Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Whitten Oval, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond Tigers — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:30 a.m.

Bobsled
FIBT World Championships, Winterberg, Germany
Women’s
Heats 3 and 4 — Universal Sports, 3 p.m. (delayed)

College Baseball
Arizona at Mississippi State — SEC Network, noon
Eastern Illinois at Arkansas — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Dartmouth at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 3 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Alabama — SEC Network Plus, 3 p.m.
Samford at Mississippi State — SEC Network Plus, 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Auburn — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Princeton at LSU — SEC Network Plus, 5 p.m.
San Diego at Texas — Longhorn Network, 7:30 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Gymnastics
Women’s
UCLA at Arizona State — Pac-12 Networks, 2 p.m.
Cal at Arizona — Pac-12 Networks, 8 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Wisconsin at Michigan — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
Boston College at Notre Dame — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota-Duluth — Fox Sports Midwest Plus/Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Detroit Plus, 7 p.m.
St. Cloud State at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 8 p.m.

College Rugby
Men’s
Utah at Cal — Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Bay Area, 4 p.m.

College Softball
Texas Invitational, McCombs Field, Austin, TX
Lamar vs. Dartmouth — Longhorn Network, 11 a.m.
Lamar vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 2 p.m.
Texas Southern vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 5 p.m.

College Swimming & Diving
Women’s
Pac-12 Championships, Wayerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
Day 3 — Pac-12 Networks, 1 p.m. (delayed)

English Championship League
Fulham vs. Derby County — beIN Sports, noon (same day coverage)

English Premier League
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace — NBCSN, 7:45 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Sunderland — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 10 a.m.
Burnley vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Newscastle vs. Aston Villa — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Hull City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
West Bromwich Albion vs. Southampton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Match of the Day — NBC, 12:30 p.m.
Premier League Download: Southampton Way — NBC, 2 p.m.
Match of the Week — NBCSN, 9 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
LPGA Thailand, Siam Country Club Pattaya (Old Course), Chonburi, Thailand
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m.

European PGA Tour
Joburg Open, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East & West Courses), Gauteng, South Africa
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 5:30 p.m.

PGA Tour
The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, FL
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
3rd Round — NBC, 3 p.m.
Spotlight Coverage — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Prelims — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.
Main Event — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Post Fight Show: UFC 184 — Fox Sports 1, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLB
MLB Network Special: 2015 Top Prospects — MLB Network, 3 p.m.
MLB Network Countdown: 2014 Oddest Plays — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Network Countdown: 2014 Comeback Players — MLB Network, 5 p.m.
MLB Network Countdown: 2014 Breakout Players — MLB Network, 6 p.m.

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Hisense 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 9 a.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity: Atlanta — Fox Sports 1, 1:30 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
Some Sponsor Who Paid to Put Its Name on This Race 200, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 a.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m.

NCWTS Setup — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, noon

NBA
San Antonio at Phoenix — NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, noon
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, midnight

NHL
Buffalo at Florida — MSG Buffalo/Bell TV/Fox Sports Florida, 3 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville — Sportsnet/Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Tennessee, 3 p.m.
Carolina at New York Islanders — Fox Sports Carolina/MSG Plus, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Columbus — MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Ohio, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Boston — Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal — CBC/TVA Sports, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia — NBC/City TV, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton — CBC/Fox Sports Midwest, 10 p.m.
Ottawa at San Jose — Sportsnet/TVA Sports 2/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado — Fox Sports North/Altitude, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
NHL on the Fly — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
Hockey Central Post — CBC, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

Skiing
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Bansko, Bulgaria
Ladies Super G — Universal Sports, 11 a.m. (same day coverage)

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
Men’s Downhill — Universal Sports, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)

U.S. Grand Prix, Park City, UT
Halfpipe — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, noon
On the Mat — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
American Man — ESPN Classic, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: Bernie and Ernie — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: The Two Escobars — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.
SEC Storied: Abby Head On — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
Kobe Bryant’s Muse — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.

Tennis
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 9:30 a.m.
Center Court: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships & Qatar Total Open — Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.

ATP Tour
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai Duty Free Staidum, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Final — Tennis Channel, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

WTA Tour
Qatar Total Open, International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
Final — Tennis Channel, 5:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Abierto Mexicano, Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico
Final — Tennis Channel, 10 p.m.

Track & Field
USA Track & Field Indoor Championships, Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, Boston, MA
Day Two — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

Entertainment
Cops: Tell It To My Wife — Spike, 8 p.m.
Good Witch: Starting Over … Again (series premiere) — Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Inglorious Bastards — IFC, 8 p.m.
A River Runs Through It — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Rollerball — TMC Extra, 8 p.m.
Shania: Still the One Live From Vegas — NBC, 9 p.m.
The Musketeers: A Marriage of Inconvenience — BBC America, 9 p.m.
My Chin Keeps Growing: Body Bizarre — Discovery Life Channel, 9 p.m.
Deadly Sins: Teen Carnage — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Outrageous Acts of Science: Lord of the Elements — Science Channel, 9 p.m.
Black Sails: XIV. — Starz, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Demons in Seattle — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
That Metal Show: Anthrax — VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
Rev. Run’s Renovation: Garage Overhaul — DIY Network, 10 p.m.
Rock Icons: Rob Halford — VH1 Classic, 10 p.m.
48 Hours: Blaming Melissa — CBS, 10 p.m.
The Men Who Changed With Tom Brokaw — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
Pit Bulls and Parolees: Long Road Home — Animal Planet, 10 p.m.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Homemade Hovercraft Hijinks — Discovery/Science Channel, 10 p.m.
My Baby’s Got an Extra Head: Body Bizarre — Discovery Life Channel, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation — HGTV, 10 p.m.
I’d Kill for You: The Cheating Type — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the E.R.: 5 Times & No Fun (season finale) — TLC, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show — BBC America, 10:15 p.m.
Animation Domination High-Def — Fox, 11 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the E.R.: Extra Dose: Old Flame Shame — TLC, 11 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with host Dakota Johnson and musical guest Alabama Shakes — NBC, 11:29 p.m.
The Natural — Sundance TV, 11:45 p.m.

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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