On this day ...
APRIL 19, 1897 — The first Boston Marathon, then called the B.A.A. Road Race, was won by John J. McDermott in 2 hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds. The world’s oldest annual marathon was inspired by the success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Today
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Washington State at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Lewis-Clark State at British Columbia, 6 p.m.
MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Lewis-Clark State vs. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) at NAIA Unaffiliated Group championships in New Orleans, 8 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Washington at Washington State, 1:30 p.m.
Highline at Lewis-Clark State, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
Lewis-Clark State at Cascade Conference Multi championships in La Grande, Ore., all day
COLLEGE ROWING
Washington State vs. Gonzaga at Fawley Cup in Colton, 4:45 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Medical Lake at Colfax, 6 p.m.
Asotin at Colton (2), 2 p.m.
Orofino JV at Genesee, 4:30 p.m.
Grangeville at Priest River, 2 p.m.
Kellogg at Orofino (2), noon
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Chewelah at Colfax, 3 p.m.
Prairie at Clearwatar Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Genesee at Colton, 4:30 p.m.
Grangeville at Priest River (2), 2 p.m.
Kellogg at Orofino (2), noon
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
Pullman girls at Eileen Northcutt Invite at Wandermere Golf Course in Spokane, 8 a.m.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
Moscow at Post Falls, 10 a.m.
Pullman vs. Sandpoint at Lewiston, 3 p.m.
Culdesac, Orofino at Grangeville, 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
Lewiston, Moscow at Rasmussen Invite in Coeur d’Alene, 2 p.m.
Grangeville at Middleton Invite, 1 p.m.
SPORTS ON RADIO
MLB — Seattle at Colorado, 5:40 p.m., KHTR-FM (104.3)
College baseball — Washington State at Arizona, 6 p.m., KQQQ-AM/FM (1150/102.1); Lewis-Clark State at British Columbia, 6 p.m., KOZE-AM (950)
High school baseball — Medical Lake at Colfax, 6 p.m., KCLX-AM (1450)
High school softball — Chewelah at Colfax, 3 p.m., KMAX-AM (840)
SPORTS ON TV
Men’s Australian rules football — AFL: Essendon at Adelaide, 2:25 a.m., FS2; AFL: Port Adelaide at Collingwood, 8:30 p.m., FS1; AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Carlton, 11:30 p.m., FS2; AFL: Geelong at Brisbane, 2:30 a.m. (Saturday), FS2
Auto racing — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, 12:25 a.m., ESPN2; NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala., 2:30 p.m., FS1; Formula 1: Qualifying, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, 11:55 p.m., ESPN2
College baseball — Florida at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Men’s college lacrosse — Loyola (Md.) at Navy, 4 p.m., CBSSN
College softball — Nebraska at Michigan, 4 p.m., FS1
Golf — PGA Tour: The Corales Puntacana Championship, Second Round, Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Club), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 5 a.m., GOLF; LPGA Tour: The Chevron Championship, Second Round, The Club at Carlton Woods, The Woodlands, Texas, 7 a.m., GOLF; PGA Tour: The RBC Heritage, Second Round, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, S.C., 11 a.m., GOLF
Horse racing — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 10 a.m., FS2
Mixed martial arts — PFL Main Card: Welterweights & Featherweights, Chicago, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
MLB — Seattle at Colorado, 5:40 p.m., KHTR-FM (104.3), ROOT Sports
NBA — Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament: Chicago at Miami, 4:10 p.m., ESPN; Western Conference Play-In Tournament: Sacramento at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m., TNT
Olympic Trials — 2024 U.S. Summer Olympic Trials: Wrestling Challenge Tournament, San Jose, Calif., 3:30 p.m., USA
Men’s rugby — NRL: Canberra at Brisbane, 2:30 a.m. (Saturday), FS1
Men’s soccer — Saudi Pro League: Al-Fayha FC at Al-Nassr FC, &45 a.m., FS2
Tennis — Barcelona-ATP, Munich-ATP, Bucharest-ATP, Stuttgart-WTA, Rouen-WTA Quarterfinals, 2 a.m., TENNIS; Barcelona-ATP, Munich-ATP, Bucharest-ATP, Stuttgart-WTA, Rouen-WTA Quarterfinals, 3 a.m., TENNIS