May 2: A TV Guide for All Your Sports from Dawn to Way Past Dusk
By Mike Cardillo
In case you hadn’t heard, May 2 is shaping up to be the busiest day on the sports calender in 2015. Here’s a brief guide of how you can spend close to 24 hours glued to the couch watching a veritable all-you-can-eat buffet of televised sporting goodness. (Along with a few empty calories for filler, too.) Enjoy!
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7:45 a.m. (Eastern) Leicester City vs. Newcastle United (NBCSN) — The most-loaded sports day of 2015 begins with an EPL relegation battle, with both teams looking for three points needed to remain in England’s top soccer division. Leicester manager Nigel Pearson’s outburst at a reporter — which he’s since apologized for — will be a talking point.
9:32 a.m. Major League (Comedy Central) — “We’re contenders now.”
10 a.m. Córdoba vs. Barcelona (beIN) — Barcelona scored 5-0 in the midweek vs. Getafe as it looks to close out La Liga ahead of Real Madrid. Leo Messi & Co. don’t need an introduction.
Noon — 8 pm. NFL Draft Rounds 4-7 (ESPN, NFL Network) — Lots and lots of upside on the board for Mel Kiper et al to talk about live from Chicago.
12:30 p.m. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals (NBC) — Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals starts of a big day on NBC. This is the fifth time these two squads have played in the playoffs since 2009. Madison Square Garden will be rocking, no doubt, even with an early start. The Caps lead 1-0.
1:35 p.m. New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (YES, NESN, MLB Network) — The “best” rivalry in baseball resumes at Fenway, hopefully the game finishes before the Kentucky Derby post time.
2:14 p.m. Dazed and Confused (Comedy Central) — Alright, alright, alright. Hey, there’s a baseball scene in it. So it counts!
3:30 pm. Con Air (CMT) — Sure, why not …
4 p.m. Kentucky Derby Pre-race coverage (NBC) — Post time isn’t until 6:24, which leaves NBC plenty of time to scan the crowd for the latest fashion trends. TBL Media Madness champs, Tara and Johnny, will be there.
4:05 p.m. Los Angeles Angels at San Francisco Giants (FS1) — Interleague play means Angels starter Hector Santiago will have to bat in this rematch of the 2002 World Series.
6:24 p.m. Kentucky Derby Post (NBC) — The annual time for Americans to watch horse racing for 90 seconds out of their calendar year.
7:05 p.m. Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves (FS1) — MLB Network is also airing Rockies-Padres or Diamondbacks-Dodgers later in the night, depending where you live. Tigers-Royals and Nationals-Mets also play, locally, around this time, too!
8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Clippers (TNT) — Come for the basketball, stay for the Gregg Popovich sideline interviews. Or future Steve Ballmer GIFs. Oh right, it’s also a Game 7.
9 p.m. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquaio (PPV) — After months of hype, the fight of the decade arrives. The actual fight is set to begin closer to 11:30 p.m.