Sports on the Air for Friday-Saturday, August 8-9: TV, radio schedule in Wichita

Friday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Essendon at Geelong, 4:30 a.m., FS1

• AFL: Essendon at Geelong, 4:30 a.m., FS2

• AFL: St. Kilda at Richmond, 10 p.m., FS2

• AFL: Sydney at Brisbane, 1 a.m. (Saturday), FS2

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• AVP League: week 8, day 1, at Dallas, 8 p.m., CBSSN

GOLF

• DP World Tour: The Nexo Championship, second round, at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 6:30 a.m., GOLF

• LIV Golf League Chicago: first round, at Bolingbrook, Ill., 11 a.m., FS1; 1 p.m., FOX

• PGA Tour: The FedEx St. Jude Championship, second round, at Memphis, Tenn., 1 p.m., GOLF

• USGA: The 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, quarterfinals, at Bandon, Ore., 5 p.m., GOLF

• PGA Tour Champions: The Boeing Classic, first round, at Snoqualmie, Wash., 9 p.m., GOLF (taped)

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: Saratoga Live, noon, FS2

• The Dan Patch Stakes: at Anderson, Ind., 7 p.m., FS2; 8:30 p.m., FS1

LACROSSE

• PLL: Carolina vs. Utah, at Boston, 8 p.m., ESPN2

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

• Little League World Series Midwest Regional: North Dakota vs. Nebraska/South Dakota winner, championship game, at Whitestown, Ind., noon, ESPN

• Little League World Series Mid-Atlantic Regional: Pennsylvania vs. Maryland/Delaware winner, championship game, at Bristol, Conn., 2 p.m., ESPN

• Little League World Series Mountain Regional: Nevada vs. Wyoming/Utah winner, championship game, 4 p.m., ESPN

• Little League World Series Metro Regional: New York vs. Connecticut, championship game, at Bristol, Conn., 6 p.m., ESPN

• Little League World Series Northwest Regional: Washington vs. Oregon, championship game, at San Bernardino, Calif., 8 p.m., ESPN

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

• Little League Softball World Series: Southwest/Mid-Atlantic loser vs. Southeast, elimination game, at Greenville, N.C., 3 p.m., ESPN2

• Little League Softball World Series: North Carolina/Asia-Pacific loser vs. Central, elimination game, at Greenville, N.C., 6 p.m., ESPN2

MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL

• Texas League (Double-A): Northwest Arkansas at Wichita Wind Surge, 7 p.m., Bally Sports Live (streaming); MiLB.tv (online); 92.3-FM

MLB

• Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:40 p.m., Apple TV+ (streaming)

• Houston at NY Yankees, 6:05 p.m., Apple TV+ (streaming)

• Kansas City at Minnesota, 7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Kansas, 1240-AM, 97.5-FM

• Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7 p.m., MLB

• Toronto at LA Dodgers, 10 p.m., MLB (joined in-progress)

MOTOR SPORTS

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: practice and qualifying, at Watkins Glen International, 10:30 a.m., FS2

• ARCA Menards Series: The General Tire 100 at the Glen, at Watkins Glen International, 1 p.m., FS2

• Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Portland, practice, 3 p.m., FS1

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Watkins Glen, at Watkins Glen International, 4 p.m., FS1

• NTT IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Portland, practice, 4:30 p.m., FS2

NFL

• Preseason: Cleveland at Carolina, 6 p.m., NFL

SOCCER

• English League Championship: Ipswich Town FC at Birmingham City, 1:55 p.m., CBSSN

• NWSL Kansas City at Utah, 9 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)

• Liga MX: Puebla at Tigres UANL, 9:55 p.m., FS1

TENNIS

• ATP/WTA: Cincinnati, early rounds, 10 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• New York at Dallas, 6:30 p.m., Ion

• Seattle at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., Ion

Saturday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Gold Coast at Carlton, 4:30 a.m., FS2

• AFL: Western at Melbourne, 11:59 p.m., FS2

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BASEBALL

• Banana Ball: The Firefighters vs. Savannah Bananas, at Denver, 8 p.m., ESPN2

BASKETBALL

• BIG3 week 9: Houston Rig Hands vs. Miami 305, Boston Ball Hogs vs. LA Riot, DMV Trilogy vs. Dallas Power, Chicago Triplets vs. Detroit, at Los Angeles, 3 p.m., CBS; 5:30 p.m., Vice

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• AVP League: week 8, day 2, at Dallas, 7 p.m., CW

FOOTBALL

• Canadian Football League: Ottawa at Toronto, 2 p.m., CBSSN

• Canadian Football League: Winnipeg at Calgary, 6 p.m., CBSSN

GOLF

• DP World Tour: The Nexo Championship, third round, at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 6:30 a.m., GOLF

• LIV Golf League Chicago: second round, at Bolingbrook, Ill., noon, FOX; 2 p.m., FS2

• PGA Tour: The FedEx St. Jude Championship, third round, at Memphis, Tenn., noon, GOLF; 2 p.m., NBC

• USGA: The 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, semifinals, at Bandon, Ore., 2 p.m., GOLF

• PGA Tour Champions: The Boeing Classic, second round, at Snoqualmie, Wash., 5 p.m., GOLF

GYMNASTICS

• U.S. National Championships, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., NBC (taped)

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: Saratoga Live, 11:30 a.m., FS2; noon, FS1; 1:30 p.m., FS2; 5 p.m., FS1

• Saratoga Saturday: The Sword Dancer Invitational, at Saratoga Race Course, 2 p.m., FOX

LACROSSE

• PLL: Philadelphia vs. New York, at Boston, noon, ABC

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

• Little League Softball World Series: Orange Bracket championship game, teams TBA, at Greenville, N.C., 1 p.m., ESPN

• Little League Softball World Series: Purple Bracket championship game, teams TBA, at Greenville, N.C., 4 p.m., ESPN2

MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL

• Texas League (Double-A): Northwest Arkansas at Wichita Wind Surge, 6 p.m., Bally Sports Live (streaming); MiLB.tv (online); 92.3-FM

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

• UFC Fight Night Prelims: undercard bouts, at Las Vegas, 3 p.m., ESPN

• UFC Fight Night Main Card: Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez, middleweights, at Las Vegas, 6 p.m., ESPN

MLB

• Houston at NY Yankees, 1 p.m., MLB

• Washington at San Francisco, 4 p.m., MLB (joined in-progress)

• Kansas City at Minnesota, 6 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Kansas, 1240-AM, 97.5-FM

• Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 6 p.m., FOX

• Tampa Bay at Seattle, 8:30 p.m., MLB

MOTOR SPORTS

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Mission 200, practice and qualifying, 8:30 a.m., CW App (streaming)

• NTT IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Portland, practice, 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m., FS1

• NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling At The Glen, practice and qualifying, 11 a.m., truTV

• NTT IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Portland, qualifying, 1:30 p.m., FS1

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Mission 200 At The Glen, at Watkins Glen International, 2 p.m., CW

• Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Portland, practice, 3:30 p.m., FS1

• Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Portland, qualifying, 7:30 p.m., FS2

NFL

• Preseason: NY Giants at Buffalo, noon, NFL

• Preseason: Houston at Minnesota, 3 p.m., NFL

• Preseason: Kansas City at Arizona, 7 p.m., KWCH Ch. 12, 98.7-FM

• Preseason: N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 7 p.m., NFL

• Preseason: Denver at San Francisco, 11 p.m., NFL (taped)

RODEO

• PBR Team Series: Freedom Days, day 2, at Sunrise, Fla., 5:30 p.m., CW

RUGBY

• NRL Women’s: Brisbane at Canberra, 10:40 p.m., FS2

• NRL Women’s: North Queensland at Parramatta, 3:10 a.m. (Sunday), FS2

SOCCER

• EFL Championship: Coventry City vs. Hull City, 6:25 a.m., CBSSN

• Team friendly: Newcastle United vs. Atletico Madrid, 9:55 a.m., CBSSN

• NWSL: Washington at Gotham FC, 11 a.m., ESPN

• NWSL: Louisville at Orlando, 6:30 p.m., Ion

• MLS: San Diego at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m., FS1

• NWSL: Angel City FC at San Diego, 9 p.m., Ion

SWIMMING

• 2025 World Aquatics Championships: at Singapore, noon, NBC (taped)

TENNIS

• ATP/WTA: Cincinnati, early rounds, 10 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m., CBS