Dec 24, 2017; Cocoa Beach, FL, USA; Thousands turned out to watch hundreds of surfing Santas take to the water for the Christmas Eve morning Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach event. The event began in 2009 when George Trosset, his son and daughter-in-law went surfing in Santa and holiday costumes and has grown bigger every year. The event raises money for the Florida Surf Museum and Grind for Life. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via USA TODAY NETWORK

All Times Eastern

College Basketball
Men’s
Diamond Head Classic, Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI

7th Place Game

Akron vs. Davidson — ESPNU, 12:30 p.m.

5th Place Game
Princeton vs. Hawai’i — ESPNU, 3 p.m.

Championship Game
USC vs. New Mexico State — ESPN2, 6 p.m.

3rd Place Game
Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (FL) — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.

College Football
Road to the College Football Playoff: Oklahoma — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Road to the College Football Playoff: Georgia — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Road to the College Football Playoff: Clemson — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.
Road to the College Football Playoff: Alabama — ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Cricket
Big Bash League
Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Stars — NBCSN, 3 a.m. (Tuesday)

Dogs
Crowned: Inside the 2017 Westminster Dog Show — FS1, 9 p.m.

Hockey
2018 World Junior Hockey Championship Preview — NHL Network, 1:30 p.m.

NBA
Philadelphia at New York — ESPN, noon
Cleveland at Golden State — ABC, 3 p.m.
Washington at Boston — ABC, 5:30 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City — ABC, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles Lakers — TNT, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m.
NBA Countdown — ABC, 2 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 1 a.m. (Tuesday)

NFL
NFL Christmas Special, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans — NBC/NFL Network/Amazon Video, 4:30 p.m.

Monday Night Football, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles — ESPN/ESPN Deportes, 8:30 p.m.

Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 7 a.m.
NFL GameDay Christmas Special — NFL Network, 2 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Football Night in Houston — NBC/NFL Network, 3:30 p.m.
Monday Night Coutndown — ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Special Postgame Show — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.
NFL Esta Noche — ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m.
NFL Total Access: Endgame — 11:30 p.m.

NHL
NHL Network Originals: The First NHL Winter Classic, Hockey Goes Outoors — NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Soccer
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 5:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
SportsCenter: AM — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Outside the Lines: Heroes & Villains of the Year — ESPNews, 8:30 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 9 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 10 a.m.
The Best of the Rich Eisen Show — Audiencer (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain/Root Sports, noon
SC Top Plays of the Year — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
SportsCenter Special: My Wish — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
SC Featured — ESPNews, 2 p.m.
E:60: Miracle at Michigan — ESPNews, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable: Papi Awards — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: Trojan War — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 6 p.m.
E:60: Stories of the Year — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Phi Slama Jama — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
SC Featured: 6-Man — ESPNews, 8:30 p.m.
SEC Storied: The Book of Manning — ESPNU, 10:30 p.m.
SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, 11:20 p.m.
Titulares y Más — Telemundo, 11:35 p.m.
30 for 30: Survive and Advance — ESPNU, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight
The Morning Show With Boomer — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m. (Tuesday)
Golic & Wingo — ESPN2, 6 a.m. (Tuesday)
Sport Today — BBC World News, 6:45 a.m. (Tuesday)

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.