TV SportsWatch
Friday, Oct. 5
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, at Talladega, Ala.
4 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, at Talladega, Ala.
5 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Coca-Cola 250, at Talladega, Ala.
1 a.m., SPEED — Formula One, qualifying for Grand Prix of Japan, at Suzuka, Japan
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
9 p.m., NBCSN — Hamilton at Edmonton
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN — Pittsburgh at Syracuse
10:15 p.m., ESPN — Utah St. at BYU
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, second round, at Kingsbarns, Angus, and St. Andrews, Scotland
1:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, SAS Championship, first round, at Cary, N.C.
4 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, second round, at Las Vegas
7:30 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Neediest Kids Championship, second round, at Potomac, Md. (same-day tape)
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, Eastern Conference finals, game 1, Indiana at Connecticut
Saturday, Oct. 6
AUTO RACING
Noon, SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, at Talladega, Ala.
4 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, Coca-Cola 250, at Talladega, Ala.
1:30 a.m., SPEED — Formula One, Grand Prix of Japan, at Suzuka, Japan
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11:30 a.m., CBS — National coverage, Navy at Air Force
Noon, ESPN — Northwestern at Penn St.
Noon, ESPN2 — Arkansas at Auburn
Noon, FSN — Boise St. at Southern Miss.
Noon, FX — Kansas at Kansas St.
1 p.m., NBCSN — Towson at James Madison
3 p.m., FOX — Arizona at Stanford
3:30 p.m., ABC — Regional coverage, Illinois at Wisconsin or Oklahoma at Texas Tech
3:30 p.m., CBS — National coverage, LSU at Florida
3:30 p.m., ESPN — Georgia Tech at Clemson
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Regional coverage, Oklahoma at Texas Tech or Illinois at Wisconsin
3:30 p.m., FSN — Iowa St. at TCU
7 p.m., ESPN — Georgia at South Carolina
7 p.m., FOX — West Virginia at Texas
7:30 p.m., NBC — Miami vs. Notre Dame, at Chicago
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Florida St. at NC State
8:07 p.m., ABC — National coverage, Nebraska at Ohio St.
10:30 p.m., ESPN — Washington at Oregon
GOLF
8:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, third round, at Kingsbarns, Angus, and St. Andrews, Scotland
1:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, SAS Championship, second round, at Cary, N.C.
4 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, third round, at Las Vegas
7:30 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Neediest Kids Championship, third round, at Potomac, Md. (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m., TBS — ALDS, game 1, Oakland at Detroit
9:30 p.m., TBS — NLDS, game 1, Cincinnati at San Francisco
SOCCER
7:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Sunderland at Manchester City
3:30 p.m., NBC — MLS, Chicago at New York
9 p.m., NBCSN — MLS, Salt Lake at Los Angeles
ON TAP
Friday, Oct. 5
FOOTBALL
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 7
Ooltewah at Bradley Central, 7:30
McMinn County at Cleveland, 7:30
Polk County at Signal Mountain, 7:30
McMinn Central at Kingston, 7:30
Scott at Sequoyah, 7:30
Meigs County at Cannon County, 7:30
Rhea County, Sweetwater have byes
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Loyola (La.), 7
Cleveland at Middle Tennessee Classic, Franklin
Bradley Central, Cleveland, Walker Valley (9th) at Battle of the Valley at Jim Smiddy Arena
SOCCER
Walker Valley at Sweetwater, 5:30
Saturday, Oct. 6
CROSS COUNTRY
Cleveland in Jesse Owens Meet (at Moulton, Ala.), 9 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Bellhaven, 1
Cleveland at Middle Tennessee Classic, Franklin
Bradley Central, Cleveland, Walker Valley (9th) at Battle of the Valley, at Jim Smiddy Arena
SOCCER
Emmanuel at Lee (W), 5
Emmanuel at Lee (M), 7:30
baseball
Postseason Baseball Glance
WILD CARD
Friday, Oct. 5
National League: St. Louis (Lohse 16-3) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-1), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)
American League: Baltimore vs. Texas OR Texas at New York, 8:37 p.m. (TBS)
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
Series A
Division winner vs. Detroit
Saturday, Oct. 6: TBD at Detroit (Verlander 17-8), 6:07 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday, Oct. 7: TBD at Detroit (TBS or MLB)
Tuesday, Oct. 9: Detroit at TBD (TBS)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Detroit at TBD (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Detroit at TBD (TBS)
Series B
Division winner vs. Wild Card winner
Sunday, Oct. 7: (TBS or MLB)
Monday, Oct. 8: (TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 10: (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: (TBS)
x-Friday, Oct. 12: (TBS)
National League
Series A
Cincinnati vs. San Francisco
Saturday, Oct. 6: Cincinnati at San Francisco (Cain 16-5), 9:37 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday, Oct. 7: Cincinnati at San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-11) (TBS or MLB)
Tuesday, Oct. 9: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS)
Series B
Washington vs. Atlanta-St. Louis winner
Sunday, Oct. 7: Washington (Gonzalez 21-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS or MLB)
Monday, Oct. 8: Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 10: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS or MLB)
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
x-Friday, Oct. 12: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by TBS
Saturday, Oct. 13
Sunday, Oct. 14
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Wednesday, Oct. 17
x-Thursday, Oct. 18
x-Saturday, Oct. 20
x-Sunday, Oct. 21
National League
All games televised by Fox
Sunday, Oct. 14
Monday, Oct. 15
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Thursday, Oct. 18
x-Friday, Oct. 19
x-Sunday, Oct. 21
x-Monday, Oct. 22
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League, (n)
Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League, (n)
Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League, (n)
Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League, (n)
x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League, (n)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League, (n)
x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League, (n)
football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Thursday, Oct. 4
Arizona at St. Louis, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Denver at New England, 4:25 p.m.
San Diego at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 8
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday
No. 13 Southern Cal at Utah, 9 p.m.
Saturday
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 23 Washington, 10:30 p.m.
No. 3 Florida State at N.C. State, 8 p.m.
No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Kansas State vs. Kansas, Noon
No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Miami at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio State vs. No. 21 Nebraska, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Oregon State vs. Washington State, 6 p.m.
No. 15 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m.
No. 15 TCU vs. Iowa State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Stanford vs. Arizona, 3 p.m.
No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky, 12:21 p.m.
No. 22 Rutgers vs. UConn, Noon
No. 24 Northwestern at Penn State, Noon
No. 25 UCLA at California, 10 p.m.
