Sports on TV for March 21 – 22

From the high banks of Darlington to the high drama of the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend, sports fans will have wall-to-wall action on every major network March 21-22.

Motorsports dominate the early window. Prime Video carries both practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington Raceway, while the CW network televises the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series’ Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200. FS1 and FS2 offer taped NHRA qualifying from Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona, leading into FS1’s live final-round coverage of the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs on Sunday.

Endurance-racing enthusiasts can settle in for the full Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on NBCSN, flag-to-flag from Sebring International Raceway. Two-wheel fans get their fix with NBC’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross from Birmingham, Alabama, and FS2’s FIM MotoGP Brazil Grand Prix from Goiânia.

College basketball commands the bulk of airtime. CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV combine to carry every second-round NCAA Tournament matchup, including Saint Louis vs. Michigan, Louisville vs. Michigan State, TCU vs. Duke, Texas A&M vs. Houston, Texas vs. Gonzaga, VCU vs. Illinois, Vanderbilt vs. Nebraska and High Point vs. Arkansas. First-round games blanket ESPN’s family of networks, highlighted by Howard at Ohio State on ESPN2, Vermont at Louisville on ESPN, Southern at South Carolina on ABC, and Fairfield vs. Notre Dame on ESPN.

Conference tournaments also wrap up across the country. The Big Ten crowns its champion on BTN with Ohio State facing Michigan, while the ACC, SEC and Big 12 hold their semifinals on ACCN, SECN and ESPNU respectively.

Flag football makes its network debut with the Fanatics Flag Football Classic. FOX airs both round-robin play and the championship from Los Angeles, offering a fresh spring alternative to traditional stick-and-ball programming.

Globetrotting golf coverage spans three tours. GOLF and NBC share the Valspar Championship’s third and final rounds from Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course, while GOLF also shows the PGA Tour Champions’ Cologuard Classic and the LPGA’s Fortinet Founders Cup. LIV Golf’s South African swing concludes with final-round action on FS1 and FS2 from The Club at Steyn City in Midrand.

Soccer’s English Premier League slate features Liverpool’s visit to Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford at Leeds United, Sunderland’s derby at Newcastle United, West Ham at Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur, all on USA or NBCSN. CBSSN adds Scottish Premiership spice with Aberdeen at Rangers.

Tennis Channel stays courtside for the Miami Open’s second and third rounds, showcasing simultaneous ATP and WTA play, while winter-sport loyalists can catch the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals on both CNBC and NBC from Lake Placid, New York.

Prospect-level baseball airs on MLB Network with exhibitions from Clearwater, Phoenix, Mesa and Tampa, plus a Spring Training marquee between the Dodgers and Angels.

With marquee events stretching from sunrise to past midnight, the penultimate March weekend offers a televised buffet for every sports appetite.