Thursday’s Viewing Picks

Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Richmond Tigers vs. Port Adelaide Power — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
American Athletic Conference Tournament
1st Round, Amway Center, Orlando, FL
East Carolina vs. South Florida — ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Central Florida vs. Tulane — ESPNews, 6 p.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh — ACC Network/ESPN, noon
Duke vs. Notre Dame — ACC Network/ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech vs. Virginia — ACC Network/ESPN, 7 p.m.
Virginia Tech vs. Miami (FL) — ACC Network/ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
2nd Round, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Richmond vs. Fordham — NBCSN, noon
George Washington vs. Saint Louis — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
URI vs. UMass — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
Davidson vs. La Salle — NBCSN, 9 p.m.

Big East Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Villanova vs. Georgetown — FS1, noon
Providence vs. Butler — FS1, 2:30 p.m.
Xavier vs. Marquette — FS1, 7 p.m.
Seton Hall vs. Creighton — FS1, 9:30 p.m.

Big Sky Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
Weber State vs. Portland State — Big Sky TV, 3 p.m.
Idaho State vs. North Dakota — Big Sky TV, 5:30 p.m.
Montana vs. Sacramento State — Big Sky TV, 8:30 p.m.
Idaho vs. Eastern Washington — Big Sky TV, 11 p.m.

Big Ten Conference Tournament
2nd Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Northwestern vs. Michigan — Big Ten Network, noon
Illinois vs. Iowa — Big Ten Network, 2:30 p.m.
Penn State vs. Ohio State — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

B1G Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
B1G Basketball Game Break — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
B1G Finale 2015-16 — Big Ten Network, 4:30 p.m.
B1G Finale 2015-16 — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.

Big 12 Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Texas vs. Baylor — ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.
Kansas vs. Kansas State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
West Virginia vs. TCU — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Iowa State — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.

Big West Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Cal-Santa Barbara vs. Cal-Davis — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 3 p.m.
Hawaii vs. Cal State-Fullerton — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 5:30 p.m.
Cal-Irvine vs. Cal-Poly — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 9 p.m.
Long Beach State vs. Cal-Riverside — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 11:30 p.m.

Conference USA Tournament
Quarterfinals, Legacy Arena at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, AL
UAB vs. Western Kentucky — American Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Louisiana Tech vs. Old Dominion — American Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee vs. Charlotte — American Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Marshall vs. Texas-El Paso — American Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.

Mid-American Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Eastern Michigan vs. Akron — ESPN3, noon
Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois vs. Ohio — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Miami vs. Buffalo — ESPN3, 9 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA
Coppin State vs. South Carolina State — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Savannah State vs. Bethune-Cookman — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Mountain West Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. Utah State — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Nevada — CBS Sports Network, 5:30 p.m.
Fresno State vs. UNLV — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
Boise State vs. Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.

Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 a.m. (Friday)

Pac-12 Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Washington vs. Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Oregon, 3 p.m.
Colorado vs. Arizona — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Arizona, 5:30 p.m.
USC vs. Utah — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain, 9 p.m.
Oregon State vs. Cal — FS1, 11:30 p.m.

Pac-12 Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 2:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 5 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Arizona/Pac-12 Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain, 8:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain, 11 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Network, 1:30 a.m. (Friday)

Southeastern Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Arkansas vs. Florida — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama vs. Mississippi — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Georgia — SEC Network, 9:30 p.m.

SEC Now — SEC Network, 12:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 6:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11:30 p.m.

Southland Conference Tournament
2nd Round, Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Houston Baptist vs. Southeastern Louisiana — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Sam Houston State vs. Nicholls — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Sun Belt Conference Tournament
1st Round, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
Georgia Southern vs. South Alabama — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Georgia State vs. Texas State — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

Western Athletic Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Utah Valley vs. Missouri-Kansas City — WACSports.com, 5 p.m.
Cal State-Bakersfield vs. Chicago State — WACSports.com, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley — WACSports.com, 10 p.m.

Golf
European Tour
True Thailand Classic, Black Mountain Golf Club, Hua Hin, Thailand
1st Round — Golf Channel, 3 a.m.

PGA Tour
Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, FL
1st Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

MLB Spring Training
Detroit vs. Philadelphia — MLB Network/The Comcast Network, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees (SS) vs. Baltimore — MASN, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. New York Mets — SNY, 1 p.m./MLB Network, 9 p.m. (same day coverage)
Toronto vs. New York Yankees (SS) — YES, 1 p.m.
Arizona vs. Anaheim — Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports West, 3 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle — Root Sports Northwest, 3 p.m./MLB Network, midnight (same day coverage)
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas — Fox Sports Southwest, 3 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee — Fox Sports Wisconsin, 3 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington — MLB Network/MASN, 5 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 8 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 5 p.m.
NASCAR America — NBCSN 5 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at San Antonio — TNT, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Los Angeles Lakers — TNT, 10:30 p.m.

10 Before Tip — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
The Starters — NBA TV, 7 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 1 a.m. (Friday)

NFL
NFL HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
Free Agent Frenzy — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.

NHL
Carolina at Boston — TVA Sports/Fox Sports Carolinas/NESN, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal — NHL Network/Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/Sportsnet 360/RDS/MSG Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Florida — TSN5/RDS2/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Detroit — NHL Network/TSN5/Fox Sports Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Minnesota — Sportsnet West/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at San Jose — MSG Plus/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network, noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: Canadiens Pregame — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/Sportsnet 360, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central: Oilers Pregame — Sportsnet West, 7:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.
On the Fly: Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, 12:30 a.m. (Friday)

Soccer
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 11:30 p.m.

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

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

UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, 1st Leg, BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Borussia Dortumund vs. Tottenham Hotspur — FS2, 1 p.m.

Round of 16, 1st Leg, St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Basel vs. Sevilla — Fox Soccer Plus, 1 p.m.

Round of 16, 1st Leg, Anfield, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Liverpool vs. Manchester United — FS2, 3 p.m.

Round of 16, 1st Leg, Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain
Villareal vs. Bayer Leverkusen — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 p.m.

UEFA Europa League Pregame — FS2/Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.
UEFA Europa League Full Time — FS2, 5 p.m.
UEFA Europa League Highlights — FS2, 10:30 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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