Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 23

English Premier League
Liverpool vs. Middlesborough – Setanta Sports, 9:30 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Tottenham – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Aston Villa vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Channel, 2:30 p.m. (tape delay)

Golf
LPGA Tour/Safeway Classic, 2nd round – ESPN2, 4 p.m.
PGA Tour/The Barclays, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Horse Racing
Travers Stakes – ESPN, 4:30 p.m.

Little League World Series
International Championship Game/Japan vs. Mexico – ABC, 12:30 p.m.
U.S. Championship Game/Lake Charles, LA vs. Waipahu, HI – ABC, 3:30 p.m.

MLB
Red Sox at Toronto – NESN/CBC, 1 p.m.
Washington at Chicago Cubs – MASN/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox – Fox, 3:55 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia – Fox, 3:55 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis – Fox, 3:55 p.m.
New York Yankees at Baltimore – YES/MASN, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City – FSN Detroit/FSN Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Houston at New York Mets – FSN Houston/SNY, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee – FSN Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas – STO/FSN Southwest, 8 p.m.
Florida at Arizona – FSN Florida/FSN Arizona, 8 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado – FSN Ohio/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim Angels – FSN North/FSN West, 10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle – KICU/FSN Northwest, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN2, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Sharpie 500 – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NFL
Cleveland at Detroit – WKYC, 4 p.m./WWJ, 7 p.m.
New York Giants vs. New York Jets – WCBS, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Miami – KCTV/WFOR, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Carolina – WUSA/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/WCCB, 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay – WTEV/WTTA, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Cincinnati – CST-WNOL/WKRC, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota – CBS, 8 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis – WMAR/MASN/KTVI, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Oakland – KNXV, 9 p.m./KICU, 1 a.m. (tape delay)

U.S. Open Series
WTA Tour/Pilot Pen, championship – CBS, 1 p.m.
ATP Tour/Pilot Pen, championship – ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Primeval – BBC America, 9 p.m.
Beijing’s Olympic Pool – National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Beijing Olympic Stadium – National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Girl With the Sex-Ray Eyes – Cinemax, midnight
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight

Sunday, August 24

English Premier League
Wigan vs. Chelsea – Setanta Sports, 8:30 a.m.
West Ham vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Newcastle United vs. Bolton Wanderers – Setanta Sports, 12:45 p.m.

Formula 1
European Grand Prix – Speed, 7:30 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Safeway Classic, final round – ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.
PGA Tour/The Barclays, final round – CBS, 2 p.m.

Little League World Series
Third place game – ESPN, noon
Championship game – ABC, 3:30 p.m.

MLB
Red Sox at Toronto – NESN/CBC, 1 p.m.
Houston at New York Mets – KTXH/WPIX, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees at Baltimore – YES/WJZ/MASN, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City – FSN Detroit/FSN Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox – TBS/ION/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Washington at Chicago Cubs – MASN2/WGN, 2 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis – SportSouth/FSN Midwest, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee – FSN Pittsburgh/FSN Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado – FSN Ohio/KTVD, 3 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/FSN Northwest, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Anaheim Angels – WFTC29/FSN North/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.
Florida at Arizona – FSN Florida/FSN Arizona, 4 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco – Cox 4/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area+, 4 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas – STO/FSN Southwest, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NFL
Buffalo at Indianapolis – NFL Network, 8 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego – KFMB/KONG, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 10 – CBS, 8 p.m.
Generation Kill – HBO, 9 p.m.
Ice Road Truckers – History Channel, 9 p.m.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent – USA, 9 p.m.
Mad Men – AMC, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight

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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