Friday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. Essendon Bombers — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 a.m.

Boxing
PBC Fight Night, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Andre Berto vs. Josesito Lopez and Shawn Porter vs. Roberto Garcia — Spike, 9 p.m.

College Baseball
West Virginia at Texas — Longhorn Network, 7 p.m.
Pepperdine at BYU — BYUtv, 8 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
American Athletic Conference Tournament, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
Quarterfinals
SMU vs. East Carolina — ESPN2, noon
Temple vs. Memphis — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Tulsa vs. Houston — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. UConn — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
North Carolina vs. Virginia — ESPN/ACC Network, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Duke — ESPN/ACC Network, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Quarterfinals
Davidson vs. La Salle — NBCSN, noon
Richmond vs. Virginia Commonwealth — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
Dayton vs. St. Bonventure — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
URI vs. George Washington — NBCSN, 9 p.m.

Big East Conference Tournament, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Semifinals
Villanova vs. Providence — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Xavier — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.

Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.

Big Ten Conference Tournament, United Center, Chicago, IL
Quarterfinals
Michigan vs. Wisconsin — ESPN, noon
Penn State vs. Purdue — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Indiana vs. Maryland — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.

BTN Tip-Off Show 2015 — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
BTN Finale 2014-15 — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.

Big 12 Conference Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Semifinals
Baylor vs. Kansas — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.

Big West Conference Tournament, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Semifinals
Cal-Davis vs. Hawaii — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.
Cal-Irvine vs. Cal-Santa Barbara — ESPN3, midnight

Conference USA Tournament, Legacy Arena at the BJCC, Birmingham, AL
Semifinals
Texas-El Paso vs. Middle Tennessee — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
UAB vs. Louisiana Tech — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.

Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.

Mid-Atlantic Conference Tournament, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Semifinals
Toledo vs. Central Michigan — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Akron vs. Buffalo — ESPN3, 9 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference, Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA
Semifinals
Delaware State vs. North Carolina Central — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Hampton vs. Norfolk State — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Mountain West Conference, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
Boise State vs. Wyoming — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.

Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.

Pac-12 Conference Tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
UCLA vs. Arizona — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m.
Oregon vs. Utah — ESPN, 11:30 p.m.

Pac-12 Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Networks, 8:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Networks, 11 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Networks, 1:30 a.m. (Saturday)

Southeastern Conference Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Quarterfinals
Kentucky vs. Florida — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
LSU vs. Auburn — SEC Network, 3:30 pm.
Arkansas vs. Tennessee — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Georgia vs. South Carolina — SEC Network, 9:30 p.m.

Southland Conference Tournament, Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Semifinals
Stephen F. Austin vs. Northwestern State — ESPN3, 6 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
Quarterfinals
Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Louisiana-Monroe — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Women’s
America East Championship
Hartford at Albany — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.

Conference USA Tournament, Legacy Arena at the BJCC, Birmingham, AL
Semifinals
Middle Tennessee vs. Southern Mississippi — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.

Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.

ESPN Buzzer Beater — Check your local listings, noon
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Michigan at Michigan State — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.

Cycling
Tirreno-Adriatico 2015
Stage 3: Cascina to Arezzo — beIN Sports, 9:30 a.m.

Formula 1
Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Practice 2 — NBCSN, 1:30 a.m

Golf
European PGA Tour
Tshwane Open, Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, South Africa
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m. (same day coverage)
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 8:30 a.m.

PGA Tour
Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.

Hockey
CHL
Guelph Storm at Kitchener Rangers — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 185, Pettis vs. Dos Anjos, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Weigh-In — Fox Sports 2, 5 p.m.

CES MMA XXVIII, Twin River Casino, Lincoln, RI
Bantamweights
Kin Moy vs. Joey Gomez — AXS, 9 p.m.

MLB Spring Training
Atlanta vs. New York Mets — SNY, 1 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Toronto — MLB Network/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Miami — Fox Sports Midwest/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia — The Comcast Network, 1 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Seattle — MLB Network/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
San Diego vs. Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Boston — MLB Network/NESN, 7 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs — Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 8 p.m./MLB Network, midnight
Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — SportsNet LA, 10 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 10 p.m.

MLS
Houston vs. Orlando City — UniMás/Univision Deportes, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m.
Qualifying — Fox Sports 2, 7 p.m.

Xfinity Series
Your Name Here 200, Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
Practice 1 — Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.
Practice 2 — Fox Sports 2, 6 p.m.

NBA
Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas — NBA TV, 8:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, midnight

NFL
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.

NHL
Dallas at Washington — Fox Sports Southwest Plus/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Columbus — Sportsnet Oilers/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at New York Islanders — RDS/TSN5/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Calgary — TSN4/Sportsnet West, 8 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL on the Fly — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: Flames Pregame — Sportsnet West, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet 360, 11 p.m.

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen vs. Motherwell — Fox Soccer Plus, 3:30 p.m.

Skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Are, Sweden
Ladies Giant Slalom — Universal Sports, 1:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
Radius: Venom Lower Body-Keoni — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
Radius: Pro Skills Sampler-Nicky — NBCSN, 6:30 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), noon
The Mike Francesa Show — Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
The Mike Francesa Show — Fox Sports 2, 3 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 p.m.
SEC Live — SEC Network, 11:30 p.m.

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA
Men’s 1st Round/Women’s 1st Round — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at the BNP Paribas Open — Tennis Channel, 1:30 p.m.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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