MLB London Series, USFL Playoffs: What’s on This Weekend in TV Sports (June 24-25)
A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
The list of live televised sports events airing this weekend stars on the diamond with Major League Baseball’s MLB London Series.
Fox and ESPN will televise the weekend between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs from London Stadium, with Fox airing the Saturday afternoon game and ESPN televising the Sunday-morning contest. It’s the league's first baseball series in London since New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox in 2019.
ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast will feature the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On the pro football field, NBC will kick off the USFL Playoffs with a Saturday primetime telecast of the North Division playoff game between the Michigan Panthers and the Pittsburgh Maulers. On Sunday, Fox will air the South Division matchup between the New Orleans Breakers and the defending champion Birmingham Stallions.
On the links, CBS will televise weekend coverage of the Travelers Championship PGA Tour event while NBC will televise final-round coverage of the Women’s PGA Championship.
In the boxing ring, Showtime on Saturday will air the middleweight title fight between champion Carlos Adames and Julian Williams. In the octagon, ABC will televise a UFC Fight Night card featuring a main event bout between featherweights Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria.
On the basketball court, ABC will air a Sunday WNBA doubleheader tilt featuring the Washington Mystics and New York Liberty game as well as the Dallas Wings versus the Los Angeles Sparks contest.
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On the racetrack, NBC on Sunday will air the NASCAR Cup Ally 400 auto race. On Saturday, NBC will televise the NYC Grand Prix track and field event.
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