THIS WEEK’S SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday

ESP2 The Point (Live)

ESPN First Round: Teams TBA. 5:00 pm 7:00 pm

(N)

7:30 pm

(N)

9:30 pm

(N)

10:00 pm ESP2 First Round: Teams TBA.

(N)

ESP2 First Round: Teams TBA.

ESPN First Round: Teams TBA.

Thursday

3:00 pm ESP2 The Point (Live)

6:30 pm TBS First Round: Teams TBA. (N)

7:00 pm TNT NHL Pregame (Live)

7:30 pm TNT Eastern Conference First

Round, Game 2: Teams TBA. (N)

9:00 pm TBS First Round: Teams TBA. (N)

10:30pm TNTWesternConferenceFirst Round, Game 2: Teams TBA. (N)

Friday

3:30 pm ESP2 The Point (Live)

6:30 pm TBS First Round: Teams TBA. (N)

7:00 pm TNT NHL Pregame (Live)

7:30 pm TNT Eastern Conference First

Round, Game 3: Teams TBA. (N)

9:00 pm TBS First Round: Teams TBA. (N)

10:00pm TNTWesternConferenceFirst Round, Game 3: Teams TBA. (N)

Saturday

12:30 pm ESPN First Round: Teams TBA.

(N)

4:30 pm TNT NHL Pregame (Live)

5:00 pm TNT Eastern Conference First

Round, Game 3: Teams TBA. (N)

7:30pm TNTEasternConferenceFirst

Round, Game 3: Teams TBA. (N)

10:00pm TNTWesternConferenceFirst

Round, Game 3: Teams TBA. (N)

LACROSSE

Saturday

12:00 pm ESP2 Duke at Notre Dame. (N)

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Friday

4:00 pm SHO Bellator MMA 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2. Ryan Bader (29-7-0) defends his heavyweight title against Cheick Kongo (31-11-2) in Paris. (N Same-day Tape) 9:00pm ESP2ProfessionalFighters League PFL 3: Welterweights & Women’s Lightweights (Main Card). From Arlington, Texas. (N)

Saturday

8:00 pm ESPN UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje - Prelims Randy Brown vs. Khaos Williams, welterweight. From the Footprint Center in Phoenix. (N)

MOTORCYCLE RACING

Sunday

10:00 am FS1 American Flat Track, I-70 Half-Mile. (N Taped)

6:00pm CNBCMotoGPRacingSpanish Grand Prix. From Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (N Same-day Tape)

Saturday

7:30pm CNBCAMASupercrossMonster Energy Series, Round 17. From RiceEccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. (N)

OUTDOORS

Sunday

8:00am DSCSaltwaterExperience Captains Tom Rowland and Rich Tudor are joined by Key West guide Nick LaBadie. (N)

Friday

7:30am BSUNReelAnimals (N)

9:30am BSUNProjectDreamboat Florida Sportsman (N)

Saturday

6:30am DSCSportFishingTelevision Richard White travels from Panama to Palm Beach to wrangle his first swordfish. (N)

7:00am BSUNO’NeillOutside (N)

7:30am ESP2JimmyHoustonOutdoors

(N Same-day Tape)

9:00 am BSUN Flats Class (N)

RODEO

Sunday

2:00 pm $ PBR Bull Riding PBR Cooper Tires 15/15 Bucking Battle. From Billings, Mont. (Taped)

RUGBY

Sunday

2:00pm CNBCPremiershipRugbyLondon Irish vs Wasps. From Brentford Community Stadium in London. (N Same-day Tape)

Saturday

1:00pm CNBCEuropeanChampions Cup Rugby (Taped)

SOCCER

Sunday

USA Premier League Mornings 8:00 am

(Live)

8:30 am S La Liga Premier Extra (Live) 8:55 am S Fútbol Premier League

Everton vs. Chelsea. (N)

9:00 am USA Premier League Soccer Everton vs Chelsea. Everton is up against Chelsea at Goodison Park in matchround 35 of the Premier League. The Blues lost their league game at Goodison Park in each of the last three seasons, including a 1-0 defeat in 2020-2021 when their manager was Frank Lampard. (N)

11:00 am S Fútbol Premier League West Ham vs. Arsenal. (N)

USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

11:30am USAPremierLeagueSoccer West Ham United vs Arsenal. From London Stadium in London. (N)

12:55 pm 7 Fútbol Mexicano Primera División Pumas UNAM vs. Pachuca. Jornada 17 del Torneo Clausura 2022. Pumas UNAM y Pachuca se enfrentan en el Olímpico Universitario. Los felinos suman 8 partidos sin perder en casa ante este rival, aunque 6 de esos duelos fueron empates. Los tuzos no triunfan aquí desde 2014 (4-2). (N)

4:00pm ESPNMLSSoccerPhiladelphia Union at Nashville SC. From Nashville SC Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. (N)

10:00pm FS1MLSSoccerMinnesota United FC at Los Angeles FC. From Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. (N)

12:30 am FS1 2022 FIFA World Cup Magazine (N)

Monday

3:00pm USAPremierLeagueSoccer Manchester United vs Brentford. Manchester United takes on Brentford at Old Trafford in matchround 35 of the Premier League. The Red Devils host the Bees in a competitive fixture for the first time since a League Cup second round tie on Sept.

10, 1975. United recorded a 2-1 win. (N)

Tuesday

2:00 pm $ UEFA Champions League

Today (N)

3:00 pm $ UEFA Champions League Soccer (Live)

Wednesday

2:00 pm $ UEFA Champions League

Today (N)

3:00 pm $ UEFA Champions League

Soccer (Live)

9:30pm FS1CONCACAFChampions

League Matchday (Live)

10:00pm FS1CONCACAFChampions League Soccer Seattle Sounders FC vs Pumas UNAM. Final, second leg. (N)

Thursday

2:00 pm μ Fútbol central (Live)

2:30 pm μ Fútbol UEFA Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt vs. West Ham United. Vuelta de semifinales. Tras la ida en Inglaterra, Eintracht Frankfurt y West Ham cierran la serie en Alemania. (N)

Saturday

9:00am USAPremierLeagueMornings

(Live)

10:00am USAPremierLeagueSoccer Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. From Stamford Bridge in London. (N)

CNBC FA Women’s Super League (Taped) 12:30 pm & Premier League Soccer Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United. From American Express Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. (N)

1:00 pm $ NWSL Soccer (Live)

2:45pm USAPremierLeagueSoccer Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur. From Anfield in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. (N)

SOFTBALL

Sunday

12:00 pm ESP2 Florida at LSU. From Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. (N)

1:00 pm ESPN Ole Miss at Arkansas. From Baum Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. (N)

Thursday

9:00 pm ESP2 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma. From Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Okla. (N)

Friday ESP2MinnesotavsNorthwestern.

5:00pm (N)

7:00 pm ESP2 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma. (N)

TENNIS

Sunday

8:00 am BSN ATP/WTA Tennis Mutua Madrid Open, Women’s 2nd Round & Men’s 1st Round. (N)

Other trainers may get the headlines, for better or for worse, but Steve Asmussen gets what’s important – the wins.

Indeed, Thoroughbred racing’s all-time winningest trainer (about 9,500 at this writing) has an enviable resume that includes victories in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, multiple Breeders’ Cup races (including the Classic twice) and international races such as the Dubai World Cup and Nearctic Stakes. He’s also the nine-time U.S. champion by wins and twice by earnings.

Not surprisingly, the list of horses under his guidance is also impressive, including Curlin (2007 Preakness and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner), Rachel Alexandra (2009 Horse of the Year), Gun Runner (2017 Horse of the Year), Creator (2016 Belmont), Midnight Bisou (2019 Champion Older Female Horse) and Tapizar (2012 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile).

The 56-year-old Texan literally has horse racing in his blood as the son of a jockey father and a trainer mother who run a breeding and sales operation in his hometown of Laredo. Interestingly, he began in the sport at the age of 16 as a jockey, competing at racetracks in New Mexico, California and New York until his growing height (over six feet) and weight forced him off the horse and into the clocker’s tower.

One victory that has eluded Asmussen is the Kentucky Derby, the first leg for the sport’s vaunted Triple Crown. At this writing, he has two prime candidates that could change that, Epicenter and Morello, who could be part of the 20-horse field in the 148th Run for the Roses, which airs Saturday, May 7, on NBC from Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Monday

8:00am BSNATP/WTATennisMutua Madrid Open, Women’s Round of 16 & Men’s 1st Round. (N)

Tuesday

8:00am BSNATP/WTATennisMutua Madrid Open, Women’s Round of 16 & Men’s 1st and 2nd Round. (N)

Wednesday

8:00am BSNATP/WTATennisMutua Madrid Open, Women’s Quarterfinals & Men’s 2nd Round. (N)

Thursday

8:00 am BSN ATP Tennis Mutua Madrid Open, Round of 16. (N)

WINTER SPORTS

Sunday

12:00 pm CNBC 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship United States vs Turkey. From Geneva, Switzerland. (Taped)