Friday
Tour of California: Stage 6, 4 p.m. NBCSN: Coverage focuses on the men, but there’s a dominant American cyclist named Armstrong on the women’s side. And she has the same name as Lance’s ex-wife: Kristin. Your mind’s blown, isn’t it?
“2015-16 NBA Awards Show,” 7 p.m., NBATV: Show takes a look at MVP, sixth man and other award winners, but, wait, no best supporting “cast” for the Bulls training staff? ‘Cause, see, they got fired after all those injuries and … never mind.
Royals at White Sox, 7:10 p.m., CSN: Time to stop the bleeding, Jose Quintana.
Cubs at Giants, 9:15 p.m., WGN-9: Time to stop the … wait a minute.
Saturday
Dynamo at Fire, 4 p.m. CSN-Plus: Houston hasn’t won at Toyota Park since 2009. It only feels that way for the Fire.
The Preakness, 4 p.m. NBC-5: Jockey Mario Gutierrez sees a sports psychologist to work on his confidence. Bet riding Nyquist helps on that front too.
Sunday
USA vs. Puerto Rico soccer, 11 a.m., FS1: It’s a friendly, a word that would not describe the reception U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann has been getting lately.
French Open, noon, NBC-5: Does Novak Djokovic’s desperation to finally win at Roland Garros mean he’s clay achin’? … Sorry about that.
Water polo: USA vs. Australia, 3 p.m., NBCSN: U.S. men’s and women’s teams tune up for Rio.
Next week
Sparks at Sky, 6 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN2: The Sky’s first prime-time game on national TV this season and a homecoming for Naperville’s Candace Parker. Things get awkward when someone absentmindedly brings up the Olympics around Parker.
Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, 7 p.m. Thursday, ESPN: WatchESPN app has a play-along feature sponsored by “The Angry Birds Movie.” Objection: These kids are too young for the “Birds” and the Bee.
