Friday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
Adelaide Crows vs. St. Kilda Saints — Fox Sports 2, 11:30 p.m.
Hawthorn Hawks vs. Melbourne Demons — Fox Soccer Plus, midnight

Boxing
Friday Night Fights, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT
Lightweights
Reynaldo Ojeda vs. Monty Meza Clay — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Friday Night Knockout, US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
WBA Interim World Super Lightweight Title
Jose Benavidez, Jr. vs. Jorge Paez, Jr. — truTV, 10 p.m.

College Baseball
Youngstown State at Illinois-Chicago — ESPN3, noon
Oklahoma State at Michigan — BTN2Go, 6 p.m.
Clemson at Florida State — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Wake Forest at Duke — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Valparaiso at Wright State — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Virginia at North Carolina — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Illinois — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Central Florida at South Florida — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Miami (FL) — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
High Point at Liberty — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Kansas State at Kansas — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Louisville at North Carolina State — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
TCU at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central, 7 p.m.
Washington State at Arizona State — Pac-12 Networks, 7 p.m.
Oregon at Utah — Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Arkansas at Georgia — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Auburn at Florida — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Kentucky at Missouri — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Texas A&M at Mississippi — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.
LSU at South Carolina — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m.
Arizona at UCLA — Pac-12 Networks, 10 p.m.
Oregon State at Stanford — Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Washington, 10 p.m.

College Softball
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Regionals-Double Elimination
Ann Arbor Regional, Wilpon Complex, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Pittsburgh vs. Cal — ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Oakland vs. Michigan — ESPNU, 6 p.m.

Athens Regional, Turner Stadium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Western Kentucky vs. North Carolina — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Central Connecticut vs. Georgia — ESPN3, 5 p.m.

Auburn Regional, Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn, AL
Chattanooga vs. South Alabama — ESPN3, 4 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. Auburn — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.

Baton Rouge Regional, Tiger Park, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Nebraska vs. Arizona State — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.
Texas Southern vs. LSU — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Columbia Regional, University Field, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Louisville vs. Kansas — ESPN3, 5 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Missouri — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m.

Gainesville Regional, Pressly Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Florida Atlantic vs. Hofstra — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.
Florida A&M vs. Florida — ESPN3, 6 p.m.

Knoxville Regional, Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Utah vs. Virginia Tech — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.
Longwood vs. Tennessee — ESPN3, 6 p.m.

Lafayette Regional, Lamson Park, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Mississippi State vs. Baylor — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Weber State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN3, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles Regional, Easton Stadium, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego State vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 6 p.m.
Cal State-Northridge vs. UCLA — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Norman Regional, OU Softball Complex, Oklahoma University, Norman, OK
Lehigh vs. Texas A&M — SEC Network, 1:30 p.m.
Central Arkansas vs. Oklahoma — ESPN3, 4 p.m.

Tallahassee Regional, Seminole Softball Complex, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
South Carolina vs. Central Florida — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.
Dartmouth vs. Florida State — ESPN3, 7 p.m.

Tuscaloosa Regional, Rhoads Stadium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Washington vs. South Carolina Upstate — ESPNU, 1:30 p.m.
Fairfield vs. Alabama — SEC Network, 4 p.m.

NCAA Studio Update — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
SEC Bases Loaded — SEC Network, 6 p.m.

Cycling
Giro d’Italia
Stage 7: Grosseto to Fiuggi — beIN Sports, 8:30 a.m.

Tour of California
Stage 6: Big Bear Lake (Individual Time Trial) — NBCSN, 5 p.m.

English Championship League
Middlesbrough vs. Brentford — beIN Sports, 2:40 p.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Open de España, Real Club de Golf El Prat, Terrassa, Spain
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5:30 a.m.
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m.

Champions Tour
Regions Tradition, Shoal Creek Golf Club, Shoal Creek, AL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.

PGA Tour
Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Kingsmill Championship, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, VA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)

Horse Racing
Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes — NBCSN, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber, Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Phillippines
Weigh-In — Fox Sports 1, 7 a.m.

Bellator 137, Pechaga Resort & Casino, Temecula, CA
Middleweight World Championship
Brandon Halsey vs. Kendall Grove — Spike, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Anaheim Angels at Baltimore — Fox Sports West/MASN, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas — MLB Network/STO/Fox Sports West, 8 p.m.
New York Yankees at Kansas City — WPIX/Fox Sports Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota — Sun Sports/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Houston — Sportsnet/Root Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Boston at Seattle — NESN/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs — MLB Network/Root Sports Pittsburgh/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami — Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York Mets — Fox Sports Wisconsin/SNY, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Cincinnati — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles Dodgers — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.
Washington at San Diego — MASN2/Fox Sports San Diego, 10 p.m.

Interleague
Detroit at St. Louis — MLB Network/Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:15 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
MLB Whiparound — Fox Sports 1, midnight
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

MLS
New York City FC vs. Chicago — Univision Deportes, 7 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. New York Red Bulls — Univision Deportes, 9 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Sprint Showdown, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Practice — Fox Sports 1, noon
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Practice — Fox Sports 1, 1:45 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
NC Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: All-Star Race — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
NCWTS Setup — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Atlanta at Washington — ESPN, 7 p.m. (Atlanta leads series 3-2)

Western Conference Semifinal
Golden State at Memphis — ESPN, 9:30 p.m. (Golden State leads series 3-2)

2015 NBA Draft Combine — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 5:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Hawks/Wizards, Game 6 Postgame — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.
NBA Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
NBA GameTime: Warriors/Grizzlies, Game 6 Postagme — NBA TV, midnight

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Conference Final Preview — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
St. Johnstone vs. Celtic — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Radius — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Radius — NBCSN, 6:30 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7:30 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Mike Francesa Show — Fox Sports 2, 1 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
CBS Sports Spectacular: World’s Strongest Man Archives: 1986 — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 10:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.

Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Doha, Qatar
Doha — beIN Sports, 2 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.

Quantcast