Sports Planner for Thursday

COMING UP

Indianapolis Colts

Saturday vs. Lions (preseason), 1 p.m. (FOX59)

Aug. 27 vs. Bucs (preseason), 7:30 p.m. (CBS4)

Sept. 11 at Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Cincinnati Reds

Friday at Pirates, 7:05 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Saturday at Pirates, 7:05 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Sunday at Pirates, 1:35 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

Indianapolis Indians

Today vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m.

Friday vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m.

Indy Eleven

Saturday at FC Tulsa, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

Aug. 27 vs. San Antonio FC, 7 p.m. (ESPN+/WNDY)

Aug. 31 vs. Louisville City FC, 7 p.m. (ESPN+/WNDY)

NASCAR

Sunday at Watkins Glen, N.Y., 3 p.m. (USA)

Aug. 27 at Daytona, Fla., 7 p.m. (NBC)

Sept. 4 at Darlington, S.C., 6 p.m. (USA)

IndyCar

Saturday at Madison, Ill., 6 p.m. (USA)

Sept. 4 at Portland, 3 p.m. (NBC)

Sept. 11 at Monterrey, Calif., 3 p.m. (NBC)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Volleyball

Franklin at Columbus East, 6:45 p.m.

Columbus Christian at Martinsville Tabernacle Christian, 7 p.m.

Shelbyville at Columbus North, 7:15 p.m.

Jac-Cen-Del at Hauser, 7:15 p.m.

Bedford North Lawrence at Brown County, 7:15 p.m.

Edinburgh at South Decatur, 7:15 p.m.

Boys soccer

Columbus North at Bloomington North, 7:45 p.m.

Girls soccer

Jennings County at Charlestown, 6 p.m.

Milan at Trinity Lutheran, 6 p.m.

Seymour at Columbus North, 6:45 p.m.

Cross-country

South Decatur, Greensburg, Batesville at North Decatur, 5 p.m.

Jennings County at Seymour Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

Boys tennis

Hauser at Brown County, 4:30 p.m.

Waldron at Edinburgh, 4:30 p.m.

New Albany at Jennings County, 5 p.m.

Girls golf

Roncalli at Columbus North, 4:30 p.m.

Indian Creek at Brown County, 4:30 p.m.

Edinburgh at Morristown, 4:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Australian Rules Football

AFL Premiership: Melbourne at Brisbane, 5:30 a.m. Friday (FS1)

Women’s college soccer

Southern Cal at Purdue, 7 p.m. (BTN)

Florida State at South Carolina, 7 p.m. (SEC)

Golf

DP World Tour: The D+D Real Czech Masters, 7 a.m. (Golf Channel)

USGA: U.S. Men’s Amateur, Round of 32, Noon (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The BMW Championship, 3 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Korn Ferry Tour: The Albertsons Boise Open (Final 1) (taped), 8 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Boys high school basketball

AXE European Tour: Calif. Basketball Club vs. Stella Azzurra (Italy), Noon (ESPN2)

Horse racing

NYRA: Saratoga, 1 p.m. (FS2)

Men’s lacrosse

World U-21 Championship: Semifinal, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)

Little League Baseball

Little League World Series: Taipei City, Chinese vs. Bologna, Italy, Game 5, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Little League World Series: Davenport, Iowa vs. Hagerstown, Ind., Game 6, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Little League World Series: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico vs. Matamoros, Mexico, Game 7, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Little League World Series: Pearland, Texas vs. Hollidaysburg, Pa., Game 8, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

MLB

Dodgers at Brewers or Athletics at Rangers, 2 p.m. (MLB)

Blue Jays at Yankees or Red Sox at Pirates, 7 p.m. (MLB)

NFL

Preseason: Bears at Seahawks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Men’s rugby

NRL: New Zealand at North Queensland, 4 a.m. Friday (FS2)

Men’s soccer

Liga MX: Leon at Santos Laguna, 8 p.m. (FS1)

Tennis

Cincinnati-ATP/WTA Early Rounds, 11 a.m. (Tennis) and 1 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana)

WNBA

First Round Playoff: Wings at Sun, Game 1, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

First Round Playoff: Mystics at Storm, Game 1, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)