Thursday's TV schedule, complete with channels and times, customized for the Boston sports fan. Click on highlighted teams' names for complete schedules, scores, and previews, plus an active community devoted to your team. All times ET and approximate.
College Basketball
There are sixteen NCAA Tournament games Thursday. The following are their times and channels. Note that start times could be delayed because of the length of the game preceding it. Games are also available for web streaming via the NCAA website.
Murray State vs. Colorado State, 12:15 p.m. (TV: CBS)
Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 12:40 p.m. (TV: truTV)
Louisville vs. Davidson, 1:40 p.m. (TV: TBS)
Wisconsin vs. Montana, 2:10 p.m. (TV: TNT)
Marquette vs. BYU/Iona, 2:45 p.m. (TV: CBS)
Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, 3:10 p.m. (TV: truTV)
New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., 4:10 p.m. (TV: TBS)
Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 4:40 p.m. (TV: TNT)
Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky, 6:50 p.m. (TV: TBS)
Wichita State vs. VCU, 7:15 p.m. (TV: CBS)
Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 7:20 p.m. (TV: TNT)
Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 7:30 p.m. (TV: truTV)
Iowa State vs. Connecticut, 9:20 p.m. (TV: TBS)
Indiana vs. New Mexico State, 9:45 p.m. (TV: CBS)
Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, 9:50 p.m. (TV: TNT)
UNLV vs. Colorado, 10 p.m. (TV: truTV)
Do you want to chat with someone about the games? Preferably someone that's not your tired bartender or your confused cat? Join in on SBNation Boston's live March Madness chat, moderated by Seth Orensky, our college basketball analyst.
NHL
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers - 7:30 p.m. (TV: NESN) Fresh off a third straight loss at Tampa Bay on Tuesday, the Bruins will try to right the ship again Thursday night at the Florida Panthers. The Panthers are a mere four points behind the Bruins for second place in the Eastern Conference.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers - 7 p.m. (TV: NHL Network) Sidney Crosby reportedly will return to the Penguins lineup Thursday evening at Madison Square Garden.