All Times Eastern
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Christmas
SEC Yule Log — SEC Network, 8 a.m.
College Basketball
College Basketball Today Podcast — SportsGrid, 11 p.m.
College Football
Inside the College Football Playoff — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
E60: The Many Lives of Lane Kiffin — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
Dogs
AKC Agility Dogs Invitational — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
AKC UpDog Invitational — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
Golf
The Smylie Kaufman Show — SportsGrid, 9 a.m.
Hockey
NHL Tonight: 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship Preview — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
Miscellaneous
2025 World’s Strongest Man: Finale, Part 1 — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
2025 World’s Strongest Man: Finale, Part 2 — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts
Combat Sports Report — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.
Anik and Florian — DraftKings Network, 9 p.m.
MLB
All-Time Games: Rickey Henderson Sets the Stolen Base Record — MLB Network, 2:30 p.m.
The School of Rickey — MLB Network, 5:30 p.m.
MLB Network Special: Rickey Henderson — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.
All-Time Games: Rickey Henderson Steals Four Bases — MLB Network, 7:30 p.m.
All-Time Games: Rickey Henderson Hits Two Home Runs — MLB Network, 10:30 p.m.
NBA
Christmas Day Games
Announcers — ESPN/ABC (main): Ryan Ruocco/Doris Burke//Jorge Sedano//ESPN2 (Deck the Halls): Drew Carter/Monica McNutt//Daisy Duck
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited/Disney+//ESPN2/Disney Channel/ESPN Unlimited/Disney+, noon
Announcers: Mark Jones/Jay Bilas//Katie George
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Dave Pasch/P.J. Carlesimo//Malika Andrews
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 5 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Breen/Richard Jefferson/Tim Legler//Lisa Salters
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 8 p.m.
Announcers: Marc Kestecher/Stephanie White//Alyssa Lang
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 10:30 p.m.
Announcers: Ernie Johnson/Charles Barkley/Shaquille O’Neal/Kenny Smith
NBA Tip-Off — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited/Disney+, 11 a.m.
Inside the NBA — ESPN/ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 7:30 p.m.
The Association Preview: Christmas Preview — NBA TV, 10 a.m.
The Association: Post-Up — NBA TV, 1:30 a.m. (Friday)
NFL
Week 17
NFL Christmas Gameday, Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD
Announcers: Ian Eagle/Nate Burleson/Matt Ryan//Melanie Collins//Sara Walsh
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders — Netflix/KTVT (Dallas/Fort Worth)/WUSA (Washington, D.C.), 1 p.m.
Announcers: Kay Adams/Austin Ekeler/Michael Irvin/Devin McCourty
NFL Christmas Gameday Pregame — Netflix, 11 a.m.
NFL Christmas Gameday, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Announcers: Noah Eagle/Drew Brees//AJ Ross//Dianna Russini//Seth “Freakin” Rollins (special guest)
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings — Netflix/WWJ (Detroit)/WCCO (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 4:30 p.m.
Announcers: Jamie Erdahl/Brandon Marshall/Manti Te’o
NFL Christmas Gameday Bridge Show — Netflix, 4 p.m.
Thursday Night Football, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Announcers — English: Al Michaels/Kirk Herbstreit//Kaylee Hartung//Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz/Rolando Cantú//Mayra Gomez
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs — Amazon Prime Video/KMGH (Denver)/KSHB (Kansas City), 8:15 p.m.
Announcers: Charissa Thompson/Ryan Fitzpatrick/Tony Gonzalez/Richard Sherman/Andrew Whitworth//Ian Rapoport
TNF Tonight live from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO — Amazon Prime Video., 7 p.m.
Thursday Night Kickoff live from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO — Amazon Prime Video/KMGH/KSHB, 8 p.m.
TNF Post Game Show live from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO — Amazon Prime Video, 11:15 p.m..
TNF Nightcap live from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO — Amazon Prime Video, 11:30 p.m.
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
Good Morning Football: Overtime — Check your local listings/The Roku Sports Channel, 10 a.m.
NFL Pro Football Today — SportsGrid, 11 a.m.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
Ross Tucker Football Podcast — DraftKings Network, 3 p.m.
Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m.
The GM Shuffle — DraftKings Network, 8 p.m.
Soccer
Morning Footy — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 8 a.m.
European Nights: A Champions League Journey — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 10 a.m.
Pulisic — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 3 p.m.
Best of Call It What You Want 2025 — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 4 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 8 p.m.
Faitelson sin censura: Especial 2 — TUDN, 10 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 11 p.m.
Sports News & Talk
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
E60: Southpaw-TheLife and Legacy of Jim Abbott — ESPNews, 7 a.m.
Nothing Personal with David Sampson — DraftKings Network, 8 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo — ESPNews, 8:30 a.m.
The Craig Carton Show — SportsGrid, 10 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz — DraftKings Network, 11 a.m.
Up & Adams — FanDuel Sports Network, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
30 for 30: The Gospel According to Mac — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Ross Tucker Even Money — DraftKings Network, 3:30 p.m.
Golic & Golic — FanDuel Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The U — ESPNU, 5 p.m.
All The Smoke — DraftKings Network, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The U: Part 2 — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
SportsCenter Special: My Wish — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
Front Office Sports Today — SportsGrid, 9 p.m.
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 9 p.m.
30 for 30: Youngstown Boys — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
30 for 30: Pony Excess — ESPNU, 11:30 p.m.
El pelotazo — Telemundo, midnight
2025 Best of SC Featured — ESPN2, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision/TUDN, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Friday)
30 for 30: Trojan War — ESPNU, 1:30 a.m. (Frdiay)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 2 a.m. (Friday)
South Beach Sessions — DraftKings Network, 3 a.m. (Friday)
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, 4 a.m. (Friday)
Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Canty and Michelle — ESPN2/ESPNU, 6 a.m. (Friday)
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.