TV SportsWatch
Friday, Sept. 28
AUTO RACING
11 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for AAA 400, at Dover, Del.
12:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for OneMain Financial 200, at Dover, Del.
2:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” final practice for AAA 400, at Dover, Del.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., MLB network (regional coverage); N.Y. Yankees at Toronto or Boston at Baltimore.
8 p.m., ESPN — Hawaii at BYU
GOLF
8 a.m., ESPN — Ryder Cup, day one matches, at Medinah, Ill.
3 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Chiquita Classic, second round, at Weddington, N.C.
SOCCER
8:30 p.m., NBCSN — MLS, Chicago at Kansas City
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, teams TBD
10 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, teams TBD
Saturday, Sept. 29
AUTO RACING
Noon, SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for OneMain Financial 200, at Dover, Del.
1:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for AAA 400, at Dover, Del.
3 p.m., SPEED — Rolex Sports Car Series, at Lakeville, Conn.
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, OneMain Financial 200, at Dover, Del.
7 p.m., MLB Network (regional coverage); Boston at Baltimore or Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
8:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, Smith’s 350, at Las Vegas
BOXING
9:30 p.m., HBO — Champion Antonin Decarie (26-1-0) vs. Alex Perez (16-0-0), for WBC International welterweight title; junior featherweights, Luis Del Valle (16-0-0) vs. Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1); champion Edwin Rodriguez (21-0-0) vs. Jason Escalera (13-0-1), for USBA super middleweight title, at Mashantucket, Conn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon, ESPN — Penn St. at Illinois
Noon, ESPN2 — Minnesota at Iowa
Noon, FSN — Missouri at UCF
Noon, FX — Baylor at West Virginia
Noon, NBCSN — Penn at Dartmouth
3:30 p.m., ABC — Ohio St. at Michigan St.
3:30 p.m., CBS — Tennessee at Georgia
3:30 p.m., ESPN — Clemson at Boston College
3:30 p.m., FSN — Houston vs. Rice (Reliant Stadium)
3:30 p.m., NBCSN — FCS, Florida A&M vs. Southern, at Atlanta
4 p.m., FX — Arizona St. at California
6 p.m., ESPN — Florida St. at South Florida
7 p.m., ESPN2 — South Carolina at Kentucky
7 p.m., FSN — TCU at SMU
7:30 p.m., FOX — Texas at Oklahoma St.
8:07 p.m., ABC — Wisconsin at Nebraska
9:15 p.m., ESPN — Mississippi at Alabama
10:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Oregon at Washington St.
GOLF
9 a.m., NBC — Ryder Cup, day two matches, at Medinah, Ill.
3 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Chiquita Classic, third round, at Weddington, N.C.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m., FOX — Teams TBA
8 p.m., WGN — Chicago Cubs at Arizona
SOCCER
7:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Arsenal vs. Chelsea, at London
9 p.m., NBCSN — MLS, Seattle at Vancouver
ON TAP
Friday, Sept. 28
FOOTBALL
Rhea County at Bradley Central, 7:30
Walker Valley at McMinn County, 7:30
Soddy-Daisy at Ooltewah, 7:30
McMinn Central at Sequoyah, 7:30
Meigs County at Sweetwater, 7:30
Cleveland, Polk County have byes
SOCCER
Lee (W) at Wm. Carey, 5
Lee (M) at Wm. Carey, 7:30
VOLLEYBALL
Brenau at Lee, 7
Bradley Central at Pick-O-Dixie, Kingsport
Cleveland, Waker Valley at JV Choo Choo Classic, Chattanooga
Saturday, Sept. 29
FOOTBALL
Ocoee Middle at Cleveland Middle (6th), 10 a.m.
SOCCER
Lee (W) at Bellhaven, 1
Lee (M) at Bellhaven, 4:30
VOLLEYBALL
Bradley Central at Pick-O-Dixie, Kingsport
Cleveland, Waker Valley at JV Choo Choo Classic, Chattanooga
basketball
WNBA Playoff Glance
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut 1, New York 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Connecticut 65, New York 60
Saturday, Sept. 29: Connecticut at New York, 7 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 1: New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Indiana vs. Atlanta
Friday Sept. 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30: Indiana at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Oct. 2: Atlanta at Indiana, TBD
Western Conference
Minnesota vs. Seattle
Friday, Sept. 28: Seattle at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30: Minnesota at Seattle, 9 p.m.
x-Tuesday, Oct. 2: Seattle at Minnesota, TBD
Los Angeles 1, San Antonio 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Los Angeles 93, San Antonio 86
Saturday, Sept. 29: Los Angeles at San Antonio, 3 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 1: San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
z-Washington 95 61 .609 —
z-Atlanta 91 65 .583 4
Philadelphia 78 78 .500 17
New York 72 84 .462 23
Miami 66 90 .423 29
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cincinnati 94 62 .603 —
St. Louis 84 72 .538 10
Milwaukee 80 76 .513 14
Pittsburgh 76 80 .487 18
Chicago 59 97 .378 35
Houston 51 105 .327 43
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Francisco 91 65 .583 —
Los Angeles 81 75 .519 10
Arizona 78 78 .500 13
San Diego 74 82 .474 17
Colorado 62 94 .397 29
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Wednesday’s Games
L.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 2
Washington 8, Philadelphia 4
Atlanta 3, Miami 0
Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 0
Houston 2, St. Louis 0
Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 0
San Francisco 6, Arizona 0
Thursday’s Games
Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 5
Colorado 7, Chicago Cubs 5
San Francisco 7, Arizona 3
Washington 7, Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 6, Miami 2
L.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 4
Friday’s Games
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 12-10) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 16-8), 7:05
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 6-8) at Miami (Buehrle 13-13), 7:10
N.Y. Mets (Niese 12-9) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 16-6), 7:35
Houston (E.Gonzalez 2-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 16-8), 8:10
Washington (E.Jackson 9-10) at St. Louis (Wainwright 13-13), 8:15
Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-12) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 14-11), 9:40
San Francisco (Vogelsong 13-9) at San Diego (Werner 2-2), 10:05
Colorado (Francis 5-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-9), 10:10
Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati (Leake 8-9) at Pittsburgh (McPherson 0-2), 7:05
Houston (Keuchel 3-7) at Milwaukee (Estrada 4-7), 7:10
N.Y. Mets (C.Young 4-8) at Atlanta (Minor 10-10), 7:10
Philadelphia (Halladay 10-8) at Miami (Nolasco 12-12), 7:10
Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 16-3), 7:15
Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-9) at Arizona (Cahill 12-12), 8:10
San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-10) at San Diego (Stults 7-3), 8:35
Colorado (Chatwood 5-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Blanton 9-13), 9:10
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia (Hamels 16-6) at Miami (Eovaldi 4-12), 1:10
Cincinnati (Cueto 19-9) at Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 12-13), 1:35
N.Y. Mets (Mejia 1-1) at Atlanta (Medlen 9-1), 1:35
Houston (Lyles 4-12) at Milwaukee (Fiers 9-9), 2:10
Washington (Detwiler 10-7) at St. Louis (Lynn 17-7), 2:15
San Francisco (Lincecum 10-15) at San Diego (Volquez 11-11), 4:05
Chicago Cubs (Rusin 1-3) at Arizona (Collmenter 5-3), 4:10
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-3), 4:10
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 90 66 .577 —
Baltimore 89 67 .571 1
Tampa Bay 86 70 .551 4
Boston 69 87 .442 21
Toronto 69 87 .442 21
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 84 72 .538 —
Chicago 82 74 .526 2
Kansas City 70 86 .449 14
Cleveland 65 91 .417 19
Minnesota 65 91 .417 19
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 92 64 .590 —
Oakland 88 68 .564 4
Los Angeles 86 70 .551 6
Seattle 73 83 .468 19
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Baltimore 12, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2
Oakland 9, Texas 3
Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 4
L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Texas 9, Oakland 7
Seattle 9, L.A. Angels 4
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 0
Tampa Bay 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Friday’s Games
Boston (A.Cook 4-10) at Baltimore (Tillman 8-2), 7:05
Kansas City (W.Smith 6-8) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-0), 7:05
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 14-11) at Toronto (Jenkins 0-2), 7:07
L.A. Angels (Weaver 19-4) at Texas (Dempster 7-2), 8:05
Detroit (Smyly 4-3) at Minnesota (Diamond 12-8), 8:10
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 9-10) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-11), 8:10
Seattle (Beavan 10-10) at Oakland (Griffin 6-1), 10:05
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-3) at Toronto (R.Romero 9-14), 1:07
Detroit (Verlander 16-8) at Minnesota (Walters 2-4), 4:05
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 9-12) at Texas (D.Holland 11-6), 4:05
Seattle (Vargas 14-11) at Oakland (Straily 2-1), 4:05
Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-11) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 17-7), 4:05
Boston (Doubront 11-9) at Baltimore (S.Johnson 4-0), 7:05
Kansas City (Odorizzi 0-1) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-8), 7:05
Sunday’s Games
Kansas City (Hochevar 8-15) at Cleveland (McAllister 5-8), 1:05
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-13) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 9-14), 1:07
Boston (Z.Stewart 1-3) at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-10), 1:35
Detroit (A.Sanchez 4-6) at Minnesota (Hendriks 1-8), 2:10
Tampa Bay (Price 19-5) at Chicago White Sox (Liriano 6-12), 2:10
L.A. Angels (Greinke 6-2) at Texas (Darvish 16-9), 3:05
Seattle (Er.Ramirez 1-3) at Oakland (Milone 13-10), 4:05
