Friday
Diamondbacks at Rockies
The snakes face Colorado in this late afternoon duel. The Rockies are reeling, but they are still way better than the Colorado college football team. 5:10 Fox Sports Arizona
Washington State at ASU (volleyball)
Can the Sun Devils recover from the 3-1 thrashing they received from the UA? 6 p.m. Pac-12 Arizona
Mountain View at Cienega (football)
The Mountain Lions travel to Cienega High School in a clash of 3-1 teams. 10701 East Mary Ann Cleveland Way
Arizona (hockey) at NAU
Take a break from the Tucson heat and check out the Wildcats’ season opener. The forecast for Flagstaff, Ariz. is a high of 77 and a low of 39. 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
United States women (U-17) vs. France (Lankaran, Azerbaijan)
The Yanks open the under-17 soccer World Cup against the French. 3 a.m. ESPN3.com
Oregon State at No. 19 UCLA
In a match up of two of the Pac-12’s surprise teams, the Beavers head to Rose Bowl for only its second game of the year. Arizona hosts OSU next week. 12:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN2
Cal at No. 13 USC
In another NorCal/SoCal battle, the Trojans look to rebound after their loss to Stanford last week. 3 p.m. Pac-12 National.
No. 18 Michigan at No. 11 Notre Dame
So Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke isn’t doing quite as well with Rich Rod’s players as people thought he would, although they are still likely the class of the depleted Big Ten. 4:30 p.m. NBC
No. 5 Washington at Arizona (volleyball)
UA moved the match to 5 p.m. after the time of the football game was announced so you can watch both. How convenient. McKale Center
No. 15 Kansas State at No. 6 Oklahoma
If you’re suffering from Stoops withdrawal, here’s a double dose: former UA coach Mike Stoops leads the defense and Bob Stoops is the head coach. 4:50 p.m. Fox
No. 22 Arizona (football) at No. 3 Oregon
If you’re into such things, the Wildcats are a 23.5 point underdog. They should have trouble in Eugene, but that much? It could be easy money. 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday
Manchester United at Liverpool
The Red Devils head to Anfield to take on Liverpool in this bout of English soccer heavyweights. 5:30 a.m. Fox Soccer Channel
Bengals at Redskins
Robert Griffin III is taking the league by storm in his rookie season. A must-see. 10 a.m. CBS
Eagles at Cardinals
Undefeated teams meet for the battle of the birds in Glendale, Ariz. 1:05 p.m. FOX
Patriots at Ravens
Despite a touchdown and six catches last week, former Wildcat Rob Gronkowski had an un-Gronk like day, dropping some passes and getting called for an untimely penalty by the scabs. Will he rebound? 5:20 p.m. NBC
