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The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff will start at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 19 on ABC and ESPN, followed by a tripleheader Dec. 20 that starts at noon, the CFP, ESPN and TNT announced Tuesday. ESPN, which has owned the exclusive rights to the playoff since its inception in 2015, is in the second year of its current expanded package, which includes all four games of the CFP first round with two of the games sublicensed to TNT Sports.

Gretzky, 64, told Variety in an interview about his new deal that he's well aware TNT's NHL coverage has big shoes to fill. "Listen, we are not trying to reinvent the wheel," he said. "We are largely riding the coattails of what those guys on 'Inside the NBA' have done so phenomenally. They know the game, but they are positive, and their personalities come through, even if they don't always agree."

The NHL released its 2025-26 national broadcast schedule for the United States on Wednesday, and the Capitals top the list with 18 games on on the calendar. Washington will start its season on TNT, featuring as the network's first game of the campaign against the Boston Bruins on October 8 at 7:30 pm. Eight Capitals games will air on TNT, four will air on ESPN, three will air on ABC, and three will air on ESPN+ and Hulu.

Sky Sports will show Liverpool's opener against Bournemouth on Friday, 15 August. For the first time, all matches outside the Saturday 3pm blackout will be broadcast live.