A good day to chill
The best way to beat the heat on a scorching summer day? Easy ... cool off at the pool (or body of water of your choice and convenience). Preferably with beach music in the background.
The second best option is to prop your feet up and take in some quality sports on TV, obviously in the comforts of an air-conditioned environment.
Some days are better than others for sports on the tube. Sunday, June 8 is shaping up to be a winner.
From racing to soccer, there's a little something for every fan this Sunday. I'm a little surprised there's no Arena Football wedged in for all eight fans of the "50-yard indoor war." Do they still call it that?
Here's my Top 5 events for the day on Sunday. Below is the full Sunday TV list.
5) Pocono 500, TNT, 2 p.m. - Surely Kyle Busch can't win again, right? He wrecked his car during practice Saturday and will start at the back of the field with a backup car on Sunday. Busch is attempting to become the first driver in NASCAR history to race in all three national series at three different race tracks on the same weekend. He practiced and qualified the Cup car at Pocono on Friday, then flew to Texas Motor Speedway, where he finished second in the Truck Series race. Busch then competed in the Nationwide race in Nashville on Saturday. The younger Busch catches a lot of heat, but what he's doing this weekend is nothing short of impressive.
4) French Open men's championship, NBC, 9 a.m. - It's Federer vs. Nadal for the third straight year at Roland Garros. Either Federer gets an elusive win on clay and completes the career Grand Slam, or Nadal wins his fourth straight in Paris to equal Bjorn Borg's mark. Either way, you'll get some sort of history with your breakfast.
3) Wall-to-wall MLB baseball, 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. (see full schedule below) - I'll be most interested in the Phillies and Braves at 1:30 p.m. on both TBS and SportSouth. Take your pick, Chip Carey and Ron Darling or Buck Martinez (TBS) or Jon Sciambi and Joe Simpson (SportSouth). Both crews are solid, but the edge goes to TBS because they have a Carey. The Braves need rookie pitcher and Sunday's starter Jorge Campillo (2-0) to put together a strong season as the pitching staff is already injury-riddled in June.
2) NBA Finals, Lakers vs. Celtics, game 2, ABC, 9 p.m. - Let me get this straight ... The first game was Thursday, the series stayed in Boston and we don't get game 2 until Sunday night? I enjoy the NBA Playoffs, but dragging this process out over the course of two months for the sake of every game being on TV is ridiculous. Solution - At least the first round (and I think the conference semifinals), need to go back to best-of-five. As for Sunday's game, I'd be real surprised if Paul Pierce (knee injury) doesn't go, but if he doesn't or isn't at full strength, that doesn't necessarily translate into an easy Lakers' victory. I do look for L.A. to pull even as the series shifts to L.A. When is that game, next Sunday?
1) Wall-to-wall College baseball, 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. (see full schedule below) - College baseball, especially the postseason, is the most underrated televised event in sports. All of the teams at this point of the season are full of talent - some bound for pro baseball careers and some not. Either way, you can't beat young athletes giving it their all for a chance at a berth in the College World Series.
Auto racing
Formula One, Canadian Grand Prix, FOX, 1 p.m.
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Pocono 500, TNT, 2 p.m.
NHRA, Route 66 Nationals, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
College baseball
Super Regionals
Coastal Carolina vs. North Carolina at Cary, ESPN, 1 p.m.
UC Irvine at LSU, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Rice, ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Fresno State at Arizona State, ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Pro baseball
Cincinnati at Florida, FoxSportsSouth, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, TBS and SportSouth, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, ESPN, 8 p.m.
NBA Playoffs
Finals, L.A. Lakers at Boston, ABC, 9 p.m.
Pro golf
European PGA, Bank Austria GolfOpen, TGC, 8 a.m.
PGA Tour, St. Jude Championship, CBS, 3 p.m.
LPGA, McDonald’s Championship, TGC, 4 p.m.
Pro tennis
French Open, men’s championship, NBC, 9 a.m.
Soccer
UEFA Euro 2008, Austria vs. Croatia, ESPN2, 11:50 a.m.
UEFA Euro 2008, Germany vs. Poland, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Men’s teams, U.S. vs. Argentina, ESPN Classic, 7:30 P.M.
Track and field
Prefontaine Classic, NBC, 4 p.m.
The second best option is to prop your feet up and take in some quality sports on TV, obviously in the comforts of an air-conditioned environment.
Some days are better than others for sports on the tube. Sunday, June 8 is shaping up to be a winner.
From racing to soccer, there's a little something for every fan this Sunday. I'm a little surprised there's no Arena Football wedged in for all eight fans of the "50-yard indoor war." Do they still call it that?
Here's my Top 5 events for the day on Sunday. Below is the full Sunday TV list.
5) Pocono 500, TNT, 2 p.m. - Surely Kyle Busch can't win again, right? He wrecked his car during practice Saturday and will start at the back of the field with a backup car on Sunday. Busch is attempting to become the first driver in NASCAR history to race in all three national series at three different race tracks on the same weekend. He practiced and qualified the Cup car at Pocono on Friday, then flew to Texas Motor Speedway, where he finished second in the Truck Series race. Busch then competed in the Nationwide race in Nashville on Saturday. The younger Busch catches a lot of heat, but what he's doing this weekend is nothing short of impressive.
4) French Open men's championship, NBC, 9 a.m. - It's Federer vs. Nadal for the third straight year at Roland Garros. Either Federer gets an elusive win on clay and completes the career Grand Slam, or Nadal wins his fourth straight in Paris to equal Bjorn Borg's mark. Either way, you'll get some sort of history with your breakfast.
3) Wall-to-wall MLB baseball, 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. (see full schedule below) - I'll be most interested in the Phillies and Braves at 1:30 p.m. on both TBS and SportSouth. Take your pick, Chip Carey and Ron Darling or Buck Martinez (TBS) or Jon Sciambi and Joe Simpson (SportSouth). Both crews are solid, but the edge goes to TBS because they have a Carey. The Braves need rookie pitcher and Sunday's starter Jorge Campillo (2-0) to put together a strong season as the pitching staff is already injury-riddled in June.
2) NBA Finals, Lakers vs. Celtics, game 2, ABC, 9 p.m. - Let me get this straight ... The first game was Thursday, the series stayed in Boston and we don't get game 2 until Sunday night? I enjoy the NBA Playoffs, but dragging this process out over the course of two months for the sake of every game being on TV is ridiculous. Solution - At least the first round (and I think the conference semifinals), need to go back to best-of-five. As for Sunday's game, I'd be real surprised if Paul Pierce (knee injury) doesn't go, but if he doesn't or isn't at full strength, that doesn't necessarily translate into an easy Lakers' victory. I do look for L.A. to pull even as the series shifts to L.A. When is that game, next Sunday?
1) Wall-to-wall College baseball, 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. (see full schedule below) - College baseball, especially the postseason, is the most underrated televised event in sports. All of the teams at this point of the season are full of talent - some bound for pro baseball careers and some not. Either way, you can't beat young athletes giving it their all for a chance at a berth in the College World Series.
Auto racing
Formula One, Canadian Grand Prix, FOX, 1 p.m.
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Pocono 500, TNT, 2 p.m.
NHRA, Route 66 Nationals, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
College baseball
Super Regionals
Coastal Carolina vs. North Carolina at Cary, ESPN, 1 p.m.
UC Irvine at LSU, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Rice, ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Fresno State at Arizona State, ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Pro baseball
Cincinnati at Florida, FoxSportsSouth, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, TBS and SportSouth, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, ESPN, 8 p.m.
NBA Playoffs
Finals, L.A. Lakers at Boston, ABC, 9 p.m.
Pro golf
European PGA, Bank Austria GolfOpen, TGC, 8 a.m.
PGA Tour, St. Jude Championship, CBS, 3 p.m.
LPGA, McDonald’s Championship, TGC, 4 p.m.
Pro tennis
French Open, men’s championship, NBC, 9 a.m.
Soccer
UEFA Euro 2008, Austria vs. Croatia, ESPN2, 11:50 a.m.
UEFA Euro 2008, Germany vs. Poland, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Men’s teams, U.S. vs. Argentina, ESPN Classic, 7:30 P.M.
Track and field
Prefontaine Classic, NBC, 4 p.m.
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