Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 15

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Hull City – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Wigan – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Blackburn vs. Manchester City – Setanta Sports, 10 a.m.
Everton vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Wolverhampton vs. West Ham – Setanta Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Portsmouth vs. Fulham – Setanta Sports, 6:45 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
PGA Championship, 3rd round – TNT, 11 a.m./CBS, 2 p.m.

Gymnastics
VISA Championships – NBC, 8 p.m.

MLB

American League
Cleveland at Minnesota – Fox, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at Baltimore – Fox Sports West/MASN2, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit – Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay – MLB Network/Rogers Sportsnet/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Red Sox at Texas – MLB Network/NESN/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
New York Yankees at Seattle – YES/FSN Northwest, 10 p.m.

National League
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – FSN Pittsburgh/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia – Fox, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at New York Mets – Fox, 4 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee – Fox Sports Houston/WMLW, 7 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis – Cox 4/Fox Sports Midwest, 7 p.m.
Washington at Cincinnati – MASN/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona – KCAL/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.

Quick Pitch – MLB Network, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series/Carfax 250 – ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.

NFL
Atlanta at Detroit – NFL Network/WXIA/WWJ, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Buffalo – NFL Network/WFLD/WKBW, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Green Bay – WKYC/WFRV, 8 p.m.
Houston at Kansas City – KTRK/KCTV, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Tennessee – WFLA/WKRN, 8 p.m.
Seattle at San Diego – NFL Network/KING/KFMB/KCBS, 10 p.m.

Tennis
US Open Series/Rogers Masters, semifinals – ESPN2, 7 p.m.
US Open Series/W&S Financial Group Women’s Open, semifinals – ESPN2, 1 p.m./Tennis Channel, 11 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF World Championships – NBC, 1 p.m./Versus, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back -Fox, 9 p.m.
Being Human – BBC America, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends: Nashville – Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight

Sunday, August 16

English Premier League
Manchester United vs. Birmingham City – Setanta Sports, 8:30 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Liverpool – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
PGA Championship, final round – TNT, 11 a.m./CBS, 2 p.m.

MLB

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

National League
San Francisco at New York Mets – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Washington at Cincinnati – WDCW/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – FSN Pittsburgh/WGN America, 2 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis – Cox 4/KSDK, 2 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona – KCAL/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia – ESPN, 8 p.m.

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

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Carfax 400 – ESPN, 2 p.m.

Tennis
US Open Series/Rogers Masters, finals – ESPN2, 1 p.m.
US Open Series/W&S Financial Group Women’s Open, finals – ESPN2, 4 p.m.
US Open Series/W&S Financial Group Women’s Open, doubles finals – Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF World Championships – NBC, 2 p.m.

Entertainment
10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa: Less Money, More Moroccan – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 11, CBS, 8:01 p.m.
Ice Road Truckers – History Channel, 9 p.m.
True Blood – HBO, 9 p.m.
Mad Men (season premiere) – AMC, 10 p.m.
Hung – HBO, 10 p.m.
Entourage – HBO, 10:30 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, 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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