Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, May 16

English Premier League
Manchester United vs. Arsenal – Setanta Sports, 7:40 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Fulham – Setanta Sports, 10 a.m.
Liverpool vs. West Ham United – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Portsmouth vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Channel, 4:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
Middlesbrough vs. Aston Villa – Setanta Sports, 6:45 p.m. (same day coverage)
Bolton vs. Hull – Setanta Sports, 8:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
LPGA Tour/Sybase Classic, 3rd round – ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.
PGA Tour/Texas Open, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Horse Racing
Preakness Stakes – NBC, 4 p.m.

MLB

American League
Chicago White Sox at Toronto – WGN/Rogers Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at New York Yankees – Fox Sports North/YES, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Detroit – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Anaheim Angels at Texas – Fox, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay – Fox, 4 p.m.
Baltimore at Kansas City – MASN2/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Red Sox at Seattle – NESN/FSN Northwest, 10 p.m.

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

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd – MLB Network, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/All Star Race – Speed, 7 p.m.

Tennis
Madrid Open/Women’s Semifinal #1, Amalie Mauresmo vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Tennis Channel, 5 a.m.
Madrid Open/Women’s Semifinal #2, Dinara Safina vs. Patty Schnyder – Tennis Channel, 7 a.m.
Madrid Open/Men’s Semifinal #1, Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic – Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
Madrid Open/Men’s Semifinal #2, Roger Federer vs. Juan Martin del Potro – Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

Track & Field
Adidas Track Classic – ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
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.
Primeval (Season Premiere) – BBC America, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with host Will Ferrell and musical guest, Green Day – NBC, 11:29 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

English Premier League
Liverpool vs. West Bromwich – Setanta Sports, 8:25 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Sybase Classic, final round – ESPN2, 2 p.m.
PGA Tour/Texas Open, final round – CBS, 3 p.m.

MLB

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

National League
Los Angeles Dodgers at Florida – KCAL/Sun Sports, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Atlanta – Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Pittsburgh – FSN Rocky Mountain/FSN Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington – WPHL/WDCW, 1:30 p.m.
Houston at Chicago Cubs – Fox Sports Houston/WGN America, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis – Fox Sports Wisconsin/KSDK, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego – Fox Sports Ohio/Cox 4, 4 p.m.
New York Mets at San Francisco – ESPN, 8 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch – MLB Network, 7 & 11 p.m.

NBA Playoffs

Eastern Conference
Game 7/Orlando at Boston – TNT, 8 p.m.

Western Conference
Game 7/Houston at Los Angeles Lakers – ABC, 3:30 p.m.

Inside the NBA – TNT, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Finals
Game 1/Chicago at Detroit – NBC, 3 p.m.

NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Tennis
Madrid Open/Women’s Final, Dinara Safina vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Tennis Channel, 7:30 a.m.
Wimbledon: A Centre Court Celebration, first matches at the new Centre Court – ESPN Classic, 9:30 a.m.
Madrid Open/Men’s Final, Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer – Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Survivor: Tocantins (season finale) – CBS, 8 p.m.
The Tudors – Showtime, 9 p.m.
In Treatment/Mia: Week 6 – HBO, 9 p.m.
In Treatment/April: Week 6 – HBO, 9:30 p.m.
Survivor: Tocantins (live reunion) – CBS, 10 p.m.
Breaking Bad – AMC, 10 p.m.
In Plain Sight – USA Network, 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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