Thursday’s Viewing Picks

Bulls
Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain
Day 3 — Esquire Network, 2 a.m.
Day 3 Highlights — Esquire Network, 11 p.m.

CFL
Ottawa Redblacks at Edmonton Eskimos — TSN/ESPN2, 9 p.m.

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Trinidad vs. Guatemala — Univision Deportes, 6:48 p.m./Fox Sports 2, 7 p.m.
Mexico vs. Cuba — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 9:27 p.m./Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.

Fútbol Central — Univision Deportes, 6 p.m.
Fútbol Central — Univision Deportes, 9 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 6: Abbeville to Le Havre — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Primetime Highlights — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Scottish Open, Gullane Golf Club (Championship Course), Gullane, Scotland
1st Round — Golf Channel, 5:30 a.m.

Web.com Tour
Boise Open, Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, ID
1st Round — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.

U.S. Women’s Open, Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, PA
1st Round — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.

The Drive to the Open — Fox Sports 1, noon
U.S. Women’s Open Preview — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.

PGA Tour
John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL
1st Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 3:30 p.m.

Minor League Baseball
Texas League
Frisco RoughRiders at Northwest Arkansas Naturals — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.

MLB
American League
Oakland at New York Yankees — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet California/YES, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City — MLB Network/Sun Sports/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago White Sox — Sportsnet/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland — MLB Network/Root Sports Southwest/STO, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Seattle — Fox Sports West/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.

National League
Cincinnati at Miami — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh — MLB Network/Fox Sports Midwest/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Colorado — SportSouth/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles Dodgers — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

MLB Now — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Special — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
MLB Whiparound — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 a.m. (Friday)
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Friday)

NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
UNOH 225, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
Final Practice — Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.
Qualifying — Fox Sports 2, 5 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.

NCWTS Setup — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Kentucky 300, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
Practice 1 — NBCSN, 2 p.m.
Final Practice — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

NASCAR America: Scan All 43 — NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.

NBA
Orlando Summer League, Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Indiana vs. Orlando (Blue Squad) — NBA TV, 1 p.m.
Brooklyn vs. Orlando (White Squad) — NBA TV, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma City vs. Memphis — NBA TV, 5 p.m.

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

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Espinho Stadium, Espinho, Portugal
Group A
Portugal vs. Japan — NBC Universo, 9:22 a.m./Fox Sports 2, 9:26 a.m.
Argentina vs. Senegal — NBC Universo, 10:52 a.m.

Group B
Italy vs. Costa Rica — NBC Universo, 7:52 a.m.
Switzerland vs. Oman — NBC Universo, 12:22 p.m.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Pre-Game Show — NBC Universo, 7:30 a.m.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Pre-Game Show — NBC Universo, 8:52 a.m.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Pre-Game Show — NBC Universo, 10:22 a.m.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Pre-Game Show — NBC Universo, 11:52 a.m.

ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:45 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), 9 a.m.
MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
Sport Today — BBC World News, 12:45 p.m.
The Russillo Show — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:45 p.m.
The Best of the Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
His & Hers — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — Fusion, 4 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Olbermann (The Final Days) — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
SEC Storied: The Play That Changed College Football — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
Catching Hell — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 p.m.

Tennis
The Championships Wimbledon, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England, United Kingdom
Ladies’ Singles Semifinals: Garbine Muguruza vs. Agnieszka Radwanska and Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova — ESPN, 8 a.m.

Breakfast at Wimbledon — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Wimbledon Primetime: Semifinal Edition — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.
Wimbledon Highlights: Day 11 — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland
Athlessima — beIN Sports, 2 p.m.

World University Games
Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Women’s Basketball: Quarterfinal: USA vs. Hungary — ESPNU, 5 a.m.
Swimming — Longhorn Network, 10:30 a.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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