Chris Berry
04-18-2009, 12:52 PM
NBA and NHL playoffs get under way, MLB heats up in the springtime, NASCAR and IndyCar and Formula One and NHRA racing all in HD, Major League Soccer, and many other live sports can be found this weekend on Bright House Networks channels.
NBA Playoffs:
- Sat., 12:30 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics, game 1
- Sat., 3 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, game 1
- Sat., 8 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs, game 1
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers, game 1
- Sun., 3 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, Utah Jazz at L.A. Lakers, game 1
- Sun., 5:30 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, also Sun Sports, Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic, game 1
- Sun., 8 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks, game 1
- Sun., 10:30 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, New Orleans Hornets at Denver Nuggets, game 1
NHL Playoffs:
- Fri., 7 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, game 2
- Fri., 10 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks
- Sat., 1 p.m., NBC and NBC HD, NY Rangers at Washington Capitals, game 2
- Sat., 6 p.m., NHL Network, Detroit Red Wings versus St. Louis Blue Jackets, game 2
- Sat., 8 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, game 2
- Sun., 3 p.m., NBC and NBC HD, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, game 3
- Sun., 7 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues
- Sun., 10 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, game 2
MLB:
- Fri., 2 p.m., WGN, Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
- Fri., 7 p.m., FOX Sports Florida, Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals (replay at 3 a.m. Saturday)
- Fri., 7:30 p.m., Sun Sports, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (replay at midnight)
- Sat., 1 p.m., Sun Sports, Washington Nationals at Florida Marlins (replay at midnight)
- Sat., 3:30 p.m., FOX and FOX HD, Cleveland Indians at NY Yankees
- Sat., 7 p.m., WGN, also FOX Sports Florida, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
- Sun., 1 p.m., TBS and TBS HD, Cleveland Indians at NY Yankees
- Sun., 1:30 p.m., Sun Sports, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays NOTE: This game is also available in HD on channel 1000 (Replay at 2 a.m. Monday)
- Sun., 8 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, also ESPN Deportes, St. Louis Cardinals versus Chicago Cubs
NCAA Baseball:
- Fri., 4 p.m., Big Ten Network, Iowa at Northwestern
- Sat., noon, Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Purdue
- Sat., 4 p.m., Sun Sports, ACC, Miami at North Carolina
- Sun., noon, CBS College Sports, Bucknell at Navy
- Sun., noon, Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Purdue
NCAA Softball:
- Fri., 10 p.m., CBS College Sports, Stanford at Arizona
- Sat., 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Wisconsin
- Sat., 4 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State
- Sat., midnight, Sun Sports, SEC, Arkansas at Alabama, tape delay
- Sun., 1 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Big 12, Texas A&M versus Oklahoma
- Sun., 2 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Winthrop versus Radford
- Sun., 3 p.m., Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Wisconsin
NCAA Lacrosse:
- Fri., 7 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Women’s, Northwestern versus Johns Hopkins
- Sat., noon, CBS College Sports, Dartmouth at Virginia
- Sat., 2 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Navy versus Johns Hopkins
- Sat., 2:30 p.m., CBS College Sports, Army at Duke
- Sun., noon, ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Michigan versus Chapman University
Motor Sports:
- Fri., 11 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice from Phoenix International Raceway
- Fri., 1 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice from Phoenix International Raceway
- Fri., 3:30 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice
- Fri., 5:30 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Nationwide Qualifying
- Fri., 7 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying
- Fri., 9 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NASCAR Nationwide Series Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 from Phoenix International Raceway
- Sat., 11 a.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, replay of NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Friday night
- Sat., 2 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, Formula One Qualifying, Grand Prix of China
- Sat., 6 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, IndyCar, Streets of Long Beach Race, Qualifying
- Sat., 6 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NHRA, Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Qualifying
- Sat., 8 p.m., FOX and FOX HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix International Raceway
- Sun., 12:30 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, American LeMans Series, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Sun., 2 p.m., CBS and CBS HD, Motocross, Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series
- Sun., 2:30 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, Formula One, Grand Prix of China (replay at 4:30 p.m. Sunday)
- Sun., 1 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, ARCA Re/MAX Series from Rockingham
- Sun., 3:30 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, IndyCar, Streets of Long Beach Race
- Sun., 7 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NHRA, Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals
Golf:
PGA Tour: Verizon Heritage
- Fri., 3 to 6 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Fri., 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat., 1 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat. 3 to 6 p.m., CBS and CBS HD
- Sun., 1 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sun., 3 to 6 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
European Tour: Volvo China Open
(All coverage on Golf Channel and Golf HD)
- Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Sun., midnight to 3 a.m.
- Sun., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Mon., midnight to 3 a.m.
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
- Fri., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat., 4 to 6 p.m., NBC and NBC HD
- Sun., 1 to 3 p.m., NBC and NBC HD
Soccer:
Major League Soccer:
($79 for the season for Direct Kick soccer package, order by calling 1/877-892-EASY, channels 506-510)
- Fri., 7 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, also ESPN Deportes, New England Revolution at D.C. United
- Sat., 7:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 510, Real Salt Lake at New York Red Bulls
- Sat., 8:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, also FOX Sports en Espanol, Kansas City Wizards at Chicago Fire
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 509, Los Angeles Galaxy at San Jose Earthquakes
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 508, Seattle Sounders FC at Chivas USA
- Sun., 3 p.m., Telefutura, Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo
- Sun., 7 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 510, Toronto FC at Dallas FC
USA Women’s Professional Soccer:
- Sun., 6 p.m,. FOX Soccer Channel, Chicago Red Stars versus Sky Blue FC
English Premier League Soccer:
- Sat., Noon, FOX Soccer Channel, Stoke City versus Blackburn Rovers
- Sat., 4:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Middlesbrough versus Fulham, tape delay
- Sun., 11 a.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Manchester United versus Everton
- Sun., 11 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Manchester City versus West Brom, tape delay
International Soccer:
- Sat., noon, FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Genoa versus Lazio
- Sat., 2:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Juventus FC Torino versus Inter Milan
- Sat., 6 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Monterrey versus San Luis
- Sat., 7:30 p.m., ESPN Deportes, Mexican Primera Division, Monarcas versus Pachuca
- Sat., 10 p.m., Telefutura, Mexican Primera Division, Necaxa versus Tigres
- Sun., 9 a.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Roma versus US Lecce
- Sun., 10:30 a.m., ESPN Deportes, Netherlands Soccer, PSV versus Ajax
- Sun., 1 p.m., FOX Sports en Espanol, Mexican Primera Division, Indio versus Pumas
- Sun., 1 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Toluca versus Jaguares
- Sun., 2:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, AC Milan versus Torino
- Sun., 5 p.m., Univision, Mexican Primera Division, Santos versus Atlas
- Sun., 6 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Chivas versus Club America
Other Significant Live Sporting Events:
- Sat., 1 to 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, Tennis, coverage of the 2009 Family Circle Cup
- Sat., 3 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Spring NCAA Football coverage
- Sun., 1 to 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, Tennis, coverage of the 2009 Family Circle Cup
- Sun., 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, State Farm College Football All Star Challenge
NBA Playoffs:
- Sat., 12:30 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics, game 1
- Sat., 3 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, game 1
- Sat., 8 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs, game 1
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers, game 1
- Sun., 3 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, Utah Jazz at L.A. Lakers, game 1
- Sun., 5:30 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, also Sun Sports, Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic, game 1
- Sun., 8 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks, game 1
- Sun., 10:30 p.m., TNT and TNT HD, New Orleans Hornets at Denver Nuggets, game 1
NHL Playoffs:
- Fri., 7 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, game 2
- Fri., 10 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks
- Sat., 1 p.m., NBC and NBC HD, NY Rangers at Washington Capitals, game 2
- Sat., 6 p.m., NHL Network, Detroit Red Wings versus St. Louis Blue Jackets, game 2
- Sat., 8 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, game 2
- Sun., 3 p.m., NBC and NBC HD, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, game 3
- Sun., 7 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues
- Sun., 10 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, game 2
MLB:
- Fri., 2 p.m., WGN, Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
- Fri., 7 p.m., FOX Sports Florida, Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals (replay at 3 a.m. Saturday)
- Fri., 7:30 p.m., Sun Sports, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (replay at midnight)
- Sat., 1 p.m., Sun Sports, Washington Nationals at Florida Marlins (replay at midnight)
- Sat., 3:30 p.m., FOX and FOX HD, Cleveland Indians at NY Yankees
- Sat., 7 p.m., WGN, also FOX Sports Florida, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
- Sun., 1 p.m., TBS and TBS HD, Cleveland Indians at NY Yankees
- Sun., 1:30 p.m., Sun Sports, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays NOTE: This game is also available in HD on channel 1000 (Replay at 2 a.m. Monday)
- Sun., 8 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, also ESPN Deportes, St. Louis Cardinals versus Chicago Cubs
NCAA Baseball:
- Fri., 4 p.m., Big Ten Network, Iowa at Northwestern
- Sat., noon, Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Purdue
- Sat., 4 p.m., Sun Sports, ACC, Miami at North Carolina
- Sun., noon, CBS College Sports, Bucknell at Navy
- Sun., noon, Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Purdue
NCAA Softball:
- Fri., 10 p.m., CBS College Sports, Stanford at Arizona
- Sat., 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Wisconsin
- Sat., 4 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State
- Sat., midnight, Sun Sports, SEC, Arkansas at Alabama, tape delay
- Sun., 1 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Big 12, Texas A&M versus Oklahoma
- Sun., 2 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Winthrop versus Radford
- Sun., 3 p.m., Big Ten Network, Ohio State at Wisconsin
NCAA Lacrosse:
- Fri., 7 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Women’s, Northwestern versus Johns Hopkins
- Sat., noon, CBS College Sports, Dartmouth at Virginia
- Sat., 2 p.m., ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Navy versus Johns Hopkins
- Sat., 2:30 p.m., CBS College Sports, Army at Duke
- Sun., noon, ESPNU and ESPNU HD, Michigan versus Chapman University
Motor Sports:
- Fri., 11 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice from Phoenix International Raceway
- Fri., 1 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice from Phoenix International Raceway
- Fri., 3:30 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice
- Fri., 5:30 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Nationwide Qualifying
- Fri., 7 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying
- Fri., 9 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NASCAR Nationwide Series Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 from Phoenix International Raceway
- Sat., 11 a.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, replay of NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Friday night
- Sat., 2 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, Formula One Qualifying, Grand Prix of China
- Sat., 6 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, IndyCar, Streets of Long Beach Race, Qualifying
- Sat., 6 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NHRA, Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Qualifying
- Sat., 8 p.m., FOX and FOX HD, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix International Raceway
- Sun., 12:30 p.m., ABC and ABC HD, American LeMans Series, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Sun., 2 p.m., CBS and CBS HD, Motocross, Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series
- Sun., 2:30 a.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, Formula One, Grand Prix of China (replay at 4:30 p.m. Sunday)
- Sun., 1 p.m., Speed Channel and Speed HD, ARCA Re/MAX Series from Rockingham
- Sun., 3:30 p.m., Versus and Versus HD, IndyCar, Streets of Long Beach Race
- Sun., 7 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, NHRA, Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals
Golf:
PGA Tour: Verizon Heritage
- Fri., 3 to 6 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Fri., 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat., 1 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat. 3 to 6 p.m., CBS and CBS HD
- Sun., 1 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sun., 3 to 6 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
European Tour: Volvo China Open
(All coverage on Golf Channel and Golf HD)
- Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Sun., midnight to 3 a.m.
- Sun., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Mon., midnight to 3 a.m.
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
- Fri., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel and Golf HD
- Sat., 4 to 6 p.m., NBC and NBC HD
- Sun., 1 to 3 p.m., NBC and NBC HD
Soccer:
Major League Soccer:
($79 for the season for Direct Kick soccer package, order by calling 1/877-892-EASY, channels 506-510)
- Fri., 7 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, also ESPN Deportes, New England Revolution at D.C. United
- Sat., 7:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 510, Real Salt Lake at New York Red Bulls
- Sat., 8:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, also FOX Sports en Espanol, Kansas City Wizards at Chicago Fire
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 509, Los Angeles Galaxy at San Jose Earthquakes
- Sat., 10:30 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 508, Seattle Sounders FC at Chivas USA
- Sun., 3 p.m., Telefutura, Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo
- Sun., 7 p.m., Direct Kick soccer channel 510, Toronto FC at Dallas FC
USA Women’s Professional Soccer:
- Sun., 6 p.m,. FOX Soccer Channel, Chicago Red Stars versus Sky Blue FC
English Premier League Soccer:
- Sat., Noon, FOX Soccer Channel, Stoke City versus Blackburn Rovers
- Sat., 4:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Middlesbrough versus Fulham, tape delay
- Sun., 11 a.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Manchester United versus Everton
- Sun., 11 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Manchester City versus West Brom, tape delay
International Soccer:
- Sat., noon, FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Genoa versus Lazio
- Sat., 2:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Juventus FC Torino versus Inter Milan
- Sat., 6 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Monterrey versus San Luis
- Sat., 7:30 p.m., ESPN Deportes, Mexican Primera Division, Monarcas versus Pachuca
- Sat., 10 p.m., Telefutura, Mexican Primera Division, Necaxa versus Tigres
- Sun., 9 a.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, Roma versus US Lecce
- Sun., 10:30 a.m., ESPN Deportes, Netherlands Soccer, PSV versus Ajax
- Sun., 1 p.m., FOX Sports en Espanol, Mexican Primera Division, Indio versus Pumas
- Sun., 1 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Toluca versus Jaguares
- Sun., 2:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Channel, Italy Serie A, AC Milan versus Torino
- Sun., 5 p.m., Univision, Mexican Primera Division, Santos versus Atlas
- Sun., 6 p.m., Telemundo, Mexican Primera Division, Chivas versus Club America
Other Significant Live Sporting Events:
- Sat., 1 to 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, Tennis, coverage of the 2009 Family Circle Cup
- Sat., 3 p.m., ESPN and ESPN HD, Spring NCAA Football coverage
- Sun., 1 to 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, Tennis, coverage of the 2009 Family Circle Cup
- Sun., 3 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, State Farm College Football All Star Challenge