TV SportsWatch
Tuesday, Dec. 4
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN — Jimmy V Classic, Texas vs. Georgetown, at New York
7 p.m., ESPN2 — Oklahoma at Arkansas
7 p.m., NBCSN — Richmond at Old Dominion
9 p.m., ESPN — Jimmy V Classic, NC State vs. UConn, at New York
9 p.m., ESPN2 — Northwestern at Baylor
9 p.m., NBCSN — Siena at St. Bonaventure
SOCCER
2:30 p.m., FSN — UEFA Champions League, Olympiacos vs. Arsenal, at Piraeus, Greece
8 p.m., FSN — UEFA Champions League, Manchester City at Dortmund (same-day tape)
ON TAP
Tuesday, Dec. 4
BASKETBALL
Meigs County at Ocoee Middle (6), 5
Dalton at Ocoee Middle (G7), 5
Soddy-Daisy at Bradley Central, 6 (BJV, 4:30)
East Hamilton at Cleveland, 6 (JV 3:30)
Walker Valley at McMinn County, 6 (JV 3:30)
Ocoee Middle (B7), at Dalton, 6
Dalton at Ocoee Middle (G8), 6
Ocoee Middle (B8), at Dalton, 6
Knoxville College at Lee (M), 7
WRESTLING
Ocoee Middle at Cleveland Middle, 4
Bradley Central at Ooltewah, 7
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 7
SWIMMING
Athens at Cleveland, 6
Wednesday, Dec. 5
BASKETBALL
Snead State (Ala.) at Cleveland State, 6
Thursday, Dec. 6
BASKETBALL
Baylor at Ocoee Middle (7), 4:30
Baylor at Ocoee Middle (8), 6:30
Oakwood at Lee (M), 7
SWIMMING
Ooltewah, CSAS at Cleveland, 6
WRESTLING
Bradley Central, Pigeon Forge at Maryville Heritage, TBA
Cleveland, Wm. Blount, Alcoa at Walker Valley, 6
Friday, Dec. 7
BASKETBALL
Cleveland at McMinn County 6 (BJV 4:30)
Ooltewah at Walker Valley, 6 (JV 3:30)
Meigs County at Polk County, 6 (JV, 3:30)
Bradley Central at White County, 7
WRESTLING
Ocoee Middle (JV) at Lake Forest, 5
Father Ryan at Cleveland, 7
Saturday, Dec. 8
BASKETBALL
Cleveland State at Chattanooga State, 2
Lindsey Wilson at Lee (W), 2
Ocoee Middle (6) at Cleveland Middle, 2
Ocoee Middle (7) at Cleveland Middle, 4
Ocoee Middle (8) at Cleveland Middle, 6
WRESTLING
Cleveland Duals, All day
Walker Valley, Bradley Central at Tullahoma Duals, All day
football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260
N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296
Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337
Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221
Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306
Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359
Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242
Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230
Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260
Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 9 3 0 .750 349 244
San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257
Oakland 3 9 0 .250 235 376
Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243
Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301
Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295
Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327
Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259
Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198
Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272
Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171
Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202
St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267
Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Game
Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13
Sunday’s Games
Seattle 23, Chicago 17, OT
Green Bay 23, Minnesota 14
St. Louis 16, San Francisco 13, OT
Kansas City 27, Carolina 21
Houston 24, Tennessee 10
N.Y. Jets 7, Arizona 6
Indianapolis 35, Detroit 33
Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18
New England 23, Miami 16
Denver 31, Tampa Bay 23
Cleveland 20, Oakland 17
Cincinnati 20, San Diego 13
Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20
Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33
Monday’s Game
Washington 17, N.Y. Giants 16
Thursday, Dec. 6
Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 10
Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m.
College Football FBS Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas-
Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 4
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 5
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Miami
Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 19
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 26
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)
basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 12 4 .750 —
Brooklyn 11 5 .688 1
Philadelphia 10 7 .588 2½
Boston 9 8 .529 3½
Toronto 4 14 .222 9
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 12 3 .800 —
Atlanta 9 5 .643 2½
Charlotte 7 9 .438 5½
Orlando 7 10 .412 6
Washington 1 13 .071 10½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 8 7 .533 —
Milwaukee 8 8 .500 ½
Indiana 8 9 .471 1
Detroit 6 13 .316 4
Cleveland 4 14 .222 5½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 12 3 .800 ½
San Antonio 14 4 .778 —
Houston 8 8 .500 5
Dallas 8 9 .471 5½
New Orleans 5 11 .313 8
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 14 4 .778 —
Denver 9 9 .500 5
Utah 9 10 .474 5½
Minnesota 7 8 .467 5½
Portland 8 10 .444 6
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 —
Golden State 10 7 .588 1
L.A. Lakers 8 9 .471 3
Phoenix 7 11 .389 4½
Sacramento 4 12 .250 6½
Sunday’s Games
New York 106, Phoenix 99
Orlando 113, L.A. Lakers 103
Monday’s Games
Portland 118, Charlotte 112, OT
Detroit 89, Cleveland 79
New Orleans 102, Milwaukee 81
Denver 113, Toronto 110
L.A. Clippers 105, Utah 104
Orlando 102, Golden State 94
Tuesday’s Games
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.
Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Dallas 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 Dec. 2, 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 (45) 8-0 1,605 1
2. Duke (20) 8-0 1,577 2
3. Michigan 7-0 1,467 3
4. Syracuse 5-0 1,384 6
5. Louisville 6-1 1,332 5
6. Florida 6-0 1,324 7
7. Ohio St. 5-1 1,254 4
8. Arizona 5-0 1,190 9
9. Kansas 6-1 1,079 10
10. Gonzaga 8-0 1,054 12
11. Cincinnati 7-0 919 17
12. Missouri 6-1 866 16
13. Illinois 8-0 654 22
14. Minnesota 8-1 584 21
15. Georgetown 5-1 545 20
16. Creighton 7-1 469 11
17. San Diego St. 5-1 410 23
18. New Mexico 8-0 402 25
19. Michigan St. 6-2 347 13
20. North Carolina 6-2 321 14
21. UNLV 5-1 285 24
22. Notre Dame 7-1 278 —
23. Oklahoma St. 5-1 263 15
24. Wichita St. 8-0 245 —
25. NC State 4-2 234 18
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 186, Virginia Tech 170, Pittsburgh 164, Oregon 155, Alabama 96, UConn 92, Baylor 49, Colorado 44, Boise St. 22, Butler 18, Maryland 9, Temple 9, Miami 7, Colorado St. 5, Wyoming 5, Murray St. 4, LSU 1, Marquette 1.
The Women’s Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, 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 (22) 8-0 978 1
2. UConn (17) 6-0 968 2
3. Baylor (1) 6-1 926 3
4. Duke 6-0 887 4
5. Notre Dame 5-0 831 5
6. Georgia 9-0 772 8
7. Kentucky 6-1 759 9
8. Louisville 8-1 691 7
9. Maryland 4-1 655 11
10. Penn St. 6-1 590 6
11. California 6-1 577 10
12. Texas 6-0 522 13
13. Oklahoma 7-1 497 12
14. Tennessee 6-1 478 16
15. Purdue 7-1 426 14
16. Oklahoma St. 5-0 345 18
17. Kansas 7-0 333 20
17. UCLA 4-1 333 19
19. Dayton 9-0 248 23
20. Ohio St. 5-2 190 15
21. North Carolina 7-1 181 22
22. Iowa St. 5-0 177 24
23. Miami 5-1 160 —
24. Florida St. 7-0 127 —
25. Nebraska 6-2 107 21
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 68, Texas A&M 59, South Carolina 40, St. John’s 32, Delaware 15, DePaul 9, Michigan St. 4, Syracuse 4, Duquesne 3, Georgia Tech 3, Arkansas 2, Chattanooga 2, Utah 1.
transactions
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Mitch Maier, RHP Terry Doyle, INF Drew Sutton, RHP Oscar Villareal and RHP Jose De La Torre on minor-league contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C Geovany Soto on a one-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sold the contract of RHP Brad Bergesen to Chunichi (Central League-Japan).
ATLANTA BRAVES — Promoted minor league strength and conditioning coordinator Rick Slate to director of strength and conditioning.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F Terrence Jones from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Kirk Morrison.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed S Sherrod Martin on injured reserve.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Jacquies Smith to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Fired defensive line coach Jim Washburn. Named Tommy Brashear defensive line coach. Signed OT Matt Kopa from the New England practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS — Reassigned RW Toni Rajala from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned F Jason Clark from Bridgeport (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned F Stefan Della Rovere, F Sebastian Wannstrom and D Brett Ponich from Peoria (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE — Declined options on D Gonzalo Segares, MF Corben Bone and G Jay Nolly.
D.C. UNITED — Declined options on D Mike Chabala, D Emiliano Dudar, M Stephen King and F Maicon Santos.
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Acquired allocation money and homegrown rights to D Bryan Gallego from New York for D Kosuke Kimura and a 2013 second-round draft pick. Declined contract options for M/D Lovel Palmer and D Steve Purdy.
REAL SALT LAKE — Traded F Fabian Espindola and D Jamison Olave to New York, and M Will Johnson to Portland for allocation money.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Traded M Michael Harrington to Portland for allocation money.
TORONTO FC — Traded D Aaron Maund to Real Salt Lake for F Justin Braun.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Traded M/F Atiba Harris to Colorado for an international roster spot.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA — Named Joker Phillips receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.
IDAHO — Named Paul Petrino football coach.
MISSOURI — Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator David Yost.
NYU — Named David Lado men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.
REGIS — Named Rob Riley director of athletics.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed football coach Steve Spurrier to a two-year contract extension through 2017.
SYRACUSE — Named Cedric Solice women’s assistant basketball coach.
