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Oct 4 (OPTA) – Results and fixtures for the Primera División on Friday (start times are ART) 2nd Phase —————————————————————– Tigre (1) 1 Defensa y Justicia (1) 1 Argentinos Juniors (0) 0 Central Córdoba SdE (0) 0 Unión v Aldosivi in play Sunday, October 5 fixtures (ART/GMT) Lanús v San Lorenzo (0015) Godoy Cruz v Independiente (1730) Estudiantes v Barracas Central (1930) Talleres de Córdoba v Belgrano (1945) Boca Juniors v Newell's Old Boys (2200) Monday, October 6 fixtures (ART/GMT) Rosario Central v River Plate (0015) Deportivo Riestra v Vélez Sarsfield (2200) Tuesday, October 7 fixtures (ART/GMT) Racing Club v Independiente Rivadavia (0000)

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With a chance to bolster its position in the top four of the Western Conference table, Los Angeles FC hosts Atlanta United on Saturday in its penultimate regular-season home game. Los Angeles FC (15-7-8, 53 points) is riding a season-high four-game winning streak and trails third-seeded Minnesota United by two points with two games in hand entering the weekend. Los Angeles has outscored its opponents 15-4 across the four-game stretch, the club's most goals in four games since July 2019. In the team's last six MLS matches, Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min have combined to score all 17 goals for Los Angeles. Bouanga's 23 goals rank second in Major League Soccer, while Son has scored eight goals in eight games since signing with Los Angeles on August 6. "Those are two really good players," LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. "The other eight players on the field are doing a great job of putting them in positions to succeed. We really see this as a team effort. Those are the guys finishing plays at the moment, but the amount of work that goes into those plays by everybody is wonderful to watch. … I'm a very happy coach right now to see everything functioning." On paper, Los Angeles is playing the right opponent if it wants to extend its winning streak. Atlanta (5-14-12, 27 points) has just one league victory since May 28, a 1-0 win at Nashville on August 30. With three games left, the club is in danger of finishing with fewer than six wins in a season for the first time in franchise history. Atlanta was held scoreless for the 11th time in a 2-0 defeat against the New England Revolution last Saturday. In arguably Atlanta's most disappointing season to date, head coach Ronny Deila summed up the team's issues. "We are too — I've used this expression many times this year — soft," Deila said. "You cannot go away and not dig in and fight and win challenges. That's what it starts with, and I think (New England) wanted it more than us today, and that's very sad to say." Atlanta, which has a minus-20 goal differential, is led by Emmanuel Latte Lath's seven goals, followed by Alexey Miranchuk's six. –Field Level Media

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Oct 4 (Stats Perform) – Results from the NHL games on Friday (home team in CAPS) PITTSBURGH 5 Buffalo 4

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South Africa's Garrick Higgo followed up his 7-under-par 65 on Thursday with a 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead (-13) into the weekend of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. Taylor Montgomery carded the low round of the tournament, a 9-under-par 63, and was knotted with Eric Cole at 12 under, one stroke behind Higgo. Danny Walker, who started the day tied with Higgo and Cole for the lead, is two shots behind after carding a 4-under 68. Higgo, 26, birdied four of the final seven holes at the Country Club of Jackson layout. The former UNLV standout earned his second PGA Tour victory earlier this year in mid-April at the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic. For Higgo, the key was keeping the ball out of the thick Bermuda rough. "I don't know what worked the best, but my tee shots were similar to yesterday, like I kept it in play," he said. "For me, whenever I think — obviously for everybody else as well, like the more fairways, the more greens I can hit, like I feel like I can take advantage of my putter, give myself a lot of looks, and I'll make my fair share." Three players are tied for fifth place at 10 under — South Korea's Tom Kim, Frankie Capan III and Vince Whaley. Higgo finished T7 at the Procore Championship three weeks ago, but was able to play the final round with winner Scottie Scheffler. The experience was invaluable. "Yeah, I learned a lot. I couldn't tell you how much I learned, but I learned so much just by watching. He's an inspiration for all of us. He's set the bar so high. It's just phenomenal how high his skill level is." Montgomery, 30, started on the back nine and parred the first five holes. Then, he ignited, birdieing seven in a row en route to his 63. Montgomery also competed at UNLV, but exited the program the year before Higgo arrived in Las Vegas. He struggled out of the gate this year, but has a pair of top-12 finishes in his last four PGA Tournament starts. "This year has been a lot of like kind of tinkering and messing around," said Montgomery. "My swing has gotten a lot better, but I was working on that. Now if I can take how I play at home out here to tournament golf, I think — it's more like what I've done today." Higgo will be paired with Cole and Montgomery will play alongside Walker on Saturday. –Field Level Media

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Oct 4 (OPTA) – Summaries for the Premier League on Friday (start times are BST) AFC Bournemouth (0) 3 Scorers: A. Semenyo 78, J. Kluivert 84, A. Semenyo 90+6 Subs used: Álex Jiménez 61 (Hill), Kluivert 61 (Tavernier), Gannon-Doak 78 (Senesi), Christie 78 (Adams), Milosavljević 85 (Brooks) Fulham (0) 1 Scorers: R. Sessegnon 70 Yellow card: Diop 76 Subs used: Cairney 14 (Lukić), Chukwueze 67 (Wilson), Kevin 67 (King), Smith Rowe 86 (Diop), Adama Traoré 86 (Iwobi) Attendance: 11165 Referee: Simon Hooper ……………………………………………………….. Saturday, October 4 fixtures (BST/GMT) Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur (1130) Arsenal v West Ham United (1400) Manchester United v Sunderland (1400) Chelsea v Liverpool (1630) Sunday, October 5 fixtures (BST/GMT) Aston Villa v Burnley (1300) Everton v Crystal Palace (1300) Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (1300) Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion (1300) Brentford v Manchester City (1530)

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Oct 4 (OPTA) – Standings for the Premier League on Saturday P W D L F A Pts 1 Liverpool 6 5 0 1 12 7 15 2 Bournemouth 7 4 2 1 11 8 14 3 Arsenal 6 4 1 1 12 3 13 4 Crystal Palace 6 3 3 0 8 3 12 ……………………………………. 5 Tottenham 6 3 2 1 11 4 11 ……………………………………. 6 Sunderland 6 3 2 1 7 4 11 7 Man City 6 3 1 2 14 6 10 ……………………………………. 8 Chelsea 6 2 2 2 11 8 8 9 Everton 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 10 Brighton 6 2 2 2 9 9 8 11 Fulham 7 2 2 3 8 11 8 12 Leeds 6 2 2 2 6 9 8 13 Brentford 6 2 1 3 9 11 7 14 Man Utd 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 15 Newcastle 6 1 3 2 4 5 6 16 Aston Villa 6 1 3 2 4 6 6 17 Nottm Forest 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 ……………………………………. 18 Burnley 6 1 1 4 6 13 4 19 West Ham 6 1 1 4 6 14 4 20 Wolves 6 0 1 5 4 13 1 1-4: Champions League 5: Europa League 6-7: Europa League depending on domestic cup 18-20: Relegation

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A little more than six months ago, catcher Cal Raleigh sat in an interview room at T-Mobile Park to discuss the six-year, $105 million contract extension he signed with the Seattle Mariners. He was back in the same spot Friday, talking about his record-setting season and the best-of-five American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, which is set to begin Saturday. Raleigh hit an MLB-leading 60 home runs, shattering the marks for most by a primary catcher (Salvador Perez, 48 in 2021) and by a switch-hitter (Mickey Mantle, 54 in 1961). In addition, Raleigh won the Home Run Derby at the All- Star Game in Atlanta with his father pitching and his little brother catching. "I mean, it's been a crazy year," Raleigh said. "First off, I mean, obviously getting to win the (AL) West last week was something super special, and it's something we haven't done in 20-plus years. It was just nice to enjoy it with the guys, let the guard down, really just celebrate with them. And like I said, something that hasn't been done in a long time. So it meant a little more doing that, and doing that was amazing. "And yeah, with the rest of this stuff, you know, contracts and then everything that kind of came after that with the hot start, and then, you know, the Home Run Derby, and what felt like every single day, you know, some stat being thrown around there, it being talked about, you know, on TV or whatever. So it was just crazy, something I never thought would happen and something — I don't really have much words. It's been a crazy kind of ride this year." The division champion Mariners, making just their second playoff appearance since 2001, hope that ride continues. Manager Dan Wilson announced Friday that with All-Star Bryan Woo still recovering from a strained pectoral muscle, right-hander George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA) will pitch the opener. Kirby also started the Mariners' lone home playoff game in 2022, pitching seven scoreless innings in a game Houston won 1-0 in 18 innings to wrap up a series sweep. "Super honored," Kirby said. "It's a big game and something you always dream of, to start Game 1 or any game in the playoffs." The Tigers, who went the distance to defeat host Cleveland in the best-of- three AL wild-card series, will counter with rookie Troy Melton (3-2, 2.76), who made four regular-season starts. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, who pitched 7 2/3 innings Tuesday in a 2-1 victory against Cleveland, will remain on regular rest and start Sunday in Game 2. "I let Troy know on the plane (Thursday) night that he was going to start, and we're excited to hand him the ball," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "Plus stuff, great demeanor, the ability to handle what's probably going to be the most excitable outing for him in a couple months' worth of major league outings." Melton pitched one-third of an inning of relief Wednesday in a 6-1 loss, giving up four runs on three hits. "I had good stuff. Nothing I'm really too concerned with as far as that," Melton said. "They put three good swings on three mistakes that I made, and that's the name of the game." While the Mariners went on a 17-1 run late in the regular season to clinch the division title, the Tigers blew a record 15 1/2-game lead to finish second in the AL Central. Dillon Dingler's homer in the sixth inning broke a 1-all tie Thursday and they went on to score four more runs in the seventh to beat the Guardians 6-3 in the decisive Game 3. "We were on quite a journey to start the season. We race out. We have this big lead. We get a lot of love and a lot of attention and a lot of power rankings and all the stuff that doesn't mean anything at the point of the season until you get to the finish line," Hinch said. "So we've had to deal with a lot. Maybe that hardened us. Maybe that toughened us up. … We've always had a ton of confidence, and we're coming off a big series win that we hope to carry that momentum into playing the Mariners." –Field Level Media

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