MLB postseason
2018 Postseason Baseball
WILD CARD
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Colorado 2, Chicago 1, 13 innings
Wednesday, Oct. 3: New York 7, Oakland 2

DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American League
All Games on TBS
Boston 3, New York 1
Friday, Oct. 5: Boston 5, New York 4
Saturday, Oct. 6: New York 6, Boston 2
Monday, Oct. 8: Boston 16, New York 1
Tuesday, Oct. 9: Boston 4, New York 3

Houston 3, Cleveland 0
Friday, Oct. 5: Houston 7, Cleveland 2
Saturday, Oct. 6: Houston 3, Cleveland 1
Monday, Oct. 8: Houston 11, Cleveland 3

National League
FS1 and MLB Network
Milwaukee 3, Colorado 0
Thursday, Oct. 4: Milwaukee 3, Colorado 2, 10 innings
Friday, Oct. 5: Milwaukee 4, Colorado 0
Sunday, Oct. 7: Milwaukee 6, at Colorado 0

Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1
Thursday, Oct. 4: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 0
Friday, Oct. 5: Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 0
Sunday, Oct. 7: Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 5
Monday, Oct. 8: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 2

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7, x-if necessary)
American League
All Games on TBS
Houston vs. Boston
Saturday, Oct. 13: Houston at Boston, 8:09 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14: Houston at Boston, 7:09 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Houston, TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 17: Boston at Houston, TBD
x-Thursday, Oct. 18: Boston at Houston, TBD
x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Houston at Boston, TBD
x-Sunday, Oct. 21: Houston at Boston, TBD

National League
Fox and FS1
Los Angeles vs. Milwaukee
Friday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles at Milwaukee, 8:09 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Milwaukee, 4:09 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15: Milwaukee at Los Angeles, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Milwaukee at Los Angeles, TBD
x-Wednesday, Oct. 17: Milwaukee at Los Angeles, TBD
x-Friday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at Milwaukee, TBD
x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Los Angeles at Milwaukee, TBD

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7, x-if necessary)
All Games on FOX
Wednesday, Oct. 24: Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner at Boston-Houston winner
Friday, Oct. 26: Boston-Houston winner at Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner
Saturday, Oct. 27: Boston-Houston winner at Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner
x-Sunday, Oct. 28: Boston-Houston winner at Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner
x-Tuesday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner at Boston-Houston winner
x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: Los Angeles-Milwaukee winner at Boston-Houston winner

NFL standings
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 3 2 0 .600 133 108
Miami 3 2 0 .600 99 117
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 63 118
N.Y. Jets 2 3 0 .400 123 105
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 87 86
Jacksonville 3 2 0 .600 102 86
Houston 2 3 0 .400 115 124
Indianapolis 1 4 0 .200 118 138
North
W L T Pct PF PA
CINCINNATI 4 1 0 .800 153 130
Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 132 77
CLEVELAND 2 2 1 .500 114 113
Pittsburgh 2 2 1 .500 143 133
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 175 129
L.A. Chargers 3 2 0 .600 137 130
Denver 2 3 0 .400 100 131
Oakland 1 4 0 .200 107 149
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 2 2 0 .500 83 87
Dallas 2 3 0 .400 83 96
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 103 10
N.Y. Giants 1 4 0 .200 104 128
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 4 1 0 .800 180 140
Carolina 3 1 0 .750 104 91
Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 112 139
Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 133 163
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 111 65
Minnesota 2 2 1 .500 113 131
Green Bay 2 2 1 .500 115 114
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 125 137
West
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 5 0 0 1.000 173 98
Seattle 2 3 0 .400 116 114
Arizona 1 4 0 .200 65 112
San Francisco 1 4 0 .200 118 146
Thursday, Oct. 4
New England 38, Indianapolis 24
Sunday, Oct. 7
Buffalo 13, Tennessee 12
CINCINNATI 27, Miami 17
Pittsburgh 41, Atlanta 17
N.Y. Jets 34, Denver 16
Carolina 33, N.Y. Giants 31
Detroit 31, Green Bay 23
Kansas City 30, Jacksonville 14
CLEVELAND 12, Baltimore 9, OT
L.A. Chargers 26, Oakland 10
Minnesota 23, Philadelphia 21
L.A. Rams 33, Seattle 31
Arizona 28, San Francisco 18
Houston 19, Dallas 16, OT
Monday, Oct. 8
New Orleans 43, Washington 19
Byes: Chicago, Tampa Bay
Thursday, Oct. 11
Philadelphia at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN)
Sunday, Oct. 14
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at CINCINNATI, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at CLEVELAND, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Buffalo at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Oakland (London), 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Rams at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
x-Kansas City at New England, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Oct. 15
San Francisco at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Detroit, New Orleans

Blue Jackets’ box
Colorado 0 2 0 = 2
Columbus 2 0 3 = 5
First Period—1, Columbus, Foligno 1 (Wennberg, Duclair), 6:49. 2, Columbus, Dubois 1 (Atkinson, Foligno), 10:32 (pp). Penalties—Wennberg, CBJ, (hooking), 0:49; Dries, COL, (tripping), 9:07; Compher, COL, (hooking), 9:55; Kerfoot, COL, (high sticking), 14:00.
Second Period—3, Colorado, MacKinnon 3 (Rantanen, Johnson), 3:27. 4, Colorado, Soderberg 2 (Compher, Girard), 9:30 (pp). Penalties—Dubois, CBJ, (holding), 4:45; Foligno, CBJ, (slashing), 9:12; Kerfoot, COL, (hooking), 11:55.
Third Period—5, Columbus, Panarin 2 (Murray, Nutivaara), 5:14. 6, Columbus, Foligno 2 (Wennberg), 11:32. 7, Columbus, Anderson 2, 18:00. Penalties—Jenner, CBJ, (slashing), 1:56; Landeskog, COL, (tripping), 15:26; Dries, COL, (delay of game), 18:31.
Shots on Goal—Colorado 9-9-9—27. Columbus 17-8-10—35.
Power-play opportunities—Colorado 1 of 4; Columbus 1 of 6.
Goalies—Colorado, Grubauer 0-1-0 (34 shots-30 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 1-1-0 (27-25).
A—11,694 (18,500). T—2:26.
Referees—Jean Hebert, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen—Brian Mach, Pierre Racicot.

STATS FCS poll
The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 7, points and previous rank:
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Dakota State (160) 5-0 4000 1
2. South Dakota State 3-1 3629 3
3. Kennesaw State 5-1 3592 4
4. Eastern Washington 5-1 3535 5
5. Elon 4-1 3281 10
6. James Madison 4-2 3126 2
6. Wofford 4-1 3126 7
8. Jacksonville State 4-1 2881 8
9. McNeese 5-1 2691 9
10. North Carolina A&T 5-1 2431 11
11. Nicholls 4-2 2228 12
12. Illinois State 4-1 2018 15
13. Weber State 3-2 2009 6
14. UC Davis 4-1 1869 16
15. Sam Houston State 3-2 1574 17
16. Rhode Island 4-1 1499 18
17. Towson 4-1 1480 23
18. Central Arkansas 3-2 1124 20
19. Stony Brook 4-2 1030 13
20. Colgate 5-0 1018 21
21. Maine 3-2 815 25
22. Montana 4-2 771 14
23. ETSU 5-1 415 NR
24. South Dakota 3-2 356 NR
25. Princeton 4-0 354 NR
Others: UNI 251, Idaho State 246, Villanova 169, Dartmouth 109, Missouri State 68, Chattanooga 66, North Dakota 60, Montana State 50, Delaware 37, Northern Arizona 36, Prairie View A&M 20, Incarnate Word 14, Western Illinois 12, Mercer 6, Tennessee State 2, Campbell 1, Bryant 1.

Transactions
Tuesday’s Sports Transactions
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Released S Dean Marlowe. Released CB Michael Hunter from the practice squad. Signed QB Derek Anderson. Signed TE Keith Towbridge from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived HB Thomas Rawls.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DB Jerimiah McKinnon. Signed RB Dontrell Hilliard from the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived CB Lenzy Pipkins. Signed S Mike Mitchell.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB Jamaal Charles to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived OT Ereck Flowers. Signed OT Brian Mihalik off waivers from the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Terminated the contract of OT Chris Durant. Signed OT Justin Evans to the practice squad.
BASEBALL
American League
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Extended the contract of manager Kevin Cash through the 2024 season.
National League
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Fired hitting coach Matt Stairs.