One of the best sporting events starts Thursday with the opening round (now the second round after the play-in games) of the NCAA Tournament. Chances of a perfect bracket are nine-quintillion to one.
Thursday, Mar 21
College basketball (11 a.m.-12 a.m., various networks): Watch the opening-round games of the NCAA Tournament on four different networks of CBS: Tru TV, TNT and TBS all day.
Friday, Mar 22
College basketball (11:40 a.m-2 p.m., Tru TV): Ole Miss opens their NCAA Tournament run against the fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers out of the Big Ten.
Saturday, Mar 23
College baseball (7:30-10:30 p.m., ESPN U): Ole Miss Rebels have started SEC play and continue this week against SEC newcomer Texas A&M Aggies.
Sunday, Mar 24
NASCAR (2-5 p.m., Fox): the stars of NASCAR, led by points leader Brad Keselowski, invade the California for the Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway.
Monday, Mar 25
NHL (7-10 p.m., NBC Sports Network): Get your weekly hockey fix as defending Stanley Cup champions the L.A. Kings hit the road to face the hottest team in the NHL, the Chicago Blackhawks.
Tuesday, Mar 26
NBA (6-8:30 p.m., TNT): One of the NBA's oldest rivalries is on display when the New York Knicks face their longtime foes the Boston Celtics.
Wednesday, Mar 27
NBA (7-9:30 p.m., ESPN): The major question of the NBA season has become, "Can anyone defeat the Miami Heat?" The Chicago Bulls get their chance at home.
The NCAA Tournament continues throughout the weekend on various networks, but the schedule is not available to add games to The Slate this week. The networks are waiting to see who wins before scheduling which stations carry which games.
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