What do most Americans use to watch live sports these days?

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whtevrnichole@reddit

illegally or with the cable that’s bundled into my rent.

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Designer-Carpenter88@reddit

I don’t have cable. I use streaming where I can, or I use my HD antenna for broadcast channels. Otherwise I miss out. (Though I really only watch my local college team and our nfl team)

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LiveArrival4974@reddit

Apparently there's an increase of people using TikTok live to watch it.

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Harry_Balsanga@reddit

I honestly don't anymore. It's all so fragmented and frustrating that I just stopped bothering.

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BoseSounddock@reddit

I use YouTube TV or usually ESPN+ if what I want to watch isn’t available on YouTube TV

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ehrenzoner@reddit

Paramount+ for Serie A, EFL, Champions League, and Europa League, ESPN+ for Bundesliga, Peacock for Premier League, and AppleTV+ for MLS.

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EffectiveCycle@reddit

An antenna for CBS/ABC/NBC/Fox, Peacock for specialty things I watch, and Fubo for baseball and hockey

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Stoppushingtheapp@reddit

People always forget the antenna option

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AardvarkIll6079@reddit

It’s basically only an option for local NFL games. Other major sports rarely have games on OTA networks.

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danhm@reddit

Yep. For baseball there is a single game on Fox per work and everyone hates their announcers compared to their local guys. Unfortunately they also have the rights to the ALCS and World Series.

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Eh, if you don't live near the antennas, you can forget it. Digital broadcast transmitters don't send far and get blocked by silly things, even people who live in the actual cities often can't use antennas. Broadcast reception sucks; the FCC should offer all broadcast channels and C-SPAN on a free streaming service.

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MattinglyDineen@reddit

This only works if you live near a station.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

Not always an option. Some live in areas too distant or obstructed to pick up the stations.

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AgentCatBot@reddit

I live in a populated area, but the hilly obstructions of the land give me 2 channels, both in Spanish.

This was less of a problem in the analog era because a little fuzzy was ok. With digital, a minimum signal clarity is needed. I could probably fix this with a more powerful aerial or an attic antenna or something, but not worth the effort.

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Unoriginal_UserName9@reddit

And zero lag.

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Typical-Amoeba-6726@reddit

Love the antenna. 🤫

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Nivloc1227@reddit

YoutubeTv works well, but it's not much different than cable.

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HardTellinN0tKnowin@reddit

And just as expensive now

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Express_Barnacle_174@reddit

You ain't kidding. My mom (who cut cable a couple of years ago) asked where she could watch the Buckeyes, and as far as I could tell it was YoutubeTV... which was $85 per goddamn month. Holy shit! That's insane!

She decided she didn't want to watch college football that badly.

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Historical_Low4458@reddit

The Big Ten has games over the air with traditional tv. Now, obviously she wouldn't get to choose to watch Ohio St specifically, but between Fox, CBS, and NBC, there is a chance that the Buckeyes would be one of those stations at some point over a weekend.

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Imaginary_Ladder_917@reddit

This is what my husband uses.

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Beneficial-Two8129@reddit

Local teams are broadcast on cable, so if you're a fan of the local teams, you don't need any of the streaming services unless you don't have cable. Indeed, the games might be blacked out on streaming services in the local market.

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tcrhs@reddit

I don’t watch sports, so I can’t answer this for you. Hopefully, someone else will give you an excellent answer

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4Q69freak@reddit

We use an antenna for the 4 networks, SlingTV for “cable channels” like FS1, ESPN, TBS, TNT, USA, and Big Ten Network, and Paramount and Peacock for some other NBC and CBS sports programming.

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kit0000033@reddit

I like the Olympic sports and they're all on peacock.

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Relevant_Elevator190@reddit

TV.

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shelwood46@reddit

I got satellite (DTV, then Dish) when I moved to my current apartment in 2014, then cut the cord and switched to streaming only in 2018 (I am on a border between two media areas and can't get any channels by antenna, none). I did free trials of all at that time, had Sling for a bit, then switched to what was then AT&T Live and is now Directv Stream. It gives me ESPN and most of the local broadcast stations (no CBS). I have Paramount+ for live CBS. They've started putting sports on many of the other major streamers, Prime, Peacock, even Apple+. I share those with my family. So I stream. Occasionally I use my VPN to stream stuff on obscure, often foreign sites, that is blocked/unavailable here, like out of mark NFL games (our black-out rules are weird).

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smcl2k@reddit

I have Peacock, Paramount+, and Hulu Live with ESPN. I've also had MLS Season Pass for the last few years for "free" with my season ticket, but I doubt I'll pay for it going forward.

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EMitch02@reddit

Only watch NFL. Prime for Thursday night games. NFL+ for RedZone, international games, & game replays

I'll sail the high seas if I really want to watch a single game live

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8avian6@reddit

Local fox stations usually have the NFL games. I've also seen them in Amazon prime and Tubi

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captainstormy@reddit

An Over The Air antenna for most games.

A lot of stuff is on the regular streaming apps too that most people already have.

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stroppo@reddit

I watch network TV. No cable, no streaming, never had it, never will. No services I have to pay for. So if a game isn't available on network TV, I can't watch it. On occasion I've gone to a local bar or restaurant to watch. But that costs money too.

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sonicpieman@reddit

Cable login in the respective app.

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coronarybee@reddit

My dad uses Hulu live and goes to bars for the ones not on there or peacock

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Queenfan1959@reddit

My eyes

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mdzkelduncol@reddit

I use an antenna for many games and then whatever streaming service something might be on

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Sucitraf@reddit

I watch 2 sports, NBA and NPB.

YouTube TV for NBA, and I share access with my family.

JSports On Demand and IPTV to watch most NPB, Giants.tv for the Yomiuri games.

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maddmax_gt@reddit

We use regular TV for Hockey (and literally only pay for TV service for Hockey) but sometimes it’s only on Hulu (which I can’t stand)

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No-Koala1918@reddit

Combo. Most sports are still shown on linear tv, like over the air, cable, or YTTV. Some individual games are lately only available on streaming services(through their live functionality).

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Ill-Butterscotch1337@reddit

I use Superbox

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RodeoBoss66@reddit

Wild guess, but I think most Americans use their eyes and ears.

I could be wrong though. Maybe most Americans use their feet.

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GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit

Hulu Live TV for me personally.

It isn't the cheapest and I don't always care for the interface, but the ability to use it on multiple platforms (phone, PC, TV) simtaneously flawlessly is nice. I also like it for their catalog of shows I like.

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imthesqwid@reddit

I tried Hulu for a while but their DVR, especially for sports was garbage. I remember not being able to fast forward on my “recorded” games, is this still the case?

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Karen125@reddit

Yes, you can't fast forward through commercials but you can fast forward parts of the game.

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cultural-orca@reddit

Oh hell no

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GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit

Dunno. I never use it for that.

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drink-beer-and-fight@reddit

I only get the Hulu live upgrade for the football season. The rest of the year it’s the cheapest most basic tier they offer.

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Karen125@reddit

Too bad my husband watches Nascar with their 9 month long season.

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drink-beer-and-fight@reddit

It is always a wrench missing the Daytona 500. It’s just not in my budget.

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Karen125@reddit

If it's on for Feb for the Super Bowl you can probably leave it on for the 500 at the end of Feb if you time it right.

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Soonerpalmetto88@reddit

A tv

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jrc_80@reddit

I use my TV antenna, or if the game is unavailable or blacked out, I’ll listen to it on the radio.

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rattlehead44@reddit

I have MLB.TV free through T-Mobile to watch my sad and miserable Pirates play, local cable channels (through Hulu Live) to watch my 49ers, Sharks, and Warriors. National broadcasts (ESPN, FOX, TBS, etc.) also through Hulu Live.

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ElonMuskHuffingFarts@reddit

Eyes

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Brandenburg42@reddit

Apple TV has 100% of MLS with no blackouts.

Spectacular for big fans, but all of the casual viewers not interested in the sub are gone because they can't accidentally find a game on channel flipping.

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SarK-9@reddit

Peacock for Premier League, Paramount Plus for Champions League.

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Tinman5278@reddit

Yes. I get my home Internet service through a cable provider. But I don't have their cable service - just internet. But they also have their own streaming app that allows me to get the exact same list of channels that their cable service provides. I get full access to ESPN and The NFL network, FOX Sports, the SEC Network, etc.. though that app. The wife and I also have Amazon Prime so we get some sports (like Thursday night Football) through that.

There are probably other sports on other streaming apps we use (Apple TV, HULU, etc..) but we don't watch them.

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RobotShlomo@reddit

Football and hockey. Basketball is starting soon but it takes a while to get back into that.

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cosmicdave86@reddit

During football season I subscribe to YouTube TV, the multiview is just so damn clutch I don't care that it's pricy.

The rest of the year it's a pirates life for me.

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capsrock02@reddit

Cable

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Wafflebot17@reddit

Depends, regular season baseball Mlbtv, it’s $150 a year. I have YouTube TV and ESPN plus that covers everything else.

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blazedancer1997@reddit

Pirate because fuck mlb TV and their dogshit local game blackouts

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7empestSpiralout@reddit

1ststoptv

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Spiritual-Physics700@reddit

We have cable tv still but no longer have a box, everything is streaming. So we download the Spectrum App and it streams TV like a old school cable box would give you TV.

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Ghost_Turtle@reddit

Spectrum app 100%

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DrMindbendersMonocle@reddit

Mostly streaming. I do watch over the air broadcast for some events

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unix_name@reddit

Computer or TV for me

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Shoddy-Tennis-5764@reddit

ESPN + or pirate

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paul-cus@reddit

I still think it's majority cable. I have DirecTV.

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confuzzledDeer7267@reddit

I listen to man city games by going to the website and listen to the live recordings of the game or follow it on google or simply watch the game on YouTube

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evanallenrose@reddit

The bar

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Evening-Two-4435@reddit

We pirate it because nobody wants to pay 1000$ a year to watch sports

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Spiritualy-Salty@reddit

Same because I don’t really watch anything else on TV and I can watch any event

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MoronLaoShi@reddit

Happy sailing.

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Mission-Carry-887@reddit

Apps or the high seas

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SabresBills69@reddit

Most use regular TVsbwith cabke/ satellite connection.

Streaming skews younger or to where that is the only option to watch the game.

Thr problems with streaming.....

Most of the county land I s rural and can't support it. This us about 20% of the population
Another percentage are just not buying it because they can't afford it or they have no interest

3. The concern by many is thst currently csble/ satellite us one source and you can add packages tk see what you want. Its easier to manage. In streaming you need to go to a bunch of different companies with paramount, WB/ discovery, Hulu, YouTube, apple, Netflix, peacock, espn, fox sports,and others that be able to get all the stations.

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indicarunningclub@reddit

I use Hulu live but sometimes other streaming services have live games, like Amazon. For my local team (Phx Suns), I watch the games on the local news channel as the owner signed an agreement to keep the games on the local channel for free. Not all the games are on there but a good number are. I do watch a lot of soccer (football), including European leagues and Hulu has enough of those streaming to keep me satisfied.

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sendme_your_cats@reddit

Kodi on my nvidia shield lol

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xworfx@reddit

Mad Titan or Crew?

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ParadoxicalFrog@reddit

Oh, this hockey broadcast? Fell off a truck. Yep. Don't worry, it's paid for. 😉

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JBrewd@reddit

Cable TV and Internet are included as part of my condo association fees. At this point the cable company includes like 8 streaming services as part of the cable package so if it isn't on cable I just cast it from the app or use the app for replays/highlights. Exception to that is f1tv which is well worth paying for if you're a formula fan (which is sadly going to apple TV next year so I'll probably be back to sailing the seas for that).

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Semi-Pros-and-Cons@reddit

I use someone else's house or a bar. Either way, the food is better.

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ootd_dress@reddit

Depends on the sport, honestly. A lot of people I know just stick with Peacock or YouTube TV because they bundle most of the major leagues.

Others cut the cord completely and use VIP streaming apps, like GoBuyAny, for international games and everything else they’re also pretty cheap. It’s kind of all over the place depending on your budget and which teams you follow.

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LCxEskimoFTW@reddit

I saw them on r/appletv and never looked back.

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Abdeljbbar@reddit

Is the VIP app really worth it?

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ThruTexasYouandMe@reddit

Amazon Firestick + Sportsfire + Rapid Streamz works well and is free

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TonyTwoDat@reddit

I mean I’m old school I like to watch my sports live and on TV. I have Direct TV and only stream games that are only on streaming services like Prime or if I’m not home and want to watch I’ll stream on my phone. Other than that I’m watching it on Fox, ESPN, NFL network MLB network etc. and direct tv also gives me Extra Innings for free

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BassWingerC-137@reddit

Aerial antenna for most. I don’t have cable, some apps for other stuff. YouTube TV and F1TV.

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Dio_Yuji@reddit

A million different streaming apps

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Eat--The--Rich--@reddit

Lots of hockey fans use the grey area streaming sites because the league has so many dumb blackouts. There's a post in r/hockey right now about the senators having the game blacked out in their own fucking stadium lol.

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Specific-Peanut-8867@reddit

Everybody’s watching it on TV via a differen app

But there’s still a lot of it that’s on cable or TV

But every baseball team pretty much has their own network you can subscribe to

ESPN has a lot of sports so there’s a lot of sports on Fox Sports channels

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Upstairs-Storm1006@reddit

I have Xfinity cable plus a bunch of streaming services, we can launch all of them from the cable boxes, instead of the apps on the TVs. The voice remote is great.

It's pretty much the most expensive option but also the simplest so it works for me.

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FormerlyDK@reddit

I don’t watch sports.

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soonerpgh@reddit

I use YouTube because I mostly just watch college football and what I want is always live on there, or has been so far.

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doa70@reddit

Unless you can get what you want with over the air, cable or OTT services line YTTV are still king. I keep YTTV primarily for sports coverage. I'm close enough to NYC and Philly, but would need a 40' tower for over the air reception of either due to terrain between.

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DavidDoesDallas@reddit

I use:

IPTV (one service)
Free Youtube for video game highlights (shortly after a game is over)

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MeTieDoughtyWalker@reddit

DirecTV, ESPN app, Peacock for soccer, Paramount Plus for soccer, Amazon for Thursday Night Football. I think that’s it. Pretty ridiculous. Thankfully, other than ESPN, which is bundled with my Hulu and Disney, I don’t have any of those services BECAUSE of sports.

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bren3669@reddit

the television

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Aaarrrgghh1@reddit

To be honest I don’t really watch sports or news anymore.

Sports is just a modern day gladiatorial spectacle to keep the masses entertained and the news is just to make us hate each other and to sell stuff to us.

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No-Lunch4249@reddit

No shit, bunny ears

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GotchUrarse@reddit

I dropped cable about 3 years ago. I use Hulu to watch NASCAR, it's the only sport I watch. I stream everything else. No, I'm not a redneck. :)

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squarebodynewb@reddit

Then why do you sound like Jeff Foxworthty?

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GotchUrarse@reddit

I'm a liberal Redneck. I love Jeff Foxworthy. I live in the South, grew up in the north, but was born to live down here.

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squarebodynewb@reddit

Liberal redneck here too. From the noryh, dragged south, broken down 83 gmc in the driveway too.

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sneezhousing@reddit

Hulu

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

I use the new ESPN service. With Disney, Hulu and ESPN it's 30 with ads. I grew up in the 90s the ads don't bother me except they're always the same. I have an old HD antenna for Fox or CBS games. And the little bit of football on prime and Paramount( or peacock I can't remember)

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kingtootsandpoops@reddit

Reddit lol

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brizia@reddit

I only care about the NHL. I use Gotham to watch the NJ Devils, which I subscribe to during the season. I already have Hulu and HBO Max, so I can watch the national games on there.

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pinniped90@reddit

The streaming services have most of what I need. Paramount, Peacock, and Amazon mainly.

Used to have to really hunt for Premier League and rugby, but now we get those.

Still have to sail the high seas for most cricket.

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BrantGoodleaf@reddit

Fubo over here. Has NESN (Sox and Bruins), ESPN, USA (Premier League), and the local CBS and FOX affiliates for NFL coverage. Only major sports channel they don’t carry is TNT. I used to catch those games on HBO Max but their price went up so I do without now.

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Judgy-Introvert@reddit

YouTubeTV mostly. We watch a lot of sports so we also have ESPN+ and Peacock.

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DGlen@reddit

Stick an antenna on your TV to watch football

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WonderfulProtection9@reddit

Sling is a streaming service that has tons of free content; but you can pay for packages of either all the ESPN channels or all the Fox Sports channels (or both). Depending on what you need, that covers a lot.

But every streaming service seems to offer something. I watched the entire Tour de France on Peacock.

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MoronLaoShi@reddit

I live in China. I mostly keep updating my adblockers and which live streaming sites have not been shut down by the feds. I pay nada. But I guess I pay for the VPN to access the western internet.

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NotBrooklyn2421@reddit

I went back to cable. Having 5 different streaming services was getting annoying (and expensive) and I’ve never liked the poor quality and unpredictability that comes with pirating. Plus, my cable company now includes subscriptions to 3 of the 5 streaming services I had as part of my monthly bill.

It’s still more expensive than some other options, but the convenience is worth it.

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Anonymous_22444@reddit

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MoronLaoShi@reddit

Davy Jones

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dcgrey@reddit

Nothing. I gave up. It's like trying to play cards but you have to buy each suit in separate packs.

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welding_guy_from_LI@reddit

I only watch nfl .. usually I watch the ota broadcasts but I’ll occasionally just watch the highlights on YouTube or the reaired games on Pluto tv .. Tubi has the playoffs and Super Bowl free .. cable and other services are a waste for me cuz I don’t like most of the shit that’s on tv .. I get Netflix free and I barely watch that ..

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distrucktocon@reddit

I use YouTubeTv for NCAA, NFL, & NHL. Flohockey for AHL.

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snowbeersi@reddit

YouTubetv is just cable, but streaming. Similar packages, similar high price.

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Eubank31@reddit

Legally questionable streaming sites, I'm cheap and trying to decode what local channels sports are on is a nightmare so I don't bother

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Rich-Contribution-84@reddit

ESPN app. Hulu app. Peacock app.

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Expat111@reddit

Streaming and antenna. I’m not a big sports watcher but when the World Cup is in, I’ll subscribe to FUBO for a month to watch as many matches as schedule allows.

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JagR286211@reddit

Streaming services. Most Premier League, UEFA, Europa, La Liga, Serie A are not available via cable.

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meowmix778@reddit

For baseball I pay like 100 bucks for the MLB app each year. For Football if I dont have the app that has a game on it like Amazon or one of the oddball streamers like Paramount+ I watch it on Piracy+

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NastyNate4@reddit

I use Hulu Live for about half the year during football season. I had MLS pass for the last two seasons which was a pretty good deal. That gets me plenty of content throughout the year

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StrongStyleDragon@reddit

I only watch 2 American sports. NFL I use NFL+ it gives you all the games that cable would give you. MLB my phone plan with T-Mobile gives me their streaming service. I support Atlanta so I can watch their games. It’s blacked out if I were to watch the local games. I use VIX+ for liga mx, ESPN+ for Bundesliga & cup games. I used to have YouTube TV but they take away so many channels it’s not worth it. I might just go back to cable. So I’m missing out on PL right now.

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Irritable_Curmudgeon@reddit

Cable here. At least for hockey, because of blackout restrictions, streaming services are not permitted to show the local teams. You have to watch on their local affiliate station (or, sometimes, through that station's separate streaming app). Nationally broadcast games typically work the same way.