SPORTS ON WEEKEND TV : Dodgers Play Reds Twice
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The NBA wraps up weekend play for the season, major league baseball returns to CBS and gymnastics and boxing conduct their U.S. Olympic trials on an event-filled sports television weekend.
* Pro Basketball: The Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers begin Game 6 of the NBA Finals at 4 p.m. Sunday on NBC (Channels 4, 36 and 39).
* Baseball: CBS (Channels 2 and 8) airs its first major league game since May 2, when the Dodgers visit the Cincinnati Reds today at 10 a.m. The same two teams play again Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN. The slumping Angels play host to former teammate Wally Joyner and the Kansas City Royals tonight at 7 on SportsChannel. The San Diego Padres face the Atlanta Braves today at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on TBS and KUSI (Channel 51) and KESQ (Channel 42).
* U.S. Olympic Trials: Boxing and the women’s gymnastics finals air today at noon on Channels 4 and 36 and 11 a.m. on Channel 39. The men’s gymnastics finals and more boxing will air Sunday at 1 p.m. on all three NBC stations.
* Golf: CBS (Channels 2 and 8) offers the $1.1-million Federal Express St. Jude Classic today at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The $1-million Senior Players Championship can be seen today at 1 p.m. on ABC (Channels 7, 3 and 42) and at noon on Channel 10. Sunday’s final round begins at 3 p.m. on all four ABC stations.
* Other Sports: Bowling’s $125,000 Active West Open at Riverside will be shown today on Channels 7, 3, and 42 at 3 p.m., 2 p.m. on Channel 10. “Wide World of Sports” (today at 4:30 p.m., Channels 7, 3 and 42, 3:30 p.m., Channel 10) features the Joey Gamache-Chil-Sung Chun WBA lightweight title fight and the Grand National Steeplechase from England. In Arena Football, the Arizona Rattlers-Sacramento Attack game airs tonight at 9 on ESPN.
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