Wednesday’s Viewing Picks

Cycling
Giro d’Italia
Stage 5: La Spezia to Abetone — beIN Sports, 8:30 a.m.

Tour of California
Stage 4: Pismo Beach to Avila Beach — NBCSN, 5 p.m.

Golf
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, OR
Semifinals/Championship Match — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

Golfing World — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.
European Tour Weekly — Golf Channel, 5:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Fight Stories — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzillians: Boiling Point — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.

MLB
American League
Boston at Oakland — MLB Network/NESN/Comcast SportsNet California, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit — Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa — YES/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore — Sportsnet/MASN, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.

National League
Washington at Arizona — MLB Network/MASN, 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Cincinnati — SportSouth/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Los Angeles Dodgers — Fox Sports Florida/SportsNet LA, 7:50 p.m.
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs — ESPN/SNY/WGN, 8 p.m.

Interleague
St. Louis at Cleveland — Fox Sports Midwest/STO, 6 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim Angels — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Fox Sports West, 10 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle — Fox Sports San Diego/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.

The Rundown — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
MLB Whiparound — Fox Sports 1, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Thursday)

MLS
D.C. United vs. Orlando City — ESPN2/TSN/RDS2, 8 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 4:30 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Washington at Atlanta — TNT, 8 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)

Western Conference Semifinal
Memphis at Golden State — TNT, 10:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)

NFL
NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
The Top 100 Players of 2015: 90-81 — NFL Network, 9 p.m.
The Top 100 Players of 2015-Reactions — NFL Network, 10 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Washington at New York Rangers — NBCSN/CBC/TVA Sports, 7 p.m. (Series tied 3-3)

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL Live — NBCSN, 7 p.m.
NHL on the Fly: 2015 Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBCSN, 10 p.m.
NHL Tonight: 2015 Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 10 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 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/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
SVP & Russillo (The Final Days) — 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.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 5 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: 1985 — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Lacrosse: The Lost Trophy — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
E:60 — ESPN2, 11 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 2nd Round — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.

Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 5 pm.
ATP World Tour Uncovered — Tennis Channel, 5:30 p.m.

UEFA Champions League
Semifinal, 2nd LegEstadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid vs. Juventus — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.

UEFA Champions League Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.
UEFA Champions League Highlights — Fox Sports 2, midnight

Entertainment
The Middle (season finale) — ABC, 8 p.m.
Survivor: Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: My Word is My Bond — CBS, 8 p.m.
The Mysteries of Laura — NBC, 8 p.m.
Nature: Animal Childhood — PBS, 8 p.m.
Arrow (season finale) — The CW, 8 p.m.
This Is Where I Leave You — HBO, 8 p.m.
The Matrix Reloaded — IFC, 8 p.m.
48 Hours on ID: A Question of Murder — Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.
Girl Meets World: Girl Meets the Secret of Life — Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.
Tia Mowry at Home: Best Morning Ever — Cooking Channel, 9 p.m.
CSI: Cyber (season finale) — CBS, 9 p.m.
NOVA: Lethal Seas — PBS, 9 p.m.
Best Bars in America: Booze and Food — Esquire Network, 9 p.m.
Mansions & Murders: Iron Maid — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Filthy Riches: Dying for Dollars — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
NASA’s Unexplained Files: Nazis on the Moon — Science Channel, 9 p.m.
Jeremiah Johnson — Sundance TV, 9 p.m.
blackish — ABC, 9:30 p.m.
Entourage: HBO First Look — HBO, 9:45 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Building A Family-Friendly Front Yard With Space for Kids and Parents in Albuquerque — DIY Network, 10 p.m.
House Hunters: Washington, DC — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Ripper Street: Ashes and Diamonds — BBC America, 10 p.m.
Shallow Hal — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
Consumed: The Real Restaurant Business: Eat or Get Eaten — CNBC, 10 p.m.
Survivorman: Big Foot: Hidden World of Bigfoot — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Brew Dogs: Brussels — Esquire Network, 10 p.m.
Restaurant: Impossible: Bad Juju (season finale) — Food Network, 10 p.m.
Dangerous Persuasions: He’s My Master — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Catfish: The TV Show: Where Are They Now? — MTV, 10 p.m.
Yukon Gold: In for a Penny, In For a Pound — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman: Are We Here For A Reason? — Science Channel, 10 p.m.
Big Time in Hollywood, FL: Monkey Largo — Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.
House Hunters International: Oslo, Norway — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
The Soul Man: Who Let The Dog In? — TV Land, 10:30 p.m.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Reza Aslan — Comedy Central, 11 p.m.
Instant Mom: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Or Else — TV Land, 11 p.m.
E! News — E!, 11 p.m.
The Matrix Revolutions — IFC, 11 p.m.
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore: Ahmed Ahmed; Joel McHale — Comedy Central, 11:31 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live — ABC, 11:35 p.m.
Late Show With David Letterman (The Final 6 Days) — CBS, 11:35 p.m.
At Midnight With Chris Hardwick: Paul Feig; Jamie Denbo; Jessica Chafin — Comedy Central, 12:01 a.m. (Thursday)

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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