Sports Planner for Friday

COMING UP

IU Columbus baseball

Today vs. Midway, 1 p.m.

Saturday vs. Midway, 1 p.m. (DH)

Tuesday at Huntington, 4:30 p.m.

IU Columbus softball

Today vs. Rio Grande, 1 p.m. (DH)

Saturday vs. West Virginia Tech, noon (DH)

April 12 vs. IU Southeast, 2 p.m. (DH)

Indiana Pacers

Today vs. Thunder, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Sunday vs. Heat, 5 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Tuesday at Raptors, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Purdue men’s basketball

Saturday vs. NC State in NCAA Semifinals, 6:09 p.m. (CBS)

Cincinnati Reds baseball

Today vs. Mets, 6:40 p.m. (AppleTV+)

Saturday vs. Mets, 4:10 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Sunday vs. Mets, 1:40 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

NASCAR

Sunday at Martinsville, Va., 3 p.m. (FS1)

April 14 at Fort Worth, Texas, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)

April 21 at Talladega, 3 p..m (FOX)

IndyCar

April 21 at Long Beach, Calif., 3 p.m. (USA)

April 28 at Birmingham, Ala., 1 p.m. (NBC)

May 11 at Indianapolis (Grand Prix), 3 p.m. (NBC)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Baseball

Edinburgh at Hauser, 5 p.m.

Tindley at Columbus Christian, 5 p.m.

Brown County at Austin, 5 p.m.

Decatur Central at Columbus North, 5:30 p.m.

New Albany at Trinity Lutheran, 5:30 p.m.

East Central at Jennings County, 6 p.m.

Softball

Tindley at Columbus Christian, 5 p.m.

Edinburgh at Oldenburg Academy, 5 p.m.

Columbus East at Brown County, 5:30 p.m.

Track and field

Edinburgh at Triton Central, 5 p.m.

Boys golf

Edinburgh, Trinity Lutheran at Salem, 5 p.m.

Girls tennis

Columbus East at Brown County, 4:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Men’s Australian Rules Football

AFL: Carlton at Fremantle, 1 a.m. Saturday (FS2)

Auto racing

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The Long John Silver’s 200, 7:30 p.m. (FS1)

College baseball

Michigan at Iowa, 3 p.m. (BTN)

Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. (ACC)

Vanderbilt at LSU, 8 p.m. (SEC)

Men’s college basketball

Reese’s NABC All-Star Game: East vs. West, 6:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

Women’s college basketball

NCAA Final Four: NC State vs. South Carolina, 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

NCAA Final Four: UConn vs. Iowa, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Men’s college gymnastics

Big Ten Championships, 8 p.m. (BTN)

College softball

Missouri at Arkansas, 6 p.m. (SEC)

Oklahoma at Texas, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Golf

Korn Ferry Tour: The Club Car Championship, 10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The Valero Texas Open, 4 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: The T-Mobile Match Play-Day 3, 7 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Boys high school basketball

Chipotle High School Nationals: Semifinals, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Girls high school basketball

Chipotle High School Nationals: Semifinals, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Horse racing

NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 1 p.m. (FS2)

Women’s IIHF hockey

World Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. China, Group B, 11 a.m. (NHL)

World Championship Group Stage: Czech Republic vs. U.S., Group A, 7 p.m. (NHL)

Men’s lacrosse

NLL: Buffalo at Colorado, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

MLB

Blue Jays at Yankees or Athletics at Tigers, 1 p.m. (MLB)

Rays at Rockies or Orioles at Pirates, 4 p.m. (MLB)

Mets at Reds, 6:40 p.m. (APPLETV+)

Astros at Rangers, 8:05 p.m. (APPLETV+)

Red Sox at Angels, 9:30 p.m., or Mariners at Brewers, 8:10 p.m. (MLB)

NBA

Thunder at Pacers, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Kings at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (NBA)

Timberwolves at Suns, 10 p.m. (NBA)

NBA G-League

Eastern Conference Semifinal: Long Island at Osceola, 7 p.m. (ESPNEWS)

Men’s rugby

NRL: St. George Illawarra at Newcastle, 4:55 a.m. (FS2)

MLR: Dallas at Seattle, 10:30 p.m. (FS2)

Tennis

Marrakech-ATP, Estoril-ATP Quarterfinals, 7 a.m. (Tennis)

Charleston-WTA Quarterfinals, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Tennis)