Saturday's Viewing Picks

Boxing
Showtime Sports: Best of Showtime Boxing 2012 — Showtime, 10:30 a.m.
Boxing’s Best of 2012: Rios vs. Alvarado — HBO, 11 p.m.
Boxing’s Best of 2012: Pacquaio vs. Marquez 4 — HBO, 11:40 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Football
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX
Rice vs. Air Force — ESPN, 11:45 a.m.

Pinstripe Bowl, New York, NY
West Virginia vs. Syracuse — ESPN, 3:15 p.m.

Fight Hunger Bowl, San Francisco, CA
Arizona State vs. Navy — ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX
Oregon State vs. Texas — ESPN, 6:45 p.m.

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Tempe, AZ
TCU vs. Michigan State — ESPN, 10:15 p.m.

College Football Live — ESPN, 11:30 a.m.

College Hockey
Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI
Semifinals
Western Michigan vs. Michigan State — Fox Sports Detroit/MSG Plus, 3:30 p.m.
Michigan vs. Michigan Tech — Fox Sports Detroit/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.

Air Force at Minnesota — Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Boston University at Denver — NESN/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 9 p.m.

English Premier League
Sunderland vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Fox Soccer, 7:30 a.m.
Norwich City vs. Manchester City — Fox Soccer, 9:30 a.m.
Manchester United vs. West Brom Albion — ESPN2, 9:55 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Newcastle United — Fox Soccer, 12:30 p.m.
Fulham vs. Swansea City — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)
Aston Villa vs. Wigan Athletic — Fox Soccer, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
Reading vs. West Ham United — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)
Stoke City vs. Southampton — Fox Soccer Plus, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
Skills Challenge, Day 1 — NBC, 4 p.m.

Hockey
2013 IIHF U20 World Championship, Ufa, Russia
Preliminary Round
Germany vs. Russia — TSN/NHL Network (US), 9 a.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Showtime Sports: Best of Strikeforce 2012 — Showtime, 10 a.m.
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II-Prelims — FX, 8 p.m.
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

NBA
New Orleans at Charlotte — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
Washington at Chicago — WGN America, 8 p.m.
Boston at Golden State — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian vs. Celtic — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.

Skiing
2012 FIS Alpine World Cup, Bormio, Italy
Men’s Downhill — Universal Sports, 9 a.m. (same day coverage)

2012 FIS Alpine World Cup, Semmering, Austria
Women’s Giant Slalom — Universal Sports, 11:30 a.m. (same day coverage)

Cross-Country, Oberhof, Germany
Tour de Ski — Universal Sports, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

Sports Talk
Sport Science — ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
ESPN Sports Saturday — ABC, 4 p.m.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.

Tennis
Mulbadala World Tennis Championships — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Entertainment
United States of Steak — Discovery, 9 a.m.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace — Encore, 9 a.m.
United States of Burgers — Discovery, 10 a.m.
Titanic’s Final Moments: Missing Places — H2, 10 a.m.
United States of Bacon — Discovery, 11 a.m.
This is How I Made It — MTV, noon
Grow Your Own Drugs: Herbs — Cooking Channel, 12:30 p.m.
L.A. Confidential — Cinemax, 2 p.m.
The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo — Cooking Channel, 2:30 p.m.
Wedding Hunters (series premiere) — Food Network, 4 p.m.
Heroes of Hell’s Highway: Welcome of Afghanistan (series premiere) — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Big Miracle — HBO, 8 p.m.
101 Gadgets That Changed the World — H2, 8 p.m.
Underemployed — MTV, 8 p.m.
Starting Out in the Evening — Sundance Channel, 8 p.m.
Kelsey’s Essentials: My Trip to Italy — Cooking Channel, 8:30 p.m.
The Mob Doctor (The Final Episodes) — Fox, 9 p.m.
Redneck Island — CMT, 9 p.m.
Heroes of Hell’s Highway: After the Blast — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Motives & Murders: Wicked in the Windy City — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Family Under Construction: Kitchen Nightmares — DIY Network, 10 p.m.
48 Hours: The Stranger Beside Me — CBS, 10 p.m.
Heroes of Hell Highway: Bomb at the Front Door — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Food Court Wars (series premiere) — Food Network, 10 p.m.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams — History Channel, 10 p.m.
101 Inventions That Changed the World — H2, 10 p.m.
Fatal Vows: Your Cheatin’ Heart — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Say Anything — Sundance Channel, 10 p.m.
Family Under Construction: Plumbing Problems — Investigation Discovery, 10:30 p.m.
Sexual Witchcraft — Cinemax, midnight
The Housemaid — Sundance Channel, 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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