Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, May 28

Australian Rules Football
Gold Coast Suns vs. Geelong Cats – ESPN2, 5 a.m.

CBS Sports Spectacular
Ultimate Barbecue Showdown – CBS, 2 p.m.

College Baseball
ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, NC
Clemson vs. NC State – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 11 a.m./NESN, noon (joined in progress)
Miami vs. Wake Forest – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South/NESN, 3 p.m.
Virginia vs. North Carolina – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports South/NESN, 7 p.m.

Big Ten Tournament, Columbus, OH
Semifinals
Big Ten Network – 3:30 & 7 p.m.

Mountain West Conference Tournament, San Diego, CA
Championship
CBS Sports Network/the mtn. – 4 p.m.

College Lacrosse
NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, Baltimore, MD
National Semifinals

Virginia vs. Denver – ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Maryland vs. Duke – ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.

NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship, Stony Brook, NY
National Semifinals
Northwestern vs. North Carolina – Big Ten Network, 10:30 p.m. (tape delayed)
Duke vs. Maryland – Big Ten Network, 12:30 a.m. (tape delayed)

College Softball
NCAA Division I Tournament
Gainesville Super Regional
Oregon vs. Florida – ESPNU, noon
Oregon vs. Florida – ESPN, 2:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Lexington Super Regional
Kentucky vs. Cailfornia – ESPN, noon

Stillwater Super Regional
Houston vs. Oklahoma State – ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Houston vs. Oklahoma State – ESPN, 5 p.m. (if necessary)

Tucson Super Regional
Arizona vs. Oklahoma – ESPN, 5 p.m.
Arizona vs. Oklahoma – ESPN, 7:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Athens Super Regional
Georgia vs. Baylor – ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.

Columbia Super Regional
Missouri vs. Washington – ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Golf
Champions Tour/Senior PGA Championship, 3rd round – NBC, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour/Byron Nelson Championship, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 130: Prelims – Spike, 8 p.m.
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamil – Pay per view, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Chicago White Sox at Toronto – WGN America/Sportsnet One, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay – STO/Sun Sports, 4 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Minnesota – Fox, 7 p.m.
Boston at Detroit – Fox, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas – Fox, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland – MASN/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
New York Yankees at Seattle – MLB Network/YES/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – Root Sports Pittsburgh/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Washington – Cox 4/MASN, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Milwaukee – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/WMLW, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta – Fox, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York Mets – Fox, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado – Fox, 7 p.m.
Florida at Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB Network/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 10 p.m.

Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

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

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Top Gear 300 – ABC, 2:30 p.m.

Tennis
French Open, third round – Tennis Channel, 5 a.m./NBC, noon

French Open Tonight – Tennis Channel, 3 p.m.

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Pregame – Fox Soccer Channel, 1 p.m.
UEFA Champions League Pregame – Fox, 2 p.m.

Final, London, UK
Barcelona vs. Manchester United – Fox, 2:45 p.m.

UEFA Champions League Postgame – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: On the Lake – Food Network, 10:30 a.m.
CHAOS – CBS, 8 p.m.
CHAOS – CBS, 9 p.m.
Ozzy Osbourne: 30 Years After the Blizzard – VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
Revolver Golden God Awards 2011 – VH1 Classic, 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 29

Arena Football
Utah at Iowa – NFL Network, 8 p.m.

College Baseball
ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, NC
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 1 p.m.

Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma City, OK
Fox Sports Net, 2 p.m.

Big East Championship, Clearwater, FL
ESPNU, noon

Big Ten Tournament, Columbus, OH
Championship
Big Ten Network – noon

College Lacrosse
NCAA Divsion I Women’s Championship, Stony Brook, NY
Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.

College Softball
NCAA Division I Tournament

Lexington Super Regional
Kentucky vs. Cailfornia – ESPN, 1 p.m.
Kentucky vs. California – ESPN, 3:30 p.m. (if necessary)

Athens Super Regional
Baylor vs. Georgia – ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Baylor vs. Georgia – ESPNU, 6 p.m. (if necessary)

Formula 1
Monaco Grand Prix – Speed, 7:30 p.m.

Golf
Champions Tour/Senior PGA Championship, Final round – NBC, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour/Byron Nelson Championship, Final round – CBS, 3 p.m.

IndyCar
Indianapolis 500 – ABC, noon

MLB
American League
Boston at Detroit – TBS/NESN/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Toronto – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay – STO/Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Minnesota – Fox Sports West/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas – Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland – MASN2/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Seattle – YES/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.

National League
Philadelphia at New York Mets – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/WPIX, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Washington – Cox 4/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Arizona at Houston – Fox Sports Arizona/KTXH, 2 p.m.
San Francisco at Milwaukee – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – Root Sports Pittsburgh/WGN America, 2:20 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado – Fox Sports Midwest/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.
Florida at Los Angeles Dodgers – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta – ESPN, 8 p.m.

MLB Tonight Live – MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Baseball Tonight live from Atlanta, GA – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch Live – MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Plays of the Week – MLB Network, 9 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Coca-Cola 600 – Fox, 5:30 p.m.

Tennis
French Open, Round of 16 – Tennis Channel, 5 a.m./NBC, noon

French Open Tonight – Tennis Channel, 3 p.m.

WPS Soccer
Philadelphia Independence vs. Western New York Flash – Fox Soccer Channel, 6 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning – CBS, 9 a.m.
The Minimalist: Delicious Desserts – Cooking Channel, 10:30 a.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
National Memorial Day Concert – PBS, 8 p.m.
Game of Thrones – HBO, 9 p.m.
Witness: Tornado Swarm 2011 – National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
The Killing – AMC, 10 p.m.
Treme – HBO, 10 p.m.
Witness: Disaster in Japan – 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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