Weekend Watchdog: At the world’s fastest half-mile
NASCAR spends an exciting weekend in Bristol, with thousands of fans converging on the high-banked half-mile track.
It’s the 50th anniversary of the small track just across the border from Virginia, which draws thousands to the area and packs all hotels within miles.
The Sprint Cup teams pack the infield for their race Saturday night on ABC. The Nationwide racers get their chance to bang around the track Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Across the country, the Indy Cars are in Sonoma Sunday at 4 p.m. on Versus.
Little League baseball crowns its champion this weekend. The International final will be set after Thursday’s 4 p.m. game on ESPN, then the local Pennsylvania team battles California at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
ABC has the International final Saturday at noon, followed by the United States final at 3 p.m. The consolation game will be Sunday at 11 a.m. on ESPN, with the title game on ABC at 3 p.m.
FOX offers the choice of four games Saturday afternoon, as the Tigers face the Twins along with three National League contests – Pirates at Cardinals, Braves-Mets and Rockies taking on the Dodgers. ESPN has the Angels meeting the Rangers Sunday night.
Pending Irene’s path, the Orioles will meet the Yankees on TBS Sunday afternoon and MASN. Prior to that, they have a Thursday afternoon game at Minnesota on MASN and games Friday and Saturday on MASN. The Nationals take on Arizona Thursday on MASN, then head to Cincinnati for the weekend on MASN2.
The third week of the NFL preseason opens with the Redskins taking on the Ravens Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. CBS offers a pair of contests – Packers at Colts Friday and Patriots visiting Detroit Saturday – before NBC closes the weekend with the Saints taking on Oakland.
The PGA tour starts its playoff run this weekend at the Barclays. CBS has coverage Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday starting at 2 p.m.
It’s almost time for the U.S. Open, and top players prepare at the New Haven Open and Winston-Salem Open. ESPN2 heads to New Haven Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday at 2 p.m., with the final showing Saturday at 5 p.m. CBS has the final from Winston-Salem Saturday at 12:30 p.m., after ESPN2 goes with Friday’s play at 12:30 p.m.
D.C. United takes on Portland Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast. The women’s soccer league holds its championship game Saturday at 4 p.m. on Comcast.
In the WNBA, the Mystics host Phoenix Sunday at 4 p.m. on Comcast.
Weekend Watchdog: Are you ready for some football?
No more legal pads. Time for shoulder pads.
The NFL preseason kicks off Thursday when the Baltimore Ravens visit Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast. The Redskins take their turn Friday at 7:30 p.m., hosting the Steelers on Comcast.
ESPN begins its coverage Thursday at 8 p.m. when the Seahawks visit San Diego. Friday, FOX has Tampa Bay heading to Kansas City at 8 p.m. and the Jets take on the Texans Monday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
No more lawyers and lockouts. Now it’s time for linebackers and blockers to take center stage.
The PGA tour has its final major of the season this weekend, with the PGA championship from outside Atlanta. TNT has coverage of the first two rounds, starting at 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Early birds can catch the start of the final two rounds at 11 a.m., while CBS takes over at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Pirates are on national TV this weekend, facing the Brewers on FOX. Other Saturday afternoon games are Rays at Yankees and the Rangers taking on Oakland. TBS shows the Rays-Yankees Sunday afternoon, while ESPN offers Colorado at St. Louis on Sunday night.
The Orioles close out a series with the White Sox Thursday on MASN, then host Detroit for the weekend on MASN2. The Nationals take on the Cubs Thursday at 2 p.m before heading home to meet the Phillies for a weekend series on MASN.
Like your baseball with younger players? The road to the Little League World Series begins this weekend, with a Midwest semifinal Thursday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. ESPN2 has the second Midwest final at 6 p.m., along with the Southwest final at 8 p.m. and Northwest finals at 4 and 10 p.m.
The Mid-Atlantic semifinals are on Friday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., then the Southeast final goes Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. ESPN2 heads West for semifinals at 5 and 11.
Four regions have their finals on ESPN Saturday, starting with the Great Lakes at 11 a.m. At 5 p.m., the Northwest crowns its champion followed by the Midwest and West. New England’s representative to the Little League World Series comes out of the 1 p.m. game on ESPN2. The Mid-Atlantic title game is Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
NASCAR heads to upstate New York for the Sour Cream Dips race at Watkins Glen. NASCAR coverage starts Sunday at 1 p.m, while the Nationwide racers hit the track Saturday at 2 p.m.
The IndyCar racers are in New Hampshire Sunday at 3:30 p.m., with ABC at the Move that block.com 225.
D.C. United hosts Vancouver Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast.
The road to the U.S. Open continues with the Rogers Cup on ESPN2. Play begins Thursday and Friday at noon, then 3 p.m. on Saturday. The finals go Sunday at 1 p.m.
NBC has skateboarding from Portland as the Dew Tour offers the Skateboard Street finals Saturday and BMX Dirt finals Sunday.
Weekend Watchdog: Yankees again? Yuck
Fresh off their three-game sweep of the Twins, the New York Yankees continue their march to spoil the postseason for Yankee-haters everywhere.
The evil empire opens the American League championship series Friday on TBS in Texas. Game 2 is Saturday, and the series shifts to New York Monday evening.
The Yankees won baseball championship number 27 last season, but must travel as the wild-card team from the AL East.
The Rangers have never won a World Series, or a league pennant. Or a playoff series until Tuesday in Tampa. They lost nine straight games in three division series against the Yankees in the late 1990s.
Fresh off their three-game sweep of the Twins, the New York Yankees continue their march to spoil the postseason for Yankee-haters everywhere.
The evil empire opens the American League championship series Friday on TBS in Texas. Game 2 is Saturday, and the series shifts to New York Monday evening.
The Yankees won baseball championship number 27 last season, but must travel as the wild-card team from the AL East.
The Rangers have never won a World Series, or a league pennant. Or a playoff series until Tuesday in Tampa. They lost nine straight games in three division series against the Yankees in the late 1990s.
Read the rest of this column at VaSportsOnline.com.
Weekend Watchdog: Ice is nice
October means the baseball postseason.
And the NHL season openers.
Ice hockey returns with three games on Versus Thursday. The day starts at noon, since Carolina and Minnesota are among six teams opening the season in Europe. After their game in Helsinki, the action heads to Pennsylvania as the Penguins and Flyers face off at 7 p.m. The day closes with Chicago’s visit to Colorado at 10 p.m.
There’s three more games from Europe the rest of the weekend. Carolina and Minnesota play again at noon Friday, followed by Columbus against San Jose in Stockholm. Saturday at noon, it’s Boston facing Phoenix from Prague.
Read the rest of the Weekend Watchdog at VaSportsOnline.com.
Weekend Watchdog: Ice is nice
October means the baseball postseason.
And the NHL season openers.
Ice hockey returns with three games on Versus Thursday. The day starts at noon, since Carolina and Minnesota are among six teams opening the season in Europe. After their game in Helsinki, the action heads to Pennsylvania as the Penguins and Flyers face off at 7 p.m. The day closes with Chicago’s visit to Colorado at 10 p.m.
There’s three more games from Europe the rest of the weekend. Carolina and Minnesota play again at noon Friday, followed by Columbus against San Jose in Stockholm. Saturday at noon, it’s Boston facing Phoenix from Prague. Continue reading “Weekend Watchdog: Ice is nice” »
Weekend Watchdog: Play ball, postseason style
Are you ready for four weeks of postseason baseball?
Will the Yankees be in prime time most of the time? As much as possible.
Baseball’s postseason starts Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. when the Rangers visit American League East champion Tampa Bay. The Reds’ first postseason trip in 15 years begins at 5 p.m. in Philadelphia, then at 8:30 p.m. the Yankees and Twins meet at new Target Field.
Read the rest of the column on VaSportsOnline.com.
Weekend Watchdog: Play ball, postseason style
Are you ready for four weeks of postseason baseball?
Will the Yankees be in prime time most of the time? As much as possible.
Baseball’s postseason starts Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. when the Rangers visit American League East champion Tampa Bay. The Reds’ first postseason trip in 15 years begins at 5 p.m. in Philadelphia, then at 8:30 p.m. the Yankees and Twins meet at new Target Field. Continue reading “Weekend Watchdog: Play ball, postseason style” »
Weekend Watchdog: Tide rides into prime time
Once a season, CBS shows a Southeastern Conference game in prime time. It’s a good one this week.
Top-ranked Alabama, fresh off a come-from-behind win at Arkansas, hosts Florida in a rematch of last year’s SEC championship game.
And the schools with two of the last three Heisman Trophy winners.
And the last two national champions.
Ought to be something worth watching. Even if Tim Tebow is in the NFL.
If that’s not enough, in the late afternoon slot CBS shows Tennessee at LSU.
ABC usually shows prime time games on Saturday, and has some good ones this week also. Out west, Oregon takes on Stanford while Notre Dame’s visit to Boston College will be shown to much of the east. ESPN2 will show the game you don’t get on ABC, except a few western areas will see Washington-USC.
Once a season, CBS shows a Southeastern Conference game in prime time. It’s a good one this week.
Top-ranked Alabama, fresh off a come-from-behind win at Arkansas, hosts Florida in a rematch of last year’s SEC championship game.
And the schools with two of the last three Heisman Trophy winners.
And the last two national champions.
Ought to be something worth watching. Even if Tim Tebow is in the NFL.
If that’s not enough, in the late afternoon slot CBS shows Tennessee at LSU.
ABC usually shows prime time games on Saturday, and has some good ones this week also. Out west, Oregon takes on Stanford while Notre Dame’s visit to Boston College will be shown to much of the east. ESPN2 will show the game you don’t get on ABC, except a few western areas will see Washington-USC.
Read the rest of the column on VaSportsOnline.com.
Weekend Watchdog: Tide rides into prime time
Once a season, CBS shows a Southeastern Conference game in prime time. It’s a good one this week.
Top-ranked Alabama, fresh off a come-from-behind win at Arkansas, hosts Florida in a rematch of last year’s SEC championship game.
And the schools with two of the last three Heisman Trophy winners.
And the last two national champions.
Ought to be something worth watching. Even if Tim Tebow is in the NFL. Continue reading “Weekend Watchdog: Tide rides into prime time” »
Weekend Watchdog: Danica does Dover
How has Danica Patrick’s season been in the Nationwide Series? Been a long time since she’s raced there.
After appearing in just six of the first 27 races, Patrick heads to Dover Saturday for her fall tour on the Nationwide Series. She should appear in seven more races to close out the season, as the IRL has only one more race to run in 2010.
The flag drops on ESPN2 Saturday at 3 p.m.
Race two of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup will be at the Monster Mile Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Jimmie Johnson dropped four spots after struggling, but somehow, I bet he’ll be back near the top. Can’t say the same about Clint Bowyer.
Read the rest of the column at VaSportsOnline.com.
Weekend Watchdog: Danica does Dover
How has Danica Patrick’s season been in the Nationwide Series? Been a long time since she’s raced there.
After appearing in just six of the first 27 races, Patrick heads to Dover Saturday for her fall tour on the Nationwide Series. She should appear in seven more races to close out the season, as the IRL has only one more race to run in 2010.
The flag drops on ESPN2 Saturday at 3 p.m.
Race two of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup will be at the Monster Mile Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Jimmie Johnson dropped four spots after struggling, but somehow, I bet he’ll be back near the top. Can’t say the same about Clint Bowyer. Continue reading “Weekend Watchdog: Danica does Dover” »
Weekend Watchdog: Yankees again? Yuck
Posted by afp on October 14, 2010 · 2 Comments
The evil empire opens the American League championship series Friday on TBS in Texas. Game 2 is Saturday, and the series shifts to New York Monday evening.
The Yankees won baseball championship number 27 last season, but must travel as the wild-card team from the AL East.
The Rangers have never won a World Series, or a league pennant. Or a playoff series until Tuesday in Tampa. They lost nine straight games in three division series against the Yankees in the late 1990s. Continue reading “Weekend Watchdog: Yankees again? Yuck” »
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