Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 22

Boxing
Boxing After Dark – HBO, 9:45 p.m.

English Premier League
Arsenal vs. Portsmouth – Setanta Sports, 10 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United – ESPN2, 10 a.m.
Hull City vs. Bolton – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Sunderland vs. Blackburn – Setanta Sports, 6:45 p.m. (same day coverage)
Birmingham vs. Stoke – Setanta Sports, 8:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
LPGA Tour/Solheim Cup, Day 2 – Golf Channel, 9 a.m.
PGA Tour/Wyndham Championship, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.

MLB

American League
Anaheim at Toronto – Fox Sports West/TSN, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees at Red Sox – Fox, 4 p.m.
Baltimore at Chicago White Sox – MASN/WGN America, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City – Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Cleveland – FSN Northwest/STO, 7 p.m.
Texas at Tampa Bay – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland – Fox Sports Detroit/Comcast SportsNet California, 9 p.m.

National League
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers – Fox, 4 p.m.
Arizona at Houston – Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Houston, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh – Fox Sports Ohio/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta – Sun Sports/Peachtree TV, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington – WMLW/MASN2, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York Mets – MLB Network/WPHL/SNY, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado – MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/FSN Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at San Diego – Fox Sports Midwest/Cox 4, 10 p.m.

MLB Tonight: Roundtripper Final – MLB Network, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Sharpie 500 – ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

NFL
Carolina at Miami – WCCB/WFOR, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland – WWJ/WKYC, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Washington – NFL Network/KDKA/WRC/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville – WFLA, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Green Bay – WFRV, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston – Cox Sports Television/KTRK, 8 p.m.
New York Giants at Chicago – WNBC/WFLD, 8 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco – KTVU, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona – KFMB/KCBS/KNXV, 10 p.m.
Denver at Seattle – NFL Network/KCNC/KING, 10:30 p.m.

Tennis
US Open Series/W&S Financial Group Masters, semifinals – ESPN2, 2 p.m. & 10 p.m.
US Open Series/Rogers Cup, semifinals – ESPN2, 4 p.m./Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.

Track & Field
IAAF World Athletics Championships – NBC, 1 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: No Cook Dinner – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Giada at Home: Dig in for a Cause – Food Network, 1 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.
Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends: Smoky Mountains – Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight
Saturday Rock the Deuce – MTV2, 12:30 a.m.

Sunday, August 23

English Premier League
West Ham vs. Tottenham – Setanta Sports, 8:30 a.m.
Fulham vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Burnley vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Channel, 6 p.m. (same day coverage)

Formula 1
Grand Prix of Europe – Speed, 7:30 p.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Solheim Cup, Day 3 – Golf Channel, 11 a.m.
PGA Tour/Wyndham Championship, final round – CBS, 3 p.m.

Indy Car
IRL IndyCar Series/Indy Grand Prix in Sonoma, CA -Versus, 5 p.m.

MLB

American League
Anaheim at Toronto – KCOP/TSN, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Cleveland – FSN Northwest/STO, 1 p.m.
Texas at Tampa Bay – TBS/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports, 1:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Chicago White Sox – MASN/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City – WFTC/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland – Fox Sports Detroit/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Red Sox – ESPN, 8 p.m.

National League
Philadelphia at New York Mets – WPHL/WPIX, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh – Fox Sports Ohio/FSN Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Florida at Atlanta – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington – Fox Sports Wisconsin/MASN2, 1:30 p.m.
Arizona at Houston – Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Houston, 2 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/FSN Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers – WGN America/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at San Diego – KDSK/Cox 4, 4 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch – MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Studio 42 with Bob Costas – MLB Network, 8 p.m.

Tennis
US Open Series/W&S Financial Group Masters, finals – CBS, 12:30 p.m.
US Open Series/Rogers Cup, finals – ESPN2, 3 p.m.
US Open Series/Rogers Cup, doubles final, Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.

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

Entertainment
60 Minutes: Tribute to Don Hewitt – CBS, 7 p.m.
Who Wants to be A Millionaire – ABC, 8 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 – 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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