Bay Area Sports Calendar, Feb. 21-22

The coming 48 hours deliver a coast-to-coast buffet of live action for Bay Area viewers, from hardwood showdowns and PGA fairways to Olympic medal finals and the curtain-closing spectacle in Italy.

College basketball tips things off early Friday when Cincinnati meets Kansas at 10 a.m. on KPIX, KOVR and KION, followed at 11 a.m. by Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Tennessee State on ESPNU. Kansas State travels to Texas Tech for an 11:30 a.m. tip on KTVU and KTXL, while San Jose State heads to Boise State for a 1 p.m. Mountain West contest on channel 860.

Golf’s spotlight stays on Riviera Country Club as the Genesis Invitational airs at noon Friday and again at noon Saturday on KPIX, KOVR and KION.

Motorsports fans can catch NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday’s Autotrader 400 beginning at 8 a.m. Friday on Prime Video.

Olympic coverage dominates the weekend, starting with the men’s 50-kilometre cross-country mass start classic at 3:10 a.m. Friday on USA and rebroadcast at 8:30 a.m. on KNTV, KCRA and KSBW. Curling medals take centre stage: the women’s bronze-medal match streams at 5:05 a.m. Friday on Peacock, the men’s gold-medal game airs at 10:05 a.m. Friday on CNBC, and the women’s gold-medal match begins at 4 a.m. Saturday on KNTV, KCRA, KSBW and USA. Speed-skating mass-start finals for men and women hit the ice at 7 a.m. Friday on KNTV, KCRA and KSBW, while the two-woman bobsled competition offers its third run at 10 a.m. Friday and the decisive final run at 12:15 p.m. The four-man bobsled wraps with its final run at 4:15 a.m. Saturday.

Figure skating fans can enjoy the exhibition gala at 11:55 a.m. Friday, and hockey closes out with the men’s bronze-medal game at 11:40 a.m. Friday and the gold-medal showdown at 5:10 a.m. Saturday, both on KNTV, KCRA and KSBW. The Closing Ceremony beams into the same stations at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, with a highlight show, Best of Milan Cortina, at 2 p.m.

Soccer features prominently as well. Friday at 4:30 a.m. CBSSN carries Stoke City versus Leicester City in English Championship action, while Saturday’s schedule includes Sheffield United against Sheffield Wednesday at 4 a.m., Crystal Palace facing Wolverhampton at 6 a.m. on NBCSN and Peacock, and Livingston versus Rangers at 7 a.m. on CBSSN. Domestically, MLS sees Atlanta visit Cincinnati at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on KTVU and KTXL, and the San Jose Earthquakes host Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Apple TV channels 680 and 104.5.

Hardwood action Saturday includes Ohio State at Michigan State at 10 a.m. on KPIX, KOVR and KION, and the Boston Celtics visit the Los Angeles Lakers at 3 p.m. on KNTV, KCRA and KSBW. The Santa Cruz Warriors continue their G League push with a 3 p.m. Saturday tip at Rip City, airing on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area Plus.

Tennis Channel carries semifinals from both the ATP events in Delray Beach and Rio de Janeiro at 10 a.m. Saturday, along with the final from Doha.

With medal ceremonies, conference clashes and local teams in the mix, Bay Area screens will be busy from dawn to dusk.