On TV This Week 6/18 - 6/24

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

SUNDAY 6/18

MLB
Red Sox @ Astros (ESPN, 8pm)

GOLF
2017 U.S. Open Championship, Final Round (FOX, 11am-8:30pm)
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America's War On Drugs, PREMIERE (History, 9pm)
Botched, PREMIERE (E!, 9pm)
American Gods, FINALE (Starz, 9pm)
Second Wives Club, FINALE (E!, 10pm)



MONDAY 6/19

MLB
Indians @ Orioles (STO, 7pm)
Indians @ Orioles OR Reds @ Rays (MLB, 7pm)
Tigers @ Mariners (ESPN, 10pm)

NBA
NBA Mock Draft Special (ESPN 2, 8pm)
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America's War On Drugs; Cocaine, Cartels & Crack Downs (History, 9pm)
Better Call Saul, FINALE (AMC, 10pm)



TUESDAY 6/20

MLB
Indians @ Orioles (STO, 7pm)
Mets @ Dodgers (ESPN, 10pm)

MMA & BOXING
Premier Boxing Champions (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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The Story of China, PREMIERE (PBS, 8pm)
America's War On Drugs; Gangs, Prisons & Meth Queens (History, 9pm)
Wrecked, PREMIERE (TBS, 10pm)
Queen Sugar, PREMIERE (OWN, 10pm)



WEDNESDAY 6/21

MLB
Indians @ Orioles (STO, 7pm)
Indians @ Orioles OR Angels @ Yankees (MLB, 7pm)
Mets @ Dodgers (ESPN, 10pm)

NHL
2017 NHL Awards (NBC Sports, 8pm)
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Little Big Shots: Forever Young, PREMIERE (NBC, 8pm)
Big Pacific, PREMIERE (PBS, 8pm)

America's War On Drugs; Heroin, Terrorists & Kings Of Pain (History, 9pm)
Great Yellowstone Thaw, PREMIERE (PBS, 9pm)

Fargo, FINALE (FX, 10pm)
Lip Sync Battle: Skylar Astin vs. Metta World Peace (Spike, 10pm)
Andy Cohen's Then & Now, FINALE (Bravo, 10pm)
Nobodies, FINALE (TV Land, 10pm)
Lopez, FINALE (TV Land, 10:30pm)



THURSDAY 6/22

MLB
Indians @ Orioles (STO, 7pm)
Cubs @ Marlins OR Indians @ Orioles (MLB, 7pm)
Mets @ Dodgers OR Tigers @ Mariners (MLB, 10pm)

NBA
2017 NBA Draft (ESPN, 7:30pm)

SOCCER
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup; Germany vs. Chile (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)

FOOTBALL
CFL: Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Montreal Alouettes (ESPNews, 7:30pm)
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Hollywood Game Night, PREMIERE; Veep vs. The Walking Dead (NBC, 8pm)
Boy Band, PREMIERE (ABC, 8pm)
The Wall, PREMIERE (NBC, 9pm)
The Night Shift, PREMIERE (NBC, 10pm)
The Gong Show, PREMIERE (ABC, 10pm)
The Mist, PREMIERE (Spike, 10pm)
Mysteries Of The Outdoors, PREMIERE (Travel, 10pm & 10:30pm)



FRIDAY 6/23

MLB
Twins @ Indians (STO, 7pm)
Angeles @ Red Sox OR Rangers @ Yankees (MLB, 7pm)

NHL
2017 NHL Draft (NBC Sports, 7pm)

FOOTBALL
CFL: Calgary Stampeders @ Ottawa Redblacks (ESPNews, 7:30pm)

WNBA
Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx (ESPN 2, 8pm)
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The Originals, FINALE (The CW, 8pm)
What Would You Do?, PREMIERE (ABC, 9pm)
Catastrophe, PREMIERE (Lifetime, 10pm)



SATURDAY 6/24

MLB
Rangers @ Yankees (MLB, 1pm)
Twins @ Indians (STO, 4pm)
Brewers @ Braves (FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Angels @ Red Sox (FOX, 7pm)
Rockies @ Dodgers OR Astros @ Mariners (MLB, 10pm)

NHL
2017 NHL Draft, Rounds 2-7 (NHL, 4pm)

SOCCER
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup: Mexico vs. Russia (FOX, 11am)
MLS: New York City FC @ New York Red Bulls (FOX, 1:30pm)

RACING
XFINITY Series: American Ethanol E15 250 (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)

GOLF
Travelers Championship, Third Round (CBS, 3pm)

MMA & BOXING
Bellator MMA Live; Bellator 180 (Spike, 8pm)

FOOTBALL
CFL: Edmonton Eskimos @ BC Lions (ESPN 2, 10pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Sailing: America's Cup (NBC, 1pm)
Dew Tour: Long Beach (NBC, 2:30pm)
Track and Field: U.S. Outdoor Championships (NBC, 4pm)
2017 Nitro World Games (NBC, 8pm)
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2017 BETX Live Special (BET, 6pm)
MOVIE: The Birth Of A Nation (HBO, 8pm)

TV Weekend 6.24 - 6.25

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

106 & Park: Live From BET Experience (FRI, BET, 6pm)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 8pm)
Masters Of Illusion (FRI, The CW, 8pm & 8:30pm)

What Would You Do? (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 9pm)

Real Time With Bill Maher (FRI, HBO, 10pm)
Outcast (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)
ELeague (FRI, TBS, 10pm)

Uncommon Sense (FRI, MTV 2, 11pm)

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Outlander (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Hell On Wheels (SAT, AMC, 9pm)
The American West (SAT, AMC, 10pm)

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MLB
Indians @ Tigers (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Dodgers @ Pirates OR Cubs @ Marlins (FRI, MLB, 7pm)

Twins @ Yankees OR Rays @ Orioles (SAT, MLB, 1pm)
Indians @ Tigers (SAT, STO, 4pm)
Padres @ Reds (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Astros @ Royals (SAT, FOX, 7pm)
Phillies @ Giants OR Cardinals @ Mariners (SAT, MLB, 10pm)

NHL
2016 NHL Draft, Day 1 (FRI, NBC Sports, 7pm)
2016 NHL Draft, Rounds 2-7 (SAT, NHL, 1pm)

MMA & BOXING
Bellator MMA Live; Dynamite 2: Quinton Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii (FRI, Spike, 8pm)
AXS TV Fights (FRI, AXS TV, 10pm)

Premier Boxing Champions (SAT, CBS, 9pm)

NASCAR & RACING
AMA Motocross Series: Tennessee National (SAT, NBC, 3:30pm)
Camping World Truck Series: Drivin For Linemen 200 (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)

SOCCER
2016 UEFA European Championship: Wales vs. Northern Ireland (SAT, ESPN, 11:30am)
2016 UEFA European Championship: Croatia vs. Portugal (SAT, ESPN, 2:30pm)

MLS: New York City FC @ Seattle Sounders (SAT, ESPN, 5pm)
2016 Copa America Centenario, Third Place Match: United States vs. Colombia (SAT, FX, 8pm)

GOLF
Quicken Loans National, Third Round (SAT, CBS, 3pm)

WNBA
Indiana @ Fever @ Dallas Wings (SAT, NBA TV, 8:30pm)

FOOTBALL
Arena Football: Tampa Bay Storm @ Orlando Predators (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 7:30pm)
CFL Football: Montreal Alouettes @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers (FRI, ESPN 2, 8:30pm)

Arena Football: Cleveland Gladiators @ Jacksonville Sharks (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)
CFL Football: Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions (SAT, ESPN 2, 10pm)

OTHER SPORTS
College Baseball: (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)
Gymnastics: P&G Championships (FRI, NBC, 9pm)

Triathlon: IRONMAN World Championship (SAT, NBC, 2pm)
U.S. Olympic Trials; Diving (SAT, NBC, 4:30pm)
College Baseball: (SAT, ESPN, 8pm)
U.S. Olympic Trials; Diving, Men's Gymnastics (SAT, NBC, 8pm)

The Puck Drops Here: #BlueJackets #NHLDraft #CBJ

By @CLulovics

The top 2 picks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft went as expected as Connor McDavid went to the Edmonton Oilers and Jack Eichel went to the Buffalo Sabres. As for the Columbus Blue Jackets draft went they had the number 8 pick and they selected 17 year old defenseman Zach Werenski from the University of Michigan. Zach is a tall strong D man which the Jackets were looking for but early reports have him returning to Michigan. They also traded up to the 29th spot and selected D man Gabriel Carlsson from Sweden.

In the second round the Jackets drafted LW Paul Bittner from the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL. Still in the second round and with the 58th pick C Kevin Stenlund was selected also out of Sweden. In the third round the CBJ selected Keegan Kolesar who plays RW for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL. The 5th round was all about defense as the Jackets took 2 D men in Sam Ruopp of the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and Veeti Vainio out of Sweden. Round 6 also saw the team take a D man in Vladislav Gavrikov who currently plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl out of Russia. And with the teams last pick in the draft they selected another D man in Markus Nutivaara out of Finland.

With the draft over the prospects headed down to Columbus in Nationwide Arena for the annual prospect camp which started on Monday June 29th. Fans can get an early glimpse of the teams draft picks along with other future prospects who hope to one day make it to the NHL.

Always looking towards the future Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen made a blockbuster trade on Tuesday June 30 with the Chicago Blackhawks which saw Brandon Saad, defenseman Michael Paliotta, and forward Alex Broadhurst traded to the Blue Jackets from Chicago for forwards Artem Anisimov, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp, Marko Dano, and a fourth found pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. Saad who was part of the past two Stanley Cup Champions for Chicago in only 4 seasons with the team saw career bests in the 2014-2015 season with 23 goals and 52 points. In the playoffs which saw the Blackhawks win the Cup Saad had 8 goals and 11 points.

To say it nicely the Blue Jackets got the better end of this trade as Artem Anisimov whose contract was up at the end of this coming season more than likely would of been traded during the season but Jarmo saw an opportunity to add a player from a team that won the Stanley Cup twice in the past 4 years so Saad knows what it takes to win.

As always Carry The Flag, We Are The 5th Line, Battle On and AllofUs

TV Weekend 6.26 - 6.27

By @nevaRWilliams

The Briefcase (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
Defiance (FRI, SyFy, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)

106 & Park Live From BETX (FRI, BET, 9pm)
Killjoys (FRI, SyFy, 9pm)
What Would You Do? (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)

Dark Matter (FRI, SyFy, 10pm)
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106 & Park Live From BETX (SAT, BET, 6pm)
Power (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)

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MLB
Indians @ Orioles (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Cubs @ Cardinals OR Yankees @ Astros (FRI, MLB Network, 8pm)

Rangers @ Blue Jays (SAT, MLB Network, 1pm)
Indians @ Orioles (SAT, FOX, 7pm)
Diamondbacks @ Padres (SAT, MLB Network, 10pm)

NHL
2015 NHL Draft (FRI, NBC Sports, 7pm)

FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
China vs. United States (FRI, FOX, 7:30pm)
Australia vs. Japan (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
England vs. Canada (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)

SOCCER
International Friendly: Mexico vs. Costa Rica (SAT, ESPN 2, 6pm)

WNBA
Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx (SAT, NBATV, 8pm)

FOOTBALL
CFL: Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Calgary Stampeders (FRI, ESPN 2, 9pm)

Arena Football: Cleveland Gladiators @ Jacksonville Sharks (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders (SAT, ESPN 2, 8pm)
Legends Football League (SAT, FUSE, 9pm)

MMA & BOXING
Bellator MMA Live 139: Curran vs. Sanchez (FRI, SPIKE, 9pm)
Boxing: Friday Night Knockout (FRI, TruTV, 10pm)

Boxing: Timothy Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas (SAT, HBO, 9:45pm)
UFC Fight Night (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

GOLF
US Senior Open Championship, Third Round (SAT, FOX, 2pm)
Travelers Championship, Third Round (SAT, CBS, 3pm)

NASCAR & RACING
IndyCar: MAVTV 500 (SAT, NBC Sports, 4pm)
Motorcycle Racing: Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship: Budds Creek National (SAT, NBC Sports, 9pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Dew Tour: Chicago Skate Streetstyle (SAT, NBC, 3pm)
Track and Field: US Outdoor Championships (SAT, NBC, 4pm)