Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, January 1 

Happy New Year!!!

College Basketball
West Virginia at Marquette – ESPN2, 11 a.m.
DePaul at Georgetown – Big East Network, 1 p.m.
New Mexico at Dayton – CBS College Sports, 1 p.m.
Notre Dame at Syracuse – ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Boston College at South Carolina – ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
St. John’s at Providence – Big East Network, 7 p.m.
Wichita State at Bradley – ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.

College Football
Ticket City Bowl, Dallas, TX
Texas Tech vs. Northwestern – ESPNU, noon

Outback Bowl, Tampa, FL
Penn State vs. Florida – ABC, 1 p.m.

Capital One Bowl, Orlando, FL
Alabama vs. Michigan State – ESPN, 1 p.m.

Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL
Michigan vs. Mississippi State – ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
TCU vs. Wisconsin – ESPN, 4:30 p.m.

Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ
Oklahoma vs. UConn – ESPN, 8:30 p.m.

English Premier League
West Brom vs. Manchester United – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Blackpool – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Bolon – Fox Soccer Plus, 10 a.m.
Birmingham City vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
Skills Challenge – NBC, 4 p.m.

NFL
Sounds of the Season – CBS, 5 p.m.

NHL
NHL Winter Classic, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Washington at Pittsburgh – NBC/CBC, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa – CBC, 7 p.m. (in Ontario only)
Boston at Buffalo – NESN/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Carolina – MSG Plus/Fox Sports Carolina, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay – MSG Network/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton – CBC, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Entertainment
Rose Parade 2011 Countdown – HGTV, 10:30 am.
The 122nd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade – ABC, 11 a.m.
Rose Parade 2011 – HGTV, 11 a.m.
Kelsey’s Essentials – Cooking Channel, 2:30 p.m.
National Lampoon’s Animal House – Cinemax, 8 p.m.
Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2011 – PBS, 8 p.m.
Primeval (season premiere) – BBC America, 9 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America, 10 p.m.

Sunday, January 2

College Basketball
Rutgers at Villanova – ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Gonzaga at Wake Forest – Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan – Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
LSU at Virginia – Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Illinois – Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Kansas – ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Duke – Fox Sports Net, 7:45 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon State – Fox Sports Net, 10 p.m.

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Aston Villa – Fox Soccer Channel, 8:30 a.m.
Wigan Athletic vs. Newcastle – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
Skills Challenge – NBC, 4 p.m.

2011 IIHF World U20 Championships
Quarterfinals, Buffalo, NY
Switzerland vs. Canada – TSN/NHL Network (US), 3:30 p.m.
Russia vs. Finland – NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m./TSN, 8:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

NBA
Boston at Toronto – Comcast SportsNet New England, 6 p.m.
Houston at Portland – NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Atlanta at Montreal – RDS/TSN/Fox Sports South, 1 p.m.
New York Rangers at Florida – MSG Network/Fox Sports Florida, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit – NHL Network (Canada)/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Detroit, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville – Fox Sports Ohio, 6 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Midwest, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota – Fox Sports Arizona Plus/Fox Sports North, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Anaheim – WGN/KDOC, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado – Rogers Sportsnet Pacific/Altitude, 8 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
Giada at Home: Sunday Brunch – Food Network, 10 a.m.
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee: Asian Banquet – Food Network, noon
60 Minutes – CBS, approximately 7:15 p.m.
CSI: Miami – CBS, approximately 8:15 p.m.
Rise of the Jellyfish – Discovery, 9 p.m.
Top Gear – History Channel, 10 p.m.
Night of the Hunt – 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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