Friday’s Viewing Picks

Boxing
Friday Night Knockout, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV
WBA Fedebol Super Middleweight Title
Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez vs. Gevorg Khatchikian — truTV, 10 p.m.

Bundesliga
Hamburger vs. Borussia Dortmund — FS2, 2:20 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
2K Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Semifinals
Wisconsin vs. Georgetown — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Duke vs. Virginia Commonwealth — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

Charleston Classic, TD Arena, Charleston, SC
Semifinals
George Mason vs. Oklahoma State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Long Beach State vs. Virginia or Bradley — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

Consolation Games
Mississippi vs. Towson — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.
Seton Hall vs. Virginia or Bradley — ESPN3, 7 p.m.

Paradise Jam, Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Quarterfinals
Ohio vs. Tulsa — TGVN.TV, 1 p.m.
Hofstra vs. Florida State — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
DePaul vs. South Carolina — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Norfolk State — TGVN.TV, 8:30 p.m.

Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Semifinals
Temple vs. Butler — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Miami vs. Utah — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.

Consolation Games
Minnesota vs. Missouri State — ESPNU, 11:30 a.m.
Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech — ESPNU, 6 p.m.

Rider at Maryland — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
East Tennessee State at Villanova — FS2, 7 p.m.
Murray State at Georgia — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
McNeese State at Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net, 8 p.m.
Wright State at Kentucky — SEC Network, 8 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Arkansas — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Xavier at Michigan — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.
Adams State at BYU — BYUtv, 9 p.m.
Embry-Riddle at Northern Arizona — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 9 p.m.
Union (TN) at Utah State — Mountain West Network, 9 p.m.
Portland at Colorado — Pac-12 Mountain, 9 p.m.
Georgia Southern at Auburn — SEC Network Plus, 9:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Cal — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area, 11 p.m.
Savannah State at Oregon — Pac-12 Oregon, 11 p.m.
Idaho State at Washington State — Pac-12 Washington, 11 p.m.

College Diving
Texas Diving Invitational — Longhorn Network, 6 p.m.
Texas Diving Invitational — Longhorn Network, 7:30 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

College Hockey
Men’s
Michigan at Boston University — American Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Vermont at Maine — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.
Nebraska-Omaha at Miami (OH) — Fox College Sports Central, 7:30 p.m.
North Dakota at St. Cloud State — Fox Sports North Plus, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Wisconsin — American Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.

Women’s
Minnesota-Duluth at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Pacific, 8 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
Florida at LSU — SEC Network, 6 p.m.
Oregon at Washington — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 7 p.m.
UCLA at Arizona State — Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Arizona, 9 p.m.
Utah at Stanford — Pac-12 Bay Area, 9 p.m.
Washington State at Oregon State — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Oregon, 9 p.m.

English Football Championship
Middlesbrough vs. Queens Park Rangers — beIN Sports, 2:40 p.m.

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Rostelecom Cup, Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia
Men’s Short Program — Universal HD, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)
Ladies’ Short Program — Universal HD, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
European Tour
World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 a.m.

PGA Tour
RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course, Plantation Course), St. Simons Island, GA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.

LPGA Tour
CME Group Tour Championship, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour Australasia
Australian Masters, Huntingdale Golf Club, Oakleigh South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 10 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum, Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Weigh-In — FS1, 5:30 p.m.

UFC Ultimate Insider: Dodson on the Brink — FS1, 7 p.m.

Lion Fight 26, Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Super Lightweight Title
Tetsuya Yamato vs. Greg Wootton — AXS TV, 9 p.m.

World Series of Fighting 25, Comerica Theater, Phoenix, AZ
8-Man Lightweight Tournament — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

MLB
Hot Stove — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
2015 Esurance MLB Awards — MLB Network, 8 p.m.

NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
Ford EcoBoost 200, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Final Practice — FS1, 9 a.m.
Qualifying — FS1, 4 p.m.
Race — FS1, 8 p.m.

NCWTS Setup — FS1, 7:30 p.m.

Chase for the Sprint Cup: Championship Round
Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Practice — NBCSN, noon
Qualifying — NBCSN, 6 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Ford EcoBoost 300, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Final Practice — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

NASCAR America — NBCSN, 5:30 p.m.

NBA
San Antonio at New Orleans — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Golden State — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

Fantasy Tip-Off — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA Countdown — ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.
NBA CrunchTime — NBA TV, 9 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11 p.m.
NBA Tonight — ESPN2, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

NFL
NFL HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
Around the NFL — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Charles Haley: A Football Life — NFL Network, 9 p.m.

NHL
Nashville at Columbus — Fox Sports Tennessee/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina — Sportsnet Ontario/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Montreal at New York Islanders — RDS/Sportsnet East/MSG Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Detroit Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Sportsnet West, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at Edmonton — MSG Plus 2/Sportsnet Oilers, 9 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network, noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central: Maple Leafs Pregame — Sportsnet Ontario, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey Central: Canadiens Pregame — Sportsnet East, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: Flames Pregame — Sportsnet West, 8:30 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, midnight

Scottish Championship League
St. Mirren vs. Greenock Morton — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:40 p.m.

Soccer
Football Focus — BBC World News, 4:30 p.m.
El Clasico — beIN Sports, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Keys & Gray Show — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.
The Locker Room — beIN Sports, 10:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 10:45 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
Russillo and Kanell — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 3 p.m.
One2One: Ben Howland — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 10 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
TMZ Sports — FS1, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Tennis
ATP Tour
ATP World Tour Finals, O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Afternoon Session
Doubles-Fleming/McEnroe Group: Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo vs. Marcin Matkowski/Nenad Zimonjic — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.
Singles-Ilie Nastase Group: Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer — Tennis Channel, 9 a.m.

Evening Session
Doubles-Fleming/McEnroe Group: Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut — Tennis Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Singles-Ilie Nastase Group: Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka — ESPN2, 3 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 2:30 p.m.

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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