The cameras of the MLB Network go to flyover country today, with big games from the Central Divisions in both leagues keying a day-night doubleheader on the network and highlighting Thursday’s daily sports docket.
Jason Dufner holds the lead in the PGA Championship, as the hyped battle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson failed to pan out. Even without the big names, this remains a close tournament with two days to go and its television coverage highlights the daily sports menu on Saturday. TNT will start its broadcast at 11 AM ET and run for three hours, then CBS picks up at 2 PM ET and runs for five more hours.
The last day of the 2011 MLB season was one of the most dramatic in the history of the sport, as the wild-card races in both the American League and National League were settled in favor of teams who made big comebacks. And the two big nationally televised games that key Saturday’s daily sports agenda will wake up the echoes of that fateful night.
A day-night doubleheader in major league baseball is the cornerstone of daily sports action on TV for Thursday, and the AL East race is at the heart of it.
If you’re into basketball history, at least some of the better games of the modern era, then today’s the day I hope you have ESPN Classic as a part of your cable/satellite package and that you see this post in time to set the DVR before going to work. The programmers must be in a Boston Garden kind of mood, because we’ll see three memorable games on the old parquet floor.
The All-Star break is here for major league baseball, and if it’s Monday of All-Star Week that means it’s time to swing for the fences. The Home Run Derby (8 PM ET, ESPN) is tonight from Citi Field in New York.
There is still a championship to be settled outside the world of the major sports, and that’s in the College World Series. UCLA took Game 1 of the best-of-three final against Mississippi State last night, and the Bruins can bring home the national title with a win tonight (8 PM ET, ESPN).