Sports Planner for Friday

COMING UP

Indiana Sentinels hockey

Today at Port Huron, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday at Port Huron, 7:05 p.m.

March 13 vs. Topeka, 7:30 p.m.

IU Columbus baseball

Sunday vs. Shawnee State (at Ceraland), 3 p.m.

Monday vs. Shawnee State (at Ceraland), noon (DH)

Tuesday vs. Rochester Christian (at Ceraland), 1 p.m. (DH)

IU Columbus softball

Today vs. West Virginia Tech (at Columbus East), noon (DH)

Saturday vs. Rio Grande (at Columbus East), 2 p.m. (DH)

March 13 at Shawnee State, 2 p.m. (DH)

Indiana Pacers

Today at Lakers, 10:30 p.m. (WTHR)

Sunday at Trail Blazers, 9 p.m.

Tuesday at Kings, 10 p.m.

Indiana University men’s basketball

Saturday at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

Big Ten Tournament at Chicago, TBA (TBA)

Purdue men’s basketball

Saturday vs. Wisconsin, 4 p.m. (CBS)

Big Ten Tournament at Chicago, TBA (TBA)

NASCAR Cup Series

Sunday at Avondale, Ariz., 3:30 p.m. (FS1)

March 15 at Las Vegas, 4 p.m. (FS1)

March 22 at Darlington, S.C., 3 p.m. (FS1)

IndyCar Series

Saturday at Avondale, Ariz., 3 p.m. (FOX)

March 15 at Arlington, Texas, 12:30 p.m. (FOX)

March 29 at Birmingham, Ala., 1 p.m. (FOX)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Boys basketball

Columbus East vs. Columbus North in North Sectional, 6 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran vs. Milan in Milan Sectional, 6 p.m.

Hauser vs. Oldenburg Academy in Milan Sectional, 7:45 p.m.

Jennings County vs. South Dearborn in South Dearborn Sectional, 7:45 p.m.

Edinburgh vs. South Decatur in Tri Sectional, 7:45 p.m.

Gymnastics

Columbus North in Franklin Central Regional, 6:30 p.m.

Indoor track and field

Columbus North at Whiteland HSR Qualifier at University of Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Men’s Australian Rules Football

AFL: Geelong at Gold Coast, 4 a.m. (FS2)

AFL: Western at Brisbane, 3:30 a.m. Saturday (FS2)

Auto racing

NTT IndyCar Series: High Line & Final Practice, 4:30 p.m. (FS2)

Baseball

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Japan vs. China, Pool C, 5 a.m. (FS1)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Cuba vs. Panama, Pool A, 11 a.m. (FS2)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Mexico vs. Great Britain, Pool B, 1 p.m. (FS1)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Puerto Rico vs. Colombia, Pool A, 6 p.m. (FS1)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic, Pool D, 7 p.m. (FS2)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: U.S. vs. Brazil, Pool B, 8 p.m. (FOX)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: China vs. Czech Republic, Pool C, 10 p.m. (FS2)

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: South Korea vs. Japan, Pool C, 5 a.m. Saturday (FS1)

Men’s college basketball

Northern Illinois at Akron, 6 p.m. (CBSSN)

VCU at Dayton, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

UCF at West Virginia, 8 p.m. (CBSSN)

Ohio Valley Semifinal: TBD vs. Tennessee State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Miami (Ohio) at Ohio, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

St. John’s at Seton Hall, 9 p.m. (FS1)

UNLV at San Diego State, 10 p.m. (CBSSN)

Ohio Valley Semifinal: TBD vs. Morehead State, 10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Women’s college basketball

ACC Quarterfinal: Clemson vs. Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Big East First Round: Butler vs. Georgetown, 11 a.m. (NBCSN/Peacock)

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal: Loyola (Chicago) vs. Rhode Island, 11 a.m. (USA)

Big Ten Quarterfinal: Washington vs. UCLA, noon (BTN)

SEC Quarterfinal: Kentucky vs. South Carolina, noon (ESPN)

Big 12 Quarterfinal: Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State, noon (ESPNU)

ACC Quarterfinal: Notre Dame vs. NC State, 1:30 p.m. (ACC)

Big East First Round: DePaul vs. Providence, 1:30 p.m. (NBCSN/Peacock)

Big Ten Quarterfinal: Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

Southeastern Quarterfinal: Oklahoma vs. LSU, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Big 12 Quarterfinal: BYU vs. TCU, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Big East First Round: Xavier vs. St. John’s, 4 p.m. (NBCSN/Peacock)

ACC Quarterfinal: Syracuse vs. Louisville, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal: Dayton vs. George Mason, 5 p.m. (USA)

SEC Quarterfinal: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Quarterfinal: Illinois vs. Iowa, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal: LaSalle vs. Richmond, 7 p.m. (CNBC)

ACC Quarterfinal: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ACC)

SEC Quarterfinal: Alabama-Tennessee winner vs. Texas, 8:30 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Quarterfinal: Maryland-Oregon winner vs. Michigan, 9 p.m. (BTN)

Women’s college lacrosse

Virginia Tech at Syracuse, 5 p.m. (ACC)

Golf

DP World Tour: Joburg Open, 5:30 a.m. today and 5:30 a.m. Saturday (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open, 10 a.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, 2 p.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour Champions: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational (Taped), 7 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: Blue Bay LPGA, 11 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LIV Golf League, midnight (FS1)

Horse racing

NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 3 p.m. (FS2)

MLB

Spring Training: Cardinals vs. Ravens, 1 p.m. (MLB)

Spring Training: Angels vs. Guardians, 3 p.m. (MLB)

Spring Training: Cubs vs. Padres, 8 p.m. (MLB)

NBA

Mavericks at Celtics, 7:10 p.m. (ESPN)

Clippers at Spurs, 9:35 p.m. (ESPN)

NHL

Panthers at Red Wings, 7 p.m. (NHL)

Paralympics

M&W 7.5km Sprint (Sitting), 4 a.m. Saturday (CNBC)

Men’s Downhill, 5:15 a.m. Saturday (CNBC)

M&W 7.5km Sprint (Standing/Vision Impaired), 6:30 a.m. Saturday (CNBC)

Swimming

TYR: Pro Swim Series, 7 p.m. (NBCSN)

Tennis

Indian Wells – Live; ATP/WTA 2nd Round, 2 p.m. (Tennis)