Sports on Thursday, January 1, 2026
Watch & Stream Live Sports on Thursday
Thursday's Live Sports TV Schedule provides full TV listing guide with dates, times and TV channels. Find out what sports to watch and stream on tv today, tonight, and tomorrow?
Thursday, 1/1/26
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets | 6:00pm | SCHN |
| Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Sun FanDuel Sports DET |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks | 8:30pm | NBCS-PHI KFAA |
| Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | NBCS-BOS NBCS-CA |
| Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers | 10:30pm | KJZZ FanDuel Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators | 1:00pm | MNMT SN |
| Utah Mammoth vs New York Islanders | 3:00pm | Utah16 MSGSN |
| Winnipeg Jets vs Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00pm | NHLN SN TSN |
| Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports DET ATTSN-PIT |
| Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports South TSN |
| Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Sun DanDuel Sports West |
| Dallas Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks | 8:30pm | Victory+ CHSN |
| Nashville Predators vs Seattle Kraken | 10:00pm | KONG FanDuel Sports NSH |
| Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators | 1:00pm | MNMT SN |
| MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Elms at Dartmouth | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Samford at VMI | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oakland at Youngstown State | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oral Roberts at North Dakota | 2:00pm | MidCo Sports 2 |
| FGCU at Central Arkansas | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Milwaukee at Wright State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| IU Indianapolis at Northern Kentucky | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Green Bay at Purdue Fort Wayne | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Jacksonville at Lipscomb | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Evansville at Illinois State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Valparaiso at Southern Illinois | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stetson at North Alabama | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Chattanooga at UNCG | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland State at Weber State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Illinois at UT Martin | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Indiana at SIUE | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Morehead State at Lindenwood | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| CSUN at UC Davis | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Miss at ULM | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Irvine at CSU Bakersfield | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Omaha at South Dakota State | 5:15pm | MidCo Sports |
| Northern Arizona at Montana | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee Tech at Little Rock | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Bradley at Belmont | 7:00pm | MVC TV |
| Bellarmine at West Georgia | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Kentucky at Queens | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Hawai'i at UC Riverside | 8:00pm | Spectrum |
| Utah Valley at Tarleton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Florida at Austin Peay | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| California Baptist at UTA | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech at Abilene Christian | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Indiana State at UNI | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri | 8:30pm | Gray Media |
| Murray State at UIC | 9:00pm | MVC TV |
| Northern Colorado at Montana State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sacramento State at Idaho State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC San Diego at Cal Poly | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: Liverpool vs Leeds United | 12:30pm | USA Peacock |
| EPL: Crystal Palace vs Fulham | 12:30pm | NBCSN Peacock |
| EPL: Sunderland vs Manchester City | 3:00pm | USA Peacock |
| EPL: Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur | 3:00pm | NBCSN Peacock |
