Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, July 30

Australian Rules Football
Collingwood Magpies vs. West Coast Eagles — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m.
North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. St. Kilda Saints — FS1, 5 a.m.

Basketball
The Basketball Tournament, Rose Hill Gym, Fordham University, The Bronx, New York, NY
Semifinals

Team Colorado vs. Always A Brave — ESPN, 5 p.m.
City of Gods vs. Overseas Elite — ESPN, 7 p.m.

Boxing
Showtime Championship Boxing, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
WBA Super World Featherweight Title Bout

Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz — Showtime, 9 p.m.

Formula 1
German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring, Hockeneheim, Germany
Qualifying — Univision Deportes, 7:55 a.m./NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Golf
Women’s British Open, Woburn Golf Club, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.

PGA Championship, Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ
3rd Round — TNT, 11 a.m.
3rd Round — CBS, 2 p.m.

The Faldo Series: Today’s The Day — CBS, 1:30 p.m.
Live From the PGA Championship — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.
PGA Championship Clubhouse Report — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.

European Tour
King’s Cup, Phoenix Gold Golf Club, Pattaya, Thailand

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Horse Racing
Saratoga Live, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY
Jim Dandy Stakes — FS2, 4 p.m.

IndyCar
Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
Qualifying — NBCSN, 2 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley, Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Prelims — FS2, 8 p.m.
Main Card — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — FS2, 7 p.m.

World Series of Fighting 32, Xfinity Arena, Everett, WA
World Bantamweight Title Fight

Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill — NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto — MLB Network/MASN/Sportsnet One, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay — YES/Fox Sports Sun, 6 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minneosta — WPWR/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Houston at Detroit — Root Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland — Comcast SportsNet California/STO, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)
Boston at Anaheim — NESN/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

National League
Washington at San Francisco — FS1/MASN2/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Colorado at New York Mets — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/SNY, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — WCAU/Fox Sports South, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Miami — FS1, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles — Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 9 p.m.

Interleague
Seattle at Chicago Cubs — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.

Play Ball — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Network Breakdown — MLB Network, 10:30 p.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 3 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
New York City FC vs. Colorado — YES/Altitude, 3 p.m.

NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
Pocono Mountains 150, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Qualifying — FS1, 9 a.m.
Race — FS1, 1 p.m.

NCTWS Setup — FS1, 12:30 p.m.
NCTWS Post Race Show — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Pennsylvania 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Final Practice — NBCSN, 11 a.m.

Xfinity Series
U.S. Cellular 250, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA

Qualifying — NBCSN, 4 p.m.
Race — NBCSN, 8 p.m.

Xfinify Series Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.

NFL
Inside Training Camp Live: On the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
Inside Training Camp Live: Fantasy Spolight — NFL Network, 2 p.m.
Inside Training Camp Live — NFL Network, 3 p.m.
Training Camp Primetime — NFL Network, 8 p.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight: Pacific Division Needs — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Soccer
International Champions Cup
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

Barcelona vs. Celtic — ESPN, 1 p.m.

Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Real Madrid vs. Chelsea — ESPN, 3 p.m.

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich — ESPNews, 5 p.m.

Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Liverpool vs. AC Milan — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

StubHub Center, Carson, CA
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Leicester City — ESPN, midnight

NASL
Indy Eleven vs. Miami FC — beIN Sports, 8 p.m.

The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
Nine for IX: Venus vs. — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Rand University — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: The ’85 Bears — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Nine for IX: The ’99ers — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, noon
Nine for IX: The Diplomat — ESPN Classic, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: The Two Escobars — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
E:60: Pictures: Love is Stronger — ABC, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: Little Big Men — ABC, 4:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The U — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Small Potaotes: Who Killed the USFL? — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Without Bias — ESPN Classic, 9 p.m.
No No: A Dockumentary — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
U.S. Open Series

Rogers Cup, Aviva Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ATP)/Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (WTA)

Men’s Doubles Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Women’s Semifinal: Simone Halep vs. Angelique Kerber — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Men’s Semifinal: Kei Nishikori vs Stan Wawrinka — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Men’s Doubles Semifinal — Tennis Channel, 6 p.m.
Women’s Semifinal: Kristina Kucova vs. Madison Keys — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
Men’s Semifinal: Novak Djokovic vs. Gaels Monfils — ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 31

Australian Rules Football
Fremantle Dockers vs. Sydney Swans — FS2, 1 a.m.

Basketball
Women’s
USA Women’s National Team Showcase, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

United States vs. Australia — NBA TV, 4 p.m.

CFL
Toronto Argonauts at Ottawa Redblacks — TSN/ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

Drag Racing
NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
Finals — Fox, 4 p.m.

Formula 1
German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Race — NBCSN/Univision Deportes, 8 a.m.

Formula 1 Pre-Race — NBCSN, 7 a.m.
Fórmula 1 Previo — Univision Deportes, 7:30 a.m.
F1 Extra — NBCSN, 10 a.m.

Golf
Women’s British Open, Woburn Golf Club, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Final Round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
Final Round — Golf Channel, 11 a.m.

PGA Championship, Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ
3rd Round Conclusion — TNT, 9 a.m.
Final Round — TNT, approximately 30 minutes following conclusion of 3rd Round
Final Round — CBS, 2 p.m.

Live From the PGA Championship — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.
PGA Championship Clubhouse Report — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.

European Tour
King’s Cup, Phoenix Gold Golf Club, Pattaya, Thailand

Final Round — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Countdown to Rio — Golf Channel, 9 p.m.

Horse Racing
Saratoga Live, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY
Shuvee Stakes — FS2, 4 p.m.

Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, Monmouth Park, Oceanport, NJ
Haskell Invitational — NBC, 5 p.m.

IndyCar
Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
Race — CNBC, 2 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Post Fight Show — FS1, 1 a.m.
UFC Reloaded: UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz — FS1, 3:30 p.m.
UFC Ultimate Insider — FS1, 6:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto — MASN/Sportsnet One, 1 p.m.
Houston at Detroit — Root Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay — WPIX/Fox Sports Sun 1 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland — Comcast SportsNet California/STO, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota — WGN/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Kansas City at Texas — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Boston at Anaheim — NESN/Fox Sports West, 3:30 p.m.

National League
Colorado at New York Mets — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/SNY, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Miami — TBS/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsbursgh at Milwaukee — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles — Fox Sports Arizona/SportsNet LA, 4 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco — MASN2/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports San Diego, 4:30 p.m.

Interleague
Seattle at Chicago Cubs — ESPN, 8 p.m.

Plays of the Month — MLB Network, noon
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

MLS
Sporting KC vs. Portland — Fox, 2 p.m.
Seattle vs. LA Galaxy — ESPN, 4 p.m.
D.C. United vs. Montreal — NewsChannel 8/TVA Sports, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago vs. New York Red Bulls — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/MSG Network, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Real Salt Lake — The Comcast Network/KMYU, 7 p.m.
Orlando vs. New England — WRDQ/Comcast SportsNet New England, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC vs. Columbus — Sportsnet 360/Time Warner Cable SportsNet/WOIO, 7:30 p.m.
Houston vs. San Jose — Root Sports Southwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 9 p.m.

MLS on Fox Pregame — Fox, 1:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Pennsylvania 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Race — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Pocono — FS1, 10:30 a.m.
NASCAR America Sunday — NBCSN, noon
Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
NASCAR Post-Race Show — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lane: Pocono — FS1, 9 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lap — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

NFL
Inside Training Camp Live: On the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
Inside Training Camp Live: Fantasy Spolight — NFL Network, 2 p.m.
Inside Training Camp Live — NFL Network, 3 p.m.
Training Camp Primetime — NFL Network, 8 p.m.

NHL
NHL Countdown: Great Games of the 80’s — NHL Network, 11 p.m.
NHL Countdown: Great Games of the 90’s — NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.

Soccer
International Club Friendly, StubHub Center, Carson, CA
Arsenal vs. Chivas — FS1, 9 p.m.

The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, midnight

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
30 for 30: Doc & Darryl — ESPN2, 6:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau — ESPN Classic, 7:30 a.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 10 a.m.
Hopefuls: Gold Within — ESPN, noon
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, 3 p.m.
Kerri Walsh Jennings; Gold Within — NBC, 4 p.m.
E:60 — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, 11 p.m.
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
U.S. Open Series

Rogers Cup, Aviva Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ATP)/Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (WTA)

Women’s Final — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Men’s Doubles Final — Tennis Channel, 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Final — ESPN2, 4 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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