TV SportsWatch
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.
Friday, Jan. 4
BOXING
10 p.m.
ESPN2 — Junior lightweights, Rances Barthelemy (17-0-0) vs. Arash Usmanee (20-0-0), at Miami
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
FOX — Cotton Bowl, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, at Arlington, Texas
GOLF
5:30 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, first round, at Kapalua, Hawaii
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Memphis at Tennessee
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Colorado College at Nebraska-Omaha
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN — Chicago at Miami
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers
PREP FOOTBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN — All-America Game, at St. Petersburg, Fla.
5 p.m.
NFL NETWORK — Semper Fidelis All-American Game, at Carson, Calif.
Saturday, Jan. 5
AUTO RACING
2:30 a.m.
NBCSN — Dakar Rally, stage 1, Lima to Pisco, Peru (delayed tape)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi, at Birmingham, Ala.
ESPN2 — NCAA, FCS, playoffs, championship, North Dakota St. vs. Sam Houston St., at Frisco, Texas
GOLF
5:30 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, second round, at Kapalua, Hawaii
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at Rutgers
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — NC State at Boston College
5 p.m.
NBCSN — Lehigh at VCU
11 p.m.
FSN — California at Southern Cal
NFL FOOTBALL
4:30 p.m.
NBC — Wild Card Game, teams TBD
8 p.m.
NBC — Wild Card Game, teams TBD
PREP BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Simeon (Ill.) vs. Montverde (Fla.), at Wheeling, W.Va.
PREP FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
NBC — US Army All-American Bowl, at San Antonio
SOCCER
Noon
FOX — FA Cup, third round, West Ham vs. Manchester United, at London
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1:30 p.m.
FSN — Oklahoma at Texas
2 p.m.
CBS — National coverage, Purdue at Nebraska
4 p.m.
CBS — National coverage, Notre Dame at UConn
ON TAP
Friday, Jan. 4
BASKETBALL
Westminster (Ga.) at Cleveland (B), 7:30 (BJV 6)
Sweetwater at Polk County, 6 (BJV 4:30)
Lee at Bellhaven (Miss.), 6:30
WRESTLING
Cookeville, Cordova, Walker Valley at Cleveland, 6
Soddy-Daisy Duals
Bradley Central vs. Science Hill, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 5
BASKETBALL
Lee at William Carey (Miss.), 4
White County at Bradley Central, 6 (BJV 4:30)
Knox West at Cleveland, 6 (JV 3)
WRESTLING
Soddy Showdown
Bradley Central, Walker Valley participating
Central Invitational
Cleveland participating
Sunday, Jan. 6
SWIMMING
Cleveland at Maryville, 2
WRESTLING
Tennessee Prep Standings
The Tennessee Prep Wrestling Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a power ranking of 100 percent.
School Power Last
Ranking Week
1 Christian Brothers 100 1
2 Cleveland 89 3
3 Soddy-Daisy 86 2
4 Father Ryan 74 4
5 Wilson Central 60 5
6 McCallie 47 6
7 Baylor 35 7
8 Franklin 34 8
9 Heritage 33 9
10 Bradley Central 32 10
11 Walker Valley 17 11
12 Blackman 13 NR
Others receiveing votes: Brentwood, Montgomery Bell Academy, Pigeon Forge.
Tennessee Wrestling Federation
TSSAA Division 1 Dual Rankings
Current Ranking Previous
1. Soddy Daisy (11-2) 1
2. Cleveland (13-2) 2
3. Wilson Central (26-2) 3
4. Heritage (14-4) 5
5. Bradley Central (8-1) 6
6. Blackman (15-3 7
7. Pigeon Forge (13-4) 15
8. Walker Valley (16-2) 9
9. Franklin (12-5) 4
10. Brentwood (15-2) 8
11. Cookeville (11-2) 10
12. Hixson (8-2) 13
Note: The complete Top 25 can be found at www.tennwrestling.com.
TSSAA Division 2 Dual Rankings
1. Christian Brothers (9-1) 1
2. Father Ryan (12-2) 2
3. Baylor (5-2) 3
4. McCallie (7-3) 4
5. St. Benedict at Auburndale (13-4) 5
6. Montgomery Bell Academy (9-3) 6
7. Brentwood Academy (4-5 7
8. Franklin Road Academy (13-3) 8
9. Briarcrest Christian School (8-1 9
10. Memphis University School (2-3) 10
TSSAA Preliminary Overall Dual Ranking
1. Christian Brothers (9-1) 1
2. Soddy Daisy (11-2) 2
3. Cleveland (13-2) 3
4. Father Ryan (12-2) 4
5. Wilson Central (26-2) 5
6. Heritage (14-4) 7
7. Baylor (5-2) 8
8. McCallie (7-3) 9
9. Bradley Central (14-1) 10
10. Blackman (15-3) 11
11. Pigeon Forge (13-4) NR
12. Walker Valley (16-2) 13
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 22 10 .688 —
Brooklyn 17 15 .531 5
Philadelphia 15 18 .455 7½
Boston 14 17 .452 7½
Toronto 12 20 .375 10
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 22 8 .733 —
Atlanta 20 10 .667 2
Orlando 12 20 .375 11
Charlotte 8 23 .258 14½
Washington 4 26 .133 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 19 13 .594 —
Chicago 17 13 .567 1
Milwaukee 16 14 .533 2
Detroit 12 22 .353 8
Cleveland 7 26 .212 12½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 26 9 .743 —
Memphis 20 9 .690 3
Houston 18 14 .563 6½
Dallas 13 20 .394 12
New Orleans 7 25 .219 17½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 24 7 .774 —
Denver 18 16 .529 7½
Minnesota 15 14 .517 8
Portland 16 15 .516 8
Utah 16 17 .485 9
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 25 8 .758 —
Golden State 22 10 .688 2½
L.A. Lakers 15 16 .484 9
Sacramento 12 20 .375 12½
Phoenix 12 21 .364 13
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Thursday’s Games
New York 100, San Antonio 83
Minnesota 101, Denver 97
Friday’s Games
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Top 25 Fared
Thursday
1. Duke (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Saturday.
2. Michigan (14-0) beat Northwestern 94-66. Next: vs. Iowa, Sunday.
3. Arizona (13-0) beat Colorado 92-83, OT. Next: vs. Utah, Saturday.
4. Louisville (13-1) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Wednesday.
5. Indiana (13-1) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Monday.
6. Kansas (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Temple, Sunday.
7. Syracuse (13-1) did not play. Next: at South Florida, Sunday.
8. Ohio State (11-2) did not play. Next: at No. 11 Illinois, Saturday.
9. Minnesota (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern, Sunday.
10. Gonzaga (14-1) beat Pepperdine 78-62. Next: at Santa Clara, Saturday.
11. Illinois (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Ohio State, Saturday.
12. Missouri (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. Bucknell, Saturday.
13. Florida (9-2) did not play. Next: at Yale, Sunday.
14. Cincinnati (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Saturday.
15. Georgetown (10-1) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday.
16. Creighton (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana State, Saturday.
17. Butler (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. New Orleans, Saturday.
18. Michigan State (11-3) did not play. Next: vs. Purdue, Saturday.
19. San Diego State (12-2) did not play. Next: at Fresno State, Wednesday.
20. New Mexico (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. UNLV, Wednesday.
21. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday.
22. Oklahoma State (10-2) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Kansas State, Saturday.
23. N.C. State (11-2) did not play. Next: at Boston College, Saturday.
24. Pittsburgh (12-2) did not play. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday.
25. Kansas State (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State, Saturday.
FOOTBALL
NFL Playoff Glance
All Times EST
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 5
Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 6
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Washington, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
AFC, TBA (CBS)
NFC, TBA (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)
NCAA
College Football FBS Bowl Glance
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Rice 33, Air Force 14
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Arizona State 62, Navy 28
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Texas 31, Oregon State 27
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan State 17, TCU 16
Monday, Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Clemson 25, LSU 24
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas
Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia 45, Nebraska 31
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina 33, Michigan 28
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
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.
Oregon 35, Kansas State 17
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
RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic
At Montgomery, Ala.
Stars vs. Stripes, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)
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)
