Sports on TV for Friday, March 18

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AUTO RACING

9:30 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Auto Club 400, practice, at Fontana, Calif.

11 a.m., FS1 — Xfinity Series 300, practice, at Fontana, Calif.

1:30 p.m., FS1 — Xfinity Series 300, final practice, at Fontana, Calif.

3:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Auto Club 400, qualifying, at Fontana, Calif.

10 p.m., NBCSN — Formula 1, Australia Grand Prix, qualifying, at Melbourne, Australia

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8:15 a.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Dayton vs. Syracuse, at St. Louis

8:40 a.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Villanova vs. UNC-Asheville, at Brooklyn, N.Y.

9:30 a.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Oregon St. vs. VCU, at Oklahoma City

10 a.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, California vs. Hawaii, at Spokane, Wash.

10:45 a.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Michigan St. vs. Middle Tennessee, at St. Louis

11:10 a.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Iowa vs. Temple, at Brooklyn, N.Y.

Noon, TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Oklahoma vs. CS Bakersfield, at Oklahoma City

12:30 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Maryland vs. South Dakota St., at Spokane, Wash.

2:50 p.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh, at St. Louis

3:10 p.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin, at Brooklyn, N.Y.

3:20 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Texas A&M vs. Green Bay, at Oklahoma City

3:27 p.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, Oregon vs. Holy Cross, at Spokane, Wash.

5:20 p.m., TNT — NCAA Tournament, first round, Xavier vs. Weber St., at St. Louis

5:30 p.m., ESPNU — NIT, second round, Virginia Tech at BYU

5:40 p.m., CBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Notre Dame vs. Michigan, at Brooklyn, N.Y.

5:50 p.m., TBS — NCAA Tournament, first round, Texas vs. N. Iowa, at Oklahoma City

5:57 p.m., TRU — NCAA Tournament, first round, St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati, at Spokane, Wash.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

1 p.m., NBCSN — Hockey East Tournament, semifinal, UMass-Lowell vs. Providence, at Boston

4 p.m., NBCSN — Hockey East Tournament, semifinal, Northeastern vs. Boston College, at Boston

COLLEGE WRESTLING

4 p.m., ESPN3, ESPNU — NCAA Championships, semifinals, at New York

DRAG RACING

5 p.m., FS1 — NHRA, Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, qualifying, at Gainesville, Fla. (same-day tape)

GOLF

1 a.m., GOLF — European PGA, Hero Indian Open, second round, at New Delhi

10 a.m., GOLF — PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, second round, at Orlando, Fla.

2 p.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour, JTBC Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix

4 p.m., GOLF — Champions Tour, Tucson Conquistadores Classic, first round, at Tucson, Ariz.

MLB BASEBALL

2 a.m., MLB — Spring training, N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh, at Bradenton, Fla. (tape-delayed)

5 a.m., MLB — Spring training, Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia, at Clearwater, Fla. (tape-delayed)

9 a.m., MLB — Spring training, Houston vs. Toronto, at Dunedin, Fla.

Noon, MLB — Spring training, Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, at Glendale, Ariz.

3 p.m., MLB — Spring training, Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees, at Tampa, Fla. (same-day tape)

8 p.m., MLB — Spring training, San Diego vs. San Francisco, at Scottsdale, Ariz. (same-day tape)

11 p.m., MLB — Spring training, Washington vs. N.Y. Mets, at Port St. Lucie, Fla. (same-day tape)

NBA BASKETBALL

3:30 p.m., NBA — Boston at Toronto

SOCCER

11:20 a.m., FS2 — Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach at Schalke 04

TENNIS

11 a.m., ESPN — ATP World Tour, BNP Paribas Open, men’s quarterfinals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

6 p.m., ESPN2 — WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, women’s semifinals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

TRACK & FIELD

8:30 p.m., NBCSN — IAAF World Indoor Championships, at Portland, Ore. (same-day tape)

WINTER SPORTS

3 a.m., NBCSN — FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing, team event, at St. Moritz, Switzerland

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8:05 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Belmont vs. Michigan St., at Starkville, Miss. (primary broadcast)

8:10 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Albany (NY) vs. Florida, at Syracuse, N.Y. (regional broadcast)

8:15 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, James Madison vs. DePaul, at Louisville, Ky. (regional broadcast)

8:10 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Princeton vs. West Virginia, at Columbus, Ohio (regional broadcast)

10:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Army vs. Syracuse, at Syracuse, N.Y. (regional broadcast)

10:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Cent. Arkansas vs. Louisville, at Louisville, Ky. (primary broadcast)

10:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Chattanooga vs. Mississippi St., at Starkville, Miss. (regional broadcast)

10:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Buffalo vs. Ohio St., at Columbus, Ohio (regional broadcast)

1:05 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Idaho vs. Baylor, at Waco, Texas (primary broadcast)

1:10 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Green Bay vs. Tennessee, at Tempe, Ariz. (regional broadcast)

1:10 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Kansas St. vs. George Washington, at Columbia, S.C. (regional broadcast)

1:15 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Troy vs. Oregon St., at Corvallis, Ore. (regional broadcast)

3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, New Mexico St. vs. Arizona St., at Tempe, Ariz. (regional broadcast)

3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Jacksonville vs. South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. (primary broadcast)

3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, Auburn vs. St. John’s, at Waco, Texas (regional broadcast)

3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament, first round, St. Bonaventure vs. Oklahoma St., at Corvallis, Ore. (regional broadcast)

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