Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 28

English Premier League
Blackburn vs. Arsenal – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wigan – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Manchester United vs. West Ham – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Newcastle – Fox Soccer Plus, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

FIBA World Championships
Greece vs. China – NBA TV, 9 a.m.
Croatia vs. USA – ESPN Classic, noon
France vs. Spain – NBA TV, 2 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Canadian Women’s Open, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour/The Barclay’s, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.
USGA/U.S. Amateur, 4th day – NBC, 4 p.m.

IndyCar
Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 – Versus, 7 p.m.

Little League World Series
International Championship/Taiwan vs. Japan – ABC, 1 p.m.
United States Championship/Texas vs. Hawaii/Georgia – ABC, 4 p.m.

MLB
American League
Detroit at Toronto – Fox Sports Detroit/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle – Fox, 4 p.m.
Red Sox at Tampa Bay – MLB Network/NESN/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland – Fox Sports Kansas City/STO, 7 p.m.
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox – MLB Network/YES/WGN America, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Texas – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Baltimore at Anaheim – MASN2/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.

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

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

MLS
Philadelphia at New England – Comcast SportsNet New England, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Houston – Fox Soccer Channel, 9:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 118/Edgar vs. Penn 2 – Undercard, Spike, 9 p.m./Main event, Pay per view, 10 p.m.

NFL
Cleveland at Detroit – NFL Network/WKYC, 5 p.m./WWJ, 9 p.m.
Cincinnati at Buffalo – WKRC, 6:30 p.m./WKBW, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay – WTEV, 7:30 p.m./WFLA, Sunday, 11 a.m.
New York Giants at Baltimore – WNBC/WBAL, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Houston –  CBS/KTVT/KTRK, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota – KING/KARE, 8 p.m.
Tennessee at Carolina – WKRN/WCCB, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago – KNXV/WFLD, 8:30 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland – KBCW/KICU, 9 p.m. (same night coverage)

Tennis
US Open Series
WTA Tour/Pilot Pen Tennis, finals – CBS, noon
ATP Tour/Pilot Pen Tennis, finals – ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: It’s Easy Being Green – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Katrina: Riding It Out – Weather Channel, 8 p.m.
Bad Dog! (series premiere) – Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Being Human – BBC America, 9 p.m.
Trouble The Water – National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Remember The Titans – ABC Family, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight

Sunday, August 29

English Premier League
Bolton vs. Birmingham City – Fox Soccer Plus, 8:25 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

FIBA World Championships
USA vs. Slovenia – ESPN2, 9:30 a.m.
Puerto Rico vs. Greece – NBA TV, 11:30 a.m.
Spain vs. New Zealand – NBA TV, 2 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Canadian Women’s Open, final round – Golf Channel, 2 p.m.
PGA Tour/The Barclay’s, final round – Golf Channel, noon/CBS, 2 p.m.
USGA/U.S. Amateur, final day – NBC, 4 p.m.

Little League World Series
Consolation Game – ESPN, 11 a.m.
Championship Game – ABC, 3 p.m.

MLB
American League
Detroit at Toronto – Fox Sports Detroit/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland – Fox Sports Kansas City/WKYC, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox – TBS/YES/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Oakland at Texas – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Baltimore at Anaheim – MASN2/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Seattle – WFTC/FSN Northwest, 4 p.m.
Red Sox at Tampa Bay – ESPN, 8 p.m.

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

MLB Tonight Live – MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Plays of the Week – MLB Network, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/NAPA Auto Parts 200 – ESPN2, 2 p.m. 

NFL
Pittsburgh at Denver – Fox, 8 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Brussels, Belgium – NBC, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

Entertainment
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Spicy Spendthrift – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 12 – CBS, 8 p.m.
Rubicon – AMC, 9 p.m.
True Blood – HBO, 9 p.m.
Ice Road Truckers – History Channel, 9 p.m.
Mad Men: Waldorf Stories – AMC, 10 p.m.
Entourage – HBO, 10:30 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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