AREA CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
Pittsburg (Kan.) Border Classic
9:15 p.m. — Blue Springs vs. Blue Valley (Kan.) Northwest
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — Harrisonville at Grain Valley
Truman Tournament
5:30 p.m. — Liberty vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.)
7 p.m. — Truman vs. Columbia Rock Bridge
Kansas Army National Guard Invitational
At Frontenac (Kan.) High School
5:30 p.m. — William Chrisman vs. Frontenac (Kan.)
8:30 p.m. — Blue Springs vs. Heritage Christian Academy
KA-MO Classic
At Blue Valley (Kan.) North High School
3 or 7:30 p.m. — Lee’s Summit North vs. Staley
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
5 p.m. — Liberty North, Polo, St. Pius X at Van Horn
7 p.m. — Fort Osage at Blue Springs
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
ECHL MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY
7:05 p.m. — Toledo Walleye at Kansas City Mavericks, Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE
6:35 p.m. (CST) — Kansas City Comets at Baltimore Blast, SECU Arena, Baltimore, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — Fort Osage at William Chrisman
7:30 p.m. — Oak Grove at Odessa
8 p.m. — Van Horn at University Academy
Shawnee Mission (Kan.) West Viking Classic
6:30 p.m. — Blue Springs South vs. Blue Valley North
North Kansas City Invitational
7 p.m. — Fifth-place game: Truman vs. Liberty North or St. Pius X
Pittsburg (Kan.) Border Classic
9:15 p.m. — Blue Springs vs. Olathe (Kan.) Northwest or Wichita (Kan.) West
Culver’s Classic
At Lee’s Summit High School
4 or 5:30 p.m. — Lee’s Summit North vs. Lee’s Summit or Lincoln Prep
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Oak Grove at Odessa
6:30 p.m. — Van Horn at University Academy
Kansas Army National Guard Invitational
At Frontenac (Kan.) High School
4 p.m. — Blue Springs vs. Fort Scott (Kan.) or Providence Academy
7 p.m. — William Chrisman vs. Nevada or Kansas City (Kan.) Turner
KA-MO Classic
At Blue Valley (Kan.) North High School
6 or 7:30 p.m. — Lee’s Summit North vs. TBD
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
3 p.m. — Blue Springs at Winnetonka Invitational
5 p.m. — Blue Springs South, Lee’s Summit North at Columbia Hickman Invitational
5 p.m. — Oak Grove at Platte County Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
4 p.m. — Lee’s Summit North at Northland Invitational, Gladstone Community Center
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s TV/radio highlights
Thursday’s Television
• Tennis: Australian Open, 6 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., TENNIS (Comcast 277)
• Golf: European Tour: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, 9 a.m., GOLF (27)
• Figure Skating: European Championships, 11 a.m., NBCSN (46)
• Tennis: Australian Open, 1 p.m., ESPN2 (29)
• Golf: PGA CareerBuilder Challenge, 2 p.m., GOLF (27)
• College gymnastics: Georgia at Alabama, 4:30 p.m., ESPNU (269)
• College hockey: Minnesota at Michigan State, 5:30 p.m., BTN (255)
• Women’s college basketball: Syracuse at Miami, 6 p.m., FSKC-Plus (925)
• Women’s college basketball: Tennessee at Notre Dame, 6 p.m., ESPN (13)
• Golf: Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Championship, 6 p.m., GOLF (27)
• NBA: Philadelphia at Boston, 6 p.m., TNT (51)
• College basketball: Murray State at Belmont, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269)
• College basketball: Jacksonville State at Morehead State, 6 p.m., CBSSN (274)
• Women’s college basketball: Florida at Arkansas, 6 p.m., SEC (284)
• NHL: St. Louis at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m., FSKC (48)
• NHL: Buffalo at New York Rangers, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN (46)
• College basketball: Cal State-Bakersfield at UMKC, 7 p.m., KCMI 38 (5)
• College basketball: Minnesota at Maryland, 7:30 p.m., FS1 (43)
• College basketball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Gonzaga, 8 p.m., ESPN (13)
• College basketball: USC at Oregon, 8 p.m., ESPN2 (29)
• College basketball: Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., BTN (255)
• College basketball: North Carolina-Asheville at Winthrop, 8 p.m., ESPNU (269)
• College basketball: UAB at Western Kentucky, 8 p.m., CBSSN (274)
• Women’s college basketball: Missouri at Mississippi, 8 p.m., SEC (284)
• NBA: Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 p.m., TNT (51)
• College basketball: UCLA at Oregon, 10 p.m., FS1 (43)
• College basketball: Loyola Marymount at BYU, 10 p.m., ESPNU (269)
Thursday’s Radio
• NHL: St. Louis at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m., KCWJ (1030 AM)
• College basketball: Cal-State Bakersfield at UMKC, 7 p.m., ESPN KC (99.3 FM)