Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, March 17

Boxing
World Championship Boxing: Middleweights, Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin & Edwin Rodriguez vs. Donovan George — HBO, 10 p.m.

College Baseball
Vanderbilt at Florida — CSS/Comcast SportsNet (Chicago/Mid-Atlantic), 1 p.m.
Arkansas at Alabama — CSS/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 4 p.m.
Mississippi State at LSU — CSS/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Virginia at Florida State — ESPNU, 8 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey

Hockey East Championship, TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston College vs. Maine — NBC Sports Network/NESN, 8 p.m.

CCHA Championship, Mason Cup, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
Michigan vs. Western Michigan — Fox Sports Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

WCHA Final Five Championship, Broadmoor Trophy, Xcel Energy Cnter, St. Paul, MN
Denver vs. North Dakota — Fox Sports North/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Pennsylvania at Princeton — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Syracuse at Johns Hopkins — ESPNU, 4 p.m.

College Softball
Mississippi at Alabama — ESPNU, 6 p.m.

College Wrestling
NCAA Division I Championship, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Finals — ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

English Premier League
Wigan Athletic vs. West Bromwich Albion — Fox Soccer, 11 a.m.

FA Cup
Quarterfinals
Everton vs. Sunderland — Fox Soccer, 8:30 a.m.

6th Round
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bolton — Fox Soccer, 1:30 p.m.

Golf
Champions Tour: Toshiba Classic, 2nd Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
LPGA Tour: LPGA Founders Cup, 3rd Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship, 3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

MLB
Houston vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network/YES, 1 p.m.
Atlanta (SS) vs. New York Mets — WPIX, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Detroit — Fox Sports Midwest, 1 p.m.
Toronto (SS) vs. Atlanta (SS) — Fox Sports South, 1 p.m.
Toronto (SS) vs. Philadelphia — The Comcast Network, 1 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Anaheim Angels — MLB Network/Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Oakland vs. San Francisco (SS) — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Southwest, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers (SS) vs. Colorado — Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego — Fox Sports San Diego, 10 p.m.
San Francisco (SS) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (SS) — MLB Network/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 10 p.m.

MLS
Montreal vs. Chicago — TSN/RDS/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
San Jose vs. Houston — Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Houston Plus, 5 p.m.
Dallas vs. Portland — Fox Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. New England — KSMO/Comcast SportsNet New England Plus, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. New York — KTVX/MSG Plus, 10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Toronto — KONG/Sportsnet One, 10 p.m.
Chivas USA vs. Vancouver — KDOC/Rogers Sportsnet Pacific, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series: Ford Whatever Whatever 300 — ESPN, 2 p.m.

NBA
Philadelphia at Chicago — WGN America, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas — NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NHL
Philadelphia at Boston — NHL Network (US)/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/NESN, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey — Root Sports Pittsburgh/MSG Plus, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Minnesota — Fox Sports Carolinas/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
New York Islanders at Montreal — CBC/RDS/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa — CBC/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.
Colorado at New York Rangers — Altitude/MSG 2, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay — Fox Sports Midwest/Sun Sports, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida — MSG Buffalo/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Vancouver — CBC/Fox Sports Ohio, 10 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose — NBC Sports Network/Fox Sports Detroit/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles — Fox Sports Tennessee/Fox Sports West, 10:30 p.m.

Hockey Tonight — CBC/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Rugby
6 Nations Rugby
England vs. Ireland — BBC America, 1 p.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Final, Schlamding, Austria
Women’s Slalom– Universal Sports, 11 a.m. (same day coverage)
Men’s Giant Slalom– Universal Sports, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

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

Entertainment
Drop 5 lbs. with Good Housekeeping: Start The Day Off Right — Cooking Channel, 11 a.m.
Giada at Home: Baked Goodies — Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
Kelsey’s Essentials: Cheese — Cooking Channel, 2:30 p.m.
HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2012 — HGTV, 8 p.m.
Green Lantern — HBO, 8 p.m.
20/20: My Extreme Affliction — ABC, 9 p.m.
Being Human — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Deadly Sins: Green-Eyed Monsters — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Grave Injustice — CBS, 10 p.m.
The Supersizers Go: The Fifties — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show — BBC America, 10:15 p.m.
Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show — BBC Amerca, 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 18

College Baseball
South Carolina at Kentucky — Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 1 p.m.

College Basketball Viewing Picks

College Hockey
NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show — ESPNU, noon

College Lacrosse
Denver at Notre Dame — ESPNU, 1 p.m.

College Track & Field
NCAA Indoor Championships — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.

English Premier League
Wolverhampton vs. Manchester United — Fox Soccer, 9:30 a.m.
Newcastle United vs. Norwich City — Fox Soccer Plus, noon

FA Cup
6th Round
Chelsea vs. Leicester City — Fox Soccer Plus, 10 a.m.

Quarterfinals
Liverpool vs. Stoke City — Fox Soccer, 11:30 a.m.

Formula 1
Australian Grand Prix — Speed, 1:30 a.m.

Formula One Preview — Speed, 1 a.m.

Golf
Champions Tour: Toshiba Classic, Final Round — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
LPGA Tour: LPGA Founders Cup, Final Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship, Final Round — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m.

MLB
Boston vs. Tampa Bay — MLB Network/NESN/Sun Sports, 1 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Atlanta — CSS, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto — Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Anaheim Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — KCAL, 4 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle — MLB Network/Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Southwest, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore — MLB Network/MASN, 7 p.m.

Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

MLS
Philadelphia vs. Colorado — NBC Sports Network, 4 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. DC United — Galavision/KDOC, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series: Food City 500 — Fox, 12:30 p.m.

NBA
Orlando at Miami — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

NHL
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia — NBC/NHL Network (Canada)/RDSI, 12:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary — Fox Sports Ohio/Rogers Sportsnet Calgary, 8 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim — Fox Sports Tennessee/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Edmonton — Fox Sports Arizona Plus/Rogers Sportsnet Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Carolina at Winnipeg — Fox Sports Carolinas/TSN-Jets, 8:30 p.m.

NHL Live — NBC Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBC Sports Network, 10 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Final, Schlamding, Austria
Men’s Slalom & Women’s Giant Slalom– Universal Sports, 11 a.m. (same day coverage)
Women’s Giant Slalom — Universal Sports, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

Tennis
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA
Men’s & Women’s Finals — ABC, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa D’Arabian: Open-Air Fare (season premiere) — Food Network, 10 a.m.
Sandwich King: Bring Home the Baking — Food Network, 11 a.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
Once Upon A Time — ABC, 8 p.m.
The Amazing Race 20: Uglier Than A Mud-Rail Fence — CBS, 8 p.m.
Frozen Planet — Animal Planet/Discovery/Investigation Discovery/Science Discovery/TLC, 8 p.m.
Luck — HBO, 9 p.m.
Finding The Lost Da Vinci — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Shameless — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Unique Eats: Portland Weekend — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
House of Lies — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Full Metal Jousting — History Channel, 10 p.m.
Californication — Showtime, 10:30 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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