Baseball takes center stage as it’s the final weekend of play before the All-Star break. The Red Sox hope to rebound after Thursday’s loss to the Royals and take the series over the next three days. NESN has tonight’s game starting 7. Saturday’s game will also be in primetime with the 7 p.m. starting time and on Sunday, the game starts at 1:30 p.m. NESN has all three games.
The Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs are being showcased nationally and you can check out what’s on Fox, ESPN and TBS right here.
NASCAR heads Chicago for the Lifelock.com 400. It will be TNT’s last race before the Sprint Cup Series goes to ESPN/ABC for the rest of the season.
Mixed Martial Arts fans have UFC100 on pay per view live from Las Vegas. Brock Lesnar is among the combatants on Saturday’s card.
The Tour de France continues this weekend and Lance Armstrong hopes to rise back to the top after falling to 3rd on Friday. Versus has coverage early on Saturday and Sunday.
The PGA Tour has the John Deere Classic on CBS this weekend, but most of the world’s best golfers are in Scotland preparing for the Open Championship which starts on Thursday.
The women who are in the midst of trying to oust LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens are in Bethlehem, PA for the U.S. Women’s Open. NBC has coverage Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
And tennis fans have the Davis Cup quarterfinal between USA and Croatia which Tennis Channel is carrying live. Also, the Hall of Fame Championships are taking place this weekend in Newport and Comcast SportsNet has the matches live as well. The viewing picks are below.
Saturday, July 11
Cycling
Tour de France, Stage 8 – Versus, 7:30 a.m.
Golf
PGA Tour/John Deere Classic, 3rd round – WBZ/WPRI, 3 p.m.
U.S. Women’s Open, 3rd round – WHDH/WJAR, 3 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 100 – Pay per view, 10 p.m.
MLB
American League
New York Yankees at Anaheim Angels – WFXT/WNAC, 4 p.m.
Kansas City at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.
National League
Atlanta at Colorado – MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight: Roundtripper Final – MLB Network, 11 p.m.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series/Lifelock.com 400 – TNT, 8 p.m.
Tennis
Davis Cup Quarterfinals/USA vs. Croatia – Tennis Channel, 9:30 a.m.
ATP Tour/Hall of Fame Championships, semifinals – Comcast SportsNet, 2 p.m.
International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Tennis Channel, 7 p.m. (same day tape)
Entertainment
Giada at Home – Food Network, 1 p.m.
Kings – WHDH/WJAR, 8 p.m.
Cops – WFXT/WNAC, 8:30 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – WFXT/WNAC, 9 p.m.
Primeval – BBC America, 9 p.m.
UFC’s Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights – Spike, 9 p.m.
My Ghost Story 2: Hauntings Revealed – Biography Channel, 10 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight
Sunday, July 12
Cycling
Tour de France, Stage 9 – Versus, 7 a.m.
Formula 1
Grand Prix of Germany – WFXT/WNAC, 3 p.m. (same day tape)
Golf
PGA Tour/John Deere Classic, final round – WBZ/WPRI, 3 p.m.
U.S. Women’s Open, final round – WHDH/WJAR, 3 p.m.
Indy Car
Indy Toronto – WCVB/WMUR/WLNE, 1 p.m.
MLB
American League
Kansas City at Red Sox – NESN, 1:30 p.m.
National League
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – WGN America, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee – TBS, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – ESPN, 8 p.m.
All-Star Futures Game – ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch – MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Tennis
Davis Cup Quarterfinals/USA vs. Croatia – Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
ATP Tour/Hall of Fame Championships, final – Comcast SportsNet, 2 p.m.
Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
Just for Laughs – ABC, 7:30 p.m.
Big Brother 11 – CBS, 8 p.m.
Merlin – NBC, 8 p.m.
Ice Road Truckers – History Channel, 9 p.m.
True Blood – HBO, 9 p.m.
Hung – HBO, 10 p.m.
Entourage (season premiere) – HBO, 10:30 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark – Showtime 2, midnight
