Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, June 14

24 Hours of Le Mans
Day 1 — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 a.m./Fox Sports 2, 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Arena Football
Spokane Shock at San Jose Saber Cats — CBS Sports Network, 10:30 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Adelaide Crows vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m.

Boxing
Boxing After Dark, New York, NY
Junior Welterweight Title Bout
Chris Algieri vs. Ruslan Provodnikov — HBO, 10 p.m.

College Baseball
NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, NE
Cal-Irvine vs. Texas — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Louisville vs. Vanderbilt — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

College Track & Field
NCAA Outdoor Championships, Eugene, OR
Day Four — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de Suisse, Switzerland
Stage 1: Bellinzona (Individual Time Trial) — beIN Sport, 9:30 a.m.

Criterium du Dauphine, France
Stage 7: Ville-la-Grand to Finhaut-Emosson — NBCSN, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
U.S. Open, Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Pinehurst, NC
3rd Round — NBC, noon

Live From the U.S. Open — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.
Live From the U.S. Open — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Prelims — FX, 8 p.m.
Main Card — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Post Fight Show — Fox Sports 1, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLB
American League
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Kansas City/WGN America, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Boston — STO/NESN, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston — Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Houston, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore — Sportsnet/MASN, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Oakland — MLB Network/YES/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Texas at Seattle — Fox Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.

National League
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Miami — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Florida, 4 p.m.
San Diego at New York Mets — Fox Sports San Diego/WPIX, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

Interleague
Anaheim Angels at Atlanta — Fox, 7:15 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame — Fox, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLL Lacrosse
Boston Cannons at Chesapeake Bayhawks — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
Ollie’s Basement Bargain Outlet 250, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
Qualifying — ESPN2, 10:30 a.m.
Race — ESPN, 2 p.m.

NASCAR Countdown — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Quicken Loans 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
Final Practice — Fox Sports 2, 12:30 p.m.

Camping World Truck Series
Drivin’ for Lineman 200, Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, IL
Qualifying — Fox Sports 2, 5 p.m.
Race — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.

NCWTS Setup — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: Stanley Cup Final Edition — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Soccer
2014 World Cup, Group Stage
Group C, Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Colombia vs. Greece — ABC/Univision/Univision Deportes, 11:30 a.m.

Group D, Estadio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil
Uruguay vs. Costa Rica — ABC/Univision/Univision Deportes, 2:30 p.m.

Group D, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil
England vs. Italy — ESPN/Univision/Univision Deportes, 5:30 p.m.

Group C, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Côte d’Ivoire vs. Japan — ESPN/Univision/Univision Deportes, 8:30 p.m.

Fútbol Central Edición Mundial — Univision Deportes, 10 a.m.
World Cup Tonight — ESPN2, midnight

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Benji — ESPN Classic, 11:30 a.m.
SEC Storied: Croom — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
30 for 30: This is What They Want — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: Survive and Advance — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: Bernie and Ernie — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: June 17, 1994 — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
30 for 30: Hillsborough — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
Center Court: Coverage of Gerry Weber Open, Aegon Classic and Aegon Championships — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.

WTA Tour
Aegon Classic, Eastbourne, Birmingham, England
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, noon & 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Aegon Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, New York, NY
adidas Grand Prix — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

Entertainment
Red 2 — HBO, 2 p.m.
The President’s Book of Secrets — History Channel, 3 p.m.
A Healthy You & Carol Alt — Fox News, 4 p.m.
Sanjay Gupta, M.D. — CNN, 4:30 p.m.
After Shock: Tara Connor — E!, 8 p.m.
Who (The Bleep) Did I Marry?: Possom and the Snake — Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.
Dateline NBC — NBC, 8 p.m.
My Cat From Hell: 911, My Cat is Holding Me Hostage! — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
The Conjuring — HBO, 8 p.m.
The Shawshank Redemption — IFC, 8 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the E.R.: Extra Dose: Man in Steel — TLC, 8 p.m.
The Champ — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Extra Pulses: Whaley House — Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
My Tiny Terror: My Dog is Ruining My Love Life — Animal Planet, 9 p.m.
Orphan Black: Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla — Comedy Central, 9 p.m.
BBQ Pitmasters: Winner Takes All — Destination America, 9 p.m.
America’s Secret Slang: Lower the Boom — H2, 9 p.m.
Happily Never After: Love, Blood and War — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Power: Whoever He Is — Starz, 9 p.m.
Sex Sent Me to the E.R.: Drama Down Under — TLC, 9 p.m.
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda — TNT, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks: Sedamsville Rectory; Winchester Mystery House — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
48 Hours — CBS, 10 p.m.
Mafia’s Greatest Hits: John Gotti — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show — BBC America, 10 p.m.
BBQ Pit Wars: Florida Smokin’ Flamingo BBQ Festival — Destination America, 10p.m.
United Stuff of America (series premiere) — H2, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Devil in the Details: If I Had a Hammer — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
In the Flesh (season finale) — BBC America, 11 p.m.

Sunday, June 15

24 Hours of Le Mans
Day 2 — Fox Sports 2, 2 a.m. & 7:30 a.m.

Australian Rules Football
Essendon Bombers vs. Melbourne Demons — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 a.m.

College Baseball
NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, NE
TCU vs. Texas Tech — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Virginia vs. Mississippi — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de Suisse, Switzerland
Stage 2: Bellinzona to Sarnen — beIN Sport, 9:30 a.m.

Criterium du Dauphine, France
Stage 8: Megève to Courchevel — NBCSN, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
U.S. Open, Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Pinehurst, NC
Final Round — NBC, noon

Live From the U.S. Open — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.
Live From the U.S. Open — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Ultimate Insider: Uriah Hall; BJ Penn; Cub Swanson — Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Minnesota at Detroit — Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Boston — MLB Network/STO/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore — Sportsnet/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Kansas City/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston — Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Houston, 2 p.m.
New York Yankees at Oakland — YES/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
Texas at Seattle — Fox Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Miami — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
San Diego at New York Mets — Fox Sports San Diego/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia — WGN America/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis — MLB Network/MASN2/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:15 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers — Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 4 p.m.

Interleague
Anaheim Angels at Atlanta — ESPN, 8 p.m.

Plays of the Week — MLB Network, noon
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown live from Atlanta, GA — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Quicken Loans 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
Race — TNT, 1 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Michigan — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
Countdown to Green — TNT, noon
NASCAR Victory Lane: Michigan — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.

NBA Finals
Game 5: Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs — ABC, 8 p.m. (San Antonio leads series 3-1)

NBA GameTime at the NBA Finals — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: Stanley Cup Final Edition — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Soccer
2014 World Cup, Group Stage
Group E, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, Brazil
Switzerland vs. Ecuador — ABC/Univision/Univision Deportes, 11:30 a.m.

Group E, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
France vs. Honduras — ABC/Univision/Univision Deportes, 2:30 p.m.

Group F, Maracanã – Estádio Journalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro
Argentina vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina — ESPN/Univision/Univision Deportes, 5:30 p.m.

Fútbol Central Edición Mundial — Univision Deportes, 10 a.m.
2014 FIFA World Cup Match Day — ESPN, 5 p.m.
World Cup Tonight — ESPNews, 11 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, midnight

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.
Back of the Shop: Albert Pujols, Gary Sheffield, Erick Aybar and Curtis Granderson — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
Center Court: Finals of Gerry Weber Open, Aegon Classic and Aegon Championships — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.

WTA Tour
Aegon Classic, Eastbourne, Birmingham, England
Final — Tennis Channel, noon (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany
Final — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Aegon Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England
Final — Tennis Channel, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

WNBA
Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx– ESPN2, 1 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
Emeril’s Florida: Florida Caviar, Clams & Rock Shrimp … Really? —  Cooking Channel, 2;30 p.m.
L.A. Confidential — IFC, 5 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night — ABC, 7 p.m.
Enlisted — Fox, 7 p.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt — HGTV, 8 p.m.
American River Renegades — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
Alaska: The Last Frontier: Father’s Day Special — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Treasure Box — Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Dateline on ID: Toxic — Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.
True Blood Farewell Show — HBO, 8:30 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt — HGTV, 8:30 p.m.
World’s Weirdest Restaurants: Going to the Dogs (series premiere) — Biography Channel, 9 p.m.
Nurse Jackie — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Masterpiece Mystery!: The Escape Artist (season premiere) — PBS, 9 p.m.
41 on 41 — CNN, 9 p.m.
Modern Marvels: Hottest Rides Countdown — H2, 9 p.m.
Game of Thrones (season finale) — HBO, 9 p.m.
Brother vs. Brother — HGTV, 9 p.m.
Last Seen Alive: Into the Night — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Inside Combat Rescue: The Last Stand — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Killer Couples: Andrew-Pavatt — Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Hungry Investors: Diva Las Vegas — Spike, 9 p.m.
Extreme RV’s: Featherlite Luxury Coach; Thor Toy Hauler and Duba’s Horse Trailer Conversion — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Catching Hell: Cluster Chuck — Weather Channel, 9 p.m.
World’s Weirdest Restaurants: Monkeying Around — Biography Channel, 9:30 p.m.
Californication — Showtime, 9:30 p.m.
Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers: Diggy’s Organic Panic — Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.
House Hunters: San Diego, CA — HGTV, 10 p.m.
Crisis — NBC, 10 p.m.
Halt and Catch Fire: High Plains Hardware — AMC, 10 p.m.
Myth Hunters: The Quest for the Minotaur’s Labyrinth — American Heroes Channel, 10 p.m.
Alaskan Bush People: The Wild Life — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Cutthroat Kitchen: Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe (season finale) — Food Network, 10 p.m.
Modern Marvels: Amazing Gadgets Countdown — H2, 10 p.m.
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall: The Deadly Deceiver — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Penny Dreadful — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Extreme RV’s: Marathon Couch’s Custom RV and Trailer Combo, Volkner Mobil Performance RV and An Updated V — Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
Cold Water Captains: It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over — Weather Channel, 10 p.m.
House Hunters International: Easter Island — HGTV, 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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