Friday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong Cats vs Collingwood Magpies — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m.

NAB Challenge, Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia
Port Adelaide Power vs. Melbourne Demons — Fox Soccer Plus, 10 p.m.

NAB Challenge, Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Victoria, Australia
Richmond Tigers vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Bobsleigh
IBSF World Cup, Königssee, Germany
Women’s — Universal HD, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Boxing
Boxeo Telemundo, Palm Bay Center, Palm Bay, FL
WBO Latin Superfly Title
Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Miguel Cartagena — Telemundo, 11:35 p.m.

Bundesliga
Koln vs. Hertha Berlin — FS2, 2:20 p.m.

Bundesliga Weekly — FS2, 4:30 p.m.
Bundesliga: Best of January — Fox Soccer Plus, 9 p.m.

College Baseball
Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Houston vs. Texas Tech — Root Sports Southwest, 1 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. TCU — Root Sports Southwest, 4:30 p.m.
Arkansas vs. Rice — MLB Network/Root Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.

Stanford at Texas — Longhorn Network, 8:30 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
CIAA Tournament, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Semifinals

Aspire TV, 7 p.m.
Aspire TV, 9:30 p.m.

Columbia at Princeton — American Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Bowling Green at Akron — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Valparaiso at Milwaukee — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Iona at Manhattan — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Harvard at Yale — FS1, 7 p.m.
Rider at Monmouth — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland — ESPNU, 9 p.m.

Women’s
Xavier at Villanova — FS1, 9 p.m.
Arizona State at USC — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Oregon State at Stanford — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Bay Area, 11 p.m.
Arizona at UCLA — Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

College Gymnastics
Women’s
LSU at Florida — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Michigan at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
Georgia at Alabama — SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Wisconsin at Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
Boston University at Notre Dame — NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.
Vermont at Merrimack — American Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
Michigan at Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.
Minnesota-Duluth at St. Cloud State — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Maryland-Baltimore County at Ohio State — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

College Softball
Texas Invitational, Red & Charline McCombs Field, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Weber State vs. Tulsa — Longhorn Network, 10 a.m.
Texas vs. Abilene Christian — Longhorn Network, 1 p.m.
Texas vs. Tulsa — Longhorn Network, 3:30 p.m.

College Swimming & Diving
Women’s
Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships: Days 1 & 2 — Pac-12 Networks, 1 p.m.

College Tennis
Women’s
Florida at Cal — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area, 4 p.m.

College Volleyball
Men’s
Cal State-Northridge at BYU — BYUtv, 9 p.m.

English Football Championship
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Hull City — beIN Sports, 2:40 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam Country Club Pattaya (Old Course), Chonburi, Thailand
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m.

European Tour
Perth International, Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Bellator 150, Kansas Star Arena, Wichita, KS
Heavyweights
Vinicius Spartan vs. Cheick Kongo — Spike, 9 p.m.

Lion Fight 28, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Super Welterweight Championship
Jo Nattawut vs. Kem Sitsongpeenong — AXS TV, 9 p.m.

MLB
Hot Stove — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Georgia 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice — FS2, 9 a.m.
Practice — FS1, 12:30 p.m.
Final Practice — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
Great Clips 200, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton GA
Practice — FS1, 10 a.m.
Practice — FS1, 1:30 p.m.
Final Practice — FS1, 4 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice — FS1, 11 a.m.
Pole Qualifying — FS1, 5:30 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at Atlanta — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Los Angeles Lakers — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

The Jump — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
10 Before Tip — 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)

NBA D-League
Reno Bighorns at Santa Cruz Warriors — ESPNU, 11 p.m.

NFL
2016 NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Running Backs, Offensive Linemen and Special Teams — NFL Network, 9 a.m.

NFL HQ — NFL Network 7 a.m.
NFL Insiders — ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Combine Primetime: Running Backs, Offensive Linemen and Special Teams — NFL Network, 8 p.m.

NHL
Boston at Carolina — TVA Sports/NESN/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington — Fox Sports North/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Jersey — Sun Sports/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Anaheim — Sportsnet West/Fox Sports West, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at San Jose — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/MSG Buffalo/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Stadium Series, Coors Field, Denver, CO
NHL Alumni Game
Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche — Sportsnet/NHL Network/Alt2, 7 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network, noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: Oilers Pregame — Sportsnet West, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 9:30 p.m.
On the Fly: Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Rugby
6 Nations Championship
Round 3, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Wales vs. France — beIN Sports, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

Skeleton
IBSF World Cup, Königssee, Germany
Women’s — Universal HD, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Hinterstoder, Austria
Men’s Giant Slalom — Universal HD, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Soccer
FIFA Presidential Election — FS1, 3 a.m.
Linea de Cuatro: Elecciones Presidenciales de la FIFA — Univision Deportes, 6:50 a.m.
SportsCenter Special: FIFA Election — ESPN, 7 a.m.
FIFA Presidential Election — FS2, 10 a.m.
The Express Special: FIFA Elections — beIN Sports, 11 a.m.
Outside the Lines: FIFA Election — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Football Focus — BBC World News, 4:30 p.m.
El Clasico — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Total Italian Football — beIN Sports, 5:30 p.m.
The Keys & Gray Show — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 9 p.m.
The Locker Room — beIN Sports, 9:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 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), noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
Russillo and Kanell — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Time to Schein — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live with Jay and Dan — FS1, 11 p.m.
TMZ Sports — FS1, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN2, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Dubai Duty Free Championships (ATP) and Qatar Total Open (WTA): Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

ATP Tour
Abierto Mexicano de Tenis, Princess Mundo Imperial-Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico
1st Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.
2nd Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

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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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