HD Weekend Sports Outlook – May 9 thru May 11

HDTVEven though we are ass-deep in the NHL and NBA playoffs, auto racing rules the high definition roost this weekend. There are seven separate racing broadcasts over the next three days, two for NASCAR and five qualifier rounds for the Indy 500.

The NBA has quite a few good games on as well. Five, to be exact. The NHL playoffs are in their waning stages as there are only two series left to be played… the conference finals. The Flyers and Penguins play twice, where the Stars and Red Wings only play on Saturday.

The rest of the national HD schedule is as follows. Remember, all
programming shown below is in Eastern Time and check your local listings for
any local high definition broadcasts in your area:


Sat 5/10 03:30PM FOX-HD – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers (720p)
Sat 5/10 03:30PM FOX-HD – New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers (720p)
Sat 5/10 03:30PM FOX-HD – Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs (720p)

Sun 5/11 01:00PM TBS-HD – New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers (1080i)
Sun 5/11 08:00PM ESPNHD – Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins (720p)

NBA
Fri 5/09 09:00PM ESPNHD – Round 2 – Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz – Game 3 (720p)

Sat 5/10 5:00PM ESPNHD – Round 2 – Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic – Game 4 (1080i)
Sat 5/10 8:00PM ABC-HD – Round 2 – Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers – Game 3 (720p)

Sun 5/11 5:00PM ABC-HD – Round 2 – Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz – Game 4 (720p)
Sun 5/11 8:00PM TNT-HD – Round 2 -New Orleans Hornets at San Antonio Spurs– Game 4 (1080i)

NHL
Fri 5/09 07:30PM Versus – Round 3 – Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 1 (1080i)

Sat 5/10 07:00PM Versus – Round 2 – Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings – Game 2 (1080i)

Sun 5/11 07:30PM Versus – Round 2 – Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 2 (1080i)

NASCAR
Fri 5/09 07:30PM ESPN2HD – Nationwide: Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (720p)

Sat 5/10 07:00PM FOX-HD – Sprint Cup: Dodge Challenger 500 (720p)

PGA
Fri 5/09 01:00PM Golf-HD – The Players Championship (1080i)

Sat 5/10 02:00PM NBC-HD – The Players Championship (720p)

Sun 5/11 02:00PM NBC-HD – The Players Championship (720p)

Auto Racing:
Sat 5/10 12:00PM ESPN2HD – Indy 500 Qualifying (720p)
Sat 5/10 03:00PM ABC-HD – Indy 500 Qualifying (720p)
Sat 5/10 06:00PM ESPN2HD – Indy 500 Qualifying (720p)

Sun 5/11 12:00PM ESPN2HD – Indy 500 Qualifying (720p)
Sat 5/10 05:00PM ESPN2HD – Indy 500 Qualifying (720p)


Enjoy, and have a great Hi-Def weekend!