Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, July 12

Arena Football
Arizona Rattlers at Spokane Shock — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.

Boxing
WBA Junior Middleweight Title Fight, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara — Pay per view, 9 p.m.

Canelo vs. Lara: Countdown Live — Showtime, 7:30 p.m.

CFL
Calgary Stampeders at Toronto Argonauts — TSN/ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
BC Lions at Saskatchewan RoughRiders — TSN/ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 8: Tomblaine to Gérardmer La Mauselaine — NBC, 8 a.m.

Highlights — NBCSN, noon
Extended Late Night Coverage — NBCSN, midnight

Golf
LPGA Tour
Women’s British Open, Royal Birkdale, Southport, England
3rd Round — ESPN2, 8 a.m.

European PGA Tour
Scottish Open, Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m./NBC, noon

PGA Tour
John Deere Classic, Silvis, IL
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — noon
Golf Central Pregame — 2:30 p.m.

Champions Tour
U.S. Senior Open, Oak Tree National, Edmond, OK
3rd Round — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Web.com Tour
Utah Championship, Sandy, UT
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

Horse Racing
British Meeting, July Meeting, Newmarket, England
Darley July Cup Day — beIN Sport, 8:30 a.m.

The Meadowlands Pace, East Rutherford, NJ
Race — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

IndyCar
Iowa Corn 300, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
Race — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Lacrosse
All-America Game — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

FIL World Lacrosse Championships, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Australia vs. United States — ESPNU, 7 p.m.

MLB
American League
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/STO, 3 p.m.
Boston at Houston — NESN/Comcast SportsNet Houston, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Baltimore — YES/MASN, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay — Sportsnet/Sun Sports, 4 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Texas — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City — Fox Sports Detroit, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)
Oakland at Seattle — MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet California/Root Sports Northwest, 10 p.m.

National League
Arizona at San Francisco — Fox Sports Arizona/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports South/WGN America, 4 p.m.
Miami at New York Mets — Fox Sports Florida/WPIX, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia — Fox, 7:15 p.m.
San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers — MLB Network/Fox Sports San Diego/SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

Interleague
Minnesota at Colorado — Fox Sports North/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.

MLB All-Star Game Magic — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.
MLB on Fox Sports 1 Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame — Fox, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
MLB All-Star Game Sneak Peek — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLS
New York vs. Columbus — MSG Network/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Colorado — WPVI/Altitude, 7 p.m.
Toronto vs. Houston — Sportsnet 360/Comcast SportsNet Houston Plus, 7 p.m.
Montreal vs. Sporting KC — TSN2/RDS/KMCI, 7:30 p.m.
New England vs. Chicago — Comcast SportsNet New England/WPWR, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver vs. Chivas USA — TSN2, 10 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Take — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/KUCW, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
Sta-Green 200, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
Qualifying — Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.
Race — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.

NASCAR Countdown — ESPN2, 3 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.

NBA Summer League
Las Vegas, NV
Portland vs. New York — NBA TV, 4 p.m.
Toronto vs. Denver — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Golden State — NBA TV, 8 p.m.
Utah vs. Philadelphia — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Summer League Bonus Coverage — NBA TV, 10 p.m.

Soccer
2014 FIFA World Cup
Third Place Match, Estádio Nacional, Brasilia, Brazil
Brazil vs. Netherlands — ESPN/Univision/Univision Deportes, 3:30 p.m.

República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, 2 p.m.
Ceremonia de Trofeos — Univision/Univision Deportes, 6 p.m.
World Cup Tonight — ESPN, 7 p.m.
ESPN FC: World Cup Encore — ESPN, 8 p.m.
XTRA – beIN Brazil — beIN Sport, 9 p.m.

Softball
World Cup of Softball, Bill Barber Park, Irvine, CA
USA vs. Mexico — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
USA vs. Taiwan — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
American Man — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: Benji — ESPN Classic, 11:30 a.m.
Back of the Shop: Burress, Gomez, Rodriguez & Young — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.
Nine for IX: Branded — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
Hellfighters — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
Bud Greenspan: At the Heart of the Games — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
Nine for IX: Venus vs. — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: Judging Jewell — ESPN Classic, 8:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Tennis Channel, 12:30 p.m.

ATP Tour
Hall of Fame Championships, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.

ATP Tour
Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany
Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Swedish Open, Båstad, Germany
Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

Track & Field
IAAF Diamond League, Glascow, Scotland
British Athletics Grand Prix — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 13

Australian Rules Football
Essendon Bombers vs. Collingwood Magpies — Fox Soccer Plus, 1 a.m.
Fremantle Dockers vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 a.m.

Cycling
Tour de France
Stage 9: Gérardmer to Mulhouse — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Highlights — NBCSN, noon
Extended Primetime Coverage — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
Women’s British Open, Royal Birkdale, Southport, England
Final Round — ESPN2, 8 a.m.

European PGA Tour
Scottish Open, Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Final Round — Golf Channel, 9:30 a.m./NBC, noon

PGA Tour
John Deere Classic, Silvis, IL
Final Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m./CBS, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — noon
PGA Tour 2014: Changing Face of the Game — CBS, 2 p.m.
Golf Central Pregame — 2:30 p.m.

Champions Tour
U.S. Senior Open, Oak Tree National, Edmond, OK
Final Round — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

 

Web.com Tour
Utah Championship, Sandy, UT
Final Round — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

Lacrosse
FIL World Lacrosse Championships, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Japan vs. United States — ESPNU, 7 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Ultimate Insider — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.
UFC Fight Flashback — Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.
UFC Ultimate Knockouts — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland — WGN America/STO, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay — Sportsnet/Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Boston at Houston — NESN/Comcast SportsNet Houston, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Texas — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle — Comcast SportsNet California/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Baltimore — ESPN, 8 p.m.

National League
Miami at New York Mets — Fox Sports Florida/SNY, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia — MASN/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Milwaukee — TBS/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports South/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco — Fox Sports Arizona/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers — Fox Sports San Diego/SportsNet LA, 4 p.m.

Interleague
Minnesota at Colorado — Fox Sports North/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.

Exhibition
Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
All-Star Futures Game — MLB Network, 5 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown live from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 8 p.m.

MLS
Seattle vs. Portland — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
Race — TNT, 1 p.m. (series finale)

Empty Cup: Quest for the 1992 NASCAR Championship — Fox Sports 1, 9 a.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: New Hampshire — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
Countdown to Green — TNT, noon
NASCAR Victory Lane: New Hampshire — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.

NBA Summer League
Las Vegas, NV
Cleveland vs. San Antonio — NBA TV, 4 p.m.
Sacramento vs. Charlotte — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Chicago vs. Denver — NBA TV, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Phoenix — NBA TV, 10 p.m.

Soccer
2014 FIFA World Cup
FINAL, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Germany vs. Argentina — ABC/ESPN2, 2 p.m./Univision/Univision Deportes, 2:30 p.m.

República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, 11 a.m.
Camino a la Gran Final — Univision/Univision Deportes, noon
2014 FIFA World Cup Match Day — ABC/ESPN2, 1 p.m.
2014 World Cup Final Post-Match Show — ABC, 5 p.m.
Ceremonia de Premiación — Univision/Univision Deportes, 5 p.m.
World Cup Tonight — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
ESPN FC: World Cup Encore — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
XTRA-beIN Brazil — beIN Sport, 9 p.m.

Softball
World Cup of Softball, Bill Barber Park, Irvine, CA
Final
ESPN, 1 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPNU, noon
Nine for IX: Runner — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
The Fab Five — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
WTA Tour
Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria
Final — Tennis Channel, noon (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Hall of Fame Championships, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI
Final — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

ATP Tour
Swedish Open, Båstad, Germany
Final — Tennis Channel, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)

ATP Tour
Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany
Final — Tennis Channel, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

WNBA
Los Angeles Sparks at Connecticut Sun — NBA TV, 1 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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