Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, February 22

Cycling
Tour of California, stage 7 – Versus, 5 p.m.

English Premier League
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea – Setanta Sports, 7:40 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Sunderland – Setanta Sports, 9:40 a.m.
Bolton vs. West Ham United – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Blackburn vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Middlesbrough vs. Wigan – Setanta Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Stoke City vs. Portsmouth – Fox Soccer Channel, 6:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
PGA Tour/Northern Trust Open, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Gymnastics
American Cup – Universal Sports, 2:30 p.m./NBC, 4 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 95 – Spike, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Stater Bros. 300 – ESPN2, 7:45 p.m.

NBA
New Orleans at Utah – NBA TV, 9 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Day in Canada live from Campbellton, New Brunswick – CBC/NHL Network (US), noon
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia – FSN Pittsburgh/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas – WGN/Fox Sports Southwest, 2 p.m.
Hockey Day in Canada: Ottawa at Montreal – CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US), 3 p.m.
Atlanta at San Jose – SportSouth/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles – Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Hockey Day in Canada: Vancouver at Toronto – CBC/NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Columbus – Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Boston at Florida – WBZ Radio/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New York Islanders- MSG Plus/MSG Plus 2, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Buffalo – MSG Network/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota – RDS/Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis – Fox Sports Tennessee/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:30 p.m.
Hockey Day in Canada: Calgary at Edmonton – CBC/NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 1:30 a.m.

Entertainment
Ask Aida – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Legend of the Seeker – WGN America, 5 p.m. or check your local listings
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Film Independent Spirit Awards – AMC, 10 p.m.

Sunday, February 23

Cycling
Tour of California, final stage – Versus, 5 p.m.

English Premier League
Fulham vs. West Bromwich Albion – Setanta Sports, 8:25 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Liverpool – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Everton vs. Newcastle – Fox Soccer Channel, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
PGA Tour/Northern Trust Open, final round – CBS, 3 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup/Auto Club 500 – Fox, 5 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at Indiana – WGN, noon
Boston at Phoenix – ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Miami at Orlando – ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NHL
Pittsburgh at Washington – NBC, 12:30 p.m.
Colorado at Carolina – Altitude, 3 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay – WBZ Radio/Sun Sports, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago – NHL Network (Canada)/Fox Sports North/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 7 p.m.
Toronto at New York Rangers – Rogers Sportsnet Ontario/MSG Network, 8 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race 14 – CBS, 8 p.m.
The 81st Annual Academy Awards – ABC, 8:30 p.m.
The L Word – Showtime, 9 p.m.
United States of Tara – Showtime, 10 p.m.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl – Showtime, 10:30 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC, 12:06 a.m. (or 36 minutes after the Academy Awards finish)

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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