Sports Broadcasting Contracts in Canada - Basketball - NCAA

NCAA

TSN owns the Canadian broadcast rights the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, with coverage on both TSN and TSN2. CBS coverage of the tournament is also available in Canada.

Some regular-season and conference-tournament games air on The Score. They usually air ESPN's Wednesday and Saturday night games. Sportsnet has a contract to air Pac-10 games from Fox Sports Net stations. Most of these games air on Sportsnet Pacific and West; however, some air nationally.

In addition, many games are covered on United States based networks that are carried by Canadian cable systems. CBS and ABC carry many Saturday and Sunday afternoon games. In addition, the Big Ten Network is widely available in Canada and features several Big Ten Conference games throughout the season. Also, in some areas of Canada, local broadcasters of colleges are available. One such example is KHQ, a Spokane based, NBC affiliate, carries many Gonzaga Bulldogs games during the season.

Some cable systems offer packages of college games that air on ESPN or syndication in the U.S.

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