It's a weekend where sports seasons change.
Saturday, you'll be watching the Final Four on CBS.
Sunday, it's off to Fenway Park for the first game of the major league baseball season - Yankees at Red Sox.
And Monday, it's Official Opening Day and One Shining Moment night.
Starting with the NCAA, Saturday has a pair of 5th seeded teams battling in the first semifinal - Michigan State vs. hometown team Butler at 6:07 p.m. The nightcap features West Virginia against Duke, with the winners going for the championship Monday at 9 p.m.
The women start their Final Four Sunday on ESPN. Will the Connecticut women complete another perfect season? They play Baylor at 9:30 p.m., after Stanford takes on Oklahoma. The women cut down the nets Tuesday.
On the diamond, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to show five games on Monday. ESPN starts at 1 p.m. with the Cardinals at Reds, then the Cubs visit Atlanta at 4:10 p.m. ESPN2 starts with the Indians at White Sox at 2 p.m., followed by Giants-Astros and Twins-Angels.
MASN has the Nationals' home opener against the Phillies Monday at 1 p.m.
Before teams head north, ESPN shows the Yankees and Orioles Friday at 1 p.m. MASN has the Red Sox's exhibition visit to Washington Saturday at 4 p.m.
ESPN has an NBA doubleheader Friday, with the Hawks visiting Cleveland at 8 p.m., then the Jazz visiting the Lakers. ABC has a Sunday doubleheader, starting with Cleveland at Boston at 1 p.m. The Spurs visit the Lakers at 3:30 p.m.
The Wizards host the Bulls Friday at 7 p.m. and Nets Sunday at 6 p.m. on Comcast.
The Capitals visit Columbus Saturday on Comcast. NBC offers Detroit vs. Philadelphia Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
The PGA tour is in Houston for the Shell Open Saturday and Sunday on NBC.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup is off for Easter. Hope they enjoy the day, since it's three and a half months until the next open weekend (July 18th). The Nationwide tour does run, visiting Nashville Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN.
Comcast brings some SEC baseball Sunday, with Georgia visiting LSU at 1 p.m.
As we close in on Kentucky Derby time, NBC shows the Santa Anita Derby Saturday at 5 p.m.
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