Thursday On The Air
Baseball
1 p.m., MLB Network — Spring training: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals from Jupiter, Fla.
4 p.m., MLB Network — Spring training: Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs from Mesa, Ariz.
7 p.m., MLB Network — Prospects game: Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates from Bradenton, Fla.
Basketball
10 a.m., NBA TV — Africa League: Cape Town Tigers vs. Dynamo Basketball Club from Pretoria, South Africa.
11:30 a.m., USA — NCAA men: Richmond vs. Saint Joseph’s in Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinal from New York.
Noon, ESPN — NCAA men: North Carolina vs. Florida State in Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal from Washington.
Noon, FS1, WICH (1310-AM), WICH (94-5-FM) — NCAA men: UConn vs. Xavier in Big East Conference quarterfinal from New York.
12:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Texas Tech vs. Brigham Young in Big 12 Conference quarterfinal from Kansas City, Mo.
12:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: East Carolina vs. Tulsa in American Athletic Conference second round from Fort Worth, Texas.
1 p.m., NBA TV — Africa League: Petro de Luanda vs. FUS de Rabat from Pretoria, South Africa.
2 p.m., USA — NCAA men: UMass vs. Virginia Commonwealth in Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinal from New York.
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest in Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal from Washington.
2:30 p.m., FS1— NCAA men: St. John’s vs. Seton Hall in Big East Conference quarterfinal from New York.
3 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Utah State vs. Fresno State in Mountain West Conference quarterfinal from Las Vegas.
3 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Houston vs. Texas Christian in Big 12 Conference quarterfinal from Kansas City, Mo.
3 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Memphis vs. Wichita State in American Athletic Conference second round from Fort Worth, Texas.
5 p.m., USA — NCAA men: Loyola of Chicago vs. St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinal from New York.
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Lamar vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Southland Conference final from Lake Charles, La.
5:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: San Diego State vs. UNLV in Mountain West Conference quarterfinal from Las Vegas.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Duke vs. North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal from Washington.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Iowa State vs. Kansas State in Big 12 Conference quarterfinal from Kansas City, Mo.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Tulane vs. North Texas in American Athletic Conference second round from Fort Worth, Texas.
7 p.m., FS1— NCAA men: Creighton vs. Providence in Big East Conference quarterfinal from New York.
7 p.m., NESN Plus — NCAA women: Merrimack at Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference semifinal.
7 p.m., YES — NCAA women: Fairleigh Dickinson at Le Moyne in Northeast Conference semifinal.
7:30 p.m., TNT — NBA: Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics.
7:30 p.m., USA — NCAA men: Dayton vs. Duquesne in Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinal from New York.
9 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Nevada vs. San Diego State in Mountain West Conference quarterfinal from Las Vegas.
9:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA men: Virginia vs. Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal from Washington.
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Baylor vs. Cincinnati in Big 12 Conference quarterfinal from Kansas City, Mo.
9:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Southern Methodist vs. Temple in American Athletic Conference second round from Fort Worth, Texas.
9:30 p.m., FS1— NCAA men: Marquette vs. Villanova in Big East Conference quarterfinal from New York.
10 p.m., TNT, truTV — NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder.
10 p.m., MSG — NBA: New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers.
11:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Boise State vs. New Mexico in Mountain West Conference quarterfinal from Las Vegas.
11:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Colorado vs. Utah in Pacific-12 Conference quarterfinal from Las Vegas.
Golf
1 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: The Players Championship from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Hockey
7 p.m., NESN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens.
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning.
Horse Racing
3 p.m., FS2 — Racing from New York.
Rugby
4:55 a.m., FS2 — NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs at Brisbane Broncos.
Soccer
7:55 p.m., FS2 — CONCACAF Champions League: New England Revolution at Alajuelense.
10:05 p.m., FS2 — CONCACAF Champions League: FC Cincinnati at Monterrey.
Tennis
2 p.m., Tennis Channel — BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells, Calif.
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