Ladies day: A day after the men, the women take center stage with a televised hour-long NCAA tournament selection show. Pitt, which can expect its second consecutive bid, and Robert Morris await their fates.

Did you know: Bracketologists at espn.com project Pitt as a No. 7 seed and playing Minnesota in Baton Rouge, La. They slot Robert Morris as a 15 and playing Texas A&M in Albuquerque, N.M.

To watch: 7 p.m., ESPN.

Penguins: The Penguins try to cool off the New York Rangers, who are 10-1-3 since Feb. 9 to climb into sixth place in the Eastern Conference after being ninth the previous time they played Jan. 14.

Did you know: The two teams will become familiar with each other the rest of the month, playing each other three times in 13 days. The Penguins are 2-2-1 vs. the Rangers thus far.

To watch: 7 p.m., FSN Pittsburgh.

Pirates: Just 12 days until opening day. Do you know who your Pirates are? The New York Yankees visit McKechnie Field for a rare televised spring game.

Did you know: Pirates prospect Steve Pearce leads the team with three home runs and nine RBIs this spring, the latter tying him for 16th in the majors this spring.

To watch: 7:05 p.m., FSN Pittsburgh.

NCAA tournament: At just past noon, two of the greatest days in sports tip off with the first games of the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament. How long after that will the first bracket be busted?

Did you know: Seeing as Hillary and Barack are also in the news these days, we offer this nugget for your brackets: There hasn't been a major upset (a 13 seed or lower winning a first-round game) in a presidential election year since 1996.

To watch: Noon, KDKA.

The Madness: Day 2: Not 12 hours after the last night's action ends, it picks back up with 16 more games.

Did you know: Freshmen earned player of the year honors in two of the six BCS conferences -- the Pac-10, where UCLA's Kevin Love averaged 17.4 points and 10.9 rebounds, and Big 12, where Kansas State's Michael Beasley averaged 26.5 points and 12.5 rebounds.

To watch: Noon, KDKA.

Battle at the top: The Penguins and New Jersey Devils, separated by one point atop the Eastern Conference standings, square off at Mellon Arena for the first of two games in four days.

Did you know: The Penguins have the worst record within the Atlantic Division at 9-11-2. Why bring this up? Beginning today, they finish the season with eight games vs. fellow Atlantic Division teams.

To watch: 7:30 p.m., FSN Pittsburgh.

Down to business: By early evening, the Cinderellas will be mostly gone. The anything's-possible field of 64 that began NCAA tournament play Thursday will be down to the Sweet 16 after eight second-round games. The real tournament is now on.

Did you know: He may not have done much in the NBA, but Duke's Christian Laettner was certainly Mr. March in college. His teams went 21-2 in the NCAA tournament.

To watch: TBA, KDKA.