The Lineup: Friday, October 11

Author:
Mike Bebernes
Publish date:
Oct 11, 2013

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Starter

MLB Playoffs L.A. Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 8:30p.m. (TBS)

Somebody in the Dodgers' social media office just got fired. The game was not, in fact, played yesterday. This was posted by a smirking Giants fan.

Reserves

NHL

Phoenix Coyotes vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 7:00p.m.

L.A. Kings, vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers, 7:30p.m.

New York Islanders vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00p.m. (NHL Network)

Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets, 8:00p.m.

New Jersey Devils vs. Calgary Flames, 9:00p.m.

NCAA Football

Temple vs. Cincinnati, 8:30p.m. (ESPN)

NBA Preseason

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic, 7:00p.m. (NBA TV)

World Cup Qualifying

CONCACAF

Costa Rica vs. Honduras , 5:00p.m. (beIN Sport)

Jamaica vs. USA, 6:30p.m. (ESPN & UniMas)

The most important match of the group takes place south of the border, as Mexico tries to drag itself into qualification. The US can basically coast through this game with bottom-of-the-ladder Jamaica. Maybe have a little fun, like trying to duplicate this ridiculous play.

Panama vs. Mexico, 9:30p.m. (Unimas)

Europe

Armenia vs. Bulgaria, 10:55a.m. (EPSN3)

Lithuania vs. Latvia, 11:25a.m. (ESPN3)

Moldova vs. San Marino, 11:55a.m (ESPN3)

Croatia vs. Belgium, 11:55a.m. (ESPN3 & ESPN Deportes)

Malta vs. Czech Republic, 1:25p.m. (ESPN3)

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Liechtenstein, 1:55p.m. (ESPN3)

Albania vs. Switzerland, 2:25p.m. (ESPN3)

The Netherlands vs. Hungary, 2:25p.m. (ESPN3)

Estonia vs. Turkey, 2:25p.m. (ESPN3)

Andorra vs. Romania, 2:25p.m. (ESPN3)

Germany vs. Ireland, 2:30p.m. (ESPN2 & ESPN3))

Slovenia vs. Norway, 2:40p.m. (ESPN3)

Iceland vs. Cyprus, 2:40p.m. (ESPN3)

Greece vs. Slovakia, 2:40p.m. (ESPN3)

England vs. Montenegro, 3:30p.m. (Fox Sports 1)

Portugal vs. Israel, 3:40p.m. (ESPN3)

Spain vs. Belarus, 3:55p.m. (ESPN3 & ESPN Deportes)

Golf

Frys.com Open, 5:00p.m. (Golf & Live Extra)

High School Football

Pike (IN) vs. Carmel (IN), 8:00p.m. (ESPNU)

St. John Bosco(CA) vs. Santa Margarita(CA), 10:00p.m. (Fox Sports 1)

Boxing

Bradley vs. Marquez Live Weigh In, 8:00p.m. (HBO)

Canadian Football

British Columbia Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders, 9:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Racing

NASCAR Nationwide Series in Concord, N.C., 7:30p.m. (ESPN2)

NCAA Men's Soccer

Maryland vs. Virginia, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

NCAA Women's Volleyball

Kentucky vs. Florida, 6:30p.m. (ESPN3)

Duke vs. North Carolina, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Notre Dame vs. Clemson, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Florida Gulf Coast vs. USC Upstate, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Georgetown vs. St. John's, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Mercer vs. Lipscomb, 7:30p.m. (ESPN3)

Missouri vs. Tennessee, 8:30p.m. (ESPN3)

UCLA vs. Oregon, 11:00p.m. (ESPNU)

NCAA Hockey

Western Michigan vs. Notre Dame, 8:00p.m. (NBC Sports)

Bellator MMA, 9:00p.m. (Spike)

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, 9:00p.m. (CMT)

"Some people thought you might need to tone up the tummy," an incredibly fit young lady is told in this clip below. If she wants to drop any more weight, it'll have to be through amputation.

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