Sports on TV for Thursday, Jan. 26

  • Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:03am
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ALL TIMES ALASKAN

Today, Jan. 26

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

3 p.m., CBSSN — Robert Morris at Mount St. Mary’s

3 p.m.,ESPN2 — Xavier at Cincinnati

3 p.m.,ESPNU — Campbell at Radford

4 p.m., BTN — Nebraska at Northwestern

4 p.m.,ESPN — Virginia Tech at North Carolina

4:30 p.m., FS1 — Oregon St. at Colorado9 p.m.

4:30 p.m.,CBSSN — UT Martin at Austin Peay

4:30 p.m.,ESPN2 — Indiana at Michigan

6:30 p.m., FS1 — Oregon at Utah

7 p.m., ESPNU — BYU at Santa Clara

EXTREME SPORTS

6 p.m., ESPN — X Games, Snowboard Big Air Women’s Final, Snowboard Superpipe Men’s Final, at Aspen, Colo.

FIGURE SKATING

8 a.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Ice Dance Short Program, at Ostrava, Czech Republic (same-day tape)

10 a.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Pairs Free Skate Program, at Ostrava, Czech Republic

GOLF

7:30 a.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour, Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic, first round, at Paradise Island, Bahamas

11 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, first round, at San Diego

Midnight, GOLF — European PGA Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, second round, at Doha, Qatar

NBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m., TNT — Dallas at Oklahoma City

6:30 p.m., TNT — L.A. Lakers at Utah

NFL FOOTBALL

3 p.m., ESPN — 2017 NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, at Orlando, Fla. (taped)

NHL HOCKEY

4 p.m., NBCSN — St. Louis at Minnesota

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m., BTN — Nebraska at Northwestern

3 p.m., SEC — South Carolina at Georgia

5 p.m., SEC — Alabama at Vanderbilt

TENNIS

11:30 p.m., ESPN — Australian Open, Men’s semifinals, at Melbourne, Australia

Friday, Jan. 27

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

3 p.m., ESPNU — Quinnipiac at Monmouth

5 p.m., ESPN2 — Dayton at VCU

5 p.m.,ESPNU — Green Bay at Oakland

EXTREME SPORTS

6:30 p.m., ESPN — X Games, Ski Superpipe Men’s Final, Snowboarding Big Air Men’s Final, at Aspen, Colo.

FIGURE SKATING

8 a.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Men’s Short Program, at Ostrava, Czech Republic (same-day tape)

10 a.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Ladies Free Skate Program, at Ostrava, Czech Republic

GOLF

7:30 a.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour, Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic, second round, at Paradise Island, Bahamas

11 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, second round, at San Diego

Midnight, GOLF — European PGA Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, third round, at Doha, Qatar

NBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m., ESPN — Miami at Chicago

SOCCER

10:30 a.m., FS1 — FA Cup, Derby County vs. Leicester City

10:30 a.m.,FS2 — Bundesliga, FC Schalke vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

TENNIS

11 p.m., ESPN — Australian Open, Women’s championship, at Melbourne, Australia

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

4 p.m., FS1 — DePaul at Creighton

Saturday, Jan. 28

AUTO RACING

10 a.m., FOX — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Rolex 24 at Daytona, at Dayota, Fla.

BOXING

6 p.m., HBO — Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt, for Vargas’ WBC World super featherweight title; Takashi Miura vs. Miguel Roman, super featherweights, at Indio, Calif.

6 p.m.,SHO — Premier Champions, Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz, for Frampton’s WBA Super World featherweight title; Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia, for Zlaticanin’s WBC World lightweight title, at Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8 a.m., BTN — Wisconsin vs. Rutgers, at New York

8 a.m., CBSSN — Cent. Michigan at Kent St.

8 a.m., ESPN — Texas A&M at West Virginia

8 a.m., ESPN2 — Florida St. at Syracuse

8 a.m., ESPNU — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech

8 a.m., NBCSN — Davidson at Fordham

9 a.m., CBS — North Carolina at Miami

9:30 a.m., ESPNEWS — UCF at Tulsa

10 a.m., CBSSN — N. Iowa at Drake

10 a.m., ESPN — Florida at Oklahoma

10 a.m., ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Tennessee

10 a.m., ESPNU — LSU at Texas Tech

10 a.m., FSN — Providence at Marquette

10 a.m., NBCSN — St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island

10:15 a.m., BTN — Maryland at Minnesota

10:30 a.m., FS1 — DePaul at Creighton

11:30 a.m., ESPNEWS — East Carolina at Memphis

Noon, CBSSN — New Mexico at Nevada

Noon, ESPN — Texas at Georgia

Noon, ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Vanderbilt

Noon, ESPNU — Arkansas at Oklahoma St.

12:30 p.m., BTN — Illinois at Penn St.

2 p.m., CBSSN — Colorado St. at San Diego St.

2 p.m., ESPN2 — Baylor at Mississippi

2 p.m., ESPNU — Auburn at TCU

2 p.m., SEC — Mississippi St. at Alabama

2:15 p.m., ESPN — Kansas at Kentucky

4 p.m., CBSSN — Georgetown at Butler

4 p.m., ESPN2 — Ohio St. at Iowa

4 p.m., ESPNU — Tulane at UConn

4:30 p.m., SEC — South Carolina at Missouri

6 p.m., ESPN2 — Gonzaga at Pepperdine

6 p.m.,ESPNU — Temple at Houston

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

10:30 a.m., NFL — Senior Bowl, South vs. North, at Mobile, Ala.

EXTREME SPORTS

9 a.m., ABC — X Games, Ski Slopestyle Men’s Final, Snowboard Slopestyle Women’s Final, at Aspen, Colo.

4:15 p.m., ESPN — X Games, Ski Big Air Women’s Final, Snowboard Superpipe Women’s Final and Ski Big Air Men’s Final, at Aspen, Colo.

FIGURE SKATING

5 a.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Ice Dance Free Dance, at Ostrava, Czech Republic

2 p.m., NBCSN — ISU, European Championships, Men’s Free Skate, at Ostrava, Czech Republic (same-day tape)

HORSE RACING

12:30 p.m., NBC — Pegasus World Cup Invitational, at Hallandale Beach, Fla.

GOLF

9 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, third round, at San Diego

11 a.m., CBS — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, third round, at San Diego

11 a.m.,GOLF — LPGA Tour, Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic, third round, at Paradise Island, Bahamas

Midnight, GOLF — European PGA Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, final round, at Doha, Qatar

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

1 p.m., FS1 — UFC Fight Night, prelims, at Denver

4 p.m., FOX — UFC Fight Night, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena, at Denver

MOTOR SPORTS

5 p.m., FS1 — AMA, Monter Energy Supercross, at Glendale, Ariz.

NBA BASKETBALL

4:30 p.m., ABC — L.A. Clippers at Golden State

NHL HOCKEY

3 p.m., NBCSN — NHL All-Star Skills Competition, at Los Angeles

SKIING

2 a.m. NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup, Men’s Downhill, at Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany

3:30 a.m., NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup, Ladies Downhill, at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

SOCCER

3:30 a.m., FS2 — FA Cup, teams TBA

5:30 a.m., FS1 — Bundesliga, teams TBA

6 a.m., FS2 — FA Cup, teams TBA

8:30 a.m., FS1 — FA Cup, teams TBA

8:30 a.m.,FS2 — Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach

TENNIS

11 p.m., ESPN — Australian Open, Men’s championship, at Melbourne, Australia

TRACK &FIELD

Noon, NBCSN — New Balance Indoor Games, at Boston

WINTER SPORTS

9 a.m., NBC — U.S. Grand Prix, Team Snowboarding and Ski Cross, at Solitude, Utah (taped)

Sunday, Jan. 29

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

9 a.m., CBS — Michigan at Michigan St.

9 a.m.,FOX — Virginia at Villanova

10 a.m., CBSSN — Colgate at American

11:30 a.m., FOX — Washington at Arizona

Noon, CBSSN — South Florida at Cincinnati

Noon,ESPNU — Wichita St. at Bradley

12:30 p.m., BTN — Purdue at Nebraska

2 p.m., FS1 — Xavier at St. John’s

2:30 p.m., BTN — Indiana at Northwestern

2:30 p.m.,ESPNU — Boston College at Virginia Tech

4:30 p.m., ESPNU — Stanford at California

CRICKET

6 a.m., NBCSN — Big Bash League, final, teams TBA (same-day tape)

EXTREME SPORTS

8 a.m., ESPN — X Games, at Aspen, Colo.

GOLF

9 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, final round, at San Diego

11 a.m., CBS — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, final round, at San Diego

11 a.m.,GOLF — LPGA Tour, Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic, final round, at Paradise Island, Bahamas

NBA BASKETBALL

11:30 a.m., ABC — Oklahoma City at Cleveland

2 p.m., NBA — Washington at New Orleans

5 p.m., NBA — Golden State at Portland

NFL FOOTBALL

3:50 p.m., ESPN — 2017 NFL Pro Bowl, AFC vs. NFC, at Orlando, Fla.

NHL HOCKEY

10:30 a.m., NBC — NHL All-Star Game, at Los Angeles

SKIING

3:30 a.m., NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup, Men’s Giant Slalom, second run, at Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany

1:30 p.m., NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup, Ladies’ Super G, at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (same-day tape)

SOCCER

2 a.m., FS1 — FA Cup, teams TBA

4:30 a.m., FS1 — FA Cup, teams TBA

6:30 a.m., FS1 — FA Cup, teams TBA

Noon, ESPN2 — Men, International friendly, United States vs. Serbia, at San Diego

WINTER SPORTS

11:30 a.m., NBCSN — Luge, FIL World Championships, Men’s second run, at Innsbruck, Austria (taped)

12:30 p.m., NBCSN — Bobsledding and Skeleton, IBSF World Cup, at Koenigssee, Germany (taped)

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8 a.m., BTN — Nebraska at Ohio St.

8 a.m., CBSSN — South Florida at Temple

8 a.m., ESPNU — Virginia at Notre Dame

10 a.m., ESPN2 — Iowa at Maryland

10 a.m., ESPNU — Oregon at Oregon St.

10 a.m., SEC — Arkansas at LSU

Noon, FS1 — West Virginia at Texas

Noon,SEC — Texas A&M at Mississippi St.

2 p.m., SEC — Auburn at Alabama

2:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Oklahoma at Baylor

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