Sports on TV for Friday, Dec. 23 and Saturday, Dec. 24

  • Friday, December 23, 2016 1:03am
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

10:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Auburn at UConn

Noon, ESPNU — Providence at Boston College

12:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, first semifinal, Tulsa-Stephen F. Austin winner vs. San Diego St.-Southern Miss. winner, at Honolulu

2:30 p.m., FS1 — Rutgers at Seton Hall

3 p.m., BTN — Arkansas St. at Minnesota

4 p.m., ESPN2 — Harvard at Houston

4:30 p.m., FS1 — Las Vegas Classic, third-place game, DePaul-Wyoming loser vs. Southern Cal-Missouri St. loser, at Las Vegas

5 p.m., BTN — Florida A&M at Wisconsin

6 p.m., ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, second semifinal, Utah-San Francisco winner vs. Illinois St.-Hawaii winner, at Honolulu

7 p.m., FS1 — Las Vegas Classic, championship game, DePaul-Wyoming winner vs. Southern Cal-Missouri St. winner, at Las Vegas

8:30 p.m., ESPNU — Diamond Head Classic, consolation game, Utah-San Francisco loser vs. Illinois St.-Hawaii loser, at Honolulu

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

9 a.m., ESPN — Bahamas Bowl, E. Michigan vs. Old Dominion, at Nassau, Bahamas

12:30 p.m., ESPN — Armed Forces Bowl, Louisiana Tech vs. Navy, at Fort Worth, Texas

4 p.m., ESPN — Dollar General Bowl, Ohio vs. Troy, at Mobile, Ala.

NBA BASKETBALL

3:30 p.m., NBA — Oklahoma City at Boston

6:30 p.m., NBA — Dallas at L.A. Clippers

RUGBY

10:30 a.m., NBCSN — English Premiership, Northampton vs. Sale

Saturday,

Dec. 24

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

4 p.m., ESPN — Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee, at Honolulu

NFL FOOTBALL

9 a.m., CBS — Regional coverage

9 a.m., FOX — Regional coverage

Noon, CBS — Regional coverage

12:25 p.m., FOX — Regional coverage

4:25 p.m., NFL — Cincinnati at Houston

RUGBY

5 a.m., NBCSN — English Premiership, teams TBA

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