Friday, February 2, 2018

Weekend watchdog

In 2004, Justin Timberlake did the halftime show and Tom Brady's team won.
Will history repeat in Timberlake's return to halftime?
Brady and the New England Patriots go for their sixth overall Super Bowl title since 2001 Sunday in Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kickoff is after 6 p.m. on NBC, with plenty of pre-game coverage all weekend.
The Eagles and Patriots battled before in Super Bowl XXXIX, with the Patriots claiming their third championship in four years. A win Sunday will make it another three titles in four seasons for New England.
Before the big game, NBC carries the NFL honors show Saturday at 9 p.m.
The Wizards visit Orlando on NBC Sports Washington Saturday at 7 p.m.
Miami meets the Sixers Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN, followed by Warriors-Kings.
ABC has the Rockets' game with the Cavaliers Saturday at 8:30 p.m., and the Lakers meet the Thunder Sunday at 2 p.m.
ESPN2 brings Rhode Island-VCU Friday at 7 p.m. and Colorado clashes with Utah at 9 p.m. on FoxSports1.
CBS offers Oklahoma State-Kansas Saturday at noon, followed by Kentucky against Missouri.
Duke duels with St. John's on Fox Saturday at noon and Minnesota faces Michigan at 2:30 p.m. It's Oregon against Stanford at 5 p.m.
Virginia visits Syracuse Saturday at 4 p.m. on the ACC network, with some areas showing Florida State-Louisville. Pittsburgh plays North Carolina at 8 p.m.
ESPN starts Saturday in the ACC, with Notre Dame-North Carolina State at noon before Virginia Tech hosts Miami. Florida faces Alabama at 4 p.m., with the GameDay crew catching Oklahoma against Texas at 6:15 p.m. Michigan State meets Indiana at 8:15 p.m.
Connecticut clashes with Cincinnati Saturday at noon on ESPN2. It's South Carolina-Texas A&M at 2 p.m., followed by West Virginia against Kansas State and USC takes on UCLA at 6 p.m. Baylor battles Iowa State at 8 p.m. before BYU faces Gonzaga.
DePaul battles Butler on FoxSports1 Saturday at noon, then it's Providence-Marquette.
George Mason takes on Richmond on NBC Sports network Saturday at 4:30 p.m., then St. Bonaventure battles Duquesne.
Clemson clashes with Wake Forest on NBC Sports Washington Saturday at 2 p.m. followed by Davidson-George Washington.
Fox brings Villanova-Seton Hall Sunday at noon and Maryland meets Wisconsin on CBS at 1 p.m.
Illinois faces Ohio State on FoxSports1 Sunday at noon.
On the women's court, MASN2 offers Creighton-DePaul Friday at 8 p.m.
ESPN2 has Duke-Notre Dame Sunday at 1 p.m. followed by Stanford-Oregon.
The Capitals visit the Penguins Friday at 7 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington, and host the Golden Knights Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
NBC Sports network has the Golden Knights tangling with the Wild Friday at 8 p.m.
Burnley battles Manchester City Saturday at 7:25 a.m. on NBC Sports network, followed by Manchester United-Huddersfield Town. NBC has Arsenal-Everton Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Crystal Palace clashes with Newcastle United Sunday at 9:10 a.m. and Liverpool faces Tottenham Hotspur at 11:25 a.m.
In the Bundesliga, Koln clashes with Dortmund Friday at 2:30 p.m. on FoxSports1. Bayern Munich battles FSV Mainz Saturday at 9 a.m. and it's Augsburg-Eintracht Sunday at 9 a.m.
The PGA tour gathers in Phoenix this weekend, with coverage on CBS Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

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