If you're watching sports this weekend, there's plenty of Tour de France action to watch... if you plan on waking up earlier than any human being should ever wake up on a weekend. The same applies to the British Open. Although you weren't going to watch that anyway, since Tiger Woods' weekend is already over.
My advice: stick to baseball this weekend. The hours are much friendlier. Here's the schedule, thanks to USA Today. Have a great weekend, everyone, and we'll see you around!
FRIDAY, JULY 17
Boxing: Lightweights, Breidis Prescott vs. Miguel Vazquez, in Las Vegas, ESPN2, 10
Motor sports: NASCAR Nationwide Series, Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, practice, in Madison, Ill., ESPN2, 9
Soccer: U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy U-15/16 Finals, in Carson, Calif., ESPN Classic, 10
Softball: KFC World Cup of Softball, Italy vs. USA, in Oklahoma City, ESPN, 8
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SATURDAY, JULY 18
Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 14, Colmar to Besancon, Versus, 8:30 a.m.
Golf: British Open, third round, TNT, 7 a.m., ABC, 9 a.m. PGA Tour, U.S. Bank Championship, third round, Golf Channel, 4
Major League Baseball: Regional coverage, New York Mets at Atlanta; Baltimore at Chicago White Sox; or Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, Fox, 4. Chicago Cubs at Washington, WGN, 7
Major League Soccer: Houston at Toronto, ESPN2, 1. Chelsea at Seattle, exhibition, ESPN2, 3
Motor sports: American Le Mans Series, Northeast Grand Prix, in Lakeville, Conn., Speed, 2. NASCAR Nationwide Series, Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, ESPN2, pole qualifying, 5, race, 9:30. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Built Ford Tough 225, in Sparta, Ky., Speed, pole qualifying, 5 (same-day tape), race, 7 (live). NHRA Full Throttle Drag Series, Northwest Nationals, qualifying, in Seattle, ESPN2, 7 (same-day tape). ARCA Re/Max Series, Click It or Ticket Buckle Up Kentucky 150, in Sparta, Ky., Speed, 9:30. Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, Honda National, in Millville, Minn., Speed, 11:30 (same-day tape)
Softball: KFC World Cup of Softball, in Oklahoma City, ESPN, Canada vs. USA, 1; Japan vs. USA, 8. Men's slow pitch, Canada vs. USA, in Oklahoma City, ESPN, 4
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SUNDAY, JULY 19
Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 15, Pontarlier, France to Verbier, Switzerland, Versus, 7:30
Golf: British Open, final round, TNT, 6 a.m., ABC, 8 a.m. PGA Tour, U.S. Bank Championship, final round, Golf Channel, 4
Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Washington, WGN, 1:30. Detroit at New York Yankees, TBS, 2. New York Mets at Atlanta, ESPN, 6
Motor sports: MotoGP 250, German Grand Prix, in Hohenstein, Speed, 2 (same-day tape). Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Porsche 250, in Birmingham, Ala., Speed, 3. MotoGP World Championship, German Grand Prix, in Hohenstein, Speed, 6 (same-day tape). NHRA Full Throttle Drag Series, Northwest Nationals, final eliminations, ESPN2, 9 (same-day tape). AMA Pro Racing, Honda Super Cycle Weekend, in Lexington, Ohio, Speed, midnight (same-day tape)
Soccer: Women's national teams, Canada vs. USA, in Rochester, N.Y., ESPN, 3. World Football Challenge, Club America vs. Inter Milan, in Stanford, Calif., ESPN2, 7
Softball: KFC World Cup of Softball, Australia vs. USA, in Oklahoma City, ESPN, 1








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