Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, March 5

Boxing
Zab Judah vs. Kaizer Mabusa, IBF Jr. Welterweight Title – Pay per view, 9 p.m.
Boxing After Dark/Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton, Jr. Middleweights – HBO, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
ECAC Women’s Championship, Albany, NY
NHL Network, 3 p.m.

English Premier League
Birmingham City vs. West Brom – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Sunderland – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Plus, 10 a.m.
Fulham vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Plus, noon (same day coverage)
Manchester City vs. Wigan Athletic – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Bolton vs. Aston Villa – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
PGA Tour/Honda Classic, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Strikeforce: Calvacante vs. Henderson – Showtime, 10 p.m.

MLB
Florida vs. Boston – MLB Network/NESN, 1 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Sam’s Town 300 – ABC, 3 p.m.
Sprint Cup Series/Kobalt Tools 400, Final Practice- Speed, 6 p.m.

NBA
New Jersey vs. Toronto at London, England – NBA TV, 3 p.m.

NHL
Buffalo at Philadelphia – MSG Buffalo/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at New York Islanders – Fox Sports Midwest/MSG Plus, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles – Rogers Sportsnet Pacific/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto – CBC/WGN, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay – CBC/RDS/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston – NHL Network (US)/FSN Pittsburgh/NESN, 7 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta – Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Arizona Plus, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado – CBC/Altitude, 10 p.m.
Dallas at San Jose – KTXA/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 9:30 p.m.

Tennis
Davis Cup, Santiago, Chile
1st round, United State vs. Chile
Doubles Rubber #3 – Tennis Channel, 9 a.m.

Entertainment
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Being Human – BBC America, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Shelley’s Last Breath – CBS, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America, 10:20 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with guest host Miley Cyrus and musical guest The Strokes – NBC, 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 6

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
Hockey East, Boston, MA
Championship
NESN, 4 p.m.

English Premier League
Liverpool vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, 8:30 a.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
PGA Tour/Honda Classic, final round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

MLB
Atlanta vs. Washington – MLB Network/MASN, 1 p.m.
Boston vs. New York Mets- NESN/SNY, 1 p.m.
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh – FSN Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Arizona vs. Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports West, 3 p.m./MLB Network, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Kobalt Tools 400 – Fox, 2:30 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at Miami – ABC, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio – ABC, 3:30 p.m.
New York at Atlanta – ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee – ESPN/Comcast SportsNet New England, 9 p.m.

NHL
Philadelphia at New York Rangers – NBC, 12:30 p.m.
New Jersey at New York Islanders – MSG Plus 2/MSG Plus, 3 p.m.
Washington at Florida – NHL Network (Canada)/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Minnesota – KSTC, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary – Rogers Sportsnet West, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim – Rogers Sportsnet Vancouver/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
Davis Cup, Santiago, Chile
1st round, United State vs. Chile
Singles Rubber #4 – Tennis Channel, 9 a.m.
Singles Rubber #5 – Tennis Channel, noon

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
From the Kitchens of: Hidden Valley Ranch – Cooking Channel, 10 a.m.
The Minimalist – Cooking Channel, 10:30 a.m.
Aarti Party: Spring Lunch – Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Big Easy – Food Network, noon
Luke’s Vietnam: Greater Hanoi – Cooking Channel, 12:30 p.m.
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Low-Lira Lasagna – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business: We Had a Lot of Evil Spirits Apparently – CBS, 8 p.m.
Big Love – HBO, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Linda Henning – Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Californication – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Breakout Kings (series premiere) – A&E, 10 p.m.
Taking on Tyson (series premiere) – Animal Planet, 10 p.m.
Alaska State Troopers: Highway Hijinks – National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Shameless – Showtime, 10 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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