Bay Area sports calendar, June 18-19
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL
HORSE RACING
MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET
6p
New York vs. Seattle, at Oakland Coliseum
SOCCER
SOFTBALL
BASEBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL
College World Series
11a
Teams TBD (if necessary) ESPN
4p
Teams TBD (if necessary) ESPN
FOOTBALL
6p
CFL: Montreal at Edmonton CBSSN
GOLF
8a
Women's PGA Championship GOLF
Noon
PGA Tour: Travelers Championship GOLF
NBA FINALS
SOCCER
WNBA
7p
Indiana at Valkyries Channel 5 (95.7)
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