Thursday’s Viewing Picks

College Football Viewing Picks

College Soccer
Women’s
Rutgers at Princeton — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Cycling
La Vuelta a España
Stage 12: Escaldes to Engordany. Andorra-Lleida — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Russian Open, Skolkovo Golf Club, Moscow, Russia
1st Round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.

Golf Central Special: 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship News Conference — Golf Channel, noon
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Jack Nicklaus vs. Arnold Palmer — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Paul Azinger vs. Severiano Ballesteros — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Jack Nicklaus vs. Tom Watson — Golf Channel, 4:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota — WGN/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City — MLB Network/Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Kansas City, 8 p.m.

National League
Atlanta at Washington — SportSouth/MASN, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7:20 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports San Diego, 10 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 — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight
MLB Whiparound — FS1, 1 a.m. (Friday)

NASCAR
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 6 p.m.

NFL Preseason
Baltimore at Atlanta — WBAL/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/WUPA, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis — WKRC/WXIN, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Green Bay — WVUE/WGBA/WTMJ, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York Jets — NFL Network/WCAU/WCBS, 7 p.m
Tampa Bay at Miami — WFLA/WFOR, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit — WKBW/WJBK, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh — WCCB/KDKA, 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Washington — WJXT/WRC/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.
New York Giants at New England — WNBC/WBZ, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago — WEWS/WFLD, 8 p.m.
Houston at Dallas — KTRK/KTVT, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis — KCTV/KTVI, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Tennessee — KMSP/WKRN, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Denver — KNXV/KTVD, 9 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle — KTVU/KCPQ, 10 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco — KFMB/KCBS/KPIX, 10 p.m.

NFL Preseason HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
NFL Insiders — ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Soccer
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:45 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
ESPN Radio With Ian Fitzsimmons — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
Sport Today — BBC World News, 12:45 p.m.
Russillo & Kannell – ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:45 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.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
America’s Pregame — FS1, 5 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, midnight

Tennis
U.S. Open, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, New York, NY
Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round — ESPN3/DirecTV, 11 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round — ESPN, 1 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at the U.S. Open — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.
Primetime at the U.S. Open — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
U.S. Open Tonight — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. or at conclusion of ESPN2’s coverage

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland
Weltklasse Zürich — beIN Sports, 2 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016
European Qualifiers: Matchday 7
Group H, Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan vs. Croatia — ESPN3, 11:50 a.m.

Group H, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
Italy vs. Malta — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

Group B, King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina — FS2, 2:30 p.m.

Group A, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands vs. Iceland — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

Group B, GSP, Nicosia, Cypress
Cypress vs. Wales — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.

Group H, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria vs. Norway — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 Pregame — FS1/FS2/Fox Soccer Plus, 2 p.m.
UEFA Euro 2016 Highlights — FS2, 1 a.m. (Friday)

WNBA
Chicago Sky at New York Liberty — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
Washington Mystics at Los Angeles Sparks — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

Entertainment
Beyond Scared Straight: Extreme Teens: Oakland County, MI — A&E, 8 p.m.
Animals LOL: Doggie Delinquents — Discovery Family Channel, 8 p.m.
The Usual Suspects — Encore, 8 p.m.
National Lampoon’s Vacation — IFC, 8 p.m.
Beau Geste — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Guns ‘n’ Roses: Live at the O2 Arena — VH1 Classic, 8 p.m.
Dateline NBC — NBC, 9 p.m.
Beyond Scared Straight: Lights Out! (season finale) — A&E, 9 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL: 40 Days, Part 6 — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Chopped: Wild Ride — Food Network, 9 p.m.
Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown: South of the Border — FYI, 9 p.m.
Tammy — HBO, 9 p.m.
Kill the Messenger — HBO2, 9 p.m.
Nightmare Next Door: Master Key Murder — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
A Few Good Men — Sundance TV, 9 p.m.
Mysteries at the Monument: Grand Central Occult; Superhero Surfer; Scotty’s Castle — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Big Brother 17: Eviction — CBS, 9:01 p.m.
How It’s Made: 1960’s Edition — Science Channel, 9:30 p.m.
Review: William Tell; Grant a Wish; Rowboat — Comedy Central, 10 p.m.
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: Hard Out Here for a Pimp — FX, 10 p.m.
Documentary Now!: DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon — IFC, 10 p.m.
How Do They Do It?: Fedoras; Cement and Frozen Peas — Science Channel, 10 p.m.
Under the Dome (The Final Days) — CBS, 10 p.m.
Evolution of Evil: Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL: 40 Days, Part 7 — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Nowhere to Hide: Stars, Stripes and Broken Hearts — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Dominion: The Seed of Evil — Syfy, 10 p.m.
Behind Bars: Rookie Year: The Riot — A&E, 10:01 p.m.
Comedy Bang! Bang!: A$AP Rocky Wears a Black Button Up Jacket and Black Sneakers — IFC, 10:30 p.m.
Married: Mother’s Day — FX, 10:33 p.m.
Everest: HBO First Look — HBO, 10:45 p.m.
Sex On// — HBO, 11 p.m.
Geeks Who Drink: Rob Kazinsky vs. Dominic Monaghan — Syfy, 11 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team: Becoming World Class — CMT, 11 p.m.
E! News — E!, 11 p.m.
Transporter 2 — IFC, 11 p.m.
Cathouse: Frisky Business — HBO, 11:30 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live — ABC, 11:35 p.m.
Animation Domination — FXX, midnight
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted

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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