22 // VARSITY April 17, 2014
5 THINGS TO WATCH
APRIL 17 - 23
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FRIDAY 4/18 • 8:30PM • FLOTRACK.ORG
IN THE FAST LANE
[TRACK & FIELD AT MT. SAC RELAYS]
The Badgers head west to take part in the 56th-annual
Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Indoor Big Ten cham-
pion and All-American Reed Connor makes his season
debut outdoors in the 5000 meters.
SATURDAY 4/19 • 8:30PM • ESPN
CAN THE WEST BE WON?
[NBA PLAYOFFS: GRIZZLIES AT THUNDER]
Former Badger Jon Leuer and the seventh-seeded
Memphis Grizzlies have a tall task at hand as they open
the first round of the NBA playoffs against the No. 2
seed in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City
Thunder, live on ESPN.
MONDAY 4/21 • 7:30PM • CNBC
GIVING THEM THE BLUES
[STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: BLUES AT BLACKHAWKS]
Former Badgers goaltender Brian Elliott and the St. Louis
Blues take their series with defending Stanley Cup cham-
pion Chicago onto the Blackhawks' home ice for Game 3 of
their Eastern Conference matchup, live on CNBC.
SATURDAY 4/19 • NOON • BTN
INTO THE LIONS' DEN
[SOFTBALL AT PENN STATE]
Wisconsin carries its seven-game win streak ― which
includes a sweep of Illinois in its last conference action ―
into Happy Valley as the Badgers take on Penn State in a
doubleheader that begins at noon, live on BTN.
SUNDAY 4/20 • 11AM • NBC
GARDEN PARTY
[STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: FLYERS AT RANGERS]
Philadelphia and New York resume their first-round
Eastern Conference matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
by facing off in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden. UW
products Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan look to
lead the Rangers past the Flyers, live on NBC.
