Tucson’s Monday Sports Viewing Guide: La Liga Showdown, Global Tennis, and Streaming Curling

TUCSON — Sports fans settling in for Presidents’ Day have a buffet of live action to choose from, highlighted by a La Liga clash that could tighten the title race and a trio of ATP Tour events that begin before sunrise in the Old Pueblo.

The marquee television matchup kicks off at 12:55 p.m. on ESPN2 when Barcelona visits Girona FC at Estadi Montilivi. The Catalan derby carries extra weight this season: Girona has already shocked the traditional giants once and can move within striking distance of the top four with another upset, while Barcelona needs every point to keep pace with league-leaders Real Madrid.

Early risers—or night owls—can pivot to men’s tennis at 4 a.m. on the Tennis Channel. The simultaneous tournaments are the Delray Beach Open in Florida, the Rio Open on Brazilian clay, and the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Coverage is scheduled to roll straight through Tuesday morning, offering back-to-back first-round and qualifying matches from three continents without a commercial break.

Hockey fans willing to stream have six world-championship round-robin games on tap, though none will appear on traditional TV. Denmark faces Great Britain and Sweden meets Switzerland in the women’s bracket, while Czechia takes on Canada, Great Britain battles Norway, and Sweden clashes with Germany on the men’s side. Later in the day, South Korea plays China and Switzerland faces Great Britain in additional women’s draws, and the United States meets Italy to close the women’s slate. All contests are available only through the event’s dedicated streaming platform.

Snowboarding completes the schedule. Men’s slopestyle qualifying runs will be carried exclusively online, giving viewers a first look at which riders advance to the final round later in the week.

Tip times are fixed to Tucson clocks, but subscribers are reminded that late changes or regional blackouts can shuffle the lineup without notice.

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