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Sports on TV for Dec. 29 – Jan. 4

Adv27-28

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Monday, Dec. 29

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

BTN — NC Central at Penn St.

3 p.m.

BTN — Southern U. at Illinois

5 p.m.

BTN — Mass.-Lowell at Iowa

6 p.m.

SECN — Dartmouth at Florida

7 p.m.

CBSSN — UNC-Wilmington at NC A&T

CW — Drexel at Charleston Southern

BTN — Delaware St. at Rutgers

FS1 — Cornell at Michigan St.

8 p.m.

SECN — Alcorn St. at Mississippi

9 p.m.

BTN — Fairleigh Dickinson at Minnesota

10 p.m.

SECN — Queens (NC) at Auburn

11 p.m.

FS1 — Utah at Washington

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Pittsburgh at Notre Dame

8 p.m.

ACCN — North Carolina at Boston College

9 p.m.

FS1 — Michigan at Oregon

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — JLab Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian St., Birmingham, Ala.

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBC — Cleveland at San Antonio

PEACOCK — Cleveland at San Antonio

10:30 p.m.

NBC — Dallas at Portland

PEACOCK — Dallas at Portland

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

ESPN — L.A. Rams at Atlanta

ESPN2 — L.A. Rams at Atlanta (MNF Playbook with Next Gen Stats)

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Tuesday, Dec. 30

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

BTN — Howard at Northwestern

6 p.m.

SECN — Albany at South Carolina

7 p.m.

ACCN — Pittsburgh at Miami

BTN — Milwaukee at Wisconsin

ESPN2 — Florida St. at North Carolina

FS1 — Seton Hall at Marquette

8 p.m.

SECN — SC State at Tennessee

9 p.m.

ACCN — Louisville at California

BTN — New Hampshire at Nebraska

ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Stanford

FS1 — Butler at Creighton

10 p.m.

CBSSN — San Diego St. an San Jose St.

11 p.m.

FS1 — New Mexico at Boise St.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech, Shreveport, La.

5:30 p.m.

ESPN — Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois, Nashville, Tenn.

9 p.m.

ESPN — Valero Alamo Bowl: Southern Cal vs. TCU, San Antonio

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBC — Philadelphia at Memphis

PEACOCK — Philadelphia at Memphis

10:30 p.m.

NBC — Detroit at L.A. Lakers

PEACOCK — Detroit at L.A. Lakers

NHL HOCKEY

8:30 p.m.

NHLN — N.Y. Islanders at Chicago

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Wednesday, Dec. 31

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

Noon

ESPNU — Tulane at East Carolina

ESPN2 — Wake Forest at NC State

2 p.m.

ACCN — Virginia at Virginia Tech

CBSSN — Stony Brook at William & Mary

ESPN2 — Clemson at Syracuse

ESPNU — Rice at Tulsa

4 p.m.

ACCN — Georgia Tech at Duke

ESPN2 — North Texas at Memphis

ESPNU — Wichita St. at UAB

5 p.m.

PEACOCK — UConn at Xavier

6 p.m.

FS1 — DePaul at Villanova

8 p.m.

FS1 — St. John’s at Georgetown

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

BTN — Ohio St. at Purdue

2 p.m.

PEACOCK — UCLA at Penn St.

3 p.m.

PEACOCK — UConn at Providence

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ESPN — ReliaQuest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt, Tampa, Fla.

2 p.m.

CBS — Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Arizona St. vs. Duke, El Paso, Texas

3 p.m.

ABC — Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Texas, Orlando, Fla.

3:30 p.m.

ESPN — SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska vs. Utah, Las Vegas

7:30 p.m.

ACCN — Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Miami vs. Ohio St., CFP Quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas (Field Pass)

ESPN — Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Miami vs. Ohio St., CFP Quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas

ESPN2 — Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Miami vs. Ohio St., CFP Quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas (SkyCast)

ESPNU — Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Miami vs. Ohio St., CFP Quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas (Command Center)

NBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

NBATV — Golden State at Charlotte

3:30 p.m.

NBATV — Phoenix at Cleveland

8 p.m.

NBATV — Portland at Oklahoma City

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Thursday, Jan. 1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — California at North Carolina

BTN — Michigan St. at Indiana

2 p.m.

ACCN — Stanford at NC State

BTN — Nebraska at Iowa

4 p.m.

ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech

BTN — Maryland at Illinois

6 p.m.

BTN — Michigan at Washington

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ESPN — Capital One Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas Tech, CFP Quarterfinal, Miami

ESPN2 — Capital One Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas Tech, CFP Quarterfinal, Miami (SkyCast)

ESPNU — Capital One Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas Tech, CFP Quarterfinal, Miami (Command Center)

4 p.m.

ESPN — Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Indiana, CFP Quarterfinal, Pasadena, Calif.

ESPN2 — Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Indiana, CFP Quarterfinal, Pasadena, Calif. (Field Pass)

ESPNU — Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Indiana, CFP Quarterfinal, Pasadena, Calif. (SkyCast)

SECN — Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Indiana, CFP Quarterfinal, Pasadena, Calif. (SkyCast w/Alabama Radio)

8 p.m.

ESPN — Allstate Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia, CFP Quarterfinal, New Orleans

ESPN2 — Allstate Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia, CFP Quarterfinal, New Orleans (SkyCast w/Georgia Radio)

ESPNU — Allstate Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia, CFP Quarterfinal, New Orleans (Command Center)

SECN — Allstate Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia, CFP Quarterfinal, New Orleans (SkyCast w/Mississippi Radio)

NBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

NBATV — Philadelphia at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

3 p.m.

NHLN — Utah at N.Y. Islanders

7 p.m.

NHLN — Winnipeg at Toronto

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Friday, Jan. 2

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Lamar at McNeese St.

ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty

PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan

7:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland

8 p.m.

ACCN — Louisville at Stanford

PEACOCK — Ohio St. at Rutgers

9 p.m.

PEACOCK — Michigan St. at Nebraska

11 p.m.

ESPN2 — Notre Dame at California

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN — Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Rice vs. Texas St., Fort Worth, Texas

4:30 p.m.

ESPN — AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati, Memphis, Tenn.

8 p.m.

ESPN — Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St., Charlotte, N.C.

FOX — Trust & Will Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU, San Diego

GOLF

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — TGL: Boston Common Golf vs. Los Angeles Golf Club

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Denver at Cleveland

10 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Oklahoma City at Golden State

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

TNT — Winter Classic: N.Y. Rangers vs. Florida, Miami

TRUTV — Winter Classic: N.Y. Rangers vs. Florida, Miami

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Saturday, Jan. 3

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

11 a.m.

ESPN2 — Virginia at NC State

Noon

ACCN — Virginia Tech at Wake Forest

CBSSN — Northeastern at Campbell

CW — Clemson at Pittsburgh

ESPN — Kentucky at Alabama

ESPNU — UTSA at Temple

FOX — Providence vs. St. John’s, New York

TNT — Villanova at Butler

USA — VCU at Duquesne

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Texas Tech

SECN — Auburn at Georgia

1:30 p.m.

CBS — BYU at Kansas St.

2 p.m.

ACCN — Boston College at Georgia Tech

CBSSN — Dayton at Loyola of Chicago

ESPNU — Vanderbilt at South Carolina

FS1 — Xavier at DePaul

PEACOCK — Kansas at UCF

FOX — Houston at Cincinnati

TNT — Baylor at TCU

USA — La Salle at George Washington

2:15 p.m.

CW — North Carolina at SMU

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Tennessee at Arkansas

3:30 p.m.

SECN — Mississippi at Oklahoma

3:45 p.m.

CBS — Duke at Florida St.

4 p.m.

CBSSN — Oral Roberts at N. Dakota St.

ESPNU — LSU at Texas A&M

PEACOCK — Arizona at UTA

USA — Rhode Island at George Mason

5 p.m.

BTN — Minnesota at Northwestern

ESPN2 — Colorado at Arizona St.

6 p.m.

CBSSN — Davidson at Saint Joseph’s

ESPNU — Wichita St. at Charlotte

SECN — Mississippi St. at Texas

7 p.m.

BTN — Illinois at Penn St.

PEACOCK — UCLA at Iowa

8 p.m.

CBSSN — Wyoming at New Mexico

FOX — Purdue at Wisconsin

8:30 p.m.

SECN — Florida at Missouri

10 p.m.

CBSSN — Boise St. at San Diego St.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

FS1 — Seton Hall at UConn

4 p.m.

ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech

8 p.m.

PEACOCK — Southern Cal at UCLA

NBA BASKETBALL

5 p.m.

NBATV — Minnesota at Miami

7:30 p.m.

NBATV — Philadelphia at New York

10:30 p.m.

NBATV — Boston at L.A. Clippers

NFL FOOTBALL

4:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ESPN — TBA

8 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ESPN — TBA

NHL HOCKEY

Noon

ABC — Pittsburgh at Detroit

7 p.m.

NHLN — Toronto at N.Y. Islanders

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Aston Villa

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Burnley at Brighton & Hove Albion

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Arsenal at AFC Bournemouth

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Sunday, Jan. 4

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

Noon

PEACOCK — Creighton at Seton Hall

USA — Richmond at Fordham

2 p.m.

NBC — Marquette at UConn

8 p.m.

BTN — Washington at Indiana

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Notre Dame at Duke

BTN — Illinois at Michigan St.

SECN — Missouri at Kentucky

1 p.m.

CBSSN — George Mason at VCU

ESPN — Stanford at North Carolina

2 p.m.

ACCN — Virginia at Florida St.

BTN — Rutgers at Ohio St.

CW — California at NC State

SECN — South Carolina at Florida

3 p.m.

ESPN — Baylor at Iowa St.

ESPN2 — Mississippi at Texas

4 p.m.

ACCN — Virginia Tech at Louisville

BTN — Penn St. at Wisconsin

PEACOCK — Villanova at Marquette

SECN — Tennessee at Auburn

5 p.m.

ESPN — LSU at Vanderbilt

6 p.m.

ACCN — Pittsburgh at Boston College

BTN — Indiana at Maryland

NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

NBATV — Santa Cruz at Oklahoma City

NFL FOOTBALL

TBA

TBA — New Orleans at Atlanta, N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Detroit at Chicago, Cleveland at Cincinnati, L.A. Chargers at Denver, Kansas City at Las Vegas, Arizona at L.A. Rams, Green Bay at Minnesota, Miami at New England, Dallas at N.Y. Giants, Washington at Philadelphia, Baltimore at Pittsburgh, Seattle at San Francisco, Carolina at Tampa Bay, Tennessee at Jacksonville, Indianapolis at Houston

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Leeds United

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Liverpool at Fulham

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Ryan Fox wins first career major at 2026 Open Championship

(CNN) — Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.The 39-year-old Fox beat out American Cameron Young to win his first career major title, becoming only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship.Fox came into the final hole tied with Young, after the 29-year-old finished the round at 6-under 64 a few hours before.The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.As the putt fell into the hole, the crowd in Southport, England, gave Fox a rousing ovation as he raised both arms in the air to celebrate the achievement.The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.“I don’t really know what to think at the moment. I’ve got a lot of people to thank. First of all, my family. My wife and kids are in Florida at the moment. I spoke to my kids last night and they said, bring back a trophy. I think that’s a pretty cool one to bring back for them,” Fox said. “My family back in New Zealand and all my supporters back there. I know it’s been a long night for them, but I’m glad it was worthwhile.”Fox finished with a 2-under 68 after trailing Sam Burns, who held a two-stroke lead coming into Sunday’s final round.Fox also becomes the third-oldest major winner in the last 10 years, trailing only Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters.“Just an unbelievable week. The golf course was fantastic. The English weather was fantastic. You guys out there were fantastic. The support was amazing. This is pretty cool. I’m sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, but thank you very much,” Fox added.It is another disappointment for Young, who is still looking for his first career major title despite winning The Players earlier this year. Young finished one shot back of the win at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews and held the lead heading into the final round at the Masters back in April.It is also another let down for Burns, another golfer looking for his maiden major win.The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes.“(Fox) is a well-earned champion and hats off to him,” Burns said. “He did what he needed to do down the stretch and ultimately just came up a couple short today.”Defending champion Scottie Scheffler stayed within striking range throughout the round, but wound up with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.After a drama-filled tournament, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for 14th while Rory McIlroy, who has been critical of the LIV Golfer all tournament long, ended tied for 40th.Fox’s journey to first major winFox’s road to his first career major title wasn’t the easiest. It came with many bumps and U-turns.While speaking to CNN’s Don Riddell ahead of the Desert Classic in Dubai in early 2025, Fox opened up about his mental health issues, including being an older rookie after spending years on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australia.“I think being a rookie at 37 years old on the PGA Tour was, I probably wasn’t quite prepared for what that was again,” Fox told CNN.“I knew all the golf courses, knew how to travel work, knew where to stay, and everything was new on the PGA Tour, and that was probably a shock to the system more than anything.”Fox comes from a lineage of athletes within his family tree, including his father, Grant Fox, who was a main kicker for the New Zealand national rugby team and his grandfather, Merv Wallace, a former New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team.Fox spoke out on the “pressure” a golfer faces, mentioning the 2024 death of former PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, whose parents later confirmed it was death by suicide.“It can be a stressful life. It’s all performance-based. There’s a lot of pressure on – Looking after your mental health is really, really important, and having people to talk to and all of that is part of that,” Fox said.“It’s a shame it got to that point with Grayson that, you know, we’ve had to have those, those pretty tough conversations now, but it will help – hopefully it helps someone else in a similar situation going forward because we certainly don’t want to see it again.”CNN’s Kyle Tatelbaum and Don Riddell contributed to this reporting This write has been updated with additional reporting The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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