Friday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
Hawthorn Hawks vs. Sydney Swans — FS2, 5:30 a.m.
Collingwood Magpies vs. Geelong Cats — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:30 p.m.

College Baseball
Creighton at St. John’s — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Toledo — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Seton Hall at Butler — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 1 p.m.
Wright State at Illinois-Chicago — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
West Virginia at Texas Tech — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
Louisville at Wake Forest — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Florida State — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Lipscomb at Stetson — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
North Carolina at North Carolina State — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Missouri at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 6:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon at Texas-Rio Grande — American Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Boston College at Georgia Tech — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Winthrop at Gardner-Webb — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma State — Fox College Sports Central, 7 p.m.
Baylor at Texas — Longhorn Network, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Oregon, 7 p.m.
Florida at LSU — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Georgia — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas Baptist at Wichita State — ESPN3, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas State at TCU — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Southwest Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Arkansas at Mississippi State — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Auburn at Vanderbilt — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Santa Clara at BYU — BYUtv, 8 p.m.
Tulane at Houston — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
South Carolina at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Hawaii at Cal State-Fullerton — ESPN3, 10 p.m.
Oregon State at USC — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

College Softball
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1st Round
Ann Arbor Regional, Wilpon Complex, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Notre Dame vs. Miami (OH) — Big Ten Network, 4:30 p.m.
Michigan vs. Valparaiso — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.

Athens Regional, Turner Stadium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Northwestern vs. Oklahoma State — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Georgia vs. Maine — SEC Network Plus, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Kaleb Frady/Natalie Kerns

Auburn Regional, Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
South Carolina Upstate vs. Oregon State — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.
Auburn vs. Jacksonville State — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Tiffany Greene/Jenny Dalton-Hill

Baton Rouge Regional, Tiger Park, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
McNeese State vs. Arizona State — ESPN3, 4 p.m.
LSU vs. Long Island University-Brooklyn — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Lyn Rollins/Yvette Girouard

Eugene Regional, Jane Sanders Stadium, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Long Beach State vs. Baylor — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Oregon vs. Fordham — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mark Neely/Danielle Lawrie

Gainesville Regional, Pressly Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Florida — ESPNU, noon
Florida vs. Alabama State — SEC Network, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Trey Bender/Jennie Ritter

Harrisonburg Regional, Veterans Memorial Park, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
North Carolina vs. Longwood — Madizone Web Video, 2 p.m.
James Madison vs. Princeton — Madizone Web Video — 4:30 p.m.|
Announcers: Curt Dudley/Kim Fucci

Knoxville Regional, Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Ohio State vs. Arizona — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Marist — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Beth Mowins/Michele Smith

Lafayette Regional, Lamson Park, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Texas vs. Texas A&M — ESPN2/Longhorn Network, 4:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Boston University — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Adam Amin/Amanda Scarborough

Lexington Regional, John Cropp Stadium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Illinois vs. Utah — ESPN3, 11 a.m.
Kentucky vs. Butler — SEC Network Plus, 1:30 p.m.
Announcers: Dave Baker/Brian Milam

Los Angeles Regional, Easton Stadium, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Cal State-Fullerton vs. Fresno State — Pac12.com, 6 p.m.
UCLA vs. Cal State-Bakersfield — Pac12.com, 9 p.m.

Norman Regional, Marita Hynes Field, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Tulsa vs. Mississippi — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Wichita State — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Jenn Hildreth/Carol Bruggeman

Seattle Regional, Husky Softball Stadium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Minnesota vs. North Dakota State — Pac12.com, 7:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Weber State — Pac12.com, 10 p.m.

Tallahassee Regional, JoAnne Graf Field, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
South Carolina vs. South Carolina — SEC Network, noon
Florida State vs. Florida State — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Melissa Lee/Leah Ross

Tuscaloosa Regional, Rhoads Stadium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Texas State vs. Cal — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Alabama vs. Samford — SEC Network, 5 p.m.
Announcers: Cara Capuano/Leah Amico

2nd Round
Columbia Regional, University Field, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Winners Bracket
Missouri vs. Nebraska — ESPNU, 2 p.m.

Losers Bracket
BYU vs. Louisville — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.

Missouri-Nebraska loser vs. BYU-Louisville winner — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Pam Ward/Cheri Kempf

Bases Loaded: Whiparound coverage — Check your local listings, 1:30 p.m.
SEC Softball Featured — SEC Network, 2 p.m.
Bases Loaded — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
SEC Softball Featured — SEC Network, 4:30 p.m.
Bases Loaded — ESPN2/ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
College Softball Featured — ESPNU, 9 p.m.

Cycling
Giro d’Italia
Stage 13: Palmanova to Cividale del Friuli — beIN Sports, 7 a.m.

Giro d’Italia Highlights — beIN Sports, 11:30 p.m.

Tour of California
Stage 6: Folsom Individual Time Trial — NBCSN, 5 p.m.

Golf
European Tour
Irish Open, The K Club (Palmer Ryder Cup Course), Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4:30 a.m.
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 10:30 a.m.

PGA Tour Champions
Regions Tradition, Greystone Golf & Country Club (Founders Course), Birmingham, AL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.

PGA Tour
Byron Nelson Classic, TPC Four Seasons Resort & Club Las Colinas, Irving, TX
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.

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

Web.com Tour
BMW Charity Pro-Am, Thornblade Club; The Reserve at Lake Keowee; The Preserve at Verdae, Greer, SC
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

LPGA Tour
Kingsmill Championship, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, VA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)

Hockey
Memorial Cup, Enmax Centrium, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
London Knights vs. Red Deer Rebels — Sportsnet/NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Horse Racing
Black-Eyed Susan, Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Race — NBCSN, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Bellator 155, CenturyLink Arena, Boise, ID
Middleweight Title Fight
Melvin Manhoef vs. Rafael Carvalho — Spike, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Cleveland at Boston — MLB Network/STO/NESN, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit — MLB Network/Fox Sports Sun/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Kansas City/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 8 p.m.
Texas at Houston — Fox Sports Southwest/Root Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota — Sportsnet One/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
New York Yankees at Oakland — YES/Comcast SportsNet California, 9:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Anaheim — MASN2/Fox Sports West, 10 p.m.

National League
Atlanta at Philadelphia — Fox Sports South/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Pittsburgh — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York Mets — Fox Sports Wisconsin/SNY, 7 p.m.
Washington at Miami — MASN/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis — Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco — WGN/KNTV, 10:15 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Diego — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports San Diego, 10:30 p.m.

Interleague
Seattle at Cincinnati — Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.

MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
The Rundown — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 10 p.m.
MLB Whiparound — FS1, 11 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

MLS
Philadelphia vs. D.C. United — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Sprint Showdown, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Final Practice — FS1, 1:30 p.m.
Race — FS1, 7 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR All-Star Race, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Final Practice — FS1, 3 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
NC Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Qualifying — FS1, 5:30 p.m.
Race — FS1, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition — FS1, 5 p.m.
NCWTS Setup — FS1, 8 p.m.

NBA
The Jump — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
2015-16 NBA Awards Show — NBA TV, 8 p.m.

NFL
NFL HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 2 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Final
Game 4: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning — CBC/NBCSN/TVA Sports, 8 p.m. (Pittsburgh leads series 2-1)

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network, noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL Live — NBCSN, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Conference Final Pregame — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight: 2016 Conference Final Edition — NHL Network, 8 p.m.
All Access: Quest for the Stanley Cup (series premiere) — Showtime, 9 p.m.
NHL Tonight: 2016 Conference Final Edition — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

Soccer
Toulon Tournament
Group A, Stade De Lattre, Aubagne, France
Bulgaria vs. France — beIN Sports, 1:30 p.m.Mexico vs. Czech Republic — beIN Sports, 3:10 p.m. (same day coverage)

Football Focus — BBC World News 4:30 p.m.
La Liga World — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.
Total Italian Football — beIN Sports, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
Road to the Final: Coupe de France — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
Euro Preview Show: UEFA Euro 2016 Magazine Show — ESPNews, 6:30 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.
The Locker Room — beIN Sports, 10:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 6:45 a.m.
SportsCenter: AM — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 8:30 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:45 a.m.
SportsMoney — FS1, 9 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 11:45 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience (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 Doug Gottlieb 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.
E:60 — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
Vice World of Sports: Las Grandes Ligues — Vice, 10 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live with Jay and Dan — FS1, midnight
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
French Open, Stade Roland-Garros, Paris, France
Qualifying: Men’s and Women’s Round 3 — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)

Racquet Bracket: Roland Garros — Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.

Track & Field
Ostrava Golden Spike, IAAF World Challenge, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Day 2 — beIN Sports, 11:30 a.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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