TV SportsWatch
Tuesday, Nov. 13
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 a.m., ESPN — Stony Brook at Rider
8 a.m., ESPN — N. Illinois at Valparaiso
10 a.m., ESPN — Harvard at UMass
Noon, ESPN — Temple at Kent St.
2 p.m., ESPN — Detroit at St. John’s
4 p.m., ESPN — Butler at Xavier
6 p.m., ESPN2 — Kentucky at Baylor
7 p.m., ESPN — Michigan St. vs. Kansas, at Atlanta
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Preseason NIT, regional round, teams TBD, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
9 p.m., ESPN — Duke vs. Kentucky, at Atlanta
9 p.m., NBCSN — Georgia Southern at Charlotte
10 p.m., ESPN2 — Preseason NIT, regional round, teams TBD, at Manhattan, Kan.
ON TAP
Tuesday, Nov. 13
BASKETBALL
Chilhowee at Ocoee Middle (6), 4:30
Walker Valley at East Hamilton, 6
Tellico Plains at Polk County, 6
Cleveland State (W) at Georgia Northwestern, 6
Chilhowee at Ocoee Middle (7), 6:30
WRESTLING
Rhea Central, Notre Dame at Ocoee Middle, 4:30
Lake Forest at Baylor, 5:30 (JV 4:30)
basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 4 0 1.000 —
Brooklyn 3 2 .600 1½
Philadelphia 4 3 .571 1½
Boston 4 3 .571 1½
Toronto 1 6 .143 4½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 6 2 .750 —
Atlanta 3 3 .500 2
Charlotte 2 3 .400 2½
Orlando 2 4 .333 3
Washington 0 5 .000 4½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 4 2 .667 —
Chicago 4 3 .571 ½
Indiana 3 4 .429 1½
Cleveland 2 5 .286 2½
Detroit 0 8 .000 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 6 1 .857 —
Memphis 5 1 .833 ½
New Orleans 3 2 .600 2
Dallas 4 4 .500 2½
Houston 3 4 .429 3
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 —
Minnesota 5 2 .714 ½
Denver 4 4 .500 2
Utah 4 4 .500 2
Portland 2 5 .286 3½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 —
Phoenix 4 4 .500 1½
L.A. Lakers 3 4 .429 2
Golden State 3 4 .429 2
Sacramento 2 5 .286 3
Sunday's Games
Brooklyn 82, Orlando 74
L.A. Clippers 89, Atlanta 76
Memphis 104, Miami 86
Oklahoma City 106, Cleveland 91
L.A. Lakers 103, Sacramento 90
Monday's Games
Milwaukee 105, Philadelphia 96
Utah 140, Toronto 133,3OT
Oklahoma City 92, Detroit 90
Boston 101, Chicago 95
Miami 113, Houston 110
Minnesota 90, Dallas 82
Phoenix 110, Denver 100
Atlanta 95, Portland 87
Tuesday's Games
Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Indiana (46) 1-0 1,598 1
2. Louisville (18) 1-0 1,572 2
3. Kentucky (1) 1-0 1,438 3
4. Ohio St. 1-0 1,339 4
5. Michigan 1-0 1,327 5
6. NC State 1-0 1,278 6
7. Kansas 1-0 1,222 7
8. Syracuse 1-0 1,163 9
9. Duke 1-0 1,109 8
10. Florida 1-0 1,007 10
11. North Carolina 2-0 944 11
12. Arizona 1-0 882 12
13. UCLA 1-0 746 13
14. Missouri 1-0 716 15
15. Creighton 1-0 678 16
16. Baylor 2-0 578 19
17. Memphis 0-0 570 17
18. UNLV 0-0 538 18
19. Gonzaga 1-0 437 21
20. Notre Dame 1-0 343 22
21. Michigan St. 0-1 325 14
22. Wisconsin 1-0 324 23
23. UConn 1-0 262 —
24. Cincinnati 1-0 152 24
25. San Diego St. 0-1 128 20
Others receiving votes: VCU 75, Murray St. 64, Minnesota 58, Pittsburgh 36, Saint Louis 32, Saint Joseph’s 30, Butler 22, Texas 20, Marquette 18, Tennessee 18, Kansas St. 12, Miami 9, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 8, Florida St. 7, New Mexico 7, West Virginia 7, Ohio 6, Alabama 5, Davidson 4, N. Iowa 4, Stanford 4, Bucknell 1, Georgetown 1, Maryland 1.
Ballots Online: http://tinyurl.com/43u6jr6
football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 6 3 0 .667 299 201
Miami 4 5 0 .444 173 186
N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 175 228
Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 211 285
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 8 1 0 .889 250 143
Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 186 201
Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311
Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 127 246
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 254 196
Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 207 177
Cincinnati 4 5 0 .444 220 231
Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 3 0 .667 271 189
San Diego 4 5 0 .444 209 191
Oakland 3 6 0 .333 191 284
Kansas City 1 8 0 .111 146 256
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216
Dallas 4 5 0 .444 188 204
Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 156 221
Washington 3 6 0 .333 226 248
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 8 1 0 .889 247 174
Tampa Bay 5 4 0 .556 260 209
New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 249 256
Carolina 2 7 0 .222 163 216
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 7 2 0 .778 242 133
Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187
Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221
Detroit 4 5 0 .444 216 222
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 6 2 1 .722 213 127
Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173
St. Louis 3 5 1 .389 161 210
Thursday’s Game
Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 10
Sunday’s Games
New Orleans 31, Atlanta 27
Minnesota 34, Detroit 24
Denver 36, Carolina 14
Tampa Bay 34, San Diego 24
Tennessee 37, Miami 3
New England 37, Buffalo 31
Baltimore 55, Oakland 20
Cincinnati 31, N.Y. Giants 13
Seattle 28, N.Y. Jets 7
St. Louis 24, San Francisco 24, OT
Dallas 38, Philadelphia 23
Houston 13, Chicago 6
Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington
Monday’s Game
Pittsburgh 16, Kansas City 13, OT
Thursday, Nov. 15
Miami at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18
Cleveland at Dallas, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee
Monday, Nov. 19
Chicago at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
Top 25 Schedule
Saturday
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 14 Stanford, 8 p.m.
No. 2 Kansas State at Baylor, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Alabama vs. Western Carolina, 12:21 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia vs. Georgia Southern, 1:30 p.m.
No. 6 Ohio State at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Florida vs. Jacksonville State, 1 p.m.
No. 8 LSU vs. Mississippi, 3:30 p.m.
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. Sam Houston State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Florida State at Maryland, Noon
No. 11 Clemson vs. NC State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 South Carolina vs. Wofford, 1 p.m.
No. 13 Oklahoma at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Oregon State vs. California, 10:30 p.m.
No. 16 Nebraska vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
No. 17 UCLA vs. No. 21 Southern Cal, 3 p.m.
No. 19 Louisiana Tech vs. Utah State, 4 p.m.
No. 22 Rutgers at Cincinnati, Noon
No. 23 Michigan vs. Iowa, Noon
No. 23 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 25 Kent State at Bowling Green, Noon
LOCAL NOTES
BASEBALL
GRIZZLIES TRYOUTS
The Bradley County Grizzlies baseball club will hold competitive tryouts for our 2013 10-under select team Nov. 17 from 10 a.m.-noon and Nov. 18 from 2-4 p.m. The team will compete in multiple sanctions including BPA and USSSA, playing 40-50 games including 7 to 10 tournaments plus early-season scrimmages, from March through June. Indoor winter workouts will be held in mid to late January 2013. To be eligible, birthdate must be on or after May 1, 2002.Tryouts will take place rain or shine at Lake Forest Middle School. for more information, contact Darryl Farkas at farkas@bellsouth.net, or (423) 298-1083.
BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL REFEREES NEEDED
Anyone interested in refereeing basketball this season should attend the first meeting of the local basketball referee’s association should contact Greg Geren at 472-6268 for more information.
CCC YOUTH BASKETBALL SIGN UPS
The Clevleand Communtiy Center is having registration for their basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 7-12. Anyone interested in playing of putting a team in the league should contact the Center at 559-3322. The fee is $20 per child. Registration will run through Nov. 20.
BASKETBALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
The Cleveland Family YMCA is seeking individuals interested in volunteering for the Youth Basketball Program. Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to, coaching, scorekeeping, refereeing, court monitoring, concessions. Volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application and a background check. For more information, contact the YMCA Sports Department at 476-5573, ext. 120.
BRADLEY DIAMOND CLUB TOURNAMENT
The Bradley Central Diamond Club Christmas Basketball Tournament for fourth- and fifth-grade boys and girls teams will begin Dec. 22. Anyone wishing to put a team in the annual tournament should contact coach Travis Adams at 240-5882.
GOLF
World golf rankings
1. Rory McIlroy NIr 13.01
2. Tiger Woods USA 9.12
3. Luke Donald Eng 8.77
4. Lee Westwood Eng 6.72
5. Adam Scott Aus 6.23
6. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 6.21
7. Justin Rose Eng 6.17
8. Jason Dufner USA 5.91
9. Brandt Snedeker USA 5.70
10. Webb Simpson USA 5.70
11. Bubba Watson USA 5.58
12. Steve Stricker USA 5.18
13. Phil Mickelson USA 5.18
14. Keegan Bradley USA 5.05
15. Nick Watney USA 5.00
16. Ian Poulter Eng 5.00
17. Matt Kuchar USA 4.96
18. Dustin Johnson USA 4.89
19. Peter Hanson Swe 4.82
20. Ernie Els SAf 4.75
21. Zach Johnson USA 4.71
22. Sergio Garcia Esp 4.58
23. Bo Van Pelt USA 4.50
24. Graeme McDowell NIr 4.42
25. Hunter Mahan USA 4.25
26. Jim Furyk USA 4.00
27. Paul Lawrie Sco 3.77
28. Francesco Molinari Ita 3.66
29. Rickie Fowler USA 3.61
30. Carl Pettersson Swe 3.58
31. Jason Day Aus 3.41
32. Martin Kaymer Ger 3.41
33. Charl Schwartzel SAf 3.38
34. Nicolas Colsaerts Bel 3.37
35. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Esp 3.32
36. Bill Haas USA 3.31
37. John Senden Aus 3.14
38. David Toms USA 3.13
39. Branden Grace SAf 3.12
40. Robert Garrigus USA 3.07
41. Ryan Moore USA 3.04
42. Scott Piercy USA 2.94
43. David Lynn Eng 2.74
44. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.74
45. K.J. Choi Kor 2.73
46. Matteo Manassero Ita 2.65
47. Fredrik Jacobson Swe 2.41
48. Jamie Donaldson Wal 2.39
49. Alexander Noren Swe 2.35
50. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 2.34
51. Martin Laird Sco 2.34
52. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 2.33
53. Rafael Cabrera Bello Esp 2.33
54. Thorbjorn Olesen Den 2.31
55. Richie Ramsay Sco 2.29
56. Marcel Siem Ger 2.25
57. Greg Chalmers Aus 2.25
58. Bae Sang-moon Kor 2.23
59. Kevin Na USA 2.23
60. Shane Lowry Irl 2.22
61. Bud Cauley USA 2.21
62. Padraig Harrington Irl 2.18
63. Anders Hansen Den 2.17
64. Bernd Wiesberger Aut 2.16
65. Simon Dyson Eng 2.15
66. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.10
67. Kyle Stanley USA 2.08
68. John Huh USA 2.06
69. K.T. Kim Kor 2.05
70. George Coetzee SAf 2.04
71. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.03
72. Marcus Fraser Aus 2.03
73. Vijay Singh Fji 2.00
74. Ben Crane USA 2.00
75. Jonas Blixt Swe 1.97
nascar
NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders
Through Nov. 11
1. Brad Keselowski, 2,371.
2. Jimmie Johnson, 2,351.
3. Kasey Kahne, 2,321.
4. Clint Bowyer, 2,319.
5. Denny Hamlin, 2,309.
6. Matt Kenseth, 2,297.
7. Greg Biffle, 2,293.
8. Kevin Harvick, 2,285.
9. Tony Stewart, 2,284.
10. Jeff Gordon, 2,281.
11. Martin Truex Jr., 2,260.
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,211.
13. Kyle Busch, 1,091.
14. Ryan Newman, 1,009.
15. Carl Edwards, 998.
16. Paul Menard, 973.
17. Joey Logano, 935.
18. Marcos Ambrose, 918.
19. Jeff Burton, 858.
20. Jamie McMurray, 844.
21. Aric Almirola, 831.
22. Juan Pablo Montoya, 794.
23. Bobby Labonte, 753.
24. Regan Smith, 733.
25. Kurt Busch, 700.
26. Mark Martin, 673.
27. Travis Kvapil, 620.
28. David Ragan, 609.
29. Casey Mears, 597.
30. David Gilliland, 594.
31. Landon Cassill, 581.
32. A J Allmendinger, 453.
33. Dave Blaney, 405.
34. David Reutimann, 363.
35. Brian Vickers, 250.
36. David Stremme, 230.
37. Michael McDowell, 184.
38. J.J. Yeley, 157.
39. Josh Wise, 143.
40. Ken Schrader, 139.
41. Stephen Leicht, 126.
42. Scott Speed, 124.
43. Michael Waltrip, 94.
44. Terry Labonte, 94.
45. Tony Raines, 71.
46. Scott Riggs, 54.
47. Brendan Gaughan, 50.
48. Boris Said, 34.
49. Bill Elliott, 14.
50. Hermie Sadler, 13.
NASCAR Nationwide Points Leaders
Through Nov. 10
1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 1,212.
2. Elliott Sadler, 1,192.
3. Austin Dillon, 1,187.
4. Sam Hornish Jr., 1,105.
5. Michael Annett, 1,050.
6. Justin Allgaier, 1,043.
7. Cole Whitt, 960.
8. Mike Bliss, 877.
9. Brian Scott, 816.
10. Danica Patrick, 806.
11. Joe Nemechek, 790.
12. Mike Wallace, 731.
13. Jason Bowles, 700.
14. Jeremy Clements, 679.
15. Tayler Malsam, 609.
16. Erik Darnell, 549.
17. Eric McClure, 542.
18. Timmy Hill, 452.
19. Brad Sweet, 442.
20. Johanna Long, 418.
21. Danny Efland, 314.
22. Ryan Truex, 292.
23. Jamie Dick, 282.
24. Kenny Wallace, 281.
25. T.J. Bell, 258.
26. Josh Richards, 256.
27. Jeff Green, 252.
28. Morgan Shepherd, 239.
29. Robert Richardson Jr., 237.
30. Blake Koch, 225.
31. Joey Gase, 224.
32. Trevor Bayne, 208.
33. Travis Pastrana, 204.
34. Benny Gordon, 198.
35. Kevin Lepage, 175.
36. Darrell Wallace Jr., 139.
37. Casey Roderick, 136.
38. Kyle Fowler, 127.
39. Reed Sorenson, 124.
40. Daryl Harr, 123.
41. Ron Fellows, 120.
42. Tim Schendel, 113.
43. Mike Harmon, 106.
44. Chase Miller, 104.
45. Alex Bowman, 100.
46. Tim Andrews, 100.
47. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 91.
48. Dexter Stacey, 89.
49. Jacques Villeneuve, 82.
50. Brad Teague, 65.
transactions
Monday's Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE-Suspended free agent RHP Rafael Martinez 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms with C Juan Apodaca, OF Jim Adduci, LHP Neal Cotts, OF Aaron Cunningham, and RHP Yonata Ortega on minor league contracts.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES-Named Randy Ready manager of Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS-Named P.J. Mainville trainer.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS-Named Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jamey Storvick and Mike Tosar international scouts; Josh Bard player personnel special assistant; and Willie Fraser and Scott Groot professional scouts. Reassigned player personnel special asssitant Bill Mueller to full-time professional scout.
NEW YORK METS-Named Jim Malone strength and conditioning coordinator.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS-Named Mike D'Antoni coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS-Signed CB Delano Howell to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Fired special teams coordinator Brian Murphy. Promoted assistant special teams coach Richard Rodgers to special teams coordinator.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed LB Ben Jacobs to the practice squad. Released OT Jeff Adams from the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Placed DE Kenyon Coleman on injured reserve.
DETROIT LIONS-Released CB Alphonso Smith.
GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed LB Vic So'oto. Placed T Bryan Bulaga on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Activated NT Josh Chapman from the non-football-injury list. Signed TE Kyle Miller from the practice squad. Placed DT Drake Nevis and CB Jerraud Powers on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed LB Greg Jones. Released WR Anthony Armstrong.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Placed DE Glenn Dorsey on injured reserve. Signed CB Neiko Thorpe from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Released LB Jeff Tarpinian.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed CB Buddy Jackson to the practice squad.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH-Signed D Dan Coates to a one-year contract.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR-Fined Jeff Gordon $100,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer during Sunday's race. Docked team owner Rick Hendrick 25 car owner points and fined crew chief Brian Pattie $25,000 for the same incident. Fined Brad Keselowski $25,000 for having an electronic device inside the car.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC-Announced MF Mario Martinez has been called in by the Honduras National Team for the Nov. 14 friendly against Peru .
COLLEGE
PITTSBURGH-Announced sophomore basketball G John Johnson will transfer to another school.
SHENANDOAH-Fired football coach Paul Barnes.
TEXAS-Placed women's track and field coach Beverly Kearney on paid leave.
