Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, April 24

Boxing
24/7 Mayweather/Mosley – HBO, 8:30 p.m.
Super Six World Boxing Classic/WBC Super Middleweight Title, Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Boxing After Dark/Heavyweights, Cristobal Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek & Jr. Middleweights, Alfredo Angulo vs. Joel Julio – HBO, 11:15 p.m.

English Premier League
Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Hull City vs. Sunderland – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.
West Ham vs. Wigan – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Channel, noon
Bolton vs. Portsmouth – Fox Soccer Plus, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)
Wolverhampton vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
Champions Tour/Legends of Golf, 2nd round – CBS, 1 p.m.
PGA Tour/Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

MLB
American League
Cleveland at Oakland – Fox, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Anaheim Angels – Fox, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox – Fox, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay – Rogers Sportsnet, 6 p.m.
Baltimore at Red Sox – MASN/NESN, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City – Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Texas – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.

National League
Atlanta at New York Mets – SportSouth/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington – Fox Sports Prime Ticket/MASN, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati – Cox 4/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee – WGN America/WMLW, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston – FSN Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Houston, 7 p.m.
Florida at Colorado – Fox Sports Florida/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona – WPHL/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco – MLB Network/Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 9 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, midnight

MMA
UFC/WEC – Prelims, Spike, 9 p.m./Pay per view, 10 p.m.

NBA PlayoffsEastern Conference
Game 3/Orlando at Charlotte – TNT, 2 p.m.
Game 3/Atlanta at Milwaukee – ESPN, 7 p.m.

Western Conference
Game 4/Phoenix at Portland – TNT, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4/Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City – ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

NFL
NFL Draft, 4th – 7th rounds – ESPN/NFL Network, 10 a.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Game 6/Pittsburgh at Ottawa – Versus/CBC/RDS/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Western Conference
Game 5/Nashville at Chicago – NBC/TSN/RDS, 3 p.m.
Game 6/San Jose at Colorado – Versus/CBC/RDS/Comcast SportsNet California/Altitude, 10 p.m.

NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Track & Field
Penn Relays – ESPN2, 8 p.m. (same day coverage)

Tennis
ATP Tour/Barcelona Open, semifinals – Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Federation Cup Semifinal/USA vs. Russia, singles – Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
Legend of the Seeker – WGN America, 5 p.m. or check your local listings
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Doctor Who – BBC America, 9 p.m.
You Don’t Know Jack – HBO, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
America’s Worst Driver: New York – Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
The Wanda Sykes Show – Fox, 11 p.m.

Sunday, April 25

English Premier League
Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City – Fox Soccer Plus, 6:55 a.m.
Everton vs. Fulham – ESPN2, 9:55 a.m.
Burnley vs. Liverpool – Fox Soccer Plus, 10 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
Champions Tour/Legends of Golf, final round – CBS, 1 p.m.
PGA Tour/Zurich Classic of New Orleans, final round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Red Sox – MASN/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay – Rogers Sportsnet/Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City – WFTC/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox – FSN Northwest/WGN America, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Texas – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
New York Yankees at Anaheim Angels -YES/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 3:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland – STO/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.

National League
San Diego at Cincinnati – Cox 4/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington – KCAL/MASN2, 1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee – TBS/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston – FSN Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Houston, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona – WPHL/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco – KSDK/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Florida at Colorado – Fox Sports Florida/FSN Rocky Mountain, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at New York Mets – ESPN, 8 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Aaron’s 499 – Fox, noon
Nationwide Series/Aaron’s 312 – ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Game 4/Boston at Miami – ABC, 1 p.m.
Game 4/Cleveland at Chicago – ABC, 3:30 p.m.

Western Conference
Game 4/Dallas at San Antonio – TNT, 7 p.m.
Game 4/Denver at Utah – TNT, 9:30 p.m.

Inside the NBA – TNT, midnight

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference
Game 6/Phoenix at Detroit – NBC/TSN/RDS, 2 p.m.
Game 6/Vancouver at Los Angeles – Versus/CBC/RDS/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.

NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
ATP Tour/Barcelona Open, finals – Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
Federation Cup Semifinal/USA vs. Russia, singles & doubles – Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Japanese Restaurant – Food Network, noon
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race 16: I Feel I’m Like In, Like, Sicily – CBS, 8 p.m.
America the Story of Us – History Channel, 9 p.m.
The Pacific, Part Seven – HBO, 9 p.m.
The Tudors – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Breaking Bad – AMC, 10 p.m.
Treme – HBO, 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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