On TV This Week 7/30 - 8/5

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

SUNDAY 7/30

MLB
Giants @ Dodgers (ESPN, 8pm)

WNBA
Dallas Wings @ Los Angeles Sparks (NBA TV, 5pm)
Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx (NBA TV, 7pm)

TENNIS
BB&T Atlanta Open, Final (ESPN 2, 5pm)

SOCCER
Tournament of Nations: United States vs. Brazil (ESPN 2, 8pm)

MMA & BOXING
Premier Boxing Champions: Victor Ortiz vs. Saul Corral (FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
---
Teen Wolf (MTV, 8pm)
Top Gear America, PREMIERE (BBC America, 8pm)

The Nineties, New World Order (CNN, 9pm)

The History Of Comedy: Spark of Madness (CNN, 10pm)
Remember Me, FINALE (PBS, 10pm)
Naked and Afraid, PREMIERE (Discovery, 10pm)
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, PREMIERE (NatGeo, 10pm)
Snake City: Bites Back, PREMIERE (NatGeoWild, 10pm)



MONDAY 7/31

MLB
Indians @ Red Sox (STO/ESPN, 7pm)

BASKETBALL
BIG3 Basketball: Dallas (FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
---
Superhuman, FINALE (FOX, 9pm)
Intervention, PREMIERE (A&E, 9pm)
The Attack, PREMIERE (Disney XD, 9:30pm)

Siesta Key, PREMIERE (MTV, 10pm)
CBSN: On Assignment, PREMIERE (CBS, 10pm)
Carspotting, PREMIERE (Discovery, 10pm)
Daytime Divas, FINALE (VH1, 10pm)



TUESDAY 8/1

MLB
Indians @ Red Sox (STO, 7pm)
Indians @ Red Sox OR Tigers @ Yankees (MLB, 7pm)
Twins @ Padres (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

BASKETBALL
The Basketball Tournament: Team Challenge ALS vs. Scarlet & Gray (ESPN, 7pm)
The Basketball Tournament: Boeheim's Army vs. Overseas Elite (ESPN, 9pm)

WNBA
New York Liberty @ San Antonio Stars (NBA TV, 8pm)
---
Rare -- Creatures of the Photo Ark, FINALE (PBS, 9pm)
Manhunt: Unabomber, PREMIERE (Discovery, 9pm)



WEDNESDAY 8/2

MLB
Indians @ Red Sox (STO/ESPN, 7pm)

SOCCER
MLS: All-Star Game, MLS All-Stars vs. Real Madrid (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
---
Ireland's Wild Coast, PREMIERE (PBS, 8pm)

The Sinner, PREMIERE (USA, 10pm)
Baroness Von Sketch Show, PREMIERE (IFC, 10pm)
The Lowe Files, PREMIERE (A&E, 10pm)
Darkness, PREMIERE (Discovery, 10pm)



THURSDAY 8/3

NFL
Cowboys vs. Cardinals (NBC, 8pm)

MLB
Yankees @ Indians (STO, 7pm)
Yankees @ Indians OR White Sox @ Red Sox (MLB, 7pm)

BASKETBALL
The Basketball Tournament; FINAL (ESPN, 7pm)

WNBA
Atlanta Dream @ Minnesota Lynx (ESPN 2, 8pm)

SOCCER
Tournament of Nations: United States vs. Japan (ESPN 2, 10pm
---
Mysteries at the Museum, PREMIERE (Travel, 9pm)
The Tunnel: Sabotage, FINALE (PBS, 9pm)

The Guest Book, PREMIERE (TBS, 10pm)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team, PREMIERE (CMT, 10pm)
What Would Diplo Do?, PREMIERE (VICE, 10pm)
Nuts & Bolts, PREMIERE (VICE, 10:30pm)



FRIDAY 8/4

MLB
Yankees @ Indians (STO, 7pm)
Yankees @ Indians OR White Sox @ Red Sox (MLB, 7pm)

WNBA
Washington Mystics @ San Antonio Stars (NBA TV, 8pm)
New York Liberty @ Los Angeles Sparks (NBA TV, 10:30pm)

FOOTBALL
CFL: Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Edmonton Eskimos (ESPN 2, 9:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
BOXING: Mauricio Herrera vs. Jesus Soto Karass (ESPN, 9pm)
---
ELeague: Road to the International Dota 2 Championships (TBS, 10pm)
Lion Kingdom, PREMIERE (NatGeoWild, 10pm)



SATURDAY 8/5

NFL
2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (ESPN/NFL Network, 7pm)

MLB
Nationals @ Cubs (MLB, 2pm)
Dodgers @ Mets (FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Yankees @ Indians (STO, 7pm)
Yankees @ Indians OR Mariners @ Royals (MLB, 7pm)
Diamondbacks @ Giants OR Phillies @ Rockies (MLB, 10pm)

RACING
XFINITY Series: Zippo 200 at The Glen (NBC Sports, 2pm)

GOLF
2017 Ricoh Women's British Open, Third Round (NBC, 11am)
WGC Bridgestone Invitational, Third Round (CBS, 2pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno - Prelims (FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
UFC Fight Night: Sergio Pettis vs. Brandon Moreno (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)
BOXING: Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Miguel Marriaga (ESPN, 10pm)

TENNIS
WTA: Bank of the West Classic, First Semifinal (ESPN 2, 5pm)

SOCCER
DFL Supercup: Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern Munich (FOX, 2:30pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Beach Volleyball: FIVB World Championships, Women's Gold Medal Match (NBC, 2pm)
Track & Field: 2017 IAAF World Championships (NBC, 3pm)
Horse Racing: Whitney Invitational Handicap (NBC, 5pm)
Arena Football: Tampa Bay Storm @ Philadelphia Soul (CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
---
MOVIE: Collateral Beauty (HBO, 8:15pm)
MOVIE: Hell of High Water (Showtime, 9pm)
George Lopez: The Wall, Live From Washington, D.C. (HBO, 10pm)

TV Tonight 1.24

By @nevaRWilliams

NFL PLAYOFFS
NFC Championship: Cardinals @ Panthers (FOX, 6:30pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech (ESPNU, 6:30pm)
Syracuse @ Virginia (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Utah @ Washington (ESPNU, 8:30pm)

NHL
Blues @ Blackhawks (NHL Network, 7pm)

TENNIS
2016 Australian Open, Round of 16 (ESPN 2, 7pm)

====

Galavant (ABC, 8pm)

Shameless (Showtime, 9pm)
Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!, 9pm)
Quantico (ABC, 9pm)
Madam Secretary (CBS, 9pm)

The X-Files (FOX, 10pm)
NCIS (CBS, 10pm)

Mike Tyson Mysteries (Cartoon Network, 12:15am)

On The Mark 11.2.15: #Browns vs #Cardinals Recap

A Tale of Two Halves: Browns start strong, end badly in 34-20 loss to the Cardinals
By @MarkW2112

The Cleveland Browns lost to the Arizona Cardinals 34-20 at First Energy Stadium.  A loss is what Browns fans probably expected to a playoff caliber team like the Cardinals.  But what made this loss quite possibly the worst of the 6 so far was the fact that the Browns were up 20-7 2 minutes before halftime.

 They had 3 touchdown passes from Josh McCown, 2 of them caught by Brian Hartline and one by Gary Barnidge.  But after a fumble recovery by K'Waun Williams near the goal line as the Cardinals were driving, the Browns went three and out.  Andy Lee's punt shanked and the Cardinals were able to get a field goal to make it 20-10 before half.

The second half was all Cardinals.  They scored 24 more unanswered points, including a Michael Floyd 60 yard touchdown that Joe Haden was badly beaten on.  Haden would be out for the rest of the game after that with a concussion.  As far as the Browns offense went, it pretty much sputtered and died.  Duke Johnson, who had such a good game in the first half, was no where to be seen in the second.  Hartline dropped passes, McCown looked to be hurt as he was getting tossed around like a rag doll and the Browns just seemingly collapsed.

Carson Palmer, the victim of several dropped balls in the first half, was fantastic in the second.  He finished with 374 yards, 4 touchdowns and an interception on 23/38 passing.  Chris Johnson, who fumbled the ball twice, still had 109 yards on 30 carries.  

My take:  The Browns were Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.  They looked confident in the first half, lost and disoriented in the second.  While the Cardinals made adjustments, the Browns seemed to take everything that worked for them in the first half and throw it in the trash.  Mike Pettine may have lost more Browns fans after today by not putting in a healthy Johnny Manziel as Josh McCown labored in the second half after being pummeled all game by the Cardinals pass rush. 

Player of the game:  Carson Palmer, who was magnificent in the second half.

MIA:  Duke Johnson, after being sensational in the first, was no where to be found in the second.  A very puzzling move by the Browns.

Next up:  Thursday night against the Bengals in Cincinnati.

#Browns Preview 10.31.15: Arizona #Cardinals @ Cleveland Browns

By @mrgroce

This Sunday at 1:00, the 2-5 Cleveland Browns will host the 1st place 5-2 Arizona Cardinals. The Browns are coming off of a another loss, 24-6 to the St.Louis Rams. The Cardinals on the other hand are coming off of a win against the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns, already a team that lacks play makers continue to turn the ball over and commit stupid penalties two things that they absolutely cannot do against a Cardinals team that ranks fourth overall in offense AND defense. Plenty of folks, myself included, believe that the season is already over and we're starting to wonder what direction the team will go in once the season ends. Safety Donte Whitner still feels that since the team has five  division games remaining, winning the division is still a possibility. I appreciate his optimism. How about I pretend I'm a coach and do this "one game at a time". 

Leading the Cardinals is head coach Bruce Arians. Normally I don't mention head coaches but for some reason I really like Arians. Maybe it's the Kangol hats, or maybe it's the affection he has for the city of Cleveland and its loyal fanbase. Maybe it's the fact that as a man who's worked with some of the best quarterbacks in the game it didn't take long for him to turn things around in Arizona. He traded for Carson Palmer, drafted Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu, signed RB Chris Johnson, Jermaine Gresham, Dwight Freeney, and convinced Larry Fitzgerald to stay. The Cardinals have what is considered the recipe for success: a franchise QB, a running game, wide receivers who can stretch the field, and a top rated defense.         

The Browns on the other hand still don't have a true "feature" running back, still don't know who's starting at quarterback on Sunday, and with wide receiver Andrew Hawkins ruled out with a concussion aren't sure if Dwayne Bowe will be active after missing the last four weeks. Basically, the Cardinals have the edge over the Browns at every position other than punter and place kicker.  Coach Pettine won't announce who's starting at quarterback until Sunday, but if McCown is able to play I think it's safe to say that's who the staff will go with. The offensive line has played better, but the Browns have yet to have a 100 yard rusher this season.

Whatever issues the Browns have on offense they're not nearly as woeful as the defense. Against the Rams last week, the Browns defense played fairly well for awhile, but eventually four yard runs turned into nine yard runs and 9 yard runs turned into 17 yard runs. I think you get my point. Defensive backs Joe Haden and Tashaun Gipson return to the line up after missing the last few games, but that probably won't be enough unless they're able to rush the quarterback then get back in coverage to defend their man because the defensive lineman can't seem to do it.  

This seems like the type of game that since no one is giving the Browns a chance to win, they would somehow find a way to win using the old "any given Sunday" slogan. Not this week. The only factor that I believe keeps this game from getting out of hand is the fact that it's a road game for the Cardinals and it's expected to be a tad bit chilly on Sunday. My prediction, Cardinals 31 Browns 13. 

What: Cleveland Browns vs Arizona Cardinals
When: 1:00 PM Sunday Nov 1, 2015
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland, Ohio
TV/Radio: FOX/ WKNR 850 Cleveland, WKRK 92.3 The Fan, WNCX 98.5 The Fan

TV Tonight 9.8.14

By @neveRWilliams

NFL
Monday Night Countdown (ESPN, 5 PM)
Giants @ Lions (ESPN, 7 PM)
Chargers @ Cardinals (ESPN, 10:15 PM)

MLB
Cardinals @ Reds OR Braves @ Nationals (MLB Network, 7 PM)
Cubs @ Blue Jays (WGN, 7 PM)

======

WWE Raw (USA, 8 PM)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls, SEASON FINALE (NBC, 8 PM)
Bachelor In Paradise (ABC, 8 PM)
MasterChef (FOX, 8 PM)

A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY (HBO, 9 PM)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 9 PM)
Dallas (TNT, 9 PM)

Anger Management (FX, 10 PM)
Teen Wolf, SEASON FINALE (MTV, 10 PM)
Under The Dome (CBS, 10 PM)

TV Tonight 8.24.14

NFL
Preseason: Chargers @ 49ers (FOX, 4 PM)
Preseason: Bengals @ Cardinals (NBC, 8 PM)

MLB
Angels @ A's (ESPN, 8 PM)

LLWS
Chicago, IL vs. South Korea (ABC, 3 PM)

GOLF
The Barclays, Final Round (CBS, 2-6 PM)

SOCCER
MLS: Seattle Sounders FC @ Portland Timbers (ESPN 2, 5 PM)
NWSL PLAYOFFS: Washington Spirit @ Seattle Reign (ESPN 2, 11 PM)

OTHER SPORTS
CYCLING: U.S. Pro Challenge Stage 7 (NBC, 4 PM)
WNBA PLAYOFFS: Atlanta Dream @ Chicago Sky (ESPN 2, 7 PM)
WNBA PLAYOFFS: Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks (ESPN 2, 9 PM)
STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING: Nike SB World Tour, 2014 Super Crown World Championship (FOX Sports 1, 9 PM)

====

Breaking Bad, Binge Marathon (AMC, 5 PM)

Wipeout (ABC, 7 PM)
Teen Wolf (MTV, 7 PM)

2014 VMA Red Carpet (MTV, 8 PM)
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXM, 8 PM)
Big Brother (CBS, 8 PM)

2014 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV/MTV2/VH1, 9 PM)
True Blood, SERIES FINALE (HBO, 9 PM)
The Last Ship, SEASON FINALE (TNT, 9 PM)
Ray Donovan (Showtime, 9 PM)
America's Got Talent (NBC, 9 PM)
Rising Star (ABC, 9 PM)
Unforgettable (CBS, 9 PM)
The Musketeers (BBC America, 9 PM)
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network, 9 PM)

The Strain (FX, 10 PM)
The Leftovers (HBO, 10 PM)
Masters of Sex (Showtime, 10 PM)
Reckless (CBS, 10 PM)
Falling Skies (TNT, 10 PM)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 PM)