Thursday’s Viewing Picks

CFL
Edmonton Eskimos at Winnipeg at Blue Bombers — TSN/ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.

College Baseball
Cape Cod League
Brewster Whitecaps at Hyannis Harbor Hawks — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 6 p.m.

College Football
SEC Media Days — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
College Football Live — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 12: Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Étienne — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

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

Diving
19th FINA Diving World Cup, Shanghai, Communist China
Day 3 — Universal Sports (same day coverage), 8 p.m.

Golf
The Open Championship, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
1st Round — ESPN, 4 a.m.

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

LPGA Tour
Marathon Classic, Sylvania, OH
1st Round — Golf Channel,  3 p.m.

Web.com Tour
Boise Open, Boise ID
1st Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

Lacrosse
2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce Park, CO
Semifinals
Iriquois Nationals vs. Canada — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
Australia vs. United States — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.

Minor League Baseball
New Orleans Zephyrs at Omaha Storm Chasers — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

MLB
MLB Network Countdown: 2014 Plays of the 1st Half — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Network Special: Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
MLB Network Special: Field of Dreams: Twenty-Five Years Later — MLB Network, 8 p.m.
MLB 162 — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.
Backstage at MLB All-Star Week 2014 — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.
Road to Cooperstown: Class of 2014 — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Friday)

NASCAR
NASCAR Race Hub — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Las Vegas, NV
New Orleans vs. Charlotte — NBA TV, 4 p.m.
Utah vs. San Antonio — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Houston — NBA TV, 8 p.m.
Bonus coverage: Washington vs. Miami — NBA TV, 10 p.m.
New York vs. NBA D-League — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Free Agency Special — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.
NBA Summer League Bonus Coverage — NBA TV, 12:30 a.m. (Friday)

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
2013 Minnesota Vikings: Charting a New Course — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
2013 Detroit Lions: The Time is Now — NFL Network, 8:30 p.m.
2013 Chicago Bears: The Foundation — NFL Network, 9 p.m.
2013 Green Bay Packers: Next Man Up — NFL Network, 9:30 p.m.

Softball
Triple Crown Fastpitch
USA Nationals Championship — CBS Sports Network, 7 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), 9 a.m.
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.
Best of ROME — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
E:60 — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPNews, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
ATP Tour
bet-at-home Open, Hamburg, Germany
Round of 16 — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & noon

WTA Tour
Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden
Round of 16 — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

Entertainment
Eat St.: Miso Hungry — Cooking Channel, 8 p.m.
Unsealed: America’s Conspiracy Files: Remote Viewing — Destination America, 8 p.m.
Medical Detectives: Line of Fire — Discovery Fitness and Health, 8 p.m.
Noche de Estrellas — Univision, 7 p.m.
Black Box — ABC, 8 p.m.
Hell’s Kitchen: 4 Chefs Compete — Fox, 8 p.m.
Premios Juventud 2014 — Univision, 8 p.m.
Untold with Maria Menounos: The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection; The Royal Fishbowl; Shark Happens! — E!, 8 p.m.
Gravity — HBO2, 8 p.m.
Doomsday Preppers Bugged Out: Be the Rabbit in the Hole — National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.
Kids’ Choice Sports 2014 — Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.
Food Factory: Hot Stuff — FYI, 9 p.m.
Gang Related — Fox, 9 p.m.
The First 48: Graveyard Love — A&E, 9 p.m.
The Sixties: The Space Race — CNN, 9 p.m.
MythBusters: Household Disasters — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Handsome Devil: Hurricane Love — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Doomsday Preppers: From Bunkers to Bug Out — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Rectify: Act as If — Sundance TV, 9 p.m.
The Layover With Anthony Bourdain: Extra Miles: Amsterdam — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Dating Naked: Joe and Wee — VH1, 9 p.m.
Big Brother 16 — CBS, 9:01 p.m.
Food Factory: A Trip to Dijon — FYI, 9:30 p.m.
How Do They Do It?: Beekeeping; Trikes; Body Armour — Science Channel, 9:30 p.m.
Chuck’s Eat the Street: Phoenix Feasting — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
Married: Pilot (series premiere) — FX, 10 p.m.
Maron: White Truck — IFC, 10 p.m.
NY Med — ABC, 10 p.m.
Beasts of the Bayou — Discovery, 10 p.m.
World Food Championships: Bacon — FYI, 10 p.m.
Southern Fried Homicide: Lafayette’s Little Sister — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
The L Word: Lez Girls — Showcase, 10 p.m.
Beyond Scared Straight: Hampton Roads, VA; Jailhouse Rap — A&E, 10:01 p.m.
You’re the Worst: Pilot (series premiere) — FX, 10:36 p.m.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Emma Stone — Comedy Central, 11 p.m.
Genevieve’s Renovation (series premiere) — HGTV, 11 p.m.
Real Sex — HBO, 11 p.m.
The L Word: Luck Be a Lady — Showcase, 11 p.m.
Conan — TBS, 11 p.m.
Genevieve’s Renovation — HGTV, 11:30 p.m.
The Colbert Report: Steven Wise — Comedy Central, 11:31 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
Late Show With David Letterman — CBS, 11:35 p.m.
At Midnight: Aisha Tyler; Wil Wheaton; Kevin Pereira — Comedy Central, 12:01 a.m.
Big Brother After Dark –TV Guide Network, 1 a.m. (Friday)

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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