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Examples of this year’s sports coverage include:
January
Australian Open (Jan. 16-29)
FIH Hockey World Cup (Jan. 13-29)
Winter X Games XXVII (Jan. 27-29)
February
FIFA Club World Cup (Feb. 1-11)
Six Nations (Feb. 4 - March 18)
NFL Super Bowl LVII (Feb. 12)
March
BNP Paribas Open (March 8-19)
World Baseball Classic (March 8-21)
March Madness (March 14 - April 3)
April
The Masters Tournament (April 6-9)
Boston Marathon (April 17)
NFL Draft (April 27-29)
May
PGA Championship (May 18-21)
Indianapolis 500 (May 28)
French Open (May 28 - June 11)
June
NBA Finals
UEFA Champions League Final (June 10)
U.S. Open (June 15-18)
July
Tour de France (July 1-23)
Wimbledon Championships (July 3-16)
FIFA Women’s World Cup (July 20 - Aug. 20)
August
Swimming World Championships (Aug. 2-11)
World Athletics Championships (Aug. 19-27)
FIBA Basketball World Cup (Aug. 25 - Sept. 10)
September
Rugby World Cup (Sept. 8 - Oct. 28)
Asian Games (Sept. 23 - Oct. 8)
Ryder Cup (Sept. 25 - Oct. 1)
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Vanessa James and Eric Radford, of Canada, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo 22349651671474 / Natacha Pisarenko)
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A security guard tries to separate a boy who hugs India's captain Rohit Sharma, right, after invading the field of play during the second one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Raipur, India, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo 23021439856458 / Aijaz Rahi)
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Shilese Jones of the U.S. competes on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Men's Team Final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo 22349655142495 / Jon Super)
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after making a passing shot to Italy's Jannik Sinner in a men's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo 22349653576107 / Alberto Pezzali)
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Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa runs her fingers through her hair and a message to herself written on her hand "I'm a good curler. I have confidence. Let's have fun!" during a women's curling match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo 22349651440811 / Brynn Anderson)
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San Diego Padres relief pitcher Nick Martinez throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo 22349654751832 / Charlie Riedel)
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A member of Team Ukraine competes during the final of highlights of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo 22349653192716 / Anna Szilagyi)
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Scotland's Micky Yule reacts after a successful lift during the men's heavyweight para powerlifting final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo 22332711708969 / Aijaz Rahi)
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Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China crashes at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo 23072544404914 / Frank Augstein)
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Detroit Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo, top, is hit in the mouth by Los Angeles Lakers center Thomas Bryant during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. Diallo had to leave the game after the injury. (AP Photo 22323231252958 / Mark J. Terrill)
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Soccer
International soccer leagues and events including the English Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and FIFA World Cup.
Cricket
Every cricket international, including the World Cup and Ashes series.
Pro Football
NFL.
Pro Basketball
NBA and selected WNBA.
Auto Racing
NASCAR, Formula One Grand Prix, and selected IndyCar.
Golf
All majors, PGA tour stops and selected tournaments.
Olympics
All Olympic events and most national and international qualifying events.
Baseball
Major League Baseball, including spring training, all regular-season and post-season games. Top 25 men’s college baseball.
Tennis
All majors and selected tour stops.
Rugby
Major international championships.
College Basketball
Top 25 ranked Men’s Division 1 and top 5 ranked Women’s Division 1.
College Football
SEC and top 25 ranked Men’s Division 1.
Hockey
NHL.
Skiing
World Ski Championships and International Ski Federation events.