Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, March 19

Boxing
Championship Boxing/IBF Super Middleweight Championship, Lucian Bute vs. Brian Magee – Showtime, 10 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
ECAC Championship, Atlantic City, NJ
Cornell vs. Yale – CBS College Sports, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey East Championship, Boston, MA
Boston College vs. Merrimack – NESNplus, 7 p.m.

WCHA Final Five, St. Paul, MN
Broadmoor Trophy Championship
North Dakota vs. Denver – Fox Sports North/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.

English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United – ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.
West Brom vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Plus, 10:55 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Bolton – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Everton vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 1 p.m.
Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton – Fox Soccer Plus, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Stoke City vs. Newcastle United – Fox Soccer Channel, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)
Wigan Athletic vs. Birmingham City – Fox Soccer Plus, 7 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/LPGA Founders Cup, 2nd Round – Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
PGA Tour/Transitions Championship, 3rd Round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 128 Preliminary Fights – Spike, 9 p.m.
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones – Pay per view, 10 p.m.

MLB
Boston vs. Pittsburgh – NESN/FSN Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore – MLB Network/The Comcast Network/MASN, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston – Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports Houston, 1 p.m.
Toronto vs. New York Yankees – YES, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 9 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego – WGN America, 4 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Fox Sports Wisconsin, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Washington vs. New York Mets – SNY, 7 p.m.

MLS
Portland at Colorado – Fox Soccer Channel, 9 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Scotts Turf Builder 300 – ESPN, 2 p.m.

NBA
Boston at Houston – Comcast SportsNet New England, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix – NBA TV, 10 p.m.

NHL
Columbus at Minnesota – Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.
Boston at Toronto – CBC/NHL Network (US)/NESN, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa – CBC/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Buffalo – SportsSouth/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Florida – MSG Plus/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/KTXA, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton – CBC/Altitude 2, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles – Fox Sports West, 10:30 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose – Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Tennis
BNP Paribas Open, Men’s Semifinals – ABC, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
Giada at Home: Peruvian Food – Food Network, 1:30 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
Being Human – BBC America, 9 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Live to Tell: River’s Edge – CBS, 10 p.m.
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway – HBO, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America, 10:15 p.m.
Life on Top – Cinemax, midnight

Sunday, March 20

College Basketball Viewing Picks

English Premier League
Sunderland vs. Liverpool – Fox Soccer Plus, 9 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Channel, noon

Golf
LPGA Tour/LPGA Founders Cup, Final Round – Golf Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)
PGA Tour/Transitions Championship, Final Round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

MLB
Detroit vs. Washington – MASN, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 11 p.m.
New York Mets vs. Florida – Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 5 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Boston – MLB Network/NESN, 1 p.m.
Anaheim Angels vs. Colorado – FSN Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox – WGN America, 4 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs – Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 4 p.m.
Boston vs. Tampa Bay – Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Texas vs. Cleveland – MLB Network/KTXA, 10 p.m.

MLS
New England at Los Angeles – Comcast SportsNet New England, 8 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Jeff Byrd 500 – Fox, 12:30 p.m.

NHL
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh – NBC/NHL Network (Canada), 12:30 p.m.
Nashville at Buffalo – Fox Sports Tennessee/MSG Buffalo, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Columbus – MSG Plus/Fox Sports Ohio, 5 p.m.
Montreal at Minnesota – CBC/RDS/Fox Sports North, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim – Rogers Sportsnet West/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix – WGN/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
BNP Paribas Open, Men’s & Women’s Finals – ABC, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Chicken for Change – Food Network, 10 a.m.
The Minimalist: Steaks – Cooking Channel, 10:30 a.m.
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: German Fest – Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
Luke’s Vietnam: Sapa, Part 2 – Cooking Channel, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business: Don’t Ruin the Basketball Game – CBS, 8 p.m.
Californication – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Big Love – HBO, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Marcia Kelly – Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Breakout Kings – A&E, 10 p.m.
Shameless – Showtime, 10 p.m.
Alaska State Troopers: Anchorage Undercover – 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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