THE WEEKEND: McDavid and friends battle the USA in that tourney we don’t really understand
What’s on:
TODAY, MAY 6
BASEBALL: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs, 11 a.m., SNP; Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, 4 p.m., SNP.
BASKETBALL: Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks, 4 p.m., SNOne; San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder, 6:30 p.m., TSN.
GOLF: Euro, Trophee Hassan II, 7:30 a.m.; LPGA Classic, 9:30 a.m.; PGA, Wells Fargo Championship, 1 p.m.; Ladies Euro, Lalla Meryem Cup, 3:30 a.m. (Sat.); all on GOLF.
HOCKEY: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, 4 p.m., CBC, TSN 1410; World Championship: USA vs. Canada, 6 a.m., TSN, TSN 1410; Sweden vs. Latvia, 6 a.m., TSN2; Finland vs. Belarus, 10 a.m., TSN4; Czech Republic vs. Russia, 10 a.m., TSN; Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan, 2 a.m. (Sat.), TSN2; Slovakia vs. Hungary, 2 a.m. (Sat.), TSN3.
HORSE RACING: Kentucky Oaks, 9:30 a.m., TSN2.
MOTORSPORTS: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, GoBowling.com, practice, 8:30 a.m., TSN3; qualifying, 3:30 p.m., TSN2.
RUGBY: Challenge Cup, Batley vs. Catalans Dragons, noon; NRL, Melanesian Cup, Fiji vs. Papua New Guinea, midnight; Polynesian Cup, Samoa vs. Tonga, 2:30 a.m. (Sat.); all on SNWORLD.
TENNIS: WTA, Madrid Open, 11 a.m., SNOne; ATP, Madrid Open, 12:30 p.m., TSN5; 4 a.m. (Sat.), TSN5.
SATURDAY, MAY 7
BASEBALL: L.A.Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, 10 a.m., SNOne, TSN 1410; Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians, 1 p.m., SNOne; Oakland A’s at Baltimore Orioles, 4 p.m., SNP; Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 4 p.m., WGN; New York Mets at San Diego Padres, 5:30 p.m., WPIX.
BASKETBALL: Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat, 2 p.m., SNP; Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers, 5:30 p.m., ABC, SNOne.
GOLF: Wells Fargo, 10 a.m., GOLF; noon, CBS; LPGA Classic, noon, GOLF; Champions, Insperity, 2 p.m., GOLF; Meryem Cup, 3:30 a.m. (Sun.), GOLF.
HOCKEY: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, 10 a.m., SNP, NBC; Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 4 p.m., CBC, NBC, TSN 1410; Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m., CBC, TSN 1040; Worlds: Norway vs. Denmark, 6 a.m., TSN2; France vs. Germany, 6 a.m., TSN3; Latvia vs. Czech Republic, 10 a.m., TSN4; Belarus vs. USA, 10 a.m., TSN; Hungary vs. Canada, 2 a.m. (Sun.), TSN, TSN 1410; Kazakhstan vs. Russia, 2 a.m. (Sun.), TSN2.
HORSE RACING: Kentucky Derby, 1 p.m., NBC, TSN2; Hastings Racecourse, 1:50 p.m.
MOTORSPORTS: GoBowling.com 400, 4:30 p.m., TSN3.
RUGBY: NRL, City vs. Country, 10:30 p.m., SNWORLD.
SOCCER: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Portland Timbers, 2 p.m., B.C. Place, TSN, TSN 1040; Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas, 4:30 p.m., TSN; England, Norwich City vs. Manchester United, 4:40 a.m., TSN; Crystal Palace vs. Stoke, 6:30 a.m., SNP; West Ham vs. Swansea, 7 a.m., TSN; Sunderland vs. Chelsea, 7 a.m., TSN4, TSN 1410; Aston Villa vs. Newcastle, 7 a.m., TSN5; Leicester City vs. Everton, 9 a.m., SN360; Germany, Ingolstadt vs. Bayern Munich, 6:30 a.m., SNWORLD, FOX.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid, semifinal, 11 a.m., TSN5. TRACK: Diamond League, 1 p.m., CBC.
EARLY SUNDAY, MAY 8
BASEBALL: Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, 10 a.m., SNOne. BASKETBALL: Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks, 12:30 p.m., ABC, TSN, TSN 1410. GOLF: Trophee Hassan II, 6:30 a.m., GOLF; Wells Fargo, 10 a.m., GOLF; noon, CBS; LPGA Classic, noon, CBS.
HOCKEY: World Championship, Norway vs. Switzerland, 6 a.m., TSN4; Finland vs. Germany, 6 a.m., TSN; France vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m., TSN4; Sweden vs. Denmark, 10 a.m., TSN; Stanley Cup playoffs, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, noon, SNP, NBC, TSN 1040.
HORSE RACING: Hastings Racecourse, 1:50 p.m.
SOCCER: England, Tottenham vs. Southampton, 5 a.m., SNP, TSN 1410; Liverpool vs. Watford, 7:30 a.m., SNWORLD; Manchester City vs. Arsenal, 7:30 a.m., SNP, TSN 1410; Scotland, Aberdeen vs. Celtic, 4:30 a.m., SNWORLD.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open, final, 9:30 a.m., TSN5.