📺 Sports This Weekend

🏈NFL

Buffalo Bills (9-4) @ New England Patriots (11-2) - Sunday, Dec 14th

1:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM London | 3:00 AM Tokyo (Mon) – CBS

A miraculous turnaround could culminate in a divisional championship as New England looks to sweep defending champ Buffalo.

Detroit Lions (8-5) @ Los Angeles Rams (10-3) - Sunday, Dec 14th

4:25 PM ET | 9:25 PM London | 6:25 AM Tokyo (Mon) – FOX

A rivalry growing out of past trades, front office hires, and playoff matchups installs another chapter. Detroit fights for its playoff chances, while LA hopes to maintain its hold on the top spot in the NFC.

Minnesota Vikings (5-8) @ Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1) - Sunday, Dec 14th

8:20 PM ET | 1:20 AM London (Mon)  | 10:20 AM Tokyo (Mon) – NBC/Peacock

Dallas tries to keep its slim playoff hopes alive against a Vikings team in freefall.

🏒 NHL

Chicago Blackhawks  (13-11-6) @ St. Louis Blues (11-13-7) – Friday, Dec 12th

8:00 PM ET | 1:00 AM London (Sat) | 10:00 AM Tokyo (Sat) –  ESPN+/Hulu

The records are middle of the pack at best, but this is a classic, Midwest NHL rivalry.

Anaheim Ducks (19-10-1) @ New Jersey Devils (17-12-1) – Saturday, Dec 13th

12:30 PM ET | 5:30 PM London | 2:30 AM Tokyo (Sat) –  NHL Network

A rising Anaheim team hits the road against a Devils team that is suddenly piling up losses. 

🏈 College Football

Army (6-5) vs. Navy (9-2) – Saturday, Dec 13th

3:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM London | 5:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – CBS

The annual, nationally-televised rivalry game between two of the nation’s premier military academies. The product on the field isn’t always great, but it brings out plenty of celebrities and patriotism.

Premier League 

Liverpool  (7-2-6) @ Brighton (6-5-4) – Saturday, Dec 13th

10:00 AM ET | 3:00 PM London | 12:00 AM Tokyo (Sun)  – NBC/Peacock

Two teams trying to separate themselves amid a three-way tie in the standings table.

Crystal Palace  (7-5-3) @ Manchester City (10-1-4) – Sunday, Dec 14th

9:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM London | 11:00 PM Tokyo  – NBC/Peacock

Crystal Palace tries to close the gap between itself and the top 3 while Man City looks to keep pace with Arsenal.

Combat Sports 

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape – Saturday, Dec 13th

Prelims: 7:00 PM ET | 12:00 AM London (Sun) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – ESPN+

Main Card: 10:00 PM ET | 3:00 AM London (Sun) | 12:00 PM Tokyo (Sun) – ESPN2/ESPN+

A flyweight bout between top-10 fighters highlights a 10-fight main card.

Golf

Grant Thornton Invitational – Friday, Dec 12th - Sunday, Dec 14th

Times Vary Based on the Day – Golf Channel/NBC/Peacock

A unique team-based tournament that mixes LPGA and PGA Tour members..

🎬Weekend Entertainment

Friday, Dec 12th

Disney+: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era

A six-part docuseries offering a behind-the-scenes point of view of Taylor Swift’s famed “Eras Tour.”

Netflix: City of Shadows

A Spanish mystery thriller that follows a detective as he tries to restore his tarnished reputation while investigating a murder after a mysterious dead body appears.

Netflix: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The third installment of Rian Johnson’s critically acclaimed murder-mystery-thriller series, this time based around a murder at a church. When a priest dies during Good Friday Mass, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is called to the case. And of course, nothing is ever what it seems.

Apple TV: F1 The Movie

The racing drama follows a retired driver (Brad Pitt) as he returns to compete on the track 30 years after an in-race crash ended his career. This time, he’s trying to help a former teammate from losing his team to greedy investors.

Monday, Dec 15th

Peacock: The Rise

A five-part docuseries covering the ascent of women’s sports. With additional installments scheduled for future dates, the initial release gives a behind-the-scenes look into the WNBA’s spike in ticket demand, merchandise sales,  and viewership.

In Theaters 

Friday, Dec 12th

Hamnet

This highly anticipated film depicts the life of Shakespeare amid challenges in his personal life and family matters. It’s expected to be one of the best films based on his life.

Silent Night, Deadly Night

A remake of the 1984 Christmas horror film follows a man who lost his parents in a Christmas murder during his childhood. Now grown, the holiday still triggers his past trauma.

Ella McCay

A lieutenant governor becomes governor and deals with the challenges of juggling the position and other priorities of her life.

📰 Top Story

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 shortlist is out. Six athletes are in the running for the award, to be decided by public vote during the live show on 18 December.

The winner will be chosen by viewers during the show on BBC One and iPlayer. 

💻 Tool of the Week

LifeLock

LifeLock is an identity theft protection service that aims to help people monitor and protect their personal information. It is often rated as one of the main options in this category.

Key features (varies by plan):

  • Alerts for suspicious activity on your accounts. 

  • Monitoring for misuse of your personal info. 

  • Up to $1 million reimbursement for some identity theft related costs. 

  • 24/7 support and alerts.

🌍 Travel Hack

Use split tunneling on your VPN when you travel. This feature lets you route only selected apps through the VPN and keep the rest of your phone or laptop on the local network. It reduces slowdowns and helps you watch sports streams that need a home-country connection while keeping hotel Wi-Fi apps, maps, and local services running through the normal internet path.

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