Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, September 12

College Football Viewing Picks

English Premier League
Liverpool vs. Burnley – ESPN2, 9:55 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Arsenal – Setanta Sports, 9:55 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.
Sunderland vs. Hull City – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Wigan Athletic vs. West Ham – Setanta Sports, 6:45 p.m. (same day coverage)
Portsmouth vs. Bolton – Setanta Sports, 10:15 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
LPGA Tour/P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, 2nd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
PGA Tour/FedEx Cup, BMW Championship, 3rd round – NBC, 3 p.m.

MLB

American League
Baltimore at New York Yankees – MASN/YES, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota – Comcast SportsNet California/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Angels – Fox, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Red Sox – Fox Sports Florida/NESN, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland – Fox Sports Kansas City/WKYC, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit – Rogers Sportsnet/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Texas – FSN Northwest/KDFI, 8 p.m.

National League
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs – Fox Sports Ohio/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis – Fox, 4 p.m.
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies – Fox, 4 p.m.
Washington at Florida – 6 p.m. (MASN2 joins in progress at 7 p.m.)
Pittsburgh at Houston – Fox Sports Houston, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona – WMLW, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco – MLB Network/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/KNTV, 9 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego – FSN Rocky Mountain/Cox 4, 10 p.m.

MLB Tonight: Roundtripper Final – MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN2, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Chevy Rock ‘n Roll 400 – ABC, 7:30 p.m.

Tennis
Breakfast at the Open – Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
US Open, men’s quarterfinal (Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Gonzalez)/men’s doubles final/women’s semifinal (Caroline Wozniacki vs. Yanina Wickmayer) – CBS, noon
US Open, women’s semifinal (Serena Williams vs. Kim Clijsters) – CBS, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
5 Ingredient Fix: No Grill BBQ – Food Network, 12:30 pm.
Giada at Home: Makeover – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8 p.m.
Cops – Fox, 8:30 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Robin Hood – BBC America, 9 p.m.
24/7 Mayweather/Marquez – HBO, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Sho2, midnight

Sunday, September 13

English Premier League
Birmingham vs. Aston Villa – Setanta Sports, 6:55 a.m.
Fulham vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Chelsea – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.

Formula 1
Italian Grand Prix – Speed, 7:30 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, final round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
PGA Tour/FedEx Cup, BMW Championship, final round – NBC, 2 p.m.

MLB

American League
Tampa Bay at Red Sox – Sun Sports/NESN, noon p.m.
Baltimore at New York Yankees – MASN/YES, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland – Fox Sports Kansas City/WKYC, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit – TSN2/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota – Comcast SportsNet California/WFTC, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Texas – FSN Northwest/Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Angels – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/KCOP, 3:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Red Sox – Sun Sports/NESN, 5 p.m.

National League
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies – SNY/WPHL, 1 p.m.
Washington at Florida – MASN2/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis – Fox Sports South/KSDK, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs – Fox Sports Ohio/WGN America, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston – Fox Sports Houston, 2 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego – FSN Rocky Mountain/Cox 4, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona – Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco – TBS/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
New York Mets at Philadelphia – ESPN, 8 p.m.

Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 6 p.m.
Quick Pitch – MLB Network, 7 p.m.
What About Sal? – MLB Network, 9 p.m.
9 Innings from Ground Zero – MLB Network, 9:30 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

Tennis
US Open, men’s semifinal – ESPN2, noon
US Open, men’s semifinal – CBS, 4 p.m.
US Open, women’s final – ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Big Brother 11 – CBS, 8:01 p.m.
True Blood (season finale) – HBO, 9 p.m.
The Girl Who Cries Blood – National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Mad Men – AMC, 10 p.m.
Hung – HBO, 10 p.m.
The World’s Smallest Girl – National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Entourage – HBO, 10:30 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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