Category: What to Watch

What to Watch This Weekend: NBA Cup Semis, Army–Navy, NFL Chaos, UFC Fight Night, and College Football Playoffs

December 12–14, 2025 — The Remote Is Doing Cardio

December is not messing around. Every sport has decided “What if we all played at once?” and now your weekend looks like a bad multiverse timeline where football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, and fistfighting all overlap on purpose.

This is Peak Remote Stress Season.
Let’s embrace it.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Three divisions. Twelve games. Zero mercy.

FCS Quarterfinals

Friday
• Stephen F. Austin at Montana State — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN)
Bozeman in December: where football dreams freeze before they die.

Saturday
• Villanova at Tarleton State — 10:00 AM ET (ESPN)
Breakfast football should always come with playoff implications.
• South Dakota at Montana — 1:30 PM ET (ABC)
Montana’s defense hasn’t allowed a clean breath since Week 2.
• Illinois State at UC Davis — 3:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
The “quiet” quarterfinal that will probably end up the wildest because FCS refuses to act normal.

Division II Playoffs — Semifinals (Corrected)

Saturday — ESPN+

• Newberry at No. 1 Ferris State — 10:00 AM
Ferris State is a machine built to ruin someone’s season every December.

• Harding at Kutztown — 1:30 PM
This is where it belongs — DII.
Harding runs more option than a 1997 playbook. Kutztown hits like they’re trying to win two games at once.

Division III Playoffs — Quarterfinals

Saturday — All ESPN+

• John Carroll at Berry — 10:00 AM
• Susquehanna at Johns Hopkins — 10:00 AM
• Bethel (MN) at North Central — 11:00 AM
• Wheaton at Wisconsin–River Falls — 1:00 PM

DIII football is an absolute fever dream. Someone is going to fake a punt from their own 12. Someone else is going to go for two simply because “why not?”

Army–Navy

Saturday — 3:00 PM ET (CBS)
The only game where eight total passes still feels like poetry.

NFL — SUNDAY

Meaningful December football, or at least something pretending to be.

• Bills at Patriots — 1:00 PM ET (CBS)
Buffalo should win. Which obviously means they might not.
• Packers at Broncos — 4:25 PM ET (CBS)
Two teams that flip a chaos coin every week.
• Rams at Lions — 4:25 PM ET (FOX)
A shootout disguised as a football game.
• Colts (Philip Rivers!!) at Seahawks — 4:25 PM ET (CBS/FOX)
Rivers is back to scream at safeties and throw touch passes no one else would attempt.

NBA CUP — SEMIFINALS

Vegas, where every franchise suddenly pretends this trophy matters more than their regular season.

Saturday — Prime Video

• Spurs vs Thunder — 7:00 PM ET
OKC is 24–1 and acting like this is their tournament.
• Knicks vs Magic — 8:30 PM ET
Knicks fans are already planning the parade. Orlando is here to ruin someone’s weekend.

NHL

Hockey: where chaos and skill hold hands and sprint into the boards.

Friday
• Lightning at Islanders — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Saturday
• Flyers at Hurricanes — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Philly brings chaos. Carolina brings structure. Something’s gotta give.

Sunday
• Kraken at Canucks — 8:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
• Coyotes at Kings — 10:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
For the real night owls.

NLL — WEEK 2

The most fun you can have watching grown men run into each other at 20 mph.

Friday
• Calgary at Vancouver — 10:00 PM ET

Saturday
• Rochester at Georgia — 6:00 PM
• Toronto at Albany — 7:00 PM
• Buffalo at Halifax — 7:00 PM
• Panther City at San Diego — 10:00 PM

Sunday
• New York at Colorado — 5:00 PM

Every game is a banger. No notes.

SOCCER

Morning caffeine delivery system.

• Chelsea vs Everton — Sunday, 9:00 AM ET (Peacock)
Chelsea are performing a long-term science experiment. Everton are performing a cry for help.

• Bologna vs Juventus — Sunday, 2:45 PM ET (Paramount+)
Juve wins by not losing. Bologna plays like they’re tired of that narrative.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT — ROYVAL VS KAPE

Saturday — Prelims 7:00 PM, Main Card 10:00 PM (ESPN2/ESPN+)

Royval fights like he’s double-parked.
Kape fights like he’s here for the performance bonus.
This one might not last long — but neither will your nerves.

THE REMOTE PLAN

Your survival depends on discipline.

FRIDAY

7:00 — FCS: SFA at Montana State
10:00 — NLL: Calgary at Vancouver
Side screen: NHL if your heart rate drops

SATURDAY MORNING

10:00 — Villanova/Tarleton
Second screen — DIII madness
Third screen — Ferris State being Ferris State

SATURDAY AFTERNOON (UPDATED)

1:30 — South Dakota/Montana (Main)
Second — Harding at Kutztown (DII Semifinal)
Third — Any DIII game refusing to end
3:00 — Army–Navy takes over the main screen
Second — Illinois State/UC Davis

SATURDAY NIGHT CHAOS

7:00 — Spurs/Thunder (Main)
8:30 — Knicks/Magic (Main 2 if you have picture-in-picture)
Second — NLL early games
Third — UFC Prelims
10:00 — UFC Main Card (Main), NLL late game (Second)

SUNDAY

9:00 AM — Chelsea/Everton
1:00 — Bills/Patriots
4:25 — Rams–Lions OR Colts–Seahawks (flip if Rivers is cooking)
5:00 — NLL: New York at Colorado
8:00 — Kraken/Canucks
10:30 — Coyotes/Kings to finish the weekend off a cliff

What to Watch This Weekend: October Kings and Contact Sports: Dodgers, Jays, and Everyone Else Fighting for Oxygen

It’s one of those weekends that looks like the remote’s about to sprain a thumb. We’ve got the World Series, the NBA back in full swing, and a football slate that runs wall-to-wall with a side of chaos. F1 rolls through Mexico City, NASCAR bangs fenders in Martinsville, and there’s just enough combat and global flair to keep you from pretending you’ll get anything productive done.

MLB — World Series (Dodgers vs Blue Jays)

Game 1 — Fri 8:00 PM ET (FOX)
Game 2 — Sat 8:00 PM ET (FOX)

Toronto’s trying to prove they belong with baseball’s heavyweights; Los Angeles is looking to repeat

NBA — Opening Weekend Highlights

Fri: Celtics at Knicks — 7:30 PM ET (Prime Video)
A great NBA rivalry with one of the favorites in the East taking on the Celtics looking to compete without Tatum.
Fri: Warriors at Trail Blazers — 10:00 PM ET (NBA TV)
Portland’s in post-scandal mode; Golden State’s in perpetual drama mode.
Sat: Suns at Nuggets — 9:00 PM ET (League Pass)
Denver looks the part; Phoenix looks like a team still learning each other’s names.
Sun: Bucks at Cavaliers — 6:00 PM ET (NBA TV)
Milwaukee’s size, Cleveland’s speed—whoever blinks first loses.

NFL — Week 8 Headliners

Bills at Panthers — Sun 1:00 PM ET (FOX)
Buffalo’s firepower meets Carolina who are a surprising team over .500.
Cowboys at Broncos — Sun 4:25 PM ET (CBS)
Denver’s altitude vs. Dallas’ attitude; something’s getting gassed.
Packers at Steelers — Sun 8:20 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)
Classic uniforms, classic bruises—bring an ice pack.

NHL — Saturday Showcase

Avalanche at Bruins — Sat 3:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Two Cup contenders in October form, which means both already look terrifying.
Golden Knights at Panthers — Sat 6:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
A pair of Stanley Cup hopefuls, including one looking to repeat.

College Football — Rivalries & Ranked Clashes

Ole Miss at Oklahoma — 12:00 PM ET (ABC)
Points everywhere. Defenses optional.
Missouri at Vanderbilt — 3:30 PM ET (ESPN)
Vandy looking like a genuine football school suddenly.
Illinois at Washington — 3:30 PM ET (BTN)
Two teams who have had some ups and downs, need this one big.
Texas A&M at LSU — 7:30 PM ET (ABC)
Baton Rouge at night—equal parts football and exorcism.
Michigan at Michigan State — 7:30 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)
Hate runs deep, records don’t matter, neighbors don’t speak.
Houston at Arizona State — 8:00 PM ET (ESPN)
Expect points and coaches who age a decade by halftime.

NASCAR — Martinsville Playoff Weekend

Truck Series (“Slim Jim 200”) — Fri 6:00 PM ET (FS1)
Xfinity (“IAA & Ritchie Bros 250”) — Sat 7:30 PM ET (The CW)
Cup (“Xfinity 500”) — Sun 2:00 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)

The paperclip where patience dies and bumpers retire early.

F1 — Mexico City Grand Prix

FP1 — Fri 2:30 PM (ESPNU)
FP2 — Fri 5:55 PM (ESPNEWS)
FP3 — Sat 1:25 PM (ESPNEWS)
Qualifying — Sat 5:00 PM (ESPN2)
Race — Sun 4:00 PM (ESPN)

No Perez this year to soak up the cheers, but the Foro Sol grandstand will still sound like a jet engine. Altitude kills grip and lap times—and usually someone’s strategy.

Combat Sports — Day Violence, Night Violence

UFC 321 — Abu Dhabi

Prelims: Sat 10:00 AM ET (ESPN+)
Main Card: Sat 2:00 PM ET (ESPN+ PPV)
Aspinall vs Gane for the heavyweight title—lunch with left hooks.

Boxing — Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley

Undercard: Sat 1:30 PM ET (DAZN PPV)
Main Event: ~5:30 PM ET
London heavyweights with bad intentions and worse defense.

Soccer — World and Club Action

Women’s U-17 World Cup (Morocco) — Group stage through the weekend on FOX Sports platforms and FIFA+.

Men’s Club Highlights

Fri: Inter Miami vs Nashville SC — 7:30 PM ET (MLS Season Pass)
Sat: Chelsea vs Sunderland, Napoli vs Inter Milan (Paramount+), Lens vs Marseille (beIN)
Sun: Real Madrid vs Barcelona — El Clásico (ESPN)

🧠 The Stain Remote Plan

Friday: World Series G1 → Celtics-Knicks → Warriors-Blazers → Martinsville Trucks if sleep is overrated.
Saturday: Ole Miss-OU brunch → F1 qualifying → UFC 321 main card → World Series G2 → Xfinity night race.
Sunday: Mexico City GP → Martinsville Cup race → NFL double (Cowboys-Broncos, Packers-Steelers) → El Clásico cool-down.

Your couch is the MVP.

What to Watch This Weekend: NFL Week 8, F1 in Austin, MLB Playoffs, and a Regatta of Pumpkins

If you thought last weekend was busy, this one’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of sports chaos. We’ve got international football that starts before your coffee, college rivalries that spill into the night, playoff baseball holding America hostage, and an F1 sprint weekend deep in the heart of Texas.

Oh — and if none of that moves the needle, there’s a regatta featuring people racing in hollowed-out pumpkins. Let’s dive in.

NFL — Week 8

Rams vs Jaguars (London, Wembley) — Sunday 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network
The NFL international games roll on. Stafford vs. Lawrence with tea and scones.
Patriots at Titans — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, CBS
Mike Vrabel faces his old team, and Tennesse plays its first game since firing his replacement. You can practically smell the awkward.
Eagles at Vikings — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, FOX
Two of the best receiving duos in the NFL, if Hurts decides to use his receivers again.
Colts at Chargers — Sunday 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Two teams with plenty of talent, let’s just hope nobody on the Colts has to go to the hospital pregame.
Falcons at 49ers — Sunday 4:25 PM ET, FOX
Motion on motion on motion. Somewhere, an analytics intern is having a breakdown.
Monday Night Football Doubleheader — 7:00 PM ET (Buccaneers @ Lions, ABC) and 10:00 PM ET (Texans @ Seahawks, ESPN)
Baker and Dan Campbell sure to bring plenty of entertainment. Texans still trying to figure out who they are while Darnold is looking legit in the Pacific Northwest.

College Football — Rivalries and Ranked Drama

Louisville at Miami (FL) — Friday 7:30 PM ET, ESPN
Friday-night humidity meets ACC volatility.
LSU at Vanderbilt — Saturday 12:00 PM ET, ESPN
Vandy is no longer the SEC dormat of the past, this is no cakewalk for LSU.
Ole Miss at Georgia — Saturday 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Rebels air raid vs. Bulldogs brick wall.
Tennessee at Alabama — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, ABC
The Third Saturday in October: cigars, grudges, and one coach crying in the tunnel.
USC at Notre Dame — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Not Catholics vs. Convicts, but the tension’s familiar.
Utah at BYU (Holy War) — Saturday 10:15 PM ET, FOX
You’ll be watching at midnight. Don’t lie.

MLB Postseason — One Ticket to Toronto, One to L.A.

Friday, Oct 17

Blue Jays @ Mariners — Game 5 (ALCS) — 6:08 PM ET, FS1
Brewers @ Dodgers — Game 4 (NLCS) — 8:38 PM ET, TBS/truTV/Max

Saturday, Oct 18 — Game 5 Brewers–Dodgers (if necessary)

Sunday, Oct 19

Blue Jays vs. Mariners — Game 6 (ALCS) — 6:03 PM ET, FS1

October baseball — because your blood pressure wasn’t high enough already.

NHL — Early-Season Showdown

Bruins vs Avalanche — Saturday 8:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN+
Two heavyweights skating like it’s April already. Someone’s goalie gets embarrassed.

Soccer — Cups, Classics, and Chaos

U-20 World Cup: Third Place — Colombia vs France — Saturday 2:00 PM ET, FS2
*Final — Argentina vs Morocco — Sunday 4:00 PM ET, FS2
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund — Saturday 12:30 PM ET, ESPN+
Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester United — Sunday 11:30 AM ET, NBC/Peacock

Racing — Two Flavors of Mayhem

NASCAR Playoffs — Talladega Superspeedway

Sunday 2:00 PM ET, NBC/USA Network
Restrictor-plate roulette: half the field finishes upside down, the other half finishes furious.

Formula 1 — United States Grand Prix (COTA, Austin)

Sprint Weekend Schedule (ET):

Friday: Practice 1 (1:30 PM, ESPN2), Sprint Quali (5:30 PM, ESPN)
Saturday: Sprint Race (1:00 PM, ESPN), Grand Prix Qualifying (5:00 PM, ESPN/ABC)
Sunday: Grand Prix (3:00 PM, ABC)

McLaren’s dominance, Ferrari’s optimism, Mercedes’ confusion — all served with brisket.

Wildcard Window — West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta (Tualatin, Oregon)

Sunday, Oct 19 — Heats at 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM ET
Competitors climb into 1,000-pound pumpkins and paddle across the lake in costume.
Part race, part fever dream, all glory

The Stain Viewing Plan

Friday: Louisville–Miami, then Game 5 in Seattle.
Saturday: Ole Miss–Georgia, F1 Sprint, and nighttime chaos in South Bend and Tuscaloosa.
Sunday: London football breakfast → Talladega mayhem → F1 COTA → MLB ALCS → Pumpkin boats.
Your remote deserves hazard pay.

What to Watch this Weekend: Football at Breakfast, Baseball for Dinner, and Beer for the Weight of Your Wife

We’re deep into October, that stretch where every screen in your house wants attention and the remote is one bad decision from becoming a weapon. NFL mornings in London, college football heat, playoff baseball drama, NASCAR in Vegas, and yes—a weekend where people literally carry their spouses for beer while others float peacefully over Albuquerque. Balance, baby.

NFL — Sunday Stack + MNF Double Shot

Broncos vs Jets (London, Tottenham) — Sun 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network. Brunch football and jet lag—London’s favorite export.
Seahawks at Jaguars — Sun 1:00 PM ET, FOX. Sunshine, humidity, and enough fourth-quarter weirdness to melt fantasy lineups.
49ers at Buccaneers — Sun 4:25 PM ET, CBS. West Coast grit meets Florida man energy.
Lions at Chiefs (SNF) — Sun 8:20 PM ET, NBC/Peacock. Arrowhead after dark. Loud enough to make your ribs vibrate.
MNF Doubleheader — Mon 7:15 PM ET (ESPN) & 8:15 PM ET (ABC). Two helpings for your Monday misery.

College Football — Ranked vs Ranked & Rivalry Flavor (Sat)

No. 1 Ohio State @ No. 17 Illinois — 12:00 PM ET, FOX. Trap-game vibes in Champaign.
No. 8 Alabama @ No. 14 Missouri — 12:00 PM ET, ABC. The Tide rolls into Columbia needing points and answers.
No. 7 Indiana @ No. 3 Oregon — 3:30 PM ET, CBS/Paramount+. Ducks at home with two of the top QBs in college football.
Texas vs Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry, Dallas) — 3:30 PM ET, ABC. Hate in the Cotton Bowl, as it should be.

MLB Postseason — Win or Go Home

Friday (Oct 10) — Tigers @ Mariners, Game 5 (ALDS) — TBS/truTV/Max. Winner gets Toronto on Sunday in the ALCS opener.
Saturday (Oct 11) — Cubs @ Brewers, Game 5 (NLDS) — FOX/FS1. Winner heads west to face the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Sunday (Oct 12) — ALCS Game 1: Blue Jays vs Tigers/Mariners Winner, Rogers Centre.

October baseball—where heart rates go to die.

NHL — Opening Weekend

First full weekend of the new season. ESPN, TNT, and ESPN+ all carry national windows, but every fan base thinks their team’s goalie looks sharper than last year. (He doesn’t. No one’s does.)

NASCAR Playoffs — Viva Las Vegas (Round of 8 Opener)

Xfinity: Focused Health 302 — Sat 7:30 PM ET, The CW. Desert night race.
Cup: South Point 400 — Sun 5:30 PM ET, USA Network. Eight drivers, one ticket to Phoenix.

Soccer — U-20 World Cup + Senior Action

U-20 World Cup Quarterfinal: USA vs Morocco — Sun 4:00 PM ET, FS2. The Americans are alive and kicking into the quarters.
USMNT vs Ecuador (Friendly, Austin) — Fri 8:30 PM ET, TNT/truTV/Peacock/Universo/HBO Max. South American pace, Texas humidity.
World Cup Qualifying — Ongoing across UEFA, CAF, and CONMEBOL. If you wake up at odd hours, there’s soccer on.

Wildcard Window — Nonsense, Elevation, and True Romance

North American Wife Carrying Championship — Newry, Maine

Sat, Oct 11 (late morning ET) — Sunday River Ski Resort
Couples sprint an obstacle course while one carries the other—preferably Estonian-style—for her weight in beer and five times her weight in cash. Romance isn’t dead; it’s just wheezing at the finish line.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — Albuquerque, NM

Fri–Sun, Oct 10–12, Balloon Fiesta Park
Dawn Patrol (~6 AM MT / 8 AM ET) and Night Magic Glow each evening. Hundreds of balloons, thousands of burners, zero logical reason not to look up.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Bama-Mizzou brunch → Texas-OU and Indiana-Oregon chaos → Xfinity under the lights.
Sunday: London breakfast football → Cup chaos in Vegas → Lions-Chiefs primetime → U-20 Yanks vs Morocco closer.
Anytime: Balloon Fiesta streams for zen; Wife Carrying for comedy; MLB for palpitations.

What to Watch This Weekend: Flush the Excuses, Strap In, and Pray for Your Plumbing

The Stain Sports was born out of bathroom humor, so it’s only fair the weekend ahead feels like a marathon Taco Bell run — fast, messy, and guaranteed to test your guts. What is a Taco Bell run you wonder? Well Denver’s most deranged ultramarathon makes Taco Tuesday look like a spa day. NFL goes abroad, college football brings service-academy swagger in fighter-jet threads, F1 lights the streets of Singapore, NASCAR chews up the ROVAL, and UFC straps up for a title brawl.

NFL — Week 5 Headlines

Vikings vs Browns (London) — Sun 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network/ESPN+
Breakfast football, defense vs. Jefferson, and another chance for London to politely clap for punts.
Broncos at Eagles — Sun 1:00 PM ET, CBS
Philly’s trench dominance against Denver’s pass rush.
Buccaneers at Seahawks — Sun 4:05 PM ET, FOX
Baker’s chaos in one of the loudest stadiums in sports.
Commanders at Chargers — Sun 4:25 PM ET, CBS
Washington’s front four trying to collapse SoFi.
Patriots at Bills — Sun 8:20 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Bills are supposed to own the division, but divisional dogs always bite harder in primetime.

College Football — Rivalries and Flyovers

Boise State at Notre Dame — Sat 12:00 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Blue turf toughness hits the golden helmets.
Air Force at Navy — Sat 12:00 PM ET, CBS Sports Network
Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy opener. Forget “whiteout” — Air Force is rolling out F-16 inspired uniforms built for supersonic option football that go entirely too hard.

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Vanderbilt at Alabama — Sat 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Last year Vandy shocked Bama; Tuscaloosa hasn’t stopped muttering since. Revenge tour or repeat nightmare?
Virginia at Louisville — Sat 3:30 PM ET, ABC/ESPN App
ACC undercard with bite.
Miami (FL) at Florida State — Sat 7:30 PM ET, ABC
Sunshine State spite in primetime.

MLB Postseason — Division Series Begin

American League

New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, Rogers Centre, Toronto (FOX/FS1)
Classic AL East blood feud, now with October stakes. The Bronx Bombers ride momentum into a hostile Canada.
Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, T-Mobile Park, Seattle (TBS/TruTV/Max)
Mariners’ power vs. Detroit’s arms. Two fan bases starving for October glory collide.

National League

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia (FOX/FS1)
Two heavyweights. Two stacked lineups. One ticket to the NLCS.

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, American Family Field, Milwaukee (TBS/TruTV/Max)
NL Central neighbors turned October enemies. Wrigley vs. Milwaukee taps straight into Midwest baseball heartache.

Formula 1 — Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)

Practice: Fri 5:30 AM & 9:00 AM ET (ESPN platforms).
Qualifying: Sat 9:00 AM ET, ESPN.
Race: Sun 5:00 AM ET, ESPN.
Support: F1 Academy + Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.

It’s hot, it’s humid, and if a driver sneezes in Turn 18, half the field’s in the wall.

NASCAR — Charlotte ROVAL Playoffs

Truck: EcoSave 250 — Fri 3:30 PM, FS1
Xfinity: Blue Cross NC 250 — Sat 5:00 PM, The CW
Cup: Bank of America ROVAL 400 — Sun 3:00 PM, USA Network/truTV

Half oval, half road course, all mayhem.

Combat Sports — UFC 320

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira II (Light Heavyweight Title) — Sat Oct 4
- Early Prelims: 6:00 PM ET, ESPN+
- Prelims: 8:00 PM ET, ESPN+/ESPNEWS
- Main Card: 10:00 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV

Ankalaev plays the long game, Pereira brings the sledgehammer.

Soccer — Euro Heavyweights & U-20 Spotlight

Saturday:

Chelsea vs Liverpool — 12:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock/Universo
Dortmund vs RB Leipzig — 9:30 AM ET, ESPN+
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich — 12:30 PM ET, ESPN+
Real Madrid vs Villarreal — 3:00 PM ET, ESPN+/ESPN Deportes

Sunday:

Sevilla vs Barcelona — 10:15 AM ET, ESPN+/ESPN Deportes
Juventus vs AC Milan — 2:45 PM ET, Paramount+
Lille vs PSG — 11:45 AM ET, beIN/stream TBA
Porto vs Benfica — 11:15 AM ET, GolTV/Fubo

Youth Spotlight:

FIFA U-20 World Cup — South Africa vs USA — Sun 4:00 PM ET, FS2

WNBA Finals — Aces vs Mercury

Game 2 — Sun 3:00 PM ET, ABC
Las Vegas star power vs Phoenix grit. And yes, it comes after the league’s commissioner made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week — which only adds heat to a Finals already packed with it.

Taco Bell 50K Ultramarathon (Denver)

Forget Boston. Forget Berlin. The most sadistic race on Earth involves ten Taco Bells, nine required food items, and 31 miles of regret.

By Stop 4, you’ve got to hammer down a Chalupa or Crunchwrap. By Stop 8, it’s a Burrito Supreme or Nachos Bell Grande. All while running. All under 11 hours. Only one designated bathroom break (avoid Wash Park if you in Denver this weekend).

Optional bonuses include drowning everything in Diablo sauce or attempting to keep two liters of Baja Blast inside your body. Spoiler: it won’t work.

The prize? A commemorative token. The punishment? Your own digestive tract filing for divorce.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Boise-ND and AF-Navy at noon → ROVAL Xfinity mid-afternoon → Miami-FSU primetime → UFC 320 at night.
Sunday: London breakfast football → Singapore GP sunrise → ROVAL Cup chaos → NFL quadruple stack (Vikings-Browns, Broncos-Eagles, Bucs-Seahawks/Commanders-Chargers, Pats-Bills) → WNBA Finals G2 → and the Taco Bell 50K if you dare.
Saturday and Sunday: Baseball playoff action.

What to Watch This Weekend: Dublin Wake-Up Calls, Whiteout Nights, and Ryder Cup Roars

Got plans this weekend? Too bad, better cancel them as this weekend doesn’t ask for balance — it demands endurance. From Dublin kickoffs to Georgia’s hedges, Ryder Cup galleries to Madrid’s derby, playoff baseball stress, WNBA semifinals, and climbers hanging on by fingertips, the remote’s got a full shift.

NFL — Dublin Showcase + Heavyweight Sunday

Vikings vs Steelers (Dublin, Ireland) — Sun 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network/ESPN+
Breakfast football from Aviva Stadium.
Eagles at Buccaneers — Sun 1:00 PM ET, FOX
Philly’s line speed vs. Tampa Bay grit.
Colts at Rams — Sun 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Goodbye Danny Dimes, hello Indiana Jones. Daniel Jones takes the wheel in Indy, with Stafford waiting on the other sideline.
Packers at Cowboys — Sun 4:25 PM ET, FOX
Green Bay trying to slow Micah Parsons inside Jerry World.
Ravens at Chiefs — Sun 8:20 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Lamar vs. Mahomes. That’s the sentence. Prime-time centerpiece of the week.

College Football — Friday Sparks, Saturday Blockbusters

Florida State at Virginia — Fri 7:30 PM ET, ESPN
TCU at Arizona State — Fri 10:30 PM ET, ESPN
USC at Illinois — Sat 12:00 PM ET, FOX
LSU at Ole Miss — Sat 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Alabama at Georgia — Sat 3:30 PM ET, ABC/ESPN app
Oregon at Penn State (Whiteout Game) — Sat 7:30 PM ET, ABC

MLB — September Stress Tests

Check local listings (regional nets / national windows vary).

Tigers at Red Sox
Diamondbacks at Padres
Reds at Braves
Mets at Marlins
Astros at Angels
Dodgers at Mariners

Ryder Cup — Bethpage Black, New York (Sept 26–28)

Fri Foursomes/Fourballs — USA Network / Peacock
Sat Foursomes/Fourballs — NBC / Peacock
Sun Singles — NBC / Peacock

Soccer — Derby Heat & Global Stage

Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid — Sun 3:00 PM ET, ESPN+
AC Milan vs Napoli — Sun 2:45 PM ET, Paramount+
FIFA U-20 World Cup — group stage continues all weekend (Fox Sports platforms, FS2 + Tubi).

NASCAR — Playoffs Roll On

Cup Series: YellaWood 500 (Talladega) — Sun 2:00 PM ET, NBC
High-speed chess with wreck potential on every lap.

WNBA — Semifinals Continue

Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury — Game 2 this weekend on ESPN family of networks.
Las Vegas Aces vs Indiana Fever — Game 2 on tap as well.
Five-game series, two heavyweights, two challengers — Finals tickets on the line.

IFSC — World Championships (Seoul)

Lead and Boulder rounds continue all weekend on IFSC YouTube. Finals sessions spill into U.S. mornings — expect new names on podiums.

The Stain Remote Plan

Friday night: FSU–Virginia then TCU–ASU.
Saturday: USC–Illinois at noon → LSU–Ole Miss and Bama–Georgia in the mid-afternoon → Whiteout at Happy Valley → MLB late window.
Sunday: Wake up in Dublin → Talladega chaos → NFL quad (Eagles-Bucs, Colts-Rams, Packers-Cowboys, Ravens-Chiefs) → Madrid Derby → WNBA semis tucked between.
Floaters: Ryder Cup every morning, IFSC finals when you need adrenaline.

What to Watch This Weekend: NFC Perfection Tests, Derby Day Static, and Baku at Warp Speed

Two 2–0 NFC stare-downs, sneaky-spicy college tilts, playoff-grade baseball, three heavyweight EPL fixtures, F1 threading city walls under the shadows of the castle in Baku, NASCAR playoff elbows, first looks from NHL preseason, WNBA semifinals, plus world championships lifting the volume. All the windows, zero panic.

NFL — Undefeated Energy + Divisional Drama (Sun)

Rams at Eagles — 1:00 PM ET, FOX
One of two NFC 2–0 vs 2–0. Philly’s bully ball vs. L.A.’s spacing and timing.
Cardinals at 49ers — 4:25 PM ET, FOX
The other NFC 2–0 vs 2–0. Speed meets sledgehammer at Levi’s.
Broncos at Chargers — 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Divisional voltage; late-game weirdness is practically on the schedule.

College Football — Ranked/Rivalry Filter (Sat)

Texas Tech at Utah — 12:00 PM ET, FOX
Altitude, attitude, and a defense that punishes mistakes.
Auburn at Oklahoma — 3:30 PM ET, ABC
SEC horsepower visits a playoff-minded Sooners outfit.
Illinois at Indiana — 7:00 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Big Ten primetime with tangible stakes.
Michigan at Nebraska — 3:30 PM ET, CBS/Paramount+
Memorial turns up the pressure; upset sensors on.

MLB — September With Teeth

Giants at Dodgers — rivalry heat under the lights.
Mariners at Astros — AL West division title stress test; bullpens decide somebody’s week.
Watch: Check local listings (regional sports nets / national windows vary by market).

Prospect Spotlight — Prep Baseball All-Star Game (Sat)

First pitch 1:15 PM ET, streamed on the Prep Baseball YouTube channel
Top prep talent on one field—premium velo, loud barrels, and plenty of draft chatter. 2027 vs. 2026

Soccer — Derby Day & Big-Six Theater

Liverpool vs Everton — Sat 7:30 AM ET, USA Network/Universo
Merseyside noise to start the day.
Manchester United vs Chelsea — Sat 12:30 PM ET, USA Network/Universo
Two giants under the microscope.
Arsenal vs Manchester City — Sun 11:30 AM ET, USA Network/Peacock
Pass-and-press chess with title scent.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol — Sat 10:15 AM ET, ESPN+
Bernabéu business trip; upset alarms always possible.

Formula 1 — Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku) + Support Races

Qualifying — Sat 8:00 AM ET, ESPN platforms
Race — Sun 7:00 AM ET, ESPN
Support — F2 Sprint: Sat morning ET; F2 Feature: Sun pre-dawn ET (U.S. coverage on ESPN+ / F1 TV).

NASCAR — Playoffs Grind (Sun)

Cup Series: Mobil 1 301 (New Hampshire) — 2:00 PM ET, USA Network
Track position matters, pit crews matter more, and one mistake is a week of explanations.

NHL — Preseason: First Looks

Sat 7:00 PM ET — Blues @ Stars, NHL Network
Sun 1:00 PM ET — Rangers @ Devils, NHL Network
Sun 5:00 PM ET — Wild @ Jets, NHL Network
Rookies forcing decisions, vets testing new combos—the trailers before the feature.

IFSC — World Championships (Seoul)

Lead Finals — Fri night local → Fri morning ET, IFSC YouTube
Weekend slate — Lead qualifications roll into Sunday (ET). Speed/Boulder highlights run throughout the championship window.

World Athletics Championships — Tokyo (through Sun)

Live sessions run overnight into U.S. mornings across Peacock with broadcast windows on NBC/USA/CNBC; key finals sprinkled Saturday–Sunday. Relays and field events will swing medals.

WNBA — Semifinals Begin (Sun)

Game 1 Doubleheader — 3:00 PM ET, ABC and 5:00 PM ET, ESPN
Four left standing, two tips on Sunday. Matchups locked after the first round, but the stakes are clear: five games to the Finals.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Liverpool–Everton → Tech–Utes → Prep Baseball ASG at 1:15 → Auburn–OU in the afternoon → prime-time Illinois–Indiana → late Giants–Dodgers.
Sunday: Baku lights out → Rams–Eagles early → Cards–Niners late while spot-checking Mariners–Astros → NHLN preseason hit.
Floaters: Michigan–Nebraska on CBS, IFSC finals overnight, World Athletics finale windows.

What to Watch This Labor Day Weekend (Aug 29–Sept 1)

College Football Week 1 is here and it’s glorious — five straight days of real games, real stakes, and real irrational confidence. Plus F1’s back from the beach, the Cup Playoffs fire up at Darlington, Liverpool–Arsenal headlines Sunday, The Hundred crowns a champ, and baseball serves pennant-race spice.

College Football (Week 1)

Texas @ Ohio State

Sat, 12:00 PM ET — FOX
On January 10, Ohio State ended Texas’ season on the way to a national title. Eight-plus months later: run it back to open 2025. Arch vs. the Shoe. Yes, please.

Alabama @ Florida State

Sat, 3:30 PM ET — ABC
Both stumbled last year — Bama dropped four, FSU barely found wins — so someone gets a clean slate and someone gets a fresh bruise.

LSU @ Clemson

Sat, 7:30 PM ET — ABC
Death Valley vs. Death Valley. Tigers win. (We are contractually obligated to make that joke.)

Virginia Tech vs South Carolina (Aflac Kickoff — Atlanta)

Sun, 3:00 PM ET — ESPN
Beamer vs. his past, Hokies vs. the logo they love to hate, and it’s indoors so no weather excuses.

Notre Dame @ Miami

Sun, 7:30 PM ET — ABC
Not quite Catholics vs. Convicts, still a delicious Sunday-night brawl to close your weekend proper.

TCU @ North Carolina

Mon, 8:00 PM ET — ESPN
It’s the head-coaching debut of… Jordon Hudson—er, Bill Belichick—in Chapel Hill. Monday Night college ball and a pregame studio show on-site.

Formula 1

Dutch Grand Prix — Zandvoort

Sun, 9:00 AM ET — ESPN (Race)
Summer break’s over. Max gets a home roar, McLaren’s title push has teeth, and the banking’s still a rollercoaster.

F1 Academy is on the card, too — live via F1’s official channels (YouTube/X) and F1 TV, with select U.S. sessions on ESPN+. Tune in across Sat/Sun.

MLB

Cardinals at Reds — Busch bats vs. Cincy kids with the NL Central wobbling week-to-week.
Mariners at Guardians — Two bullpens you trust with your life and lineups you don’t; October leverage in August.
Tigers at Royals — Greene/Tork vs. Witt Jr.: the AL Central future, present tense.
Brewers at Blue Jays — Power vs. prevention; sneakily huge Wild Card ripple series.
Diamondbacks at Dodgers — NL West heat check in Chavez Ravine; vibes vs. vibes-and-a-billion-wins.

(Find them on MLB.TV/local RSNs; national windows rotate across FOX/FS1/ESPN/TBS.)

Soccer

Liverpool vs Arsenal (Premier League)

Sun, 11:30 AM ET — USA Network (stream: Peacock)
High-tempo, high-line, high-drama. Title-caliber litmus test before your Sunday dinner.

NASCAR

Cup Playoffs — Cook Out Southern 500 (Darlington)

Sun, 6:00 PM ET — USA Network
The Lady in Black opens the postseason with a tire-eating, wall-kissing reality check. Someone’s championship dream leaves with stripes.

Tennis — US Open (NYC)

Middle Sunday rolls with wall-to-wall coverage (day session around 11:00 AM ET, evening session around 7:00 PM ET), and Labor Day’s Round of 16 begins Monday at 11:00 AM ET. Park it on the couch; hydrate accordingly.

Cricket — The Hundred (Finals Weekend)

Eliminator on Saturday at The Kia Oval; Final on Sunday at Lord’s. In the U.S., watch on Willow TV. Perfect coffee cricket before your afternoon football.

Your Remote-Optimized Itinerary

Sat: Texas–Ohio State → Alabama–FSU → LSU–Clemson. Sprinkle in Dutch GP quali replays and a late Dodgers–D-backs nightcap.
Sun: Dutch GP with breakfast → Liverpool–Arsenal → Hokies–Gamecocks → Southern 500 → Notre Dame–Miami nightcap.
Mon: Belichick’s UNC debut under the lights.