Thursday’s Viewing Picks

New Australian Rules Football
NAB Challenge, Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong Cats vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 a.m.

College Baseball
Pepperdine at BYU — BYUtv, 8 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
American Athletic Conference Tournament, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
1st Round
East Carolina vs. Central Florida — ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Tulane vs. Houston — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
UConn vs. South Florida — ESPNews, 8:30 p.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Quarterfinals
Florida State vs. Virginia — ESPN/ACC Network, noon
North Carolina vs. Louisville — ESPN/ACC Network, 2:30 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Duke — ESPN/ACC Network, 7 p.m.
Miami vs. Notre Dame — ESPN/ACC Network, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2nd Round
UMass vs. La Salle — NBCSN, noon
Virginia Commonwealth vs. Fordham — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
St. Bonventure vs. St. Joseph’s — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
George Washington vs. Duquense or Saint Louis — NBCSN, 9 p.m.

Big East Conference Tournament, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Quarterfinals
Villanova vs. Marquette — Fox Sports 1, noon
Providence vs. St. John’s — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Creighton — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
Butler vs. Xavier — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.

Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.

Big Ten Conference Tournament, United Center, Chicago, IL
2nd Round
Michigan vs. Illinois — Big Ten Network, noon
Penn State vs. Iowa — Big Ten Network, 2:30 p.m.
Northwestern vs. Indiana — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Ohio State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
BTN Finale 2014-15 — Big Ten Network, 4:30 p.m.
BTN Finale 2014-15 — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.

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

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

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

Mid-American Conference Tournament, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
3rd Round
Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan — ESPN3, 6:30 p.m.
Kent State vs. Akron — ESPN3, 9 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA
Quarterfinals
Hampton vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Delaware State vs. Howard — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

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

Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.

Pac-12 Conference Tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Quarterfinals
Cal vs. Arizona — Pac-12 Networks, 3 p.m.
USC vs. UCLA — Pac-12 Networks, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Oregon — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m.
Utah vs. Stanford or Washington — ESPN, 11:30 p.m.

Pac-12 Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Networks, 2:30 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Networks, 5 p.m.
Pac-12 Basketball Postgame Report — Pac-12 Networks, 7:30 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. (Friday)

Southeastern Conference Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
2nd Round
Alabama vs. Florida — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Auburn — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Mississippi vs. South Carolina — SEC Network, 9:30 p.m.

Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
1st Round
Texas-Arlington vs. Texas State — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Arkansas-Little Rock — ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.

CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group B, Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Mexico vs. Costa Rica — Fox Sports 2, 7 p.m.

Cycling
Tirreno-Adriatico 2015
Stage 2: Camaiore to Cascina — beIN Sports, 9:30 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Tshwane Open, Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, South Africa
1st Round — Golf Channel, 4:30 a.m. & 8:30 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, 1:30 p.m.

MLB Spring Training
Baltimore vs. St. Louis — Fox Sports Midwest, 1 p.m.
Miami vs. Minnesota — MLB Network/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.
Washington vs. New York Mets — SNY, 1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Anaheim Angels — MLB Network/Fox Sports West, 4 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland — STO, 4 p.m.
Atlanta vs. New York Yankees — YES, 7 p.m./MLB Network, midnight
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego — MLB Network/SportsNet LA, 9:15 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.

NBA
Memphis at Washington — TNT, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at San Antonio — TNT, 10:30 p.m.

NBA GameTime — NBA, 6:30 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 1 a.m. (Friday)

NFL
Path to the Draft: Marcus Mariota Pro Day — NFL Network, 4 p.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.

NHL
Dallas at Carolina — Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Pittsburgh — NHL Network (US)/Sportsnet West/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston — Sportsnet 360/Sportsnet (Ontario/Pacific)/TVA Sports/NHL Network (US)/Sun Sports/NESN, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit — Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal — RDS/TSN5/Sportsnet East, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida — TSN3/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Midwest, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Colorado — MSG Plus/Altitude, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Arizona — WGN/Fox Sports Arizona, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver — Fox Sports West/Sportsnet Pacific, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose — Sportsnet 360/Fox Sports Tennessee/Comcast SportsNet California, 10:30 p.m.

Hockey Central @ noon — Sportsnet/NHL Network (US), noon
NHL Live — NHL Network, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central Pregame: Canadiens Pregame — Sportsnet East, 7 p.m.
Hockey Central Pregame: Canucks Pregame — Sportsnet Pacific, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 10 p.m.

Sports Talk
Radius: Jump Cut — NBCSN, 6 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
Radius: Kettle Bell Blast — NBCSN, 6:30 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 6:30 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show — Audience Network (DirecTV), noon
The Box Score — Audience Network (DirecTV), 3 p.m.
SportsNation — ESPNews, 5 p.m.
America’s Pregame — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
ESPN Films: Nixon’s National Champs — ESPNews, 5:30 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 5:30 p.m.
The Express Xtra — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
Podium 360 — Universal Sports, 7:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 p.m.

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

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

UEFA Europa League
Round of 16, 1st Leg
VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany
VfL Wolfsburg vs. Internazionale — Fox Sports 2, 2 p.m.

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs. Ajax — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 p.m.

Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Everton vs. Dynamo Kyiv — Fox Sports 2, 4 p.m.

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
Fiorentina vs. Roma — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 p.m.

UEFA Europa League Pregame — Fox Sports 2/Fox Soccer Plus, 1:30 p.m.
UEFA Europa League Highlights — Fox Sports 2, 11:30 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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