Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, October 24

Boxing
World Championship Boxing, CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
WBO World Super Lightweight Title
Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean — HBO, 9:30 p.m.

Bundesliga
Bayern Munich vs. FC Koln — FS2, 9:20 a.m.
Bayer Leverkusen s. VfB Stuttgart — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:20 a.m.
Ingolstadt vs. Hertha Berlin — FS2, 12:20 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

College Hockey
Men’s
Minnesota-Duluth at Notre Dame — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.

College Soccer
Men’s
Cal-Santa Barbara vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports San Diego, 10 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
Wisconsin at Nebraska — Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
Northeastern at Minnesota — Fox Sports North, 9 p.m.

College Water Polo
Men’s
Cal at UCLA — Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m.

English Football Championship
Blackburn Rovers vs. Burnley — beIN Sports, 7:25 a.m.

English Premier League
West Ham United vs. Chelsea — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 10 a.m.
Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace — USA Network, 10 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Norwich City vs. West Bromwich Albion — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Watford — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Everton — NBC/NBC Universo, 12:30 p.m.

Premier League Preview — NBCSN, 8 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, noon
Match of the Day — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Skate America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI
Women’s Free Skate — NBC, 5 p.m.

Formula 1
United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX
Qualifying — NBCSN, 12:30 p.m.
Clasificacion — Universal Deportes, 1:55 p.m.

Formula E
Beijing ePrix — FS1, 3:30 a.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
European Tour
Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Golf Club (Championship Composite Course), Fanling, Hong Kong
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.

LPGA Tour
LPGA Taiwan Championship, Miramar Golf & Country Club, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Final Round — Golf Channel, midnight

La Liga
Real Club Celta de Vigo vs. Real Madrid — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.

NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
Fred’s 250, Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
Qualifying — FS1, 10:30 a.m.
Race — Fox, 1 p.m.

NCWTS Setup — Fox, 12:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series: Contender Round
CampingWorld.com 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
Qualifying — NBCSN, 4 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Arizona at Ottawa — City TV, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal — CBC/TVA Sports, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago — Sportsnet One/NHL Network/Sun Sports/WGN, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver — CBC/Fox Sports Detroit, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central Preview — Sportsnet 360/NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Saturday — CBC/Sportsnet/NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey Central Post — CBC, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Anaheim at Minnesota — Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports North, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo — MSG Plus/MSG Buffalo/Bell TV, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia — MSG Network/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Florida at Dallas — Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
New York Islanders at St. Louis — MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Midwest, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Nashville — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado — Fox Sports Ohio/Altitude, 9 p.m.
Carolina at San Jose — Fox Sports Carolinas/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

Top Shelf: Week of 10/17-10/23 — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Rugby
2015 IRB Rugby World Cup
Semifinal, Twickenham Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom
South Africa vs. New Zealand — NBC, 2 p.m. (same day coverage)

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Soelden, Austria
Ladies’ Giant Slalom — Universal Sports (The Final Days), 6:30 a.m.

2015-16 FIS Alpine World Cup Preview Show — Universal Sports (The Final Days), 6 a.m.

Soccer
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group Play
Group D, Estadio Fiscal, Talca, Chile
Ecuador vs. Belgium — FS2, 2:55 p.m.

Group D, Estadio Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillan, Chile
Mali vs Honduras — Fox Soccer Plus/Telemundo, 2:55 p.m.

Group C, Estadio Fiscal, Talca, Chile
Germany vs. Mexico — FS2/Telemundo, 5:55 p.m.

Group C, Estadio Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillan, Chile
Argentina vs. Australia — Fox Soccer Plus/NBC Universo, 5:55 p.m.

The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 5 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
America’s Parking Lot — ESPN Classic, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: When the Garden Was Eden — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Playing for the Mob — ESPN Classic, 12:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Benji — ESPN Classic, 3:30 p.m.
30 for 30: Hillsborough — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: The House of Steinbrenner — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Nine for IX Shorts — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
Nine for IX Shorts — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
30 for 30: Four Days in October — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Erste Bank Open (ATP Vienna)/Stockholm Open (ATP Stockholm)/Kremlin Cup (WTA Moscow)/Luxembourg Open (WTA Luxembourg) — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.

WTA Tour
WTA Finals, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Doubles Round Robin — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

Sunday, October 25

Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg — FS2, 10:20 a.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Schalke — FS1, 12:30 p.m.

Bundesliga Match Day — FS1, noon

College Football
College Football Sunday — ESPNU, 8 a.m.
Championship Drive: Who’s In? — ESPN, 1 p.m.

College Soccer
Men’s
Rutgers vs. Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
Cal vs. UCLA — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Women’s
Virginia vs. Florida State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
USC vs. Colorado — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 2 p.m.
Arizona State vs. Oregon — Pac-12 Oregon, 2 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Indiana — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
Alabama vs. Mississippi State — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
UCLA vs. Utah — Pac-12 Mountain, 4 p.m.
Washington State vs. Cal — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Texas vs. Baylor — Longhorn Network, 5 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Kentucky — SEC Network, 5 p.m.
Washington vs. Stanford — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Bay Area, 8 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
Virginia Tech at Duke — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, noon
Illinois at Purdue — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Mississippi State — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Utah at Arizona — Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Arizona, 2 p.m.
Washington State at Cal — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Bay Area, 2 p.m.
North Carolina State at Georgia Tech — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
Georgia at Alabama — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
USC at Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Oregon, 4 p.m.

English Premier League
Sunderland vs. Newcastle — NBCSN, 8 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Manchester City — NBCSN/Telemundo, 10 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Southampton — NBC/Telemundo, 12:15 p.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Goal Zone — NBC, 2 p.m.
Match of the Day II — NBCSN, 12:30 a.m. (Monday)

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Skate America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI
Men’s Free Skate — NBCSN, 10 p.m. (delayed from 10/24)

Formula 1
United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX
Race — NBC, 3 p.m.

Formula 1 Pre-Race: Austin — NBC, 2:30 p.m.
F1 Extra — NBC, 5 p.m.

Golf
European Tour
Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Golf Club (Championship Composite Course), Fanling, Hong Kong
Final Round — Golf Channel, 6 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
Final Round — Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.

La Liga
Barcelona vs. Eibar — beIN Sports, 1:10 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Ultimate Insider: Best of Conor McGregor — FS1, 8:30 p.m.

MLS
Decision Day
Columbus vs. D.C. United — FS1, 5 p.m.
Montreal vs. Toronto — TSN4/TSN5/RDS, 5 p.m.
New York City FC vs. New England — YES/Comcast SportsNet New England, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Orlando — The Comcast Network/WOFL/WRBW, 5 p.m.
Chicago vs. New York Red Bulls — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. San Jose — KTXA/Comcast SportsNet California, 7 p.m.
Portland vs. Colorado — Root Sports Northwest/Altitude, 7 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake — KZJO/KMYU, 7 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. L.A. Galaxy — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Vancouver vs. Houston — TSN2/Root Sports Southwest, 7 p.m.

Somos MLS — Univision Deportes, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series: Contender Round
CampingWorld.com 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, NE
Race — NBCSN, 2 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Talladega — FS1, 10 a.m.
NASCAR America Sunday — NBCSN, noon
Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.
Sprint Cup Series Post-Race — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lap — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lane: Talladega — FS1, 8 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Rogers Hometown Hockey, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Calgary at New York Rangers — Sportsnet/Sportsnet One/NHL Network/MSG Network, 7 p.m.

Rogers Hometown Hockey live from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada — Sportsnet/Sportsnet One/NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg — Fox Sports North/TSN3, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton — Sportsnet/Sportsnet One/Sportsnet 360/Fox Sports West, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
On the Fly — NHL Network, 11 p.m.

Rugby
2015 IRB Rugby World Cup
Semifinal, Twickenham Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom
Argentina vs. Australia — Universal Sports (The Final Days), 11:30 a.m.

Scottish Championship League
St. Mirren vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 8:25 a.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Soelden, Austria
Men’s Giant Slalom — Universal Sports (The Final Days), 7:30 a.m.

Soccer
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group Play
Group F, Estadio Municipal Ester Roa, Concepcion, Chile
France vs. Syria — FS2, 2:55 p.m.

Group F, Estadio Chinquihue, Puerto Montt, Chile
Paraguay vs. New Zealand — Fox Soccer Plus/Telemundo, 2:55 p.m.

Group E, Estadio Chinquihue, Puerto Montt, Chile
Costa Rica vs. Democratic Republic of Korea — FS2/NBC Universo, 5:55 p.m.

Group E, Estadio Municipal Ester Roa, Concepcion, Chile
Russia vs. South Africa — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:55 p.m.

Women’s International Friendly, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
United States vs. Brazil — FS1, 3 p.m.

U.S. National Team Pregame — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, midnight

Sports Talk
Outside the Lines — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN2, 9:30 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
SportsNation: 44 Jeers of September — ESPNews, 1:30 p.m.
SportsCenter Featured — ESPNews, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: Trojan War — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 3:15 p.m.
ESPN Films: Catching Hell — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, 11 p.m.

Tennis
WTA Tour
WTA Finals, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Singles Round Robin — Tennis Channel, 3 a.m.

Center Court: Finals: Erste Bank Open (ATP Vienna)/Stockholm Open (ATP Stockholm)/Luxembourg Open (WTA Luxembourg) — Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, noon

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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