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New Year’s Day: Hangover viewing

The MLB Network Major League Baseball steps up to the plate on New Year's Day with their own network. It is the largest launch in cable TV history, with 50 million households on cable and satellite TV. More people can watch the New York Yankees outspend everyone else and witness the futility that is the Chicago Cubs -- all from the comfort of their own homes nationwide. Check your local cable provider.

The MLB Network

Major League Baseball steps up to the plate on New Year’s Day with their own network. It is the largest launch in cable TV history, with 50 million households on cable and satellite TV. More people can watch the New York Yankees outspend everyone else and witness the futility that is the Chicago Cubs -- all from the comfort of their own homes nationwide. Check your local cable provider.  (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press)

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USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

New Year’s Day bowl games

There’s the Outback Bowl (South Carolina versus Iowa - ESPN, 8 a.m. PT), the Capital One Bowl ( Georgia versus Michigan State - ABC, 10 a.m. PT), the Gator Bowl ( Nebraska versus Clemson, CBS, 10 a.m. PT), and Orange Bowl (Cincinnati versus Virginia Tech - 5:30 p.m. PT). The Gerogia-Michigan State and Cincinnati-Virginia Tech games are interesting, but they pale to the grandaddy of them all.

No. 5 USC face No. 8 Penn State in the Rose Bowl on ABC at 2 p.m. PT. Coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans should’ve been in line for a championship, but one loss set them back. The Nittany Lions look to stop a Big 10 losing streak in Pasadena. Multiple networks, all day  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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