Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Boxing
Showtime Boxing International, Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
WBO Middleweight World Championship
Andy Lee vs. Billy Joe Saunders — Sho Extreme, 5 p.m.

Boxing After Dark, Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, NY
Interim WBA World Heavyweight Title
Bryant Jennings vs. Luis Ortiz — HBO, 10:15 p.m.

The Fight Game With Jim Lampley — HBO, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Bundesliga

Ingolstadt vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:25 a.m.
Hannover vs. Bayern Munich — FS1, 9:30 a.m.
Koln vs. Borussia Dortmund — FS2, 9:30 a.m.
VfB Stuttgart vs. VfL Wolfsburg — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:20 p.m.

Bundesliga MatchDay — FS2, 9 a.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
Ameritas Insurance Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Utah vs. Duke — ESPN, noon

Big Four Classic, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
Northern Iowa vs. Iowa State — ESPNU, 7 p.m.

CBS Sports Classic, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina vs. UCLA — CBS, 1 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.

Crossroads Classic, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Indiana vs. Notre Dame — ESPN, 2 p.m.
Purdue vs. Butler — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.

Far West Classic, Moda Center, Portland, OR
Tulsa vs. Oregon State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon, 11 p.m.

Orange Bowl Classic, BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
Florida Atlantic vs. Florida State — Fox Sports Net, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma State vs. Florida — FS1/Fox Sports Florida, 8 p.m.

Washington Federal Battle, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
Gonzaga vs. Tennessee — ESPNU, 11 p.m.

Cornell at Syracuse — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, noon
Villanova at Virginia — ESPN2, noon
Western Kentucky at Louisville — ESPNU, noon
Wichita State at Seton Hall — Fox, noon
Auburn at Xavier — FS1, noon
North Carolina-Asheville at Georgetown — Fox Sports Net, noon
Georgia Tech at Georgia — SEC Network, noon
Dartmouth at New Hampshire — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 1 p.m.
College of Charleston at Miami (FL) — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 2 p.m.
Creighton at Oklahoma — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Northwestern at DePaul — FS1, 2 p.m.
Omaha at Wyoming — Mountain West Network, 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts at LSU — SEC Network, 2 p.m.
Houston Baptist at Arizona State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona, 2:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Virginia Commonwealth — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Tulane at Mississippi State — SEC Network, 4 p.m.
Oakland at Washington — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Southern Mississippi — American Sports Network, 5 p.m.
North Carolina State at Missouri — SEC Network, 6 p.m.
UAB at South Florida — American Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Maryland vs. Princeton at Baltimore, MD — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Coppin State at Cal — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area, 7 p.m.
Indiana State at Saint Louis — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Midwest, 8 p.m.
Rider at Providence — Fox Sports Net, 8 p.m.
Wofford at Vanderbilt — SEC Network, 8 p.m.
Baylor at Texas A&M — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Hampton at Colorado — Pac-12 Mountain, 9 p.m.
UNLV at Arizona — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Texas at Stanford — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

Fox College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox, 11:30 a.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS, 12:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Washington, 6:30 p.m.
B1G Finale 2015-16 — Big Ten Network, 10 p.m.
Pac-12 Final Score — Pac-12 Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Women’s
LSU at Rutgers — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
South Dakota at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Pacific, 3 p.m.
Tennessee at Oregon State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon, 9 p.m.

College Football
Celebration Bowl, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State — ABC, noon

New Mexico Bowl, University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico vs. Arizona — ESPN, 2 p.m.

Las Vegas Bowl, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
BYU vs. Utah — ABC, 3:30 p.m.

NCAA Division I Football Championship
Semifinal, Burgess-Snow Field, Jacksonville, AL
Sam Houston State at Jacksonville State — ESPNU, 4 p.m.

NCAA Division II Football Championship, Sporting Park, Kansas City, MO
Northwest Missouri State vs. Shepherd — ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Camellia Bowl, Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
Ohio vs. Appalachian State — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.

Cure Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
Georgia State vs. San Jose State — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.

New Orleans Bowl, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State — ESPN, 9 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Michigan State at Northeastern — NBCSN, 7 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship
National Championship, CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
Nebraska vs. Texas — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

English Football Championship
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Middlesbrough — beIN Sports, 7:25 a.m.
Ipswich Town vs. Derby County — beIN Sports, 12:55 p.m. (same day coverage)

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Sunderland — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 10 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Norwich City — USA Network, 10 a.m.
Everton vs. Leicester City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Southampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Crystal Palace — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
West Bromwich Albion vs. Bournemouth — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Aston Villa — NBC, 12:30 p.m.

Premier League Preview — NBCSN, 8 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Goal Zone — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Golf
Golf Central Special: 2015 Insiders Debate — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2, Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Prelims — FS1, 5 p.m.
Main Event — Fox, 8 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show: UFC Fight Night — FS1, 4 p.m.
UFC Postfight Show: UFC Fight Night — FS1, 10 p.m.

NBA
Charlotte at Washington — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
NBA TV Pregame — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime Postgame — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Los Angeles at Toronto — CBC/Fox Sports West, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Dallas — City TV/TVA Sports/NHL Network/Fox Sports Southwest Plus, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado — CBC/Altitude, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central Preview — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey Central Post — CBC, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Chicago at Buffalo — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/WGN/MSG Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Calgary at St. Louis — Sportsnet West/Fox Sports Midwest, 3 p.m.
Anaheim at New Jersey — KCOP/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh — Fox Sports Carolinas/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville — Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
New York Islanders at Arizona — MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Arizona, 9 p.m.

NHL Top Shelf: Week of 12/12-12/18 — NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, midnight

Scottish Championship League
Falkirk vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:25 a.m.

Soccer
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive: Top Golf Tips — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Youngstown Boys — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
30 for 30: June 17, 1994 — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: The Two Escobars — ESPN Classic, noon
30 for 30: Tim Richmond: To the Limit — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Without Bias — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: Unmatched — ESPN Classic, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: Little Big Men — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: Muhammad and Larry — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
Knuckleball! — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
No No: A Dockumentary — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.
30 for 30: The House of Steinbrenner — ESPN Classic, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Tennis
International Premier Tennis League, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Philippine Mavericks vs. UAE Royals — Tennis Channel, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)
Singapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

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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