THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: JANUARY 16TH – 22ND

As we enter the third week of January, the NFL Playoffs turn to the Divisional Round as well as the final game of Super Wild Card Weekend. The college football season has come to a close, but we’re in the final push toward National Signing Day in February. We’re also entering NFL Draft evaluation and All Star Game season. College Basketball is deep into conference play with roughly 7 weeks remaining in the regular season. The NBA and NHL are fully invested in their regular seasons. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, both leagues will have loaded schedules all day. Various European soccer leagues are back in full action after the World Cup and winter break. The first tennis major of the year kicks off in Melbourne, Australia as the Aussie Open commences. Men’s defending champion Rafael Nadal returns, as does Novak Djokovic, but Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn due to injury. On the women’s side, defending champion Ash Barty retired after winning last years tournament, so we will have a new champion.

If you’re looking for a great podcast, tune into and subscribe to The Irrational Confidence Podcast (@IRConfidencePod on Twitter). We release 2 college football episodes a week during the season and throw in NFL and college basketball episodes in between. We currently have 2 exclusive interview episodes available and a 3rd about to drop. The interviews available now are with former NFL Assistant Coach Paul McCord and EA Sports Writer and Designer Christopher Davis. The next interview about to drop is with Ohio State Football legend Cie Grant. You can find our podcast on every platform as well as the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel. As January moves forward, we’ll be dropping NFL Playoff episodes. Another reason to subscribe to the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel is to catch the Photo Finish Podcast that is focused on all things horse racing.

NFL:

• WILD CARD MONDAY: DALLAS COWBOYS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. MONDAY. 8:15PM EST ESPN
• DIVISIONAL ROUND: JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS SATURDAY. 4:30PM EST NBC
• DIVISIONAL ROUND: NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES SATURDAY. 8:15PM EST FOX
• DIVISIONAL ROUND. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS SUNDAY. 3PM EST. CBS
• DIVISIONAL ROUND. COWBOYS/BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS. SUNDAY. 6:30PM EST. FOX

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

• GEORGETOWN AT VILLANOVA. MONDAY. NOON EST. FOX
• PURDUE AT MICHIGAN ST. MONDAY. 2:30PM EST. FOX
• KANSAS AT KANSAS ST. TUESDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• FSU AT NOTRE DAME. TUESDAY. 7PM EST. ESPNU
• TEXAS AT IOWA ST. TUESDAY. 8PM EST. BIG 12 NETWORK
• GEORGIA AT KENTUCKY. TUESDAY. 9PM EST. ESPN
• BAYLOR AT TEXAS TECH. TUESDAY. 9PM EST. ESPNU
• ARKANSAS AT MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY. 9PM EST. SEC NETWORK
• PROVIDENCE AT MARQUETTE. WEDNESDAY. 9PM EST. CBSSN
• OKLAHOMA AT OKLAHOMA ST. WEDNESDAY. 9PM EST. ESPNU
• INDIANA AT ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. 8:30PM EST. FS1
• USC AT ARIZONA. THURSDAY. 9PM EST. PAC12 NETWORK
• WASHINGTON AT COLORADO THURSDAY. 9PM EST. ESPNU
• GEORGETOWN AT XAVIER. SATURDAY. NOON EST. FS1
• MIAMI AT DUKE. SATURDAY. NOON EST. ESPN
• TCU AT KANSAS. SATURDAY. 1PM EST. CBS
• UCLA AT ARIZONA. SATURDAY. 2PM EST. ABC
• TENNESSEE AT LSU. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. ESPN
• ALABAMA AT MISSOURI. SATURDAY. 6PM EST. SEC NETWORK
• OREGON AT STANFORD. SATURDAY. 11PM EST. FS1
• MICHIGAN ST AT INDIANA. SUNDAY. NOON EST CBS

SOCCER:

• CRYSTAL PALACE VS MAN UNITED. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST
• MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR. THURSDAY 3PM EST
• RB LEIPZIG VS BAYERN MUNICH. FRIDAY. 2:30PM EST
• LIVERPOOL VS CHELSEA. SATURDAY. 7:30AM EST USA
• WOLFSBURG VS SC FREIBURG. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST
• SALERNITANA VS NAPOLI. SATURDAY. NOON EST
• FIORENTINA VS TORINO. SATURDAY. 2:45PM EST
• MARSEILLE VS MONACO. SATURDAY. 3PM EST
• ARSENAL VS MAN UNITED. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST
• BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH VS BAYER LEVERKUSEN. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST
• ATHLETIC VS REAL MADRID SUNDAY. 3PM EST

NHL:

• PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AT BOSTON BRUINS. MONDAY. 1PM EST
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT SEATTLE KRAKEN. MONDAY. 4PM EST
• FLORIDA PANTHERS AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. TUESDAY. 7PM EST
• MINNESOTA WILD AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS. TUESDAY. 7PM EST
• BOSTON BRUINS AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS WEDNESDAY 7:30PM EST. TNT
• DALLAS STARS AT SAN JOSE SHARKS. WEDNESDAY. 10PM EST. TNT
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT EDMONTON OILERS. THURSDAY. 9PM EST. ESPN
• OTTAWA SENATORS AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• ANAHEIM DUCKS AT BUFFALO SABRES. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• PITTSBURGH PENGUINS AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS. SUNDAY. 2PM EST. NHL NETWORK

NBA:

• BOSTON CELTICS AT CHARLOTTE HORNETS. MONDAY. 1PM EST. NBA TV
• MIAMI HEAT AT ATLANTA HAWKS. MONDAY. 3:30PM EST. TNT
• PHOENIX SUNS AT MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES MONDAY. 6PM EST TNT
• TORONTO RAPTORS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS. TUESDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT
• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AT LA CLIPPERS. TUESDAY. 10PM EST TNT
• ATLANTA HAWKS AT DALLAS MAVERICKS. WEDNESDAY 7:30PM EST ESPN
• CHICAGO BULLS VS DETROIT PISTONS (PARIS, FRANCE). THURSDAY 3PM EST. NBA TV
• GOLDEN ST WARRIORS AT BOSTON CELTICS. THURSDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT
• MIAMI HEAT AT DALLAS MAVERICKS. FRIDAY. 7:30PM EST. ESPN
• MILWAUKEE BUCKS AT CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• BROOKLYN NETS AT GOLDEN ST WARRIORS SUNDAY. 8:30PM EST. NBA TV

AUSTRALIAN OPEN:

• TOURNAMENT OCCURS DAILY STARTING ROUGHLY AROUND 7PM EST AND CONCLUDING AROUND 5/6AM EST. YOU CAN WATCH ON ESPN, ESPN2AND TENNIS CHANNEL

Have a GREAT sports week!