Friday On The Air
Australian Rules Football
5:35 a.m., FS2 — AFL: Carlton Blues at Sydney Swans.
Auto Racing
7:25 a.m., ESPNU — Formula One Italian Grand Prix practice from Imola, Italy.
3 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Truck Wright Brand 250 practice from North Wilkesboro, N.C.
4 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Cup All-Star Race practice from North Wilkesboro, N.C.
5:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Cup All-Star Race qualifying from North Wilkesboro, N.C.
7:30 p.m., FS1 — NHRA Route 66 Nationals qualifying from Elwood, Ill. (taped today)
Baseball
2 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs.
2 p.m., NESN — NCAA: Stony Brook at Northeastern.
6 p.m., NESN Plus — IL: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Worcester Red Sox.
7 p.m., YES, WFAN (660-AM) — MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees.
7 p.m., SNY, WCBS (880-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins.
8 p.m., NESN, WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals.
10 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers.
Basketball
7:30 p.m., ION — WNBA: Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun.
8:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA playoffs: New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers.
9:30 p.m., ION — WNBA: Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx.
Golf
5 a.m., Golf Channel — Ladies European: German Masters from Michendorf, Germany.
11 a.m., ESPN2 — PGA Championship from Louisville, Ky.
Noon, ESPN — PGA Championship from Louisville, Ky.
3 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: Americas Open from Jersey City, N.J.
Hockey
10 a.m., NHL Network — World Championship: Germany vs. Kazakhstan from Ostrava, Czech Republic.
2 p.m., NHL Network — World Championship: Poland vs. United States from Ostrava, Czech Republic.
7 p.m., TNT, truTV — NHL playoffs: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins.
10 p.m., TNT, truTV — NHL playoffs: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche.
Horse Racing
1 p.m., FS2 — Racing from New York.
Rugby
12:55 a.m. (Saturday), FS2 — NRL: Newcastle Knights at Gold Coast Titans.
Soccer
9:50 p.m., FS2 — Canadian League: Atletico Ottawa at Pacific FC.
Softball
Noon, ESPNU — NCAA: Utah vs. South Carolina in Division I tournament regional from Durham, N.C.
2 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Auburn at Central Florida in Division I tournament regional.
3 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Michigan vs. Kentucky in Division I tournament regional from Stillwater, Okla.
4 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Penn State at Texas in Division I tournament regional.
6 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: San Diego State vs. Virginia Tech in Division I tournament regional from Los Angeles.
8 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Mississippi vs. Baylor in Division I tournament regional from Lafayette, La
8 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Cleveland State at Oklahoma in Division I tournament regional.
10 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: St. Mary’s at Stanford in Division I tournament regional.
Tennis
9:30 a.m., Tennis Channel — Italian Open from Rome.
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