Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 13

Arena Football
Cleveland Gladiators at Arizona Rattlers — CBS Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.

AFL All-American Team — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. West Coast Eagles — Fox Socxcer Plus, 2:30 a.m.

CFL
Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders — TSN/ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Lions — TSN/ESPN3, 10 p.m.

English Football Championship
Wigan Athletic vs. Blackburn Rovers — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.
Norwich City vs. Sheffield Wednesday — beIN Sports, 12:25 p.m.

The Express — beIN Sports, noon

English Premier League
Hull City vs. Leicester City — CNBC, 7:30 a.m.
Everton vs. Tottenham Hotspur — CNBC, 10 a.m.
Burnley vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. West Bromwich Albion — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Middlesbrough vs. Stoke City — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Southampton vs. Watford — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Sunderland — CNBC, 10 a.m.

Premier League Live — CNBC, 6:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — CNBC, 9:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — CNBC, noon
Goal Zone — CNBC, 2:30 p.m.

Golf
U.S. Senior Open, Scioto Country Club, Upper Arlington, OH
3rd Round — Fox, 2 p.m.

U.S. Senior Open Wrap-Up Show — FS1, 11 p.m.

PGA Tour
John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL

3rd Round — CBS, 3 p.m.

Horse Racing
Saratoga Live, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY
Fourstardave Handicap — FS2, 4:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Houston at Toronto — MLB Network/Root Sports Southwest/Sportnet, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees — MLB Network/Fox Sports Sun/YES, 1 p.m.
Anaheim at Cleveland — FS1, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Texas — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m./MLB Network, 10 a.m. (joined in progress)
Seattle at Oakland — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 9 p.m.

National League
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Midwest/WLS, 2:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles — FS1/Root Sports Pittsburgh/SportsNet LA, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington — Fox Sports South/MASN, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Philadelphia– Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Diego at New York Mets — Fox Sports San Diego/WPIX, 7 p.m.

Interleague
Arizona at Boston — Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Miami — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco — MASN2/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 a.m. (joined in progress)

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

MLS
D.C. United vs. Portland — NewsChannel 8/KPTV, 7 p.m.
New York Red Bulls vs. Montreal — MSG Network/TVA Sports, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs. New York City FC — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/WWHO, 7:30 p.m.
New England vs. Philadelphia — Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas vs. Sporting KC — KTXA/Time Warner Cable SportsNet/KMCI, 9 p.m.
Houston vs. Toronto FC — KXLN/TSN4, 9 p.m.
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado — Time Warner Cable SportsNet/Altitude, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Mid-Ohio Challenge, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH

Race — USA Network, 3:30 p.m.

Countdown to Green — USA Network, 3 p.m.
Post-Race Show — USA Newtork, 6:15 p.m.

NBA
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NFL Preseason
Seattle at Kansas City — NFL Network/KCPQ/KCTV, 4:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at Buffalo — WXIN/WKBW, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles — ESPN, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Tennessee — KFMB/WKRN, 8 p.m./NFL Network, midnight (same night coverage)

Monday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.

NHL
NHL Studios Road to Victory: 2011 Boston Bruins Championship Film — NHL Network 8 p.m.

Olympic Viewing Picks

Scottish Premier League
Dundee vs. Rangers — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:10 a.m.

Soccer
International Club Friendly, Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Lazio Roma — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.

International Champions Cup, Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick City, Ireland
Celtic vs. Inter Milan — ESPN2, 2 p.m.

NASL
Carolina RailHawks vs. Puerto Rico FC — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.

The Xtra — beIN Sports, 4 p.m.
La Liga 2016/2017: Pre Season — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.

Softball
National Pro Fastpitch, The Ballfields at Craig Ranch, McKinney, TX
Pennsylvania Rebellion at Dallas Charge — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo — ESPN2, 8 a.m.
30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus — ESPN Claassic, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
30 for 30: The House of Steinbrenner — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: The Two Escobars — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Once Brothers — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks — ESPN Classic, 2:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The ’85 Bears — ABC, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN Classic, 4 p.m.
30 foe 30: The Band That Wouldn’t Die — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Fernando Nation — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Pony Excess — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
E:60 — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
Sports Jeopardy! — NBCSN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
World Team Tennis, Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY
San Diego Aviators at New York Empire — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m. (delayed from 8/12)

Sunday, August 14

Arena Football
Jacksonville Sharks at Philadelphia Soul — ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Australian Rules Football
Richmond Tigers vs. Geelong Cats — FS1, 1 a.m.

English Premier League
Bournemouth vs. Manchester United — NBCSN, 8:30 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Liverpool — NBCSN, 10:55 a.m.

Premier League Live — NBCSN, 7:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 10:30 a.m.

Golf
U.S. Senior Open, Scioto Country Club, Upper Arlington, OH
Final Round — Fox, 2 p.m.

U.S. Senior Open Wrap-Up Show — FS1, 11 p.m.

PGA Tour
John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL

Final Round — CBS, 3 p.m.

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

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Ultimate Insider — FS1, 9:30 p.m.
UFC Bad Blood: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 — FS1, 10 p.m.

MLB
American League
Anaheim at Cleveland — TBS/Fox Sports West/STO, 1 p.m.
Houston at Toronto — Root Sports Southwest/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees — Fox Sports Sun/YES, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota — Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Texas — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.

National League
San Diego at New York Mets — Fox Sports San Diego/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington — Fox Sports Southeast/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Philadelphia — Root Sports Rocky Mountain/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles — Root Sports Pittsburgh/SportsNet LA, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs — ESPN, 8 p.m.

Interleague
Chicago White Sox at Miami — WGN/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Boston — Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 1:30 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco — MASN2/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.

Plays of the Week — 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
Chicago vs. Orlando — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake — FS1, 7 p.m.

NFL Preseason
Houston at San Francisco — NFL Network/KTRK/KPIX, 7 p.m.

Olympic Viewing Picks

Soccer
International Club Friendly, VELTINS Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Schalke vs. Athletic Bilbao — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.

German Super Cup, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

German Super Cup Match Day — FS1, 2 p.m.

Spanish Super Cup, Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain
1st Leg

Sevilla vs. Barcelona — ESPN, 3:55 p.m.

The Xtra — beIN Sports, 4:45 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, midnight

Softball
National Pro Fastpitch, The Ballfields at Craig Ranch, McKinney, TX
Pennsylvania Rebellion at Dallas Charge — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? — ESPN2, 7 a.m.
30 for 30: Elway to Marino — ESPNU, 7 a.m.
30 for 30: This Is What They Want — ESPN2, 8 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.
E:60: Pictures: Lettermen — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
E:60: Pictures: Love is Stronger — ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.
ESPN Films: Catching Hell — ESPN2, noon
30 for 30: The ’85 Bears — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
E:60 — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
Sports Jeopardy! — NBCSN, midnight
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
World Team Tennis, Kastles Stadium at the Smith Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Orange County Breakers at Washington Kastles — Tennis Channel, 5 p.m. (delayed from 8/13)

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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