Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., July 17-18: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City

Friday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Adelaide at Sydney, 4:25 a.m., FS2
• AFL: Fremantle at Port Adelaide, 10 p.m., FS2
• AFL: Melbourne at North Melbourne, 1 a.m. (Saturday), FS2

BASEBALL

• American Association: Kane County at Kansas City Monarchs, 6:30 p.m., KSMO Ch. 62

BASKETBALL

• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Sacramento vs. Charlotte, round robin, at Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Chicago vs. Cleveland, round robin, at Las Vegas, 6 p.m., ESPN
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Dallas vs. New York, round robin, at Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Detroit vs. Miami, round robin, at Las Vegas, 8 p.m., ESPN
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Portland vs. Utah, round robin, at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: Minnesota vs. LA Clippers, round robin, at Las Vegas, 10 p.m., ESPN

CYCLING

• UCI: Tour de France, stage 13, 5:30 a.m., NBCSN; Peacock (streaming)

GOLF

• DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, second round, at Southport, England, 3 a.m., USA
• DP World/PGA Tour: Corales Puntacana Championship, second round, at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 11 a.m., GOLF

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

• EYBL Peach Jam: boys teams TBA, at Augusta, S.C., 8 a.m., NBA
• 3SSB Palmetto Road Championships: boys teams TBA, at Rock Hill, S.C., 12:30 p.m., NBA

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: Saratoga Live, noon, 3 p.m., FS2
• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 5:30 p.m., FS2
• Del Mar Opening Day: at San Diego, 7 p.m., FS1

MLB

• Tampa Bay at Boston, 12:30 p.m., MLB
• LA Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees, 6 p.m., MLB
• Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 6:15 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• San Diego at Royals, 7 p.m., KCTV Ch. 5, Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM)
• St. Louis at Arizona, 9 p.m., MLB (joined in-progress)

MOTOR SPORTS

• Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix, practice, 6:30 a.m., 10 a.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Faith Fest 250, practice and qualifying, 1 p.m., FS2

SOCCER

• NWSL: San Diego at Kansas City Current, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming); KTBG-FM (90.9 FM)
• MLS: Atlanta at Nashville, 7 p.m, FOX; Apple TV (streaming)
• USL League One: Portland at Boise, 8:30 p.m., CBSSN
• MLS: Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m., FOX; Apple TV (streaming)

SOFTBALL

• Athletes Unlimited: Volt at Cascade, 7 p.m., ESPN2

TENNIS

• ATP: Umag, semifinals; ATP: Gstaad and Bastad, quarterfinals; WTA: Athens and Iasi, quarterfinals, 2:30 a.m., 5 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• Seattle at Indiana, 6:30 p.m., Ion
• Connecticut at Phoenix, 9 p.m., Ion

Saturday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast, 5 a.m., FS2
• AFL: Hawthorn at Richmond, 10 p.m., FS2
• AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Essendon, 1:30 a.m. (Sunday), FS2

BASEBALL

• American Association: Kane County at Kansas City Monarchs, 6:30 p.m., KSMO Ch. 62

BASKETBALL

• The Basketball Tournament Regional Round: The Ville (Louisville) at La Familia (Kentucky), game 1, at Lexington, Ky.
• NBA Summer League: consolation games, teams TBA, at Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• NBA Summer League: consolation games, teams TBA, at Las Vegas, 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., ESPN
• NBA Summer League Playoffs: semifinals, teams TBA, at Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• AVP: League Week 5, at New York, 1 p.m., CW

CYCLING

• UCI: Tour de France, stage 14, 5:30 a.m., NBCSN; Peacock (streaming)

FOOTBALL

• Canadian Football League: Montreal at Calgary, 3 p.m., CBSSN

GOLF

• DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, third round, at Southport, England, 4 a.m., USA; 6 a.m., NBC
• DP World/PGA Tour: Corales Puntacana Championship, third round, at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 11 a.m., GOLF
• DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, final round, at Southport, England, 3 a.m. (Sunday), USA

GYMNASTICS

• USA Gymnastics: U.S. Classic, 6 p.m., NBCSN

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: Saratoga Live, 11:30 a.m., FS2; 2 p.m., FS1; 5 p.m., FS2
• FOX Saratoga Saturday: The Diana Stakes, 1 p.m., FOX
• Breeders Cup Challenge Series, 4 p.m., NBC

LACROSSE

• PLL: Carolina vs. Denver, at Fairfield, Conn., 1 p.m., ABC

MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL

• Texas League (Double-A): Amarillo at Springfield, 6:30 p.m., MLB

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

• PFL: Main Card, at Austin, Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN2

MLB

• Minnesota at Chicago Cubs, 1 p.m., MLB
• San Diego at Royals, 3 p.m., Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM)
• Texas at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m., MLB (joined in-progress)
• LA Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees, 7 p.m., FOX, WHB (810 AM)

MOTOR SPORTS

• Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix practice, 5:30 a.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix, qualifying, 9 a.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NTT IndyCar Series: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, practice, 9 a.m., FS1
• INDY NXT Series: practice, at Nashville Superspeedway, 10:30 a.m., FS1
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Faith Fest 250, North Wilkesboro Speedway, 11:30 a.m., FS1
• NTT IndyCar Series: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, qualifying, 2 p.m., FOX
• INDY NXT Series: Qualifying, Nashville Superspeedway, 3:30 p.m., FS2
• NASCAR Cup Series: Window World 450, practice and qualifying, 4:30 p.m., truTV; HBO Max (streaming)
• NTT IndyCar Series: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, high line practice and final practice, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., FS2
• NHRA: Denso Sonoma Nationals, Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout, 7 p.m., FS1

RUGBY

• 2026 World Junior Championships: New Zealand vs. England, third-place game, at Tbilisi, Georgia, 8:55 a.m., CBSSN
• 2026 World Junior Championships: France vs. South Africa, final, at Tbilisi, Georgia, 11:25 a.m., CBSSN
• 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup: USA Eagles vs. Spain, 6:25 p.m., CBSSN

SOCCER

• NWSL: Seattle at Gotham FC, 11 a.m., ABC
• USL Championship: Pittsburgh at Louisville, 11 a.m., CBS
• NWSL: Portland at Denver, 1 p.m., CBS; Paramount+ (streaming)
• NWSL: North Carolina at Bay FC, 3 p.m., CBS; Paramount+ (streaming)
• FIFA World Cup: France vs. England, third-place match, at Miami Gardens, Fla., 4 p.m., FOX; Peacock (streaming)
• NWSL: Angel City FC at Chicago, 5:30 p.m., Ion
• NWSL: Orlando at Utah, 7:45 p.m., Ion

SOFTBALL

• Athletes Unlimited: Talons at Bandits, 1 p.m., ESPN
• Athletes Unlimited: Spark at Blaze, 3 p.m., ESPN2
• Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Cascade, 9 p.m., CBSSN

TENNIS

• ATP: Umag, singles final; ATP: Gstaad and Bastad, semifinals; WTA: Athens and Iasi, semifinals, 4 a.m., 5 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• New York at Indiana, 7 p.m., CBS; Paramount+ (streaming)

This story was originally published July 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM with the headline "Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., July 17-18: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City."