2026 Tips Off with Cleveland Crunch Season Home Opener and Cleveland Cavaliers Simulcast
Rock Entertainment Sports Network (Rock Sports), your home for Ohio sports, will ring in the new year with the start of the Cleveland Crunch’s 2026 home season on January 10 at 7:00 p.m
Month of January Includes Live Game Coverage of Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Monsters, Cleveland Charge, Cleveland Crunch, High School Basketball and More
CLEVELAND – Rock Entertainment Sports Network (Rock Sports), your home for Ohio sports, will ring in the new year with the start of the Cleveland Crunch’s 2026 home season on January 10 at 7:00 p.m. as they take on the Chicago Mustangs. The month also features one Cleveland Cavaliers game, four Cleveland Monsters games, one Cleveland Charge Game and an epic high school basketball matchup at the historic Cleveland Public Hall.
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Cleveland Crunch 2026 Home Opener The Cleveland Crunch, Cleveland’s professional indoor soccer club, will kick off their 2026 season in January. Rock Sports will carry two of the team’s games live on the network during the month, beginning with their home opener against the Chicago Mustangs on January 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Crunch will then welcome the Lansing Red Cedar on January 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET. |
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Cleveland Cavaliers Cavs vs. Pacers | Jan. 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET The Cavaliers return to Rock Sports for the second of five live simulcasts scheduled for the season when they take on the Indiana Pacers on January 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Additional simulcast dates include:
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Cleveland Monsters The Cleveland Monsters will play four games in January live on Rock Sports. This month’s action is highlighted by a special Lake Erie Monsters Weekend beginning January 30th against the Belleville Senators, where the team will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 2016 Calder Cup Championship. The full schedule of January live games on the network includes:
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Cleveland Charge Charge vs. Long Island Nets | Jan. 2 at 7:00 p.m. ET The Cleveland Charge, the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers G League team, take on the Long Island Nets at Cleveland Public Hall on January 2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. |
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High School Basketball Saint Ignatius vs. St. Edward | Jan. 3 at 5:30 p.m. ET Northeast Ohio high school girls’ and boys’ basketball continues on Rock Sports this month with more than 25 games. Coverage is highlighted by The Clash at Public Hall presented by the Cleveland Charge featuring the Saint Ignatius Wildcats hosting the St. Edward Eagles on January 3. The event is the first of its kind, offering these iconic Northeast Ohio teams the opportunity to play out the historic high school rivalry on a professional court. |
Rock Entertainment Sports Network is available statewide in Ohio. Viewers can find the network over the air in Cleveland on channel 22.1, in Columbus on channel 17.1 and in Cincinnati on channel 19.3. It is also carried on Spectrum cable across Northeast Ohio on channel 979, and all high school and college football games will be streamed online at watchrocksports.com.
For a full schedule of Rock Sports broadcasts and more information on the network, visit watchrocksports.com. Follow the network on social media at @watchrocksports on Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube for network updates.
