Sports on TV for Thursday, March 17

  • Thursday, March 17, 2016 1:01am
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AUTO RACING

5:30 p.m., NBCSN — Formula 1, Australia Grand Prix, first practice, at Melbourne, Australia

9:30 p.m., NBCSN — Formula 1, Australia Grand Prix, second practice, at Melbourne, Australia

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8:15 a.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Duke vs. UNC-Wilmington, at Providence, R.I.

8:40 a.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Texas Tech vs. Butler, at Raleigh, N.C.

9:30 a.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Colorado vs. UConn, at Des Moines, Iowa

10 a.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Iowa St. vs. Iona, at Denver

10:45 a.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Baylor vs. Yale, at Providence, R.I.

11:10 a.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Virginia vs. Hampton, at Raleigh, N.C.

Noon, TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Kansas vs. Austin Peay, at Des Moines, Iowa

12:30 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Purdue vs. UALR, at Denver

2:50 p.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Miami vs. Buffalo, at Providence, R.I.

3 p.m., ESPNEWS — NIT, second round, Florida St. at Valparaiso

3:10 p.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Indiana vs. Chattanooga, at Des Moines, Iowa

3:20 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, North Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast, at Raleigh, N.C.

3:27 p.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Utah vs. Fresno St., at Denver

5:20 p.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Arizona vs. Wichita St., at Providence, R.I.

5:40 p.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Kentucky vs. Stony Brook, at Des Moines, Iowa

5:50 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Southern Cal vs. Providence, at Raleigh, N.C.

5:57 p.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga, at Denver

GOLF

1 a.m., GOLF — European PGA, Hero Indian Open, first round, at New Delhi

10 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, first round, at Orlando, Fla.

2 p.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour, JTBC Founders Cup, first round, at Phoenix.

MLB BASEBALL

2 a.m., MLB — Spring training, Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore, at Sarasota, Fla. (tape-delayed)

5 a.m., MLB — Spring training, Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City, at Surprise, Ariz. (tape-delayed)

9 a.m., MLB — Spring training, St. Louis vs. Detroit, at Lakeland, Fla.

Noon, MLB — Spring training, L.A. Angels vs. Colorado, at Scottsdale, Ariz.

3 p.m., ESPN — Spring training, Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs, at Mesa, Ariz.

6 p.m., MLB — Spring training, San Francisco vs. San Diego, at Peoria, Ariz.

10 p.m., MLB — Spring training, Toronto (ss) vs. Houston (ss), at Kissimmee, Fla. (same-day tape)

NBA BASKETBALL

4:30 p.m., NBA — Portland at San Antonio

SOCCER

10 a.m., FS1 — UEFA Europa League, Villarreal CF at Bayer 04 Leverkusen

10 a.m., FS2 — UEFA Europa League, Athletic Club de Bilbao at Valencia CF

Noon, FS1 — UEFA Europa League, Liverpool at Manchester United

Noon, FS2 — UEFA Europa League, Borussia Dortmund at Tottenham

TENNIS

10 a.m., ESPN2 — ATP World Tour & WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s & women’s quarterfinals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

4 p.m., ESPN2 — ATP World Tour & WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s & women’s quarterfinals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

WINTER SPORTS

2 a.m., NBCSN — FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Men’s Super G, at St. Moritz, Switzerland

3 a.m., NBCSN — FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Women’s Super G, at St. Moritz, Switzerland

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