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Sports on TV for Sunday, March 8

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Sunday, March 8

AHL HOCKEY

4 p.m.

NHLN — Texas at Chicago

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)

4:05 a.m.

FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at St. Kilda

AUTO RACING

10 a.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. (Taped)

Noon

FS1 — NHRA: AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.

3:30 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Straight Talk Wireless 500, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

BASEBALL

6 a.m.

FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Australia vs. Japan, Pool C, Tokyo

Noon

FOX — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, Pool D, Miami

FS2 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Colombia vs. Cuba, Pool A, San Juan, Puerto Rico

7 p.m.

FS2 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Panama vs. Canada, Pool A, San Juan, Puerto Rico

8 p.m.

FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: Brazil vs. Mexico, Pool B, Houston

6 a.m. (Monday)

FS1 — 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool Stage: South Korea vs. Australia, Pool C, Tokyo

BOWLING

4 p.m.

CW — PBA Tour: U.S. Open, Indianapolis

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

Noon

BTN — Penn St. at Rutgers

CBS — Missouri Valley Tournament: TBD, Championship, St. Louis

CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Boston U. at Navy, Semifinal

ESPN2 — Big South Tournament: TBD, Championship, Johnson City, Tenn.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — Patriot League Tournament: Colgate at Lehigh, Semifinal

ESPN2 — Atlantic Sun Tournament: TBD, Championship, Jacksonville, Fla.

3 p.m.

FOX — Illinois at Maryland

4 p.m.

ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Asheville, N.C.

4:30 p.m.

CBS — Michigan St. at Michigan

5 p.m.

FOX — Iowa at Nebraska

5:30 p.m.

CBS — Michigan St. at Michigan

6:30 p.m.

ESPNU — Southern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Asheville, N.C.

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — West Coast Tournament: TBD vs. Oregon St., Quarterfinal, Las Vegas

9 p.m.

CBSSN — Summit League Tournament: TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, S.D.

11 p.m.

ESPN2 — West Coast Tournament: TBD vs. Santa Clara, Quarterfinal, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPNU — Southern Tournament: Samford vs. Chattanooga, Championship, Asheville, N.C.

1 p.m.

ESPN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Duluth, Ga.

2:15 p.m.

CBS — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Indianapolis

2:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn.

PEACOCK — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn.

3 p.m.

ESPN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Greenville, S.C.

4 p.m.

CBSSN — Summit League Tournament: TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, S.D.

ESPN2 — Atlantic 10 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Henrico, Va.

5 p.m.

ESPN — Big 12 Tournament: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo.

NBCSN — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn.

PEACOCK — Big East Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

ESPN2 — Big South Tournament: TBD, Championship, Johnson City, Tenn.

COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S)

4 p.m.

ACCN — 2026 Elevate the Stage: Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, and Pittsburgh, Huntsville, Ala.

6 p.m.

SECN — LSU at Florida

COLLEGE HOCKEY (WOMEN’S)

11:30 a.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Selection Special

COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

ESPNU — Syracuse at Johns Hopkins

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Noon

SECN — Texas at South Carolina

2 p.m.

SECN — LSU at Tennessee

4 p.m.

SECN — Missouri at Florida

6 p.m.

ACCN — Georgia Tech at Clemson

COLLEGE WRESTLING (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Ivy League Tournament: Championships, New York

4:30 p.m.

BTN — Big Ten Tournament: Championships, College Park, Pa.

8 p.m.

ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Championships, Blacksburg, Va.

GOLF

5 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: Joburg Open, Final Round, Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa

12:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Final Round, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.

2:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open, Final Round, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

NBC — PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Final Round, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.

7 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame invitational, Final Round, The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Fla. (Taped)

HORSE RACING

3 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

4 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs, Mesa, Ariz.

NBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

ABC — Boston at Cleveland

3:30 p.m.

ABC — New York at L.A. Lakers

8 p.m.

NBC — Houston at San Antonio

PEACOCK — Houston at San Antonio

10 p.m.

NBCSN — Charlotte at Phoenix

PEACOCK — Charlotte at Phoenix

NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

NBATV — Maine at Osceola

NHL HOCKEY

2 p.m.

TNT — Minnesota at Colorado

TRUTV — Minnesota at Colorado

4:30 p.m.

TNT — Boston at Pittsburgh

TRUTV — Boston at Pittsburgh

7 p.m.

ESPN — Detroit at New Jersey

9:30 p.m.

ESPN — Edmonton at Vegas

PARALYMPICS

5 a.m.

CNBC — M&W 12.5km Individual (Sitting)

6:20 a.m.

CNBC — Men’s & Women’s Snowboard Cross: Finals

7:55 a.m.

CNBC — M&W 12.5km Indiv. (Standing/Vision Impaired)

9:45 a.m.

CNBC — U.S. vs. Italy (Mixed Doubles)

11:15 a.m.

CNBC — M&W 12.5km Individual (Sitting)

12:30 p.m.

NBC — Daytime: Paralympics Coverage

5 a.m. (Monday)

USA — Men’s & Women’s Super-G

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

ESPN2 — English FA Cup: Southampton at Fulham, Fifth Round

TENNIS

2 p.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — Indian Wells – Live; ATP/WTA 3rd Round

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NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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