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Sports on TV for Tuesday, Dec. 23

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, Dec. 23

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

BTN — Grambling St. at Ohio St.

4 p.m.

BTN — UC-Riverside at UCLA

6 p.m.

FS1 — Harvard at St. John’s

7 p.m.

PEACOCK — Villanova at Seton Hall

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo vs. Louisville, Boca Raton, Fla.

5:30 p.m.

ESPN — New Orleans Bowl: W. Kentucky vs. Southern Miss., New Orleans

9 p.m.

ESPN — Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: UNLV vs. Ohio, Frisco, Texas

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — City of Palms Classic presented by Alexa+: TBD, Third-Place Game, Fort Myers, Fla.

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — City of Palms Classic presented by Alexa+: TBD, Championship, Fort Myers, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBC — Denver at Dallas

PEACOCK — Denver at Dallas

10:30 p.m.

NBC — Houston at L.A. Clippers

PEACOCK — Houston at L.A. Clippers

NBAL BASKETBALL

4 a.m.

NBATV — Tasmania JackJumpers vs. Melbourne United

NHL HOCKEY

4 p.m.

TNT — Pittsburgh at Toronto

TRUTV — Pittsburgh at Toronto

6:30 p.m.

TNT — Dallas at Detroit

TRUTV — Dallas at Detroit

9 p.m.

TNT — Philadelphia at Chicago

TRUTV — Philadelphia at Chicago

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The arrival of AJ Dybantsa gives Wizards hope

For the first time in almost a half-century, the Washington Wizards could be closer to contending for an NBA title with the arrival of AJ Dybantsa. The team drafted the 6-foot-9 forward with the first pick of the 2026 NBA draft after finishing as one of the worst teams in the league in the past three years. They got the No. 1 overall pick after winning the draft lottery in May for the first time since 2010 -- when they drafted John Wall. The Wizards hope, with the arrival of Dybantsa, that they can start winning games and competing for the playoffs with a chance to win their first championship since 1978. In the past three seasons, they finished with a combined record of 50-196. “We’re definitely getting a difference maker on the basketball court. There’s no doubt about that,” Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said. “What I would want our fans to know night one is that he is a worker. He is a passionate person who loves basketball and will continue to work and get better.”
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