TV SCHEDULE, STANDINGS & MORE - SEPT. 7
TV, RADIO
TODAY
5:30 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters Second Round from Crans Montana, Switzerland (GOLF).
9:30 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters Second Round from Crans Montana, Switzerland (GOLF).
Noon - Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men's Doubles Championship Match from New York (ESPN2).
2 p.m. - PGA Golf: BMW Championship Second Round from Newtown Square, Pa. (GOLF).
2:30 p.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Nations League Match from Bologna, Italy - Poland vs. Italy (ESPN2, UNIVISION).
4 p.m. - Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men's Singles Semifinal Matches from New York (ESPN2).
6:05 p.m. - Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
7 p.m. - High School Football: Trinity Christian (Texas) vs. Florida A&M (Fla.) (ESPNU).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Houston at Boston or Chicago Cubs at Washington (MLB NETWORK).
7 p.m. - International Basketball: Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony from Springfield, Mass. (NBA TV).
7 p.m. - High School Football: Sumter at Lakewood (WIBZ-FM 95.5).
7 p.m. - High School Football: Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).
8 p.m. - College Football: Texas Christian at Southern Methodist (ESPN2).
8 p.m. - International Soccer: United States vs. Brazil from East Rutherford, N.J. (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION).
8 p.m. - High School Football: Hoover vs. Thompson (STADIUM).
9:30 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (FOX SPORTSOUTH).
10 p.m. - NWSL Soccer: Seattle at Portland (LIFETIME).
10 p.m. - High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5).
SATURDAY
6:30 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters Third Round from Crans Montana, Switzerland (GOLF).
8:50 a.m. - International Soccer: UEFA Nations League Match from Belfast, Northern Ireland - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Northern Ireland (ESPNEWS, UNIVISION).
10:30 a.m. - NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Practice from Indianapolis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
11:30 a.m. - NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 Pole Qualifying from Indianapolis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
Noon - PGA Golf: BMW Championship Third Round from Newtown Square, Pa. (WIS 10).
Noon - College Football: Arizona at Houston or Georgia Tech a South Florida (WOLO 25).
Noon - College Football: Liberty at Army (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).
Noon - College Football: Mississippi State at Kansas State (ESPN).
Noon - College Football: Arizona at Houston or Georgia Tech a South Florida (ESPN2).
Noon - College Football: Duke at Northwestern (ESPNU).
Noon - College Football: Western Michigan at Michigan (FOX SPORTS 1).
Noon - College Football: Nevada at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK).
Noon - Professional Tennis: ATP Oracle Challenger Matches (TENNIS)
12:30 p.m. - College Football: Georgia State at North Carolina State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).
1 p.m. - College Football: UCLA at Oklahoma (WACH 57).
1 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Miami at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).
1:30 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Practice from Indianapolis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
3 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 from Indianapolis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9).
3 p.m. - College Football: Sacred Heart at Bucknell (STADIUM).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: Ball State at Notre Dame (WIS 10).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: Georgia at South Carolina (WLTX 19, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: Colorado at Nebraska (WOLO 25).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: Memphis at Navy (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: Arkansas State at Alabama (ESPN2).
3:30 p.m. - College Football: North Carolina at East Carolina (ESPNU).
3:30 p.m. - PGA Golf: BMW Championship Third Round from Newtown Square, Pa. (GOLF).
4 p.m. - Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Women's Championship Match from New York (ESPN).
4 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Boston at Houston (FOX SPORTS 1).
4 p.m. - College Football: Lamar at Texas Tech (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).
4 p.m. - College Football: East Tennessee State at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK).
5 p.m. - College Football: Iowa State at Iowa (WACH 57).
6 p.m. - NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Pole Qualifying from Indianapolis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).
7 p.m. - College Football: Clemson at Texas A&M (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7).
7 p.m. - College Football: Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana State (ESPN2).
7 p.m. - College Football: Wyoming at Missouri (ESPNU).
7 p.m. - Women's International Basketball: United States vs. Canada from Bridgeport, Conn. (NBA TV).
7 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Washington or San Francisco at Milwaukee (MLB NETWORK).
7:30 p.m. - College Football: Arkansas at Colorado State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).
7:30 p.m. - College Football: Fresno State at Minnesota (FOX SPORTS 1).
7:30 p.m. - College Football: Utah at Northern Illinois (ESPNEWS).
7:30 p.m. - College Football: Kentucky at Florida (SEC NETWORK).
7:30 p.m. - College Football: Alabama State at Auburn (SEC NETWORK-A).
8 p.m. - College Football: Penn State at Pittsburgh (WOLO 25).
8 p.m. - College Football: South Alabama at Oklahoma State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).
8 p.m. - Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (FOX SPORTSOUTH).
8:30 p.m. - College Football: Southern California at Stanford (WACH 57).
9 p.m. - Professional Boxing: Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter for the WBC Welterweight Title from Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHOWTIME).
9:45 p.m. - Professional Boxing: Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Felipe Orucuta in a Super Flyweight Bout, Donnie Nieves vs. Aston Palicte in a Super Flyweight Bout and Kazuto Ioka vs. McWilliams Arroyo in a Super Flyweight Bout from Inglewood, Calif. (HBO).
10 p.m. - Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Seattle or Atlanta at Arizona (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
10:15 p.m. - College Football: California at Brigham Young (ESPN2).
10:15 p.m. - College Football: Connecticut at Boise State (ESPNU).
10:45 p.m. - College Football: Michigan State at Arizona State (ESPN).
11:30 p.m. - College Football: Jackson State vs. Tennessee State from Memphis, Tenn. (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).
PREP SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Varsity Football
Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.
Manning at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Christian at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m.
Aynor at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.
Scott's Branch at Edisto, 7:30 p.m.
Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Lee at The King's Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Christian Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.
Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Varsity and JV Volleyball
Sumter Christian at Northside Christian, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
Varsity Cross Country
Sumter, Lakewood in Coaches Classic (at Sandhills Research Center in Columbia), 8:30 a.m.
Manning in Central Carolina Invitational, TBA
Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, TBA
Varsity Swimming
Sumter in Upstate Invite (in Rock Hill), 10 a.m.
Wilson Hall at Spartanburg Day, TBA
Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Meet, TBA
Varsity Volleyball
Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA
MLB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Boston9744.688-
New York8753.6219
Tampa Bay7564.54021
Toronto6376.45333
Baltimore4199.29355
Central Division
WLPctGB
Cleveland7960.568-
Minnesota6376.45316
Detroit5783.40722
Chicago5684.40023
Kansas City4693.33133
West Division
WLPctGB
Houston8753.621-
Oakland8457.5963
Seattle7862.5579
Los Angeles6872.48619
Texas6179.43626
Wednesday's Games
Boston 9, Atlanta 8
Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1
Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 3
L.A. Angels 9, Texas 3
Detroit 10, Chicago White Sox 2
Houston 9, Minnesota 1
Oakland 8, N.Y. Yankees 2
Seattle 5, Baltimore 2
Thursday's Games
Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Friday's Games
Cleveland (Carrasco 16-8) at Toronto (Estrada 7-11), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Bundy 7-13) at Tampa Bay (Snell 17-5), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Cole 13-5) at Boston (Price 14-6), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Fillmyer 2-1) at Minnesota (Gonsalves 0-2), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Pena 1-4) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-4), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Gallardo 8-3) at Oakland (Hendriks 0-1), 10:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 10-5) at Seattle (Paxton 11-5), 10:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Houston at Boston, 4:05 p.m.
Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
WLPctGB
Atlanta7663.547-
Philadelphia7366.5253
Washington6971.4937
New York6376.45313
Miami5684.40020
Central Division
WLPctGB
Chicago8257.590-
Milwaukee7962.5604
St. Louis7862.5574
Pittsburgh6971.49313
Cincinnati5981.42123
West Division
WLPctGB
Colorado7762.554-
Los Angeles7664.5431
Arizona7564.5402
San Francisco6873.48210
San Diego5586.39023
Wednesday's Games
Boston 9, Atlanta 8
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
St. Louis 7, Washington 6
Miami 2, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Mets 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 4
Colorado 5, San Francisco 3
Thursday's Games
San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Friday's Games
San Diego (Kennedy 1-2) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-4), 6:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lester 15-5) at Washington (Ross 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Miami (Straily 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Archer 4-7), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eflin 9-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-11), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Holland 7-8) at Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-5) at Colorado (Gray 11-7), 8:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Gausman 9-9) at Arizona (Corbin 10-5), 9:40 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Miami at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
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Thursday's Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday's Games
San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Houston at New England, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Games
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 13
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 16
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 17
Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
WNBA PLAYOFFS
First Round
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Phoenix 101, Dallas 83
Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68
Second Round
Thursday, Aug. 23
Washington 96, Los Angeles 64
Phoenix 96, Connecticut 86
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Seattle 3, Phoenix 2
Sunday, Aug. 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87
Tuesday, Aug. 28: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87, OT
Friday, Aug. 31: Phoenix 86, Seattle 66
Sunday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 86, Seattle 84
Tuesday, Sept. 4: Seattle 94, Phoenix 84
Washington 3, Atlanta 2
Sunday, Aug. 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84
Tuesday, Aug. 28: Atlanta 78, Washington 75
Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta 81, Washington 76
Sunday, Sept. 2: Washington 97, Atlanta 76
Tuesday, Sept. 4: Washington 86, Atlanta 81
Finals
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
Washington vs. Seattle
Friday, Sept. 7: Washington at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9: Washington at Seattle, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept 12: Seattle at Washington, 8 p.m.
x-Friday, Sept. 14: Seattle at Washington, 8 p.m.
x-Sunday, Sept. 16: Washington at Seattle, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
Thursday
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Announced C Bruce Maxwell cleared waivers and was sent outright to Nashville.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS - Waived DT Chris Okoye and CB Josh Shaw from the reserve/injured list with injury settlements.
MIAMI DOLPHINS - Placed TE MarQueis Gray on injured reserve. Signed TE Gavin Escobar.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Signed president of hockey operations John Davidson and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen to contract extensions. Promoted Bill Zito to associate general manager and signed him to a contract extension.
HORSE RACING
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME - Named Cate Johnson as acting director.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
INDEPENDENT PANEL - Rescinded the one-game suspension and fine for the red card issued to Seattle D Chad Marshall for serious foul play in a Sept. 1 match against Sporting Kansas City.
COLLEGE
OREGON STATE - Announced the retirement of baseball coach Pat Casey.
TENNESSEE - Signed men's basketball coach Rick Barnes to a three-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season.