Sports Planner for Thursday

COMING UP

IU Columbus volleyball

Friday vs. Rio Grande, 6 p.m.

Saturday vs. West Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

Oct. 10 at IU East, 6 p.m.

IU Columbus men’s soccer

Today vs. Brescia, 7 p.m.

Saturday at West Virginia Tech, 3 p.m.

Oct. 9 vs. IU East, 7 p.m.

IU Columbus women’s soccer

Today vs. Brescia, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday at West Virginia Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 vs. IU East, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts

Sunday vs. Raiders, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Oct. 12 vs. Cardinals, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Oct. 19 at Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

Indiana University football

Oct. 11 at Oregon, TBA (TBA)

Oct. 18 vs. Michigan State, TBA (TBA)

Oct. 25 vs. UCLA, TBA (TBA)

Purdue football

Saturday vs. Illinois, noon (BTN)

Oct. 11 at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (TBA)

Oct. 18 at Northwestern, TBA (TBA)

Notre Dame football

Saturday vs. Boise State, 3:30 p.m. (NBC)

Oct. 11 vs. NC State, 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)

Oct. 18 vs. Southern Cal, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Cincinnati Reds

Today at Dodgers in NL Wild Card Game 3 (if necessary), 9:08 p.m. (ESPN)

NASCAR

Sunday at Charlotte, 3 p.m. (USA)

Oct. 12 at Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m. (USA)

Oct. 19 at Talladega, Ala., 2 p.m. (NBC)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TODAY

Volleyball

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

Hauser at Rushville, 7:15 p.m.

Jennings County at Scottsburg, 7:15 p.m.

Southwestern (Shelby) at Brown County, 7:15 p.m.

Rising Sun at South Decatur, 7:15 p.m.

Batesville at Trinity Lutheran, 7:15 p.m.

Boys soccer

Central Christian at Hauser, 5:30 p.m.

Jennings County at New Albany, 5:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Seymour at Columbus East, 7:15 p.m.

Cross-country

Hauser, South Decatur, Trinity Lutheran at Greensburg Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

Boys tennis

Columbus East vs. Columbus North in North Sectional, 4:30 p.m.

Edinburgh vs. Greensburg in Columbus North Sectional, 4:30 p.m.

Jennings County vs. Trinity Lutheran in Bedford North Lawrence Sectional, 5:30 p.m.

SPORTS ON TV TODAY

Women’s Australian Rules Football

AFL: Fremantle at Hawthorn, 5 a.m. (FS2)

AFL: Essendon at Melbourne, 5 a.m. Friday (FS2)

College football

Sam Houston State at New Mexico State, 9 p.m. (CBSSN)

Women’s college soccer

Missouri at LSU, 6 p.m. (SEC)

Wake Forest at NC State, 7 p.m. (ACC)

Arkansas at South Carolina, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

Texas at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. (SEC)

Women’s college volleyball

Creighton at Marquette, 7 p.m. (FS1)

Illinois at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. (BTN)

Utah at Arizona, 9 p.m. (FS1)

Purdue at UCLA, 10 p.m. (BTN)

Golf

DP World Tour: The The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, 7 a.m. (Golf Channel)

Korn Ferry Tour: The Compliance Solutions Championship, noon (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The Sanderson Farms Championship, 4 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: The LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei, 7 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Horse racing

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

MLB

A.L. Wild Card: Tigers at Guardians, Game 3 (if necessary), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

N.L. Wild Card: Padres at Cubs, Game 3 (if necessary), 3 p.m. (ABC)

A.L. Wild Card: Red Sox at Yankees, Game 3 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

N.L. Wild Card: Reds at Dodgers, Game 3 (if necessary), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA

Preseason: 76ers vs. Knicks, at Abu Dhabi, UAE, noon (NBA)

Preseason: Melbourne United vs. Pelicans, at Melbourne, Australia, 5:30 a.m. Friday (NBA)

NFL

49ers at Rams, 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)

NHL

Preseason: Red Wings at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. (NHL)

Men’s soccer

UEFA Europa League: Lille at AS Roma, 12:40 p.m. (CBSSN)

UEFA Europa League: Aston Villa at Feyenoord, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)

2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: U.S. vs. France, Group E, 3:45 p.m. (FS2)

2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: Nigeria vs. Saudi Arabia, Group F, 6:45 p.m. (FS2)

Tennis

Beijing-WTA Quarterfinal 1 & 2; Shanghai-ATP First Round, 6 a.m. (Tennis)

Beijing-WTA Quarterfinal 3 & 4; Shanghai-ATP Second Round, 12:30 and 6 a.m. Friday (Tennis)