Sports Highlights for Wednesday March 18

College men’s basketball opens at 6:40 p. m. with a First Four clash between Prairie View A&M and Lehigh in Dayton, Ohio. Later that evening, at 7 p. m. , Navy faces Wake Forest in the NIT First Round on ESPNU. The same channel shows Dayton taking on Bradley at 9 p. m. , while a second First Four game featuring Miami (Ohio) versus SMU airs at 9:15 p. m. The night concludes with UIC visiting California in the NIT First Round on ESPN2 at 11 p. m. , and Saint Joseph’s traveling to Colorado State earlier that evening. Women’s college basketball starts at 7 p. m. on ESPNU with Richmond visiting Nebraska in the First Four, followed by Stephen F. Austin against Missouri State at 9 p. m. , also on ESPNU. College softball fans can catch Texas Tech against Florida State at 6 p. m. on ACCN, Louisiana Tech versus Mississippi on SECN, and UAB hosting Mississippi State at 8 p. m. on SECN. Golf viewers have a morning treat: the first round of the LIV Golf League begins at 6 a. m. (Thursday) on FS1 in South Africa.Baseball spring training is scheduled for 1 p. m. with Boston playing the New York Yankees in Tampa, followed by San Francisco facing the Los Angeles Dodgers at 4 p. m. on MLBN. NBA action starts at 7:10 p. m. , where the Golden State Warriors take on the Boston Celtics, and later at 9:35 p. m. , the Los Angeles Lakers visit Houston. NHL games are set for 7 p. m. with New Jersey playing the New York Rangers on TNT, and at 9:30 p. m. , Dallas faces Colorado. Men’s rugby kicks off early Thursday morning at 4:55 a. m. with Canterbury-Bankstown visiting Canberra on FS2. Men’s soccer features several key matches: the King Cup semifinal between Al Hilal and Al Ahli at 2:45 p. m. on FS2, the UEFA Champions League second leg of Atalanta versus Bayern Munich at 4 p. m. on CBSSN, and multiple CONCACAF Champions Cup games from 7 p. m. to 11 p. m. , including matchups involving Nashville SC, Hartford Athletic, Philadelphia Union, San Diego FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Inter Miami CF. Tennis fans get live action at 11 a. m. on the Tennis Channel with ATP/WTA first‑round matches. Women’s volleyball League One starts at 8 p. m. on USA, featuring Atlanta against Nebraska.