Roku launches free tool to help sports fans watch the big games

This article was written by Nick Cole and originally appeared on Clark.com.

When it comes to streaming TV, all sports fans want to do is watch the big games with as little hassle as possible.

But as games have spread to an increasing number of different streaming services, it has become harder to know which subscriptions you need to see which games.

Streaming giant Roku is trying to fix this problem by creating a centralized location to find sports streaming content with its new “Sports” experience tool. This tool, which launched on Nov. 10 is free to all Roku users.

You still need subscriptions to several different live TV streaming services to stream many games, though. And even some traditionally video on-demand oriented services, such as Apple TV+, Peacock and Paramount+, have started acquiring exclusive streaming rights for sporting events.

To find the new Sports tool on your Roku device, you simply need to scroll on your home screen menu until you see the “Sports” option.

You also can use search for “sports” or associated words like a team or league name in Roku Search or using Roku Voice. This should land you on the new Sports hub.

You’ll want to make sure your Roku device has installed the latest updates to ensure it has the latest menu options.

So now that you’ve found the new tool, you’re probably wondering how it will save you time and confusion.

The pitch is simple: Rather than clicking around from streaming service to streaming service, you’ll have one spot to search and browse for every game available to watch live. This will allow you to pinpoint the game you want to watch more quickly and go to the streaming service that offers it.

If you have a Roku streaming dongle or a Roku TV, I’d definitely recommend giving this a try. There’s no cost barrier to checking it out if you already have a Roku device.

And since Roku says that a more robust menu of streaming services will be available in the coming months, you may want to give it an extended test run to see if the results get better over time.