4th of July sports schedule: what to watch on Independence Day? Wimbledon, Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest, MLB

It just wouldn’t be the Independence Day without a cook out, hanging out with friends and enjoying the holiday by taking in a game, or two, and of course fireworks. The Fourth of July will kick off with Day Two of Wimbledon. MLB games will get going in the morning and run through the afternoon.

And just in case you need help working up an appetite come lunch time you can tune in for the 101st Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition. Here’s a look at what sporting events are going on Tuesday 4 July.

Wimbeldon

The early birds and tennis fanatics will have the first rounds of Day Two at Wimbledon starting at 6 am ET, 3 am on the West Coast. Ben Shelton (32) and Taro Daniel will be just one of the men’s singles matches starting bright and early. For the women’s Bernarda Pera (27) and Viktoriya Tomova will be kicking things off for women’s singles on the Fourth of July among others. Wimbledon provides a full list of the matches on Tuesday 4 July at the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

All matches can be seen on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Matches can also be streamed on ESPN+, the ESPN app and fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Start times are tentative based on previous matches end times.

Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest

It just wouldn’t be Independence Day without watching some of the world’s best eaters stuff their gut with glizzys until they nearly pop. This year, like every year since 1916 Nathan’s will provided a spectacle only fit for a day where we celebrate our nations freedom.

Joey Chestnut, who is the reigning champion, and won the competition in 15 of the last 16 years, will put his money where his mouth is as 14 of the world’s best put their pallet to the test. Chestnut will not just be battling the competition, but also the world record he set last year when he put down 76 hot dogs and buns.

The Mustard Belt will be on the line tomorrow at noon on Monday 4 July 2022 on the sidewalk outside Nathan’s Famous restaurant on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island, NYC. The women’s contest will be broadcast live starting at 10:45 am by ESPN3 with coverage of the men’s event on ESPNews and the ESPN app and ESPN.com.

MLB

What could make more sense than watching America’s past time on America’s favorite holiday. There is a full slate of MLB games just waiting to be watching on Monday, starting with the Cincinnati Reds taking on the Washington Nationals from our nations capital. For the occasion the league has released these special edition Fourth of July hats, that all of the teams playing tomorrow will be wearing.

All games can be seen on MLB.tv and the MLB Network.