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Sports on TV for Thursday, March 19

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Thursday, March 19

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)

4:25 a.m. (Friday)

FS2 — AFL: Western at Adelaide

COLLEGE BASEBALL

8 p.m.

ESPNU — Oklahoma at LSU

SECN — Kentucky at Mississippi

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

12:15 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: TCU vs. Ohio St., First Round, Greenville, S.C.

12:40 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Troy vs. Nebraska, First Round, Oklahoma City

1:30 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: South Florida vs. Louisville, First Round, Buffalo, N.Y.

1:50 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: High Point vs. Wisconsin, First Round, Portland, Ore.

2:50 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Siena vs. Duke, First Round, Greenville, S.C.

3:15 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: McNeese St, vs. Vanderbilt, First Round, Oklahoma City

4:05 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: N. Dakota St. vs. Michigan St., First Round, Buffalo, N.Y.

4:25 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: Hawaii vs. Arkansas, First Round, Portland, Ore.

6:50 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: VCU vs. North Carolina, First Round, Greenville, S.C.

7:10 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Howard vs. Michigan, First Round, Buffalo, N.Y.

7:25 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: Texas vs. BYU, First Round, Portland, Ore.

7:35 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.), First Round, Oklahoma City

9:25 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament: Penn vs. Illinois, First Round, Greenville, S.C.

9:45 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament: Saint Louis vs. Georgia, First Round, Buffalo, N.Y.

10 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament: Kennesaw St. vs. Gonzaga, First Round, Portland, Ore.

10:10 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Idaho vs. Houston, First Round, Oklahoma City

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Samford vs. Southern U., First Four, Columbia, S.C.

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Arizona St. vs. Virginia, First Four, Iowa City, Iowa

COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

BTN — Rutgers at Ohio St.

8 p.m.

BTN — Penn at Maryland

COLLEGE WRESTLING (MEN’S)

Noon

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: First Round, Cleveland

7 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Second Round, Cleveland

GOLF

6 a.m.

FS1 — LIV Golf League: First Round, The Club at Steyn City, Midrand, South Africa

8 a.m.

FS2 — LIV Golf League: First Round, The Club at Steyn City, Midrand, South Africa

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, First Round, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club – Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Fla.

6 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: Fortinet Founders Cup, First Round, Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, Menlo Park, Calif.

6 a.m. (Friday)

FS1 — LIV Golf League: Second Round, The Club at Steyn City, Midrand, South Africa

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)

10:30 p.m.

NBATV — The Throne: Sunnyslope (Ariz.) vs. Christopher Columbus (Fla.), Quarterfinal, East Rutherford, N.J.

HORSE RACING

3 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Exhibition: Philadelphia Prospects vs. Minnesota Prospects, Fort Myers, Fla.

7 p.m.

MLBN — Exhibition: Tampa Bay Prospects vs. N.Y. Mets Prospects, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Orlando at Charlotte

RUGBY (MEN’S)

4:55 a.m.

FS2 — NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown at Canberra

SOCCER (MEN’S)

1:40 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Europa League: Nottingham Forest at FC Midtjylland, Round of 16 – Leg 2

3:55 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Europa League: Lille at Aston Villa FC, Round of 16 – Leg 2

7 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Champions League: Los Angeles Galaxy at Mount Pleasant FA, Round of 16 – Leg 2

9 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Champions League: FC Cincinnati at Tigres de la UANL, Round of 16 – Leg 2

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

11:50 a.m.

FS2 — CONCACAF U-17 Qualifier: Dominican Republic vs. Canada, Final Round, Alajuela, Costa Rica

TENNIS

11 a.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — Miami-WTA/ATP – Live; ATP 1st Round; WTA 2nd Round

VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

8 p.m.

CBSSN — Major League Volleyball: Columbus at Indy

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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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