27/01/2026
Sports slate for Jan. 27–28: NBA, NHL, college hoops, and U.S. women’s soccer vs. Chile
A packed U.S. sports schedule for Jan. 27–28 includes NBA and NHL action, major college basketball matchups, the East-West Shrine Bowl broadcast, Australian Open coverage, and a U.S. women’s national team friendly against Chile in Santa Barbara.
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A busy midweek calendar across leagues
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 27–28, 2026, bring a crowded sports viewing schedule spanning pro leagues, college events, and international competitions. For fans tracking multiple sports at once, the lineup offers overlapping windows in prime time, with basketball and hockey leading the evening hours and soccer and tennis anchoring earlier broadcasts.
These midweek slates matter in the rhythm of the season: NBA teams are jockeying for positioning with the trade deadline ahead, NHL clubs are battling through the grind of winter travel, and conference races in college basketball are tightening as teams push for NCAA tournament resumes.
NBA, NHL, and college basketball highlights
On the NBA side, Tuesday’s schedule includes Milwaukee at Philadelphia and the L.A. Clippers at the Utah Jazz, while Wednesday features the Lakers at Cleveland and the Warriors at Utah. In the NHL, Tuesday includes the Sharks at Vancouver, with Wednesday bringing Philadelphia at Columbus.
College basketball adds depth to the day with conference matchups and ranked-team implications. The schedule includes prominent games such as Michigan State at Rutgers, Arkansas at Oklahoma, and Kentucky at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, followed by Baylor at Cincinnati, Texas at Auburn, and UCLA at Oregon on Wednesday.
Soccer, tennis, and football-related programming
Soccer coverage includes a U.S. women’s friendly against Chile in Santa Barbara, along with CONCACAF women’s U-17 qualifying matches. Tennis fans can follow Australian Open quarterfinal coverage, adding a global major event to the midweek mix.
Football programming includes the East-West Shrine Bowl broadcast and Senior Bowl practice coverage, events that are closely watched by NFL scouts and draft analysts. Together, the two days illustrate the modern sports calendar’s constant churn, where in-season action, tournament play, and talent evaluation all compete for attention in the same window.