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Reinforcements could be arriving sooner than expected for the Winnipeg Jets.
Forward Cole Perfetti is ahead of schedule in his injury rehab and is targeting a mid-November return, head coach Scott Arniel said on Monday, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Meanwhile, captain Adam Lowry is trending toward a return around the end of October or early November. The timeline for defenceman Dylan Samberg is still being determined, Arniel said.
Perfetti, 23, suffered an ankle injury during the team’s pre-season finale earlier in October and was ruled out on a week-to-week basis.
He is entering his fifth season with the club after being selected 10th overall in the 2020 draft. Over 222 career games, Perfetti owns 125 points (47 goals, 78 assists).
Lowry, 32, had hip surgery in May just 10 days after Winnipeg was eliminated from the playoffs.
He played in all 13 of Winnipeg’s playoff games and scored the biggest goal of the Jets’ season when he fired home the double-OT winner during Game 7 of the team’s first-round series against the St. Louis Blues.
A career-long Jet since being drafted in the third round (67th overall) in 2011, Lowry posted 16 goals and 18 assists in 73 regular-season games last season before adding four more tallies in the playoffs.
Samberg, 26, broke his wrist during the pre-season and was given a six-to-eight week timeline as of late September.
Despite the key absences, Winnipeg has begun its Presidents’ Trophy defence strongly with a 4-1-0 record through five games.
The Jets return to action Monday with a road game against the Calgary Flames.
The LPGA’s team match-play competition, the Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown, will take place this week at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, South Korea.
This is the fifth edition of the eight-team, 32-player event, which begins Thursday and will be contested over four days.
Thailand is the defending champion, beating runner-up Australia two years ago at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. South Korea (2018), U.S. (2016) and Spain (2014) are the other past winners.
New this year is the addition of a World team, which will include the top four players in the Rolex Rankings not on a qualifying team – Canada’s Brooke Henderson, England’s Charley Hull, Taiwan’s Wei-Ling Hsu and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko.
Here is everything you need to know about this week’s competition:
Format
The first three days will feature pool play and four-ball matches before the top two teams in each pool advance to a four-team knockout stage initially pitting the winners of each pool against the runners-up with matchups consisting of two singles matches and one foursomes match. There will be a third-place match in addition to the final on Sunday afternoon local time (South Korea is 13 hours ahead of ET).
In pool play, matchups will feature two four-ball matches; teams will receive one point for a win and a half-point for a tie.
All matches will scheduled for 18 holes with extra holes only used in knockout stage.
Tiebreakers
If two teams are tied for first after pool play, the following methods will be used, in order:
1. Head-to-head result between the two teams
2. Total number of matches won
3. Higher seed
If three or more countries are tied for first, or two or more are tied for second, a playoff will be used – for two teams: sudden-death, four-ball match play with two players per team; for more than two teams: sudden-death, four-ball stroke play with two players per team.
Pool assignments
Note that seedings were locked in on Aug. 4 before several withdrawals.
POOL A
1. U.S.
4. Australia
5. Thailand
8. China
POOL B
2. Japan
3. South Korea
6. Sweden
7. World
TV schedule
WEDNESDAY
10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
THURSDAY
10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
FRIDAY
10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
SATURDAY
7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
SUNDAY
Midnight-4 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Match schedule
Pool play matches will start from 8:15 p.m.-10 p.m. ET.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
Pool A: U.S. vs. China
Pool A: Australia vs. Thailand
Pool B: Japan vs. World
Pool B: South Korea vs. Sweden
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Pool A: U.S. vs. Thailand
Pool A: Australia vs. China
Pool B: Japan vs. Sweden
Pool B: South Korea vs. World
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Pool A: U.S. vs. Australia
Pool A: Thailand vs. China
Pool B: Japan vs. South Korea
Pool B: Sweden vs. World
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Semifinal – Pool A winner vs. Pool B runner-up, 6 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Semifinal – Pool B winner vs. Pool A runner-up, 6 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Final – Semifinal winners, midnight-12:20 a.m.
Third-place match – Semifinal losers, midnight-12:20 a.m. (off No. 10)
Team rosters
Here are the four-player rosters with player’s Rolex Ranking listed in parentheses.
U.S.
Angel Yin (10)
Lauren Coughlin (16)
Yealimi Noh (28)
Lilia Vu (33)
Japan
Miyu Yamashita (6)
Mao Saigo (9)
Rio Takeda (12)
Ayaka Furue (23)
South Korea
Hyo Joo Kim (8)
Haeran Ryu (14)
Hye-Jin Choi (21)
Jin Young Ko (22)
Australia
Minjee Lee (3)
Hannah Green (18)
Grace Kim (26)
Steph Kyriacou (42)
Thailand
Jeeno Thitikul (1)
Chanettee Wannasaen (45)
Pajaree Anannarukarn (85)
Jasmine Suwannapura (141)
Sweden
Maja Stark (15)
Madelene Sagstrom (40)
Ingrid Lindblad (50)
Linn Grant (52)
World
Lydia Ko (4)
Charley Hull (5)
Brooke Henderson (25)
Wei-Ling Hsu (96)
China
Ruoning Yin (7)
Weiwei Zhang
Yan Liu (104)
Ruixin Liu (120)
Withdrawals
Nelly Korda (U.S.), Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) and Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) have all withdrawn since the initial team announcements on Aug. 4. Korda cited injury when she withdrew earlier this month. As noted previously, the team seedings did not change.
Not qualified
England, Taiwan and Spain are the previous International Crown qualifiers who did not make the eight-team field this year. England and Taiwan each competed in three of the previous four editions while Spain hasn’t made the field since winning in 2014. England and Taiwan are represented on the World team this year, though.
The highest-ranked players not qualified, aside from the WDs, are England’s Lottie Woad (11), South Korea’s Sei Young Kim (13), France’s Celine Boutier (19) and American Andrea Lee (20).
Saturday’s clash in Norman comes at a pivotal point in the season for both Ole Miss and Oklahoma.
The Sooners are back home where they won Top 25 games already this season, but their playoff spot is in danger because of the defeat to the Texas Longhorns two weeks ago.
John Mateer didn’t look fully healthy in that game and he only had 164 total yards in last week’s win over South Carolina.
But where Oklahoma has been uber consistent is its defense. The Sooners’ only concession of 20 or more points came against Texas.
Ole Miss proved it could win a low-scoring game against LSU on September 27, but winning on the road against one of the nation’s top defenses is a whole other task.
Lane Kiffin’s team needs a win in Norman to solidfiy its playoff spot. If it wins on Saturday, it can cruise to 11-1 with an easy schedule.
Oklahoma only has ranked opponents left on its schedule. It feels like Saturday is a must-win because it is at home before a two-game road trip to Alabama and Tennessee.
The Sooners are going to have to win the game with defense, which is why the Under 52.5 feels like a far safer wager to make than betting on two teams facing a ton of pressure.
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Oct 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET
The third iteration of the Emirates NBA Cup is set to start on Halloween night, Oct. 31 — a little over a week after the 2025-26 NBA regular season tips off.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were able to win the inaugural in-season tournament trophy in 2023, with James claiming the honors of tournament MVP. Last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks raised their NBA Cup banner over the eventual NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
But which team will claim its stake over the hardware in Las Vegas this year, and can it continue that tournament momentum into the postseason?
Here’s what you need to know about the in-season tournament, including rule changes for this year and the schedule.
Jump to a section:
FAQ |Schedule
FAQ (by Tim Bontemps)
The NBA unveiled the six groups for the third edition of its in-season tournament — now called the Emirates NBA Cup. Here’s a look at everything you’ll need to know about the return of the competition.
What is the format?
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has had a long-standing fascination with European soccer. Establishing an in-season cup competition within the NBA schedule came from soccer leagues having both a regular-season title, won by the team with the most points over the full year, and a separate tournament (or, in some leagues, multiple tournaments) that runs concurrently with the league season. In England, for example, there are the various divisions — led by the Premier League — and also the FA Cup competition. But unlike those European leagues, which play their cup competitions outside of their league schedules, the NBA Cup is built into the regular-season slate. The 30 NBA teams are split into six five-team groups — three featuring Eastern Conference teams, and three comprising Western Conference teams — with each team then playing one game against the other four in its group. The winner of each group, plus the team with the best record among the non-group winners, will then advance to the knockout stage of the competition.
How will this impact the regular-season schedule and standings?
Typically, the NBA sends out a full 82-game schedule in mid-August. Now, the league sends out only 80 games and leaves a gap for roughly a week to fill in later, depending on how the group stage of the NBA Cup plays out.
The two teams from the East and West that lose in the quarterfinals will play their 82nd game against one another on one of four dates: Dec. 11, 12, 14 or 15. Meanwhile, the 22 teams that fail to qualify for the knockout rounds will have their final two games scheduled — one at home and one on the road — on Dec. 11 or 12 and 14 or 15 against others eliminated in the group stage.
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The teams that reach the NBA Cup’s finale will actually play 83 games — though the championship game won’t count toward the standings or any statistical markers. All four teams that make it to Las Vegas for the semifinals will have completed their 82 games, and won’t need anything else added. The additional wrinkle added to this year’s schedule is the possibility that a few dates on the calendar may move around. On Dec. 8, there are currently three games scheduled: the Sacramento Kings at the Indiana Pacers; the Phoenix Suns at the Minnesota Timberwolves; and the San Antonio Spurs at the New Orleans Pelicans. If any of those teams are playing in the quarterfinals, taking place on Dec. 9 and 10, those games would move to Dec. 7 (a decision that would be made by Nov. 29, the day after the end of the group stage). This also would only be an issue if one of the teams were playing on Dec. 9. If they’re playing Dec. 10, nothing will change. The other scheduling quirk is that there are currently eight teams — the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards — scheduled to play on Dec. 17, the day after the championship game in Las Vegas.
Any team that makes it to the semifinals in Las Vegas would have that game moved later into the schedule to avoid back-to-back games. The NBA made this change in an effort to avoid having empty days on the calendar while attempting to minimize back-to-back games for all teams as much as possible.
Are the semifinals and finals still being played in Las Vegas?
For this season, yes. Next year, however, the semifinals — like the quarterfinals — will be played at home sites. Having teams go to Sin City for a week (and, more importantly, trying to get fans there for two games over several days on short notice) hasn’t gone the way the league initially believed that it would.
What is new about the tournament this year?
Most of the games are being shown on Amazon Prime, including the knockout rounds. The schedule is also primarily on Fridays, beginning on Halloween, rather than bouncing back and forth from Tuesday to Friday throughout November as it did during the first two years of the tournament.
Why does the NBA Cup include regular-season games?
Before its launch, one of the main questions surrounding the in-season tournament was why any team would be incentivized to compete in it. The NBA ensured teams will be motivated by making every game part of the season — and, being in-conference, potentially important from a playoff-tiebreaker standpoint. If this had been set up like the cup tournaments in European soccer, there would have been nothing stopping NBA teams from opting out, literally or figuratively — sitting their top players for extra rest.
What teams make up the groups?
To create the groups, the NBA put all 15 teams in each conference into five pots, separated by their finish in last season’s standings. Pot 1 included the teams that finished 1-3 in regular-season record, teams 4-6 went into Pot 2, teams 7-9 into Pot 3, teams 10-12 into Pot 4, and teams 13-15 into Pot 5. As a result, the following groups were drawn:
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East A: Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards
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East B: Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
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East C: New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets
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West A:Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz
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West B: Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans
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West C: Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs
Does one group stand out the most from the others?
This one is easy: West Group C. Three of the top four teams in the Western Conference — Houston, Denver and Golden State — are in the group, plus a Blazers team that excelled down the stretch last season. Oh, and don’t forget about Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, too. West Group B is also competitive, but Memphis is already dealing with injuries, Dallas is missing Kyrie Irving and the Pelicans are expected to be well outside the playoff picture.
What do players get for winning?
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In 2023, the first year the tournament was held, the players on the winning team received $500,000 each, while those on the runners-up got $200,000. The losing players of the semifinals each got $100,000, and those ousted in the quarterfinals each got $50,000. Now, in each subsequent year, the prizes will be slightly higher, as a result of negotiated raises year over year to keep pace with increases in the salary cap and basketball-related income as part of the most recent collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.
Will anyone earn individual honors for their play in NBA Cup games?
There will be an MVP award, as well as an all-tournament team.
Will this have any impact on the playoffs?
Not beyond the games counting in the regular-season standings (and toward tiebreakers). The only playoff impact comes from the wins and losses accrued throughout the tournament. Though there was debate among league insiders about guaranteeing a playoff berth for winning the tournament, ultimately, that idea (or any other to further incentivize teams) was not enacted.
Why is it called the Emirates NBA Cup?
The league struck a sponsorship deal with Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, to sponsor the tournament after its initial run. The NBA said last year that it went with the most basic titles for both the tournament and its trophy — the “in-season tournament” and “NBA Cup” — as a way to introduce the concept to fans. However, using such nondescript names had another clear advantage: It gave the league a blank slate in case the tournament and cup became properties it ended up selling to a sponsor, and avoided the complications that could arise by naming them after someone (for example, the late NBA commissioner David Stern, one possibility that had been floated before the tournament was officially unveiled).
2025 Emirates NBA Cup schedule:
All times Eastern
Group Play
Oct. 31
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Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
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Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. (Prime)
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Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
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New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
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Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
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Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.
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Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:00 p.m.
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New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 7
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m.
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Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
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Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.
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Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
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Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
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Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat, 8:00 p.m.
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Utah Jazz at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:00 p.m.
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Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m.
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Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m.
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 p.m.
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Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Prime)
Nov. 14
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Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
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Miami Heat at New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m. (Prime)
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Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
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Charlotte Hornets at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m.
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Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.
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Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m.
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Sacramento Kings at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:00 p.m.
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LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
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Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
Nov. 21
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Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. (Prime)
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Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
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Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
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Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
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New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns, 9:00 p.m.
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Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets, 9:30 p.m. (Prime)
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Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz, 10:00 p.m.
Nov. 25
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Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m.
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Orlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers, 8:00 p.m. (Peacock)
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LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers, 11:00 p.m. (Peacock)
Nov. 26
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Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN)
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New York Knicks at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m.
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Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
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Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m.
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Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (ESPN)
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San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:00 p.m.
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Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 p.m.
Nov. 28
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
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Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:30 p.m.
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Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. (Prime)
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Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
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Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.
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Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:30 p.m.
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Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m.
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Sacramento Kings at Utah Jazz, 9:30 p.m.
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San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets, 9:30 p.m.
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Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m. (Prime)
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Memphis Grizzlies at LA Clippers, 10:00 p.m.
Knockout
Dec. 9 and 10: Quarterfinals
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
Dec. 13: Semifinals
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
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TBD vs. TBD, (Prime)
Dec. 16: Championship
The 2025 MLB postseason is in full swing. After a thrilling Wild Card round and a Division Series round which included an instant classic between the Mariners and the Tigers, the road to the 2025 MLB World Series continues. How inevitable are the Dodgers, exactly? Weâ€re about to find out.
Below is everything you need to know about the 2025 MLB postseason schedule and format.
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When is the 2025 World Series?
The 2025 World Series is scheduled to begin on Friday October 24, and would go through Saturday November 1 if the series goes seven games.
âš¾ï¸ Who is the favorite to win the 2025 World Series?
Per DraftKings (as of Saturday, October 18):
- Dodgers -185
- Mariners +215
- Blue Jays +850
Who Has Home-Field Advantage For the 2025 World Series?
Home-field advantage goes to the team with the best record. If the teams have the same record, home-field advantage will be determined by tiebreakers.
The Brewers finished the regular season with the best record in baseball at 97-65. However, since they were eliminated by the Dodgers during the NLCS, home-field advantage for the World Series is up for grabs.
If the Mariners (90-72) win the American League pennant, the Dodgers (93-69) would have home-field advantage. If the Blue Jays (94-68) come back to beat the Mariners, they would have home-field over the Dodgers.
What is the 2025 MLB Postseason Schedule?
âš¾ Championship Series: October 12-21
(ALCS airing on TBS, truTV and HBO Max; NLCS airing on FOX, FS1, and FOX Deportes: Game times are TBA)
*if necessary
Date
Matchup
10/12/25
Mariners at Blue Jays (ALCS Game 1)
SEA 3, DET 1
10/13/25
Mariners at Blue Jays (ALCS Game 2)
SEA 10, DET 3
Dodgers at Brewers (NCLS Game 1)
LAD 2, MIL 1
10/14/25
Dodgers at Brewers (NCLS Game 2))
LAD 5, MIL 1
10/15/25
Blue Jays at Mariners (ALCS Game 3)
TOR 13, SEA 4
10/16/25
Brewers at Dodgers (NLCS Game 3)
LAD 3, MIL 1
Blue Jays at Mariners (ALCS Game 4)
TOR 8, SEA 2
10/17/25
Blue Jays at Mariners (ALCS Game 5)
SEA 6, TOR 2
Brewers at Dodgers (NLCS Game 4)
LAD 5, MIL 1
10/19/25
Mariners at Blue Jays (ALCS Game 6)
8:03 p.m. ET
10/20/25
Mariners at Blue Jays (ALCS Game 7)*
8:08 p.m. ET
âš¾ 2025 World Series: October 24-November 1
(World Series airing on FOX: Game times are TBA)
*if necessary
Date
Series
Matchup
10/24/25
World Series, Game 1
League Champ #2 at League Champ #1
10/25/25
World Series, Game 2
League Champ #2 at League Champ #1
10/27/25
World Series, Game 3
League Champ #1 at League Champ #2
10/28/25
World Series, Game 4
League Champ #1 at League Champ #2
10/29/25
World Series, Game 5 *
League Champ #1 at League Champ #2
10/31/25
World Series, Game 6 *
League Champ #2 at League Champ #1
11/1/25
World Series, Game 7 *
League Champ #2 at League Champ #1
2025 MLB Playoff Rules
What Are The Replay Rules for the 2025 MLB Playoffs?
Managers get just one challenge during the regular season, but they are afforded two challenges in the postseason. If a challenge is successful, the manager keeps their challenge; they lose one of their challenges if the original call is confirmed. From the eighth inning onward, the crew chief can still review certain calls if a team has exhausted their challenges.
Will the Runner-on-Second Rule Apply in Extra Innings During the 2025 MLB Playoffs?
No. As opposed the regular season, the bases will be empty to begin extra innings and the game will be played under those circumstances until completion.
Can MLB Teams Replace Injured Players During the Playoffs?
Yes. Teams can replace an injured player during a series, but that player will be deemed ineligible for the remainder of the series and the following round should the team advance.
Additionally, a pitcher may only be replaced by another pitcher and a position player may only be replaced by another position player.
MLB Postseason Roster Eligibility Rules Explained
Any player on the 40-man roster or injured list as of noon ET on September 1 is eligible for the postseason. Players who were in the organization (and not on the 40-man roster) by that deadline may also replace someone on the 10-day or 60-day injured list, provided the injured player has served the minimum required time (10 days for the 10-day IL, 60 days for the 60-day IL). The substitute must also be added to the 40-man roster before joining the postseason roster.
Mariners over Dodgers in 6
All due respect to the Blue Jays and Brewers, who fully deserved the No. 1 seeds they carried into this postseason, but a Mariners-Dodgers championship clash feels more like a fight between baseball’s two best teams.
L.A.’s resume speaks for itself. The Dodgers were World Series champs last season, then flexed their fully loaded roster by pacing themselves in what was still a 93-win effort. As a result, they are peaking at the perfect time and, frankly, almost have this inevitable feeling about them.
Yet, the Mariners are giving real team-of-destiny vibes. They’ve already matched their most LCS wins in franchise history (two), they’ve been surging since early September and they might have the best blend of stars, depth, sluggers, speedsters, starters and back-end bullpen arms of any team—or have a collection that at least can from a viable argument against the Dodgers’.
Maybe we’re blinded by the feel-great potential here for the Mariners’ first ever trip to the World Series to end in a champagne-soaked celebration. Or maybe this is the recognition of how great this group can be. This lineup is better than it has shown in the postseason, and this pitching staff can dominate any point of a game. Seattle has what it will take to stop L.A. from becoming baseball’s first repeat champion in 25 years.
The DP World Tour heads to India this week for the 2025 DP World India Championship at Delhi GC. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament, including a full DP World India Championship TV schedule, streaming info and complete tee times for the first and second rounds.
How to watch DP World India Championship
The PGA Tour is officially off this week, but some of the American tour’s biggest stars are in the field at the DP World Tour’s India Championship.
The biggest star of them all is World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. McIlroy tightened his grip on the Race to Dubai, the DP World Tour’s season-long title, with a win at the Irish Open in September, his fourth win of the year. He followed it up by helping the European team to a victory at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
And McIlroy will be joined by several of his fellow European Ryder Cuppers in India this week. He’ll play alongside teammate Viktor Hovland across the first two rounds. Elswhere on the tee sheet you’ll find Ryder Cup stars Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood, who is also the 2025 FedEx Cup champion.
But it’s not just European players who will be there. European captain Luke Donald will also tee it up this week, playing alongside Lowry and Fleetwood on Thursday and Friday.
Popular PGA Tour pro Michael Kim, who won the Open de France a few weeks ago, and 2023 Open champion Brian Harman are also in the field at the India Championship.
Golf Channel will air TV coverage of the 2025 DP World India Championship early in the morning each day of the tournament. The NBC Sports App will carry additional streaming coverage, including exclusive early coverage of all four rounds and simulcasts of Golf Channel’s TV broadcasts all week long.
You can find complete information about streaming or watching the tournament on TV below.
Tournament basics
What: 2025 DP World India Championship
Where: Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
When: Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19
Purse: $4 million ($680,000 winner’s share)
How to watch on TV
Golf Channel will provide exclusive TV coverage of the 2025 DP World India Championship this week. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, October 16: 3-7:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, October 17: 3-7:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, October 18: 3-7:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Sunday, October 19: 3-7 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
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How to watch online, streaming
You can watch the 2025 DP World India Championship online via NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App, which will offer live simulcasts of Golf Channel’s telecasts. Additonally, the NBC Sports App will provide exclusive early coverage on Thursday from 1:30-3 a.m. ET, Friday and Saturday from 2:30-3 a.m. ET, and Sunday from 2-3 a.m. ET.
2025 DP World India Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
9:05 p.m. – Fabrizio Zanotti, Joel Moscatel, Jason Scrivener
9:15 p.m. – Jordan Gumberg, Jacques Kruyswijk, Jamal Hossain
9:25 p.m. – N Thangaraja, Adrian Otaegui, Ryggs Johnston
9:35 p.m. – Joe Dean, Angel Hidalgo, Matthew Jordan
9:45 p.m. – Matthias Schwab, Andy Sullivan, Andrea Pavan
9:55 p.m. – Nacho Elvira, Akshay Sharma, David Ravetto
10:05 p.m. – Jeong weon Ko, Shiv Kapur, Marcel Schneider
10:15 p.m. – Clement Sordet, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera Bello
10:25 p.m. – Pierre Pineau, Yuvraj Sandhu, Callum Tarren
10:35 p.m. – Nathan Kimsey, Sean Crocker, Angad Cheema
10:45 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Benjamin Herbert, Shankar Das
1:40 a.m. – Jannik De Bruyn, Marcus Armitage, Rahil Gangjee
1:50 a.m. – Saptak Talwar, Julier Guerrier, Freddy Schott
2:00 a.m. – Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Darius Van Driel, Nicolas Colsaerts
2:10 a.m. – Pablo Larrazabal, Grant Forrest, Om Prakash Chouhan
2:20 a.m. – Romain Langasque, Eugenio Chacarra, Martin Couvra
2:30 a.m. – Brian Harman, John Parry, Thriston Lawrence
2:40 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald
2:50 a.m. – Veer Ahlawat, Richard Mansell, Angel Ayora
3:00 a.m. – Calum Hill, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen, Yannik Paul
3:10 a.m. – Gavin Green, Casey Jarvis, Scott Jamieson
3:20 a.m. – Jens Dantorp, Conor Purcell, Ross Fisher
3:30 a.m. – Ricardo Gouveia, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Lucas Bjerregaard
Tee No. 10
9:05 p.m. – Aaron Cockerill, Hamish Brown, Richard Sterne
9:15 p.m. – Tom Vaillant, Guido Migliozzi, Joost Luiten
9:25 p.m. – Udayan Mane, Jayden Schaper, Jorge Campillo
9:35 p.m. – Marcel Siem, Daniel Hillier, Joel Girrbach
9:45 p.m. – Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith, Shubhankar Sharma
9:55 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Ben Griffin
10:05 p.m. – Keita Nakajima, Anirban Lahiri, Johannes Veerman
10:15 p.m. – Michael Kim, Dylan Naidoo, Manu Gandas
10:25 p.m. – Ugo Coussaud, Thomas Aiken, Varun Parikh
10:35 p.m. – Dhruv Sheoran, Ben Schmidt, Sebastian Soderberg
10:45 p.m. – Brandon Wu, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Simon Forsstrom
1:40 a.m. – David Micheluzzi, Brandon Stone, Bjorn Akesson
1:50 a.m. – Richie Ramsay, Dale Whitnell, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
2:00 a.m. – Maximillian Kieffer, Jack Senior, Brandon Robinson Thompson
2:10 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Robin Williams, Bernd Wiesberger
2:20 a.m. – Manuel Elvira, Abhinav Lohan, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
2:30 a.m. – Niklas Lemke, Alexander Levy, Gaurav Pratap Singh
2:40 a.m. – Chiragh Kumar, Darren Fichardt, Zander Lombard
2:50 a.m. – Frederic Lacroix, Matthew Baldwin, Tapendra Ghai
3:00 a.m. – Tapio Pulkkanen, Arjun Prasad, Jeff Winther
3:10 a.m. – Karan Pratap Singh, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Rikuya Hoshino
3:20 a.m. – Dan Bradbury, Amardeep Malik, Ryan Van Velzen
3:30 a.m. – Martin Trainer, Gregorio De Leo, Andreas Halvorsen
2025 DP World India Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
9:05 p.m. – David Micheluzzi, Brandon Stone, Bjorn Akesson
9:15 p.m. – Richie Ramsay, Dale Whitnell, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
9:25 p.m. – Maximillian Kieffer, Jack Senior, Brandon Robinson Thompson
9:35 p.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Robin Williams, Bernd Wiesberger
9:45 p.m. – Manuel Elvira, Abhinav Lohan, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
9:55 p.m. – Niklas Lemke, Alexander Levy, Gaurav Pratap Singh
10:05 p.m. – Chiragh Kumar, Darren Fichardt, Zander Lombard
10:15 p.m. – Frederic Lacroix, Matthew Baldwin, Tapendra Ghai
10:25 p.m. – Tapio Pulkkanen, Arjun Prasad, Jeff Winther
10:35 p.m. – Karan Pratap Singh, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Rikuya Hoshino
10:45 p.m. – Dan Bradbury, Amardeep Malik, Ryan Van Velzen
10:55 p.m. – Martin Trainer, Gregorio De Leo, Andreas Halvorsen
1:50 a.m. – Aaron Cockerill, Hamish Brown, Richard Sterne
2:00 a.m. – Tom Vaillant, Guido Migliozzi, Joost Luiten
2:10 a.m. – Udayan Mane, Jayden Schaper, Jorge Campillo
2:20 a.m. – Marcel Siem, Daniel Hillier, Joel Girrbach
2:30 a.m. – Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith, Shubhankar Sharma
2:40 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Ben Griffin
2:50 a.m. – Keita Nakajima, Anirban Lahiri, Johannes Veerman
3:00 a.m. – Michael Kim, Dylan Naidoo, Manu Gandas
3:10 a.m. – Ugo Coussaud, Thomas Aiken, Varun Parikh
3:20 a.m. – Dhruv Sheoran, Ben Schmidt, Sebastian Soderberg
3:30 a.m. – Brandon Wu, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Simon Forsstrom
Tee No. 10
9:05 p.m. – Jannik De Bruyn, Marcus Armitage, Rahil Gangjee
9:15 p.m. – Saptak Talwar, Julier Guerrier, Freddy Schott
9:25 p.m. – Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Darius Van Driel, Nicolas Colsaerts
9:35 p.m. – Pablo Larrazabal, Grant Forrest, Om Prakash Chouhan
9:45 p.m. – Romain Langasque, Eugenio Chacarra, Martin Couvra
9:55 p.m. – Brian Harman, John Parry, Thriston Lawrence
10:05 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald
10:15 p.m. – Veer Ahlawat, Richard Mansell, Angel Ayora
10:25 p.m. – Calum Hill, Nicolai Van Dellingshausen, Yannik Paul
10:35 p.m. – Gavin Green, Casey Jarvis, Scott Jamieson
10:45 p.m. – Jens Dantorp, Conor Purcell, Ross Fisher
10:55 p.m. – (3:55am): Ricardo Gouveia, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Lucas Bjerregaard
1:50 a.m. – Fabrizio Zanotti, Joel Muscatel, Jason Scrivener
2:00 a.m. – Jordan Gumberg, Jacques Kruyswijk, Jamal Hossain
2:10 a.m. – N Thangaraja, Adrian Otaegui, Ryggs Johnston
2:20 a.m. – Joe Dean, Angel Hidalgo, Matthew Jordan
2:30 a.m. – Matthias Schwab, Andy Sullivan, Andrea Pavan
2:40 a.m. – Nacho Elvira, Akshay Sharma, David Ravetto
2:50 a.m. – Jeong weon Ko, Shiv Kapur, Marcel Schneider
3:00 a.m. – Clement Sordet, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera Bello
3:10 a.m. – Pierre Pineau, Yuvraj Sandhu, Callum Tarren
3:20 a.m. – Nathan Kimsey, Sean Crocker, Angad Cheema
3:30 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Benjamin Herbert, Shankar Das
The Seattle Mariners returned to the ALCS for the first time since 2001 with a 15-inning win over the Detroit Tigers to close out the ALDS on Friday night.
Seattle now has to hop on a plane to Toronto to face the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in ALCS Game 1.
Toronto owns a very clear pitching advantage going into the series since Seattle maxxed out its arms just to stay alive in the postseason.
Seattle’s got a terrific set of arms and power bats that can combat what the Blue Jays can throw at it, but it faces an uphill climb at the start of the series.
Game 1: Sunday, October 12 (8:03 p.m. ET, Fox)
Game 2: Monday, October 13 4:38 p.m. ET or 5:03 p.m. ET (Fox)
Game 3: Wednesday, October 15
Game 4: Thursday, October 16
Game 5 (if necessary): Friday, October 17
Game 6 (if necessary): Sunday, October 19
Game 7 (if necessary): Monday, October 20
All games televised on Fox and live-streamed on FoxSports.com.
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.
Toronto (-110; bet $110 to win $100)
Toronto has a clear advantage in Game 1 because it can set its rotation whichever way it wants.
The Blue Jays will likely throw Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage in Games 1 and 2 at home, just like they did in the ALDS against the New York Yankees.
Seattle’s pitching plan is up in the air. George Kirby started ALDS Game 5 on Friday. Luis Castillo and Logan Gilbert each pitched in relief. Gilbert threw two innings, while Castillo worked 1.1 innings and got the win.
Bryce Miller is the only completely fresh starter the Mariners have. He started Game 4 against Detroit on Wednesday. The Mariners likely won’t make that decision until they get to Toronto.
The Game 1 matchup as a whole favors Toronto because Seattle played 15 innings in a series clincher and now has to get on a cross-continent flight to Ontario.
Yesavage, who was just called up in September, has never faced Seattle. That will play into Toronto’s favor at the start of Game 2.
The Blue Jays won four of the six regular-season contests between the two sides, but those games took place in April and May, so it’s not a good barometer for where both teams are at the moment.
At minimum, the Blue Jays need to take Game 1 before the pitching advantage swings back into Seattle’s favor. The Mariners could easily throw Gilbert and Kirby twice each later in the series.
Toronto presents a different matchup for those pitchers compared to Detroit, though, as the Blue Jays had the second-lowest strikeout rate in the majors. The Tigers had the fifth-highest punchout rate.
Toronto’s ability to avoid the strikeouts and put the ball in play could end up as its top difference-maker in what should be a close series.
Prediction: Toronto over Seattle in 7.
October has delivered for baseball fans, and now we’re down to one Game 5 in the divisional round of the MLB playoffs.
The victor of the Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers matchup on Saturday (8:08 ET, TBS) will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, which begins Monday. The ALCS between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays begins Sunday in Toronto.
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Here’s a look at the schedules for the ALCS and NLCS:
ALCS
No. 2 Seattle Mariners vs. No. 1 Toronto Blue Jays
Schedule, TV times, broadcast networks (all times ET)
Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 12 — Mariners at Blue Jays, 8:03 p.m., Fox
Game 2: Monday, Oct. 13 — Mariners at Blue Jays, 5:03 p.m. if Brewers advance to NLCS/4:38 p.m. if Cubs advance to NLCS, Fox and FS1
Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 15 — Blue Jays at Mariners, TBD, Fox and FS1
Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 16 — Blue Jays at Mariners, TBD, Fox and FS1
Game 5*: Friday, Oct. 17 — Blue Jays at Mariners, TBD, Fox and FS1
Game 6*: Sunday, Oct. 19 — Mariners at Blue Jays, TBD, Fox and FS1
Game 7*: Monday, Oct. 20 — Mariners at Blue Jays, TBD, Fox and FS1
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NLCS
No. 3 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers/No. 4 Chicago Cubs
Schedule, TV times, broadcast networks (all times ET)
Game 1: Monday, Oct. 13 — Dodgers at Brewers OR Cubs at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. if Brewers advance/7:08 p.m. if Cubs advance, TBS, truTV and HBO Max
Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 14 — Dodgers at Brewers OR Cubs at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., TBS, truTV and HBO Max
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 16 — Brewers at Dodgers OR Dodgers at Cubs, TBD, TBS
Game 4: Friday, Oct. 17 — Brewers at Dodgers OR Dodgers at Cubs, TBD, TBS
Game 5*: Saturday, Oct. 18 — Brewers at Dodgers OR Dodgers at Cubs, TBD, TBS
Game 6*: Monday, Oct. 20 — Dodgers at Brewers OR Cubs at Dodgers, TBD, TBS
Game 7*: Tuesday, Oct. 21 — Dodgers at Brewers OR Cubs at Dodgers, TBD, TBS
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World Series (best of seven)
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28
Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 29
Game 6*: Friday, Oct. 31
Game 7*: Saturday, Nov. 1
(*if necessary)
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