Friday, May 27, 2011

Weekend watchdog

Memorial Day weekend means fast cars in Indianapolis and Charlotte.
And, recently, the University of Virginia in the NCAA lacrosse championship Final Four.
The Cavaliers reached the Final Four for the fourth straight year, and will face Denver Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN2. The other semifinal matches ACC rivals Maryland and Duke at 6:30 p.m. The winners battle Monday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Virginia is going for its fourth national lacrosse championship, but has fallen in the semifinals the past three trips. The Cavaliers last won it all in 2006.
Sunday, it's "Gentlemen, start your refrigerators. And grills."
Get up early to watch the Indianapolis 500 begin its second century on ABC at noon. Stay up late with FOX as NASCAR drivers go around, and around, and around at the Coke 600 from Charlotte starting at 6 p.m. Not enough racing for you? The Nationwide drivers are on ABC Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
The NBA finals are set, as Miami finished off Chicago Thursday. The Heat and Mavericks begin their championship series Tuesday on ABC.
On the ice, the Eastern Conference will be decided Friday at 8 p.m. on Versus. The winner takes on Vancouver, which beat San Jose in five games, next week.
The ACC has its baseball tournament in Durham this weekend. Comcast shows two games Friday at 11 a.m. (Virginia vs. Miami) and 7 p.m. There's three more games Saturday starting at 11 a.m. - Virginia plays North Carolina at 7 p.m. - and the final is Sunday at 1 p.m.
The best of the SEC battle Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
ESPN offers the Reds at Braves as the Sunday night game, while the Red Sox visit Detroit Sunday afternoon on TBS. FOX offers six different games across the country Saturday night, including Reds-Braves, Red Sox at Tigers and Phillies vs. Mets.
On MASN, San Diego comes east to visit Washington this weekend. The Orioles head west to play Oakland on MASN2 (Saturday night at 10 p.m. on MASN).
The PGA tour stays in Texas for the Byron Nelson Classic Saturday and Sunday on CBS. Coverage starts at 3 p.m. The Senior PGA championship will be on NBC Saturday and Sunday starting at 3 p.m.
The D.C. United are in Portland Sunday, facing the Timbers at 5 p.m. on Comcast.
The NCAA softball Super Regionals cover the ESPN family of networks this weekend.
The second game between Oregon and Florida kicks off coverage Saturday at noon, and Arizona takes on Oklahoma at 5 p.m. Washington and Missouri play Saturday at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
If some of the Super Regional series go to a deciding third game, they will hit the air throughout the weekend.

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