November sports activities watch information: School basketball returns, NWSL Championship, ‘Madden’ film

That is the month for many who consider in destiny and sleep too late. It is apparently the month when Wyclef Jean comes again. Above all, for our readership, November is a month of wall-to-wall goodness throughout the sports activities we love.

The NFL goes abroad after which dominates Thanksgiving weekend. The NBA and NHL warmth up as All-Stars go towards the franchises that traded them. School ball is lifted by unimpeachable rivalries. There’s soccer and motorsports and … Tracy Morgan!

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In surveying the weeks forward, we did our greatest to cowl the most important occasions and promote some sleepers. All occasions are ET, and all channel listings are for U.S. viewers.

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November 2026 sports activities schedule

The New York Metropolis Marathon

Nov. 1, 8 a.m. on ESPN2 and three p.m. on ABC

The five-borough race celebrates its fiftieth yr in existence, stretching from Staten Island to Central Park. There’s 8-11:30 a.m. protection on ESPN2, then a 3-5 p.m. finish-line particular on ABC.

2026 Oui-Play occasion

Nov. 2 on ESPN and ESPN2

Maryland vs. South Carolina, midday on ESPN

Oklahoma vs. North Carolina, 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2

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In ladies’s basketball, All-American Joyce Edwards and the No. 1 Gamecocks headline a four-school tour to Paris. South Carolina faces Twentieth-ranked Maryland at midday. No. 12 North Carolina and No. 21 Oklahoma fill out the invoice. It is all soundtracked by the gold-standard sales space of Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe.

‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Season 2 premiere

Nov. 2, 8:30 p.m. on NBC

Tracy Morgan returns because the titular (and fictional) Dinkins, a former NFL star disgraced by a playing scandal. Daniel Radcliffe performs a documentarian employed to reclaim Dinkins’ public picture. It is a surrealist single-camera comedy with Erika Alexander and Bobby Moynihan in supporting roles. New episodes air Mondays on this identical 8:30 p.m. window.

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‘The Best’ sequence premiere

Nov. 4 on Prime Video

This scripted sequence explores the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali and is government produced by his spouse, Lonnie. Jaalen Greatest portrays the iconoclastic heavyweight champion. All eight elements are streaming upon launch.

‘Terrell & T.O.’ premiere

Nov. 5 on Prime Video

The feature-length documentary charts Terrell Owens’ rise from Chattanooga to Canton. The topic himself sits for interviews, as do the likes of Andy Reid, Jerry Rice and Steve Younger. Popcorn is inspired.

IIHF Ladies’s World Championship

Nov. 6-16 on NHL Community

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Denmark welcomes 10 nationwide squads to the cities of Herning and Esbjerg. The U.S. went unbeaten in final yr’s occasion. Tessa Janecke scored the decisive additional time aim within the gold-medal sport versus Canada.

Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers in Mexico Metropolis

Nov. 7, 5 p.m. on NBA TV

A thirty fifth NBA export to Mexico faucets the majestic Nikola Jokić and the versatile Pascal Siakam. The sport goes down at Enviornment CDMX and incorporates native Día de Muertos celebrations.

Miami at Notre Dame

Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. on NBC

Considered one of faculty soccer’s nice rivalries renews in South Bend. This historic entanglement peaked with the 1988 “Catholics vs. Convicts” banger. After just a few many years of dormancy, the sequence discovered new fireplace by way of final season’s 27-24 Miami upset. Heisman Trophy hopeful and star wideout Malachi Toney matches up with Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, the Jim Thorpe Award favourite.

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Different gems on that slate embody BYU at Utah within the Holy Conflict (midday on ABC or ESPN) and Alabama at LSU for the First Saturday in November (3:30 p.m. on ABC).

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons in Madrid

Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. on NFL Community

The NFL sends a few of its coolest and most watchable abilities abroad to the Bernabéu. Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson glides previous defenses with turbocharger burst. Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase makes the chic look easy, whereas quarterback Joe Burrow is in MVP rivalry. That is the league’s second Madrid sport in as a few years.

Atlético Madrid vs. Barcelona

Nov. 8, 3 p.m. on ESPN Deportes

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Two of La Liga’s best golf equipment go at it, with scintillating winger Lamine Yamal of Barca towards enduring goalkeeper Jan Oblak of Atlético. Yamal fell in need of the 2026 Ballon d’Or, however a few of our writers thought that the 19-year-old deserved the vote.

NASCAR Cup Sequence Championship

Nov. 8, 3 p.m. on NBC

Inventory automobile season takes a last lap at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the playoff circuit will get its first South Florida end since 2019. Kyle Larson, final yr’s Cup Sequence champion, gained at this monitor in 2025.

Hockey Corridor of Fame induction ceremony

Nov. 9, 8 p.m. on NHL Community

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The 2026 class honors NHL notables Patrice Bergeron, Carey Value, Pekka Rinne and Keith Tkachuk. Cindy Curley can also be inducted from america ladies’s nationwide crew. A sixth member, Brian Burke, goes in as a “builder” for his contributions as an government.

Champions Traditional doubleheader

Nov. 10 on ESPN

Michigan State vs. Duke, 7 p.m.

Kansas vs. Kentucky, 9:30 p.m.

Blue bloods run collectively at Chicago’s United Heart. The boys’s basketball showcase begins with Duke and Michigan State — 17-year-old Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje joins the Blue Devils from Spain, whereas guard Jeremy Fears Jr. steps up as a Spartans standard-bearer. The second sport pairs Kansas with Kentucky.

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Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers

Nov. 10, 8 p.m. on NBC

The Celtics and Sixers hyperlink up after their fateful summer time swap. Boston traded Jaylen Brown, its 10-year fixture and NBA Finals MVP, for Philly’s Paul George (plus just a few draft picks). Brown felt disrespected this offseason, and he will get an opportunity to vent in entrance of a nationwide viewership. In the meantime, George returns to Philadelphia following a contentious max-contract letdown.

New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets

Nov. 10, 8 p.m. on ESPN+

Like Brown, Connor Hellebuyck takes on his former crew with palpable pressure. After 11 seasons in Winnipeg, the brick-wall goaltender requested a commerce on the finish of August. He then skipped coaching camp and the primary 24 days of the common season. The saga concluded on Oct. 23, with Hellebuyck now in Devils crimson. Jets followers will jeer accordingly.

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New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions in Munich

Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m. on Fox

Bayern Munich’s house digs remodel for the Patriots and Lions in a Week 10 marquee. Glue stick nook Christian Gonzalez leads the New England protection. The electrical Jahmyr Gibbs paces a stacked Detroits offense, and receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown speaks fluent German as a twin citizen.

‘Madden’ film premiere

Nov. 18 on Prime Video

Nicolas Cage, the actor recognized for his unusual and enthusiastic have an effect on, performs John Madden, the soccer statesman recognized for his unusual and enthusiastic have an effect on. Christian Bale costars as Al Davis. Directed by David O. Russell, “Madden” additionally opens in choose theaters.

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‘The Pursuit: F1 Academy’ premiere

Nov. 19 on Disney+

Filmed across the 2025 F1 Academy marketing campaign, “The Pursuit” places a lens on drivers comparable to Doriane Pin, Maya Weug and Chloe Chambers. The documentary’s debut funnels into System 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix (Nov. 21, 11 p.m. on Apple TV).

NWSL Championship

Nov. 21, 8 p.m. on CBS

The highest ladies’s soccer league finds its victor within the nation’s capital. Rose Lavelle and Gotham FC gained all of it in 2025. The Washington Spirit had been on the incorrect aspect of that end, however they get an opportunity to redeem themselves at their very own Audi Subject.

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‘Give Me The Ball!’ premiere

Nov. 22, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN

Billie Jean King earns “30 for 30” therapy from administrators Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff. The characteristic traces King’s profession, with extra contributions from Chris Evert, Serena Williams and even Elton John.

SEC, Large Ten ladies’s volleyball event championships

Nov. 24-25 on SEC Community and Fox

Nov. 24: SEC championship match, 7 p.m. on SEC Community

Nov. 25: Large Ten championship match, 8 p.m. on Fox

The SEC convenes in Savannah, Ga., for a second convention event since its return from a 20-year absence. Kentucky is the defending champ. The Large Ten’s inaugural tourney is in Fishers, Ind. The sphere of 15 groups pares down to 2, who will meet in a nationwide TV finale on Fox. Powerhouse Nebraska is the favourite.

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Inexperienced Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams

Nov. 25, 8 p.m. on Netflix

The ever-powerful NFL behemoth takes over a brand new time slot. On Thanksgiving Eve, Jordan Love’s Packers journey to Inglewood to face Matthew Stafford’s Rams, with U2 set for a halftime efficiency. This matchup is likely one of the season’s 5 Netflix exclusives.

NFL Thanksgiving triple-header

Nov. 26 on CBS, Fox and NBC

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. on CBS

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. on Fox

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Buffalo Payments, 8:20 p.m. on NBC

Ultimately, it is time to take out the ornamental gourds and turducken cash. Thanksgiving soccer finds its traditional afternoon footholds — the Lions welcome the Bears, then the Cowboys host the Eagles. The versatile night time spot is simple this yr, as Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs go to Josh Allen’s Payments.

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School soccer rivalry triple-header

Nov. 27 on ABC

Mississippi State at Ole Miss, midday

Florida at Florida State, 3:30 p.m.

Texas at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.

ABC has its in-state triptych to juice up the lengthy weekend. Mississippi State can spoil Ole Miss’ postseason candidacy with an Egg Bowl upset. Florida State seeks the identical towards Florida within the Sunshine Showdown. If Texas A&M is compelled to dwell within the SEC’s basement, it might probably not less than attempt to take Texas down with it. Some Lone Star loopiness would throw Steve Sarkisian into the hazard zone.

Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers

Nov. 27, 3 p.m. on Prime Video

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After Wednesday’s standalone and Thursday’s three-piece, the NFL retains its grip on the vacation with Black Friday within the Metal Metropolis. Broncos-Steelers streams by way of the Prime Video app, however customers do not really want a Prime subscription to look at reside. Let’s have a look at how Aaron Rodgers, days earlier than his forty third birthday, holds up towards the banshee Denver protection.

Michigan at Ohio State

Nov. 28, midday on Fox

Animosities are throughout this Saturday schedule, with USC-UCLA out west and Auburn-Alabama down south. However nothing matches the grandeur of The Athletic‘s prime faculty soccer rivalry. Ohio State seems to be to ship all-galaxy wideout Jeremiah Smith off on the appropriate observe. Michigan can salvage even probably the most disastrous of seasons by successful in Columbus. (The) Sport on.

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Arsenal vs. Manchester Metropolis

Nov. 29, 11:30 a.m. on NBC, NBCSN, Peacock or USA

A loaded month closes on this Premier League heater. Arsenal nonetheless guards the title. Man Metropolis gained the league 4 straight occasions from 2021-24, however the “Sham FC” scandal looms over the membership. With David Raya in aim and Erling Haaland on the free, there ought to be absolute scenes in north London.

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