Live from WKEN sports broadcasting blog, Nov. 25
Ken McMillanWelcome to the new home of the “Live from WKEN” sports broadcasting blog.
Army basketball returns
The Army men’s and women’s basketball teams return to play on Wednesday, with a doubleheader at Christl Arena. No fans are being allowed, so there’s two ways to follow the cadets this season: via a subscription to ESPN+ and radio.
WBNR (1260-AM, 96.5-FM) and WLNA (1420-AM) will once again provide the radio broadcasts. For the most part, Rich DeMarco handles the men’s games (with occasional guest analysts) and Justin Rocke is back for the women’s games. The Army games will air on both stations, or they will be split when the men and women are playing at the same time. The games will also be heard on the TuneIn app.
The first games on Wednesday feature the Army women hosting Hofstra at 2 p.m. and the Army men hosting the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 6:30 p.m.
NFL this week
The Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers game on Thanksgiving night has been moved to Sunday over COVID concerns. The game will be played at 1:15 p.m., with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth (who were supposed to have off on Sunday) calling the game. This is probably the first time in NFL history that three networks, with CBS and Fox, will show games simultaneously.
Thanksgiving doubleheader:
Texans (SXM 226) at Lions (SXM 225), 12:30 p.m., WCBS-2 (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo), WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM, WestwoodOne Sports Radio, SXM 88
Washington (SXM 226) at Cowboys (SXM 225), 4:30 p.m., WNYW-5 (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman), WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM, WestwoodOne Sports Radio, SXM 88
Sunday schedule:
Giants (SXM 384) at Bengals (SXM 229), 1 p.m., WNYW-5 (Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman), WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM
Dolphins (SXM 382) at Jets (SXM 226), 1 p.m., WCBS-2 (Andrew Catalon, James Lofton), WEPN 98.7-FM, 1050-AM
Chargers (SXM 383) at Bills (SXM 228), 1 p.m., CBS (Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon, Jay Feely)
Titans (SXM 385) at Colts (SXM 230), 1 p.m., CBS (Ian Eagle, Charles Davis)
Panthers (SXM 381) at Vikings (SXM 225), 1 p.m., Fox (Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma)
Browns (SXM 386) at Jaguars (SXM 231), 1 p.m., CBS (Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta)
Cardinals (SXM 387) at Patriots (SXM 232), 1 p.m., Fox (Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston)
Raiders (SXM 380) at Falcons (SXM 227), 1 p.m., CBS (Kevin Harlan, Trent Green)
Ravens (SXM 226) at Steelers (SXM 225), 1:15 p.m., WNBC-4 (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth)
Saints (SXM 381) at Broncos (SXM 225), 4:05 p.m., Fox (Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth)
Niners (SXM 380) at Rams (SXM 227), 4:05 p.m., Fox (Chris Myers, Brock Huard)
Chiefs (SXM 382) at Buccaneers (SXM 226), 4:25 p.m., WCBS-2 (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo)
SUNDAY NIGHT: Bears (SXM 226) at Packers (SXM 225), 8:20 p.m., WNBC-4 (Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy), WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM
MONDAY NIGHT: Seahawks (SXM 226) at Eagles (SXM 225), 8:15 p.m., ESPN (Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick), WFAN 660-AM, 101.9-FM, WestwoodOne Sports Radio
WFAN (660-AM, 101.9-FM) has announced its December NFL schedules.
Thursday, Dec. 3 – Dallas at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 – Giants at Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.; Broncos at Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. (after Giants postgame)
Monday, Dec. 7 – Bills at Niners, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10 – Patriots at Rams, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13 – Cardinals at Giants, 1 p.m.; Saints at Eagles, 4 p.m. (after Giants postgame); Steelers at Bills, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 14 – Ravens at Browns, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 17 – Chargers at Raiders, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19 – 4:30 p.m.; 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20 – Browns at Giants, 1 p.m.; TBD, 4 p.m. (after Giants postgame); Niners at Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21 – Steelers at Bengals, 8:15 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 25 – Vikings at Seahawks, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26 – TBD, 4:30 p.m.; TBD, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27 – Giants at Ravens, 1 p.m.; TBD, 4 p.m. (after Giants postgame); Titans at Packers, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28 – Bills at Patriots, 8:15 p.m.
Schedules are subject to change, especially with announcement of Brooklyn Nets games starting around Dec. 22
Turkey, leftovers and college football
I always thought the best part of Thanksgiving weekend was the multitude of college football games that would be shown. Due to the late starts presented by the COVID virus, there has never been more college football available over three days. So pull up a drumstick and remote control and have at it.
Thursday schedule:
Colorado State at Air Force (SXM 385), 2 p.m., CBSSN
New Mexico at Utah State (SXM 385), 7 p.m., FS1
Friday schedule:
No. 15 Iowa State at No. 20 Texas, noon, WABC-7 (Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr.)
Massachusetts at Liberty, noon, ESPN3.com
Southern Mississippi at Alabama Birmingham, 12:30 p.m., CBSSN
Nebraska at Iowa, 1 p.m., WNYW-5
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 25 North Carolina, 3:30 p.m., WABC-7 (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit)
Central Florida at South Florida, 3:30 p.m., ESPN (Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer)
Wyoming at Nevada Las Vegas, 4 p.m., FS1
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 4 p.m., CBSSN
Stanford at California, 4:30 p.m., WNYW-5
No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State, 7 p.m., ESPN (Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore)
San Diego State at Fresno State, CANCELED
Washington at Washington State, CANCELED
Saturday schedule:
ABC Sports / WABC-7 (also ESPN3.com) – Penn State at Michigan, noon (Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr.); Colorado at No. 19 Southern California, 3:30 p.m. (Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill); No. 14 Oklahoma at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. (Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy)
CBS Sports / WCBS-2 (also CBSsports.com) – Auburn at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.
CBSSN (also CBSsports.com) – Kent State at Buffalo, noon; Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.; Memphis at Navy, 7 p.m.
Fox Sports / WNYW-5 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxSportsGo app) – Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, noon; San Jose State at Boise State, 4 p.m.; Arizona at UCLA, 8 p.m.
FS1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxSportsGo app) – Rutgers at Purdue, 4 p.m.; Texas Christian at Kansas, 8 p.m.
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – Kentucky at No. 6 Florida, noon (Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek); Pittsburgh at No. 4 Clemson, 3:30 p.m. (Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge), also ESPNU SkyCast; Louisiana State at No. 5 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky); Utah at Washington, 10:30 p.m. (Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison)
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – Maryland at No. 12 Indiana, noon (Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer); No. 11 Northwestern at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. (Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman); Kansas State at Baylor, 7 p.m. (Jason Benetti, Andre Ware)
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – Bowling Green at Ohio, noon (David Wilson, Jerod Cherry), also ESPN+; Cincinnati at Temple, 4 p.m.; Troy at Appalachian State, 8 p.m. (Bill Roth, Dustin Fox)
SEC Network (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – Vanderbilt at Missouri, noon (Dave Neal, DJ Shockley); Mississippi State at Mississippi, 4 p.m. (Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers); No. 13 Georgia at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb), also ESPNradio.com (Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones)
SEC Network alternate (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.
ACC Network (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN app) – North Carolina State at Syracuse, noon (Wes Durham, Roddy Jones); Louisville at Boston College, 4 p.m. (Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich); Virginia at Florida State, 8 p.m. (Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck)
YES Network (also ESPN3.com, FoxSportsGo app) – Duke at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
ESPN3.com – Georgia Southern at Georgia State, noon; Ball State at Toledo, noon (Michael Reghi, Devin Gardner); Texas El Paso at Rice, 1 p.m.; Miami Ohio at Akron, 1 p.m. (Anthony Lima, Jerod Cherry); No. 23 Louisiana at Louisiana Monroe, 3 p.m.; South Alabama at Arkansas State, 3 p.m.
ESPN+ - Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, noon (Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray); Southern Methodist at East Carolina, noon (Lincoln Rose, LaDarrin, McLane); No. 16 Coastal Carolina at Texas State, 3 p.m.
MSG Network (also FoxSportsGo app) – North Texas at San Antonio, 3 p.m.
POSTPONEMENTS (4): No. 7 Cincinnati at Temple; Minnesota at No. 16 Wisconsin; No. 25 Tulsa at Houston, noon; Louisiana Tech at Florida International
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Western Kentucky at Charlotte, 10:30 a.m., CBSSN
Johnnies post early schedule
The St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team announced its TV plans for the early portion of its schedule. The games can be heard primarily on WNYM (970-AM), with select games on WMCA (570-AM).
November
Wed. 25 – vs. St. Peter’s, 7 p.m. (FS2); Thur. 26 – vs. LaSalle, 2 p.m. (FS1); Mon. 30 – vs. Boston College, 9 p.m. (FS1)
December
Thur. 3 – at Texas Tech, TBD; Sun. 6 – vs. Sacred Heart, noon (FS1); Tues. 8 – vs. Fordham, 7 p.m. (CBSSN); Fri. 11 – at Connecticut, 7 p.m. (FS1); Mon. 14 – at Butler, 5 p.m. (FS1); Thur. 17 – vs. Creighton, 5 p.m. (FS1); Sun. 20 – vs. Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Here comes the Hall
The Seton Hall Pirates men’s basketball team has yet to announce any November games, but has five on tap for December. Like St. John’s, the Pirates can be heard on WNYM 970-AM and WMCA 570-AM (schedules pending).
December
Fri. 11 – vs. DePaul, 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN); Tues. 15 – at Xavier, 8 p.m. (FS1); Thur. 17 – at Marquette, 9 p.m. (FS1); Sun. 20 – vs. Providence, 4:30 p.m. (FS1); Wed. 23 – vs. Georgetown, 5 p.m. (FS1)
ESPN announces bowl schedule
The ESPN networks will broadcast 35 of the 37 scheduled college football bowl games in December and January, plus the College Football Playoffs. You can be certain a number of these games will also be on ESPN Radio affiliates and ESPNradio.com.
The schedule (all ESPN unless indicated):
Saturday, Dec. 19 – Frisco Bowl, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21 – Myrtle Beach Bowl, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22 – Idaho Potato Bowl (Mid-American vs. Mountain West), 3:30 p.m.; Boca Raton Bowl, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 – New Orleans Bowl (Conf. USA vs. Sun Belt), 3:30 p.m.; Montgomery Bowl (ACC vs. American), 7 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)
Thursday, Dec. 24 – New Mexico Bowl (Conf. USA vs. Sun Belt), 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 25 – Camellia Bowl, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26 – Gasparilla Bowl (ACC or SEC vs. pool), noon (WABC-7); Cure Bowl, noon; First Responder Bowl (Big 12 or ACC vs. pool), 3:30 p.m. (WABC-7); LendingTree Bowl (Sun Belt vs. at large), 3:30 p.m.; Independence Bowl (Army vs. Pac 12 team or at large), 7 p.m.; Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Big 12 vs. Big Ten), 10:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28 – Military Bowl (ACC vs. American), 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29 – Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. at large), 2 p.m.; Cheez-It Bowl (ACC vs. Big 12), 5:30 p.m.; Alamo Bowl (Big 12 vs. at large), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30 – Duke’s Mayo Bowl (ACC vs. at large), noon; Music City Bowl (SEC vs. at large), 3:30 p.m.; Cotton Bowl (at large teams), 7:15 p.m.; LA Bowl (Pac 12 vs. Mountain West), 10:45 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31 – Armed Forces Bowl (American vs. pool), noon; Liberty Bowl (Big 12 vs. SEC), 4 p.m.; Texas Bowl (Big 12 vs. SEC), 8 p.m.; Sun Bowl (ACC vs. at large), TBD (WCBS-2); Arizona Bowl (Mountain West vs. Mid-American), TBD (CBS Sports Network)
Friday, Jan. 1 – Birmingham Bowl (ACC or SEC vs. pool), noon (ESPN2); Peach Bowl (at large teams), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN); Citrus Bowl (Big Ten vs. SEC), 1 p.m. (WABC-7); Rose Bowl – CFP semifinal, 5 p.m.; Sugar Bowl – CFP semifinal, 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2 – Gator Bowl (SEC vs. at large), noon; Outback Bowl (SEC vs. at large), 12:30 p.m. (WABC-7); Fiesta Bowl (at large teams), 4 p.m.; Orange Bowl (ACC or Notre Dame vs. SEC or Big Ten), 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 11 – National Championship, 8 p.m.
Note: A decision regarding the Las Vegas Bowl will be announced soon, per ESPN
MLS playoff TV schedules
Sunday
3 p.m. – Eastern semi, New England at Orlando, WABC-7, ESPN Deportes/Spanish
8 p.m. – Eastern semi, Nashville at Columbus, ESPN, ESPN Deportes/Spanish; WatchESPN.com, ESPN app
Tuesday, Dec. 1
9:30 p.m. – Western semi, Dallas at Seattle, FS1, Fox Deportes/Spanish
Wednesday, Dec. 2
9 p.m. – Western semi, Minnesota at Kansas City, FS1, Fox Deportes/Spanish
Sunday, Dec. 6
3 p.m. – Eastern or Western finals, WABC-7, ESPN Deportes/Spanish
6:30 p.m. – Eastern or Western finals, FS1, Fox Deportes/Spanish
Saturday, Dec. 12
8 p.m. – MLS Cup championship, WNYW-5, UniMas/Spanish; TUDN/Spanish
EPL in the USA
English Premier League soccer has a full slate of games this weekend and all but one are on NBC or NBC Sports Network.
Friday
Newcastle at Crystal Palace, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)
Saturday
Liverpool at Brighton & Hove Albion, 7:30 a.m. (Peacock premium)
Burnley at Manchester City, 10 a.m. (NBCSN; Universo/Spanish)
Leeds United at Everton, 12:30 p.m. (WNBC-4; Telemundo/Spanish)
Sheffield United at West Brom, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)
Sunday
Manchester United at Southampton, 9 a.m. (NBCSN; Telemundo/Spanish)
Tottenham at Chelsea, 11:30 a.m. (NBCSN; Telemundo/Spanish)
Wolves at Arsenal, 2:15 p.m. (NBCSN; Universo/Spanish)
Monday
Fulham at Leicester City, 12:30 p.m. (NBCSN; Universo/Spanish)
Aston Villa at West Ham, 3 p.m. (NBCSN; Universo/Spanish)
The UEFA Champions League has moved into match play.
CBSSN will broadcast “The Golazo Pre-Match Show,’’ starting at 2:30 p.m. on game days. CBS Sports HQ, a streaming sports news network, will offer pre-game coverage at 11 a.m. and post-game at 6 p.m. Subscription based CBS All Access will stream all the matches, with some matches to be replayed on CBSSN.
The upcoming group stage matches will be held Nov. 24-25, Dec. 1-2 and Dec. 8-9. The draw for the Round of 16 will be held Dec. 14. Quarterfinal and semifinal draws will be held March 19. The final is May 29.
The CBS All-Access schedule (some matches to be replayed on CBS Sports Network):
Match Day 4 schedule
Wednesday
12:55 p.m. – Shakhtar Donetsk at Monchengladbach; Manchester City at Olympiacos
3 p.m. – Salzburg at Bayern; Lokomotiv Moskva at Atletico; Real Madrid at Internazionale; Porto at Marseille; Midtjylland at Ajax; Atalanta at Liverpool
Match Day 5 schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 1
12:55 p.m. – Salzburg at Lokomotiv Moskva; Real Madrid at Shakhtar Donetsk
3 p.m. – Bayern at Atletico; Internazionale at Monchengladbach; Olympiacos at Marseille; Manchester City at Porto; Ajax at Liverpool; Midtjylland at Atalanta
Wednesday, Dec. 2
12:55 p.m. – Rennes at Krasnodar; Leipzig at Istanbul Basaksehir
3 p.m. – Chelsea at Sevilla; Lazio at Dortmund; Zenit at Club Brugge; Dynamo Kyiv at Juventus; Barcelona at Ferencvaros; Paris Saint Germain at Manchester United
Match Day 6 schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 8
12:55 p.m. – Club Brugge at Lazio; Dortmund at Zenit
3 p.m. – Sevilla at Rennes; Krasnodar at Chelsea; Ferencvaros at Dynamo Kyiv; Juventus at Barcelona; Istanbul Basaksehir at Paris Saint Germain; Manchester United at Leipzig
Wednesday, Dec. 9
12:55 p.m. – Atalanta at Ajax; Liverpool at Midtjylland
3 p.m. – Lokomotiv Moskva at Bayern; Atletico at Salzburg; Shakhtar Donetsk at Internazionale; Monchengladbach at Real Madrid; Porto at Olympiacos; Marseille at Manchester City
Hot Stoves
It’s winter time (at least sports wise) so break out the Hot Stove Shows.
Yankees Hot Stove airs on YES Network on Mondays at 7 p.m., with multiple replays that evening and into Tuesday.
Brooklyn Nets Hot Stove will air on YES Network at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, with multiple replays that evening into Wednesday.
Fall horse racing
Racing from Aqueduct and additional thoroughbred tracks will be featured on the telecasts shown by MSG networks and Fox Sports cable networks.
Upcoming schedule:
Wednesday – MSG, MSG Plus, FS2, 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Thursday – FS2, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; MSG, MSG Plus, 12-5 p.m.
Friday – MSG, MSG Plus, FS2, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday – MSG Plus, 12-6:30 p.m.
Sunday – MSG, MSG Plus, 12:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 – Cigar Mile, MSG, MSG Plus, 3-4:30 p.m.
Thump, thump
Gotta love that sound of a basketball bouncing on a hardwood floor. College basketball is permitted to open on Thanksgiving Eve. Here’s a look at the first couple days of the season:
Wednesday schedule:
2 p.m. – Fairfield vs. Providence, FS1
4 p.m. – Maryland Baltimore County vs. Georgetown, FS1; Oklahoma State at Texas Arlington, ESPN2
4:30 p.m. – Memphis at Saint Mary’s, ESPN
6 p.m. – Western Michigan vs. Butler, FS1
7 p.m. – St. Francis Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, YES; Villanova at Boston College, ESPN; Oral Roberts at Missouri, SEC Alternate
7:30 p.m. – Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas, SEC Network
8 p.m. – Central Connecticut vs. Connecticut, FS1; Tennessee Tech at Indiana, Big Ten
9 p.m. – Georgia State at Georgia Tech, YES; Baylor at Arizona State, ESPN
9:30 p.m. – Wichita State at Utah State, ESPN2
10 p.m. – Ark. Pine Bush vs. Marquette, YES; Eastern Illinois at Wisconsin, Big Ten
10:30 p.m. – UCLA at San Diego State, CBSSN
Thursday schedule:
Noon – Bradley vs. Xavier, FS1; Chicago State at Illinois, Big Ten
1:30 p.m. – Kansas at Gonzaga, WNYW-5
2 p.m. – LaSalle vs. St. John’s, FS1; TBD at Nebraska, Big Ten
4:30 p.m. – Auburn vs. St. Joseph’s, FS1
10:30 p.m. – Gonzaga vs. Kansas, FS1
Friday schedule:
11 a.m. – Gonzaga at Auburn, WNYW-5
Noon – Toledo at Xavier, FS1; Valparaiso at Vanderbilt, SEC
1 p.m. – Toledo vs. Xavier, FS1; Ohio at Illinois, Big Ten
2 p.m. – Kansas vs. St. Joseph’s, FS1; San Houston State at Texas Tech, ESPNU
3 p.m. – Navy at Maryland, Big Ten; Gardner-Webb at Florida State, YES
4 p.m. – Wyoming at UNLV, FS1; Seton Hall at Louisville, ESPN2
5 p.m. – Southern at Iowa, Big Ten
5:30 p.m. – North Florida at North Carolina State, YES
6 p.m. – Detroit Mercy at Kentucky, SEC
7 p.m. – Fairleigh Dickinson at Rutgers, Big Ten; Eastern Illinois at Marquette, FS2
8 p.m. – Mercer at Georgia Tech, YES
8:30 p.m. – Colorado at Kansas State, ESPNU
9 p.m. – Ark. Pine Bluff at Wisconsin, Big Ten
Saturday schedule:
12:30 a.m. – Auburn vs. Gonzaga, FS1
12:30 p.m. – WOMEN: Quinnipiac at Connecticut, SNY
4 p.m. – South Carolina at Liberty, ESPNews
8 p.m. – Virginia Tech at Temple, ESPNews
Sunday, Nov. 29
1 p.m. – Richmond at Kentucky, ESPN
2 p.m. – Mount Saint Mary’s at Maryland, Big Ten
3 p.m. – New Orleans at Texas A&M, SEC
4 p.m. – Prairie View A&M at Louisville, YES; UMass Lowell at Ohio State, Big Ten
5 p.m. – Houston at Texas Tech, ESPN
5:30 p.m. – Temple vs. Rhode Island, ESPN2
6 p.m. – Oakland at Michigan, Big Ten
8 p.m. – South Florida at Virginia Tech, ESPN2
Wednesday, Dec. 2
7 p.m. – Western Michigan at Notre Dame, YES
Thursday, Dec. 3
8 p.m. – Niagara at Syracuse, YES
Friday, Dec. 4
7 p.m. – Bellarmine at Duke, YES
Friday, Dec. 11
7 p.m. – Florida Atlantic at North Carolina State, YES
Saturday, Dec. 12
3 p.m. – Elon at North Carolina, YES
7 p.m. – William & Mary at Virginia, YES
A side order of Yankees
YES Network will devote its Thanksgiving Day programming to hour-long episodes of Yankeeography.
Here’s the schedule:
6 a.m., 6 p.m. – Whitey Ford; 7 a.m. – Thurman Munson; 8 a.m. – Mickey Mantle; 9 a.m. – Bernie Williams; 10 a.m. – Phil Rizzuto; 11 a.m. – David Wells; Noon – Elston Howard; 1 p.m. – Rich Gossage; 2 p.m. – Jorge Posada; 3 p.m. – Reggie Jackson; 4 p.m. – Casey Stengel; 5 p.m. – Bobby Murcer; 7 p.m. – George Steinbrenner; 8:30 p.m. – Andy Petitte; 9:30 p.m. – Billy Martin; 10:30 p.m. – Tino Martinez; 11:30 p.m. – Catfish Hunter; 12:30 a.m. – Hideki Matsui; 1:30 a.m. – Sparky Lyle; 2:30 a.m. – Dave Winfield; 3:30 a.m. – 1998 team; 4:30 a.m. – Graig Nettles; 5:30 a.m. – Derek Jeter
Still racing?
Formula 1 is still conducting its 2020 season. The circuit heads for Bahrain this week.
Thursday – Practice, 3:55 a.m., ESPN
Friday – Practice, 9:55 a.m., ESPNews
Saturday – Practice, 6:55 a.m., ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (Spanish); qualifying, SXM Ch. 202 at 9 a.m., ESPNews at 9:55 a.m.
Sunday – Pre-race, ESPN2 at 7:30 a.m., SXM Ch. 211 at 8 a.m.; Race, 9:05 a.m., ESPN2, SXM Ch. 211
Mornings on MSG
MSG Network has premiered a new weekday morning show, “MSG A.M.” It will air live from 8-9 a.m., with replays following until noon. Monica McNutt and Kazeem Famuyide are the hosts with a mix of correspondents and guests, including ex-Knicks Latrell Sprewell (Thursdays) and Steve Novak (Tuesdays), ex-Giant David Diehl (Fridays), ex-Jet Nick Mangold (Mondays), ex-Ranger Anson Carter (Wednesdays) and Madelyn Burke.
The show will feature discussions on New York sports, plus national. There will be highlights and conversations with guests.
The show will also air on the MSG Go app.
Ken McMillan is the sports editor of the Times Herald-Record and former broadcaster and producer.
kmcmillan@th-record.com
Twitter: @KenMcMillanTHR