MLB  – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three
Today
Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three

  Tampa  Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. 

  Philadelphia  (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m.

  Seattle  (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m.

San  Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. 

MLB  – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive

  The  Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the  third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money  entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn’t get much for  it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17  homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also  struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that  included wininng nine of 10 games at one point.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5
Last Night

  Indianapolis  Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT 

Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win  over Broncos in injury-filled game 

  Stephon  Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone  on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime  victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted  Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying  field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the  Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted  quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero  touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by  Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin  Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle.

Sunday

  Detroit  Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m.

  Chicago  Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m.

NFL  – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts

  Scoring  points hasn’t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn’t  translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a  different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to  match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points  and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn’t enough to  beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is  also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting  quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian  Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they’re out, rookie  Bailey Zappe will make his first career start.

NFL  – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives

  Although  Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected  on a big pass play last week for the first time, they’re not expecting an  immediate breakthrough in the team’s offense. Heading into a game against the  Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their  overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke  Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage,  and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work  to do to be competitive on a weekly basis.

NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason
Last Night

  Minnesota  Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Tonight

  Toronto  Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.



NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6
Tonight – Big Ten

  Nebraska  at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

  (4)  Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m.

  Eastern  Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m.

  Ball  State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m.

  (3) Ohio  Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m.

  (16)  BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas 

NCAAFB  – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana

  Michigan  coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended  when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen’s teams had  given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now,  though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what  it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to  turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday.

NCAAFB  – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State

  No. 3  Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling  Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7  points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games  against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools.  The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at  Maryland. It’s Mel Tucker’s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure  as Michigan State’s head coach.

NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason
Tonight

  Indiana  Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.

  Detroit  Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m.

  Denver  Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NBA  – Warriors’ Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate

  Golden  State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green  apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during  practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn’t. Myers said any potential  discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn’t anticipate Green  missing any games for Wednesday’s altercation. The Athletic first reported the  scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said “space is good” regarding Green  not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously  suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin  Durant.  

WNBA  – Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her wife says

  WNBA  star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as  she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year  prison sentence for drug possession. That’s according to her wife, Cherelle  Griner, who told “CBS Mornings” in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney  Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted  Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her  luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been  prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be  moved to a Russia labor camp.

Golf  – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points

  The  Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this  year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded  LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it  sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the  LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi  Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will  be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors.

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Volleyball

  Kalamazoo  Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1

  Kellogg  Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Last Night
Football

  Benton  Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers  4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4)

  Game was moved to  last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance.

Boys Soccer
SMAC Tournament

  Portage  Central 4, Mattawan 3 – Shootout              SMAC Championship Game

  St.  Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game 

  Battle  Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game 

  Portage  Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game 

Other soccer games

  Bangor  3, Michigan Lutheran 2

  Berrien  Springs 3, Comstock 2

  Vicksburg  9, Brandywine 1

  Bridgman  4, Coloma 0

  Kalamazoo  Christian 7, Parchment 2

  Kalamazoo  Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0

Volleyball

  Brandywine  3, Benton Harbor 0

  Dowagiac  3, Berrien Springs 0 

  Holland  3, South Haven 0

  Niles  3, Paw Paw 0

  Edwardsburg  3, Otsego 0 

  Three  Rivers 3, Sturgis 2

  Centreville  3, Comstock 0 

Tonight
Football – All games start at 7:00
SMAC

  St.  Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3)

  Battle  Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4)

  Portage  Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3)

  Kalamazoo  Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1)

Wolverine

  Paw  Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac 

  Otsego  (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1)

  Three  Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2)

  Plainwell  (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3)

Lakeland

  Buchanan  (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2)

  Berrien  Springs (5-1) off

SAC

  Watervliet  (4-2) at South Haven (1-5)

  Parchment  (3-3) at Allegan (3-3)

  Constantine  (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3)

  Galesburg-Augusta  (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4)

  Lawton  (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) 

Southwest 10

  White  Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6)

  Centreville  (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit 

Non-Conference

  Decatur  (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2)

8-Man Football

  Lawrence  (3-3) at Bridgman 60

  Wyoming  Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2)

  Bloomingdale  (0-6) at Gobles (4-2)

  Bangor  (2-4) at Mendon (4-2)

  GR  Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3)

  Wyoming  Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1)

  Concord  (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2)

Saturday
8-Man Football

  Twin  Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley 

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three 
 Today 
 Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three 
 Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. 
 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. 
 Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. 
San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. 
MLB – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive 
 The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn&rsquo;t get much for it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that included wininng nine of 10 games at one point.
NFL – National Football League – Week 5 
 Last Night 
 Indianapolis Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT 
Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win over Broncos in injury-filled game 
 Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson&rsquo;s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson&rsquo;s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin&rsquo;s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle.
Sunday 
 Detroit Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m.
NFL – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts 
 Scoring points hasn&#8217;t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn&#8217;t translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn&rsquo;t enough to beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they&#8217;re out, rookie Bailey Zappe will make his first career start.
NFL – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives 
 Although Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected on a big pass play last week for the first time, they&#8217;re not expecting an immediate breakthrough in the team&#8217;s offense. Heading into a game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage, and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work to do to be competitive on a weekly basis.
NHL – National Hockey League &#8211; Preseason 
 Last Night 
 Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Tonight 
 Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. 
 
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6 
 Tonight – Big Ten 
 Nebraska at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 
 (4) Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. 
 Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. 
 Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. 
 (3) Ohio Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m. 
 (16) BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas 
NCAAFB – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana 
 Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen&#8217;s teams had given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now, though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday.
NCAAFB – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State 
 No. 3 Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7 points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools. The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at Maryland. It&rsquo;s Mel Tucker&rsquo;s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure as Michigan State&rsquo;s head coach.
NBA – National Basketball Association &#8211; Preseason 
 Tonight 
 Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. 
 Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. 
 Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – Warriors&#8217; Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate 
 Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn&rsquo;t. Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn&rsquo;t anticipate Green missing any games for Wednesday&rsquo;s altercation. The Athletic first reported the scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said &ldquo;space is good&rdquo; regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.  
WNBA – Brittney Griner at &#8216;weakest moment&#8217; in Russia, her wife says 
 WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her &ldquo;absolute weakest moment in life right now&rdquo; as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. That&#8217;s according to her wife, Cherelle Griner, who told &ldquo;CBS Mornings&rdquo; in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be moved to a Russia labor camp.
Golf – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points 
 The Official World Golf Ranking won&rsquo;t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Last Night 
 Volleyball 
 Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1 
 Kellogg Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Football 
 Benton Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers 4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4) 
 Game was moved to last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance.
Boys Soccer 
 SMAC Tournament 
 Portage Central 4, Mattawan 3 &#8211; Shootout              SMAC Championship Game 
 St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game 
 Battle Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game 
 Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game 
Other soccer games 
 Bangor 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 
 Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2 
 Vicksburg 9, Brandywine 1 
 Bridgman 4, Coloma 0 
 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Parchment 2 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Volleyball 
 Brandywine 3, Benton Harbor 0 
 Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0 
 Holland 3, South Haven 0 
 Niles 3, Paw Paw 0 
 Edwardsburg 3, Otsego 0 
 Three Rivers 3, Sturgis 2 
 Centreville 3, Comstock 0 
Tonight 
 Football – All games start at 7:00 
 SMAC 
 St. Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3) 
 Battle Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4) 
 Portage Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3) 
 Kalamazoo Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1)
Wolverine 
 Paw Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac 
 Otsego (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1) 
 Three Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2) 
 Plainwell (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3)
Lakeland 
 Buchanan (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2) 
 Berrien Springs (5-1) off
SAC 
 Watervliet (4-2) at South Haven (1-5) 
 Parchment (3-3) at Allegan (3-3) 
 Constantine (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3) 
 Galesburg-Augusta (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4) 
 Lawton (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) 
Southwest 10 
 White Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6) 
 Centreville (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit 
Non-Conference 
 Decatur (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2)
8-Man Football 
 Lawrence (3-3) at Bridgman 60 
 Wyoming Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2) 
 Bloomingdale (0-6) at Gobles (4-2) 
 Bangor (2-4) at Mendon (4-2) 
 GR Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3) 
 Wyoming Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1) 
 Concord (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2)
Saturday 
 8-Man Football 
 Twin Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley

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MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three Today Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St.

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