In this Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition of the preview. The Cincinnati Bengals will play in the NFL Playoffs’ Divisional round. Plus, Xavier Men’s Basketball moves up to No.8 in the AP Top 25.

Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills: NFL Divisional Round

Sunday at 3 PM (all times Eastern) on CBS, WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7).

After beating the Baltimore Ravens 24-17 in a wild wildcard game in Cincinnati last Sunday. Fueled by Sam Hubbard’s NFL Playoff record-setting fumble recovery touchdown. The No.3 seed Bengals will face the No.2 seed Buffalo Bills in Buffalo this Sunday. The Bills advanced through beating their AFC East rival Miami Dolphins 34-31 in Buffalo. The Bills managed to keep the Dolphins at bay; after blowing a 17-0 lead in the second quarter.

This Sunday’s game will come nearly three weeks after the teams faced each other in Cincinnati. In a January 2nd game that was declared a no contest. After Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest. This Sunday’s game will feature many intriguing matchups and storylines including Hamlin’s recovery. Many of these will be highlighted later this week here on Cincy Sports Journal.

Men’s College Basketball

Cincinnati at South Florida, Wednesday at 7 PM on ESPN+ and WLW-AM (700).

Mount St. Joseph at Franklin College, Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

No.8 Xavier at DePaul, Wednesday at 8:30 PM on FS1 and WKRC-AM (550).

Northern Kentucky vs. Cleveland State, Thursday at 7 PM on WCKY-AM (1530) and ESPN+.

No.10 (NAIA Coaches Poll) Thomas More vs. No.15 Georgetown (KY), Thursday at 7:30 PM.

No.8 Xavier vs. Georgetown, Saturday at 12 PM on FS1 and WLW-AM (700).

Mount St. Joseph vs. Anderson University (IN), Saturday at 2 PM.

No.10 Thomas More at Cumberlands (KY), Saturday at 3 PM.

Northern Kentucky vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, Saturday at 6 PM on WCKY-AM (1530) and ESPN+.

Cincinnati vs. Memphis, Sunday at 1 PM on ESPN2 and WKRC-AM (550).

Women’s College Basketball

Xavier at Villanova, Tuesday at 7 PM on FloSports.

Cincinnati at East Carolina, Wednesday at 6 PM on ESPN+.

Mount St. Joseph vs. Franklin College, Wednesday at 7 PM.

No.1 Thomas More vs. RV Georgetown (KY), Thursday at 5:30 PM.

Northern Kentucky vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, Friday at 11 AM on ESPN+.

No.1 Thomas More at No.24 Cumberlands (KY), Saturday at 1 PM.

Mount St. Joseph vs. Anderson University (IN), Saturday at 4 PM.

Northern Kentucky vs. Cleveland State, Sunday at 2 PM on ESPN+.

College Sports

Xavier men’s and women’s tennis will host Northern Kentucky this Friday. At the Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club in Cincinnati. NKU and Xavier’s women’s teams get the day started at 1:30 PM. Their men’s tennis teams are set to play at 5 PM. Meanwhile, Cincinnati will host Xavier in swimming this Friday at 1 PM at Cincinnati’s Keating Aquatic Center. On Saturday, Mount St. Joseph will host an indoor track and field meet. At Centennial Field House on Delhi Road in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones at Indianapolis Fuel, Friday at 7 PM.

Cyclones at Kalamazoo Wings, Sunday at 3 PM.

All Cyclones games can be seen on FloHockey and heard on cycloneshockey.com.

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