, 7 p.m.

Announcers — WKRN: Paul Burmeister/Charles Davis//Ross Tucker//WFLA: Chris Myers/Ronde Barber//Aileen Hantiuk
Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — WKRN/WFLA, 7:30 p.m.

Announcers — WSHB: Ari Wolfe/Trent Green//Kimmi Chex//Matt McMullen//KPHO: Dave Pasch/Sam Acho//Dani Sureck
Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals — WSHB/KPHO, 8 p.m.

Announcers — WLNY: Ian Eagle/Anthony Becht//Caroline Hendershot//Otis Livingston//WGBA/NFL Network: Kevin Harlan/John Kuhn//Ashley Washburn
New York Jets at Green Bay Packers — NFL Network/WLNY/WGBA, 8 p.m.

Announcers — KUSA: Steve Levy/Ryan Harris//Cynthia Frelund//Scotty Gange//KPIX: Guy Haberman/Tim Ryan//Vern Glenn
Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers — KUSA/KPIX, 8:30 p.m.

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills: Episode 1 — HBO, 8:22 a.m.
Fantasy Life on Sirius XM — Fubo Sports, 11 a.m.
NFL GameDay Kickoff — NFL Network, noon
Houston Texas vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL Football In-Game Gameday — SportsGrid, 3 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams NFL Football In-Game Gameday — SportsGrid, 6 p.m.
NFL GameDay Kickoff — NFL Network, 7 p.m.
NFL GameDay Final — NFL Network, 11 p.m.

NHL
NHL Network Countdown: Greatest Franchise Players — NHL Network, 10 p.m.

NWSL
Matchday 15
Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit — ESPN, noon
Orlando Pride vs. Racing Louisville — Ion, 7:30 p.m.
San Diego Wave vs. Angel City FC — Ion, 10 p.m.

Announcers: Lisa Carlin/Darian Jenkins/Jessica McDonald
NWSL on Ion Pre-Match Show — Ion, 7 p.m.
NWSL on Ion Match Break Show — Ion, 9:30 p.m.

Soccer
Men’s
Club International Friendly, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Leeds United vs. AC Milan — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 10 a.m.

Club International Friendly, St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Newcastle United vs. Atlético Madrid — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.

LatiNation Fútbol Club — SportsGrid, 8:30 a.m.
Cambridge: A United Story — CBS Sports Network, 9:30 a.m.
USL Excursions: Westchester SC — CBS Sports Network, 10 a.m.
USL Excursions: Lexington SC — CBS Sports Network, 10:30 a.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 10 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Sports News & Talk
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Marty & McGee — SEC Network, 7 a.m.
All The Smoke — DraftKings Network, 8 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 8 a.m.
30 for 30: The Two Bills — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 9 a.m.
Fantasy Sports Today — SportsGrid, 9 a.m.
All The Smoke Unplugged — DraftKings Network, 9:30 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: Bullies of Baltimore — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward: Ace in the Hole — NBC, 11 a.m.
Gameday Pregame Live — CBS Sports HQ, 11 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 11 a.m.
HQ Gameday Scoreboard — CBS Sports HQ, noon
Best of Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz — DraftKings Network, noon
Gameday Reset — CBS Sports HQ, 2 p.m.
ESPN Films: Roll Tide/War Eagle — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Tech Now: Esports World Cup — BBC News, 2:30 p.m.
Gameday Scoreboard & Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, 3 p.m.
Gameday Reset — CBS Sports HQ, 7 p.m.
Gameday Scoreboard and Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, 8 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 10 p.m.
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 11 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
30 for 30: The New York Sack Exchange — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
El pelotazo — Telemundo, midnight
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision, midnight
South Beach Sessions — DraftKings Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Sunday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 2 a.m. (Sunday)
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 2 a.m. (Sunday)
Best of SportsGrid — SportsGrid, 3 a.m. (Sunday)
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 6 a.m  (Sunday)

Tennis
ATP Tour/WTA Tour
Cincinnati Open, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, OH
Men’s and Women’s 1st and 2nd Rounds — Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s 1st and 2nd Rounds — Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at Cincinnati — Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.

USL Championship
Matchday 22
Lexington SC vs. Phoenix Rising FC — TUDN, 6 p.m.
Louisville City FC vs. Charleston Battery — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 8 p.m.
Sacramento Republic vs. Monterey Bay — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 11 p.m.

WNBA
Announcers: Jordan Kent/Isis Young//Tiffany Blackmon
Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever — CBS, 8 p.m.

Announcers: Sarah Kustok/Renee Montgomery/Dawn Staley
WNBA Tip-Off Show — CBS, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Sparks at Golden State Valkyries — Spectrum SportsNet/KPYX, 8:30 p.m.