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LA Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers Live on WatchESPN, ABC

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PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will visit a young and spirited Philadelphia 76ers side in the highlighted NBA fixture on Sunday.

Live streaming coverage of this game is available on WatchESPN, while live national broadcast will be on ABC, starting at 3:30 pm ET.

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The Lakers (28-27, 12-15 Away) are coming off a stunning buzzer-beating 129-128 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night and James and his teammates will hope to build on that momentum when they visit the Wells Fargo Center.

A new-look Philadelphia (35-20, 22-6 Home) side, meanwhile, enters this game on the back of a 117-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

In that win, JJ Redick scored a season-high 34 points, Jimmy Butler had 22, while newly acquired Tobias Harris looked comfortable already in the Sixers’ system.

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Joel Embiid leads the team in scoring and rebounding this season with 27.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game.

Talented points guard Ben Simmons is dishing out 8.0 assists per game and shooting 57.3 percent from the field. He is also grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game and scoring 16.9 points per outing.

For the LA Lakers, meanwhile, James leads the way with 27 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

He has very good supporters as well, with Kyle Kuzma averaging 18.7 points and Brandon Ingram scoring 16.9 per game.

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-105 in the first meeting between these two clubs on Jan 29.

Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks: Christmas Day Preview, TV Channels, WatchESPN Stream

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NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks for the opening game of five NBA matchups on the Christmas Day schedule on Tuesday.

The Bucks will play on Christmas Day for the first time since the 1977-78 season.

Tuesday’s clash is the third of the four battles this term, with the current series leveled at 1-1 after the teams split the opening two encounters.

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Milwaukee (22-10) won the first game 124-113 at home on Oct. 22, while New York returned home to steal Game 2 136-134 in overtime.

Bucks’ , who is currently averaging career-highs 26.2 points and 12.8 rebounds, had 33 points and 19 rebounds in his last visit to Madison Square Garden and he’s looking forward to the rematch, especially the one with Knicks forward Mario Hezonja.

Besides the defeat, Antetokounmpo was outraged at Hezonja, who dunked on the Milwaukee star in the first quarter of the last game and then gazed at and stepped over the ‘Greek Freak’.

“I’m going to punch him in the (groin) next time,” recalled Antetokounmpo, who is a regular season MVP candidate.

ESPN will provide live broadcast of the Game 2 on Christmas Day, starting at 12:00 PM ET, while WatchESPN will stream the action online.

The Bucks have a 78.6 percent chance to win this game, according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.

New York (9-25) will be playing for the third successive year on Christmas Day – having lost 105-98 last year to the Philadelphia 76ers and 119-114 to the Boston Celtics the previous year.

In fact, the Knicks have not been fruitful on Christmas Day – losing their last five games – with defeats to Washington (2014), Oklahoma City (2013) and Los Angeles (2012) adding to the above defeats.

The last time New York won on Dec. 25 was in the 2011-12 abbreviated season when it beat the Celtics in the season opener.

It will be the fifth time in franchise history Milwaukee will feature on Christmas Day and the team holds a 2-2 record all-time on this day.

The Bucks are coming off a 94-87 defeat at the Miami Heat on Saturday night, but have won four of the last five games.

New York, which has been playing without star forward Kristaps Porzingis, who is rehabbing from a torn ACL, have lost nine of their last 10 games.

INJURY REPORT:

NEW YORK KNICKS
Kristaps Porzingis, PF Out Dec 21 Allonzo Trier, SG Out Dec 23 Mitchell Robinson, C Out Dec 23

MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Ersan Ilyasova, PF Out Dec 22 Malcolm Brogdon, PG Day-To-Day Dec 22

Watch No. 1 Kansas v No. 17 Villanova Live Stream On WatchESPN

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 1 Kansas will play host to defending national champion No. 17 Villanova in the highlighted college basketball fixture on Saturday, live from Allen Fieldhouse. WatchESPN.com

ESPN will provide the live television coverage, while WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app will have the live streaming action, starting at 12:00 pm ET.

Dan Shulman will have the play-by-play call and he will team up with Jay Bilas (analyst) and Brooke Wisebrod (reporter) to deliver all the action.

The Jayhawks (8-0) got past New Mexico State 63-60 last Saturday night to stay undefeated this season, while the Wildcats (8-3) are coming off a disappointing 78-75 defeat against Penn on Tuesday night.

Saturday’s game will also be a rematch of a 2018 Final Four.

The Jayhawks went down 95-79 in that contest in San Antonio, Texas and trailed Villanova 4-3 in the overall series.

College Football Bowl Schedule, WatchESPN Stream on Dec. 15

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MIAMI, FL – College football bowl schedule kicks-off on Saturday (15) and the following are the live television channels, live streaming information and starting times for each game.

Five bowl games are listed on the schedule for this weekend, including the battle for the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl between No. 21 Fresno State and Arizona State at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV.

Live coverage of this game will be on ABC and streaming live on WatchESPN.com, with the game time set for 3:30 PM ET.

The Bulldogs (11-2) enter the game on a three-game winning streak and are hoping to close out the season with another victory.

In addition, Fresno State, which is the Mountain West Conference champion, is seeking to wrap up the program’s first-ever 12-win season.

The Sun Devils (7-5), meanwhile, are in back-to-back will be aiming to use the entertaining 41-40 victory over rival Arizona in their last outing as inspiration to win their first bowl game since beating Duke in the Hyundai Sun Bowl in 2014.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Fresno State has a 58.6 percent chance of beating Arizona State, which will be without star junior receiver, N’Keal Harry, who has decided to sit this game out in order to concentrate on the NFL draft.

In other games on the college football bowl schedule on Saturday, Tulane and Louisiana will meet at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL, in the Cure Bowl at 1:30 PM, while Utah State and North Texas will battle for the Progressive New Mexico Bowl live on ESPN and WatchESPN.com, starting at 2:00 PM.

Elsewhere, Eastern Michigan faces Georgia Southern in what is expected to be close battle for the Camellia Bowl, starting at 5:30 PM and live on ESPN and WatchESPN.com, while Appalachian State and Middle Tennessee are aiming to win the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Game time for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is scheduled for 9:00 pm with the action from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome broadcasting on ESPN and streaming live on WatchESPN.com.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE, LIVE TV CHANNELS AND STREAMING
Saturday, Dec 15, 2018

What: Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
Who: North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA
When, Live Stream, TV: 12:00pm ET | ABC, WatchESPN.com

What: AutoNation Cure Bowl
Who: Tulane vs. Louisiana
Where: Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL
When, Live Stream, TV: 1:30pm ET | CBSSN

What: New Mexico Bowl
Who: North Texas vs. Utah State
Where: Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM
When, Live Stream, TV: 2:00pm ET | ESPN, WatchESPN.com

What: Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Who: Arizona State vs. 21 Fresno State
Where: Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV
When, Live Stream, TV: 3:30pm ET | ESPN, WatchESPN.com

What: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Who: Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan
Where: Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL
When, Live Stream, TV: 5:30pm ET | ESPN, WatchESPN.com

What: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Who: Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA
When, Live Stream, TV: 9:00pm ET | ESPN, WatchESPN.com

How To Watch College Football Playoff Selection Sunday

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MIAMI, FL — Watch live streaming coverage of College Football Playoff selection Sunday show on the WatchESPN on Dec. 2. ESPN will also have live television broadcast.

Watch the show as the teams and respective Bowl games unfold in real time, starting at 12:00 pm ET.

With championship weekend now history, college football fans are now bracing for the final verdict on which four teams will contend for the national championship next month.

No. 1 and defending college football champion Alabama (13-0) cemented its place in the Top Four with an exciting 35-28 victory over No. 4 Georgia to win the SEC title in a repeat of last year’s national championship battle.

No. 2 Clemson (13-0) also earned its spot in the last four, following a 42-10 thumping of Pittsburgh on Saturday night to become the first team to win four uninterrupted Atlantic Coast Conference championships.

That leaves two spots.

Many believe the undefeated Notre Dame, which was inactive this weekend and has four wins over ranked teams this year, deserves to be in the Top as well.

That means the likes of Big 12 champion Oklahoma, currently at No. 5, Big Ten champ Ohio State, currently at No. 6 and American Athletic Conference champion UCF, currently sits at No. 8 – will be on the edge while they wait on the selection committee to decide.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart thinks his team deserves to be in the Top Four, but I find it hard to see the selection committee sending a two-loss SEC runner-up team through.

Selection Sunday is always full of excitement and this year isn’t expected to be any different.

No. 13 LSU v No. 2 Georgia Live Updates, Stream, Scores

No. 1 Alabama Crushes Louisiana-Lafayette, 56-14 For 5th Win

Texas v Oklahoma; Georgia v Alabama; Northwestern v Ohio State TV Channels

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DALLAS, TX — College football championship weekend is expected to be as exciting as ever and it involves fixtures that should decide which four teams secure College Football Playoff places.

First, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, No. 14 Texas and No. 5 Oklahoma will battle in the BIG 12 title game with the Sooners looking to improve their chance of moving into the CFP Top 4.

Live national coverage will be on ABC with WatchESPN.com proving the live streaming action starting at 12:00 pm. ABC // WatchESPN.com // OU Radio // TuneIn // Español // SXM 84/80  // Live Stats

Meanwhile, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, No. 1 and defending champion Alabama will aim to lift the SEC title when the Crimson Tide travel to face-off with No. 4 Georgia.

These two programs last met in the 2017 national championship nearly 11 months ago with Alabama rallying to win 26-23 in overtime.

Alabama coach Nick Saban said about the Bulldogs heading into the game: “Georgia is one of the most complete teams in the country.

“They haven’t really like dramatically changed. I think they’ve made a lot of improvement. I think their efficiency on offense has been very good all year long.

“Defensively, their scheme has not changed a lot, but some of their players have. They still have really, really good players and they play well together. They’re well coached. Nothing easy against them.”

Georgia coach Kirby Smart believes both sides have evenly matched options all over the park but has given Alabama the edge on defense.

“Quarterback play and third-down conversions and protecting the ball and not turning the ball over a lot. Those are similarities,” Smart said.

“Both got good set of backs, good set of receivers. Both teams are scoring points.

“The biggest difference is they play better defense, obviously, than we have.”

Live broadcasting coverage will be CBS, starting at 4:00 pm ET.

Meanwhile, No. 6 Ohio State, fresh off its dominating win over Michigan last week, will take on No. 21 Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.

This conference title game on Saturday night will be live on FOX and streamed live on FoxSportsGo.com at 8 p.m. ET.

College Football Championship Game – Schedule  – Live TV Channels

Akron at South Carolina 12:00pm SECN | WatchESPN
Drake at 23 Iowa State 12:00pm Cyclones.TV
East Carolina at NC State 12:00pm ACCNExtra | WatchESPN
Marshall at Virginia Tech 12:00pm ACCNExtra | WatchESPN
Louisiana at Appalachian State 12:00pm ESPN| WatchESPN
14 Texas vs. 5 Oklahoma (in Arlington, TX) 12:00pm ABC| WatchESPN
UAB at Middle Tennessee 1:30pm CBSSN
Norfolk State at Liberty 2:00pm ESPN3
Stanford at California 3:00pm Pac-12N
Memphis at 8 UCF 3:30pm ABC | WatchESPN
1 Alabama vs. 4 Georgia (in Atlanta, GA) 4:00pm CBS
25 Fresno State at 22 Boise State 7:45pm ESPN | WatchESPN
2 Clemson vs. Pitt (in Charlotte, NC) 8:00pm ABC | WatchESPN
21 Northwestern vs. 6 Ohio State (in Indianapolis, IN) 8:00pm FOX | FoxSportsGo.com

College Football Week 4 Schedule, TV Channels, Streaming: Sept. 22

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MIAMI, FL – College Football Week 4 complete schedule, along with game times, live streaming and TV channels for Saturday, September 22.

Another thrilling weekend is expected, highlighted by two ranked vs. ranked clashes and a number of teams looking to either survive the Top 25 or squeeze into the rankings.

As always, the scheduled gets going with plenty of games starting at 12:00 pm ET with No. 2 Georgia, No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 19 Michigan and No. 23 Boston College the ranked teams in action first.

The Georgia Bulldogs go for their fourth successive win this season when they visit Memorial Stadium in Columbia, to take on Missouri, live on ESPN and streaming live on WatchESPN.

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RANKED vs. RANKED

Meanwhile, the two ranked vs. ranked battles on the college football Week 4 schedule will see No. 1 Alabama taking on No. 22 Texas A&M and Pac-12 arch rivals No. 7 Stanford and No. 20 Oregon clashing.

The Crimson Tide (3-0), led by quarterback duo Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, have managed to shake off all challenges so far this season, including ripping apart Mississippi 62-7 last Saturday night in what turned out to be a very one-sided affair.

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This contest will see Texan A&M new coach Jimbo Fisher seeking his first win against Nick Saban, who is 12-0 against his former assistants.

The Aggies (2-1) will visit Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, as the big underdogs with ESPN’s Football Power Index giving Alabama a 90 percent chance to win at home.

Pac-12 Battle on ABC

In the standout Pac-12 battle in college football Week 4, Stanford and Oregon will aim to take the lead in the Pac-12 North when the two go head-to-head at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, live on ABC, Watch ABC and WatchESPN, starting at 8:00 pm ET.

Both Stanford (3-0) and Oregon (3-0) are undefeated so far this season, but ESPN’s Football Power Index is giving the seventh-ranked Cardinal to edge over the 20th ranked Ducks.

College Football Week 4 Schedule – September 22

Live TV Channels and Online Streaming Coverage Available

No. 2 Georgia at Missouri 12:00pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 8 Notre Dame at Wake Forest 12:00pm ABC | WatchESPN
Nebraska at No. 19 Michigan 12:00pm FS1
No. 23 Boston College at Purdue 12:00pm ESPN2
Kent State at Ole Miss 12:00pm SECN | WatchESPN
Minnesota at Maryland 12:00pm BTN
Navy at SMU 12:00pm ESPNews | WatchESPN
Buffalo at Rutgers 12:00pm BTN
Nevada at Toledo 12:00pm CBSSN
Ohio at Cincinnati 12:00pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Akron at Iowa State 12:00pm FSN
Pitt at North Carolina 12:20pm Raycom Sports
Louisville at Virginia 12:30pm RSN
Western Michigan at Georgia State 2:00pm ESPN plus
Illinois State at Colorado State 3:00pm ATTSN
Maine at Central Michigan 3:00pm ESPN plus
Miami (Ohio) at Bowling Green 3:00pm ESPN plus
WKU at Ball State 3:00pm ESPN3 | WatchESPN
No. 22 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama 3:30pm CBS
No. 2 Clemson at Georgia Tech 3:30pm ABC | WatchESPN
Tulane at No. 4 Ohio State 3:30pm BTN
Kansas State at No. 12 West Virginia 3:30pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 13 Virginia Tech at Old Dominion 3:30pm CBSSN
FIU at No. 21 Miami (FL) 3:30pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Arizona at Oregon State 4:00pm Pac-12N
Kansas at Baylor 3:30pm FS1
Charlotte at UMass 3:30pm ES/NESNplus
Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State 3:30pm ESPN plus
NC Central at Duke 3:30pm ACCNExtra | WatchESPN
NIU at Florida State 3:30pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
South Carolina at Vanderbilt 4:00pm SECN | WatchESPN
UConn at Syracuse 4:00pm ESPNews | WatchESPN
No. 17 TCU at Texas 4:30pm FOX
McNeese at No. 25 BYU 6:00pm BYUtv
North Texas at Liberty 6:00pm ESPN3 | WatchESPN
Army at No. 5 Oklahoma 7:00pm FSOK PPV | SoonerSports.tv
Louisiana Tech at No. 6 LSU 7:00pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
No. 14 Mississippi State at Kentucky 7:00pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Florida at Tennessee 7:00pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana 7:00pm ESPN plus
NC State at Marshall 7:00pm CBSSN
Rice at Southern Miss 7:00pm ESPN plus
Texas State at UTSA 7:00pm ESPN plus
Texas Tech at No. 15 Oklahoma State 7:00pm FS1
Troy at ULM 7:00pm ESPN plus
UNLV at Arkansas State 7:00pm ESPN3
Arkansas at No. 9 Auburn 7:30pm SECN | WatchESPN
Michigan State at Indiana 7:30pm BTN
New Mexico State at UTEP 7:30pm ESPN3
No. 7 Stanford at No. 20 Oregon 8:00pm ABC | WatchESPN
East Carolina at USF 8:00pm ESPNews | WatchESPN
South Alabama at Memphis 8:00pm WMC-TV/ESPN3
Texas Southern at Houston 8:00pm ESPN3
No. 18 Wisconsin at Iowa 8:30pm FOX
Air Force at Utah State 10:15pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Arizona State at No. 10 Washington 10:30pm ESPN | WatchESPN
Eastern Michigan at San Diego State 10:30pm CBSSN
Duquesne at Hawaii 11:59pm Spectrum | ATTSN PGH

Week 2 TV Stations, Live Streams, Schedule – College Football

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MIAMI, FL — The complete schedule, game time, live streaming and television for the college football games in Week 2 on Saturday, September 8.

ESPN family of networks, including WatchESPN, ESPN3 and ESPN Plus, along with ABC will provide coverage of the games. Fox Sports 1 USA, FoxSportsGO, NBC, NBCSports.com, Big Ten Network, CBSSN and beIN SPORTS USA, will also have live television and live streaming coverage of Week 2 games.

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Saturday’s schedule will include No. 1 Alabama, which will hope to build on the comfortable victory against Louisville in Week 1 and No. 4 Ohio State, which used a strong performance to score 77 points in its season opener last Saturday against Oregon State.

The Buckeyes are also without head coach Urban Meyer, who will miss the second of his three-game university-imposed ban.

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Elsewhere in Week 2 on Saturday No. 3 Georgia will meet No. 24 South Carolina in one of two ranked v ranked battles in Week 2.

The other all-ranked encounter will see No. 10 Stanford playing host to No. 17 USC.

College Football Schedule – Week 2
Live TV Stations and Streaming Networks

Saturday, September 8
Matchup Time (ET) TV Streaming
New Mexico at No. 5 Wisconsin 12:00pm BTN
Mississippi State at Kansas State 12:00pm ESPN / WatchESPN
Western Michigan at No. 21 Michigan 12:00pm FS1 / FoxSportsGO
Georgia Tech at USF 12:00pm ABC / ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Arizona at Houston 12:00pm ABC / ESPN2, WatchESPN
Duke at Northwestern 12:00pm ESPNU / WatchESPN
Eastern Michigan at Purdue 12:00pm BTN
Liberty at Army 12:00pm CBSSN
Nevada at Vanderbilt 12:00pm SECN / WatchESPN
Towson at Wake Forest 12:00pm ACCNExtra / WatcheESPN
Georgia State at NC State 12:30pm RSN
UCLA at No. 6 Oklahoma 1:00pm FOX
Holy Cross at Boston College 1:00pm ACCNExtra
William & Mary at No. 12 Virginia Tech 2:00pm ACCNExtra
Portland State at No. 23 Oregon 2:00pm Pac-12N
Air Force at Florida Atlantic 2:00pm CBSSN
Kansas at Central Michigan 3:00pm ESPN Plus
Arkansas State at No. 1 Alabama 3:30pm ESPN2 / WatchESPN
No. 3 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina 3:30pm CBS
Rutgers at No. 4 Ohio State 3:30pm BTN
Ball State at No. 8 Notre Dame 3:30pm NBC / NBCSports.com
North Carolina at East Carolina 3:30pm ESPNU / WatchESPN
Colorado at Nebraska 3:30pm ABC
Howard at Kent State 3:30pm ESPN Plus
Memphis at Navy 3:30pm CBSSN
Buffalo at Temple 3:30pm ESPN3
Morgan State at Akron 3:30pm ESPN Plus
Wagner at Syracuse 3:30pm ACCNExtra
ETSU at Tennessee 4:00pm SECN / WatchESPN
Lamar at Texas Tech 4:00pm FSN / FoxSportsGO
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss 4:00pm SECNA
North Dakota at No. 9 Washington 5:00pm Pac-12N
Iowa State at Iowa 5:00pm FOX
Youngstown State at No. 14 West Virginia 6:00pm ATTSN
South Carolina State at No. 19 UCF 6:00pm ESPN3
Savannah State at No. 22 Miami (FL) 6:00pm ACCNExtra
UMass at Georgia Southern 6:00pm ESPN Plus
Appalachian State at Charlotte 6:00pm ESPN Plus
Maryland at Bowling Green 6:00pm ESPN Plus
Eastern Kentucky at Marshall 6:30pm ESPN Plus
No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M 7:00pm ESPN / WatchESPN
Southeastern La. at No. 11 LSU 7:00pm ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Baylor at UTSA 7:00pm CBSSN
Florida A&M at Troy 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Indiana State at Louisville 7:00pm ACCNExtra
Southern at LA Tech 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Texas Southern at Texas State 7:00pm ESPN3
UAB at Coastal Carolina 7:00pm ESPN Plus
ULM at Southern Miss 7:00pm ESPN3
UT Martin at Middle Tennessee 7:00pm ESPN Plus
Wyoming at Missouri 7:00pm ESPNU / WatchESPN
Samford at No. 25 Florida State 7:20pm ACCNExtra
Alabama State at No. 11 Auburn 7:30pm SECNA
Arkansas at Colorado State 7:30pm CBSSN
FIU at Old Dominion 7:30pm beIN SPORTS
Fresno State at Minnesota 7:30pm FS1
Incarnate Word at North Texas 7:30pm ESPN Plus
Kentucky at Florida 7:30pm SECN / WatchESPN
Maine at WKU 7:30pm ESPN Plus
Utah at NIU 7:30pm ESPNews / WatchESPN
Virginia at Indiana 7:30pm BTN
Western Illinois at Illinois 7:30pm BTN
No. 13 Penn State at Pitt 8:00pm ABC / WatchESPN
Sacramento State at San Diego State 8:00pm
South Alabama at Oklahoma State 8:00pm FSN
Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) 8:00pm ESPN3
New Mexico State at Utah State 8:00pm
Nicholls at Tulane 8:00pm ESPN3
Southern Utah at Oregon State 8:00pm Pac-12N
Tulsa at Texas 8:00pm LHN
No. 17 USC at No. 10 Stanford 8:30pm FOX
UTEP at UNLV 9:00pm ATTSN
UConn at No. 20 Boise State 10:15pm ESPN2 / ESPNU / WatchESPN
California at BYU 10:15pm ESPN2 / WatchESPN
No. 15 Michigan State at Arizona State 10:45pm ESPN / WatchESPN
San Jose State at Washington State 11:00pm Pac-12N
Rice at Hawaii 11:59pm Spectrum

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics: Game 3 Live on WatchESPN

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CLEVELAND — The Boston Celtics will seek to put another dagger into LeBron James and the Cavaliers’ hopes of making the NBA finals when they visit Cleveland for Game 3 in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night.

Live coverage will be on ESPN, starting at 8:30 pm ET, while WatchESPN will provide the live stream.
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Game 2: BOS 107 CLE 94

Boston visits the Quicken Loans Arena this weekend with a 2-0 lead in the seven-game series and is confident about keeping the pressure on James and Co. as they seek to advance to the final for the third straight season.

According to ESPN stats and information, a total of 300 teams have taken 2-0 leads in best-of-seven series and only 19 of them have survived.

Another defeat on Saturday night would see the Cavs falling behind 0-3 in the series, but the three-time defending conference champions – who knocked off the Indiana Pacers in seven games and swept the No. 1 seed Toronto Raptors in the previous two rounds, isn’t panicking just yet.

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and coach Ty Lue in the playoffs

“We’re down 0-2. No need to panic,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. “I mean, we played a Game 7, so I mean, that’s the danger.

“The danger’s not like we come out and don’t play well tomorrow and lose, it’s over. We still have games to play.”

The Celtics are without their two best players in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, but coach Brad Stevens has inserted a level of confidence in his young team that has them playing at a high-quality level.

The likes of Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier and rookie Jayson Tatum have been playing at a special level in the postseason and Stevens will be hoping his side can continue to press on.

“Like what happened in previous games, what happens in the future is all out the window,” he said. “It’s just about what happens in that 48-minute segment. Our guys know that.

“We’re going to have to play really hard. We’re going to have to play really connected.

“Obviously, with all they’ve accomplished over the last two years, they’ve been tremendous on the road and at home, but especially at home. It’ll be a heck of a challenge.”

LeBron James had a monster night with 42 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Game 2 defeat in Boston, but even his top efforts weren’t good enough.

He got support from Kevin Love, but the likes of J.R. Smith, George Hill, Jeff Green, Tristan Thompson, and Kyle Korver will need to step up more.

ESPN And WatchESPN: Rockets-Timberwolves; Lakers-Mavericks Live

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HOUSTON, TX — ESPN and WatchESPN will provide live streaming coverage of two NBA games on Friday night.

Houston Rockets will play host to Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks will visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the All-Western Conference encounters on the night.

The Rockets (44-13), who are 23-6 at home, take on the struggling Mavericks, seeking to extend their current winning form, having won 10 straight entering this game.

Tip-off on ESPN for this game is set for 8:00 pm ET with WatchESPN also streaming the action.

Houston is led by one of the MVP frontrunners, James Harden, who is averaging 31.3 points, 9.0 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game this season.

Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets
Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets

Chris Paul, with 19.2 points, 8.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds this season, as well as Clint Capela, who is averaging a double-double with 14.4 points and 11 rebounds, are also some of the other players making an impact his season

Eric Gordon, Gerald Green, Trevor Ariza and Ryan Anderson are also scoring in double figures this term.

Meanwhile, Minnesota, which sits fourth in the Western Conference standings, but leads the Northwest Standings ahead of Oklahoma City.

The Timberwolves (36-25) beat the Lakers in the last outing and are 5-5 in the last 10 games.

They lost the two previous meetings with the Rockets this season, including a 116-98 defeat in Houston on Jan. 18.

Jimmy Butler leads the team in scoring, with 22.4 points per game, while Karl-Anthony Towns, who is scoring 20.2 points per game, leads the club in rebounds, with 12.1 per contest.

Four other players are scoring in double figures for the T-Wolves this season.

Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers
Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers goes for layup

In the night’s second game, Dallas Mavericks will visit the Los Angeles Lakers, live at 10:30 pm.

ESPN will have the television broadcast from this game at STAPLES Centre, with WatchESPN also streaming the action.

Dallas (18-40) has dropped four of the last five games and eight of its last 10.

But it’s the off the court issues that have not made the bulk of headlines for the Texas-based franchise, which is going on the road with a 7-21 record this term.

An unsatisfactory campaign was hit by further setbacks of the last 10 days.

Negative reports focused on off the court issues involving a Sports Illustrated report claiming the franchise has a hostile workplace for women and team owner Mark Cuban’s comments that his club should tank the remainder of its fixtures, has diverted the media from basketball.

Los Angeles (23-34) comes into this game with losing three straight and is 5-5 over the last 10 games.

The Lakers are expected to have rookie point guard Lonzo Ball back for the game on Friday night.

Ball has been out for nearly six weeks because of injury, but the team is expecting the ball handler to make his return to a Lakers side that was shaken up on trade deadline day.

Germany v Slovakia Live Stream On ESPN3; Gotze Starts

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AUGSBURG, Germany, Sporting Alert – Mario Gotze is among the starters for Germany today in a Euro 2016 friendly international against Slovakia at SGL Arena.

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Gotze, who scored the winning goal at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has been trending in the media in recent weeks over his future with Bayern Munich, will be hoping to remind his current bosses of his talent when he suits up for the national team on Sunday.

The talented forward will play in an experimental attacking lineup for Germany, with the likes of Julian Draxler and Leroy Sane also playing as supporters.

A rejuvenated Mario Gomez will start central as he looks to carry over his club form into the national team ahead of Euro 2016.

Also starting for the World Cup champions are Sebastian Rudy and Sami Khedira who will hold things down in the midfield, while Jerome Boateng, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Rudiger and Jonas Hector all start in the backline.

There is no Manuel Neuer so Bernd Leno gets the chance to start between the sticks in today’s game.

Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen is also on the bench today, alongside Shkodran Mustafi, Benedikt Howedes, Andre Schurrle, Emre Can and Julian Weigl.

Season campaigners Marek Hamsik and Vladimir Weiss are among the players in the starting lineup for Slovakia.

Michal Duris is charge of getting the goals, while Martin Skrtel leads the backline, alongside Patrik Hrosovsky and Dusan Svento.

Ondrej Duda and Juraj Kucka start as well.

Germany v Slovakia

Germany: Leno, Kimmich, Rudiger, Boateng, Hector, Rudy, Khedira, Gotze, Draxler, Sane, Gomez. Subs: ter Stegen, Mustafi, Howedes, Schurrle, Can, Brandt, Weigl

Slovakia: Kozacik, Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Svento, Hrosovsky, Kucka, Duda, Hamsik, Weiss, Duris. Subs: Mucha, Tesak, Gregus, Sestak, Stoch, Nemec, Sabo, Bero, Salata, Pecovsky, Zrelak, Skriniar, Gyomber, Novota.

Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

NAIA Baseball World Series Live Streaming – ESPN3, WatchESPN

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University in action. PHOTO: Lindsey Parker/OKWU.edu
Oklahoma Wesleyan University in action. PHOTO: Lindsey Parker/OKWU.edu

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (Click here to gain access to ESPN3) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is excited to announce that the final four games of the 2014 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series will be available on ESPN3.

Two games starting at 3 and 6:30 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, the championship at 6:30 p.m. PDT on Thursday and the “if necessary” championship at 6:30 p.m. PDT on Friday will be carried live and in high-definition quality on ESPN3.

The World Series coverage takes place at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho. The hosts are Lewis-Clark State College. Click HERE to view the entire World Series schedule.

The network is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Xbox, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.

ESPN3 is available to more than 92 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The high-quality World Series coverage will be accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets, game consoles and connected devices. To access on mobile devices, download the WatchESPN app for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices. For access on desktops/laptops, go to WatchESPN.com.

The 2013-14 season marks the first time that the Baseball World Series, all four basketball national championships and the football championship were delivered on ESPN3. During the 2012-13 season, ESPN3 carried the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship semifinals and the Avista-NAIA World Series championship game. The NAIA and ESPN3 previously announced a multi-year agreement in the fall of 2013.

Future coverage on ESPN networks will be announced at a later date.

About the NAIA
Since 1937, the NAIA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall educational experience. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through the Champions of Character program, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. The NAIA has evolved from a small college basketball tournament in 1937 to a national athletics association comprised of 260 member institutions representing 60,000 student-athlete participating in 23 national championships.

About ESPN3
• ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Xbox, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.
• ESPN3 is available to more than 92 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.

• The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
• List of ESPN3 service providers (high speed internet) | Click Here
• List of ESPN3 service providers (video) | Click Here
• You may also download the WatchESPN app for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire smartphones and tablets.

2014 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series broadcast schedule on ESPN3
• May 28 — 3 and 6:30 p.m. PDT – Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series
• May 29 – 6:30 p.m. PDT — Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series championship
• May 30 – 6:30 p.m. PDT — Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series “if necessary” championship^

^ There will be no game if the winner of game on May 29 is from the winner’s bracket.