RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 09: Logo of Rio2016 appears in court before the men’s qualifying volleyball match between the United States and Italy on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracanazinho on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

All Times Eastern

Australian Rules Football
West Coast Eagles vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox Soccer Plus, 6 a.m.
North Melborne Kangaroos vs. Sydney Swans — FS2, 11:30 p.m.

Boxing
ShoBox: The New Generation, Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, NY
Heavyweights

Fred Kassi vs. Jarrell Miller — Showtime, 10 p.m.

CFL
Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Calgary Stampeders at BC Lions — ESPN3, 7 p.m.

College Football
College Football Live — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
CFB Daily: The Blitz — ESPNU, 5 p.m.
2016 CFB Top 10 Players — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
SEC Nation: Season Preview — SEC Network, 7 p.m.

College Soccer
Women’s
Penn State vs. West Virginia — Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m.
Texas vs. Seattle — Longhorn Network, 8 p.m.
Washington State vs. BYU — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Mountain, 10 p.m.

English Premier League
Manchester United vs. Southmpaton — USA Network, 3 p.m.

Premier League Live — USA Network, 2 p.m.
Premier League Live — USA Network, 5 p.m.

Golf
European Tour
Czech Masters, Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic

1st Round — Golf Channel, 4 a.m. (delayed from 8/17)

PGA Tour
Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC

2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

U.S. Amateur Championship, Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, MI
Quarterfinals — FS1, 3 p.m.

Horse Racing
Saratoga Live, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY
Skidmore Stakes — FS2, 4 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Weigh-In — FS1, 7 p.m.

UFC Bad Blood: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 — FS1, 8 p.m.
UFC Fight Flashback: Mendes vs. McGregor — FS1, 9 p.m.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance 42, Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA
Lightweights

Christos Giagos vs. Arthur Estrázulas — AXS TV, 10 p.m.

Hard Knocks MMA Fighting: Best Fights — beIN Sports, 9 p.m.

MLB
American League
Boston at Detroit or Toronto at Cleveland — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
New York Yankees at Anaheim — FS1, 10 p.m.

MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
The Rundown — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame — FS1, 10 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 10 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 10 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 1 a.m. (Saturday)

MLS
San Jose vs. Houston — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Bristol Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

Practice — NBCSports.com/NBC Sports app/Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Chicago Plus/Mid-Atlantic/Northwest), 10 a.m.
Final Practice — NBCSports.com/NBC Sports app, 12:30 p.m.
Final Practice — USA Network, 1 p.m.
Qualifying — USA Network, 5:30 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Food City 300, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

Qualifying — NBCSports.com/NBC Sports app/Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Mid-Atlantic/Northwest), 3 p.m.
Race — USA Network, 7:30 p.m.

NASCAR America — USA Network, 5:15 p.m.
Countdown to Green — USA Network, 7 p.m.

NFL Preseason
Miami at Dallas — NFL Network, 8 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego — NFL Network, midnight (same night coverage)

Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 7 a.m.

NHL
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.

Olympics

NBC

10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final, Round 1 (LIVE)
Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals
Synchronized Swimming – Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:10 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Men’s Volleyball – United States vs. Italy (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Cycling – BMX Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Women’s Water Polo Gold Medal Final – United States vs. Italy (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final, Round 2
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual Qualifying (LIVE)

 

8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Pole Vault
Men’s Hammer
Women’s 5000m
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Men’s 4x100m Relay

Men’s Diving – Platform Qualifying

11:35 p.m. – 12:35 a.m.
Canoeing – Sprint Semifinals

NBCSN

7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Track & Field – 50k Walk Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Qualifying (LIVE)
Taekwondo – Qualifying
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual Qualifying

2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – United States vs. Spain (LIVE)

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Final – Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Men’s Handball – Poland vs. Denmark (LIVE)

9 p.m. – Midnight
Men’s Volleyball – Russia vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Women’s Boxing – Semifinal and Gold Medal Final
Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals

MSNBC

11 a.m. – Noon
Women’s Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Final

Noon – 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – Brazil vs. Canada (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Track & Field – 20K Walk Gold Medal Final
Men’s Handball – France vs. Germany (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Field Hockey Gold Medal Final – Netherlands vs. Great Britain (LIVE)

USA

9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s Badminton – Singles Semifinal
Women’s Badminton – Singles Bronze Medal
Women’s Water Polo Bronze Medal – Russia vs. Hungary (LIVE)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Field Hockey Bronze Medal – Germany vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
Men’s Badminton – Singles Semifinal

CNBC

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Serbia (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon
Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.
Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (Encore)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Spain (Encore)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Serbia (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Serbia (Encore)

10 p.m. – Midnight
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Spain (Encore)

Midnight – 2 a.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Serbia (Encore)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – Brazil vs. Canada (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – Brazil vs. Canada (Encore)

4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Final –Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE)
Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Final –Sweden vs. Germany (Encore)
Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony (Encore)

9:30 p.m. – Midnight
Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Final –Sweden vs. Germany (Encore)
Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony (Encore)

TELEMUNDO

10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
News Recap
Synchronized Swimming
Athletics
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (Encore)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Boxing
Rhythmic Gymnastics

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’ Soccer Gold Medal Final – Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE)
Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony

Midnight – 2 a.m.
Late Night Recap Show

NBC UNIVERSO

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Final – Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE)
Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Serbia (LIVE)

Soccer
Football Focus — BBC World News, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7 p.m.
The Locker Room — beIN Sports, 7;30 p.m.
The Keys & Gray Show — beIN Sports, 8 p.m.

Softball
National Pro Fastpitch, Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Semifinal

Game 1: Chicago Bandits at Scrap Yard Dawgs — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.

Sports Talk
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 6:45 a.m.
SportsCenter:AM — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 8:45 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show with guest host Dan Heller — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 9 a.m.
SportsCenter: Face to Face With Hannah Storm — ESPN, 10 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — ESPNU, 10 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 11:45 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain/Southwest), noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
His & Hers — ESPN2, noon
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 1 p.m.
Russillo and Kanell — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:30 p.m.
The Doug Gottlieb Show — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
BTN Live — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11 p.m.
SC Featured — ESPN2, midnight
Sports Jeopardy! — NBCSN, midnight
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision, midnight

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
U.S. Open Series: Western & Southern Open, Linder Family Tennis Center, Cincinnnati, OH

Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Doubles Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — ESPN2, 7 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 four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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