MLB PLAYOFFS
8 p.m. NLDS, Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Washington » TBS, WJFK (106.7 FM)
(series tied 2-2)
The Rundown — MLB Network, 3 p.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
MLB Postseason Pre-Game — TBS, 7 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 8 p.m.
MLB Tonight: Division Series — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
The Postseason Show — TBS, 11:30 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
NFL
8:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina » NFL Network, WUSA (Ch. 9), WJZ (Ch. 13), WTEM (980 AM), WJFK (1580 AM)
Studio and Pregame Shows
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 7 a.m.
NFL Turning Point: 2017 Week 5 — NFL Network, 1 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Inside the NFL: 2017 Week 5 — NFL Network, 1:30 p.m.
TNF First Look — NFL Network, 3 p.m.
The Fantasy Show — ESPN, 5 p.m.
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
TNF GameDay live from Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC and Los Angeles, CA — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Thursday Night Kickoff live from Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC — CBS/NFL Network/Amazon, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Night Football Postgame Show — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m.
Sam Mills: A Football Life — NFL Network, 1 a.m. (Friday)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
B1G Football & Beyond — Big Ten Network, noon
BYU Football With Kalani Sitake — BYUtv, 1 p.m.
College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Lemming Report — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
NBA PRESEASON
Dallas at Atlanta — NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Los Angeles Clippers — NBA TV, 10:30 p.m.
The Jump — ESPN, 3 p.m.
The Starters Season Preview #8 — NBA TV, 5:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers Team Preview — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Orlando Magic Team Preview — NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.
NBA Rookies: The Introduction — ESPN, 8 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 1 a.m. (Friday)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
8 p.m. Carol City (Fla.) vs. Miami Northwestern » ESPN2
COLLEGE SOCCER
Men’s
Cal vs. Oregon State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Oregon, 7 p.m.
Stanford vs. Washington — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Washington, 9 p.m.
Women’s
Rutgers vs. Penn State — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Missouri — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Northwestern vs. Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.
UCLA vs. Utah — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain, 11 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Women’s
Portland vs. BYU — BYUtv, 9 p.m.
Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount — ESPNU, 11 p.m.
GOLF
LPGA Tour
KEB Hana Bank Championship, Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, Republic of Korea
1st Round — Golf Channel, noon (same day coverage)
PGA Tour
CIMB Classic, TPC Kuala Lumpur (West Course), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2nd Round — 2nd Round — Golf Channel, 10:30 p.m.
European Tour
Italian Open, Golf Club Milano, Parco Reale di Monzo, Italy
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4 a.m. (Friday)
HOCKEY
KHL
Kunlun Red Star vs. Avangard Omsk — Eleven Sports, 9 a.m.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
UFC Top Ten: Upsets — FS1, 7:30 p.m.
UFC Reloaded: UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 — FS1, 8 p.m.
NASCAR
NASCAR America — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 6 p.m.
NHL
Hockey Central @ noon — NHL Network, noon
NHL Now — NHL Network, 4 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 7:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight — NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.
On the Fly: Bonus Coverage of Buffalo at San Jose — NHL Network, midnight
On the Fly — NHL Network, 1 a.m. (Friday)
SOCCER
La Liga Show — beIN Sports, 4 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6 p.m.
The Xtra — beIN Sports, 7 p.m.
TENNIS
ATP Tour
Center Court: Shanghai Masters — Tennis Channel, 1 a.m. (Friday)
Tennis Channel Live — Tennis Channel, 12:30 a.m. (Friday)