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Sling's new daily, weekend, or weekly passes offer temporary access to dozens of channels with no commitments or subscriptions.

Couch potato watching television in a family room — With Sling's new Day Pass, you never have to commit to keep up with your favorite team. (Getty Images)

Lately, it seems like every streaming platform is in a race to offer the best deals and the most channels, with discounts and incentives to sign up. In an effort to cut through the clutter — and monthly subscription fees — Sling is offering something new that might be a game-changer — especially for football fans. The streaming service has launched the Day Pass, Weekend Pass and Week Pass, which offer viewers the opportunity to watch every channel on their Sling Orange tier for a day, a weekend, or a week, with no commitment and no subscription.

Is your MLB team's latest game airing on TBS? Grab a single-day pass to tune in for the night. Are you gearing up for the NCAA football season? Get a weekend pass to catch games on ESPN and ESPN2, or add on the Sports Extra package for access to the ACC and SEC Networks, ESPNU, and more. (Check out the complete list of available channels on Sling Orange here).

Sling Orange offers a total of 34 channels, but if you're hoping to watch something offered in one of their Extras packages (Sports Extra, Entertainment Extra, Heartland Extra or News Extra), you can add those on for as little as $1/day. With a single Day Pass, you'll get a full 24 hours of access to Sling Orange and any Extras you choose. A Weekend Pass runs from Friday through Sunday. And a Week Pass lasts a full 7 days from the moment of activation.

If the streaming wars have become too overwhelming and you're looking for a simple and comparably inexpensive solution to it all, Sling's Day Pass is now available — and may just be the most straightforward, cheapest way to stream live sports without getting locked into any contract with cable or a live TV streaming service.

What is Sling Day Pass?

Sling TV's new passes offer customers the opportunity to tune in to all the channels offered through Sling's Orange plan, which features loads of great sports and family-friendly channels, with temporary daylong, weekend, or weeklong access.

What channels are included with Sling Day Pass?

Sling TV's new passes are only available with access to Sling Orange. Sling Blue, their other subscription plan, is not currently offered. The channels included with Sling Orange are:

A&E
AMC
AXS TV
BBC America
BET
Bloomberg TV
Cartoon Network
Charge
CNN
Comedy Central
Comet
Disney Channel
ESPN
ESPN 2
ESPN 3
Food Network
Freeform
Fuse
HGTV
History Channel
IFC
Investigation Discovery
Lifetime
Local Now
MGM+ Drive-In
MotorTrend
Nick Jr.
QVC
TBS
TNT
Travel Channel
VICE

What sports channels are included with Sling Day Pass?

Sling Day Pass might be the answer for anyone who just wants to occasionally check out a big game or tournament without committing to a pricey cable or streaming service. With Sling Day Pass, you have access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, MotorTrend, TBS and TNT, which means you can catch Monday Night Football games, WNBA games, NCAA sports, F1, UFC, and so much more. (By "so much more" I'm specifically referring to the Savannah Bananas — you can catch their weekly games on ESPN2.)

But your sports viewing isn't limited to the channels above — with Sling's Sports Extra, which is available as a Day Pass add-on, you can also get access to the following channels for as little as $1/day.