HBO Max Live Sports in December 2025: College Football, AEW and More

ESPN is the industry leader in televised sports, but HBO Max is close behind in bringing its subscribers all the best in college football, professional hockey and more.

In December 2025, the streamer is set to deliver some of the year’s most anticipated sporting events. Several college football playoff games are scheduled just before the Christmas holidays, while women’s soccer and NHL hockey also have key events occurring throughout the month.

Finally, wrestling fans are in for a treat as AEW will stage its annual Dynamite on 34th Street and Collision Christmas events.

Read further for Watch With Us‘ complete list of all the sporting events on HBO Max in December.

College Football Playoffs

December 20
CFP Game, 3:30 p.m.
CFP Game, 7:30 p.m.

U.S. Soccer

December 1
USWNT vs Italy, 7 p.m.

World Sevens Tournament
December 5
Session 1 Matches (4 Matches), 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

December 6
Session 2 Matches (4 Matches), 11:10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Session 3 Matches (4 Matches), 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

December 7
Semi Final Matches (2 Matches), 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
3rd Place Match, 3 p.m.
Championship Match, 4:30 p.m.

NHL on TNT

December 3
Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m.
Utah Mammoth vs Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m.

December 9
Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders, 7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators, 9:30 p.m.

December 10
New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m.

December 16
Edmonton Oilers vs Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m.

December 17
Utah Mammoth vs Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights, 10 p.m.

December 23
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 p.m.
Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia vs Chicago Blackhawks, 9 p.m.

College Basketball

Men’s Big East
December 1
St. Francis vs Xavier, 7 p.m.

December 2
Eastern Michigan vs Butler, 7 p.m.
Nicholls State vs Creighton, 9 p.m.

December 3
UMBC vs Georgetown, 8 p.m.

December 5
Cincinnati vs Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

December 6
Rhode Island vs Providence, 12 p.m.
Boise State vs Butler, 2 p.m.
Arkansas Pine Bluff vs DePaul, 9 p.m.

December 9
Brown vs Providence, 7:30 p.m.

December 12
Missouri State vs Xavier, 7 p.m.

December 13
Iona vs St. John’s, 12 p.m.
Providence vs Butler, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs Villanova, 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Big 12
December 13
Santa Clara vs Arizona State, 7 p.m.

December 19
Abilene Christian vs BYU, 9:30 p.m.

December 21
Southern vs Baylor, 1 p.m.

December 28
Winthrop vs Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

Women’s Big East
December 28
Connecticut vs Butler, 4 p.m.
Creighton vs Georgetown, 6 p.m.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

December 3
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.

December 6
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.

December 10
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.

December 13
AEW Collision, 4:30 p.m.

December 17
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
AEW Collision, 10 p.m.
AEW Countdown to World’s End 2025, 11 p.m.

December 19
AEW Dynamite, Rampage and Battle of the Belts events from 2022.

December 20
AEW Collision, 2:30 p.m.

December 24
AEW Dynamite – Dynamite on 34th Street, 6 p.m.

December 25
AEW Collision – Collision Christmas, 9 p.m.

December 27
AEW World’s End PPV, 8 p.m

December 31
AEW Dynamite – Dynamite New Year Smash 2025, 8 p.m.

**Live Sports available only on select plans. Plan availability varies by subscription provider. Check with your subscription provider for details. Select games available and blackouts may apply.

Please note this list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change. All times are in ET.

Pre- and post-event programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights available after each event.