TV SportsWatch
Friday, Nov. 30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2 — Mid-American Conference, championship, Northern Illinois vs. Kent State at Detroit
8 p.m., FOX — Pac-12 Conference, championship, UCLA at Stanford
GOLF
9:30 a.m., TGC — Sunshine Tour, Nedbank Challenge, second round, at Sun City, South Africa (same-day tape)
3 p.m., TGC — World Challenge, second round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m., ESPN — Tennessee at Georgetown
8:30 p.m., ESPN — Syracuse at Arkansas
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7:30 p.m., NBCSN — Boston College at Boston U.
10 p.m., NBCSN — Wisconsin at Denver
NBA BASKETBALL
10:30 p.m., ESPN — Denver at L.A. Lakers
PREP FOOTBALL
10 p.m., FSN — Teams TBA
Saturday, Dec. 1
BOXING
9 p.m., SHO — Middleweights, Danny Jacobs (23-1-0) vs. Chris Fitzpatrick (15-2-0); Jayson Velez (19-0-0) vs. Salvador Sanchez II (30-4-3), for vacant WBC Silver featherweight title; champion Austin Trout (25-0-0) vs. Miguel Cotto (37-3-0), for WBA super welterweight title, at New York
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon, ESPN — Oklahoma at TCU
Noon, ESPN2 — Conference USA, championship, UCF at Tulsa
Noon, FX — Oklahoma St. at Baylor
2:30 p.m., FSN — Kansas at West Virginia
3:30 p.m., ABC — Regional coverage, Cincinnati at UConn or Boise St. at Nevada
4 p.m., CBS — SEC, championship, Alabama vs. Georgia, at Atlanta
7 p.m., ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at South Florida
8 p.m., ABC — Texas at Kansas St.
8 p.m., ESPN — ACC, championship, Florida St. vs. Georgia Tech, at Charlotte, N.C.
8 p.m., FOX — Big Ten, championship, Wisconsin vs. Nebraska, at Indianapolis
GOLF
9 a.m., TGC — Sunshine Tour, Nedbank Challenge, third round, at Sun City, South Africa (same-day tape)
1 p.m., TGC — World Challenge, third round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif.
3 p.m., NBC — World Challenge, third round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
12:30 p.m., CBS — National coverage, Baylor at Kentucky
3 p.m., ESPN2 — Alabama at Cincinnati
5 p.m., ESPN2 — Villanova at Vanderbilt
6:30 p.m., FSN — Texas A&M at Houston
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7:30 p.m., NBCSN — Boston U. at Boston College
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., WGN — Philadelphia at Chicago
SOCCER
7:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at West Ham
4:30 p.m., ESPN — MLS Cup, Houston at Los Angeles
ON TAP
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 (20-1-1) vs. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (19-3), 2
SWIMMING
Dalton (Ga.) at Cleveland (YMCA), 6
VOLLEYBALL
NAIA National Championship
Bracket Play
at Sioux City, Iowa
Lee vs. Hastings (Neb.), 11 a.m.
Lee/Hastings winner vs. Concordia (Calif.), 6:45
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
VOLLEYBALL
NAIA National Championship
Bracket Play
at Sioux City, Iowa
Semifinals, 11 a.m.
Championship match, 9
WRESTLING
Bradley Central, Walker Valley in Ooltewah Invitational
Cleveland in UTC Duals
Ocoee Middle at Mt. Juliet Invitational, 8 a.m.
basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Brooklyn 10 4 .714 —
New York 10 4 .714 —
Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1½
Boston 8 7 .533 2½
Toronto 3 13 .188 8
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 11 3 .786 —
Atlanta 9 4 .692 1½
Charlotte 7 7 .500 4
Orlando 5 9 .357 6
Washington 1 12 .077 9½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 7 6 .538 —
Chicago 7 7 .500 ½
Indiana 7 8 .467 1
Detroit 5 11 .313 3½
Cleveland 3 12 .200 5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 11 2 .846 —
San Antonio 13 4 .765 —
Houston 7 8 .467 5
Dallas 7 9 .438 5½
New Orleans 4 10 .286 7½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 12 4 .750 —
Utah 9 7 .563 3
Denver 8 8 .500 4
Minnesota 6 8 .429 5
Portland 6 9 .400 5½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 9 6 .600 —
L.A. Clippers 9 6 .600 —
L.A. Lakers 7 8 .467 2
Phoenix 7 9 .438 2½
Sacramento 4 10 .286 4½
Wednesday’s Games
San Antonio 110, Orlando 89
Washington 84, Portland 82
Brooklyn 95, Boston 83
Atlanta 94, Charlotte 91
Detroit 117, Phoenix 77
Chicago 101, Dallas 78
Memphis 103, Toronto 82
Utah 96, New Orleans 84
Oklahoma City 120, Houston 98
New York 102, Milwaukee 88
L.A. Clippers 101, Minnesota 95
Thursday’s Games
Miami 105, San Antonio 100
Golden State 106, Denver 105
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Portland at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Mens College Basketball
EAST
Brown 69, Sacred Heart 56
Canisius 83, UMBC 65
Hartford 60, Yale 51
La Salle 63, Rider 52
Manhattan 65, Fordham 58
St. John’s 89, South Carolina 65
UConn 61, New Hampshire 53
SOUTH
Campbell 91, Newberry 78
ETSU 94, Milligan 46
FIU 80, Arkansas St. 61
Florida 82, Marquette 49
LSU 72, Seton Hall 67
Memphis 93, UT-Martin 65
Middle Tennessee 72, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
Morgan St. 67, Liberty 62
Norfolk St. 85, St. Francis (NY) 79
North Florida 72, Florida A&M 47
SC-Upstate 73, UNC Asheville 71
SE Missouri 83, New Orleans 67
South Alabama 77, FAU 66
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 54
MIDWEST
N. Dakota St. 95, Nebraska-Omaha 51
Notre Dame 64, Kentucky 50
UMKC 79, IUPUI 65
W. Illinois 73, South Dakota 71
W. Michigan 54, High Point 53
SOUTHWEST
TCU 61, S. Utah 52
UALR 58, Troy 56
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 104, Lewis-Clark St. 57
Idaho St. 70, Montana-Western 52
Long Beach St. 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Oregon 95, UTSA 78
Pepperdine 76, Montana St. 66
Thursday’s Women’s Basketball
EAST
Princeton 71, Rutgers 55
Syracuse 91, Dartmouth 64
Villanova 66, Lehigh 49
SOUTH
Arkansas St. 60, FIU 57
Chattanooga 68, Wofford 54
Miami 69, Penn St. 65
Michigan St. 68, NC State 51
Mississippi 68, Lipscomb 46
Murray St. 63, Ball St. 53
SE Louisiana 76, New Orleans 64
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 57
MIDWEST
E. Illinois 71, IUPUI 60, OT
IPFW 78, S. Illinois 65
Idaho St. 69, South Dakota 45
Illinois 95, Wake Forest 82
Illinois St. 75, Milwaukee 54
Indiana St. 48, Saint Louis 46
Missouri 80, SE Missouri 51
Missouri St. 73, Oral Roberts 72, OT
Notre Dame 72, Cent. Michigan 63
UMass 65, Ohio 61
Virginia 90, Minnesota 68
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 72, Texas Southern 50
Oklahoma 96, Northwestern St. 35
Tulsa 80, Utah Valley 53
UALR 75, Troy 52
FAR WEST
CS Northridge 70, Santa Clara 67
Denver 57, N. Colorado 46
Montana 76, Idaho 65
Montana St. 81, Montana-Western 49
Oregon St. 71, CS Bakersfield 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, Cal Poly 67
Washington 64, Portland 44
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 8 0 .273 184 282
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327
Carolina 3 8 0 .273 214 265
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 Game
Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13
Sunday’s Games
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’s Game
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
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.
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.
Tennessee High School Playoffs
Games played at Tennessee Tech
Thursday
Division II
Knox Webb (11-1) 47, Evangelical Christian School (6-7) 14
Ensworth (13-0) 31, Memphis University School (10-3) 14
Friday, Nov. 30
Division I
1A - Huntingdon (12-2) vs Gordonsville (12-1), Noon
3A - CAK (13-1) vs Milan (12-2), 4 p.m.
5A - Columbia (12-2) vs Beech (14-0), 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Division I
2A - Friendship Christian (12-1) vs Adamsville (12-1), Noon
4A - Fulton (12-2) vs Covington (14-0), 4 p.m.
6A - Maryville (14-0) vs Whitehaven (14-0), 8 p.m.
transactions
Thursday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Named Tom Wiedenbauer minor league field coordinator; Ruben Niebla minor league pitching coordinator; Luis Ortiz lower-level hitting coordinator/cultural development coordinator; Adam Everett minor league infield coordinator; Travis Fryman special assistant; Chris Tremie manager and Tony Arnold pitching coach of Columbus (IL); Edwin Rodriguez manager, Jim Rickon hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach of Akron (EL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odor hitting coach and Jeff Harris pitching coach of Carolina (Carolina); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hitting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach of Lake County (MWL); Shaun Larkin hitting coach of Mahoning Valley (NYP); Scott Erickson pitching coach of the Arizona League Indians; and Joel Mejia field coordinator of the Dominican Summer League Indians.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Agreed to terms with RHP Felipe Paulino on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Claimed SS Tommy Field off waivers from Minnesota.
MINNESOTA TWINS-Traded OF Denard Span to Washington for RHP Alex Meyer.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Agreed to terms with 3B Scott Moore on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS-Agreed to terms with 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Rich Thompson, RHP Matt Buschmann, RHP Will Inman, 1B Nick Weglarz and INF Shawn O’Malley on minor league contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Released RHP Brad Bergesen.
ATLANTA BRAVES-Agreed to terms with OF B.J. Upton on a five-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS-Named Scott Harris director of baseball operations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Agreed to terms with RHP Sam Holland, LHP Jeremy Gould, SS Luis Ugueto and OF Euri Minaya on minor league contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS-Acquired OF Denard Span from the Minnesota Twins for RHP Alex Meyer.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Suspended Boston G Rajon Rondo two games and fined Brooklyn F Gerald Wallace $35,000 and Boston F Kevin Garnett $25,000 for their actions during Wednesday’s game.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS-Waived F Luke Harangody. Signed F Kevin Jones.
DALLAS MAVERICKS-Signed G Derek Fisher. Waived F Troy Murphy.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER-Assigned G Jeremy Lamb to Tulsa (NBADL).
PHOENIX SUNS-Assigned G Kendall Marshall to Bakersfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL-Fined Dallas CB Mike Jenkins $7,875 for pushing Washington WR Pierre Garcon to the ground well after Garcon crossed the goal line on a 59-yard touchdown last week. Reduced the $21,000 fine of Houston DE Antonio Smith to $11,000 for kicking Miami OL Richie Incognito during the season opener.
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Signed C Scott Wedige.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Signed DT Frank Kearse from the practice squad and CB Nick Hixson to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS-Signed G Andre Gurode. Signed WR Dale Moss and G Derek Dennis to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Placed DT D’Anthony Smith on injured reserve.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Claimed G Hayworth Hicks off waivers from the N.Y. Jets. Released PK Matt Szymanski from the practice squad. Signed LB Quan Sturdivant to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS-Released DB Josh Victorian from the practice squad. Signed WR Bert Reed, T Joe Long and OL Justin Cheadle to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS-Released RB Curtis Brinkley. Placed S Atari Bigby on injured reserve. Signed LB Bront Bird. Claimed WR Micheal Spurlock off waivers from Jacksonville. Signed DB Sean Cattouse to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Signed WR Phil Bates to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS-Named Tom Moore as an assistant to offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Released LB Mario Addison. Claimed LB Bryan Kehl off waivers from Kansas City.
SOCCER
U.S. SOCCER-Named Cheryl Bailey executive director for the women’s soccer league that will begin play in the spring of 2013.
Major League Soccer
PHILADELPHIA UNION-Named Jim Curtin assistant coach. Signed assistant coach Brendan Burke to a new contract.
CHICAGO (Nov. 29, 2012)-U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today that Cheryl Bailey has been named the Executive Director for the new U.S. Soccer-led women’s soccer league that will begin play in the spring of 2013.
COLLEGE
CONFERENCE USA-Announced Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic will join the conference by July 1, 2014.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Announced thr resignation of assistant head football coach Monte Kiffin after the Trojans’ bowl game next month to pursue a return to the NFL.
ST. JOHN’S-Named Alfred Caronia strength and conditioning coach.
