TV SportsWatch
Friday, Dec. 28
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN — Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe
5:30 p.m.
ESPN — Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
9 p.m.
ESPN — Meineke Car Care Bowl at Houston, Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Providence at Brown
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Baylor at Gonzaga
10 p.m.
ESPN2 — Missouri at UCLA
Saturday, Dec. 29
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11:45 a.m.
ESPN — Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6)
4 p.m.
ESPN —Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco, Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4)
3:15 p.m.
ESPN —Pinstripe Bowl at New York, Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5)
6:45 p.m.
ESPN —Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3)
10:15 p.m.
ESPN —Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
ON TAP
Friday, Dec. 28
BASKETBALL
Maryville Christmas Tournament
Bradley Central (B) vs. Stone Memorial, 5:15
Upward Classic
at Spartanburg, S.C.
Bradley Central (G) vs. Dorman, S.C., 7
Bearden Super 16
at Knoxville
Cleveland (B) vs. South Doyle, 1:15
Best of Preps
at Chattanooga State
Cleveland (G) vs. GPS, 7
Battle of the States
at Towns County HS, Ga.
Polk County participating
WRESTLING
Cleveland in Osceola (Fla.) Tournament
Saturday, Dec. 29
BASKETBALL
Maryville Christmas Tournament
Bradley Central (B) participating
Upward Classic
at Spartanburg, S.C.
Bradley Central (G) participating
Bearden Super 16
at Knoxville
Cleveland (B) participating
Best of Preps
at Chattanooga State
Cleveland (G) participating
Battle of the States
at Towns County HS, Ga.
Polk County participating
WRESTLING
Cleveland in Osceola (Fla.) Tournament
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 21 8 .724 —
Brooklyn 14 14 .500 6½
Boston 14 14 .500 6½
Philadelphia 14 15 .483 7
Toronto 9 20 .310 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 20 6 .769 —
Atlanta 17 9 .654 3
Orlando 12 16 .429 9
Charlotte 7 21 .250 14
Washington 3 23 .115 17
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 16 12 .571 —
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 ½
Chicago 15 12 .556 ½
Detroit 9 22 .290 8½
Cleveland 7 23 .233 10
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 22 8 .733 —
Memphis 18 8 .692 2
Houston 16 12 .571 5
Dallas 12 17 .414 9½
New Orleans 6 22 .214 15
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 22 6 .786 —
Denver 16 14 .533 7
Portland 14 13 .519 7½
Minnesota 13 13 .500 8
Utah 15 15 .500 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 23 6 .793 —
Golden State 19 10 .655 4
L.A. Lakers 14 15 .483 9
Phoenix 11 18 .379 12
Sacramento 9 19 .321 13½
Wednesday’s Games
Miami 105, Charlotte 92
New Orleans 97, Orlando 94
Cleveland 87, Washington 84
Chicago at Indiana, ppd., weather conditions
Atlanta 126, Detroit 119,2OT
Houston 87, Minnesota 84
Philadelphia 99, Memphis 89
Milwaukee 108, Brooklyn 93
San Antonio 100, Toronto 80
Denver 126, L.A. Lakers 114
New York 99, Phoenix 97
Golden State 94, Utah 83
Portland 109, Sacramento 91
Thursday’s Games
Oklahoma City 111, Dallas 105, OT
L.A. Clippers 106, Boston 77
Friday’s Games
Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.
New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
NCAA
College Basketball Schedule
All Times EST
Friday, Dec. 28
EAST
Rider at Rutgers, 3 p.m.
Detroit at Temple, 3 p.m.
Providence at Brown, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame (Ohio) at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Albany (NY) at Navy, 7 p.m.
Iona at Saint Joseph’s, 7 p.m.
Stony Brook at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Cornell at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
NJIT at Villanova, 7 p.m.
Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7:30 p.m.
SOUTH
Union (Ky.) at Liberty, 7 p.m.
Southern Miss. at Morehead St., 7:30 p.m.
Houston Baptist at LSU, 8 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Spring Hill at Southern U., 9:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
Siena Heights at E. Michigan, 4 p.m.
Rio Grande at Cleveland St., 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Bowling Green at North Dakota, 8 p.m.
SIU-Edwardsville at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
NC A&T at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Baylor at Gonzaga, 8 p.m.
Coll. of Idaho at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Yale at Nevada, 10 p.m.
Missouri at UCLA, 10 p.m.
Fresno Pacific at Pepperdine, 10:30 p.m.
TOURNAMENTS
Dr Pepper Classic
At Chattanooga, Tenn.
First Round
Austin Peay vs. Utah Valley, 4:30 p.m.
High Point at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.
UCF Holiday Classic
At Orlando, Fla.
First Round
Howard at UCF, 7 p.m.
Belmont vs. Boston U., 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
TOURNAMENTS
Dr Pepper Classic
At Chattanooga, Tenn.
Third Place, 4:30 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
UCF Holiday Classic
At Orlando, Fla.
Third Place, 5 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
EAST
St. Peter’s at CCSU, 1 p.m.
Holy Cross at Boston College, 2 p.m.
UMBC at Mount St. Mary’s, 2 p.m.
Coll. of Charleston at Vermont, 2 p.m.
Maine at Quinnipiac, 3 p.m.
Manhattan at Columbia, 4 p.m.
Duquesne at Penn St., 4 p.m.
Penn at Wagner, 4 p.m.
Bryant at Lehigh, 7 p.m.
La Salle at Siena, 7 p.m.
Alcorn St. at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Washington vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7:30 p.m.
SOUTH
Santa Clara at Duke, Noon
W. Michigan at NC State, Noon
Delaware St. at Maryland, 12:30 p.m.
UNC Wilmington at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at South Carolina, 1 p.m.
Tulsa vs. Florida St. at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2 p.m.
UNLV at North Carolina, 2 p.m.
Cent. Pennsylvania at Radford, 2 p.m.
Georgia St. at Georgia Southern, 3 p.m.
Valparaiso at Murray St., 3 p.m.
Northeastern at UAB, 3 p.m.
Florida A&M at Georgia, 4 p.m.
Kentucky at Louisville, 4 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at VCU, 4 p.m.
Air Force vs. Florida at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m.
Auburn-Montgomery at Alabama St., 5 p.m.
FAU at Louisiana-Monroe, 5 p.m.
Spring Hill at SE Louisiana, 5 p.m.
Va. Intermont at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m.
Norfolk St. at East Carolina, 5:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 5:30 p.m.
FIU at Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Davidson at Richmond, 6 p.m.
Xavier at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Fordham at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
Fairfield at Old Dominion, 7 p.m.
George Mason at South Florida, 7 p.m.
Denver at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.
Butler at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.
North Texas at W. Kentucky, 8 p.m.
Arkansas St. at South Alabama, 8:05 p.m.
UALR at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:15 p.m.
E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 8:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
Ohio Dominican at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
UT-Martin at SE Missouri, 1 p.m.
Loyola of Chicago at DePaul, 2 p.m.
NC Central at Marquette, 2 p.m.
South Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha, 2 p.m.
William & Mary at Purdue, 2 p.m.
Ill.-Chicago at Toledo, 2 p.m.
Samford at Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Marygrove at Youngstown St., 2:05 p.m.
Auburn vs. Illinois at the United Center, 2:15 p.m.
Oakland at IUPUI, 3 p.m.
Nicholls St. at Nebraska, 3 p.m.
UMass at N. Illinois, 4 p.m.
Chicago St. at Ohio St., 4:30 p.m.
UMKC at Kansas St., 7 p.m.
Cent. Michigan at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Drake at Bradley, 8 p.m.
American U. at Kansas, 8 p.m.
S. Dakota St. at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m.
IPFW at W. Illinois, 8 p.m.
Evansville at Creighton, 8:05 p.m.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 4 0 .733 529 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289
N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347
Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303
x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371
Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451
Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321
x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304
Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286
San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419
Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372
N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337
Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277
New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410
Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377
Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299
Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314
Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253
Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Francisco 10 4 1 .700 370 260
x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232
St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328
Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday, Dec. 30
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Miami at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
NCAA
College Football FBS Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Arizona 49, Nevada 48
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Utah State 41, Toledo 15
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Brigham Young 23, Sandiego State 6
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ball State28, UCF 26
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
MAACO Bowl
Las Vegas
Boise State 28, Washington 26
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU 43, Fresno State 10
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati 48, Duke 34
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor 49, UCLA 26
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 (8-4), 4 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
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)
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 Soddy-Daisy 89 2
3 Cleveland 86 3
4 Father Ryan 73 4
5 Wilson Central 58 5
6 McCallie 47 6
7 Baylor 45 9
8 Franklin 42 7
9 Heritage 40 8
10 Bradley Central 36 10
11 Walker Valley 22 11
12 Brentwood 9 12
Others receiveing votes: Beech, Blackman, Montgomery Bell Academy, Pigeon Forge, St. Benedict, Science Hill.
LOCAL NOTES
BASEBALL
WV HITTING/PITCHING CAMP
Registration the Walker Valley Mustangs Hitting and Pitching Baseball Camp will be held Jan. 6 from 2-3:30 p.m. The camp will run on five consecutive Sundays at the Walker Valley hitting facility. For more information, contact Mike Turner at 595-2640 or Joe Shamblin at 364-6951.
U.S. BASEBALL ACADEMY
U.S. Baseball Academy will offer advanced hitting, pitching, fielding/baserunning and catching training programs and instruction at Cleveland State Community College, under the direction of CSCC head baseball coach Mike Policastro. The instruction dates are Jan. 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 2013. A complete description of the program and registration forms can be obtained at www.USBaseballAcademy.com or by contacting U.S. Baseball Academy at (866)622-4487.
TRYOUT TUNE-UP
The 3rd annual Tryout Tune-Up will take place the on the final four Sundays of January again in 2013
Robbie Winters, former Bradley Central, Cleveland State, Lee University baseball player and former head coach at Lake Forest Middle School will be directing the clinic. The "tune-up" will emphasize offensive and defensive fundamentals for each camper. All young men, ages 5-15, planning on playing baseball this spring are encouraged to attend. The dates for the Tryout Tune-Up are Jan. 6, 13, 20, and 27 and will last from 2-5 p.m. For more information, contact coach Winters at 473-9645 if you would like to register of if you have any questions.
MUSTANG BEAUTY PAGEANT
Queen of Hearts Beauty Pageant, an annual fundraiser benefitting the Walker Valley High School baseball team will be held Feb. 9 as the school’s auditorium. Event 1 will begin at 11 a.m. for divisions birth–age 5; Event 2 will start at 2 p.m. for the remaining age divisions. For entry forms go to Facebook.com: Tennesseefundraisingpagents.
SOFTBALL
LEE WINTER PROSPECT CAMP
The 2013 Lee Winter Prospect Camp will be held Feb. 9, 2013 at Butler Field on the Lee University Campus. The camp will run from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. The cost for the camp is $55 for early registration of $65 on the day of the camp. The camp will feature Lee coach Emily Russell, assistant coach Jeff Martin as well as Lady Flames coaching staff and players. The camp will also feature other college coaches working as instructors with each group. The camp is for athletes in grades 8-12 as well as junior college students. Space is limited and early registration is recommended. Discounts are available to a team with more than five members ($10 reduction per camper) and for siblings ($10 per child). Only one discount per camper is allowed. For more information, contact Emily Russell (423)614-8456 or email erussell@leeuniversity.edu.
