Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
St. Kilda Saints vs. Melbourne Demons — Fox Sports 2, 4:30 a.m.

College Baseball
Kansas State at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Pacific, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Baylor — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
Columbia at Texas — Longhorn Network, 3 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Gymnastics
Women’s
Big Ten Championships, University Park, PA
Session 1 — Big Ten Network, noon
Session 2 — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.

MRGC Championship, Provo UT
BYU vs. Boise State, Denver, Southern Utah and Utah State — BYUtv, 3 p.m.

Pac-12 Championships, Berkeley, CA
Session 1 — Pac-12 Networks, 4 p.m.
Session 2 — Pac-12 Networks, 6:30 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Big Ten Championship, St. Paul, MN

Wisconsin vs. Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

ECAC Championship, Lake Placid, NY
Union vs. Colgate — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey East Championship, Boston, MA
New Hampshire vs. UMass — NBCSN/NESN/NESNplus, 7 p.m.

NCHC Championship, Minneapolis, MN
Miami (OH) vs. Denver — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.

WCHA Final Five, Grand Rapids, MI
Championship Game
Minnesota State vs. Ferris State — Fox College Sports Central, 7 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Maryland at North Carolina — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Johns Hopkins at Virginia — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.

College Softball
Texas at Baylor — Fox College Sports Atlantic, noon
LSU at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 3 p.m.

College Track & Field
NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Championships, Albuquerque, NM
Finals — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. (delayed)

College Wrestling
NCAA Division I Championships, Oklahoma City, OK
Finals — ESPN, 7 p.m.

Curling
World’s Women’s Championships, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Semifinal
Switzerland vs. Russia or South Korea — Universal Sports, 1 p.m.

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Arsenal — NBCSN/mun2, 8:45 a.m.
Cardiff City vs. Liverpool — NBCSN/mun2, 11 a.m.
Everton vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
Hull City vs. West Bromwich Albion — Premier League Extra Time 11 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Fulham — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
Newcastle United vs. Crystal Palace — Premier League Extra Time, 11 a.m.
West Ham United vs. Manchester United — NBCSN, 1 p.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 10:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
Premier League Goal Zone — NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour
Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, FL
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m./NBC, 2 p.m.
3rd Round Spotlight Coverage — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

Champions Tour
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Saucier, MS
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

LPGA Tour
LPGA Founders Cup, Phoenix, AZ
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

MLB
Regular Season Opener, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona — MLB Network/SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 a.m.
Arizona vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

Spring Training
Boston vs. Atlanta — NESN/SportSouth, 1 p.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto — Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Minnesota — MLB Network/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston — Comcast SportsNet Houston, 1 p.m.
Anaheim Angels vs. Milwaukee — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs — WGN America, 4 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado — Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City — MLB Network/KTXA, 4 p.m.

MLB Tonight: 30 Clubs in 30 Days: Miami Marlins — MLB Network, 7 p.m.

MLS
New England vs. Vancouver — Comcast SportsNet New England/CTV BC, 2 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy — NBCSN, 4 p.m.
Toronto FC vs. DC United — TSN/Univision Deportes, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Portland — Altitude/Root Sports Northwest, 6 p.m.
Columbus vs. Philadelphia — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Chivas USA — Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. San Jose — KMCI/Comcast SportsNet California Plus, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
AutoClub 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
Practice 3 — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.

Nationwide Series
Uh Huh Uh Huh Uh Huh 300, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 1:30 p.m.
Race — ESPN2, 5 p.m.

NASCAR Live: Fontana — Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m.
NASCAR Countdown — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.

NBA
Philadelphia at Chicago — WGN America, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Golden State — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NHL
St. Louis at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh — NHL Network (US)/Sun Sports/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Ottawa at Dallas — Sportsnet East/TVA Sports/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Florida at Los Angeles — Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Winnipeg — CBC/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto — CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at New Jersey — MSG Network/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Boston at Phoenix — NESN/Fox Sports Arizona Plus, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton — CBC, 10 p.m.
Washington at San Jose — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Plays of the Week: 03/15-03/21/2014 — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
Hockey Tonight — CBC/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
After Hours — CBC, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Paralympics
2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi, Russia
2014 Paralympic Games Review Show — NBC, 1 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
ESPN Sports Saturday — ABC, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: King’s Ransom — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tours
Sony Open, Miami, FL
Men’s and Women’s 2nd and 3rd Round — Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.

Entertainment
Swamp Thing — IFC, 3:30 p.m.
Batman Forever — Encore, 5:50 p.m.
Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?: Heart Attack — Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Deja MOO!: Flu the Coop — National Geographic Wild, 8 p.m.
Dateline NBC: In Broad Daylight — NBC, 8 p.m.
Restaurant Redemption: Shiki Wok — Cooking Channel, 8 p.m.
L.A. Confidential — Encore, 8 p.m.
Good Fellas — IFC, 8 p.m.
The Pink Panther — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Dateline: Real Life Mysteries: Secrets in the Desert — TLC, 8 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Extra Pulses: Fear Factory — Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
The Hangover, Part III — HBO, 8:15 p.m.
Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet: Meet Dr. Oakley — National Geographic Wild, 8:30 p.m.
Renovation Realities: The Kitchens Job — DIY Network, 9 p.m.
Nightline Prime — ABC, 9 p.m.
Ripper Street: Threads of Silk and Gold — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Restaurant Redemption: Satay — Cooking Channel, 9 p.m.
When Calls the Heart: Rules of Engagement — Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.
Celebrity Ghost Stories: Mary Lynn Rajskub; Dennis Christopher; Barbara Steele; Gary Daniels — Lifetime Movie Network, 9 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Goats Gone Wild — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Da Vinci’s Demons: The Blood of Men (season premiere) — Starz, 9 p.m.
Dateline: Real Life Mysteries: Mystery of Ascot Estates — TLC, 9 p.m.
Psycho (1998) — The Movie Channel, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Heritage Junction — TLC, 9 p.m.
Restaurant Redemption: Xie — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
20/20 — ABC, 10 p.m.
48 Hours: AKA Rockefeller — CBS, 10 p.m.
Flipping Vegas: Reptile House — A&E, 10 p.m.
John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Known — HBO, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation — HGTV, 10 p.m.
The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Solved: Star of Bethlehem — H2, 10 p.m.
Fatal Vows: Dazed and Deadly — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Reincarnated: Past Lives: Shelise & Julian — Lifetime Movie Network, 10 p.m.
Shear Madness: Barking Up the Wrong Fleece — National Geographic Wild, 10 p.m.
The Canyons — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Restaurant Redemption: Session Bistro — Cooking Channel, 10:30 p.m.
All Babe Network — Cinemax, 11:55 p.m.
Bleach — Cartoon Network, midnight

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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