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Auto RAcing THURSDAY 6:00 p.m. NBCSN NA- SCAR Racing Whelen Series: Non-points spe- cial event. From Char- lotte Motor Speedway. FRIDAY 1:00 p.m. NBCSN NA- SCAR Racing Monster Energy Cup Series: Alabama 500, Practice. From Talladega Super- speedway in Talladega, Ala. (N) 3:00 p.m. NBCSN NA- SCAR Racing Monster Energy Cup Series: Alabama 500, Final Practice. From Talladega Superspeedway in Talla- dega, Ala. (N) SATURDAY 1:00 p.m. SBT2 NASCAR Racing Camping World Truck Series: Fred's 250. From Talladega Super- speedway in Talladega, Ala. (N) 4:00 p.m. NBCSN NA- SCAR Racing Monster Energy Cup Series: Al- abama 500, Qualifying. From Talladega Super- speedway in Talladega, Ala. (N) 4:30 p.m. WNDU 0 Global RallyCross Se- ries. From Los Angeles. (N) 8:30 p.m. CSNCH For- mula One Racing Jap- anese Grand Prix. From Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka City, Japan. SUNDAY 2:00 p.m. WNDU 0 NA- SCAR Racing Monster Energy Cup Series: Al- abama 500. From Talla- dega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (N) BAseBAll MONDAY 5:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Live 8:30 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Live TUESDAY 8:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Live THURSDAY 8:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Live SATURDAY 4:00 p.m. SBT2 MLB American League Cham- pionship Series, Game 2: Teams TBA. (N) 8:00 p.m. TBS MLB Na- tional League Champi- onship Series, Game 1: Teams TBA. (N) SUNDAY 8:00 p.m. TBS MLB Na- tional League Champi- onship Series, Game 2: Teams TBA. (N) BAsketBAll TUESDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Chi- cago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers. From Quicken Loans Arena in Cleve- land. (N) 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Utah Jazz at Los Ange- les Lakers. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (N) WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Boston Celtics at Char- lotte Hornets. From Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (N) 9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies. From the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. (N) FRIDAY 8:00 p.m. CSNCH NBA Toronto Raptors at Chi- cago Bulls. From the United Center in Chica- go. (N) TNT NBA San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rock- ets. From the Toyota Center in Houston. (N Subject to Blackout) 10:30 p.m. TNT NBA Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (N Subject to Blackout) Boxing SATURDAY 7:30 p.m. SBT2 Premier Boxing Champions. Leo Santa Cruz battles Chris Avalos for the WBA Su- per World featherweight title. From Carson, Calif. (N) 10:00 p.m. SHOW Show- time Championship Boxing. Three champions defend their junior mid- dleweight titles. From the Barclays Center in Brook- lyn, N.Y. (N) FootBAll MONDAY 8:15 p.m. ESPN NFL Minnesota Vikings at Chi- cago Bears. From Soldier Field in Chicago. (N) ESPN2 Fútbol Ameri- cano de la NFL Minne- sota Vikings en Chicago Bears. Desde Chicago, Estados Unidos. (N) WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football South Alabama at Troy. From Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Ala. (N) THURSDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Teams TBA. (N) ESPN2 Carol City (Fla.) at Miami Northwestern (Fla.). (N) 8:25 p.m. WSBT 6 NFL Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers. The Panthers and Eagles meet for just the 10th time in the regular sea- son to kick off Week 6. (N) FRIDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Clemson at Syr- acuse. From the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. (N) ESPN2 CFL Football Calgary Stampeders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats. From Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. (N) 10:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Washington State at California. From California Memorial Sta- dium in Berkeley, Calif. (N) 11:00 p.m. WHME N Penn at Mishawaka. (N Same-day Tape) SATURDAY Noon WBND Y ESPN ESPN2 College Foot- ball Teams TBA. (N) WMYS College Foot- ball ACC Game of the Week: Teams TBA. (N) 1:00 p.m. CSNCH Col- lege Football Teams TBA. (N) 3:30 p.m. WSBT 6 WBND Y ESPN ESPN2 College Foot- ball Teams TBA. (N) 7:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 College Football Teams TBA. (N) 8:07 p.m. WBND Y Col- lege Football Teams TBA. (N) 10:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 College Football Teams TBA. (N) SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. WSBT 6 NFL Football Live SBT2 NFL Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ra- vens. The Ravens return home as they welcome the Bears to M&T Bank Stadium in Week 6 ac- tion. (N) 4:25 p.m. WSBT 6 NFL Football Live 8:20 p.m. WNDU 0 NFL New York Giants at Denver Broncos. From Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. (N) golF WEDNESDAY 10:30 p.m. GOLF CIMB Classic, First Round. From the TPC Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (N) THURSDAY Noon GOLF KEB - HanaBank Champion- ship, First Round. From Sky 72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea. (N Same-day Tape) 10:30 p.m. GOLF CIMB Classic, Second Round. From the TPC Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (N) FRIDAY Noon GOLF KEB - HanaBank Champion- ship, Second Round. From Sky 72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea. (N Same-day Tape) Page 2 October 9 - 15, 2017 The Green Bay Packers are an early favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. An improved defense and the fact that they have Aaron Rodgers in the prime of his career are part of the equation. But Rodgers is also getting some help with the addition of veteran tight end Martellus Bennett, who came to the Packers as a free agent after winning a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots last season. Bennett and the Packers face another one of Bennett's former teams when they visit the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 8 on Fox. Bennett came into the league with Dallas as a second round draft pick in 2008 and spent four seasons as Jason Witten's backup and, at times, part of a two tight end set. He then spent a year with the New York Giants before moving on to the Chicago Bears, who traded him to New England a month prior to the 2016 NFL draft. After Rob Gronkowski suffered an injury, Bennett became the starting tight end and put together one of his best seasons to date, including drawing a key pass interference penalty that helped seal the Patriots' overtime win in the Super Bowl over Atlanta. He signed with the Packers as a free agent and has a three-year contract. Bennett again has the luxury of one of the league's best quarterbacks throwing to him this season, making a second straight trip to the Super Bowl a very real possibility. Martellus Bennett lands in Green Bay BY DAN LADD

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