Flash might be required when viewing live events via a web browser, but even that is becoming less common, as YouTube and other providers switch to plugin-free video players based on HTML5. Do I need a cable subscription for any of these streaming sports apps? You don't absolutely need a cable subscription to access streaming sports content, but it can make doing so less expensive. As mentioned above, most games are available via live streams offered -- for a fee -- by the sponsoring leagues or the TV network with the programming rights. However, cable and satellite subscribers can often use their subscriptions to gain free streaming access to the networks and games carried on their respective plans (in other words, the channels and events they would normally be able to watch at home).

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Viewing sports via online broadcast Popular consumer and media services such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and YouTube have also entered the live sports broadcasting game, challenging the regular television networks for rights to stream live EPL and NFL soccer/football games, Major League Baseball contests, and more. And for the time being, many of these events are being offered free of charge or as part of the service's regular fee -- the companies simply want you to give you more reasons to visit and use their platforms! While such online broadcasts are viewable using the services' dedicated apps, you can typically also watch them using a regular web browser like that on any Android device.

Viewing sports using a network, league or streaming service app Virtually every major sports provider -- whether it's a sponsoring league or conference (e. g., NFL, AFL, Formula 1) or a television network that's paid broadcast rights fees (e. g., Sky Sports, ESPN) -- now offers live streaming programming via paid subscription. Their advanced Android apps are available in the Google Play store and typically give access to special replays, archived games, and so on, in addition to live games. Streaming-only services also offer sports programming via their apps. Broad-spectrum streaming content providers such as YouTube, Hulu, Sling TV and PlayStation Vue often carry the same sports networks you can watch via cable.

So, instead, we'll sort the primary options based on who's providing the stream. League-based streaming sports options: Virtually every major sports league and conference in the world now offers its games via live stream. One advantage of a league-oriented stream is that you can generally watch every game played by your favorite teams, even if you live far from where such games are aired over regular channels. Network-based streaming sports options: Sky Sports, TSN, ESPN, beIN Sports, NBCSN, Fox Sports, Golf Channel, Tennis Channel, and virtually every sports-oriented TV network offers its programming via online or app streaming.

Which websites offer free live sports streaming? It is increasingly difficult to find free live sports streaming, as programming providers and sports leagues get better at locking down and monetizing their streams. However, as mentioned, free sports streams are now available on a limited basis from non-traditional providers such as Facebook, and mainstream sports networks such as ESPN and Sky Sports will let you watch some events for free while keeping other, more popular contests behind their pay walls (browser or app). Other services and sites, such as Stream2Watch, Laola1, Bosscast, and others, promise extensive free sports streaming options, albeit with some limitations in programming and lots of visible advertising. Can I stream sports through YouTube? Yes, YouTube is now offering live sports streaming.

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There are also more sports-centric streaming options, including FuboTV and the new Australian service Kayo, that package multiple sports of varied interest for a single monthly fee. For viewing sports at no additional cost, cable and satellite TV subscribers can sometimes use their provider's mobile app to view regular game broadcasts. It might require downloading the individual sports network's app, too, but entering your cable subscriber info can unlock games for viewing -- whether you're far from home or simply in another room in the house.

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