TV SportsWatch
Thursday, Sept. 20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
9 p.m., ESPN — BYU at Boise St.
GOLF
1 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, TOUR Championship, first round, at Atlanta
6:30 p.m., TGC — Navistar LPGA Classic, first round, at Prattville, Ala. (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at Washington or Toronto at N.Y. Yankees
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m., NFL — N.Y. Giants at Carolina
SOCCER
8 p.m., ESPN2 — MLS, D.C. United at Philadelphia
ON TAP
Thursday, Sept. 20
CROSS COUNTRY
Ocoee Middle at Athens Middle, 4:30
FOOTBALL
Baylor at Cleveland Middle, 6:30 (7th 5)
Ocoee Middle at Lake Forest, 7 (7th 5)
GOLF
Polk County at McMinn Central (at Ridgewood), 4
SOCCER
Ocoee Middle at CCS, 5
Rhea County at Bradley Central, 6
Ooltewah at Cleveland, 7
SOFTBALL
Ocoee Middle at Lake Forest, 5
VOLLEYBALL
Polk County at Tellico Plains, 6 (JV 5)
Bradley Central at Walker Valley, 6:15 (JV 5:15, 9th 4:15)
Rhea County at Cleveland, 6:30 (JV 5:30, 9th 4:30)
Friday, Sept. 21
FOOTBALL
Blackman at Bradley Central, 7:30
Red Bank at Cleveland, 7:30
Polk County at Walker Valley, 7:30
Chattanooga Central at Soddy-Daisy, 7:30
Ooltewah at East Ridge, 7:30
Rhea County at Knox Fulton, 7:30
Bledsoe County at McMinn Central, 7:30
Sweetwater at Loudon, 7:30
McMinn County, Meigs County, Sequoyah have byes
SOCCER
Spring Hill College at Lee (M), 5
Spring Hill College at Lee (W), 7:30
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Southern Weselyan, 7
Saturday, Sept. 22
CROSS COUNTRY
Ocoee Middle at Chickamauga Dam Race, TBA
FOOTBALL
Ocoee Middle at Lake Forest (6th), 10 a.m.
SOCCER
U of Mobile at Lee (W), 5
U of Mobile at Lee (M), 7:30
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Emmanuel, 1
baseball
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 90 58 .608 —
Atlanta 86 64 .573 5
Philadelphia 75 74 .503 15½
New York 66 82 .446 24
Miami 66 84 .440 25
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 90 59 .604 —
St. Louis 79 70 .530 11
Milwaukee 76 72 .514 13½
Pittsburgh 74 74 .500 15½
Chicago 58 91 .389 32
Houston 48 101 .322 42
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 86 63 .577 —
Los Angeles 77 72 .517 9
Arizona 74 74 .500 11½
San Diego 71 78 .477 15
Colorado 58 90 .392 27½
Tuesday’s Games
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0
L.A. Dodgers at Washington, ppd., rain
Miami 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings
Philadelphia at New York, ppd., rain
Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 1
St. Louis 4, Houston 1
Arizona 3, San Diego 2
San Francisco 6, Colorado 3
Wednesday’s Games
Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 1, 1st game
Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 1
Atlanta 3, Miami 0
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 2
L.A. Dodgers 7, Washington 6, 2nd game
Cincinnati 6, Chicago Cubs 5, 11 innings
St. Louis 5, Houston 0
Arizona 6, San Diego 2
San Francisco 7, Colorado 1
Thursday’s Games
Houston (B.Norris 5-12) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-7), 1:45
Cincinnati (Cueto 17-9) at Chicago Cubs (Berken 0-1), 2:20
San Diego (Richard 13-12) at Arizona (Skaggs 1-2), 3:40
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-0) at San Francisco (Zito 12-8), 3:45
Milwaukee (Fiers 9-8) at Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 11-13), 4:05
L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 11-10) at Washington (Detwiler 9-6), 7:05
Philadelphia (Cloyd 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 2-6), 7:10
Friday’s Games
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Volstad 3-10), 2:20
Atlanta (Hanson 12-8) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-11), 7:05
Milwaukee (Marcum 5-4) at Washington (E.Jackson 9-10), 7:05
L.A. Dodgers (Blanton 9-13) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-8), 7:10
Miami (Ja.Turner 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 11-9), 7:10
Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at Houston (E.Gonzalez 2-1), 8:05
Arizona (Miley 15-10) at Colorado (D.Pomeranz 1-9), 8:10
San Diego (Cashner 3-4) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 12-9), 10:15
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 85 63 .574 —
Baltimore 85 64 .570 ½
Tampa Bay 79 70 .530 6½
Boston 68 82 .453 18
Toronto 66 81 .449 18½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 81 67 .547 —
Detroit 79 69 .534 2
Kansas City 67 81 .453 14
Minnesota 62 87 .416 19½
Cleveland 61 88 .409 20½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 88 60 .595 —
Oakland 84 64 .568 4
Los Angeles 81 68 .544 7½
Seattle 70 80 .467 19
Tuesday’s Games
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 5, 12 innings
Detroit 12, Oakland 2
Toronto at New York, ppd., rain
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City 2
L.A. Angels 11, Texas 3
Baltimore 4, Seattle 2, 18 innings
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 2, 1st game
Minnesota 6, Cleveland 4
Detroit 6, Oakland 2
N.Y. Yankees 2, Toronto 1, 2nd game
Tampa Bay 13, Boston 3
Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Texas 6, L.A. Angels 2
Baltimore 3, Seattle 1, 11 innings
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota (Vasquez 0-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 1-4), 12:05
Oakland (Milone 13-10) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 3-5), 1:05
Toronto (Laffey 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 15-12), 7:05
Boston (Buchholz 11-6) at Tampa Bay (Price 18-5), 7:10
Chicago White Sox (Liriano 6-11) at Kansas City (Guthrie 4-3), 8:10
Texas (Darvish 15-9) at L.A. Angels (Greinke 5-2), 10:05
Friday’s Games
Minnesota (Deduno 6-4) at Detroit (Porcello 9-12), 7:05
Oakland (J.Parker 11-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-6), 7:05
Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 6-4) at Boston (Lester 9-12), 7:10
Toronto (Villanueva 7-5) at Tampa Bay (Shields 14-9), 7:10
Cleveland (Masterson 11-14) at Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9), 8:10
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 11-11) at L.A. Angels (Haren 11-11), 10:05
Texas (M.Perez 1-1) at Seattle (Iwakuma 6-5), 10:10
basketball
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Connecticut 24 9 .727 —
x-Indiana 20 12 .625 3½
x-Atlanta 18 14 .563 5½
New York 14 18 .438 9½
Chicago 13 19 .406 10½
Washington 5 27 .156 18½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
z-Minnesota 26 5 .839 —
x-Los Angeles 23 10 .697 4
x-San Antonio 20 12 .625 6½
x-Seattle 14 18 .438 12½
Tulsa 8 23 .258 18
Phoenix 7 25 .219 19½
x-clinched playoff spot
z-clinched conference
Tuesday’s Games
San Antonio 77, New York 66
Seattle 75, Chicago 60
Los Angeles 101, Phoenix 76
Wednesday’s Games
Connecticut 73, Indiana 67
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New York at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Seattle, 10 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 Dec. 30, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking:
W L T Pts Pvs
1. San Francisco 49ers (11) 2 0 0 383 2
2. Houston Texans (1) 2 0 0 360 4
3. Green Bay Packers 1 1 0 352 5
4. Atlanta Falcons 2 0 0 347 7
5. Baltimore Ravens 1 1 0 326 3
6. Philadelphia Eagles 2 0 0 323 12
7. New England Patriots 1 1 0 315 1
8. New York Giants 1 1 0 285 10
9. San Diego Chargers 2 0 0 284 17
10. Pittsburgh Steelers 1 1 0 283 11
11. Denver Broncos 1 1 0 279 6
12. Arizona Cardinals 2 0 0 256 20
13. Detroit Lions 1 1 0 224 13
14. Dallas Cowboys 1 1 0 212 9
15. Chicago Bears 1 1 0 211 8
16. New York Jets 1 1 0 191 15
17. Carolina Panthers 1 1 0 190 22
18. Cincinnati Bengals 1 1 0 176 18
19. Seattle Seahawks 1 1 0 172 24
20. Washington Redskins 1 1 0 172 16
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 1 0 163 19
22. New Orleans Saints 0 2 0 143 14
23. Buffalo Bills 1 1 0 121 27
24. St. Louis Rams 1 1 0 119 28
25. Indianapolis Colts 1 1 0 93 31
26. Miami Dolphins 1 1 0 79 32
27. Minnesota Vikings 1 1 0 75 26
28. Tennessee Titans 0 2 0 51 23
29. Cleveland Browns 0 2 0 44 30
30. Oakland Raiders 0 2 0 43 25
31. Kansas City Chiefs 0 2 0 38 21
32. Jacksonville Jaguars 0 2 0 26 29
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, Sep. 20
N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sep. 23
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Washington, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 24
Green Bay at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sep. 27
Cleveland at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Sep. 30
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Miami at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
New Orleans at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
Monday, Oct. 1
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday
No. 24 Boise State vs. BYU, 9 p.m.
Saturday
No. 1 Alabama vs. Florida Atlantic, 5 p.m.
No. 2 LSU at Auburn, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 22 Arizona, 10:30 p.m.
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 10 Clemson, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt, 7:45 p.m.
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Kansas State, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 South Carolina vs. Missouri, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 West Virginia vs. Maryland, Noon
No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Southern Cal vs. California, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Florida vs. Kentucky, 12:21 p.m.
No. 16 Ohio State vs. UAB, Noon
No. 17 TCU vs. Virginia, Noon
No. 19 UCLA vs. Oregon State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 20 Louisville at FIU, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Michigan State vs. Eastern Michigan, 3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Mississippi State vs. South Alabama, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Nebraska vs. Idaho State, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Tennessee Senior
Women’s Amateur
Championship Flight
Champion—Jean Roise (73-81—154)
Runner-Up—Lynda Wimberly (80-75—155)
Third Place—Margot Oliver (77-80—157)
Fourth Place—Maggie Scott (79-78—157)
Fifth Place—Linda Mullins (80-80—160)
Sixth Place—Sharon Kelly, (79-83—162)
Super-Senior Award—Vicki Whitmore (84-87—171)
First Flight
Champion—Denise Pridemore (92-81—173)
Runner-Up—Evelyn Blackmon (92-82—174)
Third Place—Carlene Ryon (92-84—176)
Fourth Place—Mary Ruth Geny (89-87—176)
Fifth Place—Mary Kelly (92-86—178)
Sixth Place—Brenda Siegel, (91-88—179)
Super-Senior Award—Marianne Fischer (89-90—179)
Second Flight
Champion—Ginny Zanca (94-81—175)
Runner-Up—Rosalie Basten (94-91—185)
Third Place—Marsha Gaster (95-90—185)
Fourth Place—Gail Smothers Smith (97-88—185)
Fifth Place—Peggy Adcock (97-88—185)
Sixth Place—Debora Renee Baldwin (97-90—187)
Super-Senior Award—Marsha Gaster (95-90—185)
Third Flight
Champion—Phyllis Parrott-Price (100-93—193)
Runner-Up—Sharon Aylor (100-97—197)
Third Place—Laura Imboden (103-95—198)
Fourth Place—Patricia Shivers (101-100—201)
Fifth Place—Susan Schleicher (103-99—202)
Sixth Place—Marlene Jones (100-103—203)
Super-Senior Award—Phyllis Price (100-93—193)
Fourth Flight
Champion—Barbara Montavon (106-95—201)
Runner-Up—Joan Bowen (107-94—201)
Third Place—Hilde Stein (107-98—205)
Fourth Place—Barbara Shemwell (106-99—205)
Fifth Place—Vonnie Oaks (106-101—207)
Sixth Place—Dabney Johnson (107-102—209)
Super-Senior Award—Hilde Stein (107-98—205)
transactions
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Recalled RHP Dylan Bundy from Bowie (EL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Reinstated DH Travis Hafner from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES-Reinstated LHP Andy Pettitte from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Dellin Betances from Trenton (EL) and placed him on the 60-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Recalled OF A.J. Pollock from Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Mike Jacobs from Reno. Designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment.
CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to player development contracts with Kane County (MSL), Daytona (FSL) and Boise (NWL) through the 2014 season.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Agreed to a four-year player development contract with Peoria (MWL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON WIZARDS-Re-signed C/F Brian Cook. Signed F/C Earl Barron, G Steven Gray and F Shavlik Randolph.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS-Claimed CB Jerome Murphy off waivers from New Orleans. Placed CB Drayton Florence on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed TE Maurice Stovall. Released TE Stephen Spach.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Re-signed WR Deion Branch and LB Niko Koutouvides. Signed TE Kellen Winslow. Released RB Lex Hilliard, LB Mike Rivera and WR Greg Salas.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Signed CB Elbert Mack.
OAKLAND RAIDERS-Signed CB Brandian Ross from Green Bay’s practice squad. Signed DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah to the practice squad. Re-signed DT Vaughn Meatoga to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS-Signed G Reggie Wells.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Signed WR Jordan Shipley. Signed LB D.J. Bryant to the practice squad.
COLLEGE
NCAA-Named Northeastern director of athletics Peter Roby to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE-Announced Missouri, Old Dominion and Northern Iowa have joined as affiliate members for wrestling and signed them for five years.
ARKANSAS STATE-Named Terry Mohajir athletic director.
FELICIAN-Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Ivan Lewis to associate head coach. Named Eric Powe men’s assistant basketball coach and Don Sellari men’s basketball strength and conditioning specialist.
KANSAS STATE-Named Bruce Shubert assistant athletic director for business operations.
