Sports on the Air for December 27-28: TV and radio schedule in Kansas City

By Daniel Zeilstra – The Kansas City Star (TNS)

Friday’s TV / radio

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

• The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Navy, at Fort Worth, Texas, 11 a.m., ESPN, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM)
• The Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, at Birmingham, Ala., 2:30 p.m., ESPN
• The AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, at Memphis, Tenn., 6 p.m., ESPN, WHB (810 AM)
• The DirecTV Holiday Bowl: Syracuse vs. Washington State, San Diego, 7 p.m., FOX
• SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Southern California vs. Texas A&M, at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m., ESPN, WHB (810 AM)

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 2 p.m., FS2

ICE HOCKEY

• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Switzerland vs. Slovakia, group B, at Toronto, noon, NHL
• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Germany vs. Finland, group A, at Ottawa, Ontario, 2:30 p.m., NHL
• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Latvia vs. Canada, group A, at Ottawa, Ontario, 6:30 p.m., NHL
• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. Kazakhstan, group B, at Toronto, 10 p.m., NHL (taped)

NBA

• Indiana at Boston, 6:30 p.m., NBA
• Golden State at LA Clippers, 9 p.m., NBA

NHL

• Chicago at Buffalo, 6 p.m., ESPN2
• Nashville at St. Louis, 7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network KC
• Colorado at Utah, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2

SOCCER

• English Premier League: Ipswich Town at Arsenal, 2:15 p.m., USA

TENNIS

• United Cup Group Stage: China vs. Brazil, group E, at Perth, 3 a.m., 5 a.m., TENNIS
• United Cup Group Stage: France vs. Switzerland, group D, at Sydney, 5:30 p.m., TENNIS
• United Cup Group Stage: Australia vs. Argentina, group F, at Sydney, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday), TENNIS
• United Cup Group State: Canada vs. Croatia, group A, at Perth, 3 a.m. (Saturday), TENNIS

Saturday’s TV / radio

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

• The Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Connecticut vs. North Carolina, at Boston, 10 a.m., ESPN
• The Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska, at New York, 11 a.m., ABC, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM)
• The Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Texas Christian, at Albuquerque, N.M., 1:15 p.m., ESPN
• The Pop-Tarts Bowl: Iowa State vs. Miami (Fla.), at Orlando, Fla., 2:30 p.m., ABC, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM)
• The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado State, at Tucson, Ariz., 3:30 p.m., CW
• The Go Bowling Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. North Carolina State, at Annapolis, Md., 4:45 p.m., ESPN
• The Valero Alamo Bowl: Brigham Young vs. Colorado, at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m., ABC, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM)
• The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Army, at Shreveport, La., 8:15 p.m., ESPN

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 2 p.m., FS2; 3 p.m., FS1

ICE HOCKEY

• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Kazakhstan vs. Czechia, group A, at Ottawa, Ontario, noon, NHL
• IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Latvia vs. United States, group A, at Kanata, Ontario, 2:30 p.m., NHL

LACROSSE

• NLL: Rochester at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• Maryland-Eastern Shore at Maryland, 11 a.m., BTN
• Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 11 a.m., CW
• Coppin State at Georgetown, 11 a.m., FS1
• Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m., ACC
• North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m., CBS
• Bucknell at Syracuse, 1 p.m., CW
• Mississippi at Memphis, 1 p.m., ESPN2
• Loyola (Md.) at DePaul, 1 p.m., FS1
• Fairleigh Dickinson at Boston College, 1 p.m., ACC
• Howard at Hampton, 3 p.m., CBS
• UCLA vs. Gonzaga, at Inglewood, Calif., 3 p.m., FOX
• Abilene Christian at Texas A&M, 3 p.m., SEC
• Utah State at San Diego State, 5 p.m., FOX
• Delaware at St. John’s, 5 p.m., FS1

NBA

• Miami at Atlanta, 2 p.m., NBA
• Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 5 p.m., NBA, FanDuel Sports Network KC
• Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., NBA

NFL

• LA Chargers at New England, noon, NFL, WHB (810 AM)
• Denver at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., NFL, WHB (810 AM)
• Arizona at LA Chargers, 7 p.m., NFL, WHB (810 AM)

NHL

• Washington at Toronto, 6 p.m., NHL

SOCCER

• Italian Serie A: Monza at Parma, 8 a.m., CBSSN

SWIMMING

• World Short Course Championships: at Budapest, Hungary, 3 p.m., NBC (taped)

TENNIS

• United Cup Group State: Canada vs. Croatia, group A, at Perth, 3 a.m., TENNIS
• United Cup Group Stage: Greece vs. Spain, group C, at Perth, 5 a.m., TENNIS
• United Cup Group Stage: day 3 matches; ATP/WTA: Brisbane, early rounds, 9 a.m., TENNIS (taped)
• United Cup Group Stage: day 4 matches; ATP/WTA: Brisbane, early rounds; ATP: Hong Kong, early rounds; WTA: Auckland, early rounds, 5:30 p.m., 1:30 a.m, (Sunday), TENNIS

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• Creighton at St. John’s, 12:30 p.m., FOX
• Wisconsin at Indiana, 1 p.m., BTN
• Penn State at Minnesota, 3 p.m., BTN
• Oregon State at Gonzaga, 3 p.m., ESPN2

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