Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, May 29

College Lacrosse
Division I Men’s Championship
Semifinals
Notre Dame vs. Cornell – ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Duke vs. Virginia – ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.

College Softball
Division I Softball Championship

Athens Super Regional
Game 2/California vs. Georgia – ESPN, noon

Columbia Super Regional
Game 1/Oregon vs. Missouri – ESPN, 2:30 p.m.

Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Game 2/Hawai’i vs. Alabama – ESPN, 5 p.m.

Gainesville Super Regional
Game 1/Arizona State vs. Florida – ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Super Regional
Game 1/Louisiana-Lafayette vs. UCLA – ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Golf
Champions/Senior PGA Championship, 3rd round – NBC, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour/Colonial Invitational, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto – MASN/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New York Yankees – STO/YES, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Anaheim Angels – Fox, 4 p.m.
Texas at Minnesota – Fox, 4 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Red Sox – Fox Sports Kansas City/NESN, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Detroit – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.

National League
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – Fox, 4 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
New York Mets at Milwaukee – WPIX/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta – FSN Pittsburgh/SportSouth, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado – MLB Network/KCAL/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
Washington at San Diego – MASN/Cox 4, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco – Fox Sports Arizona/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 9 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 11 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 114 – Spike (prelims), 9 p.m./Pay per view, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Whatever It’s Called 250 – ABC, 2:30 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals
Game 6/Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix – TNT, 8:30 p.m.

Inside the NBA – TNT, 11 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Finals
Game 1/Philadelphia at Chicago – NBC/CBC/RDS, 8 p.m.

Hockey Central – Versus, 11 p.m.
NHL On The Fly at the Stanley Cup Finals: Game 1 Postgame Show – NHL Network, 11 p.m.

Soccer
International Friendly
USA vs. Turkey – ESPN2, 2 p.m.

Tennis
French Open, 3rd round – Tennis Channel, 5 a.m./NBC, noon

Entertainment
Giada at Home: Walk For Life – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Samantha Brown’s Greek Islands – Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Samantha Brown’s Napa – Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Red Dead Redemption – Fox, midnight

Sunday, May 30

College Softball
Division I Softball Championship

Columbia Super Regional
Game 2/Oregon vs. Missouri – ESPN, 1 p.m.
Game 3/Oregon vs. Missouri – ESPN, 3:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Gainesville Super Regional
Game 2/Arizona State vs. Florida – ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Game 3/Arizona State vs. Florida – ESPNU, 6 p.m. (if necessary)

Los Angeles Super Regional
Game 2/Louisiana-Lafayette vs. UCLA – ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Game 3/Louisiana-Lafayette vs. UCLA – ESPNU, 9:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Formula 1
Turkish Grand Prix – Speed, 7:30 p.m.

Golf
Champions/Senior PGA Championship, 3rd round – NBC, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour/Colonial Invitational, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

IndyCar
Indianapolis 500 – ABC, 1 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto – MASN/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New York Yankees – STO/YES, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Detroit – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay -WGN America /Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Red Sox – Fox Sports Kansas City/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Seattle at Anaheim Angels – FSN Northwest/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.
Texas at Minnesota – ESPN or ESPN2, 8 p.m.

National League
Houston at Cincinnati – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta – FSN Pittsburgh/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
New York Mets at Milwaukee – SNY/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – TBS/KSDK/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado – Fox Sports Prime Ticket/FSN Rocky Mountain, 3:30 p.m.Arizona at San Francisco – Fox Sports Arizona/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Washington at San Diego – MASN2/Cox 4, 4 p.m.

MLB Tonight Live – MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN or ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Plays of the Month: May – MLB Network, 8 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Coca Cola 600 – Fox, 6 p.m.

TennisFrench Open, round of 16 – Tennis Channel, 5 a.m./NBC, noon

Entertainment
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Bargain Bunch – Food Network, noon
60 Minutes Presents: Gotti – CBS, 7 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 8 p.m.
National Memorial Day Concert – PBS, 8 p.m.
Quantum of Solace – Sho2, 9 p.m.
Breaking Bad – AMC, 10 p.m.
Interrogating Saddam – National Geographic Channel, 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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