All times Eastern

TODAY

Sportel Monaco begins

Location: Monaco

AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships begin (ATP and WTA)

Location: Tokyo

Kremlin Cup begins (ATP and WTA)

Location: Moscow

TUESDAY

MLB Division Series play begins

WEDNESDAY

Professional Design-Build Conference begins

Location: Denver

International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Business begins

Location: Columbia, S.C.

AAU Annual Convention begins

Location: Maui, Hawaii

THURSDAY

LPGA Samsung World Championship begins

Location: Vallejo, Calif.

TV: ESPN (Thurs./Fri., 2 p.m.), ABC (Sat., 1:30 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m.)

PGA Michelob Championship at Kingsmill begins

Location: Williamsburg, Va.

TV: ESPN (Thurs.-Sun., 4 p.m.)

FRIDAY

Senior PGA Turtle Bay Championship begins

Location: Kahuku, Hawaii

TV: Pax (Fri., 2 p.m.), CNBC (Sat./Sun., 6 p.m.)

SATURDAY

2002 World Masters Games begin

Location: Melbourne, Australia

SUNDAY

NASCAR Winston Cup EA Sports 500

Location: Talladega, Ala.

TV: NBC, 12:30 p.m.

OCT. 7

ATP CA Tennis Trophy begins

Location: Vienna, Austria

ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon begins

Location: Lyon, France

WTA Porsche Grand Prix begins

Location: Filderstadt, Germany

OCT. 8

MLB League Championship Series play begins

OCT. 9

PGA Invensys Classic at Las Vegas begins

Location: Las Vegas

TV: ESPN (Wed.-Fri., 3 p.m.; Sat., 4:30 p.m.), ABC (Sun., 4 p.m.)

Events are subject to change.

Information about upcoming events can be sent to msedlak@sportsbusinessjournal.com, or via fax to (704) 973-1401, attn: Melissa Sedlak.

Source: Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal research