MLB: Braves at Brewers
1 p.m., TBS
As a postscript to all that happy horsepucky in April about Milwaukee being on its way to the World Series, let the record show that the Pirates are only 5 games out in the NL Central.
English League Soccer tripleheader
1 p.m., Fox Sports Channel
Must be nice for soccer fans to see games one, two or a hundred days old and watch them plausibly live, since no self-respecting American media outlet ever reports these scores.
MLB: Indians at Red Sox
7 p.m., NESN
Not begrudging Trot Nixon his hero’s welcome or anything, but Dave Roberts, Orlando Cabrera and Derek Lowe had a heck of a lot more to do with exorcising 86 years of abject misery.
Ballers
7:30 p.m., BET
Your chance to see how Paul Pierce, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Stephen A. Smith live. I’m sure Smith would accuse us of racism for having zero interest.
NHL Stanley Cup: Senators at Ducks, Game 2
8 p.m., Versus
I’m not ashamed to say I just looked up who won Game 1 five seconds before typing this.
Classic Boxing: David Tua vs. Ike Ibeabuchi, 1997
8 p.m., ESPN Classic
What would any “classic” boxing match be without one participant who’s served time in prison?
NBA Western finals: Jazz at Spurs, Game 5
9 p.m., ESPN
Fans are yawning their way to San Antonio’s fourth title in the Duncan Era. Which reveals all you need to know about the average NBA enthusiast.
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