Friday’s Viewing Picks

College Basketball
Men’s

Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, GA
Semifinals
Mercer vs. USC Upstate — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 5:30 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Stetson — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 8 p.m.

Horizon League Tournament, Valparaiso, IN
2nd Round
Youngstown State vs. Wright State — Horizon League Network/STO, 6 p.m.
Green Bay vs. Illinois-Chicago — Horizon League Network/STO, 8:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, MO
Quarterfinals
Creighton vs. Drake/Bradley — MVC TV/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Central, 1 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Evansville — MVC TV/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Central, 3:30 p.m.
Wichita State vs. Missouri State — MVC TV/Fox Sports Midwest, 7 p.m.
Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa — MVC TV/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Pacific, 9:30 p.m.

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Nashville, TN
Semifinals
Belmont vs. Tennessee State — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky vs. Southeast Missouri — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.

Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, NC
1st Round
Wofford vs. Georgia Southern — ESPN3, 11:30 a.m.
Samford vs. Furman — ESPN3, 2 p.m.
Chattanooga vs. North Carolina-Greensboro — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Western Carolina vs. The Citadel — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

West Coast Conference Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
Quarterfinals
Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
BYU vs. San Diego — ESPNU, 11:30 p.m.

Rutgers at Seton Hall — Big East Network, 7 p.m.
Kent State at Akron — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Penn at Brown — WNAC 64.2, 7 p.m.

Women’s

ACC Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Quarterfinals
Miami vs. Florida State — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona/Florida/San Diego/South/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/NESN), 11 a.m.
North Carolina State vs. Duke — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona/San Diego/South/Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/NESN), 2 p.m.
Wake Forest vs. Maryland — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona/San Diego/South/Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/NESN Plus), 6 p.m.
North Carolina vs. Boston College — Fox Sports Net-regional (San Diego/South/Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/NESN Plus), 8:30 p.m.

Big Ten Tournament, Hoffman Estates, IL
Quarterfinals
Iowa vs. Nebraska — Big Ten Network, 12:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Purdue — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Penn State — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Michigan — Big Ten Network, 9:30 p.m.

Pac-12 Tournament, Seattle, WA
Quarterfinals
USC vs. Cal — Pac-12 Network, 3 p.m.
Utah vs. UCLA — Pac-12 Network, 5:30 p.m.
Washington State vs. Stanford — Pac-12 Network, 9 p.m.
Colorado vs. Washington — Pac-12 Network, 11:30 p.m.

SEC Tournament, Duluth, GA
Quarterfinals
Tennessee vs. Georgia — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona Plus/Detroit Plus/North Plus/Southwest/SportSouth/Sun Sports), noon
Texas A&M vs. South Carolina — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona Plus/Detroit Plus/North Plus/Southwest/SportSouth/Sun Sports, 2:30 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona Plus/North Plus/Southwest Plus/Sun Sports Plus), 6 p.m.
Georgia vs. LSU — Fox Sports Net-regional (Arizona Plus/North Plus/SportSouth/Sun Sports Plus), 8:30 p.m.

College Hockey
Boston University at Northeastern — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
Maine at New Hampshire — NBC Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Bemidji State — Fox Sports North, 8:30 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Maryland-Baltimore County at Johns Hopkins — ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Cycling
Paris-Nice, Stage 5: Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Montagne de Lure — NBC Sports Network, midnight (delayed)

Golf
PGA Tour, Doral, FL
WGC-Cadillac Championship, 2nd Round — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

PGA Tour, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Open, 2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m. (same day coverage)

MLB Spring Training
Atlanta vs. Houston — Comcast SportsNet Houston, 1 p.m.
New York Yankees vs. Miami — Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington — MASN, 1 p.m.
Arizona vs. Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports West, 3 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh — Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston — Fox Sports North/NESN, 7 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Colorado — Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 9 p.m.

Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, midnight

NBA
Atlanta at Boston — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Houston at Golden State — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

NFL
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.

NHL
Ottawa at New York Rangers — TSN/RDS/MSG Network, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida — TSN-Jets/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Nashville — Sportsnet West/Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado — NHL Network (US)/Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus/Altitude, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim — NHL Network (Canada)/Sportsnet West/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
NHL on the Fly — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Overtime — NBC Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, midnight

Sports Talk
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
The ‘Lights — NBC Sports Network, 6 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBC Sports Network, 9 a.m.
Tim Brando Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m.
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBC Sports Network, noon
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Dan Le Batard is Getting Old Highly Questionable — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — NBC Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
ROME — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
The Crossover — NBC Sports Network, 6 p.m.
The Artie Lange Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), 10 p.m.
Lead Off — CBS Sports Network, midnight

Tennis
ATP/WTA Tour
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA
2nd Round — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.

World Baseball Classic
Pool 1, 2nd Round, Tokyo, Japan
Japan vs. Taiwan — MLB Network, 5 a.m.

Pool D, 1st Round, Phoenix, AZ
Canada vs. Italy — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
Mexico vs. United State — MLB Network, 9 p.m.

Pool C, 1st Round, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spain vs. Puerto Rico — MLB Network, 5:30 p.m.

World Baseball Classic Today — MLB Network, 8 a.m.
World Baseball Classic Today — MLB Network, 5:30 p.m.
World Baseball Classic Today — MLB Network, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
Boogie Nights — IFC, 6:45 p.m.
Undercover Boss: Squaw Valley — CBS, 8 p.m.
Nikita: Reunion — The CW, 8 p.m.
Gold Rush-The Dirt: Porcupine Boys — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Wanderlust — HBO, 8 p.m.
Ghost Ships of the Black Sea: Revealed — National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.
Shark Tank — ABC, 9 p.m.
Touch — Fox, 9 p.m.
Extreme Homes — HGTV, 9 p.m.
Gold Rush Ghost Ships: Revealed — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
True Justice: Dead Drop — Reelz Channel, 9 p.m.
Spartacus: War of the Damned: Spoils of War — Starz, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Armies of Darkness — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight Live — VH1 Classic, 9 p.m.
Full Metal Jacket — Encore, 9:40 p.m.
Who the (Bleep)…: Sha Na Not — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Best Week Ever — VH1, 10 p.m.
Rock Center with Brian Williams — NBC, 10 p.m.
Banshee: Always the Cowboy — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
America Unearthed: America’s Oldest Secret — H2, 10 p.m.
Short Cuts — Sundance Channel, 10 p.m.
The Dead Files: Betryaed-Egg Harbor, NJ (season premiere) — Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
World’s Dumbest…: World’s Dumbest Motorheads 8 — truTV, 10 p.m.
20/20 — ABC, 10:01 p.m.
House Hunters International — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
The Jenny McCarthy Show — VH1, 10:30 p.m.
Turistas — IFC, 11 p.m.
Bad Company: Hard Rock Live — VH1 Classic, 11 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: This Week — ABC, 11:35 p.m.
Heartbreak Ridge — Encore, 11:40 p.m.
Beatdown — HBO2, 11:55 p.m.
Women Who Kill — Sho2, midnight
The Bourne Supremacy — Starz, midnight
Biggest Movie Flops — TV Guide Channel, midnight

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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