Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, July 16

Arena Football
Philadelphia Soul at Tampa Bay Storm — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Cleveland Gladiators at Los Angeles KISS — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide Power — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m.
Adelaide Crows vs. Collingwood Magpies — FS1, 5:30 a.m.

Boxing
Premier Boxing Champions, Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AL
WBC World Heavyweight Title

Chris Arreola vs. Deontay Wilder — Fox, 8 p.m.

Welterweights
Jamal James vs. Wale Omotoso — FS1, 10 p.m.

Solo Boxeo, Pioneer Events Center, Lancaster, CA
Lightweights

Casey Ramos vs. Hardy Paredes — UniMás, 11 p.m.

CFL
BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders — TSN/ESPN3, 7 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Srage 14: Montélimar to Villas-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Tour de France Pre-Race Show — NBCSN, 7:30 a.m.
Primetime Replay — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Golf
The Open Championship, Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotlland, United Kingdom
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 4 a.m.
3rd Round — NBC, 7 a.m.

Live From The Open — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.
Round 3 Highlights Special — NBC, 4 p.m.
Live From The Open — Golf Channel, 8 p.m.

PGA Tour
Barbasol Championship, RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Lake Course), Auburn, AL

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Marathon Classic, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, OH

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

IndyCar
Indy Toronto, Streets of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Qualifying — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Bellator 158, The o2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Welterweights

Douglas Lima vs. Paul Daley — Spike, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Boston at New York Yankees — FS1/NESN/YES, 4 p.m.
Houston at Seattle — Root Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Oakland — Sportsnet/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay — MASN2/Fox Sports Sun, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota — STO/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit — FS1/Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

National League
Colorado at Atlanta — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Fox Sports South, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati — Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
New York Mets at Philaddelphia — WPIX/WCAU, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington — Root Sports Pittsburgh/MASN, 7 p.m.
Miami at St. Louis — Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Midwest, 7:15 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports San Diego, 8:30 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

Interleague
Texas at Chicago Cubs — MLB Network/Fox Sports Southwest/WLS, 2:20 p.m.

Play Ball — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Network Breakdown — MLB Network, 10:30 a.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
Columbus vs. D.C. United — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/WWHO/NewsChannel 8, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Sporting KC — Altitude/KMCI, 9 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Chicago — KTXA/Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus, 9 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. New England — KMYU/Comcast SportsNet New England, 10 p.m.
San Jose vs. Toronto — Comcast SportsNet California/Sportsnet 360, 10 p.m.
Vancouver vs. Orlando — TSN/RDS/WRDQ, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
New Hampshire 301, New Hampshire Speedway, Loudon, NH

Practice — CNBC, 10 a.m.
Final Practice — NBCSN, 12:30 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Auto Lotto 200, New Hampshire Speedway, Loudon, NH

Qualifying — NBCSN, 11:15 a.m.
Race — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

NASCAR America — NBCSN, 3 p.m.
Xfinity Series Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.
Xfinity Post-Race Show — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Las Vegas Summer League
Quarterfinals, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Minnesota vs. Toronto — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Denver — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
Washington vs. Chicago — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Brooklyn — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: Central Division Preview — NHL Network, 6 p.m.

Soccer
NASL
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Puerto Rico FC — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
Minneosta United vs. Indy Eleven — beIN Sports, 8 p.m.

The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: No Más — ESPN Classic, 7:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Broke — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Rand University — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: Brian and the Boz — ESPN Classic, 10:30 a.m.
30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo — ESPNU, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America: Part One — ESPN, noon
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, noon
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPNU, 12:30 p.m.
30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America: Part Two — ESPN, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: Believeland — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: There’s No Place Like Home — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Doc & Darryl — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America: Part Three — ESPN, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America: Part Four — ESPN, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: The Bad Boys — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America: Part Five — ESPN, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: The U — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Out of Nothing — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: The U: Part 2 — ESPNU, 10 p.m.
30 for 30: Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
30 for 30: Trojan War — ESPNU, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Davis Cup Would Group Quarterfinals/German Tennis Championships (ATP)/Swedish Open (ATP) — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.

ATP Tour
Hall of Fame Championships, Tennis International Hall of Fame, Newport, RI

Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

WTA Tour
Bucharest Open, BNR Arenas, Bucharest, Romania

Semifinal #1 — beIN Sports, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)
Semifinal #2 — beIN Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Davis Cup: World Group Quarterfinals
United States vs. Croatia, Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Portland, OR

Rubber 3: Bob & Mike Bryan vs. Ivan Dodig/Marin Draganja — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.

2016 Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Tennis Channel, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)

Entertainment
Angel From Hell — CBS, 8 p.m.
Hello World1: Steven Tyler Presents: Summer Wild — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Renovation Realities: The Burquest Job — DIY Network, 8 p.m.
Cops: Funny Money — Spike, 8 p.m.
People’s List — ABC, 8 p.m.
Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet: Socked In & Stranded — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
Straight Outta Compton — HBO, 8 p.m.
D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?: Part 1 — History Channel, 8 p.m.
The Silence of the Lambs — IFC, 8 p.m.
The Odd Couple — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Angel From Hell — CBS, 8:30 p.m.
Hello World!: Ellie Goulding Presents: Crazy Love — Discovery, 8:30 p.m.
Renovation Realities: The Goodman Job — DIY Network, 8:30 p.m.
Renovation Realities: The Grey Job — DIY Network, 9 p.m.
20/20: In an Instant: Hanging in the Balance — ABC, 9 p.m.
The First 48: Deadly Debt: Secrets and Lies — A&E, 9 p.m.
Tiny House Nation: 170 Sq. Ft. Rustic Bike House — FYI, 9 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation: Beachfront or Bust in Myrtle Beach — HGTV, 9 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Deja MOO!: Peacock-a-doodle-Do — NatGeo Wild, 9 p.m.
Hollywood 911: Charlie Sheen; Lindsay Lohan; Erin Andrews; Scott Stapp — Reelz Channel, 9 p.m.
Concussion — Starz, 9 p.m.
Bloodsucking Bastards — The Movie Channel, 9 p.m.
Ghost Advenutures: Nevada State Prison — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Witness — Starz Encore, 9 p.m.
Dr. Dee: Dee Tales: Laundromat Surgery — Animal Planet, 9:15 p.m.
Renovation Realities: The Tatge Job — DIY Network, 9:30 p.m.
The First 48: The Invitation (No. 328) Sneak Peek — A&E, 10 p.m.
Waterfront House Hunting: Costal Maine Retreats — FYI, 10 p.m.
The American West: The Big Killing — AMC, 10 p.m.
Apocalypse: WWI: Season 2, Part, 1 — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
The Vet Life: Training Day — Animal Planet, 10 p.m.
Kingsman: The Secret Service — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation: Reno Budget Down the Drain (season premiere) — HGTV, 10 p.m.
How (Not) to Kill Your Husband: Deadly Addictions — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Hollywood 911: OJ & Nicole Brown Simpson; Frankie Muniz; Gary Coleman; Shannen Doherty — Reelz, 10 p.m.
Ghostbusters — Sundance, 10 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol!: Deja Moo! The Upper Hoof — NatGeo Wild, 10:01 p.m.
The First 48: Deadly Debt: Snapped; Fallen Angel — A&E, 10:03 p.m.
My Floating Home: Sky View House Boat — FYI, 10:30 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark — Pop, midnight

Sunday, July 17

Beach Volleyball
AVP Tour, Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach, CA
Manhattan Beach Open: Finals — NBC, 3 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 15: Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz — NBCSN, 7 a.m.

Tour de France Pre-Race Show — NBCSN, 6:30 a.m.
Late Night Replay — NBCSN, midnight

eSports
2016 EVO World Championships — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

Golf
The Open Championship, Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotlland, United Kingdom
Final Round — Golf Channel, 4 a.m.
Final Round — NBC, 7 a.m.

Live From The Open — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.
Final Round Highlights Special — NBC, 4 p.m.
Live From The Open — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

PGA Tour
Barbasol Championship, RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Lake Course), Auburn, AL

Final Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Marathon Classic, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, OH

Final Round — CBS, 4 p.m.

IndyCar
Indy Toronto, Streets of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Race — CNBC, 2:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC’s Road to the Octagon: Holm vs. Shevchenko — FS1, 5 p.m.
UFC Main Event: St-Pierre vs. Condit — FS1, 6 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Tampa Bay — MASN2/Fox Sports Sun, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m
Cleveland at Minnesota — STO/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim — WGN/Fox Sports West, 3:30 p.m.
Houston at Seattle — Root Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Oakland — Sportsnet/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
Boston at New York Yankees — ESPN, 8 p.m.

National League
Milwaukee at Cincinnati — Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Colorado at Atlanta — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
New York Mets at Philadelphia — WPIX/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington — Root Sports Pittsburgh/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Miami at St. Louis– Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:15 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports San Diego, 4:30 p.m.

Interleague
Texas at Chicago Cubs — TBS/Fox Sports Southwest/WLS, 2:20 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

MLS
Portland vs. Seattle — Fox, 3 p.m.
Montreal vs. New York City FC — ESPN/TSN2, 4:55 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. New York Red Bulls — FS1, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
New Hampshire 301, New Hampshire Speedway, Loudon, NH

Race — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

NASCAR America Sunday — NBCSN, noon
Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
Post-Race Show — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lap: New Hampshire — NBCSN, 8 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lane: New Hampshire — FS1, 11:30 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Las Vegas Summer League
Semifinals, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Semifinal #1 — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
Semifinal #2 — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

NFL
Undiscovered Journey — NFL Network, 7 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: Breakdowns and Demos of 2015-16 — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
Soul on Ice Past, Present & Future — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Soccer
The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, 1 a.m. (Monday)

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Youngstown Boys — ESPNU, 7:30 a.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
SEC Storied: It’s Time — ESPNU, 9:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Four Days in October — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Doc & Darryl — ESPN2, noon
One2One: Charlie Strong — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: The Deal — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN Films: Nixon’s National Champs — ESPNU, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Davis Cup Would Group Quarterfinals/German Tennis Championships (ATP)/Swedish Open (ATP)/Hall of Fame Championships (ATP) — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.

Davis Cup: World Group Quarterfinals
United States vs. Croatia, Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, Portland, OR

Rubber 4: John Isner vs. Marin Cilic — Tennis Channel, 3 p.m.
Rubber 5; Jack Sock vs. Brona Coric — Tennis Channel, 6 p.m.

WTA Tour
Bucharest Open, BNR Arenas, Bucharest, Romania

Final — beIN Sports, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

WNBA
Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream — NBA TV, 3 p.m.
Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter: Comedy Actors — Sundance TV, 10 a.m.
The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead: First Look — Investigation Discovery, 11 a.m.
Killer Instinct With Chris Hansen: First Look — Investigation Discovery, 11:15 a.m.
America Uncovered: Remember San Antonio (series premiere) — Travel Channel, 1 p.m.
America Uncovered: Keep Austin Weird — Travel Channel, 1:30 p.m.
Nickel and Dining — Food Network, 4 p.m.
Mealin’ & Dealin’: Denver — Food Network 4:30 p.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
Secret Lives of the Super Rich: Super Cars of the Super Rich: The Ultimate Joyride & The Holiest Ferrari — CNBC, 8 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Finding a Home in Winthrop Before the Wedding — HGTV, 8 p.m.
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Veepstakes — Showtime, 8 p.m.
Celebrity Family Feud — ABC, 8 p.m.
Dancing on the Edge — PBS, 8 p.m.
Intervention: Then & Now: Vinnie — A&E, 8 p.m.
Kids Choice Sports 2016 — Nickelodeon/Nicktoons/Teen Nick, 8 p.m.
Food Paradise: Hog Heaven — Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
Big Brother 18 — CBS, 8:10 p.m.
Secret Lives of the Super Rich: Super Cars of the Super Rich: Bond Cars & The Porsche Outlaw — CNBC, 8:30 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Gettin’ Mama a Gulf Front View in Orange Beach, Alabama — HGTV, 8:30 p.m.
Mexico Life: Fit Living in Playa del Carmen — HGTV, 9 p.m.
Xtreme Waterparks: Tallest in America — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
The $100,000 Pyramid — ABC, 9 p.m.
Intervention: Brian N. — A&E, 9 p.m.
Preacher: El Valero — AMC, 9 p.m.
The Hunt: Hide and Seek-Jungles — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Naked and Afraid XL: Uncensored All-Stars: Lions at the Gate — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Barnwood Builders: Bird’s Eye Barn — DIY Network, 9 p.m.
Food Network Star: Food Holiday Fray — Food Network, 9 p.m.
The Night Of: Part 2: Subtle Beast — HBO, 9 p.m.
The Hunt With John Walsh: Justice Denied — HLN, 9 p.m.
Dateline on ID: A Perfect Spot — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Original Sin: Sex: Government in the Bedroom — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Angela Stoldt — Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Ray Donovan: Federal Boobie Inspector — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Bar Rescue: Momster’s Ball — Spike, 9 p.m.
Power: Call Me James (season premiere) — Starz, 9 p.m.
The Last Ship: Dog Day — TNT, 9 p.m.
Basketball Wives LA (season premiere) — VH1, 9 p.m.
Extreme Weather: The Survivors — Weather Channel, 9 p.m.
Mexico Life: Soaking Up the Sun in Cabo — HGTV, 9:30 p.m.
Bailers: Face of the Franchise (season premiere) — HBO, 10 p.m.
Island Hunters: The Hunt for a Luxury Island in Georgia, Connecticut and New York — HGTV, 10 p.m.
The Jim Gaffigan Show: No Good Deed Part 2 — TV Land, 10 p.m.
VH1 Live! (series premiere) — VH1, 10 p.m.
Match Game — ABCX, 10 p.m.
Escaping Polygamy: Not Without My Sister — A&E, 10 p.m.
Ride With Norman Reedus: The Keys With Peter Fonda — AMC, 10 p.m.
Naked and Afraid XL: Man on Fire — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Cooks vs. Cons: Sur and Turf Showdown — Food Network, 10 p.m.
Deadline: Crime With Tamron Hall: Ghosts of Great Falls — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Drugs, Inc.: Working Girls — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Wild France: Alpine Wonderland — NatGeo Wild, 10 p.m.
Policewomen Files: A Race Against Time — Oxygen, 10 p.m.
Roadies: The City Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Murder in the First: The Barbers of Seville — TNT, 10 p.m.
Top Secret Swimming Holes: America’s Secret Swimming Holes — Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
The Last Alaskans: Remote Access: On Thin Ice — Animal Planet, 10:02 p.m.
Island Hunters: The Search for a Dream Pacific Island in Vanuatu — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
Vice Principals: The Principal (series premiere) — HBO, 10:31 p.m.
The Tunnel — PBS, 10:30 p.m.
Life’s a Beach: Tacos, Brews and Views (series premiere) — Travel Channel, 11 p.m.
Life’s a Beach: Love at First Sight — Travel Channel, 11:30 p.m.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure — IFC, midnight
Big Brother After Dark — Pop, midnight

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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