Friday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Bendigo Bank Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
West Coast Eagles vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m.

Boxing
Friday Night Fights, Paramount Theater, Huntington, NY
Junior Welterweights
Johnny Garcia vs. Cletus Seldin — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Golden Boy Live, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Palm Springs, CA
Welterweights
Pablo Cesar Cano vs. Juan Carlos Abreu — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.

College Baseball
Illinois State at Vanderbilt — SEC Network Plus, 5 p.m.
Cal Poly at TCU — Fox Sports Southwest Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Mississippi State — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Dartmouth at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Princeton at LSU — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Texas — Longhorn Network, 8:30 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
Siena at Quinnipiac — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Harvard at Cornell — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
Manhattan at Iona — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Dartmouth at Columbia — American Sports Network, 8 p.m.
Ohio at Akron — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Valparaiso at Cleveland State — ESPNU, 10 p.m.

Women’s
Colorado at Arizona — Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 8 p.m.
Providence at Villanova — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.

College Gymnastics
Women’s
Kentucky at Florida — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Illinois at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
LSU at Alabama — SEC Network, 9 p.m.
Utah at Oregon State — Pac-12 Networks, 10 p.m.

College Hockey
Penn State at Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 6:40 p.m.
Merrimack at New Hampshire — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Michigan — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Detroit Plus/STO, 7:30 p.m.
Boston College at Notre Dame — NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.
St. Cloud State at North Dakota — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.

Big Ten Hockey Pregame — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
BTN Finale 2014-15 — Big Ten Network, 11:30 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Denver at North Carolina — ESPNU, 4 p.m.

College Softball
Texas Invitational, McCombs Field, Austin, TX
Lamar vs. Dartmouth — Longhorn Network, 12:30 p.m.
Dartmouth vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 3:30 p.m.
Texas Southern vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 6 p.m.

College Swimming & Diving
Pac-12 Championships, Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
Day 2 — Pac-12 Networks, 1 p.m. (delayed)

College Tennis
Stanford at USC — Pac-12 Networks, 5:30 p.m.

College Volleyball
Men’s
Pepperdine at Stanford — Pac-12 Networks, 8 p.m.

CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group A, Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
USA vs. Cuba — Fox Sports 2/Univision Deportes, 6 p.m.
Honduras vs. Jamaica — Univision Deportes, 8:30 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
LPGA Thailand, Siam Country Club Pattaya (Old Course), Chonburi, Thailand
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m.

European PGA Tour
Joburg Open, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East & West Courses), Gauteng, South Africa
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 a.m. (same day coverage)/7 a.m. (live)

PGA Tour
The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

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

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingaro, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Weigh-In — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

Bellator 134: “The British Invasion,” Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
Newton vs. McGeary — Spike, 9 p.m.

Legacy Fighting Championship 39, Houston Arena Theater, Houston, TX
LFC Middleweight World Championship
Leo Leite vs. Larry Crowe — AXS, 10 p.m.

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

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Hisense 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Whatever This is Called 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
Another Sponsored Race That Goes 200 Miles, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: Atlanta — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 7 p.m.

NBA
Miami at New Orleans — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA Countdown — ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.

NHL
Boston at New Jersey — NHL Network (US)/NESN/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Calgary at New York Islanders — Sportsnet West/MSG Plus 2, 7 p.m.
Washington at Carolina — Comcast Network Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay — NHL Network (US)/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.Colorado at Dallas — Altitude/Fox Sports Southwest, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim — KCOP/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 10:30 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet (East/Ontario)/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL on the Fly — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet One, 11 p.m.

Scottish Championship League
Falkirk vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 p.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Bansko, Bulgaria
Ladies Super G — Universal Sports, 11 a.m. (same day coverage)

Sports Talk
Radius: Venom Lower Body – Keoni — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
Radius: Pro Skills Sampler – Nicky — NBCSN, 6:30 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 Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Mike Francesa Show — Fox Sports 2, 1 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 3 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Olbermann (Without K.O.) — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
ROME (The Final Days) — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11 p.m.

Tennis
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Center Court Live: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships & Qatar Total Open — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.

ATP Tour
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai Duty Free Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1st Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)
2nd Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 3 p.m.(same day coverage)

WTA Tour
Qatar Total Open, International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
1st Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
2nd Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Abierto Mexicano, Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico
1st Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.
2nd Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

Entertainment
Last Man Standing — ABC, 8 p.m.
The Amazing Race 26: I’ve Got the Smartest Dude — CBS, 8 p.m.
World’s Funniest Fails — Fox, 8 p.m.
Hart of Dixie — The CW, 8 p.m.
Gold Rush – The Dirt: Beaver Fever — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Walk of Shame — HBO, 8 p.m.
Cold Justice: Little League Dad (Arlington, TX) — TNT, 8 p.m.
Mysteries at the Castle: Real Frankenstein; Mummy Curse; The Witch of Wall Street — Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
Running on Empty — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
The Signal — Cinemax, 8:15 p.m.
Charlie Rose-The Week — PBS, 8:30 p.m.
Hawaii Five-0 — CBS, 9 p.m.
Dateline NBC: Vendetta — NBC, 9 p.m.
Great Performances: La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema — PBS, 9 p.m.
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End: Paradise on the Bay — Animal Planet, 9 p.m.
Gold Rush: Hundred of Ounces — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Love It or List It, Too: Barb & Ted — HGTV, 9 p.m.
Deliver Us From Evil — Starz, 9 p.m.
12 Monkeys: The Keys — Syfy, 9 p.m.
Mysteries at the Castle: Martin Luther Kidnapping; Witches of Belvoir; Secret Queen — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same — VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: HBO First Look — HBO, 9:45 p.m.
NY ER: On the Brink — Discovery Life Channel, 10 p.m.
The Soup — E!, 10 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the Slammer: Ultimate Airgasm; Elevator Shaft — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Treehouse Masters: Ultimate Treehouses III — Animal Planet, 10 p.m.
Banshee: All the Wisdom I Got Left — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
Gold Rush: Pile of Nuggets — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Texas Flip and Move: Suzi’s Custom Bling Closet Remodel — DIY Network, 10 p.m.
VICE Special Report: Killing Cancer — HBO, 10 p.m.
Helix: Cross Pollination — Syfy, 10 p.m.
20/20 — ABC, 10:01 p.m.
Gandhi — Turner Classic Movies, 10:15 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the Slammer: Gettin’ Some Tail; Unholy Trinity — Investigation Discovery, 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Bang! Bang: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Wears a Brown Checked Shirt and Stripey Socks — IFC, 11 p.m.
E! News — E!, 11 p.m.
There’s Something About Mary — HBO2, 11:10 p.m.
The Jack and Triumph Show: Coffee — Cartoon Network, 11:30 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time — Showcase, 11:35 p.m.
Rocky II — Starz, midnight
The Fugitive — Sundance TV, 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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