Today's Entertainment

BasketBall MONDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Appalachian State at North Carolina. From the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. (N) 8:00 p.m. CSNCH NBA Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls. From the United Center in Chicago. (N) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Pepperdine at Gonzaga. From McCa- rthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. (N) TUESDAY 7:00 p.m. WHME N Col- lege Basketball Rhode Island at Old Dominion. From Ted Constant Con- vocation Center in Norfolk, Va. (N) ESPN2 College Bas- ketball Iowa State at Cin- cinnati. From Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. (N) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball California at Virginia. From John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottes- ville, Va. (N) WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Missouri vs. Illinois. From Scottrade Center in St. Louis. (N) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. From Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. (N) FRIDAY Noon ESPN NBA New Orleans Pelicans at Miami Heat. From the America- nAirlines Arena in Miami. (N) 2:30 p.m. WBND Y NBA Chicago Bulls at Oklaho- ma City Thunder. From Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. (N) 5:00 p.m. WBND Y NBA Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors. From Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (N) 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Air- lines Diamond Head Clas- sic, Third Place: Teams TBA. From Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. (N) 8:00 p.m. ESPN NBA San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets. From the Toyota Center in Houston. (N) 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Air- lines Diamond Head Clas- sic, Final: Teams TBA. From Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. (N) 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers. From Staples Center in Los An- geles. (N) 11:00 p.m. WHME N Triton at Warsaw. SATURDAY Noon WSBT 6 College Basketball Louisville at Kentucky. From Rupp Are- na in Lexington, Ky. (N) 3:30 p.m. CSNCH Beach Ball Classic: Montverde (Fla.) vs. Socastee (S.C.). From Myrtle Beach, S.C. (N) 5:15 p.m. CSNCH Beach Ball Classic: St. Francis (Ga.) vs. Poca (W.Va.). (N) Potato Bowl — Akron vs. Utah State. The Akron Zips (7-5) compete in their second-ever bowl game when they clash with Utah State (6-6). (N) 7:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Marmot Boca Raton Bowl — Toledo vs. Temple. Temple (10-3) and Toledo (9-2) both started the season 7-0, but faded a bit down the stretch. (N) WEDNESDAY 4:30 p.m. ESPN College Football San Diego Coun- ty Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl — Boise State vs. Northern Illinois. Expect a run-oriented game when Boise State (8-4) and Bowl — Connecticut vs. Marshall. Marshall (9-3) tailed off after an 8-1 start, but could get to 10 wins by topping Connecticut (6-6). (N) 2:00 p.m. WSBT 6 Col- lege Football Hyundai Sun Bowl — Miami vs. Washington State. Look for great quarterback play from Brad Kaaya for Miami and Luke Falk for Wash- ington State. (N) 2:20 p.m. ESPN College Football Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl — Washing- ton vs. Southern Missis- sippi. Southern Miss (9-4), one of the most improved teams in the country, col- lides with Washington (6- 6). (N) 7:00 p.m. CSNCH Beach Ball Classic: Seton Hall (N.J.) vs. St. James (S.C.). (N) 8:30 p.m. WMYS NBA Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks. From American Airlines Center in Dallas. (N) 8:45 p.m. CSNCH Beach Ball Classic: Moeller (Ohio) vs. Mullins (S.C.). (N) FootBall MONDAY 2:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Miami Beach Bowl — Western Kentucky vs. South Florida. QB Brandon Doughty leads WKU (11-2) into the Miami Beach Bowl against South Florida (8-4). (N) 8:15 p.m. ESPN NFL De- troit Lions at New Orleans Saints. Drew Brees and the Saints host Calvin Johnson and the Lions. (N Subject to Blackout) TUESDAY 3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Famous Idaho Northern Illinois (8-5) col- lide in San Diego. (N) 8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football GoDaddy Bowl — Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green. Georgia Southern (8-4) plays in its first-ever bowl game, where it will face Bowling Green (10-3). (N) THURSDAY Noon ESPN College Foot- ball Popeyes Bahamas Bowl — Middle Tennes- see State vs. Western Michigan. High-scoring teams meet when West- ern Michigan and Middle Tennessee collide in the Bahamas. (N) 8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Hawaii Bowl — San Diego State vs. Cincinnati. Christmas Eve in Hawaii is a pretty good deal for the San Diego State and Cincinnati foot- ball teams. (N) SATURDAY 11:00 a.m. ESPN College Football St. Petersburg 3:30 p.m. WBND Y Col- lege Football New Era Pinstripe Bowl — Indiana vs. Duke. Yankee Stadium provides the backdrop for this Big Ten/ACC matchup of Indiana (6-6) and Duke (7-5). (N) 5:45 p.m. ESPN College Football Camping World Independence Bowl — Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer retires after one last bowl game - this one against Tulsa. (N) 9:15 p.m. ESPN College Football Foster Farms Bowl — UCLA vs. Ne- braska. A pair of big-name schools square off in the Foster Farms Bowl, as UCLA (8-4) faces Nebras- ka (5-7). (N) SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. WSBT 6 NFL Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins. From Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gar- dens, Fla. (N) WSJV < NFL Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buc- caneers. From Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (N) 4:25 p.m. WSJV < NFL Green Bay Packers at Ari- zona Cardinals. From Uni- versity of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (N) 8:20 p.m. WNDU 0 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers continue their march to the playoffs when they visit the Ravens. (N) Hockey TUESDAY 8:00 p.m. NBCSN NHL Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild. From the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. (N) 8:30 p.m. CSNCH NHL Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars. From Ameri- can Airlines Center in Dal- las. (N) 10:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings. From Sta- ples Center in Los Ange- les. (N) SUNDAY 8:00 p.m. CSNCH NHL Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks. From the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (N) soccer MONDAY 2:55 p.m. NBCSN English Premier League Soccer Arsenal FC vs Manchester City FC. From Emirates Stadium in London, En- gland. (N) SATURDAY 9:55 a.m. NBCSN English Premier League Soccer Manchester City FC vs Sunderland AFC. From Etihad Stadium in Man- chester, England. (N) 10:00 a.m. USA English Premier League Soccer Live 12:30 p.m. WNDU 0 En- glish Premier League Soccer Newcastle United FC vs Everton FC. (N) 2:30 p.m. WNDU 0 En- glish Premier League Soccer Southampton FC vs Arsenal FC. From St. Mary's Stadium in South- ampton, Hampshire, En- gland. (N) Winter sports SUNDAY 4:00 p.m. NBCSN Luge FIL Viessmann World Cup. From Calgary, Alta. Page 2 December 21 - 27, 2015 Chris Paul leads the Los Angeles Clippers against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday on ESPN.

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