NCAA tournament: Ready, set, watch! (Even at work, even if you don't have cable)

If you're like some of us who

A) Work nights and

B) Still pay for cable

^{(or, uh, C) have a job where watching sports is kinda required … what a life, eh?)}

then kicking back and watching 67 games of college basketball over the next two-plus weeks will be no problem whatsoever.

But – it's becoming more and more common for folks to cut the cord (hey – even shave the cord). That might make it seem you'll have to scramble to take in all the March Madness.

Have no fear. There's an app for that.

As laid out by the good folks over at wired.com it's remarkably easy (and legal) to watch any NCAA tournament game you wish. The NCAA is once again streaming every game on the March Madness Live app. It's readily available. And very much free.

On the app you'll find scores, statistics and an updated bracket at the simple tap of a fingertip. If you're like some of us who still pay cable companies, log in with your billing information and all the action is right there. (If not, find a buddy who does … there's more of us plugged-in old-timers out there than you might think).

March Madness: TV schedule for today, Friday

Wait - What's that? Your boss has eyes like Scrooge McDuck spotting a shiny penny? No worries. You can also listen to every game for free via the app. So run that earbud up your dress shirt sleeve and best of luck!

Speaking of your ears, here's a breakdown of the first-round play-by-play assignments compiled by Awful Announcing:

Thursday/Saturday

Providence: Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn
Raleigh: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Lewis Johnson
Des Moines: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
Denver: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl

Friday/Sunday

St. Louis: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson
Brooklyn: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
Oklahoma City: Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio
Spokane: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Ros Gold-Onwude

Happy listening. And, no, you can't have my Charter Spectrum log-in.