On this day ...
MARCH 15, 1869 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, was organized by George Ellard and Harry Wright.
Today
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WAC tournament, Las Vegas - Idaho vs. Utah State, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Washington State at Arizona State, 6:30 p.m. PST
Oregon Tech at Lewis-Clark State (2), noon
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Asotin tournament - Colton vs. Clarkston JV, 1:30 p.m.; Potlatch vs. Asotin, 4 p.m.
Bonners Ferry at Orofino (2), 2 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
Lewiston/Clarkston Invitational, 9 a.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
Lewiston boys at Kennewick Invitational, 8 a.m.
BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
North Central at Clarkston, 4:30 p.m.
SPORTS ON RADIO
College baseball - Oregon Tech at Lewis-Clark State (2), noon, KOZE-AM (950); Washington State at Arizona State, 6:30 p.m. PST, KQQQ-AM (1150)
Women's college basketball - WAC tournament, Las Vegas: Idaho vs. Utah State, noon, KMAX-AM (840)
SPORTS ON TV
TODAY
Men's college basketball - Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Indiana vs. Illinois, 9 a.m., ESPN; Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Miami vs. Boston College, 9 a.m., ESPN2; Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Wisconsin vs. Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPN; Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Virginia vs. N.C. State, 11 a.m., ESPN2; Big East Conference, semifinal, Syracuse vs. Georgetown, 4 p.m., ESPN; Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Duke vs. Maryland, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Big East Conference, semifinal, Notre Dame vs. Louisville, 6 p.m., ESPN; Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, North Carolina vs. Florida State, 6 p.m., ESPN2; Pac-12 Conference, semifinal, UCLA vs. Arizona, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks; Pac-12 Conference, semifinal, Utah vs. Washington-Oregon, 8:30 p.m., ESPN.
Golf - PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, second round, at Tampa Bay, Fla., noon, TGC; LPGA, Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m., TGC.
Major League Baseball - Preseason: Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, at Phoenix, noon, WGN.
Tennis - ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men's quarterfinal, at Indian Wells, Calif., 1:30 p.m., ESPN2; ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, women's semifinal, at Indian Wells, Calif., 8:30 p.m., ESPN2.
NBA - Chicago at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., WGN.
SATURDAY
Soccer - Premier League: Manchester City at Everton, 5:30 a.m., ESPN2; MLS: D.C. United at New York, 9:30 a.m., NBC.
Men's college basketball - Conference USA, championship, teams TBD, 8:30 a.m., CBS; America East Conference, championship, teams TBD, 8:30 a.m., ESPN2; Southeastern Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, 10 a.m., ABC; Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, 10 a.m., ESPN; Big Ten Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, 10:40 a.m., CBS; Southeastern Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, noon, ABC; Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, noon, ESPN; Big Ten Conference, semifinal, teams TBD, 1 p.m., CBS; Southwestern Athletic Conference, championship, teams TBD, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2; Big 12 Conference, championship, teams TBD, 2:30 p.m., ESPN; Mountain West Conference, championship, teams TBD, 3 p.m., CBS; Mid-American Conference, championship, teams TBD, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2; Big East Conference, championship, teams TBD, 5:30 p.m., ESPN; Southland Conference, championship, teams TBD, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2; Big West Conference, championship, teams TBD, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2; Pac-12 Conference, championship, teams TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN.
Golf - PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, third round, at Tampa Bay, Fla., 10 a.m., TGC, noon, NBC; LPGA, Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix, 1 p.m., TGC.
Auto racing - NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, at Bristol, Tenn., 11 a.m., ESPN2.
Major League Baseball - Preseason: Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City, at Mesa, Ariz., 1 p.m., WGN.
Boxing - Welterweights, Jessie Vargas (21-0-0) vs. Wale Omotoso (23-0-0); champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (29-0-0) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1-0), for WBO welterweight title, at Carson, Calif., 7:15 p.m., HBO.