Sports Planner for Thursday

COMING UP

IU Columbus baseball

Friday at West Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

Saturday at West Virginia Tech, noon (DH)

Tuesday vs. Grace, at Grand Park (Westfield), 4 p.m.

IU Columbus softball

Friday vs. IU Southeast, noon (DH)

Saturday vs. Midway, noon (DH)

Monday vs. Grace Christian, 2 p.m. (DH)

Indiana Pacers

Today at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network)

Saturday at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network)

Monday at Bulls, 8 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network)

Indiana University men’s basketball

Saturday vs. Ohio State, 8 p.m. (CBS)

March 12-16, B1G tourney at Indianapolis, TBA (TBA)

Purdue men’s basketball

Friday at Illinois, 8 p.m. (FOX)

March 12-16, B1G tourney at Indianapolis, TBA (TBA)

Indiana University women’s basketball

Thursday vs. Oregon in B1G tourney at Indianapolis, noon (BTN)

NASCAR

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

March 16 at Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)

March 23 at Martinsville, Va., 3 p.m. (FS1)

IndyCar

March 23 at Thermal, Calif., 3 p.m. (FOX)

April 13 at Long Beach, Calif., 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

May 4 at Birmingham, Ala., 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Boys basketball

Columbus Christian vs. Christian Academy of Madison in NACA tourney in Dayton, Tenn., noon

Girls basketball

Columbus Christian vs. Christian Academy of Madison in NACA tourney in Dayton, Tenn., 1:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Men’s Australian Rules Football

AFL: Geelong at Brisbane, 3:35 a.m. (FS1)

AFL: Hawthorn at Sydney, 3:35 a.m. Friday (FS2)

Baseball

World Baseball Classic Qualifier: Germany vs. Brazil (taped), midnight Friday (MLB)

Men’s college basketball

FAU at UAB, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Liberty at MTSU, 7:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

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

Charlotte at North Texas, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women’s college basketball

ACC Second Round: TBD vs. North Carolina, 11 a.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: TBD vs. Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: Indiana vs. Oregon, noon (BTN)

ACC Second Round: Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ACC)

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

Big Ten Second Round: TBD vs. Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

ACC Second Round: TBD vs. California, 5 p.m. (ACC)

Norfolk State at Howard, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

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

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

Siena at Fairfield, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

ACC Second Round: TBD vs. Louisville, 7:30 p.m. (ACC)

SEC Second Round: TBD vs. Alabama, 8:30 p.m. (SEC)

Big Ten Second Round: TBD vs. Michigan State, 9 p.m. (BTN)

Golf

DP World Tour: The Joburg Open, 6 a.m. today and 6 a.m. Friday (Golf Channel)

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

PGA Tour: The Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LIV Golf Hong Kong: First Round, 11 p.m. (FS1)

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

MLB

Spring Training: Twins vs. Yankees, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Spring Training: Astros vs. Mets, 6 p.m. (MLB)

Spring Training: Rays vs. Phillies (taped), 10 p.m. (MLB)

NBA

76ers at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (TNT/TRU)

Knicks at Lakers, 10 p.m. (TNT/TRU)

NHL

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

Sharks at Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men’s soccer

UEFA Europa League: Rangers at Fenerbahce, Round of 16 – Leg 1, 12:40 p.m. (CBSSN)

Saudi Pro League: Al Ittihad at Al Quadisiya, 2 p.m. (FS2)

UEFA Europa League: Athletic Club at AS Roma, Round of 16 – Leg 1, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Cavalier FC at Inter Miami CF, Round of 16 – Leg 1, 7:55 p.m. (FS2)

Women’s soccer

The Italian Cup: Fiorentina at Juventus, Semifinal – Leg 2 (taped), 11 p.m. (CBSSN)

Tennis

Indian Wells-ATP/WTA Early Rounds, 2 p.m. (Tennis)

Women’s volleyball

League One: Salt Lake at Omaha, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)