Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, September 17

Australian Rules Football
First Semifinal, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Swans vs. Adelaide Crows — FS1, 5 a.m.

Bundesliga
Bayern Munich vs. Ingolstadt — FS1, 9:30 a.m.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Darmstadt —  FS2, 9:30 a.m.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:30 a.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Werder Bremen — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:30 p.m.

Bundesliga Match Day — FS1, 9 a.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

College Water Polo
Men’s
USC at Stanford — Pac-12 L0s Angeles/Pac-12 Bay Area, 4 p.m.

English Football Championship
Ipswich Town vs. Aston Villa — beIN Sports, 9:55 a.m.

English Premier League
Goal Rush — Premier League Extra Time, 9:30 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Bournemouth — NBCSN/NBC Universo, 9:55 a.m.
Hull City vs. Arsenal — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Leicester City vs. Burnley — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United — Premier League Extra Time, 10 a.m.
Everton vs. Middlesbrough — NBC/NBC Universo, 12:30 p.m.

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

Formula 1
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Qualifying — CNBC/Univision Deportes, 9 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour
The Evian Championship, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m.

European Tour
Italian Open, Venue: Milan Golf Cluv, Monza Park, Italy

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m. (same day coverage)

Web.com Tour
Boise Open, Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, ID

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

PGA Tour Champions
First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Golf Links & Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, CA

2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Hockey
KHL
Jokerit vs. Avengard — One World Sports, 9 a.m.

World Cup of Hockey
Group A, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

USA vs. Europe — ESPN2/Sportsnet/TVA Sports, 3:30 p.m.
Czech Republic vs. Canada — ESPNews/Sportsnet/TVA Sports, 8 p.m.

Hockey Central: World Cup — Sportsnet/NHL Network, 3 p.m.
NHL Tonight: World Cup of Hockey Edition — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
World Cup of Hockey Pregame — ESPNews, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: World Cup — Sportsnet, 7:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: World Cup of Hockey Edition — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.

IndyCar
Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
Practice — NBCSN, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Qualifying — NBCSN, 6 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Fight Night: Poirer vs. Johnson, State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX
Prelims — FS1, 8 p.m.
Main Event — FS1, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — FS1, 7 p.m.

MLB
American League
New York Yankees at Boston — Fox, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland — FS1, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore — :MLB Network/Fox Sports Sun/MASN, 7 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.
Oakland at Texas — Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Houston at Seattle — Root Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Anaheim — Sportsnet/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

National League
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Root Sports Pittsburgh, noon
Washington at Atlanta — Fox, 1 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Wisconsin/WGN, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Ohio, 6 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Florida/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado — Fox Sports San Diego/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco — Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

Interleague
Minnesota at New York Mets — MLB Network/Fox Sports North/WPIX, 7 p.m.

Play Ball — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Network Breakdown — MLB Network, 10:30 a.m.
Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame — Fox, 12:30 p.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
Seattle vs. Vancouver — KZJO/TSN/RDS, 4 p.m.
Portland vs. Philadelphia — Root Sports Northwest/The Comcast Network, 6 p.m.
New York City FC vs. FC Dallas — YES/KTXA/Time Warner Cable SportsNet, 7 p.m.
Montreal vs. New England — TSN/RDS/Comcast SportsNet New England, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando vs. Columbus — WRDQ/Time Warner Cable SportsNet/WOIO, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Jose — Altitude/Comcast SportsNet California Plus, 9 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. Houston — KMYU/Root Sports Northwest, 9:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
TMNT 400, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

Practice — CNBC, 10:30 a.m.
Final Practice — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Drive for Safety 300, Chicagoaland Speedway, Joliet, IL

Qualifying — NBCSports.com/NBC Sports App, 11:45 p.m./NBCSN, noon
Race — NBC, 3:15 p.m.

Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
Countdown to Green — NBC, 3 p.m.

Paralympics
2016 Rio Paralympics
Swimming, Track & Field, Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Medal Rounds, Women’s Sitting Volleyball Medal Rounds — NBCSN, midnight

Scottish Championship League
Falkirk vs. Dundee United — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Soccer
NASL
New York Cosmos vs. FC Edmonton — One World Sports, 7 p.m.
Puerto Rico vs. Jacksonville Armada — beIN Sports, 10:30 p.m. (same night coverage)

The Xtra Saturday — beIN Sports, 4:45 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Marion Jones: Press Pause — ESPN Classic, 7 a.m.
30 for 30: The House of Steinbrenner — ESPN Classic, 8 a.m.
30 for 30: Trojan War — ESPNU, 9 a.m.
39 for 30: Into the Wind — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Rand University — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
Out of Nothing — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
30 for 30: Playing for the Mob — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: No Más — ESPN Classic, 2:30 p.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, 4 p.m.
ESPN Films: Bad Boys — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
ESPN Films: Fab Five — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Requiem for the Big East — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Davis Cup Semifinals: Great Britain vs. Argentina/Croatia vs. France — Tennis Channel, 9 a.m.

WNBA
Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx — NBA TV, 8 p.m.

Sunday, September 18

Bundesliga
Augsburg vs. FSV Mainz — FS2, 9:30 a.m.
Hertha Berlin vs. Schalke — FS2, 11:30 a.m.

College Football
College Football Sunday — ESPNU, 8 a.m.

College Soccer
Men’s
Michigan State vs. Michigan — Big Ten Network, noon
Cal vs. Harvard — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area, 2 p.m.

Women’s
Iowa vs. Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Texas vs. Cal-Santa Barbara — Longhorn Network, 3:30 p.m.
Northwestern vs. Purdue — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
Washington State vs. Boise State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington, 4 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Alabama — SEC Network, 5 p.m.
Auburn vs. South Carolina — SEC Network, 7 p.m.

Drag Racing
NHRA Carolina Nationals, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
Finals — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

English Premier League
Watford vs. Manchester United — CNBC/NBC Universo, 6:55 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Stoke City — CNBC, 9:15 a.m.
Southampton vs. Swansea City — Premier League Extra Time, 9:15 a.m.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sunderland — NBCSN/Telemundo, 11:30 a.m.

Premier League Live — CNBC, 6:30 a.m.
Premier League Live — CNBC, 9 a.m.
Premier League Live — NBCSN, 11 a.m.
Martch of the Day II — NBCSN, 2 a.m. (Monday)

Formula 1
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Race — NBCSN, 7:30 a.m./UniMás/Univision, 8 a.m.

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

Golf
LPGA Tour
The Evian Championship, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

Final Round — Golf Channel, 8 a.m. (same day coverage)
Final Round — NBC, 12:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

European Tour
Italian Open, Venue: Milan Golf Cluv, Monza Park, Italy

Final Round — Golf Channel, noon (same day coverage)

Web.com Tour
Boise Open, Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, ID

Final Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

PGA Tour Champions
First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Golf Links & Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, CA

Final Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Hockey
World Cup of Hockey
Group B, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sweden vs. Russia — ESPN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports, 3 p.m.
North America vs. Finland — ESPN2/Sportsnet/TVA Sports, 8 p.m.

Hockey Central: World Cup — Sportsnet/NHL Network, 2:30 p.m.
World Cup of Hockey Studio Show — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: World Cup of Hockey Edition — NHL Network, 5:30 p.m.
Hockey Central: World Cup — Sportsnet, 7:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: World Cup of Hockey Edition — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.

IndyCar
Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
Race — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.

IndyCar Series Post Race — NBCSN, 9 p.m.

La Liga
RCD Espanyol vs. Real Madrid — beIN Sports, 2:40 p.m.

THe Express — beIN Sports, 2 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Post Fight Show — FS1, 1 a.m.
UFC Ultimate Insider: Brooks/Cyborg/Pena — FS1, 10:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Detroit at Cleveland — TBS/Fox Sports Detroit/STO, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore — Fox Sports Sun/MASN2, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City — WGN/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2:15 p.m.
Oakland at Texas — Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Toronto at Anaheim — Sportsnet One/Fox Sports West, 3:30 p.m.
Houston at Seattle — Root Sports Southwest/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Boston — ESPN, 8 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Root Sports Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Florida/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta — MASN/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Wisconsin/WLS, 2:20 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona — MLB Network/SportsNet LA/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado — Fox Sports San Diego/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco — MLB Network/Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.

Interleague
Minnesota at New York Mets — Fox Sports North/SNY, 1 p.m.

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

MLS
Sporting KC vs. LA Galaxy — Fox, 2 p.m. (31% of USA, check your local listings)
Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls — Fox, 5 p.m. (68% of USA, check your local listings)

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
TMNT 400, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

Race — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Chicagoland — FS1, noon
NASCAR America Sunday — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.
Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 2 p.m.
Post-Race Show — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lap — NBCSN, 9:30 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lane: Chicagoland — FS1, 11 p.m.

NBA
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

Paralympics
2016 Rio Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby Medal Rounds, Men’s Sititng Volleyball Medal Rounds — NBC, 3 p.m.
Closing Ceremony — NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
Dundee vs. Aberdeen — Fox Soccer Plus, 6:55 a.m.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs. Celtic — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.

Soccer
Women’s International Friendly, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
United States vs. The Netherlands — FS1, 7:30 p.m.

U.S. National Team Pregame — FS1, 7 p.m.

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

Sports Talk
30 for 30: Unmatched — ESPN Classic, 8 a.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN2, 9:30 a.m.
30 for 30: Four Days in October — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Davis Cup Semifinals: Great Britain vs. Argentina/Croatia vs. France — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.

WNBA
Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm — NBA TV, 7 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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