Stanford Hosts Georgia Tech Saturday Night to Headline Busy Bay Area Sports Weekend
The short version
- Stanford hosts Georgia Tech Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
- 49ers host Arizona Sunday at 1 p.m. on FOX affiliates.
- Dodgers-Giants and Houston-A's series continue through the weekend.
- WNBA playoffs open Sunday with four first-round Game 1s, including Dallas at the Valkyries.
A packed Sept. 26-27 slate features Stanford football, Dodgers-Giants, the 49ers hosting Arizona, and the start of the WNBA playoffs.
Stanford's football team takes center stage locally on Saturday when Georgia Tech visits Stanford Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on ESPN, with radio coverage on 1050. Quarterback Davis Warren leads the Cardinal in the ACC matchup, one of the latest starts on a deep Saturday college football schedule.
Saturday's baseball docket begins at 10 a.m. with Pittsburgh at Detroit on MLB Network. The Dodgers visit the Giants at 1 p.m. on NBCSBA (680, 104.5), Houston travels to the A's at 6:30 p.m. on NBCSCA (960), and MLB Network carries the Triple-A championship game between Rochester and Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. A 4 p.m. FOX regional window lists teams to be announced.
College football fills Saturday from morning to night. The 9 a.m. window includes Illinois at Ohio State, Virginia Tech at Boston College, Texas at Tennessee, Wake Forest at Louisville, Colorado at Baylor and Texas Tech hosting Sam Houston State on TNT and TruTV. Afternoon highlights include Iowa at Michigan, Ole Miss at Florida, Utah at Iowa State, Oklahoma at Georgia on ESPN at 12:30 p.m., and a loaded 4:30 p.m. slot featuring Oregon at USC on NBC channels, Texas A&M at LSU, and Arizona at Washington State.
Bay Area viewers also have local college options Saturday. Diablo Valley College visits College of San Mateo at 1 p.m. on Ryz, and Rio Grande (Ohio) plays at Duquesne at 9 a.m. on the same outlet. The evening closes with Minnesota at Washington at 8 p.m. on FOX affiliates.
Beyond the gridiron, Saturday offers golf's Presidents Cup on NBC channels starting at 6 a.m., plus the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship and the DP World Tour's Open de France on Golf Channel. NASCAR Cup practice and qualifying for the Hollywood Casino 400 run on TruTV at 7 a.m., with the Truck Series Race to Stop Suicide 200 at 10 a.m. on FS1. NHL preseason action includes the Sharks at Vegas at 7 p.m. on NHL Network.
Soccer Saturday features the USWNT-adjacent men's friendly between the United States and Peru in Orlando at 1:30 p.m. on TNT and TruTV. NWSL matches include Denver at Kansas City, Angel City at Washington and Houston at Portland. Locally, Phoenix visits Oakland Roots in the USL at 7 p.m. on KTVU+, and the Earthquakes host Portland in MLS at 7:30 p.m. on Apple TV. Tennis fans get Laver Cup coverage and WTA singles finals in Seoul and Singapore, plus ATP finals in Chengdu and Hangzhou.
Sunday belongs largely to the NFL. The 49ers host Arizona at 1 p.m. on FOX affiliates (810, 107.7), with other regional windows including Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Baltimore against Dallas, and the Rams at Denver on NBC channels Sunday night. Baseball continues with the Dodgers at the Giants at noon on NBCSBA and Houston at the A's on NBCSCA.
The WNBA playoffs open Sunday with four first-round Game 1s: New York at Minnesota at 11 a.m., Indiana at Las Vegas at 1 p.m., Washington at Atlanta at 4 p.m. on Prime Video, and Dallas visiting the expansion Valkyries at 6 p.m. on CNBC and USA (95.7). Sunday also brings the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Cup race at noon on USA, NWSL action with Orlando visiting Bay FC on ESPN, and college volleyball and women's soccer across conference networks.
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