4th of July Viewing Picks

Competitive Eating
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathan’s Famous Restaurant, Coney Island, NY
Women’s Final — ESPN3, 10:50 a.m.
Men’s Final — ESPN, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 3: Granville to Angers — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Tour de France Pre Show — NBCSN, 7:30 a.m.
Primetime Replay — NBCSN, 9 p.m.

Golf
The Golf Fix — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.
Feherty: Paula Creamer — Golf Channel, 9 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Main Event: Edgar vs. Maynard 2 — FS1, 8 p.m.

MLB
American League
Anaheim at Tampa Bay — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Sun, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 2 p.m. (joined in progress)
Texas at Boston — Fox Sports Southwest/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox — YES/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota — Comcast SportsNet California, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Houston — Root Sports Northwest/Root Sports Southwest, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland — ESPN/Fox Sports Detroit/STO, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Toronto — Fox Sports Kansas City/Sportsnet, 7 p.m.

National League
Milwaukee at Washington — MLB Network/MASN, 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis– Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Ohio/WGN, 2:20 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Southeast/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco — ESPN/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Miami at New York Mets — Fox Sports Florida/SNY, 4 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona — MLB Network/Fox Sports San Diego/Fox Sports Arizona, 9 p.m.

Interleague
Baltimore at Los Angeles — MLB Network/MASN/SportsNet LA, 9 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Whiparound — FS1, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
Colorado vs. Portland — Altitude/Root Sports Northwest, 9 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Orlando — WRDQ, 9 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver — TSN/RDS2/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 5 p.m.
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 5:30 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Orlando Pro Summer League, Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Dallas vs. Orlando (White Team) — NBA TV, 1 p.m.
Orlando (Blue Team) vs. Detroit — NBA TV, 3 p.m.
Charlotte vs. Oklahoma City — NBA TV, 5 p.m.

Utah Jazz Summer League, Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
Boston vs. Philadelphia — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
San Antonio vs. Utah — NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: USA Hockey Moments — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Olympic Trials
U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s and Women’s 800 Meters, Men’s Javelin — NBCSN, 7 p.m.

Soccer
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 5:30 p.m.
The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
The Locker Room — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 6:45 a.m.
SportsCenter:AM — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:45 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show: Best of LA 2016 — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 9 a.m.
SportsCenter: Fae to Face With Hannah Storm — ESPNews, 10 a.m.
The Best of the Rich Eisen Show — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, noon
Sport Today — BBC World News, 12:45 p.m.
Russillo and Kanell — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Fox Sports Live With Jay and Dan — FS1, 11 p.m.
TMZ Sports — FS1, 11:30 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
The Championships Wimbledon, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England, United Kingdom
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Round of 16: Court 1 and Outer Courts — ESPN2, 7 a.m.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Round of 16: Centre Court — ESPN, 8 a.m.

Wimbledon Primetime — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.

Entertainment
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular — NBC, 8 p.m.
A Capital Fourth — PBS, 8 p.m.
Idris Elba: No Limits: Aerobatics — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Independence Day — HBO, 8 p.m.
The Music Man — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Funny Business — VH1, 8 p.m.
Horrible Bosses — Cinemax, 8:10 p.m.
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular — CBS, 9 p.m.
Houdini & Doyle (season finale) — Fox, 9 p.m.
Top Gear — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Idris Elba: No Limits: Drag Racing — Discovery, 9 p.m.
The Intern — HBO Signature, 9 p.m.
Live Free or Die: Down & Dirty: Bear Country — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
The Good Dinosaur — Starz, 9 p.m.
Triptank: Sick Day — Comedy Central, 10 p.m.
House Hunters: Tampa Couple Goes Head-to-Head on Style of First Home — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Almost Genius: If at First You Don’t Succeed — truTV, 10 p.m.
Idris Elba: No Limits: Rally Driving — Discovery, 10 p.m.
UnREAL: Infiltration — Lifetime, 10 p.m.
Live Free or Die: Down & Fatal Terrain — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Southpaw — Sho2, 10 p.m.
House Hunters International: Utah Couple Searches for Mexican Bed and Breakfast — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
Randomizer: Independence — Viceland, 11 p.m.
Hotel Impossible: Top Ten Room Inspection Horrors — Travel Channel, 11 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark — Pop, midnight
Beginner’s Guide to Sex — Cinemax, 12:10 a.m. (Tuesday)
Layer Cake — Starz, 12:10 a.m. (Tuesday)

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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