The NCAA tournament's "third round" (which is really the second round, except they decided to call the play-in games "first round") concludes today with eight more matchups, two of them right here in Chicago this evening. If you're not into that, the Blackhawks play in Phoenix tonight in front of (likely) a lot of red-clad Blackhawks fans who are in Arizona for baseball spring training; speaking of spring training, both the Cubs and White Sox are on TV today.
↵Times are Central Daylight; some basketball times are approximate and may be later than posted due to the length of the previous game. For full SBNation.com coverage and NCAA bracket updates, check out this StoryStream from the mothership. This link includes a printable bracket that is updated after each round.
↵11:15 am, CBS-2: NCAA tournament basketball, Washington vs. North Carolina at Charlotte. Announcers: Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg.
↵11:30 a.m., NBC-5: NHL, Rangers at Penguins. For a change of pace from the tournament.
↵12 noon, MLB Network: Spring training baseball, Cardinals vs. Red Sox at Ft. Myers, Florida.
↵1:45 p.m., CBS-2: NCAA tournament basketball, Michigan vs. Duke at Charlotte. Hmmm. Wonder who has home-court advantage in this one? Announcers: Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg.
↵3 p.m., WGN: Spring training baseball, White Sox vs. Dodgers at Glendale, Arizona.
↵3 p.m., CSN Chicago: Spring training baseball, Cubs vs. Giants at Mesa, Arizona.
↵4:15 p.m., CBS-2: NCAA tournament basketball, George Mason vs. Ohio State at Cleveland. Another game in which the committee has given a huge home-floor advantage to one team. Guess which one. Announcers: Gus Johnson and Len Elmore.
↵5:10 p.m., TNT: NCAA tournament basketball, Arizona vs. Texas at Tulsa. Announcers: Marv Albert and Steve Kerr.
↵6:10 p.m., TBS: NCAA tournament basketball, VCU vs. Purdue at the United Center. Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel.
↵6:45 p.m., truTV: NCAA tournament basketball, Marquette vs. Syracuse at Cleveland. Announcers: Gus Johnson and Len Elmore.
↵7 p.m., WGN (Chicago only): NHL, Blackhawks at Coyotes.
↵7:40 p.m., TNT: NCAA tournament basketball, Illinois vs. Kansas at Tulsa. There may be a lot of channel-switching between this game and the Blackhawks game, for fans of both teams. Announcers: Marv Albert and Steve Kerr.
↵8:40 p.m., TBS: NCAA tournament basketball, Florida State vs. Notre Dame at the United Center. Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel.
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