Live from WKEN sports blog, Sept. 23

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Passing of a legend

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chicago Bears great Gale Sayers passed away early Wednesday at age 77. NFL Network turned to live programming on Sayers’ passing, mixing with its usual “Good Morning Football” replay.

NFL Network will show “A Football Life: Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus” at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The movie channel that adds the Hollywood Drama “Brian’s Song,’’ will score major points with fans. The movie, starring James Caan as cancer-stricken Brian Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams as Sayers, is a classic.

Pennant fever

There are only five days left in the shortened regular season for Major League Baseball. The Mets are mathematically alive, but not so much. The Yankees are in. Even with a number of teams clinching spots in recent days, there’s still a lot of movement within the pennant races and how it affects potential matchups.

As of Wednesday morning, it’s looking like the following may be the end result:

National League – No. 1 Dodgers vs. Brewers; No. 2/3 Braves or Cubs vs. Reds or Marlins; No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 Cardinals

American League – No. 1 Rays vs. No. 8 Blue Jays; No. 2 White Sox vs. No. 7 Indians; No. 3 Athletics vs. No. 6 Astros; No. 4 Twins vs. No. 5 Yankees

The MLB Network schedule for the New York market (there have been changes):

Wednesday – Angels at Padres, 4 p.m.; Marlins at Braves, 7 p.m.

Thursday – Cubs at Pirates, 1:30 p.m.; White Sox at Indians, 6 p.m.; A’s at Dodgers, 9:40 p.m.

Friday – Cardinals at Brewers (DH), 5 p.m.; Giants at Padres (game 2), 11 p.m.

Saturday – Mariners at A’s (game 1), 4 p.m.; Padres at Giants, 9:15 p.m. (may be pulled off schedule)

Sunday – Final day, TBD

Additional national games:

Wednesday – Rangers at Diamondbacks, 6 p.m. (MLB.tv free game of day); Cardinals at Royals, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday - Mets at Nationals, 6 p.m. (MLB.tv free game of day); Tigers at Royals, 8 p.m. (FS1)

Friday - Marlins at Yankees, 7 p.m. (MLB.tv free game of day)

Saturday – Brewers at Cardinals or Phillies at Rays, 7 p.m. (WNYW-5)

Sunday – Cubs at White Sox, 3 p.m. (Joe Simpson, Ron Darling)

Wednesday SXM schedule for teams in chase

4 p.m. – Angels at Padres, SXM 185 & 862 (Friars), 89 & 852 (Halos)

6 p.m. – Phillies at Nationals, SXM 184 & 869 (Nats), 860 (Phils)

6 p.m. – White Sox at Indians, SXM 178 & 847 (Tribe), 845 (ChiSox)

6:30 p.m. – Yankees at Blue Jays, SXM 176 & 868 (Jays); SXM 858 (Yanks)

6:40 p.m. – Brewers at Reds, SXM 188 & 846 (Reds), 855 (Brew Crew)

6:40 p.m. – Astros at Mariners, SXM 179 & 864 (M’s), 850 (Strohs)

7 p.m. – Cubs at Pirates, SXM 183 & 861 (Bucs), 844 (Cubbies)

7 p.m. – Rays at Mets, SXM 89 & 857 (Metsies), 866 (Stingers)

7 p.m. – Marlins at Braves, SXM 189 & 841 (Braves), 854 (Fish)

7:40 p.m. – Tigers at Twins, SXM 181 & 856 (Twinkies), 849 (Cats)

8 p.m. – Cardinals at Royals, SXM 182 & 851 (Royalty), 865 (Redbirds)

9:40 p.m. – Athletics at Dodgers, SXM 184 & 853 (Lasordas), 859 (A’s)

9:45 p.m. – Rockies at Giants, SXM 186 & 863 (Tall Folks), 848 (Rock pile)

Thursday SXM schedule for teams in chase

1:30 p.m. – Cubs at Pirates, SXM 183 & 861 (Bucs), 844 (Cubbies)

3:45 p.m. – Rockies at Diamondbacks, TBD

5:15 p.m. – Brewers at Cardinals (DH), SXM 187 & 865 (Redbirds), 855 (Brew Crew)

6 p.m. – Mets at Nationals, SXM 185 & 869 (Nats), 857 (Metsies)

6 p.m. – White Sox at Indians, SXM 89 & 847 (Tribe), 845 (ChiSox)

6:30 p.m. – Yankees at Blue Jays, SXM 176 & 868 (Jays); SXM 858 (Yanks)

7 p.m. – Marlins at Braves, SXM 186 & 841 (Braves), 854 (Fish)

7 p.m. – Padres at Giants (DH), TBD

8 p.m. – Tigers at Royals, SXM 179 & 851 (Royalty), 849 (Cats)

8 p.m. – Astros at Rangers, SXM 180 & 867 (Rangers), 850 (Strohs)

9:40 p.m. – Athletics at Dodgers, SXM 89 & 853 (Lasordas), 184 & 859 (A’s)

Yankees in playoffs … again

The New York Yankees have qualified for next week’s MLB playoffs, and will likely face the Minnesota Twins (again), either in Minneapolis or at Yankee Stadium. YES Network will produce a live postseason preview show at 7 p.m. Sunday (after the regular-season finale), and there will be multiple replays on Sunday night, all day Monday and Tuesday morning before the playoff opener.

Baseball playoff primer

TBS will air one American League first-round series (guessing the Yankees), and ESPN has all the rest (seven other three-game series). A new twist is the return of MLB to ABC television for afternoon contests. ABC hasn’t carried MLB since the days of The Baseball Network.

A good guess is TBS will have prime-time evening games.

The ESPN posted schedules (subject to change):

Tuesday – WABC-7, 2 p.m.; ESPN at 4 p.m., 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 – ESPN, noon, 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m.; ESPN2, 1 p.m., 5 p.m.; WABC-7, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 1 – ESPN, noon, 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m.; ESPN2, 1 p.m., 5 p.m.; WABC-7, 2 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2 - WABC-7, 2 p.m.; ESPN at 4 p.m., 7 p.m.

The college game

On Saturday, ESPN’s College GameDay (9 a.m.-noon) is headed to the University of Louisville. That evening, No. 18 Louisville hosts No. 17 Miami at 7:30 p.m. on WABC-7.

The Army at Cincinnati top-25 matchup on ESPN (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.) will feature announcers Mark Jones and Dusty Dvoracek. It appears Army radio announcers Rich DeMarco and Dean Darling are headed for Ohio to call the game in person.

The college football schedule this week:

Thursday – Alabama Birmingham at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr.), SXM 380, 970

Friday – Middle Tennessee at Texas San Antonio, 8 p.m. (CBSSN, Carter Blackburn, Aaron Murray), SXM 84

The Saturday schedule (Notre Dame at Wake Forest on ABC was postponed due to COVID to Dec. 12, and replaced by Central Florida at East Carolina):

Fox (WNYW-5) – Kansas State at Oklahoma, noon (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt), SXM 199, 953, 380, 970; Texas at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m. (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman), SXM 199, 953, 83

CBS (WCBS-2) – Mississippi State at LSU, 3:30 p.m. (Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson), SXM 190, 961, 384, 974

ABC (WABC-7) – No. 13 Central Florida at East Carolina, noon (Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr.), SXM 381, 971; West Virginia at No. 15 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky), SXM 200, 954, 380, 970; Florida State at No. 12 Miami, 7:30 p.m. (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit), SXM 84, 386, 976

Fox Sports 1 – Iowa State at Texas Christian, 1:30 p.m. (Joe Davis, Mark Heldrich), SXM 203, 966, 383, 973

ESPN – No. 5 Florida at Mississippi, noon (Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy), ESPN Radio.com (Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones), SXM 80, 190, 961, 191, 962; No. 22 Army at No. 14 Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m. (Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek), SXM 81, 210, 968; No. 2 Alabama at Missouri, 7 p.m. (Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge), SXM 190, 961, 81; Troy at No. 18 Brigham Young, 10:15 p.m. (Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore)

ESPN2 – Georgia Southern at No. 19 Louisiana, noon (Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison); Tulsa at Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m. (Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill), SXM 381, 971

ESPNU – Georgia State at Charlotte, noon (Mike Couzens, Jay Walker); Texas El Paso at Louisiana Monroe, 3:30 p.m. (Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman); Kansas at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. (Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer), SXM 199, 953, 380, 970

CBSSN – South Florida at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m. (Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor)

SEC – No. 23 Kentucky at No. 8 Auburn, noon (Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers), SXM 81, 192, 963; No. 4 Georgia at Arkansas, 4 p.m. (Dave Neal, DJ Shockley), SXM 192, 963, 191, 962; No. 16 Tennessee at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchomb), SXM 192, 963, 83

SEC alternate – Vanderbilt at No. 10 Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. (Mike Morgan, Andre Ware), SXM 191, 962, 384, 974

ACC – No. 24 Louisville at No. 21 Pittsburgh, noon (Wes Durham, Roddy Jones), SXM 194, 956, 83; Duke at Virginia, 4 p.m. (Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich), SXM 193, 955, 382, 972; North Carolina State at No. 20 Virginia Tech, 8 p.m. (Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck), SXM 193, 955, 382, 972

ESPN3.com – Florida International at Liberty, 1 p.m.; Eastern Kentucky at The Citadel, 1 p.m.; Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.; Missouri State at Central Arkansas, 8 p.m.

ACC RSN (ESPN3.com) – Georgia Tech at Syracuse, noon, SXM 202, 965, 382, 972 (Tom Werme, James Bates); Texas State at Boston College, 6 p.m., SXM 207, 967 (Evan Lepler, Dave Archer)

ESPN+ - Campbell at Appalachian State, noon; North Texas at Houston, 7 p.m. (Tyler Denning, Stan Routt), SXM 381, 971; Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist, 7 p.m. (David Saltzman, LaDarrin McLane), SXM 387, 977

MSG, Stadium – Tulane at Southern Mississippi, 2:30 p.m., SXM 385, 975

Note: On Saturday, Oct. 3, MSG will air Texas San Antonio at Alabama Birmingham at 12:30 p.m. (replay, 11 p.m.). MSG+ broadcasts Southern Mississippi at North Texas at 7:30 p.m., and MSG has the replay at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Mega ratings

Monday Night Football scored a ratings success this week with the Las Vegas Raiders christening their new stadium with a win over the New Orleans Saints. ESPN and ABC Sports simulcast the usual broadcast, ESPN2 offered a celebrity viewing and ESPN Deportes had a Spanish-language broadcast. The game produced an average audience of 15.59 million viewers (second highest dating back 24 MNF games), a 31 percent audience increase over the 2019 week 2 matchup between the Browns and Jets (11.9 million).

Next Monday, the Chiefs take on the Ravens, with a first-ever matchup of former NFL MVPs who are age 25 and younger, Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Lamar Jackson of Baltimore.

A quick peak at the NFL

Much of the country will get the 1 p.m. game between the Raiders and Patriots, with Jim Nantz and Tony Romo on the call. Cross the border into Connecticut to get that telecast. New Paltz native Charles Davis and Ian Eagle have the 1 p.m. Texans at Steelers game – cross the Pennsylvania border to get that call.

Here in New York, we’re getting a Fox doubleheader. Kevin Burkhardt and Daryl Johnston have the 1 p.m. Niners at Giants game on WCBS-2. At 4:25 p.m. on Ch. 2, we’re getting the Cowboys at Seahawks game, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.

Kevin Harlan and Trent Green have the call of the Jets-Colts game at 4:05 p.m. Sunday on WCBS-2.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Packers and Saints (8:25 p.m.) will have a relief pitcher as Mike Tirico fills in for Al Michaels, joining Cris Collinsworth. Tirico is expected to fill in a handful of times this season.

Here is the NFL schedule for this week, with regional and national TV assignments and Sirius XM Radio channels.

Thursday

Miami at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman), SXM 88 (national), 226 & 819 (Dolphins), 225 & 814 (Jaguars)

Sunday

Chicago at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (Fox, Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma), SXM 389 & 805 (Bears), 231 & 801 (Falcons)

L.A. Rams at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (Fox, Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, Brock Huard), SXM 383 & 818 (Rams), 228 & 803 (Bills)

Washington at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (Fox, Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman), SXM 384 & 831 (WFT), 229 & 807 (Browns)

Tennessee at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS, Andrew Catalon, James Lofton), SXM 387 & 830 (Titans), 225 & 820 (Vikings)

Las Vegas at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo), SXM 388 & 816 (Raiders), 230 & 821 (Patriots)

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (Fox), SXM 386 & 827 (Niners), 227 & 823 (Giants)

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS, Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta), SXM 385 & 806 (Bengals), 226 & 825 (Eagles)

Houston at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis), SXM 390 & 812 (Texans), 232 & 826 (Steelers)

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m. (CBS, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green), SXM 386 & 824 (Jets), 227 & 813 (Colts)

Carolina at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS, Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon), SXM 383 & 804 (Panthers), 228 & 817 (Chargers)

Dallas at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (Fox, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman), SXM 384 & 808 (Cowboys), 229 & 828 (Seahawks)

Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (Fox, Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn), SXM 385 & 810 (Lions), 226 & 800 (Cardinals)

Tampa Bay at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (Fox, Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth), SXM 387 & 829 (Buccaneers), 225 & 809 (Broncos)

Green Bay at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. (NBC, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth), SXM 88 (national), 226 & 811 (Packers), 225 & 822 (Saints)

Monday

Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN, Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick), SXM 88 (national), 226 & 815 (Chiefs), 225 & 802 (Ravens)

Notes: For the first time, local cable broadcasters may show replays of NFL games. SNY has the Jets-Colts game at 8 p.m. Tuesday. ... Contrary to what I stated the other day, it is Fox 5 in New York (WNYW-5) that will simulcast the Oct. 1 Broncos at Jets game that is being aired by NFL Network.

Two down, at least three to go

The Stanley Cup Finals got underway on Saturday. The Dallas Stars won the opener on Saturday, but Tampa Bay came up big on Monday as the Lightning evened the best-of-seven series. Game 3 is Wednesday evening, the final game telecast for NBC Sports Network this season.

Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher and Pierre McGuire have the call for NBC Sports. The pregame show features Kathryn Tappen, Keith Jones, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp.

Kenny Albert and Joe Micheletti have the call for NBC Sports Radio/Westwood One Sports, with Steve Goldstein serving as studio host. Those games can be heard at WestwoodOneSports.com, on the TuneIn app and on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio Ch. 91.

Game 3 - Wednesday, (pregame, 7 p.m.), 8 p.m., NBCSN, SXM Ch. 91, 167 & 945 (Stars), 219 & 929 (Lightning)

Game 4 - Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m., WNBC-4, SXM Ch. 91, 167 & 945 (Stars), 219 & 929 (Lightning)

Game 5 - Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m., WNBC-4, SXM Ch. 91, 167 & 945 (Lightning), 219 & 929 (Stars)

Game 6 - Monday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m., WNBC-4, SXM Ch. 91, 167 & 945 (Stars), 219 & 929 (Lightning)

Game 7 - Wednesday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., WNBC-4, SXM Ch. 91, 167 & 945 (Lightning), 219 & 929 (Stars)

Boucher credits Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy with a strong bounce back game from his opener.

"(After) having a shaky Game 1, he needed to stand tall and he certainly did in the second period. Even though he gave up a goal on one of those 18 shots, I think several of his saves allowed his team to remain with the lead and it’s been a good bounce back outing for the Tampa Bay netminder.”

Anson Carter: “If anyone came into tonight’s game thinking it was going to be a short series, they were mistaken. Tampa Bay responded exactly how I thought they would respond…both teams punched and counterpunched, and that’s what you expect to see in a Stanley Cup Final.”

Patrick Sharp: “That was a good hockey game. We saw some power-play goals from the Lightning earlier, some beautiful plays from Nikita Kucherov, some saves from both goaltenders, some bad blood, a lot of big hits. It’s shaping up to be a pretty good series.”

Eddie Olczyk: “What a game. It had everything. … It had big hits, bad penalties by Dallas to put them behind the eight ball and you had tremendous goaltending at either end. Outstanding efforts to put the puck in the back of the net. We got ourselves a series.”

Final Four hoops

The NBA playoffs have reached the conference semifinals. TNT will carry the Western finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, and ESPN will carry the Eastern finals between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.

ESPN Radio will have the radio call, with most if not all games airing on ESPN Radio New York (WEPN 98.7-FM), and streamed off the ESPN website.

The upcoming schedule:

Wednesday - Game 4, Celtics vs. Heat, 8:30 p.m., ESPN, SXM 86 & 895 (Heat), 881 (Celtics)

Thursday - Game 4, Lakers vs. Nuggets, 9 p.m., TNT, SXM 80, 893 (Lakers), 86 & 887 (Nuggets)

Friday, Sept. 25 - Game 5, Heat vs. Celtics, 8:30 p.m., ESPN, SXM 895 (Heat), 86 & 881 (Celtics)

Saturday, Sept. 26 - Game 5, Nuggets vs. Lakers, 9 p.m., TNT, SXM 80, 86 & 893 (Lakers), 887 (Nuggets)

Sunday, Sept. 27 - Game 6, Celtics vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m., ESPN, SXM 86 & 895 (Heat), 881 (Celtics)

Monday, Sept. 28 - Game 6, Lakers vs. Nuggets, TBD, TNT, SXM 80, 893 (Lakers), 86 & 887 (Nuggets)

Wednesday, Sept. 30 - Game 7, Nuggets vs. Lakers, TBD, TNT, SXM 80, 86 & 893 (Lakers), 887 (Nuggets)

High school football

ESPNU has a Friday night high school football game. On Sept. 25, IMG Academy of Florida visits Ravenwood in Tennessee at 9 p.m.

New York horsies

While we welcome harness racing back at Monticello Raceway, the thoroughbreds still take center stage on cable TV. Racing from Belmont Park will be shown on MSG networks and Fox Sports 1 and 2.

The upcoming schedule:

Thursday – MSG, MSG+, FS2, 12:30-6 p.m.; MSG replay, 1:30-4 a.m. Friday

Friday – MSG, MSG+, FS2, 12:30-6 p.m.; MSG replay, 1-4 a.m. Saturday

Saturday – MSG+, 12:30-6 p.m.; FS1, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; FS2, 1:30-8:30 p.m.

Sunday – MSG, MSG+, 12:30-6 p.m.; FS2, 12:30-6 p.m., 7-8 p.m.; FS1, 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 1 – MSG+, FS2, 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2 – MSG+, 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3 – MSG+, 12:30-6 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4 – MSG, MSG+, 12:30-6 p.m.

MSG offers new live programs

This week MSG Plus has added a daily weekday show, “SportsGrid Live: The Morning After” at 9:30 a.m. and an evening show, “Prime Time Action,” at 7 p.m. nightly.

Oui, oui, Paris

The French Open, delayed over four months due to the pandemic, has returned. Roland Garros will air on NBC Sports, NBC Sports Network, Peacock streaming, Tennis Channel and MSG Network.

The NBC schedule:

Sunday, Sept. 27 – First round, noon (WNBC-4)

Saturday, Oct. 3 – Third round, 11 a.m. (Peacock)

Sunday, Oct. 4 – Fourth round, 11 a.m. (Peacock)

Monday, Oct. 5 – Fourth round, 11 a.m. (Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 8 – Women’s semifinals, 11 a.m. (WNBC-4, NBCSN)

Friday, Oct. 9 – Men’s semifinals, 11 a.m. (WNBC-4, NBCSN)

Saturday, Oct. 10 – Women’s final, 9 a.m. (WNBC-4)

Sunday, Oct. 11 – Men’s final, 9 a.m. (WNBC-4)

The Tennis Channel schedule:

Sunday, Sept. 27, through Friday, Oct. 2, and Monday, Oct. 5 – 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4 – 5 a.m. to noon

Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Wednesday, Oct. 7 – 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8 – women’s semifinals, men’s doubles semifinals, 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9 – men’s semifinals, women’s doubles semifinals, 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10 – girls singles and doubles finals, 5-9 a.m.; replay, women’s final, men’s doubles final, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11 – women’s doubles final, 5:30-9 a.m.; replay, men’s singles final, 2 p.m.; replay, men’s singles and women’s doubles finals, 6 p.m.

Tennis Channel broadcasters include Ted Robinson, Brett Haber, Steve Weissman, Alex Faust and Noah Eagle for play by play. Analysts include Martina Navratiola, Jim Courier, Lindsay Davenport, Tracy Austin, Chanda Rubin, Paul Annacone, Mark Knowles and Nick Monroe.

For the first time, MSG Network will air live coverage from 5-9 a.m. starting Sunday, and evening replay coverage from 7-11 p.m. starting Monday.

Nothing better than Premier

NBC Sports returns to its normal English Premier League soccer schedule this weekend on WNBC-4 and NBC Sports Network. Peacock, NBC's new streaming service, will offer matches on the pay side, one each on Saturday and Sunday and two on Monday.

The EPL schedule this weekend:

Saturday - Manchester United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 7:30 a.m., NBCSN, Universo (Spanish), SXM 157; Everton vs. Crystal Palace, 10 a.m., NBCSN, Universo (Spanish), SXM 157; Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion, 12:30 p.m., WNBC-4 (Arlo White, Graeme Le Saux), Universo (Spanish); Burnley vs. Southampton, 3 p.m., Peacock premium, SXM 157

Sunday - Leeds United vs. Sheffield United, 7 a.m., NBCSN, Universo (Spanish); Newcastle vs. Tottenham, 9 a.m., NBCSN, Telemundo (Spanish), SXM 157; Leicester City vs. Manchester City, 11:30 a.m., NBCSN, Telemundo (Spanish), SXM 157; Wolverhampton vs. West Ham, 2 p.m., Peacock premium, SXM 157

Monday - Aston Villa vs. Fulham, 1 p.m., Peacock premium (Arlo White, Graeme Le Saux); Arsenal vs. Liverpool, 3:15 p.m., Peacock premium, SXM 157

En Espanol: Telemundo Deportes has Saturday’s Mazatlan at Chivas de Guadalajara game at 5:55 p.m. For Enligh language broadcast, use your TV’s SAP button.

Ken McMillan is the sports editor of the Times Herald-Record and former broadcaster and producer.

kmcmillan@th-record.com

Twitter: @KenMcMillanTHR