Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Baseball
World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Elimination Game, Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
South Africa vs. New Zealand — MLB Network, 2:30 a.m.

Sydney Qualifier Championship Game, Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australia vs. TBD — MLB Network, 10 p.m.

Bobsleigh
IBSF World Championships, Igls, Tyrol, Austria
Women’s — Universal HD, 4 p.m. (delayed from 2/12)

Boxing
Solo Boxeo, Sportsman’s Lodge, Studio City, CA
Welterweights
Alex Saucedo vs. Clarence Booth — UniMás, 11 p.m.

Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund vs. Hannover — FS2, 9:20 a.m.
Darmstadt vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:20 a.m.
Koln vs. Eintracht Frankfurt — FS2, 12:20 a.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Gymnastics
Women’s
Washington at Utah — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Mountain, 9 p.m.
Stanford at Arizona — Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Arizona, 9 p.m.
Oregon State at UCLA — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 11 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Boston College at Merrimack — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Maine at Notre Dame — NBCSN, 7 p.m.
Western Michigan at Omaha — Fox College Sports Central, 8 p.m.
North Dakota at Denver — Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 9 p.m.

College Softball
Texas Classic, Red & Charline McCombs Field, University of Texas, Austin, TX
North Dakota State vs. Arkansas — Longhorn Network, 11 a.m.
North Carolina vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 2 p.m.
Arkansas vs. Texas — Longhorn Network, 4:30 p.m.
North Carolina vs. North Dakota State — Longhorn Network, 7 p.m.

Dogs
The Masters Agility Championship at Westminster 2016 — FS1, 8 p.m.

English Football Championship
Queens Park Rangers vs. Fulham — beIN Sports, 7:25 a.m.

English Premier League
Sunderland vs. Manchester United — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 7:45 a.m.
Everton vs. West Bromwich Albion — NBCSN, 10 a.m.
Norwich City vs. West Ham United — USA Network, 10 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Stoke City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Watford — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Swansea City vs. Southampton — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Newcastle — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 12:30 p.m.

Premier League Preview — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9:45 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Goal Zone — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Golf
European Tour
Tshwane Open, Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, South Africa
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 5:30 a.m.

PGA Tour
Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links; Spyglass Hill Golf Course; Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Short Course), Pebble Beach, CA
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
3rd Round — CBS, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m.
Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

Champions Tour
Chubb Classic, The TwinEagles Club (Talon Course), Naples, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

La Liga
Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club de Bilbao — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.

NASCAR
Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Practice — FS1, 10:30 p.m.
Practice — FS1, 1:30 p.m.

Sprint Unlimited, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Race — Fox, 8 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Daytona — FS1, 6 p.m.

NBA
NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, Slam Dunk — TNT, 8 p.m.

NBA Tip-Off — TNT, 7 p.m.

All-Star Practice — NBA TV, 11 a.m.
NBA Inside Stuff — NBA TV, 1 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 1:30 p.m.
Commissioner Adam Silver Media Availability — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Toronto at Vancouver — CBC, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Columbus — City TV/TVA Sports/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton — CBC/Sportsnet One/TVA Sports, 10 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Philadelphia — MSG Plus/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota — Sportsnet/NESN/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Nashville at Florida — Fox Sports Tennessee/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Carolina — MSG Plus/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Washington at Dallas — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago — NHL Network/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/WGN, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose — Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports California, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Best: February 10 — NHL Network, 2:30 p.m.
Afternoon Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, 3 p.m.
Top Shelf: 02/07-02/13 — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.
On the Fly: Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Olympics
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Los Angeles, CA
Men’s and Women’s Races — NBC, 1 p.m.

2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games, Lillehammer, Norway
Day One Highlights — NBCSN, 11:30 p.m.

Rugby
6 Nations Championship
Round 2, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
France vs. Ireland — beIN Sports, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)

Round 2, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Wales vs. Scotland — beIN Sports, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Yuzawa Naeba, Japan
Men’s Giant Slalom — Universal HD, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)

FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Ladies Downhill — Universal HD, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Soccer
Women’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Group A, Toyota Stadium, Houston, TX
Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico — Telemundo, 1:25 p.m.
Mexico vs. United States — NBC Universo, 4 p.m./NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Silly Little Game — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m.
Nine for IX: Runner — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
Nine for IX: No Limits — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
Nine for IX: Venus vs. — ESPN Classic, noon
Nine for IX: Pat XO — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
Elevate — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
ESPN Films: The Dotted Line — ESPN Classic, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: Judging Jewell — ESPN Classic, 4:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: Marion Jones: Press Pause — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
30 for 30: Guru of Go — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
A Deeper Shade of Blue — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (ATP), Argentina Open (ATP), St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy (WTA) — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 4 p.m.

ATP Tour
Memphis Open, Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1st Semifinal: Ricardas Bernakis vs. Taylor Fritz — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m.
2nd Semifinal: Kei Nishikori vs. Sam Querrey — Tennis Channel, 8:30 p.m.

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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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