Sports on TV for Oct. 16 and Oct. 17

  • Friday, October 16, 2015 1:03am
  • Sports

AUTO RACING

9 a.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, practice, at Kansas City, Kan.

10:30 a.m., NBCSN — NASCAR XFINITY Series, practice, at Kansas City, Kan.

12:30 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR XFINITY Series, practice, at Kansas City, Kan.

2 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, qualifying, at Kansas City, Kan.

4:30 p.m., FS1 — ARCA Series, at Kansas City, Kan.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

4 p.m., ESPN — Cincinnati at BYU

5 p.m., ESPNU — Houston at Tulane

6:30 p.m., ESPN2 — UNLV at Fresno State

GOLF

2:30 a.m., GOLF — Portugal Masters, second-round, at Vilamoura, Portugal

6 a.m., GOLF — Portugal Masters, second-round, at Vilamoura, Portugal

10 a.m., GOLF — Champions Tour: San Antonio Championship, first-round, at San Antonio, TX

1 p.m., GOLF — PGA Tour: Frys.com Open, second-round, at Napa, Calif.

7:30 p.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour: KEB-HanaBank Championship, third-round, at Incheon, South Korea

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

4 p.m., FOX — American League Championship Series, Game 1, Toronto at Kansas City

SOCCER

10:30 a.m., FS1 — Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund at Mainz

Saturday, Oct. 17

AUTO RACING

8:30 a.m., NBCSN — NASCAR XFINITY Series, qualifying, at Kansas City, Kan.

10:30 a.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, practice, at Kansas City, Kan.

Noon, NBCSN — NASCAR XFINITY SERIES, The Kansas Lottery 300, at Kansas City, Kan.

BOXING

Noon, NBC — Premier Champions, Andre Dirrell vs. Blake Caparello (Super middleweights)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 a.m., ESPN2 — No. 13 Ole Miss at Memphis

8 a.m., ESPNEWS — Tulsa at East Carolina

8 a.m., ESPN — Louisville at No. 11 Florida State

8 a.m., ESPNU — South Florida at Connecticut

8 a.m., ABC — No. 17 Iowa at No. 20 Northwestern

8 a.m., FOX — West Virginia at No. 2 Baylor

8 a.m., FS1 — Texas Tech at Kansas

11:30 a.m., ESPN — No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan

11:30 a.m., ESPNU — Virginia Tech at Miami (Fla)

11:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Nebraska at Minnesota

11:30 a.m., CBS — No. 10 Alabama at No. 9 Texas A&M

11:30 a.m., ABC — No. 19 Oklahoma at Kansas State

3 p.m., ESPN2 — No. 3 TCU at Iowa State

3 p.m., ESPNU — Boston College at No. 5 Clemson

3 p.m., ESPN — No. 8 Florida at No. 6 LSU

3:30 p.m., NBC — USC at No. 14 Notre Dame

4 p.m., ABC — Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State

5 p.m., FS1 — Arizona at Colorado

GOLF

5 a.m., GOLF — Portugal Masters, third-round, at Vilamoura, Portugal

10 a.m., GOLF — Champions Tour: San Antonio Championship, second-round, at San Antonio, TX

1 p.m., GOLF — PGA Tour: Frys.com Open, third-round, at Napa, Calif.

7:30 p.m., GOLF — LPGA Tour: KEB-HanaBank Championship, final-round, at Incheon, South Korea

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Noon, FS1 — American League Championship Series Game 2, Toronto at Kansas City

4 p.m., TBS — National League Championship Series Game 1, Chicago at New York

SOCCER

3:40 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Liverpool at Tottenham

5:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester United at Everton

5:30 a.m., FS1 — Bundesliga, Bayern Munich at Werder Bremen

8:30 a.m., NBC — Arsenal at Watford

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