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THIS DAY IN SPORTS 2002 — Katie Hnida becomes the first woman to play in a Division I football game when she attempts an extra point following a New Mexico touchdown in the Numbers Game . The walk-on junior’s kick is blocked. Antelope Valley Press, Friday, December 25, 2020 C3

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By BRETT MARTEL for a fourth straight season and this year,” Payton said, referring to an environment that’s loud big year on its own Associated Press keep alive hopes of winning the to New Orleans’ nine-game where you can’t hear,” Jefferson NEW ORLEANS — Vi- top seed in the conference – if winning streak earlier this year. said. “The circumstances this By DOUG FERGUSON of the women’s tour with kings receiver Adam Thielen Green Bay losses its last two “Will it need to be the Super year with COVID, it is what it Associated Press a reference to the Ameri- is getting accustomed to play- games. Bowl (for the season to be con- is. We have to bring our own en- The late Mickey Wright can Basketball League. It ing high-stakes, high-intensity The loser will head into the sidered successful). Probably so. ergy, bring our own excitement, once recalled an LPGA was formed in 1996 during games against the New Orleans new year on a three-game skid, But you know what? That is a and come prepared.” Tour event where she was a surge in popularity of Saints. but the Saints have the bene- good measuring stick. And that Vikings tight end Irv Smith unable to sleep, all because women’s basketball, but the Here comes another one on fit of knowing they’ll be in the gives you an indication of how Jr. also grew up in the New Or- of her location. league lasted only two sea- Christmas Day. playoffs regardless. organizationally the culture’s leans area. Louise Suggs was in the sons. It was unable to com- “Yeah, it’s kind of crazy pre- New Orleans has double-dig- changed, and we embrace EXTRA PROTECTION room next door. pete with another startup paring for them; it almost feels it wins in each of the past four that.” Saints quarterback Drew Suggs, one of 13 wom- league, the WNBA, which like a divisional opponent,” regular-seasons meetings, only HEADED HOME Brees has been trying a new en who founded the tour in had financial support and Thielen said. “It’s always a dif- to see their last three playoff Justin Jefferson, the third type of protective vest under his 1950, was serving a term as marketing muscle from the ficult game. It’s always a tough runs end short of the Super rookie wide receiver in Vikings jersey since returning last week LPGA president all while NBA. defense and we always have our Bowl, with two losses in over- history to be picked for the Pro from rib fractures and a lung competing. Wright said she “You take the NBA out work cut out for us. I’m assum- time and the first coming on a Bowl, returns to his home state puncture that sidelined him for would be awakened around of the WNBA and you’ve ing it’ll be similar again on Fri- 62-yard Minnesota TD as time after a decorated career at LSU. a month. Brees said he didn’t midnight by the sound of got the ABL,” Votaw said day.” expired in regulation. He leads all NFL rookies with find it too restrictive, noting he keys pounding a typewriter. that day. “We’ve done it all This will be the fifth meet- The Saints’ recent wobbles 1,182 receiving yards and has played with “a bigger, thicker “Louise was writing let- without any help from our ing in four years, including two beg the question whether a sim- 21 receptions of 20-plus yards, flak jacket” early in his career ters to sponsors trying to get male counterpart.” playoff games in which Minne- ilar playoff disappointment is tied for the most in the league. before switching to a thinner us tournaments,” Wright The year of the sota scored the winning touch- again in store. But coach Sean Jefferson has several ticket re- model molded to his ribs in re- said. “Each night she COVID-19 pandemic down on the final play of each. Payton prefers to focus on why quests to fulfill from family and cent seasons. worked past midnight and hit everyone hard. Of the A victory would allow the Vi- this team should be ready to friends, but not as many that “Everybody comes out of the then she’d go out and play American-based sports kings (6-8) to celebrate the holi- take the next step. would be possible in a normal woodwork when you have rib the next day. I never could leagues, the LPGA Tour day by keeping alive thin hopes “I love the grit, the tough- year given the pandemic-lim- injuries, and tells you that, ‘Hey, figure out how she could was the first to feel the ef- of sneaking into the playoffs. ness of this team. They’ve come ited attendance at the Super- wear this. You can jump on a do all of that and still play fects. For the Saints (10-4), a victory back, played their tails off the dome. grenade you’ll be OK,’ “ Brees so well. People don’t realize The tour was four events would clinch the NFC South next year, got on a roll again “For us it’s good not going continued. how much those women into the season in the mid- worked to make the tour dle of February when College Basketball College Basketball NFL NBA possible.” tournaments in Thailand, AMERICAN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE The AP Top 25 The AP Women’s Top 25 2020-21 Bowl Glance West Pacific Division The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ Canceled Singapore and China were college basketball poll, with first-place votes W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB Seventy years later, the women’s college basketball poll, with first- in parentheses, records through Dec. 20, place votes in parentheses, records through yx-Kansas City 13 1 0 .929 435 310 L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 — LPGA Tour is still going canceled. A week before total points based on 25 points for a first- Dec. 20, total points based on 25 points for a Las Vegas 7 7 0 .500 377 421 Phoenix 1 0 1.000 — strong, all on its own. the tour was to begin the place vote through one point for a 25th- first-place vote through one point for a 25th- Celebration Bowl Denver 5 9 0 .357 276 395 Sacramento 1 0 1.000 — place vote and previous ranking place vote and previous ranking Fenway Bowl L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 327 389 L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000 1 Whether more people domestic portion of its Record Pts Prv Record Pts Prv East Golden State 0 1 .000 1 1. Gonzaga (61) 4-0 1597 1 1. Stanford (26) 6-0 742 1 W L T Pct PF PA Southwest Division should be paying atten- schedule, the pandemic yx-Buffalo 11 3 0 .786 407 340 W L Pct GB 2. Baylor (3) 5-0 1538 2 2. Louisville (1) 5-0 693 2 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 3. Kansas 7-1 1426 5 Miami 9 5 0 .643 352 257 San Antonio 1 0 1.000 — tion — either in the gallery shut down sports. Women’s 3. UConn (1) 4-0 676 3 4. Iowa 6-1 1365 3 4. NC State (2) 8-0 674 4 New England 6 8 0 .429 289 301 New Orleans 1 0 1.000 — when fans are allowed again golf did not return until the 5. Villanova 7-1 1304 7 5. South Carolina 5-1 641 5 N.Y. Jets 1 13 0 .071 206 413 Houston 0 0 .000 ½ 6. Houston 5-0 1272 6 6. Arizona 6-0 600 6 South Dallas 0 1 .000 1 at full force or in front of the first weekend in August, a 7. West Virginia 7-1 1225 8 7. Baylor 7-1 558 7 LA Bowl W L T Pct PF PA Memphis 0 1 .000 1 television — is a debate new event with a $1 million 8. Tennessee 4-0 1109 10 8. Oregon 6-0 557 7 Las Vegas Bowl Indianapolis 10 4 0 .714 399 320 Northwest Division 9. Wisconsin 6-1 1051 12 9. Texas A&M 8-0 491 10 Tennessee 10 4 0 .714 436 361 W L Pct GB Houston 4 10 0 .286 315 386 Utah 1 0 1.000 — almost as old as the tour. purse, the smallest of the 10. Texas 7-1 1035 11 10. UCLA 5-1 461 11 11. Rutgers 6-0 878 19 Jacksonville 1 13 0 .071 275 423 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 — 11. Arkansas 8-1 435 12 What doesn’t get enough year. 12. Michigan St. 6-1 839 4 12. Mississippi St. 5-1 417 13 North Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 ½ 13. Creighton 6-2 773 9 13. Kentucky 7-1 391 9 W L T Pct PF PA Denver 0 1 .000 1 attention is that the LPGA They lost 18 tourna- 14. Missouri 5-0 768 16 14. Maryland 5-1 381 14 x-Pittsburgh 11 3 0 .786 366 264 Portland 0 1 .000 1 continues to be the most ments. They added two. 15. Texas Tech 6-2 661 14 15. Northwestern 3-0 325 16 Monday, Dec. 21 Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 368 374 EASTERN CONFERENCE 16. Virginia 3-1 510 17 16. Ohio St. 4-0 255 17 Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 403 287 Atlantic Division successful sports league in They played four of their 17. North Carolina 5-2 492 22 17. Michigan 5-0 248 19 Conway, S.C. Cincinnati 3 10 1 .250 271 355 W L Pct GB NATIONAL CONFERENCE Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — 18. Illinois 5-3 468 13 18. DePaul 4-2 203 24 Appalachian St. 56, North Texas 28 the world for women. five majors. 19. Michigan 6-0 367 25 19. Indiana 3-2 175 15 West 1 0 1.000 — Tuesday, Dec. 22 All on its own. And they finished. 20. Duke 3-2 352 21 20. Texas 5-1 168 22 W L T Pct PF PA Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 — 21. Florida St. 4-1 335 15 20. South Florida 4-1 168 23 x-Seattle 10 4 0 .714 413 339 New York 0 1 .000 1 They don’t have the ad- The most amazing part 22. Xavier 8-0 249 - 22. Syracuse 5-1 107 18 Boise L.A. Rams 9 5 0 .643 345 269 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 23. Ohio St. 6-1 245 20 23. Gonzaga 4-2 82 25 Nevada 38, Tulane 27 Arizona 8 6 0 .571 391 329 Southeast Division vantage of sharing Grand of the season was a Syme- 24. Virginia Tech 6-1 181 - 24. Missouri St. 4-2 76 20 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 333 352 W L Pct GB East Orlando 1 0 1.000 — 25. Oregon 6-1 167 - 25. Michigan St. 6-0 55 - No. 13 BYU 49, UCF 23 Slam venues like in tennis. tra Tour player named W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 1 0 1.000 — Others receiving votes: San Diego Others receiving votes: Georgia 30, Wednesday, Dec. 23 St. 146, Richmond 142, Saint Louis North Carolina 28, Oregon St. 25, South Washington 6 8 0 .429 302 295 Miami 0 1 .000 1 The closest to that was Sophia Popov, saddled by 64, Arkansas 54, Indiana 53, Clemson Dakota St. 21, Iowa St. 19, Tennessee Dallas 5 9 0 .357 339 433 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014 injuries that nearly made 28, Florida 20, Georgia 19, Colorado 12, Arizona St. 8, Rutgers 6, Iowa 6, Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana Tech 3 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 244 311 Charlotte 0 1 .000 1 13, BYU 9, Purdue 9, Louisville 8, Wake Forest 4, Georgia Tech 4, Rice 3, Montgomery (Ala.) Bowl Philadelphia 4 9 1 .321 303 361 Central Division when the USGA staged her quit playing. She got Northwestern 7, UCF 6, Minnesota 4, Villanova 3, Alabama 2. Memphis 25, FAU 10 South W L Pct GB UCLA 3, Oklahoma St. 3, LSU 2, Western W L T Pct PF PA Indiana 1 0 1.000 — the U.S. Open and the U.S. into a tournament in Ohio, x-New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 397 297 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 — Kentucky 2, SMU 1. Women’s Top 25 Fared Thursday, Dec. 24 Women’s Open in succes- played well enough to earn Thursday Tampa Bay 9 5 0 .643 401 321 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1 Top 25 Fared No. 1 Stanford (7-0) did not play. Next: at Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 355 353 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 sive weeks and set up the a spot in the Women’s Brit- Thursday No. 6 Arizona, Friday, Jan 1. Frisco, Texas Carolina 4 10 0 .286 323 356 Chicago 0 1 .000 1 famed course so brilliantly ish Open and then won at No. 1 Gonzaga (6-0) did not play. Next: No. 2 Louisville (5-0) did not play. Next: at Hawaii 28, Houston 14 North vs. No. 16 Virginia, Saturday. Duke, Thursday, Dec. 31. W L T Pct PF PA Tuesday’s Games that shot values were rough- Royal Troon. No. 2. Baylor (6-0) did not play. Next: No. 3 UConn (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Friday, Dec. 25 yx-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 434 339 Brooklyn 125, Golden State 99 vs. Central Arkansas, Tuesday. No. 18 DePaul, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Camellia Bowl Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 318 L.A. Clippers 116, L.A. Lakers 109 ly the same. The season ended on No. 3. Kansas (8-1) did not play. Next: Minnesota 6 8 0 .429 360 388 Wednesday’s Games No. 4 NC State (8-0) did not play. Next: at Montgomery, Ala. vs. No. 10 Texas, Saturday, Jan. 2. Georgia Tech, Thursday, Dec. 31. Detroit 5 9 0 .357 335 435 Cleveland 121, Charlotte 114 They certainly don’t another unlikely note. No. 4. Iowa (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 5 South Carolina (5-1) did not play. Buffalo vs. Marshall, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Orlando 113, Miami 107 have the deep pockets of Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 Minnesota, Friday Dec. 25. Next: vs. Mississippi, Thursday, Dec. 31. Saturday, Dec. 26 Sunday, Dec. 13 Indiana 121, New York 107 No. 5. Villanova (8-1) did not play. Next: No. 6 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona 26, N.Y. Giants 7 Philadelphia 113, Washington 107 the men, not to mention the player in the world, stayed at No. 22 Xavier, Saturday, Jan. 2. Stanford, Friday, Jan. 1. Orlando, Fla. Chicago 36, Houston 7 New Orleans 113, Toronto 99 prize money and corporate home in South Korea with No. 6. Houston (6-0) did not play. Next: No. 7 Baylor (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty, 1:30 p.m., Dallas 30, Cincinnati 7 Boston 122, Milwaukee 121 at UCF, Saturday. TCU, Saturday, Jan. 2. (ESPN) Denver 32, Carolina 27 San Antonio 131, Memphis 119 No. 7. West Virginia (7-2) did not play. No. 8 Oregon (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas City 33, Miami 27 Minnesota 111, Detroit 101 sponsorship. her family during the pan- SERVPRO Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday, Jan. 2. USC, Friday, Jan 1. Tampa Bay 26, Minnesota 14 Atlanta 124, Chicago 104 Ty Votaw, when he be- demic, even if that meant No. 8. Tennessee (6-0) did not play. No. 9 Texas A&M (8-0) did not play. Next: Dallas Tennessee 31, Jacksonville 10 Sacramento 124, Denver 122, OT Next: at No. 14 Missouri, Wednesday, vs. Northwestern St., Monday, Dec. 28. No. 19 Louisiana vs. UTSA 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Indianapolis 44, Las Vegas 27 Utah 120, Portland 100 came LPGA Tour com- missing three majors. She Dec. 30. No. 10 UCLA (5-2) did not play. Next: Lendingtree Bowl Seattle 40, N.Y. Jets 3 Phoenix 106, Dallas 102 missioner in 1999, high- finally returned a week be- No. 9. Wisconsin (7-1) did not play. Oregon St., Friday, Jan.1. Mobile, Ala. Green Bay 31, Detroit 24 Oklahoma City at Houston, ppd Next: at No. 12 Michigan State, Friday. No. 11 Arkansas (9-1) did not play. Next: W. Kentucky vs. Georgia St., 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17 Thursday’s Games lighted the independence fore Thanksgiving. No. 10. Texas (7-1) did not play Next: No. 13 Kentucky, Thursday, Dec. 31. Philadelphia 24, New Orleans 21 No games scheduled. vs. Texas A&M-CC, Tuesday. No. 12 Mississippi St. (5-1) did not play. Washington 23, San Francisco 15 Friday’s Games Tuesday, Dec. 29 No. 11. Rutgers (6-1) did not play. Next: at Georgia, Thursday, Dec. 31. Buffalo 26, Pittsburgh 15 New Orleans at Miami, 9 a.m. Next: vs. Purdue, Tuesday. No. 13 Kentucky (7-1) did not play. Next: Cheez-It Bowl Monday, Dec. 14 Golden State at Milwaukee, 11:30 a.m. No. 12. Michigan State (6-1) did not vs. No. 11 Arkansas, Thursday, Dec. 31. Orlando, Fla. Baltimore 47, Cleveland 42 Brooklyn at Boston, 2 p.m. play. Next: vs. No. 9 Wisconsin, Friday. No. 14 Maryland (5-1) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Miami vs. No. 21 Oklahoma St., Thursday, Dec. 17 Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m. Planner No. 13. Creighton (7-2) did not play. Penn St., Thursday, Dec. 31. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) L.A. Chargers 30, Las Vegas 27, OT L.A. Clippers at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Next: at Providence, Saturday, Jan. 2. No. 15 Northwestern (4-0) did not play. Saturday, Dec. 19 Saturday’s Games No. 14. Missouri (6-0) did not play. Buffalo 48, Denver 19 Atlanta at Memphis, 2 p.m. Next: at Nebraska, Thursday, Dec. 31. San Antonio Next: vs. No. 8 Tennessee, Wednesday, No. 16 Ohio St. (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Carolina at Green Bay, late Cleveland at Detroit, 4 p.m. No. 20 Texas vs. Colorado, 6 p.m. (ESPN) COMING UP IN SOCAL Dec. 30. Penn St., Monday, Jan. 4. Sunday, Dec. 20 Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m. No. 15. Texas Tech (7-2) did not play. No. 17 Michigan (5-0) did not play. Next: Wednesday, Dec. 30 Baltimore 40, Jacksonville 14 Orlando at Washington, 4 p.m. CHARGERS (National Football League) Next: Incarnate Word, Tuesday. vs. Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 31. Duke’s Mayo Bowl Chicago 33, Minnesota 27 Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m. ■ Sunday vs. Denver, 1:05 p.m., CBS No. 16. Virginia (4-1) did not play. Next: No. 18 DePaul (5-2) did not play. Next: at Charlotte, N.C. Dallas 41, San Francisco 33 Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m. ■ Jan. 3 at Kansas City, 10 a.m., CBS vs. No. 1 Gonzaga, Saturday. No. 3 UConn, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Wisconsin vs. Wake Forest, 9 a.m. (ESPN) Indianapolis 27, Houston 20 Toronto at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. No. 17. North Carolina (5-3) did not No. 19 Indiana (4-2) did not play. Next: vs. Miami 22, New England 12 Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m. play. Next: at Georgia Tech, Wednesday, Seattle 20, Washington 15 Houston at Portland, 7 p.m. ■ End of Regular Season Illinois, Thursday, Dec. 31. Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30. No. 20 Texas (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. Tampa Bay 31, Atlanta 27 Phoenix at Sacramento, 7 p.m. No. 15 Iowa vs. Missouri, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) RAMS (National Football League) No. 18. Illinois (6-3) did not play. Next: Lamar, Tuesday, Dec. 29. Tennessee 46, Detroit 25 vs. Indiana, Saturday. No. 20 South Florida (5-1) did not play. Classic Arizona 33, Philadelphia 26 ■ Sunday at Seattle, 1:25 p.m., FOX No. 19. Michigan (6-0) did not play. Next: at Tulsa, Wednesday, Dec. 30. Arlington, Texas N.Y. Jets 23, L.A. Rams 20 Golf ■ Jan. 3 vs. Arizona, 1:25 p.m., FOX Next: at Nebraska, Friday. No. 22 Syracuse (4-1) did not play. Next: No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Florida, 4:15 p.m. Kansas City 32, New Orleans 29 Cleveland 20, N.Y. Giants 6 LPGA Tour Schedule ■ End of Regular Season No. 20. Duke (3-2) did not play. Next: vs. Morgan St., Monday, Dec. 28. (ESPN) Oct. 22-25 — (CANCELED) vs. Pittsburgh, Tuesday. No. 23 Gonzaga (5-2) did not play. Next: at Thursday, Dec. 31 Monday, Dec. 21 BMW Ladies Championship (LPGA No. 21. Florida State (5-1) did not play. Cincinnati 27, Pittsburgh 17 Loyola Marymount, Monday. International Busan, Busan, South CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) Next: at Clemson, Tuesday. No. 24 Missouri St. (4-2) did not play. Next: Friday, Dec. 25 Fort Worth, Texas Korea) ■ Today at Denver, 7:30 p.m., ESPN/PRIME No. 22. Xavier (8-1) did not play. Next: at Loyola of Chicago, Friday, Jan. 8. Minnesota at New Orleans, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29-Nov. 1 — (CANCELED) Taiwan No. 24 Tulsa vs. Mississippi St., 9 a.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 26 ■ vs. Seton Hall, Wednesday, Dec. 30. No. 25 Michigan St. (7-0) did not play. Swinging Skirts LPGA (Miramar Golf Sunday vs. Dallas, 12:30 p.m., PRIME/NBA No. 23. Ohio State (7-1) did not play. Next: at Purdue, Sunday, Jan. 3. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m. and CC, New Taipei City, Taiwan) ■ Tuesday vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., PRIME Next: vs. Northwestern, Saturday. Tucson, Ariz. San Francisco at Arizona, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 6-8 — (CANCELED) Toto Japan No. 24. Virginia Tech (7-1) did not play. Top 25 Schedule No. 22 San Jose St vs. Ball State., 11 a.m. Miami at Las Vegas, 5:15 p.m. Classic (Taiheyo Club (Minori Course), Next: vs. Miami, Tuesday. Thursday’s Games (CBSSN) Sunday, Dec. 27 Ibaraki, Japan) LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Atlanta at Kansas City, 10 a.m. No. 25. Oregon (6-1) did not play. Next: No games scheduled. Nov. 19-22 — Pelican Women’s Carolina at Washington, 10 a.m. ■ Today vs. Dallas, 5 p.m., ABC/ESPN vs. California, Thursday, Dec. 31. Friday’s Games Championship (Sei Young Kim) Memphis, Tenn. Chicago at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. ■ No games scheduled. Dec. 3-6 — Volunteers of America Sunday vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., SpectrumSN/NBA West Virginia vs. Army, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m. Saturday’s Games Classic (Angela Stanford) ■ Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Monday vs. Portland, 7 p.m., SpectrumSN/NBA Top 25 Schedule No games scheduled. Dec. 10-13 — U.S. Women’s Open All Times EST Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Sunday’s Games Houston (Champions GC, Houston, TX) Thursday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 10 a.m. UCLA (Pac-12 Conference) No games scheduled. TCU vs. Arkansas,, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 17-20 — CME Group Tour No games scheduled. Denver at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1 ■ Football: End of Season (opted out of Bowl) Friday’s Games L.A. Rams at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Championship (Tiburon GC, Naples, FL) No. 4 Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ■ M BKB: Dec. 31 vs. Utah, 4 p.m., FS1 Schedule Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. No. 9 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan St., 12:30 Sunday, Dec. 27 Atlanta Tennessee at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m. ■ W BKB: Jan. 1 at Oregon State, TBD p.m. PGA Tour Schedule FAR WEST No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Georgia, 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28 Sept. 10-13 — Safeway Open No. 19 Michigan at Nebraska, 6 p.m. CS Bakersfield at UC Davis, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo at New England, 5:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games (Stewart Cink) USC (Pac-12 Conference) Hawaii at Cal Poly, 7 p.m. Sept. 17-20 — U.S. Open ■ No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Virginia, 4 p.m. UC Riverside at Long Beach St., 7 p.m. Football: End of Season (opted out of Bowl) No. 6 Houston at UCF, 2 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Motorsports Championship (Bryson DeChambeau) UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. No. 14 Northwestern vs. Auburn, 10 a.m. Sept. 24-27 — Corales Puntacana ■ M BKB: Dec. 31 vs. Colorado, 6 p.m., ESPN2 No. 18 Illinois vs. Indiana, 4 p.m. EAST NASCAR Cup Series No. 23 Ohio St. at Northwestern, 2 p.m. (ABC) Resort & Club Championship (Hudson ■ W BKB: Jan. 1 at Oregon, TBD Stony Brook at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Schedule-Winners Swafford) Sunday’s Games Semifinal Game 1 Sept. 12 — Federated Auto Parts 400 (Brad No games scheduled. Oct. 1-4 — Sanderson Farms MLS Arlington, Texas Keselowski) Championship (Sergio Garcia) No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, 1 p.m. Sept. 19 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Oct. 8-11 — Shriners Hospitals for Major League Soccer (ESPN) Race (Kevin Harvick) Children Open (Martin Laird) ON TV TODAY Schedule Sept. 27 — South Point 400 (Kurt Busch) All Times EST Oct. 15-18 — The CJ CUP at Shadow Champions Oct. 4 — YellaWood 500 (Denny Hamlin) COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men’s) Friday, Dec. 25 2020—Columbus Crew New Orleans Creek (Jason Kokrak) Oct. 11 — Bank of America ROVAL 400 MIDWEST 2019—Seattle Sounders No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio St., 5 p.m. Oct. 22-25 — ZOZO Championship at ■ Wisconsin at Michigan State, 9:30 a.m., FOX (Chase Elliott) Wisconsin at Michigan St., 12:30 p.m. 2018—Atlanta United (ESPN) Sherwood (Patrick Cantlay) ■ Maryland at Purdue, 11:30 a.m., FS1 Oct. 18 — Hollywood Casino 400 (Joey Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 — Bermuda Maryland at Purdue, 2:30 p.m. 2017—Toronto Saturday, Jan 2 Michigan at Nebraska, 6 p.m. 2016—Seattle Sounders Logano) Championship (Port Royal GC, ■ Michigan at Nebraska, 3 p.m., BTN Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 2015—Portland Timbers Oct. 25 — Autotrader EchoPark Automotive Southampton, Bermuda) ■ Iowa at Minnesota, 5 p.m., BTN Saturday, Dec. 26 2014—Los Angeles Galaxy Jacksonville, Fla. 500 (Kyle Busch) Nov. 5-8 — Houston Open (Memorial FAR WEST 2013—Sporting Kansas City No. 23 NC State vs. Kentucky, 9 a.m. (ESPN) Nov. 1 — Xfinity 500 (Chase Elliott) Park GC, Houston, TX) COLLEGE FOOTBALL Virginia vs. Gonzaga at Fort Worth, T.X., 4 p.m. 2012—Los Angeles Galaxy Nov. 8 — Season Finale 500 (Chase Elliott) Nov. 12-15 — Masters Tournament ■ Camellia Bowl: Marshall vs. Buffalo, Montgomery, Ala., EAST 2011—Los Angeles Galaxy Tampa, Fla. x-non-points race (Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA) Coppin St. at Towson, 2 p.m. 2010—Colorado Rapids No. 11 Indiana vs. Ole Miss, 9:30 a.m. (ABC) Nov. 19-22 — The RSM Classic (Sea 11:30 a.m., ESPN Island Resort, St. Simons Island, GA) SOUTH 2009—Real Salt Lake Houston at UCF, 1 p.m. 2008—Columbus Crew NASCAR Xfinity Dec. 3-6 — Mayakoba Golf Classic (El Glendale, Ariz. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Kentucky at Louisville, 1 p.m. 2007—Houston Dynamo Schedule-Winners El Camaleón Golf Club at the Mayakoba ■ New Orleans at Miami, 9 a.m., ESPN Norfolk St. at George Mason, 4 p.m. 2006—Houston Dynamo No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 25 Oregon, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Oct. 3 — Ag-Pro 300 (Justin Haley) Resort, Playa del Carman, Mexico) Texas Southern at LSU, 5 p.m. 2005—Los Angeles Galaxy Oct. 10 — Drive for the Cure 250 presented Jan. 7-10 — Sentry Tournament ■ Golden State at Milwaukee, 11:30 a.m., ABC MIDWEST 2004—D.C. United Miami Gardens, Fla. by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina of Champions (Kapalua Resort (The ■ Brooklyn at Boston, 2 p.m., ABC Youngstown St. at Cleveland St., 1 p.m. 2003—San Jose Earthquakes No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 North Carolina, (AJ Allmendinger) Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, IUPUI at Detroit, 2 p.m. 2002—Los Angeles Galaxy 5 p.m. (ESPN) Oct. 17 — Kansas Lottery 300 (Chase Hawaii) ■ Briscoe) Dallas at LA Lakers, 5 p.m., ABC/ESPN Ohio St. at Northwestern, 2 p.m. 2001—San Jose Earthquakes Monday, Jan. 11 Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii ■ LA Clippers at Denver, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Ill.-Chicago at Milwaukee, 3 p.m. 2000—Kansas City Wizards Oct. 24 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Harrison (Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii) Green Bay at Wright St., 4 p.m. 1999—D.C. United College Football Championship Burton) Jan. 21-24 — The American Express Indiana at Illinois, 4 p.m. 1998—Chicago Fire Miami Gardens, Fla. Oct. 31 — Draft Top 250 (Harrison Burton) (PGA West, La Quinta CC, La Quinta, CA) NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE N. Kentucky at Oakland, 7 p.m. 1997—D.C. United Semifinal Game 1 winner vs. Sugar Bowl Nov. 7 — Desert Diamond Casino West Jan. 28-31 — Farmers Insurance ■ Minnesota at New Orleans, 1:30 p.m., FOX/NFL Robert Morris at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. 1996—D.C. United winner, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Valley 200 (Austin Cindric) Open (Torrey Pines GC, San Diego, CA)