Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Canada’s Ticket to the Big Dance: TSN Delivers Complete Live Coverage of NCAA® MARCH MADNESS®, Beginning March 14

Bracket-busters and buzzer beaters are back as TSN delivers NCAA® MARCH MADNESS®. TSN’s complete live coverage tips off with the First Four, determining the last four teams to clinch a spot in each tournament. The men’s First Four begins tonight (Tuesday, March 14) at 6 p.m. ET, and the women’s begins tomorrow (Wednesday, March 15) at 7 p.m. ET on TSN, TSN.ca, and the TSN app.

The action culminates with the national championship games on Sunday, April 2 (women’s) and Monday, April 3 (men’s) on TSN, TSN.ca, and the TSN app, live from American Airlines Center in Dallas and NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, respectively. TSN’s NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® broadcast schedule is available at TSN.ca/NCAA.

TSN’s Kate Beirness and Daniel Zakrzewski host the network’s NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® coverage from the TSN studio alongside analysts Jack Armstrong, Leo Rautins, and two-time NCAA® women’s basketball champion and Seattle Storm guard Kia Nurse. Former NBA player and head coach Sam Mitchell, former NCAA®  men’s and Canadian National Team player Jevohn Shepherd, and former NCAA®  women’s basketball player Tamika Nurse also contribute analysis throughout the tournament. Providing extensive pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage of both the men’s and women’s tournaments, the panel also delivers breaking news, expert insight, and updates on Canadian players in this year’s tournaments.

SPORTSCENTRE is Canada’s home for game insights, daily bracket updates, and tournament-wide coverage throughout NCAA® MARCH MADNESS®. SPORTSCENTRE presents features on Purdue’s Zach Edey and UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards; TSN’s Kayla Grey sits down with three-time Coach of the Year Dawn Staley; and THE SHIFT‘s Alex Cairns chats with South Carolina’s Laeticia Amihere.

Throughout both the men’s and women’s tournaments, basketball fans can follow the multitude of Canadian players on the court, including Edey, Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Marquette), Ryan Nembhard (Creighton), and Charles Bediako (Alabama) in the men’s tournament, and Edwards, Amihere, Yvonne Ejim (Gonzaga), and Shayeann Day-Wilson (Duke) in the women’s tournament.

Fans can stay connected at TSN.ca/NCAA, TSN’s dedicated hub for all tournament content, including:

  • Up-to-the-minute breaking news, scores, and in-game highlights
  • Armstrong and Nurse highlighting key Canadian storylines
  • Access for TSN subscribers to the network’s NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® Multiplex video player, allowing fans to watch multiple tournament games at once across TSN’s five feeds

Additionally, TSN’s official social media platforms share must-see content from NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, and TSN’s BarDown rounds up all the best social reactions and viral moments.

TSN’s NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® sponsors are Expedia and Amazon Prime, with the brands featured prominently across TSN platforms throughout the tournament.

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