Sports on TV This Week: Hawks, College Basketball
From Staff Reports – Results updated Friday, Jan. 12
The NFL and College Football Playoffs, the NBA and Men’s College Basketball highlight this week’s Sports on TV column.
The Atlanta Hawks will be a host for three games this week in State Farm Arena while the Falcons have concluded their season.
The Hawks (14-21) will entertain the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday (Bally), Indiana on Friday (WANF / Peachtree TV) and Washington on Saturday (Saturday). Friday’s game is the first of several on WANF and Peachtree TV.
On the gridiron, the Falcons finished with a 7-10 record for the third consecutive year after Sunday’s 48-17 thrashing at New Orleans. The NFL Playoffs begin this weekend with the Super Bowl set for Sunday, Feb. 11.
And below we merge into Men’s College Basketball with schedules for UGA, Georgia Tech and Auburn.
PRO SPORTS ON TV THIS WEEK & BEYOND
NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS (7-10)
Dec. 3 – at New York Jets … W, 13-8
Dec. 10 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers … L, 25-29
Dec. 17 – at Carolina Panthers … L, 7-9
Dec. 24 – Indianapolis Colts … W, 29-10
Dec. 31 – at Chicago Bears … L, 17-37
Jan. 7 – at New Orleans Saints … L, 17-48
Season completed.
NBA – ATLANTA HAWKS (15-21)
Dec. 26 – at Chicago Bulls … L, 113-118
Dec. 29 – Sacramento Kings … L, 110-117
Dec. 31 – at Washington Wizards … W, 130-126
Jan. 3 – Oklahoma City Thunder … W, 141-138
Jan. 5 – at Indiana Pacers … L, 116-150
Jan. 7 – at Orlando Magic … L, 110-117 (OT)
Jan. 10 – Philadelphia 76ers … W, 139-132 (OT)
Jan. 12, Fri. – Indiana Pacers, 7:30 pm – WANF / PeachtreeTV
Jan. 13, Sat. – Washington Wizards, 7:30 pm – Bally
Jan. 15, Mon. – San Antonio Spurs, 3:30 pm – TNT
Jan. 17, Wed. – Orlando Magic, 7:30 pm – Bally
Jan. 19, Fri. – at Miami Heat, 8 pm – WANF / PeachtreeTV
Jan. 20, Sat. – Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 pm – Bally
NFL PLAYOFFS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
AFC Wild Card
Cleveland Browns (11-6) at Houston Texans (9-7), 4:30 p.m. – NBC
Miami Dolphins (11-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (11-6), 8 p.m. – Peacock
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
AFC Wild Card
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) at Buffalo Bills (11-6), 1 p.m. – CBS
NFC Wild Card
Green Bay Packers (9-8) at Dallas Cowboys (12-5), 4:30 p.m. – FOX
Los Angeles Rams (10-7) at Detroit Lions (12-5), 8 p.m. – NBC
MONDAY, JANUARY 15
NFC Wild Card
Philadelphia Eagles (11-6) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8), 8:15 p.m. – ABC / ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
FCS Championship / Frisco, TX
South Dakota State 23, Montana 3 … SDSU wins National Championship
MONDAY, JANUARY 8
FBS National Championship, Houston
Michigan 34, Washington 13 … Michigan wins National Championship
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GEORGIA (12-3, 2-0 SEC)
Jan. 6 – at Missouri … W, 75-68
Jan. 10 – Arkansas … W, 76-66
Jan. 13, Sat. – Tennessee, Noon – ESPN2
Jan. 16, Tues. – at South Carolina, 9 pm – ESPNU
GEORGIA TECH (8-7, 1-3 ACC)
Jan. 6 – Boston College … L, 87-95
Jan. 9 – Notre Dame … L, 68-75 (OT)
Jan. 13, Sat. – at Duke, 5 pm – ACC Network
Jan. 16, Tues. – at Clemson, 9 pm – ACC Network
AUBURN (13-2, 2-0 SEC)
Jan. 6 – at Arkansas … W, 83-51
Jan. 9 – Texas A&M … W, 66-55
Jan. 13, Sat. – LSU, 6 pm – SEC Network
Jan. 17, Wed. – at Vanderbilt, 9 pm – SEC Network
