Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Aami Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Port Adelaide Power vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Soccer Plus, 1 a.m.

NAB Challenge, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Magpies — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 a.m.

NAB Challenge, Startrack Oval, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Great Western Sydney Giants vs. Sydney Swans — Fox Soccer Plus, 10 p.m.

College Baseball
Oakland at Illinois-Chicago — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Wright State — ESPN3, 2 p.m.
Mississippi State at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 2 p.m.
Florida at Mississippi — SEC Network Plus, 2:30 p.m.
Iowa at Kansas — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Southwest Plus, 3 p.m.
Kansas State at Texas — Longhorn Network, 3 p.m.
LSU at Arkansas — SEC Network Plus, 3 p.m.
South Carolina at Missouri — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Wake Forest — ESPN3, 4 p.m.
North Carolina at Georgia Tech — ESPN3, 4 p.m.
West Virginia at Baylor — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 4 p.m.
Georgia at Tennessee — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Oakland at Illinois-Chicago — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Auburn — ESPNU, 8 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Gymnastics
Women’s
Big Ten Championships, Crisler Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Session I — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
Session II — Big Ten Network, 4:30 p.m.

Big 12 Championship, Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Finals — Fox Sports Net (regional)/Fox Sports Southwest Plus, 6 p.m.

Pac-12 Championships, Jon M. Huntsman Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Session I — Pac-12 Networks, 4 p.m.
Session II — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
ECAC Championship, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, NY
Harvard vs. Colgate — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.

Big Ten Championship, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
Minnesota vs. Michigan — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

Hockey East Championship, TD Garden, Boston, MA
UMass-Lowell vs. Boston University — NBCSN/NESNplus, 7 p.m.

NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Championship
St. Cloud State vs. Miami (OH) — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.

WCHA Final Five, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
Broadmoor Cup Championship
Michigan Tech vs. Minnesota State — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Ohio State at Notre Dame — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Virginia at Johns Hopkins — ESPNU, 6 p.m.

College Softball
Mississippi State at Mississippi — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Florida at Alabama — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma State at BYU — BYUtv, 3 p.m.
Utah Valley at BYU — BYUtv, 5:30 p.m.
Cal at Arizona State — Pac-12 Arizona, 6:30 p.m.
Stanford at Oregon State — Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Oregon, 6:30 p.m.
UCLA at Washington — Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Washington, 6:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Texas A&M — SEC Network, 6:30 p.m.
Missouri at Tennessee — SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.

College Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Medal Round — ESPNU, 11 a.m.
Finals — ESPN, 8 p.m.

English Championship League
Bournemouth vs. Middlesbrough — beIN Sports, 8:10 a.m.

English Premier League
Manchester City vs. West Bromwich Albion — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 8:45 a.m.
Newcastle United vs. Arsenal — NBCSN/NBCUniverso, 11 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
Southampton vs. Burnley — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Crystal Palace — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
West Ham United vs. Sunderland — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 8 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 10:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
Goal Zone — NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour
Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, FL
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.
3rd Round — NBC, 2:30 p.m.
3rd Round Spotlight Coverage — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.

Champions Tour
Tucson Conquistadores Classic, Omni Tucson National (Catalina Course), Tucson, AZ
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

LPGA Tour
JTBC Founders Cup, Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

PGA Tour 2015: Tour Life — NBC, 2 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare, Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prelims — Fox Sports 2, 8 p.m.
Main Event — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — Fox Sports 2, 7 p.m.

MLB Spring Training
Atlanta (SS) vs. St. Louis — Fox Sports Midwest, 1 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota — Fox Sports North, 1 p.m./MLB Network, midnight
Boston vs. Pittsburgh — NESN/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Toronto vs. Philadelphia — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta — Fox Sports South, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles (SS) vs. Texas — Fox Sports Southwest, 2 p.m.
Arizona vs. San Diego — Fox Sports San Diego, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers (SS) vs. Colorado — SportsNet LA/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.

MLS
New England vs. Montreal — Comcast SportsNet New England/TVA Sports, 3 p.m.
Colorado vs. NYC FC — Altitude/YES, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. FC Dallas — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 4 p.m.
Orlando vs. Vancouver — TSN/WRBW/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. Portland — KMCI, 8:30 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. Houston — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/Root Sports Southwest, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Auto Club 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 2, 11:30 a.m.
Practice 3 — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Drive4Clots.com 300, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: Fontana — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity Fontana — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: Fontana — Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.

NBA
NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, noon
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, midnight

NHL
St. Louis at Minnesota — Sportsnet (East/Ontario)/NHL Network (US)/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary — Fox Sports Ohio/Sportsnet West, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles — Sportsnet Pacific/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Montreal — CBC/TVA Sports/NHL Network (US)/Comcast SportsNet California, 7 p.m.
Washington at Winnipeg — City TV/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa — Sportsnet/TVA Sports 2/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.
Boston at Florida — NESN/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at New Jersey — MSG Network/MSG Plus 2, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Carolina — MSG Plus/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Nashville — MSG Buffalo/Bell TV/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Arizona Plus, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Edmonton — CBC/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central — Sportsnet (Pacific/West), 3:30 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/360)/NHL Network (US), 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/Sportsnet (East/Ontario)/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.
Hockey Central Post — CBC, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Skiing
2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals, Meribel, France
Ladies Slalom — Universal Sports, 11 a.m. (same day coverage)
Men’s Giant Slalom — Universal Sports, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
Kicking It — ESPN Classic, noon
E:60: Friday Night Lies — ESPN, 1 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: Judging Jewell — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
ESPN Films: Roll Tide/War Eagle — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
ESPN Sports Saturday — ABC, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: Pony Exce$$ — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 6 pm.
30 for 30: Kings Ransom — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
30 for 30: Without Bias — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
The Announcement — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
Renée — ESPN Classic, 10:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11:30 p.m.

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA
Men’s Semifinals: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray & Milos Raonic vs. Roger Federer — ESPN, 2 p.m.
Men’s Doubles Final: Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock vs. Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini — Tennis Channel, 10:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

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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