Sports Planner for Friday

COMING UP

IU Columbus volleyball

Today vs. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 7 p.m. (at Nexus Park)

Saturday vs. Oakland City, 2 p.m. (at Nexus Park)

Tuesday at IU Kokomo, 7 p.m.

IU Columbus men’s soccer

Monday vs. Ohio Christian, 7 p.m.

Thursday at Brescia, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 vs. Midway, 7 p.m.

IU Columbus women’s soccer

Monday vs. Ohio Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday at Brescia, 4 p.m.

Oct. 5 vs. Midway, 4:30 p.m.

IU Columbus cross-country

Oct. 4 at Terre Haute Twilight, TBA

Oct. 18 in River States Preview at Angel Mounds, TBA

Oct. 26 at Great Lakes Challenge, TBA

Indiana University football

Saturday vs. Maryland, noon (BTN)

Oct. 5 at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)

Oct. 19 vs. Nebraska, TBA (TBA)

Purdue football

Saturday vs. Nebraska, noon (Peacock)

Oct. 5 at Wisconsin, noon (BTN)

Oct. 12 at Illinois, TBA (TBA)

Notre Dame football

Saturday vs. Louisville, 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)

Oct. 12 vs. Stanford, 3:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

Oct. 19 at Georgia Tech, TBA (TBA)

Indianapolis Colts

Sunday vs. Steelers, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Oct. 6 at Jaguars, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Oct. 13 at Titans, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Cincinnati Reds baseball

Today at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. (MLB)

Saturday at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Sunday at Cubs, 3:20 p.m.

NASCAR

Sunday at Kansas City, 3 p.m. (USA)

Oct. 6 at Talladega, 2 p.m. (NBC)

Oct. 13 at Concord, N.C., 2 p.m. (NBC)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Football

Mitchell at Brown County, 7 p.m.

Edinburgh at Switzerland County, 7 p.m.

Terre Haute North at Columbus North, 7:30 p.m.

South Decatur at Cloverdale, 7:30 p.m.

Boys tennis

Columbus East at New Albany in HHC placement round, 5:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Men’s Australian Rules Football

AFL Playoffs: Sydney vs. Brisbane, Grand Final, 12:20 a.m. Saturday (FS1)

Auto racing

ARCA Menards Series: The Reese’s 150, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)

NHRA: Qualifying, 7:30 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The Kubota Tractor 200, Playoffs – Round of 10, 8:30 p.m. (FS1)

Boxing

Top Rank Main Card: Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer (Welterweights), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Canadian Football Leauge

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. (CBSSN)

College field hockey

Iowa at Rutgers, 1 p.m. (BTN)

Syracuse at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. (ACC)

College football

Virginia Tech at Miami, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Washington at Rutgers, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Men’s college soccer

Clemson at Notre Dame, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

Stanford at Virginia, 7:30 p.m. (ACC)

Women’s college volleyball

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

UCLA at Nebraska, 8 p.m. (BTN)

Kentucky at Auburn, 9 p.m. (SEC)

Ohio State at Southern Cal, 10 p.m. (BTN)

Illinois at Oregon, 10:30 p.m. (FS1)

Men’s futsal

World Cup 2024: Thailand vs. France, Round of 16, 8:20 a.m. (FS2)

World Cup 2024: Argentina vs. Croatia, Round of 16, 10:50 a.m. (FS2)

Golf

DP World Tour: The ACCIONA Open de Espana, 8 a.m. (Golf Channel)

2024 Presidents Cup: U.S. vs. International Team, 1 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (taped), 8 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Horse racing

NYRA: America’s Day at the Races, 1 and 5 p.m. (FS2)

MLB

Reds at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. (MLB)

Astros at Guardians or Pirates at Yankees, 7 p.m. (MLB)

Padres at Diamondbacks, 9:40 p.m. or Cardinals at Giants, 10 p.m. (MLB)

NHL

Preseason: Sabres at Munich, 2:30 p.m. (NHL)

Preseason: Panthers at Hurricanes, 6 p.m. (NHL)

Utah at Golden Knights, 10 p.m. (NHL)

Men’s rugby

NRL Playoffs: Sydney at Melbourne, Preliminary Final, 5:45 a.m. (FS2)

NRL Playoffs: Cronulla-Sutherland at Penrith, Preliminary Final, 5:45 a.m. Saturday (FS2)

Tennis

Tokyo-ATP, Beijing-WTA Early Rounds, 6 a.m. today and 6 a.m. Saturday (Tennis)

Tokyo-ATP, Beijing-ATP/WTA Early Rounds, 10 p.m. (Tennis)