Baseball

5 p.m., TBS — NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves.

8:30 p.m., TBS — NLDS: Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers.

Basketball

1 a.m. (Friday), NBA TV — NBA preseason: Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers from Honolulu.

Football

7:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Georgia Southern at South Alabama.

8 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Temple at East Carolina.

8 p.m., ESPN2 — High school: Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) at Knoxville Catholic (Tenn.).

8:20 p.m., Ch. 61, NFL Network, WFAN (660-AM) — NFL: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks.

Golf

6 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Spanish Open from Madrid.

1 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: Volunteers of America Classic from Irving, Texas.

4 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Shriners Hospital for Children Open from Las Vegas.

Hockey

7 p.m., MSG — NHL: Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers.

8 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators.

8:30 p.m., NESN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars.

Rugby

6 a.m., NBCSN — World Cup: Ireland vs. Russia from Kobe, Japan.

5:30 a.m. (Friday), NBCSN — World Cup: South Africa vs. Italy from Fukuroi, Japan.

Soccer

8 p.m., FS1 — Women's exhibition: South Korea at United States from Charlotte, N.C.

Tennis

6 a.m., Tennis Channel — China Open from Beijing, ATP Japan Open from Tokyo.

10 p.m., Tennis Channel — China Open from Beijing, ATP Japan Open from Tokyo.

Track & Field

9:15 a.m., NBCSN — IAAF World Championships from Doha, Qatar.