Sports this week

from The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week March 22nd 2020

by Brainerd Dispatch and Echo Journal

Good to be bad

2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)

ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00)

FSN NBA Basketball Phi. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 High Noon (0:30)

NBCSN Dale Jr. Download (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 UEFA European Qualifiers Preview (Live) (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Gardens Championship. (1:00)

NBCSN Dale Jr. Download (1:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Brook. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarterfinal NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN MLS Soccer MTL at MIN St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN NHL Hockey Pit. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:30)

TNT All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2:00)

USA WWE NXT (Live) (2:05)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final NIT Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Day 1 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (6:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at Mil. Milwaukee, Wis. (Live) (2:35)

9:00 p.m. FSN PBA Bowling World Series Scorpion Championship. Las Vegas, Nev. (2:00)

9:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey Ariz. at V.G.K. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)

FSN WPT Poker Gardens Championship. (1:00)

11:05 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (0:55)

Thursday, March 26

8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)

FSN DFL Soccer Fran. at B. Muni. Munich, Germany (2:00)

9:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Live) (3:00)

10:00 a.m. NBCSN Sky Sports News (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:50)

FSN MLS Soccer MTL at MIN St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)

11:50 a.m. ESPN2 UEFA Soccer Euro 2020 Qualifier. Ser. vs. Nor. (Live) (2:40)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN MLB Baseball Wash. at N.Y. M. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN IMSA Auto Racing Special (1:00)

12:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pregame (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)

GOLF Golf Day 2 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (6:00)

NBCSN IMSA Auto Racing Special (1:00)

1:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)

2:00 p.m. FSN Twins Season Preview (0:30)

NBCSN IMSA Touring Car Racing Pilot Challenge 12 Hours of Sebring. Sebring, Fla. (2:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 FIFA Soccer International Friendly. USA vs. Ned. Eindhoven, Netherlands (Live) (2:00)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball S.F. at L.A. D. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

4:00 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)

5:00 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR The Decades (0:30)

TBS NCAA Pre-game Show (1:15)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)

6:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Midwest Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Indianapolis, Ind. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN MLB Baseball L.A. A. at Hou. Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

6:15 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN NHL Hockey Pha. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (2:45)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 The Draft: Featured (0:30)

FSN NBA Basketball S.A. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 The Draft: Featured (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Kia Classic. Carlsbad, Calif. (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Poker 2019 World Series. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

8:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball West Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)

8:45 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:45)

9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Poker 2019 World Series. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

9:15 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)

9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Day 2 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (5:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Poker 2019 World Series. Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Movie (2:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Now or Never (0:30)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 European Qualifiers Highlights (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30) TBS Inside March Madness (Live) (0:30)

Friday, March 27

8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)

FSN NHL Hockey N.J. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)

9:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Live) (3:00)

10:00 a.m. NBCSN Sky Sports News (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

FSN NBA Basketball S.A. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)

NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Day 3 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (6:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Hockey Regional Semifinal Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)

NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Larry Smith Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 UFC Live (Live) (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Max on Boxing (0:30)

FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)

TBS NCAA Pre-game Show (1:15)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)

FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)

6:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball East Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)

(7) KCCO ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)

6:15 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR WWE SmackDown (Live) (2:00)

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

7:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Kia Classic. Carlsbad, Calif. (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)

FSN Spotlight (0:30)

NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

8:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball South Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Houston, Texas (Live) (2:30)

(7) KCCO ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

8:45 p.m. TBS NCAA Basketball Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:45)

9:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)

GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Rapiscan Systems Classic. Biloxi, Miss. (2:00)

10:00 p.m. NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)

10:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Now or Never (0:30)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)

GOLF Golf Day 3 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (3:00)

TBS Inside March Madness (0:30)

Saturday, March 28

8:30 a.m. FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)

9:00 a.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (1:00)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

GOLF Golf Round of 16 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (4:00)

NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)

9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Horse Racing Dubai World Cup. Dubai, UAE (Live) (3:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

10:30 a.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball

Women’s Fort Wayne Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)

10:45 a.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 NCAA Softball

Women’s Ole Miss at Fla. Gainesville, Fla. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)

11:30 a.m. FSN Sportsman’s Journal (0:30)

Noon (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

(11) KARE Laureus Sports Awards (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (2:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (0:30)

NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. Bris. vs. Glo. (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP XFL Football Tamp. vs. DC (Live) (3:00)

(11) KARE Golf Day 3 WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (Live) (4:00)

ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s Fort Wayne Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s S.C. at Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Live) (3:00)

2:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)

2:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Reno Air Race (0:30)

3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR PBC Countdown (1:00)

ESPN UFC UFC Fight Night 165 (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Portland Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

4:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR XFL Football St. L vs. N.Y. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Rapiscan Systems Classic. Biloxi, Miss. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

TBS NCAA Pre-game Show (1:00)

5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Gametime With Boomer Esiason (0:30)

ESPN2 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Horse Racing Florida Derby. Hallandale, Fla. (Live) (1:00)

TBS NCAA Basketball Elite Eight Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Portland Region Sweet Sixteen Division I Tournament. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN UFC Fight Night 165 (Live) (3:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 Kia Classic. Carlsbad, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Monster Jam (1:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Buf. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

NBCSN Monster Jam (1:00)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s Ga. at LSU Baton Rouge, La. (Live) (2:00)

TBS NCAA Basketball Elite Eight Division I Tournament. (Live) (2:30)

8:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN AMA Supercross Seattle, Wash. (Live) (3:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Artur Beterbiev vs. Fanlong Meng Top Rank. Quebec City, Que. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Quarter-final WGC: Match Play. Austin, Texas (4:00)

SHOW Boxing Luis Nery vs. Aaron Alameda Showtime: Special Edition. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (3:30)

9:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)

FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

10:00 p.m. TBS Inside March Madness (0:30)

11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 The Draft: Featured (0:30) FSN Spotlight (0:30)

NBCSN Monster Jam (1:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 The Draft: Featured (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30) Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Mar 22, 2020 to Mar 28, 2020

By Michelle Rose TV Media

Good news if you’re a fan of food trucks: the trend is still going strong. According to IBISWorld industry stats, there are 25,476 food trucks operating in the U.S. and the market is only expected to grow in 2020.

If you want a glimpse of the future, tune in to Food Network this week to meet the next wave of aspiring food truck operators. Another season of “The Great Food Truck Race” rolls out Thursday, March 26, and in marked contrast with last season’s “Holiday Hustle” winter theme, this edition will be basking in the California sunshine.

The weekly challenges and exotic California Gold Coast locales are different, but the format remains the same. Each week, the truck teams will race to a new location to face new challenges and cook up new menu items. As always, they’ll have to sell as much food as possible to make a profit because the team that earns the least will be eliminated at the end of the episode. And the last two teams will have to pull out all the stops to win the $50,000 prize.

These are your truck teams for this season: Crystal’s Comfort Food, known for sweet and spicy wings; health-conscious Eat My Crust; aptly named Lunch Ladies; Indian Tex-Mex purveyor Mystikka Masala; Super Sope and its Mexican cuisine; and Bachelor Kitchen and Team Fat Kid, both specializing in Tex-Mex.

In the season premiere, all seven teams start their journey in the city that popularized taco trucks, Los Angeles. But if you’re hoping to see messy tacos laden with toppings, you’ll be disappointed: celeb chef/host Tyler Florence will challenge the teams to cook and sell luxury versions of traditional fare.

“The Great Food Truck Race” isn’t the only mobile food-focused show on TV but it was the first one. Since its debut in 2010, the series and its host have been credited with bringing the street food scene into the mainstream consciousness. The novelty of the concept may have worn off but the popularity endures, and it’s a markedly different scene today.

Florence summed it up best in an interview with The Daily Meal: “Trying to engage in a conversation about food trucks was impossible in 2010. People were telling me that there was no way they’d eat from a ‘roach coach.’ Think about how far we’ve come since then.”

Sunday, March 22

2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show Mary demonstrates her sugar-free carrot cake before making an apricot frangipane tart. Hosted by: Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc

Monday, March 23