Hey. Its nearly the weekend. The long weekend of celebration of labor. If you will not be busy dying in a hurricane, chances are you’ll watch some sport. I suggest you consider the following sports items.
FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2019
US Open Tennis
- What: tennis, played by both men and women.
- When: All weekend, starting at 10:00 a.m. CDST
- Where: Flushing Meadows, New York, New York
- How: ESPN and ESPN+
Wisconsin Badgers at South Florida Bulls
- What: College Football, Top 25-ish adjacent
- When: 6:00 p.m. CDST
- Where: Raymond James Stadium
- How: ESPN
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at Michigan State Spartans
- What: College Football, Top 25-ish Adjacent
- When: 6:00 p.m. CDST
- Where: Rapey State University
- How: FS1
SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 2019
FIBA Basketball World Cup
- What: Basketball competition organized by an indubitably corrupt international body, normally won by the United States, but this time we don’t care so who knows.
- When: Starting at 2:30 a.m. CDST, I think, its sorta hard to do the math from all the way in dumb China. No USA on Saturday.
- Where: Dumb China
- How: ESPN+
US Open Tennis
- What: tennis, played by both men and women.
- When: All weekend, starting at 10:00 a.m. CDST
- Where: Flushing Meadows, New York, New York
- How: ESPN and ESPN+
FOOBAW
- What: Various college football games depending on your level of interest in the sport.
- When: Various times.
- Where: Sorta depends.
- How: I mean again, this will largely depend on what you decide to watch. Hope this helps.
Foobaw that Matters and Might be Close
- What: No. 11 Oregon Ducks at No. 16 Auburn Tigers, the only all top-25 matchup of the weekend.
- When: 6:30 p.m. CDST
- Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
- How: ABC
UFC Fight Night (in the morning)
- What: People fighting, headlined by Jessica Andrade and Zhang Weili fighting for the UFC Women’s Straweight Title
- When: 5:00 a.m. CDST
- Where: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
- How: ESPN+
Lomachenko vs. Campbell
- What: People fighting, but in a more stylized, some might argue gentlemanly, format, and featuring Vasiliy Lomachencko, who is very fun to watch because he moves very fast compared to other humans.
- When: 3:00 p.m. CDST
- The O2 Arena in London
- ESPN+
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
FIBA Basketball World Cup
- What: Basketball competition organized by an indubitably corrupt international body, normally won by the United States, but this time we don’t care so who knows.
- When: Starting at 2:30 a.m. CDST, I think, its sorta hard to do the math from all the way in dumb China. The United States plays at 8:30 a.m.
- Where: Dumb China
- How: ESPN+
US Open Tennis
- What: tennis, played by both men and women.
- When: All weekend, starting at 10:00 a.m. CDST
- Where: Flushing Meadows, New York, New York
- How: ESPN and ESPN+
Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners
- What: College Football for the Sad Parts of America
- When: 6:30 p.m. CDST
- Where: Memorial Stadium , Norman, OK
- How: ABC