Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., May 8-9: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City

Friday’s TV / radio

COLLEGE BASEBALL

• Alabama at South Carolina 4:30 p.m., SEC
• Illinois State at Illinois-Chicago, 6 p.m., ESPNU
• Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m., SEC
• Oklahoma State at Arizona State, 8 p.m., ESPN2
• Oregon at UCLA, 9 p.m., BTN

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

• ACC Tournament: Florida State/Georgia Tech winner vs. Stanford/Louisville winner, semifinal, at Charlottesville, Va., noon, ACC
• ACC Tournament: Duke/North Carolina winner vs. Virginia Tech/Virginia winner, semifinal, at Charlottesville, Va., 2:30 p.m., ACC
• Big 12 Tournament: Central Florida/Kansas winner vs. Texas Tech/Baylor winner, semifinal, at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
• Big Ten Tournament: Washington/Indiana winner vs. Michigan/Nebraska winner, semifinal, at College Park, Md., 4 p.m., BTN
• SEC Tournament: Auburn/Florida winner vs. Arkansas/Alabama winner, semifinal, at Lexington, Ky., 4 p.m., ESPN
• Big Ten Tournament: Wisconsin/Oregon winner vs. Penn State/UCLA winner, semifinal, at College Park, Md., 6:30 p.m., BTN
• SEC Tournament: Mississippi/Texas winner vs. Georgia/Oklahoma winner, semifinal, at Lexington, Ky., 6:30 p.m., ESPN
• Big 12 Tournament: Oklahoma State/Utah winner vs. Arizona State/Arizona winner, semifinal, at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
• Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at Santa Clara, 9 p.m., ESPNU

CYCLING

• UCI: Giro D’Italia, stage 1, 5 a.m., truTV
• UCI: Giro D’Italia, stage 2, 3:30 a.m. (Saturday), truTV

FOOTBALL

• UFL: Columbus at St. Louis, 7 p.m., FOX

GOLF

• DP World Tour: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, second round, at Barcelona, Spain, 6:30 a.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour: ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, second round, at Myrtle Beach, S.C., 9 a.m., GOLF
• LPGA Tour: Mizuho Americas Open, second round, at West Caldwell, N.J., 11 a.m., GOLF
• LIV Golf League: second round, at Washington, 1 p.m., FOX
• PGA Tour: Truist Championship, second round, at Charlotte, N.C., 1 p.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour Champions: Insperity Invitational, first round, at The Woodlands, Texas, 6 p.m., GOLF (taped)

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, noon, 2:30 p.m., FS2

MLB

• Houston at Cincinnati, 5 p.m., MLB
• Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• Detroit at Royals, 6:30 p.m., Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM)
• N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 8:30 p.m., MLB
• St. Louis at San Diego, 8:40 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)

MOTOR SPORTS

• Indy NXT Series: Indianapolis Grand Prix, practice, 7 a.m., FS2
• NTT IndyCar Series: Sonsio Grand Prix, practice, 8 a.m., FS2; noon, FS1
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Bully Hill Vineyards 176, practice and qualifying, 10 a.m., FS2
• ARCA Menards Series: The General Tire 100 at The Glen, at Watkins Glen International, 12:30 p.m., FS2
• Indy NXT Series: Indianapolis Grand Prix – race 1, at IMS Road Course, 3 p.m., FS2
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: The Bully Hill Vineyards 176 at The Glen, Watkins Glen International, 3:30 p.m., FS1
• NTT IndyCar Series: Sonsio Grand Prix, qualifying, 4:30 p.m., FS2

NBA PLAYOFFS

• Eastern Conference Semifinal: New York at Philadelphia, game 3, 6 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming); WHB (810 AM)
• Western Conference Semifinal: San Antonio at Minnesota, game 3, 8:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)

NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF

• Eastern Conference Second Round: Montreal at Buffalo, game 2, 6 p.m., TNT; HBO Max (streaming)
• Western Conference Second Round: Vegas at Anaheim, game 3, 8:30 p.m., TNT, truTV; HBO Max (streaming)

RUGBY

• NRL: Gold Coast at Sydney, 2:55 a.m., FS2

SOCCER

• English League Championship Playoffs: Millwall at Hull City, semifinal – leg 1, 1:55 p.m., CBSSN
• NWSL: North Carolina at Orlando, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)

TENNIS

• ATP/WTA: Rome, men’s and women’s second round, 4 a.m. (Friday), TENNIS

WNBA

• Connecticut at New York 6:30 p.m., Ion
• Golden State at Seattle, 9 p.m., Ion

Saturday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Collingwood at Geelong, 4:30 a.m., FS2
• AFL: Richmond at Adelaide, 11:59 p.m., FS2

COLLEGE BASEBALL

• Alabama at South Carolina, noon, SEC
• Auburn at Mississippi State, 3 p.m., SEC
• Florida State at Clemson, 5 p.m., ACC
• Louisiana State at Georgia, 6 p.m., SEC
• Oklahoma State at Arizona State, 8 p.m., ESPN2

COLLEGE LACROSSE

• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Albany at North Carolina, first round, 11 a.m., ESPNU
• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Army at Penn State, first round, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU
• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Johns Hopkins at Cornell, first round, 4 p.m., ESPNU
• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Duke at Richmond, first round, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

• Conference USA Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at Newark, Del., 11 a.m., CBSSN
• Big 12 Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at Oklahoma City, 11 a.m., ESPN
• American Athletic Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at Greenville, N.C., 11 a.m., ESPN2
• ACC Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at Charlottesville, Va., 1:30 p.m., ESPN
• Sun Belt Tournament: championship game, at Lafayette, La., 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
• Big Ten Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at College Park, Md., 3 p.m., BTN
• SEC Tournament: championship game, teams TBA, at Lexington, Ky., 4 p.m., ESPN

CYCLING

• UCI: Giro D’Italia, stage 2, 3:30 a.m., truTV

FOOTBALL

• UFL: Louisville at DC Defenders, 12:30 p.m., FOX
• UFL: Dallas at Birmingham, 7 p.m., ESPN

GOLF

• DP World Tour: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, third round, at Barcelona, Spain, 6:30 a.m., GOLF
• LIV Golf League: third round, at Washington, noon, Fox Business Network
• PGA Tour: Truist Championship, third round, at Charlotte, N.C., noon, GOLF; 2 p.m., CBS
• PGA Tour: ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, third round, at Myrtle Beach, S.C., 2 p.m., GOLF
• LPGA Tour: Mizuho Americas Open, third round, at West Caldwell, N.J., 4 p.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour Champions: Insperity Invitational, second round, at The Woodlands, Texas, 7:30 p.m., GOLF (taped)

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 11:30 a.m., FS1; 1:30 p.m., FS2

MLB

• Houston at Cincinnati, 3 p.m., FS1, WHB (810 AM)
• Detroit at Royals, 6 p.m., Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM)
• St. Louis at San Diego, 6 p.m., FOX

MOTOR SPORTS

• MotoGP: France Grand Prix, sprint race, at Bugatti Circuit, 7:55 a.m., FS2
• NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Mission 200, practice and qualifying, 9:30 a.m., CW App (streaming)
• NTT IndyCar Series: Sonsio Grand Prix, warmup, 10:30 a.m., FS1
• NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling at The Glen, practice and qualifying, noon, Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• Indy NXT Series: Indianapolis Grand Prix – race 2, at IMS Road Course, 1:30 p.m., FS1
• NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The Mission 200 at The Glen, at Watkins Glen International, 3 p.m., CW
• NTT IndyCar Series: The Sonsio Grand Prix, at IMS Road Course, 3:30 p.m., FOX
• Supermotocross World Championships: round 17, at Salt Lake City, 5:30 p.m., NBCSN

NBA PLAYOFFS

• Eastern Conference Semifinal: Detroit at Cleveland, game 3, 2 p.m., NBC; Peacock (streaming)
• Western Conference Semifinal: Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, game 3, 7:30 p.m., ABC, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM)

NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF

• Eastern Conference Second Round: Carolina at Philadelphia, game 4, 5 p.m., TNT, truTV; HBO Max (streaming)
• Western Conference Second Round: Colorado at Minnesota, game 3, 8 p.m., TNT, truTV; HBO Max (streaming)

SOCCER

• English League Championship Playoffs: Southamtpon at Middlesbrough, semifinal – leg 1, 6:25 a.m., CBSSN
• English Premier League: Chelsea at Liverpool, 6:30 a.m., NBCSN; Peacock (streaming)
• English League Championship Playoffs: Stockport at Stevenage, semifinal – leg 1, 8:55 a.m., CBSSN
• English Premier League: Manchester United at Sunderland, 9 a.m., NBCSN; Peacock (streaming)
• English Premier League: Wolverhampton at Brighton & Hove Albion, 9 a.m., Peacock (streaming)
• English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Fulham, 9 a.m., USA; Peacock (streaming)
• English Premier League: Brentford at Manchester City, 11:30 a.m., NBC
• NWSL: Boston at Gotham FC, 5:30 p.m., Ion
• NWSL: San Diego at Angel City FC, 7:45 p.m., Ion
• MLS: D.C. United at Nashville, 8:15 p.m., FS1
• MLS: Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV (streaming); WHB (810 AM)
• Liga MX: Atlas at Cruz Azul, playoff - second leg, 10 p.m., CBSSN

TENNIS

• ATP/WTA: Rome, men’s second round and women’s third round, 4 a.m., 5 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• Dallas at Indiana, noon, ABC; Disney+ (streaming)
• Phoenix at Las Vegas, 2:30 p.m., ABC; Disney+ (streaming)
• Chicago at Portland, 8 p.m., NBA

This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM with the headline "Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., May 8-9: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City."