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It's the official kickoff weekend of summer. Are you going to spend it in traffic, or watching fast traffic?
Sunday is the biggest day in motor racing, with the Indianapolis 500 on ABC and the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at night on FOX. That's 1,100 miles of racing from 1 p.m. until near midnight.
Also at Charlotte, the Nationwide race takes the flag Saturday at 2 p.m. on ABC.
The University of Virginia's quest for a national lacrosse championship continues Saturday in Baltimore, as the Cavaliers face Duke. The ACC foes play at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2, following the 4 p.m. start between Cornell and Notre Dame.
The winners battle for the championship Monday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
There's a few more games to decide the champion of the NHL season. The Stanley Cup Finals get underway Saturday at 8 p.m. on NBC as Philadelphia visits Chicago. Game 2 is Monday on NBC.
The NBA playoffs will have their final participants set by the end of the weekend. The Lakers face the Suns Thursday at 9 p.m. in Game 5 on TNT, then Saturday at 8:30 p.m. If necessary, Game 7 will be Monday.
The Celtics try to close out Orlando Friday in Game 6 on ESPN. If they don't, then Game 7 will be Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
The French Open reaches its middle weekend. NBC will show highlights Saturday and Sunday, starting at noon. ESPN2 has Friday coverage from noon to 6:30 p.m.
The Orioles head to Toronto for the weekend on MASN, while the Nationals are in San Diego. On Memorial Day, the Nationals are in Houston for a 2 p.m. game.
The Rangers' visit to the Twins gets coverage on FOX Saturday afternoon and on Sunday Night baseball (on ESPN2 this week). FOX also shows the Cardinals at Cubs and Mariners-Angels. TBS has the Cardinals and Cubs Sunday afternoon.
There's plenty of ACC tournament baseball on Comcast. Thursday and Friday, games will be shown at noon and 8 p.m. Saturday, the games at noon and 4 p.m. will air. The championship game is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
ESPN has the SEC baseball championship Sunday at 2 p.m.
The PGA tour is in Texas for the Colonial. CBS has the coverage on the weekend, starting at 3 p.m. both days. The Seniors hold their PGA Championship on NBC, starting at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For your MLS action, FC Dallas visits Chicago Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. D.C. United faces Chivas USA Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast. The United States World Cup team plays its final friendly on home turf Saturday, meeting Turkey on ESPN2.
Sunday at 4 p.m., Comcast has Major League Lacrosse as Chesapeake faces Chicago.
NCAA softball has reached the super regional round. Thursday at 8 p.m., Tennessee battles Michigan on ESPN, followed by Oklahoma vs. Washington on ESPN2 at 10 p.m. There's two more games on ESPN2 Friday, four on ESPN Saturday and two on Sunday.

Who's on the pole?

The biggest weekend in racing is still a week away. But they are warming up in Indianapolis and Charlotte.
The field of the Indy 500 will be determined Saturday and Sunday in time trials. Versus has the full coverage both days, starting at 11 a.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. Then the 33-car field will be ready for May 30.
Saturday night in Charlotte, NASCAR gets together for it's all-star race on Speed. Only after lettting the rest of the drivers race for a spot in the final field. There's four segments to the race, concluding with a 10-lap shootout. Should be plenty of fun.
Then they have a little rest before the 600-mile run Memorial Day weekend.
The first round of interleague play begins this weekend, so the Orioles and Nationals play on MASN and MASN2 - 7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Nationally, it means you see the Yankees at Mets Saturday on FOX (7 p.m. this week) and Sunday night on ESPN. FOX has three other games to offer different parts of the country - Red Sox vs. Phillies, Cubs at Rangers and Tigers meeting Dodgers - then TBS shows the Red Sox at Phillies Sunday afternoon.
The NBA playoffs continue into the Conference finals. Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals will be Saturday on ABC, with Orlando visiting Boston at 8:30 p.m.
Out west, the Lakers head to Phoenix Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on TNT.
The NHL, also in the conference finals, shows the Flyers at Canadiens Thursday on Versus and Saturday afternoon on NBC. The Blackhawks host the Sharks Friday on Versus and Sunday on NBC.
CBS offers the Byron Nelson Classic, starting at 3 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
Comcast has plenty of college baseball scheduled as the regular season winds down. Thursday, it's Florida State's visit to Clemson, then on Friday Virginia heads to Miami.
It's a Saturday tripleheader, starting with Florida State-Clemson at 1 p.m. Mississippi State goes to LSU at 4 p.m., then it's Sun Belt play between Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky at 7 p.m.
NCAA softball regionals begin Friday, with Auburn meeting Oregon at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Three more games are set for Saturday on ESPN, starting at noon, and another pair start Sunday at 1 p.m.
ESPN2 shows the MLS game of the week Thursday, with Columbus visiting the New York Red Bulls. On Saturday, they have Major League Lacrosse with Chesapeake visiting Toronto.

Triple crown or not

Going into the Kentucky Derby, all the horses have a chance of winning the Triple Crown.
Saturday in Baltimore, only one still has that chance.
Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver leads the field into the Preakness Stakes on NBC. Coverage starts at 4:30 p.m., and a few hours later we'll know if the Belmont Stakes really matters this year.
Also in Baltimore this weekend, the Orioles host Cleveland on MASN. The Nationals are in Colorado on MASN2.
The Phillies' visit to Milwaukee will be seen Saturday afternoon on FOX and Sunday night on ESPN. Other FOX choices are Seattle at Tampa Bay and Astros-Giants. Sunday afternoon, TBS will show the Twins' visit to the Yankees.
While the NBA season winds down, the WNBA kicks off its season Saturday afternoon on ESPN2 as Los Angeles meets Phoenix. In the NBA playoffs, Game 6 of the Cavaliers and Celtics will be Thursday on TNT. Game 7 is Sunday afternoon if necessary, and if it's not then the winner will play Orlando in the opener of the Eastern Conference final.
The fourth member of the NHL's final four will be decided Friday, when the Flyers head to Boston for Game 7 of their series. The Flyers are trying to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games, and Friday's winner plays Montreal in the Eastern Conference final.
San Jose and Chicago have advanced to the Western Conference final.
The NCAA lacrosse tournament starts this weekend, and Saturday at noon ESPN shows Johns Hopkins' visit to Duke.
NASCAR heads to Dover a few weeks earlier than normal. The "Monster Mile" usually gets its visit after the Memorial Day weekend race in Charlotte, but with the holiday coming on May 31 Dover moves up to fill a hole in the schedule. FOX will be there.
The Nationwide Drivers go racing Saturday at 2 p.m. on ABC.
DC United faces the Colorado Rapids Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast. Thursday on ESPN2, the Houston Dynamo visit Real Salt Lake.
CBS has the Valero Texas Open Saturday and Sunday, starting at 3 p.m. both days.
Comcast has college baseball Friday as Miami visits Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday afternoon, North Carolina takes on Virginia. ESPN has Mississippi vs. Alabama Saturday at 4 p.m.
The SEC crowns its softball champions Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

NASCAR for Mother's Day, Darling

For the longest time, NASCAR took off Mother's Day weekend. Not anymore.
Saturday is the big night for the Lady in Black instead.
NASCAR travels to Darlington on FOX for its lone visit of the year to the storied track. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m., and the Nationwide crew visits 7 p.m. Friday on ESPN2.
The PGA tour heads to TPC Sawgrass and its famous 17th-hole this weekend for the Players Championship. NBC has the coverage Saturday and Sunday, from 2-7 p.m. each day.
The NBA playoffs continue Thursday with Game 2 of Atlanta-Orlando at 8 p.m. on ESPN. It's a Friday doubleheader, with the Cavaliers at Celtics at 7 p.m. and Suns-Spurs at 9:30 p.m., then Saturday the Magic visit the Hawks at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
ABC enters the fray with a Saturday 8 p.m. game featuring the Lakers and Jazz, then Sunday afternoon it's the Cavaliers-Celtics. TNT offers Game 4 of the Suns-Spurs Sunday at 8 p.m.
The NHL conference semifinals continue this weekend on Versus. Thursday it's Game 4 of Montreal-Pittsburgh at 7 p.m., mingled in with Game 4 of San Jose-Detroit.
Friday, the Bruins face the Flyers at 7 p.m., then it's Chicago at Vancouver. Saturday will at least feature Game 5 in Pittsburgh, and Sunday the Canucks and Blackhawks return to Chicago for Game 5.
The Orioles visit the new Target Field in Minnesota this weekend on MASN2, while the Nationals host Florida on MASN. The schedule for both teams is Friday night, then Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
The Red Sox and Yankees meet again this weekend, on FOX Saturday and ESPN Sunday night. The Braves' visit to Philadelphia is the backup game on FOX, and featured game on TBS Sunday afternoon.
Comcast has plenty of college baseball on the schedule this weekend. Friday, it's Florida visiting Alabama. Saturday, Wake Forest heads to North Carolina at 1 p.m. and Sunday Georgia hosts Tennessee at 2 p.m.
ESPN shows SEC softball (LSU vs. Tennessee) Saturday at noon.
Do you like women's soccer? The Washington Freedom start their season Saturday on Comcast against Boston.
ESPN2 will be there Saturday at 7 p.m. when the NCAA crowns its men's volleyball champion.