WORLD SERIES
8 p.m. Game 2: Detroit at San Francisco » WTTG (Channel 5), WBFF (Channel 45), WTEM (980 AM)
MLB Tonight: World Series Edition — MLB Network, 3 p.m.
MLB Tonight: World Series Edition — MLB Network, 6 p.m.
2012 World Series Pregame — Fox, 7:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight: World Series Edition — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 1 a.m. (Friday)
NFL
8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota » NFL Network, WSPZ (570 AM)
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Around the League Live — NFL Network, 4 p.m.
Thursday Night Kickoff — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Postgame Show — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m.
NFL Total Access Postgame Show — NFL Network, midnight
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
College Basketball Live: Media Day Special — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Clemson at Wake Forest — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Delaware State at Morgan State — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Tackling the Trends — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m.
The Road to Saturday — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOCCER
Women’s
Oregon at Washington — Pac-12 Network, 10 p.m.
Utah at Arizona State — Pac-12 Network (Mountain/Arizona), 10 p.m.
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Group Stage
Isidro Metapan vs. LA Galaxy — Fox Soccer, 10 p.m.
Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Xelajú — Galavision, 10 p.m.
GOLF
European Tour: BMW Masters, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m. (same day coverage)
LPGA Taiwan Championship, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)
Web.com Tour: Tour Championship, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 3:30 p.m.
CIMB Classic, 2nd Round — Golf Channel, midnight
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
MMA Uncensored Live — Spike, 11 p.m.
NBA PRESEASON
Los Angeles Clippers at Denver — TNT, 10 p.m.
OLYMPICS
Return to London: The Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men’s Basketball, Semifinal: Argentina vs. United States — NBC Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball, Final: Spain vs. United States — NBC Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.
TENNIS
WTA Tour: WTA Championships, Round 3 — Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
ATP Tour: Swiss Indoors Basel, Round of 16 — Tennis Channel, 4:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Group Stage
Maribor vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Fox Soccer, 12:50 p.m.
Internazionale vs. Partizan — Fox Soccer Plus, 12:50 p.m.
Liverpool vs. Anji Makhachkala — Fox Soccer, 3 p.m.
Newcastle United vs. Club Brugge — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 p.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Marseille — Fox Soccer, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Panathinaikos vs. Lazio — Fox Soccer Plus, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
UEFA Europa League Highlights — 1 a.m. (Friday)