Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, April 11

Boxing
Thrilla in Manila – HBO, 8 p.m.
Pacquaio-Hatton 24/7 – HBO 9:30 p.m.
World Championship Boxing/Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams – HBO, 10 p.m.

College Bowling
NCAA Division I Championship – ESPN2/ESPNU, 8 p.m.

College Football
Georgia Spring Football Game – ESPN, 1 p.m.

College Hockey
NCAA Men’s Division I Championship/Miami (OH) vs. Boston University – ESPN, 7 p.m.

English Premier League
Blackburn vs. Liverpool – Setanta Sports, 7:40 a.m.
Bolton vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Sunderland – Setanta Sports, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Tottenham vs. West Ham United – Setanta Sports, 6:45 p.m. (same day coverage)
Middlesbrough vs. Hull – Setanta Sports, 8:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
Arsenal vs. Wigan Athletic – Fox Soccer Channel, midnight (same day coverage)

Golf
The Masters, 3rd round – Masters.com/CBSSports.com, 11 a.m./CBS, 3:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 94 – Spike, 9 p.m.

MLB

American League
Texas at Detroit – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Detroit Plus, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland – Rogers Sportsnet/STO, 1 p.m.
Red Sox at Anaheim Angels – Fox, 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox – Fox, 4:10 p.m.
New York Yankees at Kansas City – YES/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore – Sun Sports/MASN2, 7 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – FSN Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Houston at St. Louis – Fox, 4:10 p.m.
New York Mets at Florida – 6:10 p.m. (SNY joins in progress at 7 p.m.)
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/WMLW, 7 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta – MASN/Peachtree TV, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona – MLB Network/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Plus/Cox 4, 10 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 10 p.m.
MLB Tonight: Roundtripper Final – MLB Network, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Pepsi 300 – ESPN, 4 p.m.

NBA
Detroit at Indiana – NBA TV, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago – WGN America, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Carolina at New Jersey – Fox Sports Carolinas/MSG Network, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York Islanders – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/MSG Plus, 2 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit – WGN/Fox Sports Detroit, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado – Rogers Sportsnet Pacific/Altitude, 3 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo – NESN/MSG Buffalo, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Montreal – CBC/NHL Network (US)/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto – CBC, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus – Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Washington at Florida – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta – WTOG/SportSouth, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix – Fox Sports West/KAZT, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary – CBC/NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 1:30 a.m.

Entertainment
Giada at Home – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Legend of the Seeker – WGN America, 5 p.m. or check your local listings (I know it’s a repeat, but I keep giving the love to Bridget Regan)
Cops – Fox, 8:30 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Ashes to Ashes – BBC America, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Saturday Night Live – NBC, 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 12

English Premier League
Fulham vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Everton – Setanta Sports, 12:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
The Masters, final round – Masters.com/CBSSports.com, noon/CBS, 2 p.m.

MLB

American League
Texas at Detroit – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland – Rogers Sportsnet/STO, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore – Fox Sports Florida/MASN2, 1:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox – WFTC/Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus, 2 p.m.
New York Yankees at Kansas City – YES/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Red Sox at Anaheim Angels – NESN/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland – FSN Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.

National League
New York Mets at Florida – TBS/SNY/Sun Sports, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – FSN Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta – MASN/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Houston at St. Louis – KTXH/KSDK, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado – WPHL/FSN Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona – Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Cox 4, 4 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee – ESPN, 8 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.

NBA
Dallas at New Orleans – ABC, 1 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland – ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto – NBA TV, 6 p.m.

NHL
Detroit at Chicago – NBC/TSN, 2 p.m.
Boston at New York Islanders – NESN Plus/MSG Plus 2, 5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia – MSG Plus/Comcast Network, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado – Fox Sports Midwest/Altitude, 5 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race 14 – CBS, 8 p.m.
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency – HBO, 8 p.m.
World’s Funniest Commercials – TBS, 8 p.m.
Dirty Jobs – Discovery, 9 p.m.
The Tudors – Showtime, 9 p.m.
In Treatment/Mia: Week Two – HBO, 9 p.m.
In Treatment/April: Week Two – HBO, 9:25 p.m.
Breaking Bad – AMC, 10 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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