All Times Eastern

Merry Christmas!!!
Golf
The Smylie Kaufman Show — SportsGrid, 9 a.m.
2024 Paris Olympics: Women’s Golf Final Round (08/10/2024) — Golf Channel, 3:30 p.m.
2024 Paris Olympics: Men’s Golf Final Round (08/04/2024) — Golf Channel, 10 p.m.
Hockey
NHL Tonight: 2025 World Junior Championship Preview — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
TSN: 2025 World Junior Championship Preview — NHL Network 11 p.,m.
NBA
Christmas Day Games
Announcers — ESPN/ABC: Ryan Ruocco/Cory Alexander//Cassidy Hubbarth//ESPN2/Disney+/ESPN+ (Dunk the Halls): Drew Carter/Monica McNutt/Daisy Duck
San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks — ESPN/ABC, noon
Announcers: Malika Andrews/Kendrick Perkins/Stephen A. Smith//Shams Charania
NBA Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m.
Announcers: Mark Jones/Jay Bilas//Jorge Sedano
Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks — ESPN/ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Dave Pasch/Tim Legler//Katie George
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics — ESPN/ABC, 5 p.m
Announcers: Malika Andrews/Bob Myers/Kendrick Perkins/Stephen A. Smith//Shams Charania
NBA Countdown — ESPN/ABC, 7:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Breen/Doris Burke/Richard Jefferson//Lisa Salters
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors — ESPN/ABC, 8 p.m.
Announcers: Michael Grady/Stephanie White//Angel Gray
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns — ESPN/ABC, 10:30 p.m.
NFL
Week 17
NFL Christmas Gameday, Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Announcers: Ian Eagle/Nate Burleson/J.J. Watt//Melanie Collins//Stacey Dales
Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers — Netflix/KCTV/KDKA, 1 p.m.
NFL Christmas Gameday, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Announcers: Noah Eagle/Greg Olsen//Jamie Erdahl//Steve Wyche
Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texas — Netflix/WJZ/KHOU, 4:30 p.m.
Announcers: (In Los Angeles) Kay Adams/Drew Brees/Robert Griffin III/Mina Kimes/Manti Te’o//(In Pittsburgh) Laura Rutledge/Devin McCourty/Jason McCourty
NFL Christmas Gameday Pregame — Netflix, 11 a.m.
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
GMFB: Overtime — Check your local listings/The Roku Channel, 10 a.m.
NFL Pro Football Today — SportsGrid, 11 a.m.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans NFL Football In-Gane LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m
NHL
Top Shelf: Best of 2024 — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Network Rink Reels-Hockeyland — NHL Network, 9 p.m.
Sports News & Talk
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
2024: Making Every Moment More — FanDuel TV, 7 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 10 p.m.
Influential with Katty Kay: Magic Johnson — BBC News, 10:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The New York Sack Exchange — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
E60: Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunner Esiason Story — ESPN2, midnight
Sports Millions — SportsGrid, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision/TUDN, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Thursday)
TMZ Sports — FS2, 5:30 a.m. (Thursday)
Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Canty and Michelle — ESPN2/ESPNU, 6 a.m. (Thursday)

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.
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