NFL Week 5 MNF: Bills beat Rams 37-34 in overtime at SoFi
Tyler Bass hit a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime. Josh Allen finished with 331 total yards.
Six desks. Same question.
Each sport has its own board. Sunday Premier League and the BMW PGA are in the book. Soccer is one room, not the building.
Tennis
Thursday: Zverev d. de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Davidovich Fokina d. Gea 4-1, ret. Friday QFs have no posted score. Sinner remains out.
Open the courtFootball
No final on the ESPN game page. Seahawks (3-2) at Broncos (3-2), Empower Field, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video. Vikings and 49ers are 5-0. Chiefs are 4-0.
Open the fieldSoccer
No Friday league match. City 18, Arsenal 15, Brighton 13. Saturday: Everton-Chelsea 12:30 BST, City-Ipswich 15:00, Brentford-Liverpool 15:00.
Open the pitchBasketball
No game Friday. Game 1 is Saturday 17 October, 3:30 p.m. ET, Chase Center, NBC. Valkyries host Dream after 3-0 sweeps.
Open the floorFormula 1
No session Friday. COTA sprint weekend 23-25 October, race Sunday 25 October at 15:00 local. Antonelli 340, Russell 238. Mercedes 578.
Open the gridGolf
No PGA Tour round Friday. Butterfield Bermuda is 22-25 October at Port Royal, $6 million. Previous winner Adam Schenk. Brennan won Baycurrent at 16 under.
Open the courseThe US Open has names
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2. Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Shelton had already taken out Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. Tiafoe had come from two sets down. Those are results. The tournament is finished.
- Men
Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton
Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2
- Men
Frances Tiafoe vs Alex Michelsen
Tiafoe 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6)
- Women
Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka
Rybakina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
- Men QF
Carlos Alcaraz vs Ben Shelton
Shelton 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7)
Friday desk · Fri, Oct 16
Zverev beat de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. ESPN has no final for Seahawks at Broncos. City still lead on 18 points.
Tomorrow · Sat, Oct 17
Anything dated tomorrow, if there is any.
WNBA Finals Game 1: Valkyries host the Dream at Chase Center
Golden State host Atlanta at Chase Center. Dream won the Liberty series 85-83 in the clincher. Valkyries won the Aces series 87-77 in overtime.
Manchester City Brentford Premier League Matchweek 7: Saturday slate preview as City hold summit
Manchester City (18 pts) lead Arsenal (15 pts) and Brighton (13 pts). Matchweek 7 begins Saturday with City hosting Brentford and Arsenal visiting Fulham.
Manchester City Premier League: City lead by three into Matchweek 7 chase
Coventry beat Newcastle 4-1 on Monday. City lead with 18 points, Arsenal 15, Brighton 13, Liverpool 9. Tottenham sit 19th on 3 points.
Matchweek 7: City host Ipswich on Saturday. No Friday score
Manchester City (18) host Ipswich (9). Arsenal are three points back and play Forest on Sunday. No match is listed for Friday.
Just happened
Shanghai Masters: Davidovich Fokina reaches semis; Zverev beats de Minaur 6-4, 6-4
Davidovich Fokina led 4-1 when Gea retired after 18 minutes. Zverev beat de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Friday quarterfinals have no posted score. Sinner remains out.
Shanghai quarterfinal: Zverev beats de Minaur 6-4, 6-4
Top seed Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur in 1 hour 17 minutes. He is the year-end No. 1. Sinner is out.
Shanghai Masters: Medvedev beats Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5; Quarterfinals set
ATP time: 1:44:12. The quarterfinal lineup at Qizhong is officially locked: Zverev vs de Minaur, Gea vs Davidovich Fokina, Paul vs Ruud, Medvedev vs Jodar.
Shanghai Masters: Zverev beats Bublik 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (1)
ATP time: 2:37:48. The quarter-final line from Tuesday is Zverev against de Minaur, and Gea against Davidovich Fokina.
NFL Week 5 MNF: Bills beat Rams 37-34 in overtime at SoFi
Tyler Bass hit a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime. Josh Allen finished with 331 total yards.
Shanghai Masters: Bergs beats Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Monday round of 32 at Qizhong is complete. Bergs defeated the second seed in two sets.
Premier League: City still lead on 18 before Saturday
- 1Manchester City 18
- 2Arsenal 15
- 3Brighton 13
- 4Brentford 10
No Friday match. City 18, Arsenal 15, Brighton 13. Matchweek 7 starts Saturday with Everton-Chelsea at 12:30 BST. Soccer desk
Next race: United States GP in Austin
- 1Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 340
- 2George Russell Mercedes 238
- 3Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 229
- 4Max Verstappen Red Bull 221
- 5Charles Leclerc Ferrari 215
- 6Lando Norris McLaren 201
- 7Oscar Piastri McLaren 138
- 8Isack Hadjar Red Bull 97
- 9Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 75
- 10Pierre Gasly Alpine 41
No session Friday. Austin COTA is 23-25 October, race at 15:00 local on 25 October. Antonelli 340, Russell 238, gap 102. Mercedes 578. F1 desk
World Cup 2026 is a finished novel.
Spain 1-0 Argentina after extra time at MetLife, 19 July. Ferran Torres, 106th minute. England 6-4 France for bronze, Saka hat-trick. Open the archive
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No Formula 1 session on Friday. Austin is one week away
RacingNews365 still prints Antonelli 102 points clear of Russell. The COTA weekend is 23-25 October. Friday 16 October has no Grand Prix session.
ESPN has no final for Seahawks at Broncos
ESPN lists Seattle at Denver for Thursday Night Football and prints no score. Seahawks and Broncos are 3-2. Vikings and 49ers are 5-0. Chiefs are 4-0.
The PGA Tour does not play on Friday. Bermuda is next week
No PGA Tour round is posted for 16 October. Next is the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal, 6 million dollars. Adam Schenk is the previous winner.
Premier League table holds on Friday. Matchweek 7 starts Saturday
NBC and Match XI still print City 18, Arsenal 15, Brighton 13. Saturday opens with Everton against Chelsea at 12:30 BST. City host Ipswich at 15:00 BST.
Zverev beats de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Friday quarterfinals have no score
Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Davidovich Fokina already advanced when Gea retired at 4-1. Friday's two quarterfinals are not on the results page.
WNBA Finals, one day out. The series is 0-0
The WNBA schedule lists Finals Game 1 for Saturday 17 October. Atlanta at Golden State. Series tied 0-0. Friday is empty.
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