Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, November 27

Boxing
World Championship Boxing/Lightweights: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis – HBO, 9:45 p.m.
Showtime Championship Boxing/WBA Welterweight Championship: Andre Ward vs. Sakio Bika/Super Six World Boxing Classic: Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch – Showtime, 9 p.m.

College Basketball
Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK
Consolation Game
Drake vs. Weber State – Fox College Sports/Altitude 2/MASN, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Game
St. John’s vs. Arizona State – Fox College Sports/Altitude2/Fox Sports Arizona/MASN/MSG Plus, midnight

Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, NV
Championship Game
Arizona vs. Kansas – ESPN2, 10:30 p.m.

Legends Classic, Atlantic City, NJ
Consolation Game
Michigan vs. UTEP – HDNet, 5:30 p.m.

Championship Game
Syracuse vs. Georgia Tech – HDNet, 8 p.m.

South Padre Island Invitational, South Padre Island, TX
Championship Game
St. Mary’s vs. BYU – Fox College Sports, 8 p.m.

Marshall at Louisville – Big East Network, 1 p.m.
Duke vs. Oregon at Portland, OR – Fox Sports Net, 4 p.m.
USC at Nebraska – Fox Sports Net, 6 p.m.
TBA vs. Purdue at Hoffman Estates, IL – Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
Virginia Military Institute vs. West Virginia at Charleston, WV – Big East Network, 7 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

English Premier League
Aston Villa vs. Arsenal – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Fulham vs. Birmingham City – Fox Soccer Channel, noon
West Ham United vs. Wigan Athletic – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Everton vs. West Bromwich – Fox Soccer Plus, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

NBA
Orlando at Washington – NBA TV, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Sacramento – WGN America, 10 p.m.

NHL
Calgary at Pittsburgh – Rogers Sportsnet West/FSN Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/MSG Plus, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal – CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US)/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa – CBC, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay – Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix – Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis – Fox Sports Southwest Plus/Fox Sports Midwest, 8 p.m.
New York Rangers at Nashville – MSG Network/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado – Fox Sports North/Altitude, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton – CBC/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports West, 10 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Tennis
ATP World Tour Finals/Doubles Semifinal #1: Bryan/Bryan vs. Nestor/Zimonijc- Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.
ATP World Tour Finals/Singles Semifinal #1: Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray – Tennis Channel, 8:30 a.m.
ATP World Tour Finals/Doubles Semifinal #2: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski vs. Bhupathi/Mirnyi – Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.
ATP World Tour Finals/Singles Semifinal #2: Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer – Tennis Channel, 3 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: Dinner Party Delights – Food Network, 10:30 a.m.
French Food at Home: Cocktail Dinner – Cooking Channel, 11:30 a.m.
Giada at Home: No Stress Party – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Sabado Gigante – Univision, 8 p.m.
Behind the Music Remastered: Lynyrd Skynyrd – VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Shootout at the Hills – CBS, 10 p.m.
That Metal Show – VH1 Classic, 11 p.m.

Sunday, November 28

College Basketball
76 Classic, Anaheim, CA
Championship Game
Virginia Tech vs. UNLV – ESPN2, 9 p.m.

3rd Place Game
Oklahoma State vs. Murray State – ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.

5th Place Game
Cal State-Northridge vs. Tulsa – ESPNU, 4 p.m.

Old Spice Classic, Orlando, FL
Championship Game
Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame – ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 7 p.m.

3rd Place Game
Cal vs. Boston College – ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 4:30 p.m.

5th Place Game
Temple vs. Texas A&M – ESPNU/ESPN 3D, 1:30 p.m.

7th Place Game
Georgia vs. Manhattan – ESPNU/ESPN3D, 11 a.m.

Tennessee Tech at Michigan State – Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
Furman at Penn State – Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m.
College of Charleston at North Carolina – Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Florida State – Fox Sports Net, 7:45 p.m.
Creighton at Northwestern – Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.

Women’s 
Texas at Stanford – Fox Sports Net, 3:30 p.m.

English Premier League
Newcastle United vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Plus, 8:30 a.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Boston at Atlanta- NESN, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Washington – NHL Network (Canada)/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit – Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Detroit, 5 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
ATP World Tour Finals/Doubles Final – Tennis Channel, 10:30 a.m.
ATP World Tour Finals/Singles Final – ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.

Entertainment
Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
Nigella Kitchen: Can’t Live Without – Food Network, 9 a.m.
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee: Cocktail Party – Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race: I Hate Chinese Food – CBS, 8 p.m.
Boardwalk Empire – HBO, 9 p.m.
Dexter – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Top Gear – History Channel, 10 p.m.
Rated A for Adult: Warning: Adult Humor – G4, 11 p.m.
Rated A for Adult: Women on Top – G4, 11:30 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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