Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 a.m.

Boxing
Premier Boxing Champions on CBS, State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX
Omar Figueroa vs. Ricky Burns — CBS, 4 p.m.

World Championship Boxing, Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Lightweights
Saul Alvarez vs. James Kirkland plus Floyd Mayweater vs. Manny Pacquiao replay — HBO, 9 p.m.

Showtime Championship Boxing
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao replay — Showtime, 9 p.m.

Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Epilogue — Showtime, 10:30 p.m.

College Baseball
Northwestern at Michigan — Big Ten Network, noon
St. Peter’s at Monmouth — ESPN3, noon
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Florida State at Louisville — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Florida at Vanderbilt — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Xavier at St. John’s — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m.
North Carolina at Notre Dame — ESPN3, 2 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 2 p.m.
St. Mary’s (CA) at BYU — BYUtv, 3 p.m.
Stetson at Lipscomb — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
St. Peter’s at Monmouth — ESPN3, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma at Kansas State — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
South Carolina at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 3 p.m.
Alabama at Auburn — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
East Carolina at Houston — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
Mississippi State at Mississippi — SEC Network Plus, 5 p.m.
South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Arkansas — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Missouri at LSU — SEC Network, 8:30 p.m.
Cal Poly at Cal-Irvine — Fox College Sports Pacific, 10 p.m.
Stanford at USC — Pac-12 Networks, 10 p.m.
Oregon at Washington State — Pac-12 Oregon, 10 p.m.
Washington at Arizona — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Arizona, 10 p.m.

College Lacrosse
NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship
1st Round
Schoellkopf Field, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Cornell vs. Albany — ESPNU, noon

Byrd Stadium, Univesity of Maryland, College Park, MD
Maryland vs. Yale — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.

Arlotta Stadium, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame vs. Towson — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Koskinen Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC
Duke vs. Ohio State — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.

Lacrosse: The Lost Trophy — ESPNU, 11 a.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPNU, 7 p.m.

College Rowing
Windermere Cup, Lake Washington, Washington
Women’s — Pac-12 Networks, 3 p.m. (taped 5/2)
Men’s –Pac-12 Networks, 3:30 p.m. (taped 5/2)

College Softball
American Athletic Conference Championship, UCF Softball Complex, University of Central Florida, Tampa, FL
Tulsa vs. Central Florida — ESPN2, 1 p.m.

ACC Championship, Tech Softball Park, Virginia Tech, Blackburg, VA
Pittsburgh vs. Florida State — ESPN, 1 p.m.

Big East Championship, The Ballpark at Rosemont, Rosemont, IL
Seton Hall vs. Villanova — Fox Sports 2, 2 p.m.

Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Field, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Semifinals
Purdue vs. Michigan — Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Iowa — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.

Championship Game
Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.

Conference USA Championship, Feisberg Field at FIU Softball Stadium, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Western Kentucky vs. Florida Atlantic — CBS Sports Network, noon

SEC Championship, Tiger Park, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Auburn vs. Tennessee — ESPN, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Washington at Utah — Pac-12 Networks, 4 p.m.
Stanford at Cal — Pac-12 Networks, 6 p.m.
Baylor at Texas — Longhorn Network, 7:30 p.m.
Oregon at Arizona — ESPNU, 11:30 p.m.

College Volleyball
Men’s
NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball Championship, Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Final
Lewis vs. Loyola-Chicago — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.

Cycling
Giro d’Italia
Stage 1: San Lorenzo al Mare to Sanremo (Team time trial) — beIN Sports, 9:15 p.m.

Four Days of Dunkirk
Stage 4: Lestrem to Cassel — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

English Championship League
Ipswich Town vs. Norwich City — beIN Sports, 7:10 a.m.

English Premier League
Everton vs. Sunderland — NBCSN, 7:45 a.m.
Newcastle vs. West Bromwich Albion — NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. West Ham United — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Hull City vs. Burnley — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Leicester City vs. Southampton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 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 World — NBC Universo, noon
Goal Zone — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 10 p.m.

Formula 1
Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Catalunya, Spain
Qualifying — Univision Deportes, 7:55 a.m./CNBC, 8 a.m.

Formula E
Monaco ePrix, Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco
Race — Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.

Golf
PGA Tour
The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
3rd Round — NBC, 2 p.m.

Live From The Players — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
Live From The Players — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

Hockey
2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships
Group A, O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
France vs. Canada — TSN, 6 a.m.
Sweden vs. Switzerland — TSN, 2 p.m.

Group B, CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Belarus vs. Russia — TSN5, 6 a.m.
Finland vs. Slovakia — TSN2, 10 a.m.

IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
Race — ABC, 3:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at New York Yankees — MASN/YES, 1 p.m.
Boston at Toronto — NESN/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland — Fox Sports North/STO, 4 p.m.
Texas at Tampa Bay — Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports, 6 p.m.
Houston at Anaheim — Root Sports Southwest/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle — Comcast SportsNet California/Root Sports Northwest, 9 p.m.

National League
Atlanta at Washington — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports South/MASN2, 4 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee — Comcast SportsNet/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
New York Mets at Philadelphia — WPIX/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh — Fox Sports Midwest/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado — MLB Network/SportsNet LA/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona — MLB Network/Fox Sports San Diego/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.
Miami at San Francisco — Fox Sports Florida/KNTV, 9 p.m.

Interleague
Cincinnati at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Ohio/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Ohio/WGN, approximately 7:30 p.m.

MLB on Fox Sports 1 Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

MLS
Chicago vs. Real Salt Lake — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/KMYU, 3 p.m.
Montreal vs. Portland — TSN/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
D.C. United vs. Sporting KC — Comcast SportNet Mid-Atlantic/KMCI, 7 p.m.
Vancouver vs. Philadelphia — TSN/The Comcast Network, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs. Seattle — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/KCPQ, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at LA Galaxy — KTXA/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Kansas 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
Race — Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Kansas — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Atlanta at Washington — ESPN, 5 p.m. (series tied 1-1)

Western Conference Semifinal
Golden State at Memphis — ABC, 8:15 p.m. (series tied 1-1)

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, noon
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 4 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Hawks/Wizards, Game 3 Postgame — NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.
NBA Countdown — ABC, 8 p.m.
NBA GameTime: Warriors/Grizzlies, Game 3 Postgame — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinal
Tampa Bay at Montreal — CBC/TVA Sports/NBCSN, 7 p.m. (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1)

NHL Live — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBCSN, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: 2015 Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 9:30 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
Playoff
Queen of the South vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:25 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
All In With Laila Ali: DJ Ready D’s Park Jam — CBS, 11 a.m.
Game Changers With Kevin Frazier: Never Give Up — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team — ESPN Classic, noon
The Movement: One Man Joins An Uprising — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
On the Mat — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: 9.79 — ESPN Classic, 3:30 p.m.
Splinters — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Muhammad and Larry — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Kings Ransom — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Youngstown Boys — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
30 for 30: The U — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
Madrid Open, La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain
Men’s Semifinals and Women’s Final — Tennis Channel, 9 a.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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