Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

College Basketball
Men’s
Advocare Invitational, HP Field House, Orlando, FL
Quarterfinals
Alabama vs. Xavier — ESPN2, noon
Wichita State vs. USC — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Monmouth — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
Iowa vs. Dayton — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Battle 4 Atlantis, Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Semifinals
Gonzaga vs. Texas A&M — ESPN, 1 p.m.
UConn vs. Syracuse — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Consolation Games
Washington vs. Texas — AXS TV, 7 p.m.
Michigan vs. Charlotte — AXS TV, 9:30 p.m.

Challenge in Music City, Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Day 1
Liberty vs. Appalachian State — American Sports Network, 3 p.m.
Western Michigan vs. Stephen F. Austin — American Sports Network, 5:30 p.m.
Tulane vs. Mercer — American Sports Network, 8 p.m.

Great Alaska Shootout, Alaska Airlines Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Quarterfinals
San Diego vs. Loyola (Chicago) — CBS Sports Network, 2 a.m.
Middle Tennessee vs. Alaska Anchorage — CBS Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.
Drexel vs. North Carolina-Asheville — CBS Sports Network, midnight

Las Vegas Invitational, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
Richmond vs. West Virginia — FS1, 5 p.m.
Cal vs. San Diego State — FS1, midnight

NIT Season Tip-Off, Barclays Arena, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Semifinals
Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Stanford vs. Villanova — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.

Wooden Legacy, Titan Gym, Cal State-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Quarterfinal
Cal-Irvine vs. Boise State — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Boston College vs. Michigan State — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
Evansville vs. Providence — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Santa Clara vs. Arizona — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

Dogs
The National Dog Show — NBC, noon

Golf
European Tour/Sunshine Tour
Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, South Africa
1st Round — Golf Channel, 5:30 a.m. (same day coverage)
1st Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 a.m.

PGA Tour of Australasia
Australian Open, The Australian Golf Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 8 p.m.

2015 U.S. Open: Spieth’s Northwest Conquest — Fox, 4 p.m.

MLB
MLB Tonight: AL East Needs — MLB Network, 10 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet 360, noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.

Soccer
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:45 a.m.
The Best of the Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), noon
E:60: Downhill: The Life of Bill Johnson — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 1:45 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:30 p.m.
E:60: Miracle at Michigan — ESPNews, 3 p.m.
SEC Storied: Miracle on the Plains — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: Delaney — ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
Unbeaten: The Life of Brook Berringer — Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

UEFA Europa League
Group Stage: Matchday 5
Group C, Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia
Krasnodar vs. Borussia Dortmund — FS1, 10:50 a.m.

Group E, Borisov-Arena, Borisov, Belarus
Dinamo Minsk vs. Viktoria Plzen — Fox Soccer Plus, 10:50 a.m.

Group B, Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia
Rubin Kazan vs. Sion — FS2, 11 a.m.

Group J, Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
Qarabag vs. Tottenham Hotspur — FS1, 1 p.m.

Group K, Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Schalke vs. APOEL — FS2, 1 p.m.

Group I, St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Basel vs. Fiorentina — Fox Soccer Plus, 1 p.m.

Group B, Anfield, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Liverpool vs. Bordeaux — FS1, 3 p.m.

Group A, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Celtic vs. Ajax — FS2, 3 p.m.

Group D, Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges, Belgium
Club Brugge vs. Napoli — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 p.m.

UEFA Europa League Highlights: Matchday 5 — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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