MIAMI, Oct. 1 (UPI) – The end of the normal 2021 MLB season, dozens of NFL and school football games, NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, UFC fights and football games fill this week’s sports program.
In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox round out the playoffs.
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are first and second, respectively, in the American League wild-card race. Seattle Mariners are part of an Array game The Toronto Blue Jays are a game in the Wild Card standings.
Fox will air two at 7:15 p. m. Saturday EDT. The Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs and the Braves host the New York Mets in those matchups.
The Dodgers host the Brewers in their final normal season game at 3:10 p. m. HAE on Sunday on TBS.
In total, more than 115 school and NFL football games air on Fridays and Sundays. The list includes several school football matchups between the top 10 groups and NFL Division matchups.
Iowa, the number five team in the training poll, faces Maryland at 8 p. m. HAE on Friday in FS1. No. 2 Georgia faces No. 11 Arkansas at noon EDT on EspN.
No. 7 Notre Dame hosts No. Cincinnati at 2:30 p. m. Saturday on NBC. Alabama’s No. 1 faces No. 12 Ole Miss at 3:30 p. m. on CBS.
Oklahoma’s No. 3 faces kansas state at 3:30 p. m. EDT on Saturday on Fox. Oregon’s No. 3 faces Stanford at 3:30 p. m. Saturday on ABC.
In the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots face off in one of the highest anticipated matchups of the season.
Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will make his first away appearance Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Sunday night’s soccer game will begin at 8:20 p. m. EDT on NBC.
Sunday’s NFL schedule also includes games at 1 p. m. EDT, two at four: 05 p. m. EDT and two games at 4:25 p. m. La fourth week ended when the Los Angeles Chargers hosted the Las Vegas Raiders at 8:15 p. m. on ESPN Monday night football.
The Carolina Panthers (3-0) will face the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) at 1 p. m. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (1-2) will face the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) at 1 p. m. on CBS.
The San Francisco 49ers (2-1) host the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC West clash at 4:05 p. m. The Arizona Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams 3-0 at 4:05 p. m. a. s. in Renard.
NASCAR Playoffs
Denny Hamlin is the favorite in the 188-lap race. He won the first race of the Round of 12 last weekend in Las Vegas. Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are among the favorites.
Hamlin will come out first, followed by Busch, Elliott, Blaney and Larson.
Round of 12 continues with the Bank of America ROVAL 400 on October 10 in Concord, NC Four drivers will be eliminated for the Playoffs after this race William Byron, Harvick, Alex Bowman and Christopher Bell are the top 4 drivers in danger of being eliminated while the Top 8 of the standings are outdoors.
The Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Playoffs will also air this weekend from Talladega. The Chevrolet Silverado 250 series of pickup trucks will air Saturday at 1 p. m. EDT on FS1. The Xfinity Sparks 300 series on Talladega airs at 4:30 p. m. HAE on Saturday on NBCSN.
Friday
MLB
Rays against Yankees at 7:05 p. m. EDT on MLB (off-market only)
Brewers at the Dodgers at 10:10 p. m. EDT on the MLB network (off-market only)
College Football
Houston to Tulsa at 7:30 p. m. HAE on ESPN
BYU in the state of Utah at nine p. m. EDT on CBSSN
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Futball
Premier League: Everton at Manchester United at 7:30 a. m. EDT on NBCSN
Bundesliga: FC Augsburg at Borussia Dortmund at 9:30 am EDT on ESPN
Premier League: Southampton to Chelsea at 10 a. m. EDT over the United States
Serie A: Juventus in Turin at EDT on beIN Sports
Premier League: Arsenal in Brighton at 12:30pm EDT on NBC
La Liga: Barcelona at Atletico Madrid at 3 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Salt Lake in Austin at 3:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Atlanta to Montreal at 7 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: New York Red Bulls in Cincinnati at 7:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: DC United in Orlando at 7:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Minnesota in Dallas at p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: San Jose to Vancouver at 10 p. m. EDT on ESPN
College Football
Georgia vs. Georgia Arkansas on EDT on ESPN
Wisconsin, Michigan at EDT on Fox
North Carolina vs. Duke on EDT on ESPN2
Texas in TCU in EDT on ABC
Coastal Carolina vs. UL Monroe at 2:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN
Alabama vs. Alabama Ole Miss at 3:30 p. m. EDT on CBS
Oklahoma in the state of Kansas at 3:30 p. m. EDT on Fox
State of Ohio to Rutgers at 3:30 p. m. EDT on the Big Ten network
Texas Tech at Virginia Tech at 3:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN2
Oregon to Stanford at 3:30 p. m. EDT on ABC
Nevada to Boise State at 3:30 p. m. EDT on FS1
Florida, Kentucky at 6 p. m. EDT on ESPN
Louisiana Tech at NC State at 6 p. m. EDT on the ACC network
Texas A
Iowa State v. Kansas at 7 p. m. EDT on FS1
Baylor, Oklahoma at 7 p. m. HAE on ESPN2
Penn State v. Indiana at 7:30 p. m. EDT on ABC
Clemson vs Boston College at 7:30 p. m. EDT network acc
West Kentucky to michigan at 7:30 p. m. EDT in the Big Ten network
Auburn at LSU at p. m. EDT on ESPN
State of Arizona at UCLA at 10:30 p. m. EDT on FS1
Fresno State of Hawaii at p. m. EDT on CBSSN
MLB
Rays in the Yankees at 1:05 p. m. EDT on the MLB network (off-market only)
Cubs at Cardinals at 7:15 p. m. EDT on Fox
Mets à Braves at 19:15 EDT on Fox
NASCAR
Silverado 250 Series truck at 1 p. m. EDT in FS1
Xfinity Series generates three hundred in Talladega at 4:30 pm. EDT on NBCSN
UFC Fight Night on ESPN
Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden at 7 p. m. EDT
Aspen Ladd v. Macy Chiasson after the first fight
Misha Cirkunov vs Krzysztof Jotko after the fight
Alex Oliveira vs Niko Price after the third fight
Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus after the fourth fight
Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker after the fifth fight
sunday
Futball
Ligue 1: PSG at Stade Rennais at 7 a. m. EDT on beIN Sports
Premier League: Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur at nine a. m. EDT at Peacock Premium
La Liga: Real Madrid at Espanyol at 10:15 am EDT on ESPN
Bundesliga: eintracht Frankfurt at Bayern Munich at 11:30 a. m. EDT on ESPN
Premier League: Manchester City to Liverpool at 11:30 a. m. EDT on NBCSN
MLS: Nashville at NYCFC on EST on ESPN
MLS: Columbus in Philadelphia at p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Houston to Kansas City at p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Miami to Portland at 5:30 p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: LAFC at Los Angeles Galaxy at p. m. EDT on ESPN
MLS: Colorado to Seattle at 10 p. m. EDT on ESPN
NFL
Titans on Jets at 1pm EDT on CBS
Chefs at Eagles at 1 p. m. EDT on CBS
Panthers in Cowboys at 1 p. m. EDT on Fox
Giants in the Saints at 1 p. m. EDT on Fox
Browns at Vikings at 1 p. m. EDT on CBS
Lions at Bears at 1 p. m. EDT on Fox
Texans to Bills at 1pm EDT on CBS
Dolphin Colts at 1 p. m. EDT on CBS
Washington to the Falcons at 1 p. m. EDT on Fox
Seahawks on 49ers at 4:05 p. m. EDT on Fox
Cardinals at 16:05 EDT on Fox
Steelers in Packers at 4:25 p. m. EDT on CBS
Ravens at the Broncos at 4:25 p. m. EDT on CBS
Buccaneers at Patriots at 8:20 p. m. EDT on NBC
NASCAR
YellaWood 500 Series Cup at 2 p. m. EDT on NBC
MLB
Brewers at Dodgers at 3:10 p. m. EDT on TBS (off-market only)