Thursday, July 18, 2013

Weekend watchdog

Don't sleep too late this weekend.
There's some big events on the calendar.
The British Open visits Muirfield this weekend, and the second round begins Friday at 4 a.m. After the cut, the third round goes at 7 a.m. and final round starts at 6 a.m.
Tour de France finishes its run in Paris on Sunday, after stages in the Alps Friday at 6 a.m. on NBC Sports network. Saturday's stage will begin at 7:30 a.m., then the teams fly to Versailles for the final stage at 11:30 a.m.
The Nationals return from the All-Star break against the Dodgers on MASN, (TBS also covers Sunday) while the Orioles visit Texas on MASN2 - Sunday night on MASN.
The Yankees and Red Sox meet this weekend at Fenway, Saturday afternoon on Fox and Sunday night on ESPN. Fox also offers Pirates-Reds and Braves taking on the White Sox.
The Sprint Cup series takes the weekend off, but the Nationwide racers will be in Chicago Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
D.C. United travels to Chicago Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast.
Up north, Montreal travels to Calgary for a CFL contest on ESPN2 Saturday at 7 p.m.
There's stateside golf from Nevada, with the American Century Championships. NBC Sports network has coverage Friday at 4 p.m., and NBC shows the stars Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
ESPN2 offers Major League Lacrosse action between New York and Charlotte Saturday at 4 p.m.
NBC Sports network brings motorcycle racing Saturday at 6 p.m.
There's pro slo-pitch softball on ESPN2 Saturday at 2 p.m. between the USSSA Pride and the Comets. There's a rematch Sunday at 3 p.m.

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