Friday, September 27, 2013

Weekend watchdog

The ACC has grown by two schools this season, meaning new rivalries and new places to play.
Virginia starts its conference slate at Heinz Field against Pittsburgh Saturday. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m. on Comcast.
The Cavaliers won two of three non-conference games to open the campaign, while the Panthers have split their first two ACC games.
The college football weekend continues Friday at 9 p.m. as San Jose State takes on Utah State on ESPN.
Saturday, NBC shows Notre Dame hosting Oklahoma at 3:30 p.m. while CBS offers LSU-Georgia. ABC has a contest at noon - South Carolina against Central Florida - followed by the ACC battle between Boston College and Florida State or Iowa-Minnesota. ESPN2 has the game not shown over-the-air in your area.
In primetime, Arizona meets Washington on Fox at 7 p.m. and Wisconsin takes on Ohio State on ABC at 8 p.m.
North Carolina takes on East Carolina at 12:30 p.m. on the ACC network.
ESPN begins the day in the Big 12, with Oklahoma State meeting West Virginia at noon. Top-ranked Alabama battles Mississippi at 6:30 p.m. before Stanford plays Washington State at 10 p.m.
SMU takes on TCU on FoxSports1 at noon, followed by Army-Louisiana Tech at 4 p.m.
Purdue goes against Northern Illinois on ESPN2 at noon. In primetime, Arkansas takes on Texas A&M at 7 p.m. and USC plays Arizona State at 10:30 p.m.
Comcast has a CAA doubleheader, with Maine at Richmond at 4 p.m. before James Madison faces Delaware at 7 p.m.
MASN offers Houston against Texas-San Antonio at 4 p.m.
In the Ivy League, Brown meets Harvard at 7:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
Sunday, CBS in Harrisonburg has Ravens-Bills at 1 p.m. Fox starts its day at 1 p.m. with the winless Giants facing the unbeaten Chiefs, then the Redskins try to get their first win in Oakland at 4:25 p.m.
The Patriots take on Atlanta Sunday night on NBC, while ESPN shows Saints-Dolphins Monday night.
Up north, British Columbia travels to Winnipeg Friday at 10:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
FoxSports1 offers high school football from California Friday at 10 p.m., with Edison against Mater Dei.
The Orioles close the season against the Red Sox on MASN. The Nationals visit Arizona on MASN2.
The Pirates and Reds preview the NL Wild-Card game with contests on Fox Saturday afternoon and TBS Sunday. Fox also shows the Indians at Twins and Rays taking on the Blue Jays.
Will Matt Kenseth win three straight? The Chase for the Cup continues at the Monster Mile Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. The Nationwide racers go Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN.
FoxSports1 brings the Truck Series from Las Vegas Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
NBC offers MLS action between Los Angeles and Portland Sunday at 3:30 p.m., while it's Kansas City-Philadelphia on NBC Sports network Friday at 8 p.m. and Seattle battles the Red Bulls on ESPN Sunday at 9 p.m.
In the Premier League, NBC shows Swansea battling Arsenal Saturday at 12:30 p.m. There's a pair of games on NBC Sports network Saturday - Tottenham Hotspur against Chelsea at 7:45 a.m. before Aston Villa facing Manchester City - and two more games Sunday. Stoke City takes on Norwich City at 8:30 a.m., then it's Sunderland-Liverpool.
ESPN2 has Mexican League play between Querétaro and Tigres Friday at 8:25 p.m.
NHL preseason action continues on Comcast, with the Capitals meeting the Flyers Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The WNBA postseason continues Sunday on ESPN2 with Game 2 of the conference finals at 3 and 5 p.m.

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