THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: MARCH 13TH — 19TH

This week will change the trajectory for a significant amount of teams across the sports spectrum. The NCAA Tournament Field has been set and the Play In Games start on Tuesday/Wednesday, followed by the full slate of 1st Round Games. The NFL League Year starts on Wednesday and the Aaron Rodgers decision should prelude that. The World Baseball Classic moves into the Quarterfinals and Semifinals around mid-week, while Pools C&D wrap up the opening games. The UEFA Champions League returns with the final collection of Round of 16 matches. The NBA Season has 3 weeks remaining and NHL Teams have about 16 games left. MLS heads into Match Day 4 over the weekend. The future of many teams will be decided in the next 7 days.

If you’re looking for a great podcast, tune into and subscribe to The Irrational Confidence Podcast (@IRConfidencePod on Twitter). We release 2 college football episodes a week during the season and throw in NFL and college basketball episodes in between. We currently have 2 exclusive interview episodes available on all platforms. The interviews available now are with former NFL Assistant Coach Paul McCord and EA Sports Writer and Designer Christopher Davis. You can find our podcast on every platform as well as the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel. You can also find our episode taking a look at the amazing career of LeBron James and his chase for the scoring record. In addition to our nod to LeBron, we just released two exceptional episodes. One episode is focused on the changing landscape of college athletics and potential conference realignment ideas. Another is an episode taking a look at who we think the best NCAA Tournament champion really is going back over the past 35 years. Our preview of the NCAA Tournament will also drop this week and we’ll give out predictions on who will cut down the nets. Another reason to subscribe to the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel is to catch the Photo Finish Podcast that is focused on all things horse racing.

NFL:

• NEW LEAGUE YEAR BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY
• AARON RODGERS DECISION IS IMMINENT

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

• NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY IN GAMES. TUESDAY. 7PM / 9:30PM EST. TRU TV
• NIT 1ST ROUND GAMES. TUESDAY. 7PM/9PM/9:30/11PM EST. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
• NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY IN GAMES. WEDNESDAY. 7PM / 9:30PM EST. TRU T
• NIT 1ST ROUND GAMES. WEDNESDAY. 7PM / 9PM / 11PM EST. ESPN2
• NCAA TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND. THURSDAY. NOON — MIDNIGHT EST. CBS / TNT / TBS / TRUTV
• NCAA TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND. FRIDAY. NOON — MIDNIGHT EST. CBS / TNT / TBS / TRU TV
• NCAA TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND. SATURDAY. NOON — 10PM EST. CBS / TNT / TBS / TRU TV
• NCAA TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND. SUNDAY. NOON — 10PM EST. CBS / TNT / TBS / TRU TV

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC:

• SOUTH KOREA VS CHINA. MONDAY. 6AM EST. FS2
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS NICARAGUA. MONDAY. NOON EST. FS2
• CANADA VS USA. MONDAY. 10PM EST. FS1
• ISRAEL VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUESDAY. 7PM EST. FS1
• PUERTO RICO VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WEDNESDAY. 7PM EST. FS1
• USA VS COLUMBIA. WEDNESDAY. 10PM EST. FS1
• QUARTERFINAL 1. WEDNESDAY. 6AM EST. FS2
• QUARTERFINAL 2. THURSDAY. 6AM EST. FS2
• QUARTERFINAL 3. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. FS1
• QUARTERFINAL 4. SATURDAY 7PM EST. FOX
• SEMIFINAL 1. SUNDAY. 7PM EST. FS1

NHL:

• BUFFALO SABRES VS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. MONDAY. 7:30PM EST
• DALLAS STARS AT SEATTLE KRAKEN. MONDAY. 10PM EST
• WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT NEW YORK RANGERS. TUESDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS. TUESDAY. 7PM EST
• COLORADO AVALANCHE AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. WEDNESDAY 7PM EST. TNT
• BUFFALO SABRES AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS. WEDNESDAY 7PM EST
• DALLAS STARS AR EDMONTON OILERS. THURSDAY. 9PM EST
• CAROLINA HURRICANES AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK
• WINNIPEG JETS AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS. SATURDAY. 2PM EST
• EDMONTON OILERS AT SEATTLE KRAKEN. SATURDAY 4PM EST
• BOSTON BRUINS AT BUFFALO SABRES. SUNDAY. 1PM EST
• WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT MINNESOTA WILD. SUNDAY. 2PM EST. NHL NETWORK

NBA:

• MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES AT DALLAS MAVERICKS. MONDAY. 7:30PM EST. ESPN
• PHOENIX SUNS AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. MONDAY. 10PM EST. ESPN
• MILWAUKEE BUCKS AT SACRAMENTO KINGS. MONDAY. 10PM EST
• MILWAUKEE BUCKS AT PHOENIX SUNS. TUESDAY. 10PM EST. NBA TV
• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AT CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. WEDNESDAY. 7:30PM EST. ESPN
• GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS AT LA CLIPPERS. WEDNESDAY 10PM EST. ESPN
• BOSTON CELTICS AT PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS. FRIDAY. 10PM EST
• DENVER NUGGETS AT NEW YORK KNICKS. SATURDAY. 1PM EST
• TORONTO RAPTORS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS. SUNDAY. 8PM EST. NBA TV

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. ROUND OF 16. 2ND LEG

• FC PORTO VS INTER MILAN. TUESDAY. INTER MILAN LEADS 1-0 ON AGGREGATE
• MAN CITY VS RB LEIPZIG. TUESDAY. 4PM EST. TIED ON AGGREGATE. CBS
• NAPOLI VS FRANKFURT. WEDNESDAY. 4PM EST. NAPOLI LEADS 2-1 ON AGGREGATE
• REAL MADRID VS LIVERPOOL. WEDNESDAY. 4PM EST. REAL MADRID LEADS 5-2 ON AGGREGATE. CBS

DOMESTIC EUROPEAN SOCCER LEAGUES:

• AC MILAN VS SALERNITANA. MONDAY. 2:45PM EST
• BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH VS WERDER BREMEN. FRIDAY. 3:30PM EST
• NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS NEWCASTLE UNITED. FRIDAY. 4PM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• VFB STUTTGART VS VFL WOLFSBURG. SATURDAY. 10AM EST
• CHELSEA FC VS EVERTON. SATURDAY. 1:30PM EST
• BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS FC KÖLN SATURDAY. 1:30PM EST
• UDINESE VS AC MILAN. SATURDAY. 3:45 PM EST
• ATLETICO MADRID VS VALENCIA. SATURDAY. 4PM EST
• ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE. SUNDAY. 10AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS BAYERN MUNICH. SUNDAY. 12:30PM EST
• INTER MILAN VS JUVENTUS SUNDAY. 3:45PM EST
• “EL CLASSICO”. BARCELONA VS REAL MADRID. SUNDAY. 4PM EST

MLS:

• SEATTLE SOUNDERS VS LAFC. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. FOX
• NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION VS NASHVILLE SC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• NY RED BULLS VS COLUMBUS CREW. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• FC DALLAS VS SPORTING KC. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• HOUSTON DYNAMO VS AUSTIN FC. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST

MLB SPRING TRAINING:

• BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS. MONDAY. 1PM EST
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES. MONDAY. 4PM EST
• ST.LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS. TUESDAY. 1PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT NEW YORK YANKEES. WEDNESDAY. 1PM EST
• LA ANGELS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS. THURSDAY. 4PM EST
• TEXAS RANGERS AT LA DODGERS. THURSDAY 9PM EST
• ATLANTA BRAVES AT BOSTON RED SOX. FRIDAY. 1PM EST
• BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MINNESOTA TWINS. FRIDAY. 1PM EST
• CHICAGO CUBS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS. SATURDAY. 4PM EST
• CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS. SATURDAY. 4PM EST
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS. SUNDAY. 1PM EST
• ST.LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS. SUNDAY. 1PM EST
• CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT SEATTLE MARINERS. SUNDAY. 4PM EST

XFL:

• ROUGHNECKS AT SEA DRAGONS. THURSDAY. 10:30PM EST. ESPN
• DEFENDERS AT BATTLEHAWKS. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. FX
• GUARDIANS AT VIPERS. SATURDAY. 10PM EST. FX
• RENEGADES AT BRAHMAS. SUNDAY. 10PM EST. ESPN2

Have a SLAM DUNK of a sports week!