Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Arena Football
Portland Thunder at Orlando Predators — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Essendon Bombers vs. Brisbane Lions — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.

Boxing
PBC on NBC, Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
Super Middleweight Title
Andre Dirrell vs. James DeGale — NBC, 4:30 p.m.

College Baseball
ACC Tournament, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
Day Five
Louisville vs. Florida State — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 11 a.m.
Notre Dame vs. Miami — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 3 a.m.
North Carolina State vs. Virginia — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.

Big Ten Conference Tournament, Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Day Four
Maryland vs. Indiana — Big Ten Network, 10 a.m.
Michigan vs. Illinois/Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
Game 13 — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 14 — Big Ten Network, 10 p.m. (if necessary)

B1G Diamond Report — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.
B1G Diamond Report — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.

Big 12 Conference Tournament, Oneok Field, Tulsa, OK
Day Four
Texas vs. Baylor — Fox College Sports Central, 10 a.m.
Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma/Kansas State — Fox College Sports Central, 1:30 p.m.
Game 13 — Fox College Sports Central, 5 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 14 — Fox College Sports Central, 8:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Southeastern Conference Tournament, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, AL
Day Five – Semifinals
Vanderbilt vs. Texas A&M — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
LSU vs. Florida — SEC Network, 4:30 p.m.

SEC Now — SEC Network, 12:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 4 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.

Southland Conference Tournament, Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Day Four
Game 13 — ESPN3, 10 a.m.
Game 14 — ESPN3, 2 p.m. (if necessary)
Championship Game — ESPN3, 7 p.m.

West Coast Conference Championship, Banner Island Ballpark, Stockton, CA
Loyola Marymount vs. San Diego/Pepperdine — ESPNU, 10 p.m.

College Lacrosse
NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
National Semifinals
Notre Dame vs. Denver — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.

NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.

NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship, PPL Park, Philadelphia, PA
National Semifinals
Duke vs. North Carolina — ESPNU, 9 a.m. (taped 5/22)
Maryland vs. Syracuse — ESPNU, 11 a.m. (taped 5/22)

College Softball
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Super Regionals
Auburn Super Regional, Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Game 2: Auburn vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN, noon
Game 3: Auburn vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN, 3 p.m. (if necessary)

Gainesville Super Regional, Pressly Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Game 1: Florida vs. Kentucky — ESPNU, 1 p.m.

Baton Rouge Super Regional, Tiger Park, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Game 1: Arizona vs. LSU — ESPNews, 3 p.m.

Eugene Super Regional, Howe Field, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Game 2: Oregon vs. North Carolina State — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Game 3: Oregon vs. North Carolina State — ESPNU, 6 p.m. (if necessary)

Tuscaloosa Super Regional, Rhoads Stadium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Game 2: Alabama vs. Oklahoma — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Game 3: Alabama vs. Oklahoma — ESPN2, 8 p.m. (if necessary)

Los Angeles Super Regional, Easton Stadium, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Game 1: Missouri vs. UCLA — ESPNU, 8 p.m.

NCAA Studio Update — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Cycling
Giro d’Italia
Stage 14: Treviso to Valdobbiadene (Individual Time Trial)– beIN Sports, 8:30 a.m.

World Ports Classic
Stage 1: Rotterdam to Anvers (Antwerp) — Universal Sports, 9 a.m. (same day coverage)

Tour of Norway
Stage 4: Rjukan to Geilo — Universal Sports, 10:30 a.m.

Formula 1
Grand Prix de Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Principality of Monaco
Qualifying — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Formula E
Berlin ePrix — Fox Sports 2, 10 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club (West Course), Surrey, England, United Kingdom
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 a.m.

PGA Tour
Colonial Invitational, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, TX
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
3rd Round — CBS, 3 p.m.

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

Champions Tour
Senior PGA Championship, French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course), French Lick, IN
3rd Round — NBC, 1:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Prelims — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.
Main Event — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
UFC Post fight Show — Fox Sports 1, 1:30 a.m. (Sunday)

MLB
American League
Seattle at Toronto — MLB Network/Root Sports Northwest/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Texas at New York Yankees — MLB Network/Fox Sports Southwest/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Houston at Detroit — Root Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Detroit, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox– Fox Sports North/WGN, 4 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay — Comcast SportsNet California/Sun Sports, 4 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Boston — Fox, 7:15 p.m.

National League
Milwaukee at Atlanta — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
New York Mets at Pittsburgh — SNY/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington — The Comcast Network/MASN, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Arizona — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Arizona, 10 p.m.
San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/Fox Sports San Diego/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

Interleague
Cincinnati at Cleveland — Fox Sports Ohio/STO, 4 p.m.
Baltimore at Miami — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City — Fox, 7:15 p.m.

MLB Epic Moments: One Wild Royal Night — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.
MLB Epic Moments: Boston Idiots — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.
MLB’s Best — Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m.
MLB on Fox Sports 1 Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB on Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame — Fox, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLS
Toronto FC vs. Portland — TSN/Root Sports Northwest, 5 p.m.
New England vs. D.C. United — Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Montreal vs. FC Dallas — TVA Sports/KTXA, 8 p.m.
Colorado vs. Vancouver — Altitude/TSN2, 9 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. New York City FC — KMYU/YES, 10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Sporting KC — KZJO/KMCI, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.
Practice 3 — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Hisense 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
Race — Fox, 2:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition: Charlotte — Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.
NASCAR Pre-Race — Fox, 2 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals
Golden State at Houston — ESPN, 9 p.m. (Golden State leads series 2-0)

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, noon
NBA GameTime: West Finals — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA Countdown — ESPN, 8 p.m.
NBA West Finals: Warriors/Rockets, Game 3 Postgame — NBA TV, 11:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Final
Anaheim at Chicago — NBC/CBC/TVA Sports, 8 p.m. (Anaheim leads series 2-1)

Scottish Premiership
Semifinal, 2nd Leg
Hibernian vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 6:55 a.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
We Could Be King — ESPN Classic, noon
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN Classic, 1:30 p.m.
30 for 30: Big Shot — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau — ESPN Classic, 4:30 p.m.
The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Bernie and Ernie — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
Kicking It — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
The Lost Son of Havana — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11 p.m.

Tennis
ATP Tour
Geneva Open, Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland
Final — Tennis Channel, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

WTA Tour
Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Tenis Club, Nunberg, Germany
Final — Tennis Channel, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

Live at the French Open — Tennis Channel, noon

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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