Friday, March 13, 2015

Weekend watchdog

By the end of the weekend, you can take your clean, perfect NCAA tournament bracket and start worrying about it.
finalfour15CBS announces the 68-team field Sunday at 6 p.m., and ignites four days of debate and analysis.
Virginia tries to maintain its spot on the top line, taking on North Carolina in the semifinals Friday at 7. Duke battles Notre Dame in the nightcap, with the final Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
CBS has the Big Ten semifinals Saturday at 1 and 3:30 p.m., and the final tips at 3:30 p.m.
The Mountain West crowns its champion Saturday at 6 p.m., with the Atlantic 10 title game Sunday at 1 p.m.
There's two Big Ten quarterfinal games Friday, with Wisconsin against Michigan at noon and 13th-seed Penn State facing Purdue at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Top-seed Villanova meets Providence in the Big East tournament Friday at 7 p.m. on FoxSports1. The second semifinal matching Xavier and Georgetown will be Friday at 9:30 p.m. and the championship starts Saturday at 8 p.m.
ESPN has the second semifinal of the PAC-12 tournament (Utah-Oregon) Friday at 11:30 p.m. and final Saturday at 11 p.m.
The semifinals of the Big 12 tournament are Friday on ESPN2, starting at 7 p.m. and the final Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
ESPN2 has the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday at noon, with top-seed SMU playing East Carolina before Memphis meets Temple at 2 p.m. The semifinals are Saturday at 3 and 5:30 p.m. and final Sunday at 3:15 p.m. on ESPN.
The Atlantic 10 championship continues Friday at noon NBC Sports network. Davidson battles LaSalle before VCU meets Richmond, then Dayton takes on St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island plays George Washington in the evening contests.
Saturday on ESPN offers the semifinals of the SEC tournament at 1 and 3:30 p.m., with the final Sunday at 1 p.m.
Five berths will be claimed Saturday on ESPN2. Stony Brook faces Albany in the American East final at 11 a.m., then the MEAC crowns its champion at 1 p.m. It's off to the MAC tournament at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Southland and Big West finals.
The Sun Belt final tips Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
Conference USA brings its championship game Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on FoxSports1.
The CAA women play on Comcast Friday at noon and 2:30 p.m. The semifinals are Saturday at 1 and 3:30 p.m., and the championship will be Sunday at 1 p.m.
Comcast has the Wizards' game with the Kings Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Thunder host Chicago on ABC Sunday at 1 p.m., then the Clippers take on the Rockets.
NASCAR continues its western tour at Phoenix, with coverage on Fox Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The Xfinity Series hits the track Saturday at 4 p.m. on Fox.
NBC Sports network has the Australian Grand Prix Sunday at 12:30 p.m. There's qualifying Saturday at 2 a.m.
The Orioles' spring training schedule continues Saturday at 1 p.m., playing the Rays on MASN.
West Virginia travels to Texas on the college diamond Sunday at 1:30 p.m. on FoxSports1.
The Islanders host the Canadiens Saturday at 7 p.m. and the Capitals take on the Bruins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
The Capitals meet the Stars Friday at 7 p.m. on Comcast, while NBC offers Red Wings- Penguins Sunday at noon.
The PGA tour paints the town at the Valspar Championship Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. on NBC.
New York City takes on New England in MLS action on ESPN2 Sunday at 5 p.m., and FoxSports1 offers the Galaxy against Portland Sunday at 7 p.m.
The Premier League slate on NBC Sports network starts Saturday at 8:45 a.m. with Crystal Palace facing Queens Park Rangers. Arsenal meets West Ham United before Burnley battles Manchester City. Sunday, Chelsea clashes with Southampton at 9:30 a.m. then it's Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur.

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