Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Arena Football
San Jose SaberCats at Arizona Rattlers — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Melbourne Demons vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Sports 2, 11 p.m.

Boxing
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Main Event — Pay per view, 9 p.m.

Mayweather/Pacquiao Red Carpet — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Countdown Live: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao — HBO/Showtime, 8 p.m.
SportsCenter Special: Mayweather/Pacquiao — ESPN, midnight
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Post-Fight — CBS Sports Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

College Baseball
Florida at Georgia — ESPNU, noon
Arkansas at Alabama — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Boston College at Virginia Tech — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Louisville at Clemson — Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Rutgers at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 1:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Georgia Southern — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas-Arlington — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
Baylor at Kansas — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
Arkansas State at Kansas State — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas — Longhorn Network, 3 p.m.
Mississippi at Missouri — SEC Network Plus, 3 p.m.
Auburn at South Carolina — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Iowa at Michigan — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi State — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago at Wright State — ESPN3, 5 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 6:30 p.m.
Texas A&M at Tennessee — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
USC at Utah — Pac-12 Networks, 8:30 p.m.
Cal State-Fullerton at Cal-Riverside — ESPN3, 9 p.m.
Oregon State at Washington — Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Bay Area, 10:30 p.m.

College Football
Oregon Spring Football Game — Pac-12 Networks, 2 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
America East Championship, Bob Ford Field, University of Albany, Albany, NY
Albany vs. Stony Brook — ESPNU,  10 p.m.

Big East Championship, Villanova Stadium, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Denver vs. Georgetown — Fox Sports 2, 7:30 p.m.

Big Ten Championship, Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Johns Hopkins vs. Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

Notre Dame at Army — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Syracuse at Colgate — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s
Big East Championship, Sherman Family-Sports Complex, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Florida vs. UConn — Fox Sports 2, 4:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech at Navy — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.

College Softball
Texas-El Paso at North Texas — Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Long Beach State at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Arizona at UCLA — ESPNU, 5 p.m.
Kentucky at Tennessee — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Utah valley at Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Stanford — Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Bay Area, 8:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Washington — Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 8:30 p.m.
Alabama at Arkansas — ESPNU, 9 p.m.

College Track & Field
Washington at Washington State — Pac-12 Networks, 4:30 p.m.

English Championship League
Brentford vs. Wigan Athletic — beIN Sports, 7:10 a.m.

English Premier League
Leicester City vs. Newcastle — NBCSN, 7:45 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Queens Park Rangers — NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Everton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Southampton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Swansea City vs. Stoke City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
West Ham United vs. Burnley — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion — CNBC/NBC Universo, 12:30 p.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — CNBC, noon
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
North Texas Shootout, Las Colinas Country Club, Irving , TX
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m.

PGA Tour
WGC Match Play Championship, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, CA
Round of 16 — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals — NBC, 7:20 p.m.

Champions Tour
Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament Course), The Woodlands, TX
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Web.com Tour
United Leasing Championship, Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, IN
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 9:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Hockey
2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Group A, O2 Arena, Prague Czech Republic
France vs. Germany — TSN2, 10 a.m.
Latvia vs. Czech Republic — TSN2, 2 p.m.

Group B, CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Norway vs. United States — TSN, 2 p.m./NBCSN, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

CHL Playoffs
Western Conference Finals
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at Erie Otters — Sportsnet/Sportsnet 360/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.

Horse Racing
141st Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
Prep — NBCSN, noon
Race — NBC, 4 p.m.

MLB
American League
New York Yankees at Boston — MLB Network/YES/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota — WGN/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland — Sportsnet/STO, 4 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, FL — MASN2/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Houston — Root Sports Northwest/Root Sports Southwest, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Texas — Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at St. Louis — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:15 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Wisconsin/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Florida, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
Washington at New York Mets — MASN/WPIX, 7 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego — MLB Network/Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 9 p.m.

Interleague
Anaheim Angels at San Francisco — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports West/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.

MLB on Fox Sports 1 Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4:30 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
Philadelphia vs. Toronto — WPVI/TSN4, 4 p.m.
D.C. United vs. Columbus — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7 p.m.
New England vs. New York Red Bulls — Comcast SportsNet New England/MSG Network, 7:30 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/Altitude, 10:30 p.m.
Portland vs. Vancouver — Root Sports Northwest/TSN/RDS2, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Winn Dixie 300, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
Race — Fox, 3 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity — Fox, 2:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Geico 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
Qualifying — Fox, 1 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: Talladega — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
Bill Elliot NASCAR Show — NBCSN, 10 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinal
San Antonio at Los Angeles Clippers — TNT, 8 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, noon
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA Tip-Off — TNT, 7:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Spurs/Clippers, Game 7 Postgame — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 10:30 p.m.
NBA Tonight — ESPN2, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

NFL
2015 NFL Draft, Grant Park, Chicago, IL
Rounds 4-7 — ESPN, noon
Rounds 4-7 — NFL Network, noon

NFL Draft Kickoff — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
NFL Total Access: Post-Draft, Day 3 — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Washington at New York Rangers — NBC/Sportsnet/TVA Sports, 12:30 p.m.

NHL Tonight: 2015 Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 3:30 p.m.

Scottish Championship League
Heart of Midlothian vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 7 a.m.

Sports Talk
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m.
All In With Laila Ali: Pushing the Limits — CBS, 11 a.m.
Game Changers With Kevin Frazier: Action Jackson — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
ESPN Sports Saturday — ABC, 4 p.m.
The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
SportsCenter Featured — ESPNews, 7 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Tennis
Center Court: BMW Open and Estoril Open — Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Tennisography: Steve Johnson — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

ATP Tour
Istanbul Open, Koza World of Sports, Istanbul, Turkey
Semifinals — beIN Sports, 7 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF World Relays, T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Day 2 — Universal Sports, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
Deadliest Catch: On Deck: A Brotherhood Tested — Discovery, 7 p.m.
Cops: Hit and Run — Spike, 8 p.m.
My Cat From Hell: Fat Elvis — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
Hostage — Encore, 8 p.m.
When Calls the Heart: Heart and Soul — Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Ninotchka — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Outrageous Acts of Psych: Very Important Sheepie (series premiere) — Science Channel, 9 p.m.
America’s Next Cat Star — Animal Planet, 9 p.m.
Orphan Black: Formalized, Complex, and Costly — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Draft Day — HBO, 9 p.m.
Into the Storm — HBO2, 9 p.m.
The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Solved: Apocalyptic Visions — History Channel, 9 p.m.
August: Osage County — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Outlander: The Watch — Starz, 9 p.m.
The Bank Job — Sundance TV, 9 p.m.
Afflicted — The Movie Channel, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Extra Pulses: Sallie House — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
That Metal Show: Taime Downe; Mark Slaughter; Andy Biersack — VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
Outrageous Acts of Psych: Masters of Deception — Science Channel, 9:30 p.m.
48 Hours: A Vision of Murder — CBS, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show — BBC America, 10 p.m.
As Above/So Below — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
Scorned: Love Kills: Married to the Mob — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
The Dead Files: Deranged: Falconer, New York — Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
Queen Christina — Turner Classic Movies, 10 p.m.
Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight — VH1 Classic, 10 p.m.
Engineering Disasters: Colorado Dam Disaster — History Channel, 10:03 p.m.
Log Cabin Living: Cascade Mountains Oktoberfest Escape — HGTV, 11 p.m.
Tatau — BBC America, 11 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Wiz Khalifa –NBC, 11:29 p.m.
Log Cabin Living: Bend, OR — HGTV, 11:30 p.m.
Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic — Comedy Central, midnight
Anna Christie — Turner Classic Movies, midnight
Rocky V — Starz, 12:05 a.m. (Sunday)

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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