No Chicago sports teams in action today or tonight, but there is still a good selection of interesting live games on TV.
↵6 pm, NHL Network: NHL, Capitals at Bruins.
↵7 pm, Fox-32: MLB playoffs, NLCS Game Five, Phillies at Giants.
↵7 pm, TNT: NBA exhibition, Heat at Hawks.
↵8 pm, ESPN: College football, UCLA at No. 1 Oregon. Look! A Thursday night college game that actually means something!