Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, February 23

Documentary
Joe Louis: America’s Hero … Betrayed – HBO, 8 p.m.

Boxing
Championship Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov – HBO, 9:30 p.m.

NHL
Ottawa at Pittsburgh – CBC/NHL Center Ice, 3 p.m.
Atlanta at Toronto or Columbus at Montreal- CBC/NHL Center Ice, 7 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay – NESN, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver – CBC/NHL Center Ice, 10 p.m.

Golf
PGA -WGC Accenture Match Play Championships, Quarterfinals – Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
PGA – WGC Accenture Match Play Championships, Semifinals – NBC, 2 p.m.
LPGA – Fields Open in Hawaii, Final Round – Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series, San Bernadino County 200 – Fox, 3 p.m.
Nationwide Series, Stater Brothers 300 – ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

Entertainment
Saturday Night Live with Guest Host Tina Fey – NBC, 11:30 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight
Forbidden Passions – Cinemax, 12:15 a.m.

Sunday, February 24

Golf
WGC Accenture Match Play Championships, Final – Golf Channel, 10 a.m./NBC, 2 p.m.

NBA
Detroit at Phoenix – ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Boston at Portland – Comcast SportsNet New England, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Houston – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NHL
San Jose at Pittsburgh – TSN, 3 p.m.

NASCAR
Auto Club 500 – Fox, 3:30 p.m.

Track & Field
U.S. Indoor Championships – ESPN2, 5 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 9 – CBS, 8 p.m.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards – ABC, 8:30 p.m.
The L Word – Showtime, 9 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC, midnight
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight
Bare Naked Desires – Cinemax, 12:05 a.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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