Some athletic events in Harnett County were called off Wednesday due to heat. Coats-Erwin Middle School’s football game at Harnett Central was canceled. … East Carolina (3-2) hosts Temple (3-1) in college football tonight at 8 p.m. (ESPN). … Yandy Diaz hit two home runs for Tampa Bay in a 5-1 win at Oakland in the American League wild card game on Wednesday night. … The National League Division Series get started tonight with St. Louis at Atlanta at 5:02 p.m. (TBS) and Washington at Los Angeles at 8:37 p.m. (TBS). … The Los Angeles Rams play a Thursday night NFL game at Seattle tonight at 8:20 p.m. (FOX, NFL Network). … The Carolina Hurricanes start their NHL schedule at home tonight at 7 p.m. against Montreal. … The NBA exhibition season gets started on Friday at 1 a.m. in Honolulu with Houston taking on the Los Angeles Clippers.