Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, July 31

Boxing
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz II – Pay per view, 9 p.m.

CFL
Hamilton at Saskatchewan – NFL Network/TSN, 6:30 p.m.

ESPN Sports Saturday
Homecoming with Rick Reilly with Jerry Rice, ABC, 4 p.m.
Winners Bracket – ABC, 5 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour/Greenbrier Classic, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.
U.S. Senior Open, 3rd round – NBC, 4 p.m.
Women’s British Open, 3rd round – ESPN, 10 a.m.

MLB
American League
Cleveland at Toronto – STO/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Red Sox – Fox, 4 p.m.
Baltimore at Kansas City – MASN2/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay – MLB Network/YES/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Chicago White Sox – MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet California/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota – FSN Northwest/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Texas at Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.

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

Trade Deadline Special – MLB Network, 11 a.m.
The Baseball Show: Trade Deadline Special – Comcast SportsNet New England, noon
ESPNews Special: Baseball Trade Deadline – ESPNews, noon
NESN Trade Deadline Show – NESN, 3 p.m.
MLB Tonight Live – MLB Network, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
U.S. Cellular 250 – ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

Soccer
Emirates Cup/Celtic vs. Lyon – Gol TV, 9:30 a.m.

Tennis
US Open Series
ATP Tour/Farmers Classic, semifinals – ESPN2, 5 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
WTA Tour/Bank of the West Classic, semifinals – ESPN2, 3 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: Figgy Piggy – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Giada at Home: Totally Fried – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Being Human – BBC America, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Diary of a Showgirl – CBS, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight

Sunday, August 1

Formula 1
Hungarian Grand Prix – Speed, 7:30 a.m.

Golf
PGA Tour/Greenbrier Classic, final round – CBS, 3 p.m.
U.S. Senior Open, final round – NBC, 4 p.m.
Women’s British Open, final round – ESPN, 10 a.m.

MLB
American League
Cleveland at Toronto – STO/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Red Sox – Fox Sports Detroit/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay – TBS/YES/Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Kansas City – MASN2/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Oakland at Chicago White Sox – Comcast SportsNet California/WGN America, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota – FSN Northwest/WFTC, 2 p.m.
Texas at Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports Southwest/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.

National League
Arizona at New York Mets – Fox Sports Arizona/SNY, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Cincinnati – Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington – WPHL/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston – Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Houston, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis – FSN Pittsburgh/KSDK, 2 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Colorado – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/FSN Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.
Florida at San Diego – Fox Sports Florida/Cox 4, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco – ESPN, 8 p.m.

MLB Tonight Live – MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 8 p.m.
The Club – MLB Network, 9 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko – Versus, 9 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Pennsylvania 500 – ESPN, 1 p.m.

Soccer
Emirates Cup/Milan vs. Olympique Lyonnais – Gol TV, 9:30 a.m.

Tennis
US Open Series
ATP Tour/Farmers Classic, finals – ESPN2, 5 p.m.
WTA Tour/Bank of the West Classic, finals – ESPN2, 3 p.m.

Entertainment
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Simply Summer – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Indian Food Made Easy: Bengali (London) – Cooking Channel, 1 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 12 – CBS, 8 p.m.
Rubicon: Gone in the Teeth (series premiere) – AMC, 8 p.m.
Rubicon: The First Day of School – AMC, 9 p.m.
True Blood – HBO, 9 p.m.
Mad Men: Christmas Comes But Once A Year – AMC, 10 p.m.
The Real L Word – Showtime, 10 p.m.
My Boys: Mike-Fest – TBS, 10 p.m.
Entourage – HBO, 10:30 p.m.
The Daily Line – Versus, 11 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight

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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