Friday’s Viewing Picks

Baseball
Japan All-Star Series 2014, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
MLB All-Stars vs. Samurai Japan — MLB Network, 4 a.m.

Boxing
Pride of Pittsburgh II, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Welterweights
Sammy Vasquez vs. Alberto Mosquera — beIN Sports, 9 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Football
Tulsa at Central Florida — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

BTN Football & Beyond 2014 — Big Ten Network, noon
College Football Live — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
CFB Daily: The Edge — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
This Week in SEC Football — CBS Sports Network, 4:30 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Boston University of Maine — Fox College Sports Pacific, 7:30 p.m.

College Soccer
Men’s
Big Ten Tournament, Ludwig Field, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Semifinals
Indiana vs. Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
Maryland vs. Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 3:45 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
San Diego at BYU — BYUtv, 9:30 p.m.

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Rostelecom Cup, Luzhniki Arena, Moscow, Russia
Men’s and Ladies Short Program — Universal Sports, 1 p.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Turkish Airlines Open, Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Antalya, Turkey
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4 a.m.

PGA Tour
OHL Classic at Mayakoba, El Camaleon, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Lorena Ochoa Invitational, Club de Golf Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

Hockey
WHL/OHL Super Series, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
WHL vs. Russia — NHL Network, 2 p.m. (delayed)

CHL
Erie Otters at Niagara IceDogs — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt, Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Weigh-In — Audience Network (DirecTV)/Fox Sports 2, 5 p.m.

Countdown to Ortiz vs. Bonnar — Spike, 10 p.m.
Tito vs. Bonnar: Winner Take All — Spike, 11 p.m.

MLB
MLB Now — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
Ford EcoBoost 300, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Chase for the Cup, Championship Round
Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
Qualifying — ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
Ford EcoBoost 200, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.

NASCAR Live: Homestead — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.
NCWTS Setup — Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.
NASCAR America: Homestead — NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.
NASCAR America: The List: Iconic Cars — NBCSN, 11:30 p.m.

NBA
Denver at Indiana — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Los Angeles Lakers — ESPN, 10 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 10 p.m.
NBA Tonight — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

NFL
NFL Game Rewind: Buffalo at Miami — NFL Network, 3:30 p.m.
Playbook: Week 11 — NFL Network, 4 p.m.
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
Around the NFL — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Playbook Primetime: Week 11 — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
The Perfect Backfield: A Football Life — NFL Network, 9 p.m.

NHL
Columbus at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Ohio/The Comcast Network, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Washington — MSG Plus/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New York Islanders at Florida — MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto — TVA Sports/Root Sports Pittsburgh/TSN4, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver — Fox Sports Arizona Plus/Sportsnet Pacific, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet 360/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 9:30 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet Pacific, 9:30 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet 360/NHL Network (US), 11 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, midnight

Soccer
African Cup of Nations 2015
Qualifiers
Final Round, Stade Félix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone vs. Côte d’Ivoire — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.

Men’s International Friendly, Craven Cottage, London, England, United Kingdom
United States vs. Colombia — ESPN/UniMás/Univision Deportes, 2:30 p.m.

Fútbol Central — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 2 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN, 4:45 p.m.

Men’s International Friendly, Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes, France
France vs. Albania — Fox Soccer Plus, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Men’s International Friendly, Estádio Nacional José Diaz, Lima, Peru
Peru vs. Paraguay — beIN Sports, 5:55 p.m.

ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 8 p.m.

Sports Talk
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
Hot Stove — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
The Rich Eisen with guest host Suzy Shuster (Mrs. Rich Eisen) — Audience Network (DirecTV), noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Unguarded with Rachel Nichols (The Final Days) — CNN, 10:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.

Tennis
ATP Tour
ATP World Tour Finals, The O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Group A Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau vs. Lukasz Kubot/Robert Lindstedt — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.
Bob & Mark Bryan vs. Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares — Tennis Channel, 12:45 p.m.

Group A Singles
Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Berdych — Tennis Channel, 9 a.m.
Stanislaw Wawrinka vs. Marin Cilic — ESPN2, 1 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 2:30 p.m.
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016
Qualifiers, Match Day 4
Group D, Grundig Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany
Germany vs. Gilbraltar — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 p.m.

Group I, Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia
Serbia vs. Denmark — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 Highlights: Match Day 4 — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.

Entertainment
Last Man Standing — ABC, 8 p.m.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Wendi McLendon-Covey — The CW, 8 p.m.
The Hollywood Film Awards — CBS, 8 p.m.
Dateline NBC: The Root of All Evil — NBC, 8 p.m.
Veronica Mars — Cinemax, 8 p.m.
Gold Rush-The Dirt: Meet the Beets — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Speed — Encore, 8 p.m.
On the Menu: Cabo Wabo Cantina: Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill — TNT, 8 p.m.
Charlie Rose-The Week — PBS, 8:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Tricks and Tips — Cooking Channel, 9 p.m.
Man Caves: High Voltage Man Cave — DIY Network, 9 p.m.
Shark Tank — ABC, 9 p.m.
The Hitmakers — PBS, 9 p.m.
America’s Next Top Model — The CW, 9 p.m.
Gold Rush: Hard Bargain — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Ancient Aliens: Aliens Among Us — H2, 9 p.m.
Deadly Women: Total Control — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Small Time — Starz, 9 p.m.
Mysteries at the Museum: Skull in the Ashes; Nazi Art Hoax; Hunger Strike — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
House Hunters: Key Largo, FL — HGTV, 10 p.m.
CBS This Morning Post-Awards Show — CBS, 10 p.m.
Art in the Twenty-First Century: Fiction — PBS, 10 p.m.
Boogeymen: Champ — Destination America, 10 p.m.
Edge of Alaska: The Road — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Untold Stories of the E.R.: Don’t Touch That! — Discovery Fitness and Health, 10 p.m.
Misery — Encore, 10 p.m.
Epic Meal Empire: Less Jive, More Turkey — FYI, 10 p.m.
Brad Meltzer’s Lost History: JFK’s Brain — H2, 10 p.m.
Real Time With Bill Maher — HBO, 10 p.m.
Mission Asteroid — Science Channel, 10 p.m.
Z Nation: Going Nuclear — Syfy, 10 p.m.
20/20 — ABC, 10:01 p.m.
House Hunters International: Freeport, Bahamas — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Bang! Bang!: Chris Hardwick Wears a Black Polo & Weathered Boots — IFC, 11 p.m.
E! News — E!, 11 p.m.
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways: Los Angeles — HBO, 11 p.m.
Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren’t You Embarrassed? — Showtime, 11 p.m.
The Birthday Boys: Love Date Hump — IFC, 11:30 p.m.
Rush Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland — VH1 Classic, 11:30 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
Late Show With David Letterman — CBS, 11:35 p.m.
Lost in America — Turner Classic Movies, midnight
Intergalactic Swingers — Cinemax, 12:05 a.m. (Saturday)

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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