Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, October 8

College Football Viewing Picks

College Volleyball
Women’s
Portland State at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
Iowa State at Texas — Longhorn Network, 8 p.m.
Illinois at Wisconsin — Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
Hawaii at Long Beach State — Fox College Sports Pacific, 11 p.m.

Golf
European Tour
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,St. Andrews Links (Old Course); Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course); Kingsbarns Golf Links; St. Andrew, Scotland, United Kingdom

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.

PGA Tour Champions
Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, CA

2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

European Tour
Fiji International, Natadola Bay Golf Course, Natadola Beach, Fiji

Final Round — Golf Channel, 9 p.m.

LPGA Tour
Taiwan Championship, Miramar Golf & Country Club, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Final Round — Golf Channel, midnight

Horse Racing
Breeders’ Cup Challenge, Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY
Shadwell Turf Mile and Claiborne Breeders’ Futility — NBC, 5 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson, Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Prelims — FS1, 8 p.m.
Main Event — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — FS1, 7 p.m.

MLB Postseason
National League Division Series
Game 2, Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals — FS1, 4 p.m. (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

Game 2, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs — MLB Network, 8 p.m. (Chicago leads series 1-0)

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Tonight: Division Series — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

MLS
Houston vs. Colorado — KUBE/Altitude, 8:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series: Chase for the Cup, Round of 12
Bank of America 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

Race — NBC, 7 p.m.

NASCAR America Saturday — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
Couintdown to Green — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
Post-Race Show — NBCSN, 11 p.m.

NBA Preseason
Charlotte at Boston — NBA TV, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland — NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.

Boston Celtics Team Preview — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Houston Rockets Team Preview — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls Team Preview — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NHL Preseason
Columbus at Pittsburgh — NHL Network/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston — NESN, 5 p.m./NHL Network, 5:30 p.m. (joined in progress)
Toronto at Detroit — TSN4, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida — Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis — NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota — TSN3, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton — Sportsnet 360, 9 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles — Fox Sports West, 10 p.m./NHL Network, 10:30 p.m. (joined in progress)

Rugby
Premiership Rugby
Harlequins vs. Northampton Saints — NBCSN, 10 a.m.

Soccer
Scottish Challenge Cup
Bala Town vs. Alloa Athletic — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:55 a.m.

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
Group C, Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Democratic Republic of Korea vs. Nigeria — FS2, 8:55 a.m.

Group C, Al Hassan International Stadium, Irbid, Jordan
Brazil vs. England — FS1, 9 a.m.

Group D, Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Japan vs. United States — FS2/NBC Universo, 11:55 a.m.

Group D, Al Hassan International Stadium, Irbid, Jordan
Paraguay vs. Ghana — FS2, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

FIFA World Cup Qualifying
UEFA: Matchday 2

Group C, National Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan vs. Norway — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:45 a.m.

Group C, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany
Germany vs. Czech Republic — FS2/UniMás/Univision Deportes, 2:30 p.m.

Group F, Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland vs. Lithuania — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

UEFA World Cup Qualiffying Highlights: Matchday 2, Saturday — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.

Men’s International Friendly, LP Field, Nashville, TN
Mexico vs. New Zealand — Univision Deportes, 6:24 p.m./Univision/UniMás, 6:30 p.m.

Fútbol Central — Univision/UniMás/Univision Deportes, 5:30 p.m.

NASL
Puerto Rico vs. Minnesota United — beIN Sports, 7:30 p.m.

The Xtra Saturday — beIN Sports, 6:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m.
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — ESPN Classic, 8 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
30 for 30: Pony Excess — ESPN Classic, 10 a.m.
Undefeated:The Roger Brown Story — ESPN Classic, noon
30 for 30: Benji — ESPN Classic, 1:30 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Silly Little Game — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus — ESPN Classic, 4 p.m.
30 for 30: Little Big Men — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
30 for 30: Without Bias — ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.
30 for 30: Small Potaotes: Who Killed the USFL? — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.
Generation Iron — ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.
30 for 30: Survive and Advance — ESPN Classic, 10 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, midnight

Tennis
Center Court: Communist China Open (ATP/WTA) and Japan Open Tennis Championships (ATP) — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m.

Sunday, October 9

College Football Viewing Picks

College Soccer
Men’s
Oregon State vs. Stanford — Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Bay Area, 2 p.m.
Washington vs. Cal — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Bay Area, 8 p.m.

Women’s
Washington State vs. Arizona State — Pac-12 Washington, 2 p.m.
Utah vs. Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Oregon, 4 p.m.
Washington vs. Arizona — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Arizona, 4 p.m.
Mississippi vs. Florida — SEC Network, 6 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
Florida at South Carolina — SEC Network, noon
Ohio State at Michigan — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Miami at North Carolina — Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Arizona at UCLA — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 2 p.m.
Tennessee at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 2 p.m.
Purdue at Nebraska — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Texas A&M at Mississippi — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Washington at Oregon State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Oregon, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Cal — Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Bay Area, 6 p.m.

Formula 1
Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka International Racing Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Race — NBCSN, 12:30 a.m./Univision Deportes, 1 p.m.

Formula 1 Pre-Race — NBCSN, midnight
Fórmula 1 Previo — Univision Deportes, 12:30 a.m.
F1 Extra — NBCSN, 3 p.m.

Golf
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Final Round — ESPN2, 3 a.m.

European Tour
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,St. Andrews Links (Old Course); Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course); Kingsbarns Golf Links; St. Andrew, Scotland, United Kingdom

3rd Round — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.

PGA Tour Champions
Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, CA

2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Horse Racing
Breeders’ Cup Challenge, Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY
Juddmonte Spinster Stakes and Dixiana Bourbon Stakes — NBC, 5 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Post Fight Show — FS2, 1 a.m.
UFC Ultimate Insider: Woodley On The Brink — FS1, 11 p.m.

MLB Postseason
National League Division Series
Game 2, Nationals Park

Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals — FS1, 1 p.m. (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

American League Division Series
Game 3, Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox — TBS, 4 p.m. (Cleveland leads series 2-0)

Game 3, Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays — TBS, 7:30 p.m. (Toronto leads series 2-0)

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 11 a.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 12:30 p.m.
MLB Postseason Pre-Game — TBS, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
MLB Tonight: Division Series — MLB Network, 10:30 p.m.
2016 Postseason Show — TBS, 11 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight

NASCAR
Xfinity Series: Xfinity Chase, Round of 12
Drive for the Cure, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

Race — NBCSN, 11 a.m.

NBA Preseason
NBA Global Games, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, Communist China
New Orleans vs. Houston — NBA TV, 7:30 a.m.

Denver at Los Angeles Lakers — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, midnight

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL Preseason
New York Islanders at Washington — NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim — NHL Network/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.

NHL Tonight: 2016-17 Western Conference Preview — NHL Network, 11 p.m.

Running
Chicago Marathon — NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Soccer
Scottish Challenge Cup
Queen of the South vs. Linfield — Fox Soccer Plus, 7:55 a.m.

FIFA World Cup Qualifying
UEFA: Matchday 2

Group D, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Wales vs. Georgia — FS1, noon

Group I, Marshal Józef Pilsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland
Ukraine vs. Kosovo — FS2, noon

Group I, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Iceland vs. Turkey — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Group G, Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Netherlands
Albania vs. Spain — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

Group G, Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia
Macedonia vs. Italy — FS2, 2:30 p.m.

UEFA World Cup Qualifier Pregame — FS1/FS2, 11:30 p.m.
UEFA World Cup Qualifier Pregame — FS1/FS2, 2 p.m.
UEFA World Cup Qualifying Highlights: Matchday 2, Sunday — FS2, 8 p.m.

NWSL Championship, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX
Washington Spirit vs. Western New York Flash — FS1, 5 p.m.

The Xtra Sunday — beIN Sports, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Monday)

Sports Talk
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m.
ESPN Films: Nixon’s National Champs — ESPNU, 7:30 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.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 10 a.m.
SC Featured — ESPNews, 2 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30 Shorts: Ted Turner’s Greatet Race/The Great Imposter — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
Contacto Deportivo UDN — Univision Deportes, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11 p.m.
República Deportiva — Univision/Univision Deportes, midnight

Table Tennis
ITTF Pro Series, Women’s World Cup, Liacouas Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Final — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Tennis
ATP Tour
Japan Open Tennis Championships, Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan

Final — Tennis Channel, 12:30 a.m.

WTA Tour
Communist China Open, Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, Beijing, Communist China

Final — Tennis Channel, 4:30 a.m.

ATP Tour
Communist China Open, Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, Beijing, Communist China

Final — Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.

WNBA Finals
Game 1: Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx — ABC, 3 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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