TV SportsWatch
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Vermont at Harvard
7:15 p.m.
ESPN2 — Minnesota at Florida St.
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — NC State at Michigan
9:15 p.m.
ESPN2 — Maryland at Northwestern
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — North Carolina at Indiana
ON TAP
Tuesday, Nov. 27
BASKETBALL
Ocoee Middle (7) at Baylor, 5
Walker Valley at McMinn Central, 6 (JV 3:30)
Cleveland State at Snead State (Ala.), 6
Polk County at Cleveland (JV), 6
Ocoee Middle (8) at Baylor, 6:15
Lee (W) at Trevecca Nazarene, 8
SWIMMING
Heritage (Ga.), Ringgold (Ga.) at Cleveland, 6
VOLLEYBALL
NAIA National Championship
Pool Play
at Sioux City, Iowa
Lee vs. Missouri Baptist, 4:15
WRESTLING
Walker Valley, Franklin (N.C.) at Andrews, N.C., 5
Wednesday, Nov. 28
SOCCER
NAIA Womens National Championship
at Orange Beach, Ala.
Quarterfinals
Lee vs. Cumberland (Tenn.)/Concordia (Ore.) winner, 5
VOLLEYBALL
NAIA National Championship
Pool Play
at Sioux City, Iowa
Lee vs. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 4:15
Thursday, Nov. 29
BASKETBALL
Ocoee Middle (6) at Westside, 4:30
VOLLEYBALL
NAIA National Championship
Pool Play
at Sioux City, Iowa
Lee vs. Biola (Calif.), 4:15
WRESTLING
McCallie, Lafayette at Ocoee Middle, 4
East Ridge at Bradley Central, 7 (JV 6)
NW Whitfield, Signal Mountain at Cleveland, 6
Friday, Nov. 30
BASKETBALL
Ocoee Middle (7) at Westside, 4:30
Loyola (La.) at Lee, 5:30
Cleveland at Bradley Central, 6 (BJV, 4:30)
Rhea County at Walker Valley, 6 (BJV, 4:30)
Polk County at Sequoyah, 6 (JV, 3:30)
Volunteer State at Cleveland State, 6
Ocoee Middle (8) at Westside, 6:30
SOCCER
NAIA Womens National Championship
at Orange Beach, Ala.
Semifinals — Lee possbily participating, 2
SWIMMING
Dalton (Ga.) at Cleveland (YMCA), 6
Saturday, Dec. 1
BASKETBALL
Lake Forest at Ocoee Middle (6), 10 a.m.
Motlow State at Cleveland State, 2
Spring Hill at Lee, 3
SOCCER
NAIA Womens National Championship
at Orange Beach, Ala.
Championship match — Lee possbily participating, 6
WRESTLING
Ocoee Middle at Mt. Juliet Invitational, 8 a.m.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Brooklyn 9 4 .692 —
New York 9 4 .692 —
Philadelphia 8 6 .571 1½
Boston 8 6 .571 1½
Toronto 3 11 .214 6½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 10 3 .769 —
Atlanta 8 4 .667 1½
Charlotte 7 6 .538 3
Orlando 5 8 .385 5
Washington 0 12 .000 9½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 7 5 .583 —
Chicago 6 7 .462 1½
Indiana 6 8 .429 2
Detroit 4 11 .267 4½
Cleveland 3 11 .214 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 10 2 .833 ½
San Antonio 12 3 .800 —
Dallas 7 7 .500 4½
Houston 6 7 .462 5
New Orleans 4 9 .308 7
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 11 4 .733 —
Denver 8 7 .533 3
Utah 8 7 .533 3
Portland 6 8 .429 4½
Minnesota 5 7 .417 4½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 8 6 .571 —
L.A. Clippers 8 6 .571 —
L.A. Lakers 7 7 .500 1
Phoenix 6 8 .429 2
Sacramento 4 9 .308 3½
Monday’s Games
San Antonio 118, Washington 92
Brooklyn 96, New York 89, OT
Detroit 108, Portland 101
Milwaukee 93, Chicago 92
Memphis 84, Cleveland 78
Oklahoma City 114, Charlotte 69
Utah 105, Denver 103
New Orleans 105, L.A. Clippers 98
Tuesday’s Games
Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Portland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, 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 (47) 6-0 1,606 1
2. Duke (18) 6-0 1,554 5
3. Michigan 5-0 1,421 4
4. Ohio St. 4-0 1,416 3
5. Louisville 5-1 1,347 2
6. Syracuse 4-0 1,323 6
7. Florida 5-0 1,227 7
8. Kentucky 4-1 1,180 8
9. Arizona 3-0 1,076 10
10. Kansas 4-1 937 12
11. Creighton 6-0 926 14
12. Gonzaga 6-0 854 17
13. Michigan St. 5-1 818 15
14. North Carolina 5-1 718 9
15. Oklahoma St. 5-0 668 20
16. Missouri 5-1 665 13
17. Cincinnati 6-0 571 22
18. NC State 4-1 553 16
19. Colorado 5-0 478 23
20. Georgetown 4-1 257 —
21. Minnesota 6-1 197 —
22. Illinois 7-0 185 —
23. San Diego St. 4-1 182 25
24. UNLV 3-1 175 18
25. New Mexico 6-0 141 —
Others receiving votes: Alabama 108, Wichita St. 99, UConn 93, UCLA 85, Pittsburgh 55, Oregon 44, Notre Dame 42, Memphis 23, Butler 20, Wisconsin 16, California 12, Florida St. 10, Saint Joseph’s 9, Ohio 8, Marquette 7, Murray St. 5, Temple 5, Baylor 4, Tennessee 3, Colorado St. 1, VCU 1.
USA Today/ESPN Men’s Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, 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 Pvs
1. Indiana (27) 6-0 769 1
2. Duke (4) 6-0 723 5
3. Michigan 5-0 691 4
4. Ohio State 4-0 689 3
5. Syracuse 4-0 630 6
6. Louisville 5-1 615 2
7. Florida 5-0 573 8
8. Kentucky 4-1 557 7
9. Arizona 3-0 520 10
10. Kansas 4-1 484 11
11. Creighton 6-0 463 12
12. Gonzaga 6-0 440 16
13. North Carolina 5-1 355 9
14. Michigan State 5-1 320 19
15. Missouri 5-1 319 14
16. Cincinnati 6-0 295 20
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 261 22
18. N.C. State 4-1 240 15
19. Colorado 5-0 172 —
20. UNLV 3-1 144 18
21. San Diego State 4-1 139 25
22. Illinois 7-0 103 —
23. New Mexico 6-0 68 —
24. UCLA 4-2 62 13
25. Georgetown 4-1 56 —
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 48, Pittsburgh 41, Alabama 38, UConn 38, Notre Dame 36, Florida State 26, Wisconsin 24, Memphis 16, Wichita State 16, California 14, Murray State 13, Kansas State 12, Oregon 12, Ohio 10, Saint Joseph’s 10, Saint Mary’s 8, Butler 5, Tennessee 5, Marquette 4, Baylor 3, Maryland 2, VCU 2, Colorado State 1, Davidson 1, Mississippi 1, Texas 1.
NCAA Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, 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. Stanford (21) 6-0 953 1
2. UConn (17) 5-0 944 2
3. Baylor (1) 5-1 901 3
4. Duke 4-0 861 4
5. Notre Dame 4-0 802 5
6. Penn St. 5-0 752 6
7. Louisville 6-0 742 7
8. Georgia 7-0 701 8
9. Kentucky 4-1 656 9
10. California 5-0 615 11
11. Maryland 3-1 602 10
12. Oklahoma 5-1 459 13
13. Texas 5-0 453 15
14. Purdue 5-1 374 14
15. Ohio St. 4-1 366 16
16. Tennessee 4-1 328 20
17. St. John’s 4-1 314 18
18. Oklahoma St. 3-0 294 21
19. UCLA 3-1 274 19
20. Kansas 5-0 265 22
21. Nebraska 5-1 185 23
22. North Carolina 6-0 181 25
23. Dayton 6-0 177 24
24. Iowa St. 4-0 102 —
25. West Virginia 3-2 91 12
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 72, Florida St. 49, Miami 31, Syracuse 30, Delaware 18, Rutgers 15, South Carolina 15, Vanderbilt 12, Virginia 12, Georgia Tech 7, DePaul 6, Iowa 6, Middle Tennessee 4, Chattanooga 3, Gonzaga 2, Utah 1.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244
Miami 5 6 0 .455 211 226
N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 243 319
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211
Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 230 273
Tennessee 4 7 0 .364 238 335
Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 188 308
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 283 219
Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 231 210
Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 282 247
Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 209 248
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 3 0 .727 318 221
San Diego 4 7 0 .364 245 237
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 218 356
Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 161 301
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 305 226
Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285
Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262
Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 10 1 0 .909 294 216
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 308 304
Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 3 0 .727 277 175
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 273 245
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 248 249
Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 2 1 .773 276 155
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 219 185
St. Louis 4 6 1 .409 205 254
Arizona 4 7 0 .364 180 227
Thursday’s Games
Houston 34, Detroit 31, OT
Washington 38, Dallas 31
New England 49, N.Y. Jets 19
Sunday’s Games
Denver 17, Kansas City 9
Chicago 28, Minnesota 10
Cincinnati 34, Oakland 10
Cleveland 20, Pittsburgh 14
Indianapolis 20, Buffalo 13
Jacksonville 24, Tennessee 19
Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 23
Miami 24, Seattle 21
Baltimore 16, San Diego 13, OT
St. Louis 31, Arizona 17
San Francisco 31, New Orleans 21
N.Y. Giants 38, Green Bay 10
Monday’s Game
Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29
New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
New England at Miami, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 3
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA Top 25 Schedule
Friday
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 17 UCLA, Pac-12 championship, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Kent State vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois, MAC championship at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia, SEC championship at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
No. 7 Kansas State vs. No. 23 Texas, 8 p.m.
No. 12 Oklahoma at TCU, Noon
No. 13 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, ACC championship at Charlotte, N.C., 8 p.m.
No. 14 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin, Big Ten championship at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m.
No. 16 Oregon State vs. Nicholls State, 2:30 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma State at Baylor, Noon
No. 25 Boise State at Nevada, 3:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Nate Spears on a minor league contract.
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Bell, RHP Cesar Carrillo, RHP Shane Dyer, RHP Shawn Hill, RHP Micah Kellogg, RHP David Kopp, RHP Victor Larez, RHP Carlos Monasterios, RHP Jesse Todd, LHP Jose Alvarez, LHP Ramon Garcia, LHP Efrain Nieves, C Brad Davis, INF Argenis Diaz, INF Lance Durham, INF John Lindsey, INF/OF Marcus Lemon, INF/OF Kevin Russo and INF/OF Matt Tuiasosopo on minor league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with C Eli Whiteside on a one-year contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded INF Brandon Hicks to the New York Mets for cash considerations.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with 3B Evan Longoria on a 10-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named DeMarlo Hale bench coach, Chad Mottola hitting coach, Dwayne Murphy first base and outfield coach, Luis Rivera third base coach and Pete Walker pitching coach.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Named Rob Deer assistant hitting coach.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Byrdak on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Sacramento G Aaron Brooks $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands after Friday’s game.
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled G Scott Machado from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended New England DL Jermaine Cunningham and Tampa Bay CB Eric Wright four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.
CHICAGO BEARS — Placed G Lance Louis on injured reserve.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Announced president Mike Holmgren is leaving the team.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Placed LB Bruce Carter and WR Danny Coale on injured reserve. Released WR Andre Holmes. Signed LB Brady Poppinga and WR Anthony Armstrong. Signed CB Reggie Jones to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed RB Jacob Hester. Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed RB Andre Brown on injured reserve-return. Waived CB Michael Coe from injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Activated G David DeCastro from injured reserve. Placed OT Marcus Gilbert on injured reserve. Released WR David Gilreath. Signed L John Malecki from the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Fired offensive coordinator Chris Palmer. Named quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains offensive coordinator.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed LB Roddrick Muckelroy. Placed LB Keenan Robinson on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
KANSAS — Announced freshman basketball F Zach Peters is leaving the men’s basketball program.
PITTSBURGH — Dismissed DB Stephen Williams from the football team.
SAGE — Named Lee Whittemore men’s assistant volleyball coach.
