This is the Sportacados Discussion Thread, for talking about all things sports! Feel free to live-chat games, talk about the latest news and rumours, discuss sports history, and anything else that relates to watching other grown adults throw or hit a ball. Hateration is allowed, but try to keep it within the realm of light banter.

WordPress was being a jerk to me yesterday but better late than never, right?

News and Results

* The LA Dodgers’ run of playoff success ended in decisive fashion on Thursday, as the Milwaukee Brewers swept them in the NLCS. The Brewers advance to their first World Series in 44 years, and become the second team to have won a pennant in both the AL and NL. The Dodgers face the issue of an aging core committed to big deals, but with the ability to spend as much money as they want, they are likely to remain contenders

* ESPN has reported that the College Football Playoff has finalized a proposal for a 24-team playoff beginning in 2027. The details suggest that this is basically the worst version of the proposal, with no added slots for G6 teams, and the first round of games replacing conference championship weekend. It still needs to be voted on, but playoff expansion seems inevitable despite being very unpopular with fans.

* The second week of Champions League soccer is in the books. Paris St. Germain top the combined table after a 4-2 win against Manchester City that was not as close as the scoreline make it look. In other games, Real Madrid came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat Roma, Viking FK got a famous result with a draw against Bayern Munich, Sabah of Azerbaijan recorded their first-ever UCL win, and Aston Villa got a thumping 6-0 win over Fenerbache.

Select Schedule (Times EDT, TV US/Canada)

Cricket

• Men’s Test: South Africa vs. Australia (Sun-Mon 3:30 AM, Willow)
• Men’s ODI: Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka (Sun 5:00 AM, Willow)
• Women’s T20I: India vs. Zimbabwe (Sun 8:30, Willow 2)

Fighting

• GLORY Kickboxing (Sat 12:00 PM, DAZN)
• Boxing: Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley (Sat 2:00 PM, DAZN)
• UFC Fight Night: Malott vs. Buckley (Sat 8:00 PM, Paramount+/SN Now)
• Boxing: Sebastian Fundora vs. Ermal Hadribeaj (Sat 8:00 PM, TNT/DAZN)

Golf

• LPGA Tour: Shanghai (Golf Channel)
  PGA Tour: SAS Championship (Golf Channel

NCAA

• Women’s Hockey: #1 Ohio State @ #3 Minnesota (Sat 7:00 PM, B1G+)
• Football: #13 Missouri @ #9 Ole Miss (Sat 3:30 PM, SECN)
• Football: #2 Notre Dame @ #8 BYU (Sat 7:30 PM, ABC)
• Men’s Hockey: #2 Michigan @ #1 Denver (Sat 8:00 PM, NCHC.tv)
• Women’s Volleyball: #7 Florida @ #12 Texas (Sun 8:30 PM, ESPN)

NHL

• NY Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs (Sat 7:00 PM, ESPN Unlimited/Sportsnet)
• Edmonton Oilers @ Utah Mammoth (Sat 10:00 PM, ESPN Unlimited/Sportsnet)
• Regional TV schedule

Pro Football

• CFL: Montreal Alouettes @ Saskatchewan Roughriders (Sat 3:00 PM, CFL+/TSN)
• NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans (Sun 9:30 AM, NFL Network/TSN)
• NFL: Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers (Sun 8:20 PM, NBC/TSN)
• NFL regional schedule and Avocado Thread

Rugby

• Women’s Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand vs. Fiji (Sat 10:50 PM, Premier Sports)
• ERCC Champions Cup: Toulouse vs. Exeter Chiefs (Sun 11:15 AM, FloRugby)
• Full union fixtures

Soccer

• Women’s Super League: Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sun 7:00 AM, Paramount+/SN1)
• Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal (Sun 11:30 AM, Peacock/Fubo)
• Serie A: Juventus vs. Lazio (Sun 2:45 PM, Paramount+/Fubo)
• Full listings

Tennis

• ATP Shanghai Masters (Tennis Channel/TSN+)
• WTA Wuhan Open (Tennis Channel/TSN)

Other

• NBA preseason schedule
• MLB ALCS: Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians (Game 4 Sat 8:00 PM, Game 5 Sun 5:00 PM, TBS/Sportsnet)
• WNBA Finals Game 1: Atlanta Dream @ Golden State Valkyries (Sat 3:30 PM, NBC/TSN4)
• Grand Slam of Curling (Sportsnet)
• AFL Women: Essendon Bombers vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos (Sun 12:05 AM, FS2/TSN2)
• NASCAR Freeway Insurance 500 (Sun 3:00 PM, USA/TSN5)