Sports Planner for Thursday

COMING UP

Indiana Sentinels hockey

Friday 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, 3 p.m.

Monday vs. Shawnee State, noon (DH)

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

IU Columbus softball

Friday vs. West Virginia Tech, noon (DH)

Saturday vs. Rio Grande, noon (DH)

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

Indiana Pacers

Friday 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)

Indiana University women’s baseketball

Today vs. Ohio State in Big Ten tourney at Indianapolis, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

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

Indoor track and field

Columbus North at HSR Qualifier at Fall Creek Pavilion (Indianapolis), 6:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Men’s Australian Rules Football

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

Auto racing

ARCA Menards Series: General Tire 150, 6 p.m. (FS1)

Baseball

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

2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Australia vs. Czech Republic, Pool C, 10 p.m. (FS1)

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

Men’s college basketball

SC State at NC Central, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sam Houston State at Delaware, 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

Tulane at Temple, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tulsa at East Carolina, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

Rutgers at Michigan State, 8 p.m. (FS1)

Michigan at Iowa, 8 p.m. (NBCSN/Peacock)

Kennesaw State at UTEP, 9 p.m. (CBSSN)

South Florida at Memphis, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women’s college basketball

ACC Second Round: Clemson vs. Virginia, 11 a.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: Kentucky vs. Georgia, 11 a.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: Southern Cal vs. Washington, noon (BTN)

ACC Second Round: Miami vs. Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: Florida vs. Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: Indiana vs. Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

ACC Second Roundt: California vs. Syracuse, 5 p.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: Auburn vs. Mississippi, 6 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: Illinois vs. Michigan State, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)

ACC Second Round: Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: Missouri-Alabama winner vs. Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: Purdue-Oregon winner vs. Maryland, 9 p.m. (BTN)

Golf

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

LIV Golf League, 11 p.m. today (FS2) and 1 a.m. Friday (FS1)

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

Horse racing

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

MLB

Spring Training: Red Sox vs. Phillies, 1 p.m. (MLB)

Spring Training: Dodgers at Reds, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Spring Training: Padres vs. Mariners, 3 p.m. (MLB)

NBA

Warriors at Rockets, 7:30 p.m. (Prime Video)

Lakers at Nuggets, 10 p.m. (Prime Video)

NHL

Sabres at Penguins, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Islanders at Kings, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men’s soccer

English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur, 3 p.m. (USA)

Tennis

Indian Wells – Live; ATP/WTA 1st Round, 2 p.m. (Tennis)