TV SportsWatch
Wednesday, Oct. 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., ESPN — Boston at New York Yankees
7 p.m., ESPN2 — Baltimore at Tampa Bay
SOCCER
2:30 p.m., FSN — UEFA Champions League, Olympiacos at Arsenal
8 p.m., FSN — UEFA Champions League, Dortmund at Manchester City (same-day tape)
ON TAP
Wednesday, Oct. 3
SOCCER
Lee (W) at Brewton-Parker, 2
Lee (M) at Brewton-Parker, 4
VOLLEYBALL
McMinn County at Cleveland, 4:30
Thursday, Oct. 4
CROSS COUNTRY
SETAC Championship at Fletcher Park, 4:30
FOOTBALL
Cleveland Middle at Lake Forest, 6:30 (7th 5)
SOCCER
Walker Valley at Chattanooga Central, 6
Sweetwater at Polk County, 6
Bradley Central at Red Bank, 6:30
East Hamilton at Cleveland, 7 (JV 5)
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Faulkner, 6
McMinn County at Bradley Central, 6 (JV 5)
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 6:15 (JV 5:15, 9th 4:15)
Brainerd at Polk County, 6 (JV 5)
Friday, Oct. 5
FOOTBALL
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 7
Ooltewah at Bradley Central, 7:30
McMinn County at Cleveland, 7:30
Polk County at Signal Mountain, 7:30
McMinn Central at Kingston, 7:30
Scott at Sequoyah, 7:30
Meigs County at Cannon County, 7:30
Rhea County, Sweetwater have byes
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Loyola (La.), 7
Cleveland at Middle Tennessee Classic, Franklin
Bradley Central, Cleveland, Walker Valley (9th) at Battle of the Valley at Jim Smiddy Arena
SOCCER
Walker Valley at Sweetwater, 5:30
Saturday, Oct. 6
CROSS COUNTRY
Cleveland in Jesse Owens Meet (at Moulton, Ala.), 9 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Bellhaven, 1
Cleveland at Middle Tennessee Classic, Franklin
Bradley Central, Cleveland, Walker Valley (9th) at Battle of the Valley, at Jim Smiddy Arena
SOCCER
Emmanuel at Lee (W), 5
Emmanuel at Lee (M), 7:30
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Washington 97 64 .602 —
y-Atlanta 93 68 .578 4
Philadelphia 81 80 .503 16
New York 73 88 .453 24
Miami 69 92 .429 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cincinnati 97 64 .602 —
y-St. Louis 87 74 .540 10
Milwaukee 83 78 .516 14
Pittsburgh 79 82 .491 18
Chicago 60 101 .373 37
Houston 55 106 .342 42
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Francisco 94 67 .584 —
Los Angeles 85 76 .528 9
Arizona 81 80 .503 13
San Diego 75 86 .466 19
Colorado 63 98 .391 31
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 2, Washington 0
Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 2
Houston 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee 5, San Diego 3
St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2
Colorado 7, Arizona 5, 13 innings
L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 2
Tuesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 1
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 3, 11 innings
Houston 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3
Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 1
Arizona 5, Colorado 3
San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta (Sheets 4-4) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 16-9), 12:35
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 6-8) at Washington (E.Jackson 9-11), 1:05
Houston (E.Gonzalez 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-13), 2:20
N.Y. Mets (Hefner 3-7) at Miami (Koehler 0-0), 4:10
Colorado (Francis 5-7) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 15-11), 7:10
San Francisco (Vogelsong 14-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-9), 7:15
San Diego (Werner 2-3) at Milwaukee (Stinson 0-0), 8:10
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 13-10) at St. Louis (S.Miller 1-0), 8:15
End of Regular Season
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
z-New York 94 67 .584 —
z-Baltimore 93 68 .578 1
Tampa Bay 89 72 .553 5
Toronto 72 89 .447 22
Boston 69 92 .429 25
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Detroit 87 74 .540 —
Chicago 84 77 .522 3
Kansas City 72 89 .447 15
Cleveland 68 93 .422 19
Minnesota 66 95 .410 21
West Division
W L Pct GB
z-Oakland 93 68 .578 —
z-Texas 93 68 .578 —
Los Angeles 89 72 .553 4
Seattle 74 87 .460 19
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 10, Boston 2
Chicago White Sox 11, Cleveland 0
Toronto 6, Minnesota 5, 10 innings
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 3
Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Oakland 4, Texas 3
L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 4
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 3, 12 innings
Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 12 innings
Toronto 4, Minnesota 3
Baltimore 1, Tampa Bay 0
Kansas City 4, Detroit 2
Oakland 3, Texas 1
Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday’s Games
Texas (Dempster 7-3) at Oakland (Griffin 7-1), 3:35
L.A. Angels (Weaver 20-4) at Seattle (Beavan 10-11), 6:40
Boston (Matsuzaka 1-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 15-11), 7:05
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 11-11) at Cleveland (D.Huff 3-0), 7:05
Minnesota (Diamond 12-8) at Toronto (Morrow 9-7), 7:07
Baltimore (Tillman 9-2) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 9-11), 7:10
Detroit (L.Marte 0-0) at Kansas City (Mendoza 8-9), 8:10
End of Regular Season
BASKETBALL
WNBA Playoff Glance
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut 2, New York 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Connecticut 65, New York 60
Saturday, Sept. 29: Connecticut 75, New York 62
Indiana 2, Atlanta 1
Friday Sept. 28: Atlanta 75, Indiana 66
Sunday, Sept. 30: Indiana 103, Atlanta 88
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Indiana 75, Atlanta 64
Western Conference
Minnesota 2, Seattle 1
Friday, Sept. 28: Minnesota 78, Seattle 70
Sunday, Sept. 30: Seattle 86, Minnesota 79, 2OT
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Minnesota 73, Seattle 72
Los Angeles 2, San Antonio 0
Thursday, Sept. 27: Los Angeles 93, San Antonio 86
Saturday, Sept. 29: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 94
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Eastern Conference
Connecticut vs. Indiana
Friday, Oct. 5: Indiana at Connecticut, 8 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 8: Connecticut at Indiana, 8 p.m.
x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Indiana at Connecticut, 8:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Los Angeles vs. Minnesota
Thursday, Oct. 4: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
football
AP Pro32-Power Rankings
The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records through Nov. 2, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking:
W L Pts Pvs
1. Houston Texans (11) 4 0 382 1
2. Atlanta Falcons 4 0 369 2
3. San Francisco 49ers 3 1 351 4
4. Baltimore Ravens 3 1 347 3
5. Arizona Cardinals (1) 4 0 342 6
6. New England Patriots 2 2 309 8
7. Green Bay Packers 2 2 304 7
8. Philadelphia Eagles 3 1 296 12
9. Chicago Bears 3 1 293 10
10. San Diego Chargers 3 1 272 13
11. New York Giants 2 2 265 4
12. Cincinnati Bengals 3 1 259 14
13. Denver Broncos 2 2 249 16
14. Minnesota Vikings 3 1 237 17
15. Pittsburgh Steelers 1 2 218 15
16. Dallas Cowboys 2 2 189 11
17. Seattle Seahawks 2 2 182 9
18. Washington Redskins 2 2 178 21
19. St. Louis Rams 2 2 151 29
20. Buffalo Bills 2 2 149 20
21. Detroit Lions 1 3 140 19
22. Carolina Panthers 1 3 128 23
23. New York Jets 2 2 126 18
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 3 112 22
25. Miami Dolphins 1 3 99 28
26. New Orleans Saints 0 4 91 27
27. Kansas City Chiefs 1 3 70 24
28. Oakland Raiders 1 3 63 26
29. Tennessee Titans 1 3 60 25
30. Jacksonville Jaguars 1 3 46 30
31. Indianapolis Colts 1 2 42 31
32. Cleveland Browns 0 4 17 32
VOTING PANEL
Chris Berman, ESPN
Clifton Brown, Sporting News
Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports
Rich Gannon, CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio
Bob Glauber, Newsday
Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
Clark Judge, CBSSports.com
Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune
Pat Kirwan, SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com
John Lynch, Fox Sports
Alex Marvez, Foxsports.com
Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune
Thursday’s Game
Baltimore 23, Cleveland 16
Sunday’s Games
Houston 38, Tennessee 14
San Diego 37, Kansas City 20
St. Louis 19, Seattle 13
New England 52, Buffalo 28
Minnesota 20, Detroit 13
Atlanta 30, Carolina 28
San Francisco 34, N.Y. Jets 0
Arizona 24, Miami 21, OT
Denver 37, Oakland 6
Cincinnati 27, Jacksonville 10
Green Bay 28, New Orleans 27
Washington 24, Tampa Bay 22
Philadelphia 19, N.Y. Giants 17
Open: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
Monday’s Game
Chicago 34, Dallas 18
Thursday, Oct. 4
Arizona at St. Louis, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Denver at New England, 4:25 p.m.
San Diego at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 8
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.
College Football Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 4
SOUTH
Arkansas St. (2-3) at FIU (1-4), 7:30 p.m.
East Carolina (3-2) at UCF (2-2), 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Southern Cal (3-1) at Utah (2-2), 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5
EAST
Pittsburgh (2-2) at Syracuse (1-3), 7 p.m.
FAR WEST
Cal Poly (4-0) at Weber St. (0-5), 8 p.m.
Utah St. (4-1) at BYU (3-2), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6
EAST
Boston College (1-3) at Army (0-4), Noon
Albany (NY) (4-1) at Bryant (0-5), Noon
Northwestern (5-0) at Penn St. (3-2), Noon
UConn (3-2) at Rutgers (4-0), Noon
Robert Morris (1-3) at St. Francis (Pa.) (2-3), Noon
South Florida (2-3) at Temple (1-2), Noon
Dartmouth (2-1) at Yale (1-2), Noon
Columbia (1-2) at Lehigh (5-0), 12:30 p.m.
Georgetown (3-2) at Fordham (3-2), 1 p.m.
Cornell (2-1) at Harvard (3-0), 1 p.m.
Bucknell (1-3) at Holy Cross (0-4), 1 p.m.
Brown (2-1) at Rhode Island (0-4), 1 p.m.
Wagner (2-3) at Sacred Heart (1-3), 1 p.m.
Maine (1-3) at Delaware (4-1), 3:30 p.m.
William & Mary (1-4) at Penn (1-2), 3:30 p.m.
Princeton (1-2) at Lafayette (3-1), 6 p.m.
Charleston Southern (1-3) at Stony Brook (4-1), 6 p.m.
Richmond (3-2) at Villanova (4-1), 6 p.m.
SOUTH
Arkansas (1-4) at Auburn (1-3), Noon
Boise St. (3-1) at Southern Miss. (0-4), Noon
Mississippi St. (4-0) at Kentucky (1-4), 12:21 p.m.
Virginia Tech (3-2) at North Carolina (3-2), 12:30 p.m.
Dayton (1-4) at Davidson (0-4), 1 p.m.
Florida A&M (2-3) at Howard (3-1), 1 p.m.
Towson (2-2) at James Madison (3-1), 1 p.m.
Jacksonville (4-1) at Morehead St. (1-3), 1 p.m.
Presbyterian (2-3) at VMI (1-3), 1:30 p.m.
Furman (2-3) at Wofford (4-0), 1:30 p.m.
Texas Southern (1-4) at Alabama St. (3-2), 2 p.m.
E. Kentucky (4-1) at Tennessee St. (5-0), 2 p.m.
Southern U. (2-2) at Alcorn St. (1-4), 3 p.m.
Virginia (2-3) at Duke (4-1), 3 p.m.
Alabama A&M (5-0) at MVSU (1-3), 3 p.m.
The Citadel (3-2) at Samford (3-1), 3 p.m.
SE Louisiana (2-3) at UAB (0-4), 3 p.m.
E. Illinois (3-2) at UT-Martin (3-2), 3 p.m.
Elon (2-3) at Appalachian St. (3-2), 3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech (2-3) at Clemson (4-1), 3:30 p.m.
LSU (5-0) at Florida (4-0), 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire (3-2) at Georgia St. (0-5), 3:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb (0-4) at Liberty (0-4), 3:30 p.m.
Tulsa (4-1) at Marshall (2-3), 3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest (3-2) at Maryland (2-2), 3:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe (2-2) at Middle Tennessee (3-1), 3:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern (3-1) at W. Carolina (1-4), 3:30 p.m.
NC A&T (2-2) at Bethune-Cookman (3-2), 4 p.m.
Delaware St. (1-3) at Norfolk St. (2-3), 4 p.m.
Tulane (0-4) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), 5 p.m.
Murray St. (2-3) at Austin Peay (0-5), 7 p.m.
UNLV (1-4) at Louisiana Tech (4-0), 7 p.m.
Rice (1-4) at Memphis (0-4), 7 p.m.
Texas A&M (3-1) at Mississippi (3-2), 7 p.m.
Lamar (2-3) at Northwestern St. (2-3), 7 p.m.
Morgan St. (2-2) at Savannah St. (0-4), 7 p.m.
Georgia (5-0) at South Carolina (5-0), 7 p.m.
Florida St. (5-0) at NC State (3-2), 8 p.m.
Jacksonville St. (2-2) at Tennessee Tech (2-3), 8 p.m.
MIDWEST
Michigan St. (3-2) at Indiana (2-2), Noon
Kansas (1-3) at Kansas St. (4-0), Noon
Buffalo (1-3) at Ohio (5-0), Noon
Kent St. (3-1) at E. Michigan (0-4), 1 p.m.
San Diego (2-2) at Drake (3-2), 1:30 p.m.
Bowling Green (2-3) at Akron (1-4), 2 p.m.
S. Illinois (2-3) at Illinois St. (5-0), 2 p.m.
Youngstown St. (4-0) at N. Dakota St. (4-0), 2 p.m.
Butler (3-2) at Valparaiso (0-4), 2 p.m.
UMass (0-5) at W. Michigan (2-3), 2 p.m.
SC State (2-3) vs. NC Central (2-2) at Indianapolis, 2:30 p.m.
N. Illinois (4-1) at Ball St. (3-2), 3 p.m.
W. Illinois (2-2) at South Dakota (1-3), 3 p.m.
Cent. Michigan (2-2) at Toledo (4-1), 3 p.m.
Missouri St. (0-5) at Indiana St. (3-2), 3:05 p.m.
Illinois (2-3) at Wisconsin (3-2), 3:30 p.m.
Michigan (2-2) at Purdue (3-1), 4 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (3-2) at Cincinnati (3-0), 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt (1-3) at Missouri (3-2), 7 p.m.
Miami (4-1) vs. Notre Dame (4-0) at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Nebraska (4-1) at Ohio St. (5-0), 8 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Iowa St. (3-1) at TCU (4-0), 3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma (2-1) at Texas Tech (4-0), 3:30 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin (2-3) vs. Sam Houston St. (2-2) at Houston, 4 p.m.
Jackson St. (2-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-2), 7 p.m.
Nicholls St. (1-2) at Cent. Arkansas (3-2), 7 p.m.
North Texas (2-3) at Houston (1-3), 7 p.m.
Grambling St. (0-4) vs. Prairie View (0-5) at Dallas, 7 p.m.
West Virginia (4-0) at Texas (4-0), 7 p.m.
SMU (1-3) at UTEP (1-4), 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Navy (1-3) at Air Force (2-2), 11:30 a.m.
Sacramento St. (3-2) at S. Utah (2-3), 3 p.m.
Arizona (3-2) at Stanford (3-1), 3 p.m.
Montana (2-3) at N. Colorado (1-3), 3:35 p.m.
New Mexico St. (1-4) at Idaho (0-5), 5 p.m.
Texas St. (2-2) at New Mexico (2-3), 6 p.m.
Washington St. (2-3) at Oregon St. (3-0), 6 p.m.
Fresno St. (3-2) at Colorado St. (1-4), 7 p.m.
Montana St. (5-0) at UC Davis (2-3), 7 p.m.
Wyoming (1-3) at Nevada (4-1), 7:05 p.m.
Hawaii (1-3) at San Diego St. (2-3), 8 p.m.
North Dakota (3-2) at E. Washington (3-1), 8:05 p.m.
Idaho St. (1-3) at Portland St. (1-4), 8:05 p.m.
UCLA (4-1) at California (1-4), 10 p.m.
Washington (3-1) at Oregon (5-0), 10:30 p.m.
transactions
Tuesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE-Suspended minor league free agent OF Joey Gathright 50 games, without pay, for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS-Waived G Tu Holloway and C DJ Mbenga.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Named Jordan Cohn pro personnel scout.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Released TE LaMark Brown and DB Isaiah Green from the practice squad. Signed DB Mana Silva and G-T Andrew Jackson to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed TE Richard Quinn. Waived CB Chris Lewis-Hall.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Signed LB Mario Addison to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed WR Jabar Gaffney. Terminated the contract of WR Legedu Naanee and DL Andre Fluellen. Waived-injured LB Mike Rivera.
NEW YORK JETS-Signed FB Lex Hilliard. Waived WR Patrick Turner. Signed WR Jordan White to the practice squad. Released CB Donnie Fletcher from the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Released G Allen Barbre from the reserve list and running back Lonyae Miller from the practice squad. Signed TE Sean McGrath to the practice squad.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH-Signed G Matt Roik to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS-Fined Portland owner Merritt Paulson $25,000 for inappropriate conduct directed at the officials during and after a game against D.C. United on Sept 29.
NEW YORK RED BULLS-Named Jerome de Bontin general manager. Announced general manager and sporting director Erik Soler, who will remain as an internal advisor. Announced head of global soccer Gerard Houllier will oversee all sporting aspects of the team.
COLLEGE
DUKE-Named Hernando Planells director of women’s basketball relations.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON-Named Vinny Elardo assistant track and field coach.
NYU-Named Mike Torriero assistant wrestling coach.
PENN STATE-Named Greg Campbell assistant director of athletic communications.
YALE-Named Denise Denis assistant softball coach and Cheryl Peterson volunteer assistant softball coach.
