Cycling, Tour de France (Saturday and Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Versus). Versus is offering an average of 14 hours a day of coverage through the event's conclusion July 27.
Baseball, All-Star selection show (Sunday, 11 a.m., TBS). Newcomers Dennis Eckersley and Harold Reynolds join Cal Ripken, back for a second year, and host Ernie Johnson for the announcement of the All-Star game lineups. Following the show, TBS has the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
NASCAR, Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Saturday, 5 p.m., TNT). As was the case last year for this event, there will be no national commercial breaks, only local ones.
Horse racing, NTRA Summer Racing series (Saturday, 3 p.m. ESPN2); American Oaks and CashCall Mile at Hollywood Park ("Trackside Live," 1 p.m., TVG). Two major races at New Jersey's Monmouth Park -- both Breeders' Cup Challenge events -- highlight the ESPN2 program. The Hollywood Park races each offer a purse of $750,000.
WNBA, Phoenix at Sparks. (Sunday, 6:30 p.m., FSN Prime Ticket). This game marks the second of five Sparks telecasts with Lakers guard Derek Fisher as a commentator. He made his debut alongside play-by-play announcer Larry Burnett on Tuesday night.
Beach volleyball, AVP Crocs Tour Boulder Open (Saturday, noon, Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Channel 4). This is the first of four beach volleyball tournaments NBC will televise leading up to the Olympics. Chris Marlowe and Karch Kiraly call the action.
Recommended viewing:
"Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games," Tuesday, 7 p.m., HBO. This award-winning documentary originally aired in 1999.
"Dodgers Insider: Trip to China," Tuesday, around 10:30 p.m. The team's trip to China in March and its games against the San Diego Padres are reviewed.
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