Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, March 27

Boxing
Super Six World Boxing Classic/Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham, middleweights – Showtime, 10:30 p.m.
Boxing After Dark/Joan Guzman vs. Ali Funeka, IBF Lightweight Title & Marcos Rene Maidana vs. Victor Cayo, WBA World Jr. Welterweight Title – HBO, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament

Northeast Regional – Worcester, MA
Alaska vs. Boston College – ESPN360.com, 1:30 p.m./ESPNU, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. (tape)
North Dakota vs. Yale – ESPN360.com, 5 p.m./ESPNU, Sunday, noon (tape)

Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne, IN
Miami vs. Alabama-Huntville – ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Michigan vs. Bemidji State – ESPN360, 7:30 p.m./ESPNU, 11:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

East Regional Final
UNH vs. Rochester Institute of Technology – ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.

West Regional Final
Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State – ESPNU, 9 p.m.

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Aston Villa – ESPN Classic, 10:55 a.m.
Birmingham City vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Plus, 10:55 a.m.
Tottenham vs Portsmouth – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Bolton vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, 1:30 p.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Plus, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Hull City vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)
West Ham United vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
LPGA Tour/Kia Classic, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
PGA Tour/Arnold Palmer Invitational, 3rd round – NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Horse Racing
Louisiana Derby & Lane’s End Stakes – USA Network, 5 p.m.

MLB
Washington vs. New York Mets – MLB Network/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. San Diego (SS)- Cox4, 4 p.m.
San Diego (SS) vs. Chicago Cubs – WGN America, 4 p.m.
Seattle vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
San Francisco vs. Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Texas vs. Milwaukee – Fox Sports Wisconsin, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series/Kroger 250 – Speed, 2 p.m.

NBA
New Jersey at Chicago – WGN America, 7 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans – NBA TV, 8 p.m.

NHL
Calgary at Boston – NESN, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/FSN Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal – CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US)/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Toronto – CBC/MSG Network, 7 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa – CBC/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina – SportSouth/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Columbus – MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo – Sun Sports/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix – Altitude/Fox Sports Arizona, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose – CBC/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports West, 10:30 p.m.

NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Tennis
Sony Ericsson Open/men’s and women’s early rounds – Fox Sports Net, 1 and 8 p.m.

Entertainment
Giada at Home: When Life Gives You Lemons – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Legend of the Seeker – WGN America, 3 p.m. or check your local listings
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Paranormal Court – TLC, 10 p.m.
The Wanda Sykes Show – Fox, 11 p.m.

Sunday, March 28

College Hockey
NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament

Northeast Regional Final
Yale vs. Boston College – ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.

Midwest Regional Final
Miami (Ohio) vs. Michigan – ESPNU, 8 p.m.

English Premier League
Burnley vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Plus, 6:55 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Sunderland – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Kia Classic, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)
PGA Tour/Arnold Palmer Invitational, 3rd round – NBC, 2:30 p.m.

MLB
Detroit vs. New York Yankees – YES, 1 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Red Sox – MLB Network/NESN, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. New York Mets – SNY, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas – Fox Sports Southwest, 4 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle – FSN Northwest, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)
Cleveland vs. Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports West, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 – Fox, 1 p.m.

NBA
Boston at San Antonio – ESPN/Comcast SportsNet New England, 8 p.m.

NHL
Calgary at Washington – Rogers Sportsnet West/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 3 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh – Rogers Sportsnet Ontario/FSN Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis – Rogers Sportsnet West/Fox Sprots Midwest, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago – Fox Sports Ohio/WGN, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia – MSG Plus/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose – NHL Network (Canada)/Altitude 2/Comcast SportsNet California, 8 p.m.

NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
Sony Ericsson Open/men’s and women’s early rounds – Fox Sports Net, 1 and 7 p.m.

Entertainment
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Bake Sale – Food Network, noon
10 Dollar Dinners With Melissa: European Party – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race: Anonymous? – CBS, 8 p.m.
Life: Mammals – Discovery 8 p.m.
Undercover Boss – CBS, 9 p.m.
Life: Fish – Discovery, 9 p.m.
The Pacific, Part Three – HBO, 9 p.m.
Breaking Bad – AMC, 10 p.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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