Friday’s Viewing Picks

Boxing
Friday Night Fights, Huntington, NY
Jr. Welterweights
Karim Mayfield vs. Emmanuel Taylor — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Golden Boy Live, San Francisco, CA
Lighweights
Mercito Gesta vs. Luis Arceo — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.

CFL
Toronto Argonauts at Ottawa Redblacks — TSN/ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Calgary Stampeders — TSN/ESPN2, 10 p.m.

College Basketball
Katz Korner — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.

College Football
College Football Live — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 13: Saint-Étienne to Chamrousse — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Highlights — NBCSN, noon
Extended Primetime Coverage — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Diving
19th FINA Diving World Cup, Shanghai, Communist China
Day 4 — Universal Sports, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)

Formula 1
German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Practice — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
The Open Championship, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
2nd Round — ESPN, 4 a.m.

Live From Royal Liverpool — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Marathon Classic, Sylvania, OH
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

American Century Championship, Lake Tahoe, NV
1st Round — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

Web.com Tour
Boise Open, Boise, ID
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

MLB
American League
Cleveland at Texas — STO/Fox Sports Southwest, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Boston — Fox Sports Kansas City/NESN, 7 p.m.
Texas at Toronto — KTXA/Sportsnet, 7 p.m.
Houston at Chicago White Sox — Comcast SportsNet Houston/WCIU, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota — MLB Network/Sun Sports/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland — MASN2/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Seattle at Anaheim Angels — Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports West, 10 p.m.

National League
Colorado at Pittsburgh — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington — Fox Sports Wisconsin/MASN, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Miami — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports South, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis — MLB Network/SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Arizona — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
New York Mets at San Diego — SNY/Fox Sports San Diego, 10 p.m.

Interleague
Cincinnati at New York Yankees — Fox Sports Ohio/YES, 7 p.m.

The Rundown — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Tonight: On-Deck Circle — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
MLB Whiparound — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

MLS
Portland vs. Colorado — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
EnjoyIllinois.com 300, Chicagoland Speedway, Chicago, IL
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Dallas vs. Phoenix — NBA TV, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Toronto — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Golden State — NBA TV, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)
Denver vs. Los Angeles Lakers — NBA TV, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

NBA Free Agency Special — ESPNews, 7 p.m.
NBA Summer League Bonus Coverage — NBA TV, midnight

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
2013 Houston Texans: Recharge — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
2013 Jacksonville Jaguars: Strength, Weakness and Spirit — NFL Network, 8:30 p.m.
2013 Tennessee Titans: Forever Blue — NFL Network, 9 p.m.
2013 Indianapolis Colts: Band of Brothers — NFL Network, 9:30 p.m.

Soccer
Club Friendly, Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
RB Leipzig vs. Paris Saint-Germain — beIN Sport, 1 p.m.

Sports Talk
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), 9 a.m.
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Best of the Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
Best of ROME — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPNews, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, midnight

Tennis
ATP Tour
bet-at-home Open, Hamburg, Germany
Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & noon

WTA Tour
Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden
Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Principality of Monaco
Herculis — Universal Sports, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
Science of Stupid: Don’t Lose Your Lunch — National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.
Dateline NBC: Family Business — NBC, 8 p.m.
Pitch Black — IFC, 8 p.m.
Scary Movie V — The Movie Channel, 8 p.m.
Lawrence of Arabia — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Charlie Rose-The Week — PBS, 8:30 p.m.
Science of Stupid: Ring of Fire — National Geographic Channel, 8:30 p.m.
What Would You Do? — ABC, 9 p.m.
24: Live Another Day: Day 9: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (season finale) — Fox, 9 p.m.
Mountain Monsters: Uncaged: Snallygaster — Destination America, 9 p.m.
Untold Stories of the E.R.: Skewered Skydivers — Discovery Fitness and Health, 9 p.m.
The Conjuring — HBO2, 9 p.m.
Austenland — Starz, 9 p.m.
Cold Justice: Justice Served (Los Angeles, CA) — TNT, 9 p.m.
Monumental Mysteries: Kecksburg Space Acorn; Skyscraper Swindle; Emperor of the US — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Donut Showdown: Zombies — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
20/20 — ABC, 10 p.m.
Mountain Monsters: Bloodless Howler of Harrison County — Destination America, 10 p.m.
Deadliest Catch: On Deck: Greatest Game Ever Finished — Discovery, 10 p.m.
The Canyons — Showcase, 10 p.m.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live From The Basement — VH1 Classic, 10 p.m.
Ultimate Food Showdown — Cooking Channel, 10:30 p.m.
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount — VH1 Classic, 11 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
Topless Prophet: Madirosa’s World — Cinemax, midnight
The Half Hour: Mark Normand — Comedy Central, midnight
Escape From New York — Sundance TV, midnight
Big Brother After Dark — TV Guide Network, midnight
The Half Hour: Joe Wengert — Comedy Central, 12:30 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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