Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Hawthorn Hawks vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m.

NAB Challenge, Metricon Stadium, Carrara, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane Lions vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — Fox Soccer Plus, 9 p.m.

NAB Challenge, Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Demons vs. St. Kilda Saints — Fox Soccer Plus, midnight

Boxing
Echo Arena Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
WBO World Lightweight Title
Derry Matthews vs. Terry Flanagan — beIN Sports, 9 p.m. (same night coverage)

Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Eintracht Frankfurt — FS2, 9:20 a.m.
TSG Hoffenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:20 a.m.
Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:20 p.m.

Bundesliga Weekly — FS2, 9 a.m.

College Baseball
Long Beach State at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Gymnastics
Women’s
B1G Five Tournament — Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
Georgia at Utah — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Mountain, 7 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Wisconsin at Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Harvard at Penn State — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
Duke at Loyola (MD) — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.
Maryland at Princeton — ESPNU, noon
Towson at Johns Hopkins — ESPNU, 2 p.m.

College Softball
Kentucky at South Carolina — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Arkansas at Tennessee — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama at LSU — SEC Network, 6 p.m.
Maryland at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central, 6:45 p.m.
Florida at Auburn — SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.

SEC Now — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 5:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 8 p.m.

College Volleyball
Men’s
Pepperdine at Stanford — Pac-12 Bay Area, 7 p.m.

English Premier League
Norwich City vs. Manchester City — NBC Universo, 7:40 a.m./NBCSN 7:45 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Southampton — NBC Universo, 9:55 a.m./NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Swansea City — USA Network, 10 a.m.

Premier League Preview — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Pregame — NBC Universo, 7:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Postgame — NBC Universo, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon

FA Cup
Sixth Round Proper
Everton vs. Chelsea — FS2, 12:20 p.m.

Golf
Ladies European Tour
World Ladies Championship, Mission Hills Golf Club (Olazabal Course), Shenzhen, Communist China
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m.

European Tour
True Thailand Classic, Black Mountain Golf Club, Hua Hin, Thailand

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, FL
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.
3rd Round — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, noon

Sunshine Tour
Investec Cup, Millvale Private Retreat, Koster, South Africa
Final Round — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

La Liga
Barcelona vs. Getafe — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
World Series of Fighting 29, Bank of Colorado Arena, Greeley, CO
World Lightweight Title
Justin Gaethje vs. Brian Foster — NBCSN, 10 p.m.

MLB Spring Training
Miami vs. Boston — MLB Network/NESNplus, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay — Sun Sports, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)
St. Louis vs. New York Mets — WPIX, 1 p.m.
Toronto vs Philadelphia — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Arizona (SS) vs. San Francisco — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 3 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs (SS)– WGN, 3 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Arizona (SS) — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Arizona, 3 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas — KTXA, 3 p.m./MLB Network, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)
San Francisco (SS) vs. Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports West, 3 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Diego — Fox Sports San Diego, 4:30 p.m./MLB Network, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)
Chicago Cubs (SS) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (SS) — SportsNet LA, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers (SS) vs. Seattle — Root Sports Northwest, 9:30 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.

MLS
New England vs. D.C. United — Comcast SportsNet New England/Newschannel 8, 3 p.m.
Montreal vs. New York Red Bulls — TVA Sports/MSG Plus, 4 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle — KMYU/KZJO, 4 p.m.
Colorado vs. LA Galaxy — Altitude/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs. Philadelphia — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/WWHO/WPVI 6.2, 7:30 p.m.
Houston vs. FC Dallas — Root Sports Southwest/KTXA, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. Vancouver — KMCI/TSN2, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Good Sam 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Practice — FS1, 10:30 a.m.
Final Practice — FS1, 1 p.m.

Xfinity Series
A Race That Makes Four Left Turns and Lasts 200 Miles, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Pole Qualifying — FS1, 11:30 a.m.
Race — Fox, 2:30 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity Phoenix — Fox, 2 p.m.

NBA
Oklahoma City at San Antonio — ABC, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA Countdown — ABC, 8 p.m.
NBA CrunchTime — NBA TV, 9 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Toronto at Ottawa — CBC/TVA Sports 2, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Winnipeg — City TV/Altitude 2, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal — Sportsnet/TVA Sports/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver — CBC/Fox Sports Tennessee, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Edmonton — Sportsnet/NHL Network/Fox Sports Arizona Plus, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central Preview — Sportsnet/NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/Sportsnet/NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey Central Postgame — CBC, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Carolina at Buffalo — Fox Sports Carolinas/MSG Buffalo/Bell TV, 1 p.m.
New York Islanders at Boston — Sportsnet One/MSG Plus/NESN, 1 p.m.
New York Rangers at Detroit — Sportsnet/NHL Network/MSG Network/Fox Sports Detroit, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas — NHL Network/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports Southwest, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at Los Angeles — MSG Plus/Fox Sports West, 10:30 p.m.
Washington at San Jose — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

Top Shelf: 3/7/16-3/11/16 — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, midnight

Rugby
6 Nations Championship
Round 4, Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, England, United Kingdom
England vs. Wales — beIN Sports, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

Round 4, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland vs. Italy — beIN Sports, 1 a.m. (Sunday, delayed)

Scottish Premier League
Partick Thistle vs. Celtic — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:25 a.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Lenzerhelde, Switzerland
Ladies Super G — Universal HD, noon (same day coverage)

FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Kvitfjell, Norway
Men’s Downhill — Universal HD, 1:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Soccer
The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.

Speed Skating
ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final, Ice Stadium Thiaf, Heerenveen, Netherlands
Day 2 — Universal HD, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

ISU World Short Track Championships, Mokdong Icerink, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Day 2 — Universal HD, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Run Ricky Run — ESPN Classic, 8 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:15 a.m.
Knuckleball! — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
Hidden Heroes: Star Power — CBS, 11 a.m.
The Announcement — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
Game Changers With Kevin Frazier: Blazing a Trail — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Elway to Marino — ESPN Classic, 12:30 p.m.
SEC Storied: The Book of Manning — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN Classic, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The Prince of Pennsylvania – ABC, 4 p.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: Youngstown Boys — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10:30 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA
Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at the BNP Paribas Open — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.

Track & Field
USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Day 2 — NBCSN, 8 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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