Streaming sports used to be a foreign concept for years, even after live streaming TV services were introduced to the world. This is not the case anymore, sports have jumped on the bandwagon quite smoothly catching up with satellite TV and cable.
There are now multiple streaming services for sports where you can watch your favorite sports wherever and whenever you like. There’s even a whole world of free sports streams out there, although accessibility of those might depend on your country. Be it basketball, football, soccer, baseball, or any other, these streaming platforms have got you covered! Here’s a little compilation of some of the best streaming services for sports.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV has an impressive number of live sports channels, and premium channel add-ons in its lineup and has a sound DVR. YouTube offers the best national sports coverage if compared with its competitors. It offers all the broadcast networks, several ESPN Channels, CBS Sports Network, MLB Network, Olympic Channel, NBA TV, and many more live sports channels.
With YouTube TV, you’re in for a lot more than just sports. It comes with an excellent range of entertainment and news channels as well. For $40 per month, you can watch all out-of-market NBA games of a season with NBA LEAGUE PASS. YouTube has recently added NFL Network and a new Sports Plus add-on which includes Fox College Sports, NFL RedZone Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, GoITV, and Stadium.
YouTube DVR comes with unlimited storage space where you can record any and everything to binge-watch later. You can keep recordings safe for up to nine months and can stream at three devices simultaneously with six user accounts. The only drawback is that YouTube TV doesn’t have a lot of international sports coverage.
Sling TV
This is a flexible streaming service with different plans and offers premium channels and NBA LEAGUE PASS. It has two packages, the Orange and Blue plan, both for $35 per month and combined for $50 per month. Depending on the fondness of sports you have, you can choose Orange plan with ESPN channels and Blue plan with NBC Sports and NFL Network.
It’s perfect for those who like to stream Netflix a little more than sports but like to have the option to upgrade their access. You can get extra add-ons for $11 per month for ESPNU, MLB Network, NHL Network, belN Sports, and Golf Channel. You don’t get CBS affiliates and would need an indoor antenna for ABC Channels. Sling TV also doesn’t include AT&T nor Sinclair. The DVR storage is relatively small with Sling TV with just 10 hours. Though it does save recordings for an indefinite time, which is a plus.
fuboTV
With 50 sports channels at your fingertips and possibly all the sports coverage you might need, fuboTV stands among the best streaming services for sports in 2021. This is the perfect service for Rafael Nadal, Seattle Seahawks and Real Madrid CF fans as the Elite Plan covers both international and national sports. In addition to that, it gives you college football, MLB, golf, soccer, football, MMA, and hockey, all in one! This is a great choice for cord-cutting sports fans.
There is FOX, CBS, NBA TV, NFL Network, NBC, TBS, and TNT for national sports events and also includes AT&T and Comcast RSNs. For international sports, fuboTV offers add-ons with channels like Fox Deportes, belN Sports, GOL TV, and TUDN and has recently added Disney channels to the lineup. The news and entertainment area are not dry as well, it has a lot of channels from Discovery to Viacom.
The intuitive DVR keeps recorded material forever and lets you record up to 30 hours of content. If 30 hours is not good, you can get Cloud DVR 250-hour add-on for $9.99 or 1000 hours for $16.99. It has a Lookback feature that lets you watch select sports programs after 72 hours of airing, and Start Over features enable restarting live events from the start.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has the most high-priced plans, for instance, the Choice plan is for $94.99 per month and includes four ESPN channels, FS2, FS1, NHL Network, CBS Sports Network, Olympic channel, and SEC Network. It offers RSNs from Comcast, AT&T, and Sinclair.
You can stream simultaneously at three devices and is available on most media streaming devices, the web, mobile platforms but isn’t available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. The DVR storage can keep 20 hours of recordings for 90 days. For hardcore sports fans, AT&T TV has Rewind and Lookback capabilities as well.
This streaming service is perfect for people who like lifestyle and entertainment shows along with their daily sports. The MAX package includes HBO channels, whereas the Premier package includes HBO, STARZ, Showtime, Cinemax channels. AT&T TV comes with parental control settings as well.
