Friday, February 24, 2017

Weekend watchdog

Darrell Waltrip and friends are back.
The top NASCAR series has a new title sponsor - Monster Energy - as the top drivers take to the track Sunday on Fox at 2 p.m. Chase Elliott has the pole for the second straight year.
The Xfinity Series has its season opener Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on FoxSports1 after the Truck Series opener Friday at 7:30 p.m.
It's Boogity, boogity, boogity time until the end of June.
Monmouth meets Siena at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 Friday followed by Dayton-Davidson. FoxSports1 offers California-Oregon State Friday at 10 p.m.
CBS brings three contests Saturday, starting at noon with SMU-Connecticut. Florida faces Kentucky at 2 p.m. before Duke meets Miami.
Fox brings Creighton-Villanova at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Virginia takes on North Carolina State Saturday at noon on ESPN. West Virginia tangles with TCU at 2 p.m. then it's Iowa State-Baylor. There's more Big 12 action with Texas against Kansas at 6 p.m. before the GameDay crew catches the top 5 battle between Arizona and UCLA.
ESPN2 starts its day at noon with Wichita State against Missouri State. Rhode Island faces VCU at 2 p.m. before Michigan meets Purdue and Maryland goes against Iowa. Texas A&M takes on Alabama at 8 p.m. before top-ranked Gonzaga battles BYU in the nightcap.
The ACC network offers North Carolina-Pittsburgh Saturday at noon along with Florida State's trip to Clemson.
Virginia Tech visits Boston College on Comcast-plus Saturday at 4 p.m.
There's Atlantic 10 action on NBC Sports network Saturday, with Richmond-Fordham at 2:30 p.m. and Saint Joseph's faces St. Louis at 4:30 p.m.
MASN2 brings a pair of Big East contests Saturday, with Georgetown-St. John's at noon followed by Seton Hall against DePaul.
There's CAA contests on Comcast Saturday, as James Madison hosts Hofstra at noon before Towson takes on William & Mary at 2 p.m.
Marshall meets Charlotte on MASN Saturday at 6 p.m. and it's off to the Ivy League for Brown-Harvard at 8 p.m.
It's Syracuse-Louisville on CBS Sunday at 2 p.m. followed by Wisconsin against Michigan State. FoxSports1 has Butler taking on Xavier at 3:30 p.m.
On the women's court, Comcast has Georgia Tech against Miami Sunday at 1 p.m.
ESPN2 has three contests, starting at 1 p.m. as Notre Dame faces Florida State. It's Ohio State-Rutgers at 3 p.m. before Tennessee takes on Mississippi State.
Georgetown meets DePaul on FoxSports1 Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Celtics battle the Raptors on ESPN Friday at 8 p.m., with Spurs-Clippers as the nightcap.
The Wizards host the Jazz Sunday at 5 p.m. on Comcast.
The Cavaliers meet the Bulls on ABC Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
The PGA tour heads to Florida for the Honda Classic on NBC Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
NBC carries an outdoor battle between the Penguins and Flyers Saturday at 8 p.m. and the Bruins against the Stars Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
The Capitals host the Oilers Friday at 7 p.m. on Comcast before visiting Nashville Saturday at 5 p.m. The Blackhawks take on the Blues Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
On the college ice, Notre Dame visits Boston University Friday at 6 p.m. on MASN before UMass-Lowell battles Boston College.
Chelsea clashes with Swansea City Saturday at 9:55 a.m. on NBC Sports network and it's Tottenham Hotspur-Stoke City Sunday at 8:25 a.m.
NBC Sports network has the Tokyo marathon Saturday at 7 p.m.
There's rugby between Harlequins and the Leicester Tigers Friday at 2:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.

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