ON THE AIR TODAY

Basketball

6:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA men: Akron at Toledo. 7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Wisconsin at Rutgers. 7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: St. Peter's at Iona. 7 p.m., NBCSB, ESPN — NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics. 8 p.m., MSG — NBA: New York Knicks at Miami Heat. 8 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Northwestern at Penn State. 9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Northern Kentucky at Oakland. 9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Wright State at Detroit. 9:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA: Washington Wizards at Memphis Grizzlies. 10 p.m., FS1 — NCAA men: Oregon at Oregon State.

Cricket

3 a.m. (Saturday), NBCSN — Big Bash: Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne Stars.

Figure Skating

4 p.m., NBCSN — U.S. Championships short dance from San Jose, Calif. 8 p.m., Chs. 10, 30 — U.S. Championships women's free skate from San Jose, Calif.

Golf

6 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Tournament of Champions from Kapalua, Hawaii.

Hockey

7 p.m., NESN — NCAA men: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Harvard. 7 p.m., WTIC (1080-AM) — NCAA men: Merrimack at UConn.

Soccer

2:30 p.m., FS1 — FA Cup: Everton at Liverpool. Tennis 8:30 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Qatar Open from Doha. 9:30 p.m., Tennis Channel — Brisbane International from Australia.

Winter Sports

6 p.m., NBCSN — Speed Skating U.S. Olympic Trials from Milwaukee. 8 p.m., NBCSN — Speed Skating European Championships from Kolomna, Russia. (taped today) 9 p.m., NBCSN — Biathlon World Cup from Oberhof, Germany. (taped today) 10:30 p.m., NBCSN — World Cup Bobsleigh and Skeleton from Altenberg, Germany. (taped today)