Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, January 29

Boxing
World Championship Boxing/Jr. Welterweight Title, Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley – HBO, 10 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
Vermont at Merrimack – NESN, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan at Michigan State – Fox Sports Detroit, 8 p.m.
Alaska-Anchorage at Minnesota – Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.

ESPN Sports Saturday
30 for 30 – ABC, 4 p.m.
Winners Bracket – ABC, 5 p.m.

FA Cup
4th Round
Everton vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Stevenage vs. Reading – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.
Birmingham City vs. Coventry City – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Southampton vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, noon
Torquay vs. Crawley Town – Fox Soccer Plus, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

Figure Skating
U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Greensboro, NC
Pairs & Dance Free Skate – NBC, 3 p.m.
Ladies Free Skate – NBC, 9 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour/Farmers Insurance Open, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Lingerie Football League
Western Conference Championship
Los Angeles Temptation vs. Chicago Bliss – MTV2, 6 p.m.

Eastern Conference Championship
Philadelphia Passion vs. Tampa Breeze – MTV2, 8 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Strikeforce – Showtime, 10 p.m.

NBA
Indiana at Chicago – WGN America, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas – NBA TV, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
2011 NHL All-Star Red Carpet Show – NHL Network, 5:30 p.m.
NHL Commissioner’s Press Conference – NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Overtime – Versus, 6 p.m.

NHL All-Star Super Skills Competition – CBC, 6:30 p.m./Versus, 7 p.m.

NHL Super Skills Recap – NHL Network, 9 p.m.

Tennis
Australian Open/Women’s Finals, Kim Clijsters vs. Li Na – ESPN2, 3 a.m.
Australian Open/Men’s Doubles Finals – Tennis Channel, 5:30 a.m.

Entertainment
Kelsey’s Essentials – Cooking Channel, 2:30 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
Primeval – BBC America, 9 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Every Picture Tells A Story – CBS, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America, 10 p.m.
Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri: Championship Finale – Food Network, 10 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with Jesse Eisenberg and musical guest Nicki Minaj – NBC, 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 30

College Basketball Viewing Picks

FA Cup
4th Round
Arsenal vs. Huddersfield Town – Fox Soccer Channel, 7 a.m.
Notts County vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Plus, 9 a.m.
Fulham vs. Tottenham Hotspur – Fox Soccer Channel, 11:30 a.m.

Figure Skating
U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Greensboro, NC
Men’s Dance Free Skate – NBC, 4 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour/Farmers Insurance Open, final round – CBS, 3 p.m.

NBA
NBA Countdown – ABC, 12:30 p.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City – ABC, 1 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles Lakers – ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Utah at Golden State – ESPN, 10 p.m.

NFL
2011 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl – Fox, 7 p.m.

NHL
NHL All-Star Pregame – NHL Network, 2 p.m.
NHL Overtime – Versus, 3 p.m.

2011 NHL All-Star Game, Raleigh, NC – CBC/Versus, 4 p.m.

2011 NHL All-Star Postgame – NHL Network, 8 p.m.
NHL Overtime – Versus, 9:30 p.m.

Tennis
Australian Open/Men’s Finals – ESPN2, 3 a.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
Giada at Home: Big Game – Food Network, 10 a.m.
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Tex-Mex – Food Network, noon
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Ten Dollar Tailgate – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
How Beer Saved the World – Discovery, 8 p.m.
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award – TNT, 8 p.m.
Big Love – HBO, 9 p.m.
Californication – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Shameless – Showtime, 10 p.m.
Alaska State Troopers: Shots Fired – 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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