Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Arena Football
Los Angeles Kiss at Iowa Barnstormers — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m.
Essendon Bombers vs. St. Kilda Saints — Fox Sports 2, 5:30 a.m.

Boxing
Showtime Championship Boxing, Washington, DC
Light Heavyweight Championship Unification Bout
Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov — Showtime, 9:30 p.m.

All Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana, Episode 1 (series premiere) — Showtime, 9 p.m.
24/7 Pacquaio/Bradley 2 — HBO, 10 p.m.
The Fight Game with Jim Lampley — HBO, 12:15 a.m. (Sunday)
Road to Marquez/Alvarado — HBO, 12:45 a.m. (Sunday)

College Baseball
West Virginia at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central, 1 p.m.
Seattle at New Mexico State — Fox College Sports Pacific, 2 p.m.
Loyola Marymount at BYU — BYUtv, 3 p.m.
South Carolina at Auburn — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
TCU at Texas — Longhorn Network, 4 p.m.
Baylor at Kansas State — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Arizona at USC — Pac-12 Networks, 10 p.m.

College Basketball
CBS Sports Spectacular: Moments of NCAA March Madness: Final Four — CBS, 3 p.m.

College Football
Spring Games
Alabama — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Texas Orange & White Game — Longhorn Network, 2 p.m.
Arizona State — Pac-12 Networks, 2 p.m.
Auburn — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Utah — Pac-12 Networks, 3 p.m.
Washington — Pac-12 Networks, 4 p.m.
USC — Pac-12 Networks, 6 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Maryland at Notre Dame — ESPNU, noon

College Softball
Wisconsin at Penn State — Big Ten Network, noon
Wisconsin at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 2:30 p.m.
LSU at South Carolina — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Illinois at Purdue — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.
Florida at Texas A&M — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Arkansas at Kentucky — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Michigan — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Texas at Oklahoma — Fox College Sports Central, 7:30 p.m.

College Volleyball
Men’s
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament
Quarterfinal
USC at BYU — BYUtv, 9 p.m.

College Water Polo
Women’s
Cal at Stanford — Pac-12 Networks, 8:30 p.m.

English Football League Championship
Leicester City vs. Queens Park Rangers — beIN Sport, 7:10 a.m.

English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Fulham — NBCSN, 7:45 a.m.
Cardiff City vs. Stoke City — NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Southampton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
West Ham United vs. Crystal Palace — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Sunderland — NBC, 12:30 p.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Premier League Goal Zone — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Formula 1
Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, Communist China
Qualifying — Univision Deportes, 1:55 a.m./NBCSN, 2 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Malaysian Open, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
Heritage Classic, Hilton Head, SC
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

Champions Tour
Greater Gwinnett Championship, Duluth, GA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

LPGA Tour
LOTTE Championship, Oahu, HI
Final Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Fox UFC Saturday, Orlando, FL
Werdrum vs. Browne; Tate vs. Carmouche
Prelims — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.
Main Card — Fox, 8 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
UFC Postfight Show — Fox Sports 2, 10 p.m.

MLB
American League
Anaheim Angels at Detroit — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland — Sportsnet/STO, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Boston — MASN/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City — Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m
Houston at Oakland — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Houston/Comast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay — YES/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Texas — WGN America/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.

National League
St. Louis at Washington — Fox Sports Midwest/MASN2, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Ohio/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Atlanta at New York Mets — Fox Sports South/WPIX, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh — Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

Interleague
Seattle at Miami — Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.

MLB 162 — Fox Sports 1, noon
MLB on Fox Sports 1 Pregame Show — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

MLS
Chicago vs. New England — NBCSN, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Houston — The Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet Houston Plus, 4 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Jose — Altitude/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at LA Galaxy — TSN/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs. DC United — Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Toronto FC — KTXA/Sportsnet One, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. Montreal — KCMI/TVA Sports, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. Portland — KUCW/KPTV, 9:30 p.m.
Chivas USA vs. Seattle — KZJO, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Game 1: Brooklyn at Toronto — ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Game 1: Atlanta at Indiana — ESPN, 7 p.m.

Western Conference
Game 1: Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Game 1: Memphis at Oklahoma City — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, 11 a.m.
NBA GameTime: Nets/Raptors Game 1 Postgame — NBA TV, 3 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Warriors/Clippers Game 1 Postgame — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Hawks/Pacers Game 1 Postgame — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Grizzlies/Thunder Game 1 Postgame — NBA TV, midnight

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Game 2: Columbus at Pittsburgh — NBCSN/CBC/RDS/Fox Sports Ohio/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (Pittsburgh leads series 1-0)

Western Conference
Game 2: Chicago at St. Louis — NBC/CBC/RDS, 3 p.m. (St. Louis leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Minnesota at Colorado — NBCSN/TSN/RDS/Fox Sports North/Altitude, 9:30 p.m. (Colorado leads series 1-0)

NHL on the Fly — NHL Network, 5;30 p.m.
Hockey Tonight — CBC, 6:30 p.m.
NHL Live — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBCSN, midnight

Running
2014 Boston Marathon Preview Show — Universal Sports, 4 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell vs. Celtic — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:40 a.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: The Bad Boys — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Pony Excess — ESPN Classic, noon
Senna — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Nine for IX: Let Them Wear Towels — ESPN Classic, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: No Más — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: Elway to Marino — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
Catching Hell — ESPN Classic, 6:30 p.m.
30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo — ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: The Imposter and Silver Reunion — ESPN Classic, 8:30 p.m.
SportsCentury: Pat Tillman — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
Brave Old Army Team — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
Center Court: Coverage of FedCup Semifinal Czech Republic vs. Italy & Monte-Carlo Masters — Tennis Channel, 4:30 a.m.
Center Court — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.

ATP Tour
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monte-Carlo, Principality of Monaco
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Fed Cup
World Group Playoff
USA vs. France, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
Rubber 1-Singles: Sloane Stephens vs. Caroline Garcia — Tennis Channel, 4:30 p.m.
Rubber 2-Singles: Madison Keys vs. Alize Cornet — Tennis Channel, 6:30 p.m.

Fed Cup
World Group Semifinal
Australia vs. Germany, Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Rubber 3-Singles: Samantha Stosur vs. Angelique Kerber — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

Wrestling
U.S. Open Championships, Las Vegas, NV
Senior Men’s Freestyle Greco-Roman & Women’s Freestyle Finals — Universal Sports, 10 p.m.

Entertainment
You Gotta Eat Here!: Chino Locos; Memphis Fire Barbeque Company; Deja Vu Cafe — Biography Channel, 2 p.m.
Who Lives Here?: Who’s Got Kids? — HGTV, 2 p.m.
The Sentinel — HBO, 2:15 p.m.
You Gotta Eat Here!: The Burger’s Priest; Bread Bar; EE Burritos — Biography Channel, 2:30 p.m.
Who Lives Here?: The Cashmere Cruiser — HGTV, 2:30 p.m.
You Gotta Eat Here!: American Cheesesteak; Soulvye; Murrays Sandwich Emporium — Biography Channel, 3 p.m.
You Gotta Eat Here!: Caplansky’s Deli; Wildside Grill; Miura Waffle Milkbar — Biography Channel, 3:30 p.m.
A Healthy You & Carol Alt — Fox News, 4 p.m.
Where Eagles Dare — Turner Classic Movies, 5 p.m.
Stripes — Encore, 6:10 p.m.
The Jesus Mysteries — National Geographic Channel, 7 p.m.
The Way, Way Back — HBO, 7:15 p.m.
GoodFellas — IFC, 8 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Spring It On — National Geographic Wild, 8 p.m.
Laura — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Orphan Black: Nature Under Constraint and Vexed (season premiere) — BBC America, 9 p.m.
BBQ Pitmasters: Lone Star Smoke War — Destination America, 9 p.m.
A Lesson in Romance — Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.
Billy Crystal 700 Sundays — HBO, 9 p.m.
Evil-in-Law: Fatal Obsession — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet: One Angry Muskox — National Geographic Wild, 9 p.m.
Da Vinci’s Demons: The Sun and the Moon — Starz, 9 p.m.
Big Ass Spider! Syfy, 9 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the E.R: Get a Room! — TLC, 9 p.m.
How (Not) to Kill Your Husband: Two Scoops of Death — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
48 Hours: Decades of Deceit — CBS, 10 p.m.
The Real History of Science Fiction: Robots (series premiere) — BBC America, 10 p.m.
Launch My Restaurant: Cocina Latina — Biography Channel, 10 p.m.
Getaway — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
America’s Book of Secrets: The Gold Conspiracy — H2, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Celebrity Ghost Stories: Julie White; Roger Bart; Dominique Swain; Thomas Ian Nicholas — Lifetime Movie Network, 10 p.m.
Outrageous Acts of Science: Freaks of Nature — Science Channel, 10 p.m.
How (Not) to Kill Your Husband: Nightmares Really Do Come True — Investigation Discovery, 10:30 p.m.
Animation Domination High-Def — Fox, 11 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show — BBC America, 11 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guests Imagine Dragons — NBC, 11:29 p.m.
The Iron Curtain — Turner Classic Movies, 11:30 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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