Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., May 22-23: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City

Friday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: St. Kilda at Fremantle, 5:30 a.m., FS2
• AFL: Sydney at Geelong, 1 a.m. (Saturday), FS2

BASKETBALL

• Africa League: ASC Ville de Dakar at Al Ahly Sporting Club, 9 a.m., NBA
• Africa League: FUS de Rabat at RSSB Tigers, noon, NBA

COLLEGE BASEBALL

• American Athletic Tournament: East Carolina vs. Rice/Wichita State winner, at Clearwater, Fla., 8 a.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
• Big Ten Tournament: Michigan State vs. Southern California, quarterfinal, at Omaha, Neb., 9 a.m., BTN
• Big Ten Tournament: Purdue/Iowa winner vs. UCLA, quarterfinal, at Omaha, Neb., 1 p.m., BTN
• ACC Tournament: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina, quarterfinal, at Charlotte, N.C., 2 p.m., ACC
• SEC Tournament: Arkansas vs. Texas, quarterfinal, at Hoover, Ala., 3 p.m., SEC
• Conference USA Tournament: Dallas Baptist vs. Missouri Baptist, pool play, at Kennesaw, Ga., 4 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
• Big Ten Tournament: Ohio State/Michigan winner vs. Nebraska, quarterfinal, at Omaha, Neb., 5 p.m., BTN
• ACC Tournament: Pittsburgh vs. Florida State, quarterfinal, at Charlotte, N.C., 6 p.m., ACC
• Big 12 Tournament: Oklahoma State/Central Florida winner vs. Baylor/Kansas winner, semifinal, at Surprise, Ariz., 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
• SEC Tournament: Auburn vs. Texas A&M, quarterfinal, at Hoover, Ala., 7 p.m., SEC
• Big Ten Tournament: Washington vs. Oregon, quarterfinal, at Omaha, Neb., 9 p.m., BTN
• Big 12 Tournament: Kansas State/West Virginia winner vs. Cincinnati/Arizona State winner, semifinal, at Surprise, Ariz., 10 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)

COLLEGE LACROSSE

• NCAA Women’s Tournament: Maryland vs. North Carolina, semifinal, at Evanston, Ill., 2 p.m., ESPNU
• NCAA Women’s Tournament: Johns Hopkins at Northwestern, semifinal, 4:30 p.m., ESPNU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

• Women’s College World Series: Texas Tech at Florida, Super Regional – game 1, 10 a.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Duke at Arkansas, Super Regional – game 1, 11 a.m., ESPNU
• Women’s College World Series: Mississippi State at Oklahoma, Super Regional – game 1, noon, ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Tennessee vs. Georgia, Super Regional – game 2, at Knoxville, Tenn., 2 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State, Super Regional – game 2, at Lincoln Neb., 4 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Louisiana State at Alabama, Super Regional – game 1, 6 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Arizona State at Texas, Super Regional – game 1, 8 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Central Florida at UCLA, Super Regional – game 1, 8 p.m., ESPNU

CYCLING

• UCI: Giro d’Italia, stage 13, 5 a.m., truTV

FOOTBALL

• UFL: DC Defenders at Orlando, 7 p.m., FOX

GOLF

• DP World Tour: Soudal Open, second round, at Antwerp, Belgium, 6 a.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, second round, at Rabat, Morocco, 8 a.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, second round, at McKinney, Texas, 2 p.m, GOLF

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, noon, FS2

ICE HOCKEY

• 2026 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Canada vs. Slovenia, group B, at Fribourg, Switzerland, 9 a.m., NHL
• 2026 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. Italy, group B, at Fribourg, Switzerland, 1 p.m., NHL
• 2026 CHL Memorial Cup: Kitchener at Kelowna, round robin, 8 p.m., NHL

MLB

• Houston at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• Seattle at Royals, 6:30 p.m., KCTV Ch. 5, Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM); MLB (out-of-market only)
• LA Dodgers at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m., MLB
• Chicago White Sox at San Francisco, 9:30 p.m., MLB (joined in-progress)

MOTOR SPORTS

• NTT IndyCar Series: Indianapolis 500, Carb Day (final practice), 10 a.m., FS1
• Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix, practice, 11:30 a.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NTT IndyCar Series: Oscar Mayer Wienie 500, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1 p.m., FOX
• NTT IndyCar Series: Indianapolis 500, Pit Stop Competition, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1:30 p.m., FOX
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, practice and qualifying, 2:30 p.m., FS2
• Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix, sprint qualifying, 3:30 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: The North Carolina Education Lottery 200, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 6:30 p.m., FS1

NBA PLAYOFFS

• Western Conference Final: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, game 3, 7:30 p.m., NBC, WHB (810 AM); Peacock (streaming)

NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF

• Western Conference Final: Vegas at Colorado, game 2, 7 p.m., ESPN

SOCCER

• MLS NEXT Pro: Austin at Sporting KC II, 7 p.m., MLSNEXTPro.com (online)
• NWSL: Seattle at Boston, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)

TENNIS

• French Open: qualifying, round 3; ATP: Hamburg and Geneva, semifinals; WTA: Strasbourg and Rabat, semifinals, 4 a.m., 5 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

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

Saturday’s TV / radio

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

• AFL: Carlton at Port Adelaide, 4:15 a.m., FS2
• AFL: Brisbane at Greater Western Sydney, 9:15 p.m., FS2

BASEBALL

• American Association: Lake Country at Kansas City Monarchs, 6:30 p.m., KSMO Ch. 62

BASKETBALL

• Africa League: teams TBA, noon, NBA

COLLEGE BASEBALL

• ACC Tournament: Georgia Tech/Virginia winner vs. Boston College/Miami (Fla.) winner, semifinal, Charlotte, N.C., noon, ACC
• SEC Tournament: Mississippi State/Georgia winner vs. Florida/Alabama winner, semifinal, Hoover, Ala., noon, SEC
• Big Ten Tournament: semifinals, teams TBA, at Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m., 6 p.m., BTN
• West Coast Tournament: championship, teams TBA, at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3 p.m., ESPNU
• ACC Tournament: North Carolina/Virginia Tech winner vs Pittsburgh/Florida State winner, semifinal, at Charlotte, N.C., 4 p.m., ACC
• SEC Tournament: Arkansas/Texas winner vs. Auburn/Texas A&M winner, semifinal, at Hoover, Ala., 4 p.m., SEC
• Big 12 Tournament: championship, teams TBA, at Surprise, Ariz., 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
• Southern Tournament: championship, teams TBA, at Greenville, S.C., 6:30 p.m., ESPNU

COLLEGE LACROSSE

• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Princeton vs. Duke, semifinal, at Charlottesville, Va., 11 a.m., ESPN2
• NCAA Men’s Tournament: Syracuse vs. Notre Dame, semifinal, at Charlottesville, Va., 1:30 p.m., ESPN2

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

• Women’s College World Series: Georgia at Tennessee, Super Regional – game 3 (if necessary), 10 a.m., ESPN
• Women’s College World Series: Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma, Super Regional – game 2, at Norman, Okla., noon, ESPN
• Women’s College World Series: Texas Tech vs. Florida, Super Regional – game 2, at Gainesville, Fla., 1:30 p.m., ABC
• Women’s College World Series: Arkansas vs. Duke, Super Regional – game 2, at Fayetteville, Ark., 4 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Alabama vs. Louisiana State, Super Regional – game 2, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., 6 p.m., ESPN2
• Women’s College World Series: Texas vs. Arizona State, Super Regional – game 2, at Austin, Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN
• Women’s College World Series: UCLA vs. Central Florida, Super Regional – game 2, at Los Angeles, 9 p.m., ESPN
• Women’s College World Series: Oklahoma State at Nebraska, Super Regional – game 3 (if necessary), time and network TBA

CYCLING

• UCI: Giro d’Italia, stage 14, 5 a.m., truTV

FOOTBALL

• UFL: Birmingham at Columbus, 2 p.m., ABC

GOLF

• DP World Tour: Soudal Open, third round, at Antwerp, Belgium, 6 a.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II, final round, at Rabat, Morocco, 8 a.m., GOLF
• PGA Tour: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, third round, at McKinney, Texas, noon, GOLF; 2 p.m., CBS

HORSE RACING

• NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 12:30 p.m., FS2

ICE HOCKEY

• 2026 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Latvia vs. United States, group A, at Zürich, Switzerland, 5 a.m., NHL
• 2026 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Denmark vs. Slovenia, group B, at Fribourg, Switzerland, 9 a.m., NHL
• 2026 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Norway vs. Sweden, group B, at Fribourg, Switzerland, 1 p.m., NHL
• 2026 CHL Memorial Cup: Everett vs. Chicoutimi, round robin, at Kelowna, British Columbia, 8 p.m., NHL

MLB

• Houston at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m., WHB (810 AM)
• Seattle at Royals, 3 p.m., FS1, Royals.TV, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM)
• St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., FOX
• Texas at LA Angels, 9 p.m., MLB

MOTOR SPORTS

• Formula 1: The Canadian Grand Prix – sprint race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 10 a.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Charbroil 300, practice and qualifying, 10 a.m., CW App (streaming)
• NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600, practice and qualifying, 12:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
• Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix, qualifying, 2:15 p.m., Apple TV (streaming)
• NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The Charbroil 300, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 4 p.m., CW

NBA PLAYOFFS

• Eastern Conference Final: New York at Cleveland, game 3, 7 p.m., ABC; joined in-progress on WHB (810 AM) after Sporting KC coverage

NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF

• Eastern Conference Final: Montreal at Carolina, game 2, 6 p.m., TNT, truTV; HBO Max (streaming)

RODEO

• The American Rodeo: showdown round, 12:30 p.m., FS1
• The American Rodeo: championship round, 4 p.m., FOX

RUGBY

• NRL: South Sydney at North Queensland, 1 a.m. (Sunday), FS2

SOCCER

• UEFA Women’s Champions League: Lyon at Barcelona, final, 10:55 a.m., CBSSN
• The German Cup: VfB Stuttgart vs. Bayern Munich, final, at Berlin, 1 p.m., ESPNU
• MLS: St. Louis at Austin, 1:30 p.m., FOX
• NWSL: North Carolina at Louisville, 3 p.m., Ion
• NWSL: Denver at Utah, 5:30 p.m., Ion
• USL Championship: Brooklyn at Rhode Island, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN
• MLS: Red Bull New York at Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV (streaming); WHB (810 AM)
• NWSL: Angel City FC at Houston, 7:45 p.m., Ion
• CONCACAF Women’s Champions League: final, 8:30 p.m., CBSSN

SWIMMING

• TYR Pro Series: at Sacramento, Calif., 3:30 p.m., NBC

TENNIS

• ATP: Hamburg and Geneva, finals; WTA: Strasbourg and Rabat, finals, 7 a.m., TENNIS

WNBA

• Minnesota at Chicago, noon, CBS
• Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 7 p.m., CBS

This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM with the headline "Sports on the Air for Fri.-Sat., May 22-23: TV, radio schedule in Kansas City."