Overview
- Early-season men’s college basketball peaks with multiple title and placement games, including the Maui Invitational championship on ESPN and the ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket final on ESPN2.
- The Players Era Festival in Las Vegas culminates on TNT with a primetime championship, bracketed by consolation and third-place games on TNT and TruTV throughout the day.
- Battle 4 Atlantis rolls on with Vanderbilt vs. Western Kentucky and later matchups on ESPN platforms, while CBSSN carries the Acrisure Holiday Invitational slate, including Pepperdine vs. Fresno State.
- ESPN airs an NBA tripleheader featuring Detroit–Boston, Minnesota–Oklahoma City, and Houston–Golden State in a nationally televised lineup.
- Hockey and soccer join the mix with the CHL/USA Prospects Challenge Game 2 on NHL Network and the CONCACAF Central American Cup final first leg (Xelajú at Alajuelense) on FS2, with local listings noting usual time and blackout caveats.