Labor Day Viewing Picks

Basketball
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Group Stage
Group B, Sevilla, Spain
Argentina vs. Philippines — NBA TV, 11:30 a.m.

Group B, Sevilla, Spain
Puerto Rico vs. Greece — NBA TV, 2 p.m.

Group A, Grenada, Spain
Brazil vs. Spain — NBA TV, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

College Football
Miami (FL) at Louisville — ESPN, 8 p.m.

CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
College Football Live — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Final Verdict — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
Great8 Plays — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
ESPNU Championship Drive — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.

College Soccer
Women’s
Baylor at BYU — BYUtv, 3 p.m.

Cycling
Vuelta a España
Recap — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

English Premier League
Premier League Deadline Day Show — NBCSN, 6 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour
FedExCup Playoffs
Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, MA
Final Round — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m./NBC, 1:30 p.m.
Spotlight Coverage — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
The Golf Fix — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Countdown to UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Boston at Tampa Bay — NESN/Sun Sports, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Baltimore — Fox Sports North/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland — ESPN/Fox Sports Detroit/STO, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
Texas at Kansas City — MLB Network/Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Kansas City, 8 p.m.

National League
New York Mets at Miami — SNY/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — ESPN/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:15 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Wisconsin/WGN America, 2:20 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego — Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports San Diego, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado (completion of suspended game) — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, approximately 30 minutes after suspended game ends
Washington at Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/MASN/SportsNet LA, 8 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
MLB Whiparound — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight

NASCAR
NASCAR America Marathon — NBCSN, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.

NFL
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
Around the NFL — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
NFL Total Access: The Future of Football — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
Super Bowl XLIVIII: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos — NFL Network, 8:30 p.m.
Top 10: Opening Days — NFL Network, 9 p.m.

Sports Talk
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), 9 a.m.
The Best of the Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live: Countdown — Fox Sports 1, midnight
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 1 a.m. (Tuesday)

Tennis
U.S. Open, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, New York, NY
Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 (Arthur Ashe Stadium) — CBS, 11 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 (Louis Armstrong Stadium and outer courts) — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.
Primetime at the Open: Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Today at the U.S. Open — CBS Sports Network, 10 a.m.
U.S. Open Tonight — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

WNBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Final
Game 2: Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky — NBA TV, 4 p.m. (Chicago leads series 1-0)

Entertainment
Lakefront Bargain Hunt: Blakeslee, PA — HGTV, 8 p.m.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Tamron Hall — NBC, 8 p.m.
Masterchef — Fox, 8 p.m.
Silver Linings Playbook — Showcase, 8 p.m.
Deep Impact — The Movie Channel, 8 p.m.
Le Joli Mai — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Candid Camera — TV Land, 8 p.m.
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Reunion — VH1, 8 p.m.
CBS Fall Preview Show — CBS, 8:30 p.m.
Lakefront Bargain Hunt: Innsbrook Resort — HGTV, 8:30 p.m.
Buying the Beach: Island Hoppers — Destination America, 9 p.m.
Partners: Doug Day Afternoon — FX, 9 p.m.
American Ninja Warrior: National Finals in Vegas — NBC, 9 p.m.
Hotel Hell — Fox, 9 p.m.
America’s Next Top Model — The CW, 9 p.m.
James May’s Cars of the People — BBC America, 9 p.m.
The Hangover Part III — HBO2, 9 p.m.
Houdini — History Channel, 9 p.m.
Bloodlands: Runway Girl — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
White House Down — Starz, 9 p.m.
Dallas: Hurt — TNT, 9 p.m.
Bizarre Foods: Cooking With Fire — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Hurricane 360: Battle of New Orleans — Weather Channel, 9 p.m.
Blog Cabin: Yardcore Tricks Out Blog Cabin 2014 — DIY Network, 9:30 p.m.
Partners: How to Get a Head in Advertising (season finale) — FX, 9:30 p.m.
Anger Management: Charlie and the Temper of Doom — FX, 10 p.m.
House Hunters: Oahu, HI — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Under the Dome — CBS, 10 p.m.
WWII’s Greatest Raids: Hitler’s Last Bridge — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
Red Hot Design: Bottoms Up — FYI, 10 p.m.
Nowhere to Hide: The Prince of Austria — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Teen Wolf — MTV, 10 p.m.
Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Carnival Eats: Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival — Cooking Channel, 10:30 p.m.
Eating America with Anthony Anderson: Barbecue Festival — Food Network, 10:30 p.m.
Anger Management: Charlie Gets Trashed — FX, 10:30 p.m.
House Hunters International: Jaco, Costa Rica — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
The Approval Matrix: Who Died and Made You Cool? — Sundance TV, 11 p.m.
There’s Something About Mary — HBO, 11 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark — TV Guide Network, 11 p.m.
This is 40 — Cinemax, 12:05 a.m. (Tuesday)

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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