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come in after Labor Day, be together, get in great game shape, so it’s all going to be predicated on everybody’s conditioning.” Brooks anticipates stitching Beal’s and Wall’s games together on court will be easier than antici- pated. Their off-court happiness is a separate issue — Wall made it known last month that he wanted out of Washington after a report that the team had discussed trad- ing him — but on court, Brooks feels they still complement each other well. “I think you can blend those two guys’ skill sets together now much easier, because they both are going to end up being good shooters, and Brad’s ability to play-make and handle the ball, it’s going to be better,” Brooks said. “Also, the mental stress of having to [carry the team alone] every single night, it wears on you.... You have another elite player coming back, I think it’s going to be beneficial to the group and to your good players as well.” [email protected]

The season is slated to begin Dec. 22, with a trio of preseason games before then. Brooks will spend most of the month observ- ing his young players to see how they’ve improved and who might earn a spot in the starting lineup. He anticipates Hachimura will stay there alongside Wall, Beal and Bryant, but nothing is set in stone. And the fifth starting spot, on the wing, is up for grabs. As for reintegrating Wall, Brooks said there is no set plan for how the team will handle the point guard’s minutes. The coach saw Wall last month in Los Ange- les and said he is “as good and as strong as he’s ever been,” though playing day after day at full NBA speed — even just in practice — is different from working out or scrimmaging as Wall has been for months. “He’s ready to go. He’s excited, been in town doing some work- outs,” Brooks said. “We’re going to start slow with all of our guys. This is not the normal training camp where most of our guys will

practicing, it’s going to be great.” The Wizards had all but two players present on the first day of camp. Brooks said Latvian forward Davis Bertans, the team’s three- point specialist, is still sorting out visa issues but is expected to join the group shortly. One new, un- identified player tested positive for the coronavirus before travel- ing to Washington, a reminder that this NBA season will begin amid an ongoing global pandem- ic. “Item number one on my list and everybody’s list and the coun- try’s list is we have to stay safe and healthy,” Brooks said. “The NBA has worked all summer long to put some good protocols in place that give us the best chance to have success, and that’s got to be number one. We’re going to have to adapt.” For the Wizards, that means coming together as a coherent roster in about three weeks’ time.

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ing 41-year-old coach Matt Campbell. The Cyclones (7-2) bounced from No. 13 to No. 9 because they had just bounced then-No. 17 Texas out of the rankings entirely with a 20-16 win Friday in Austin. Northwest- ern (5-1) yielded its spot at No. 8 after its naughty 29-20 loss Sat- urday at Michigan State, falling to No. 14. And for all the form, this second set of rankings this season did produce a meaningful distinction. When the Ragin’ Ca- juns of Louisiana Lafayette (8-1) debuted on the list at No. 25, they joined No. 7 Cincinnati, No. 13 BYU (9-0), No. 18 Coastal Caro- lina (9-0), No. 21 Marshall (7-0) and No. 24 Tulsa (5-1) to make it six ranked teams outside the Power Five conferences. That represented the most in the seven-season history of a playoff concept often viewed as snooty toward the sport’s financial un- derlings. Earlier, Tuesday had brought relevant news from Ohio State and from the ACC. The Buckeyes announced they would resume football practice after suspending it late last week, aiming to shore up their game total come Saturday by playing at Michigan State without Coach Ryan Day, homebound in isola- tion after his positive test. The Buckeyes must play that game and the one Dec. 12 against Michigan to meet the six-game minimum for Big Ten champion-

NFL
NFC

EAST WLTPCT. PF PA
N.Y. Giants .................... 4 70 .364 214 253
Washington .................. 4 70 .364 241 243
Philadelphia .................. 3 71 .318 237 277
Dallas ............................ 3 80 .273 251 359

SOUTH WLTPCT. PF PA
New Orleans ................. 9 20 .818 326 225
Tampa Bay .................... 7 50 .583 344 280
Atlanta .......................... 4 70 .364 295 281
Carolina ......................... 4 80 .333 280 300

NORTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Green Bay ..................... 8 30 .727 349 283
Chicago ......................... 5 60 .455 216 250
Minnesota ..................... 5 60 .455 292 305
Detroit .......................... 4 70 .364 252 328

WEST WLTPCT. PF PA
Seattle .......................... 8 30 .727 341 304
L.A. Rams ...................... 7 40 .636 263 215
Arizona ......................... 6 50 .545 304 258
San Francisco ................ 5 60 .455 261 254
AFC
EAST WLTPCT. PF PA
Buffalo .......................... 8 30 .727 299 282
Miami ............................ 7 40 .636 284 205
New England ................. 5 60 .455 229 255
N.Y. Jets ....................... 0 11 0. 000 152 322

SOUTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Tennessee ..................... 8 30 .727 324 285
Indianapolis .................. 7 40 .636 302 253
Houston ........................ 4 70 .364 268 297
Jacksonville .................. 1 10 0. 091 227 325

NORTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Pittsburgh ................... 10001 .000 298 174
Cleveland ...................... 8 30 .727 265 286
Baltimore ...................... 6 40 .600 268 195
Cincinnati ...................... 2 81 .227 230 289

WEST WLTPCT. PF PA
Kansas City ................. 101 0. 909 348 238
Las Vegas ...................... 6 50 .545 292 319
Denver ........................... 4 70 .364 209 298
L.A. Chargers ................ 3 80 .273 277 300
WEEK 12
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Washington 41, at Dallas 16
Houston 41, at Detroit 25
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
at Atlanta 43, Las Vegas 6
at Buffalo 27, L.A. Chargers 17
Cleveland 27, at Jacksonville 25
Miami 20, at N.Y. Jets 3
at Minnesota 28, Carolina 27
N.Y. Giants 19, at Cincinnati 17
at New England 20, Arizona 17
Tennessee 45, at Indianapolis 26
New Orleans 31, at Denver 3
San Francisco 23, at L.A. Rams 20
Kansas City 27, at Tampa Bay 24
at Green Bay 41, Chicago 25
MONDAY’S RESULT
Seattle 23, at Philadelphia 17
WEDNESDAY’S GAME
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-10), 3:40
WEEK 13
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Cincinnati at Miami (-11^1 / 2 ), 1
Cleveland at Tennessee (-5^1 / 2 ), 1
Detroit at Chicago (-3), 1
Indianapolis (-3) at Houston, 1
Jacksonville at Minnesota (-9^1 / 2 ), 1
Las Vegas (-8) at N.Y. Jets, 1
New Orleans (-3) at Atlanta, 1
L.A. Rams (-3) at Arizona, 4:05
N.Y. Giants at Seattle (-10), 4:05
New England at L.A. Chargers (PK), 4:25
Philadelphia at Green Bay (-9^1 / 2 ), 4:25
Denver at Kansas City (-14), 8:20
BYE: Carolina, Tampa Bay
MONDAY’S GAMES
Washington at Pittsburgh (-9^1 / 2 ), 5
Buffalo (-3) at San Francisco, 8:15
TUESDAY, DEC. 8
Dallas at Baltimore (OFF), 8:05

PRO FOOTBALL

SOCCER

MLS playoffs
PLAY-IN ROUND
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, NOV. 20
at New England 2, Montreal 1
at Nashville SC 3, Inter Miami CF 0

FIRST ROUND
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, NOV. 21
at Orlando City 1, New York City FC 1 (Orlando City
advances in shootout, 6-5)
at Columbus 3, N ew York 2
TUESDAY, NOV. 24
Nashville 1, at T oronto 0 (OT)
New England 2, at Philadelphia 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY, NOV. 22
at Sporting KC 3, San Jose 3 (Sporting KC advances in
shootout, 3-0)
at Minnesota United 3, Colorado 0
at Portland 3, Dallas 3, (FC Dallas advances in shootout,
8-7)
TUESDAY, NOV. 24
at Seattle 3, Los Angeles FC 1

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
New England 3, at Orlando City 1
at Columbus 2, Nashville 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TUESDAY’S RESULT
Dallas at Seattle, Late
W EDNESDAY’S MATCH
Minnesota United at Sporting KC, 9
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY’S MATCH
New England at Columbus, 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MONDAY’S MATCH
Seattle-Dallas winner vs. Sporting KC-Minnesota win-
ner, 3 or 6:30
MLS CUP
SATURDAY, DEC. 12
Teams TBD, 8

NCAA women EAST St. John’s 85, St. Peter’s 47 SOUTH Auburn 97, Gardner-Webb 61 Baylor 67, South Florida 62 Campbell 42, North Carolina Greensboro 38 Florida State 81, Florida 75 George Mason 77, Longwood 65 Liberty 76, Norfolk State 53 Little Rock 61, Memphis 52 Tennessee 67, East Tennessee State 50 Tulane 77, South Alabama 73 Virginia Tech 92, George Washington 57 MIDWEST Akron 70, Northern Kentucky 60 SOUTHWEST Central Arkansas 74, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70 WEST Northern Colorado 75, Denver 74

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NCAA men EAST Hampton 82, George Washington 78 Morgan State 102, Lincoln (Pa.) 94 Navy 78, Georgetown 71 Providence 63, Davidson 62 Villanova 87, Hartford 53 SOUTH East Carolina 91, North Carolina Wesleyan 62 Florida International 96, Central Michigan 76 Louisville 75, Western Kentucky 54 Michigan State 75, Duke 69 Virginia 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 51 VMI 84, Longwood 71 MIDWEST Creighton 94, Omaha 67 Dayton 66, E. Illinois 63 Nebraska 76, South Dakota 69 Oklahoma State 70, Marquette 62 Purdue 93, Oakland 50 Texas 66, Indiana 44 Toledo 70, Cleveland State 61 Wisconsin 82, Green Bay 42 WEST North Carolina 67, Stanford 63 Southern Cal 79, BYU 53 UC Riverside 57, Washington 42

No. 17 Texas 66, Indiana 44 Texas (3-0) B rown 1-4 0-0 2, Sims 1-5 6-8 8, Coleman 6-11 2-2 16, A.Jones 5-16 0-0 12, Ramey 3-11 6-6 13, Cunningham 2-3 0-0 6, Hamm 2-4 0-0 4, K.Jones 2-2 0-0 4, Liddell 0-1 1-3 1, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 15-19 66. Indiana (2-1) J ackson-Davis 5-12 7-9 17, Thompson 1-5 2-4 4, Durham 2-7 4-5 8, Franklin 2-7 1-2 6, Phinisee 0-4 3-4 3, Galloway 0-3 2-2 2, Hunter 1-4 1-3 4, Lander 0-4 0-0 0, Leal 0-0 0-0 0, Geronimo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-46 20-29 44. Halftime: Texas 31-19. Three-point goals: Texas 7-25 (Cunningham 2-3, Coleman 2-5, A.Jones 2-10, Ramey 1-3, Liddell 0-1, Brown 0-3), Indiana 2-10 (Hunter 1-2, Franklin 1-4, Galloway 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Lander 0-2). Fouled out: Brown, K.Jones. Rebounds: Texas 45 (Cun- ningham 11), Indiana 29 (Franklin 7). Assists: Texas 13 (Cunningham 4), Indiana 6 (Durham 2). Total fouls: Texas 28, Indiana 18.

Southern Cal 79, Brigham Young 53 Southern Cal (3-0) I .Mobley 5-8 1-2 11, E.Mobley 8-12 0-0 17, E.Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Eaddy 7-13 0-0 16, Peterson 7-10 2-4 19, White 1-5 3-3 5, Goodwin 4-5 1-3 9, Baumann 0-1 0-0 0, Agbonkpolo 0-4 2-4 2, Coulibaly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-60 9-16 79. BYU (3-1) L ee 2-7 2-2 7, Haarms 5-13 0-0 11, Averette 1-7 0-0 2, Barcello 3-11 0-1 8, Harding 0-6 0-0 0, George 4-8 3-3 11, Lohner 0-4 0-0 0, Knell 2-5 0-1 5, Harward 0-3 2-2 2, Wade 1-2 1-2 4, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Lowell 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 19-69 8-11 53. Halftime: Southern Cal 31-20. Three-point goals: South- ern Cal 6-14 (Peterson 3-4, Eaddy 2-4, E.Mobley 1-1, Agbonkpolo 0-1, E.Anderson 0-1, I.Mobley 0-1, White 0-2), BYU 7-30 (Barcello 2-5, Lowell 1-2, Wade 1-2, Knell 1-3, Lee 1-3, Haarms 1-4, George 0-1, Averette 0-2, Harding 0-4, Lohner 0-4). Rebounds: Southern Cal 41 (I.Mobley, E.Mobley 11), BYU 34 (Haarms, George 6). Assists: Southern Cal 11 (Eaddy 4), BYU 12 (Barcello 4). Total fouls: Southern Cal 17, BYU 14.

Purdue 93, Oakland 50 Oakland (0-5) O ladapo 4-8 0-1 8, Parrish 2-6 2-2 6, Townsend 1-4 2-2 4, Moore 3-9 7-10 14, Young 2-11 0-0 5, Lampman 0-2 0-1 0, Conway 1-4 0-0 2, Holifield 3-4 0-0 6, Joseph 0-1 0-0 0, Jihad 1-3 0-0 3, Newsome 1-1 0-0 2, Kangu 0-1 0-0 0, R.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 11-16 50. Purdue (2-1) W heeler 4-8 0-0 9, T.Williams 4-12 0-0 8, Newman 7-11 3-3 21, Stefanovic 6-9 2-2 20, Thompson 2-5 0-0 6, Gillis 3-4 0-0 7, Morton 1-3 0-0 3, Edey 4-5 5-6 13, Frost 1-1 0-0 3, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Wulbrun 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 33-60 10-11 93. Halftime: Purdue 49-27. Three-point goals: Oakland 3-21 (Jihad 1-2, Moore 1-5, Young 1-6, Conway 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Kangu 0-1, Parrish 0-1, Lampman 0-2, Townsend 0-2), Purdue 17-32 (Stefanovic 6-9, Newman 4-7, Thompson 2-4, Frost 1-1, Wulbrun 1-1, Gillis 1-2, Morton 1-3, Wheeler 1-4, Martin 0-1). Rebounds: Oakland 17 (Oladapo 8), Purdue 38 (T.Williams 14). Assists: Oak- land 11 (Moore 7), Purdue 27 (Stefanovic 7). Total fouls: Oakland 12, Purdue 14.

No. 14 North Carolina 67, Stanford 63 North Carolina (3-0) B rooks 4-8 2-5 10, Bacot 4-5 2-3 10, R.Davis 3-8 3-3 11, Love 6-18 2-2 16, Black 3-5 4-6 10, Sharpe 2-3 0-0 4, Platek 1-3 2-2 4, Kessler 0-0 0-3 0, Walton 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-52 15-24 67. Stanford (1-1) J ones 1-9 0-0 3, Williams 4-9 0-0 10, da Silva 4-8 4-5 13, D.Davis 6-13 5-5 18, Wills 5-9 2-4 12, Keefe 0-2 3-4 3, Kisunas 0-0 3-4 3, Taitz 0-0 1-2 1, Murrell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 18-24 63. Halftime: Stanford 33-29. Three-point goals: North Carolina 4-12 (R.Davis 2-4, Love 2-6, Platek 0-1, Walton 0-1), Stanford 5-20 (Williams 2-4, D.Davis 1-2, da Silva 1-3, Jones 1-9, Murrell 0-1, Wills 0-1). Rebounds: North Carolina 38 (Brooks 9), Stanford 20 (Jones 5). Assists: North Carolina 11 (Sharpe 4), Stanford 9 (D.Davis 4). Total fouls: North Carolina 22, Stanford 19.

No. 15 Virginia 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 51 St. Francis (Pa.) (1-2) F lagg 5-8 1-2 11, Thompson 3-8 1-2 9, Harrison 0-2 3-4 3, Laskey 5-12 0-0 12, Land 1-4 0-0 3, Giles 0-4 0-0 0, Stewart 2-7 2-2 7, Ruggery 0-1 0-0 0, J.Coleman 0-2 1-2 1, Cohen 1-1 0-1 2, Labriola 0-0 0-0 0, McCabe 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 18-50 8-13 51. Virginia (2-1) H auser 5-7 0-0 11, Huff 6-7 1-2 13, McKoy 2-3 3-3 7, Beekman 1-3 0-0 2, Woldetensae 2-5 2-2 8, Shedrick 5-6 2-2 12, Murphy 3-7 3-3 10, Clark 0-2 0-0 0, Morsell 3-6 0-0 7, Stattmann 2-4 0-0 4, Abdur-Rahim 0-3 0-0 0, Caffaro 0-1 0-0 0, McCorkle 1-2 0-0 2, C.Coleman 0-0 0-0 0, Katstra 0-1 0-0 0, Poindexter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 11-12 76. Halftime: Virginia 45-13. Three-point goals: St. Francis (Pa.) 7-24 (Laskey 2-6, Thompson 2-6, McCabe 1-1, Land 1-2, Stewart 1-6, Giles 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Ruggery 0-1), Virginia 5-22 (Woldetensae 2-4, Hauser 1-3, Morsell 1-3, Murphy 1-4, Beekman 0-1, Clark 0-1, Huff 0-1, McCorkle 0-1, Poindexter 0-1, Stattmann 0-1, Abdur-Rahim 0-2). Rebounds: St. Francis (Pa.) 21 (Land 5), Virginia 38 (Shedrick 8). Assists: St. Francis (Pa.) 10 (Harrison 5), Virginia 18 (Beekman, Woldetensae 4). Total fouls: St. Francis (Pa.) 12, Virginia 15. A: 2 50 (14,593).

UC Riverside 57, Washington 42 UC Riverside (1-1) C hidom 4-12 0-0 8, Perry 9-15 3-4 21, Cameron 2-9 0-2 5, Pickett 3-5 1-2 9, Pullin 1-5 1-2 4, Tattersall 2-9 0-0 6, McWilliam 1-6 0-0 2, Ford 0-0 2-3 2, Willborn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 7-13 57. Washington (0-2) R oberts 0-0 1-2 1, Wright 2-12 2-3 7, Bey 1-4 2-2 4, Green 8-18 0-1 18, Stevenson 3-10 0-0 6, Battle 1-4 2-2 4, Tsohonis 1-5 0-0 2, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Bajema 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-54 7-10 42. Halftime: UC Riverside 29-22. Three-point goals: UC Riverside 6-21 (Pickett 2-3, Tattersall 2-8, Pullin 1-2, Cameron 1-6, Chidom 0-1, Perry 0-1), Washington 3-20 (Green 2-3, Wright 1-10, Bey 0-1, Tsohonis 0-1, Battle 0-2, Stevenson 0-3). Rebounds: UC Riverside 47 (Chidom 12), Washington 29 (Green 8). Assists: UC Riverside 18 (Pullin 8), Washington 7 (Green 4). Total fouls: UC Riverside 18, Washington 16.

No. 4 Wisconsin 82, Green Bay 42 Green Bay (0-2) P .Taylor 4-11 0-0 8, A.Davis 3-12 2-3 9, Jefferson 4-12 2-6 12, Kellogg 2-6 0-0 4, Pipes 2-12 2-2 6, Stieber 0-1 1-2 1, Kirciman 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, D.Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Claflin 0-0 0-0 0, Schaefer 0-0 0-0

Totals 16-57 7-13 42.
Wisconsin (3-0)
F ord 5-9 1-1 13, Potter 6-8 2-3 14, Reuvers 5-9 0-0 13,
Davison 3-6 2-2 10, Trice 2-6 0-0 4, Wahl 5-7 0-0 11,
Jon.Davis 1-4 0-0 2, Carlson 2-4 0-0 4, Anderson 2-2 0-0
4, Crowl 1-2 0-0 2, Gilmore 1-1 0-0 2, Jor.Davis 1-1 0-0 3,
Hedstrom 0-0 0-0 0, Higginbottom 0-1 0-0 0, Taphorn 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 34-61 5-6 82.
Halftime: Wisconsin 34-12. Three-point goals: Green
Bay 3-17 (Jefferson 2-7, A.Davis 1-3, Kirciman 0-1,
Stieber 0-1, Pipes 0-5), Wisconsin 9-20 (Reuvers 3-4,
Davison 2-3, Ford 2-5, Jor.Davis 1-1, Wahl 1-2, Carlson
0-1, Crowl 0-1, Potter 0-1, Taphorn 0-1, Trice 0-1).
Rebounds: Green Bay 22 (P.Taylor, Pipes 5), Wisconsin
45 (Wahl 15). Assists: Green Bay 5 (Pipes 2), Wisconsin
18 (Trice 5). Total fouls: Green Bay 10, Wisconsin 15.

No. 12 Villanova 87, Hartford 53 Hartford (0-2) M arks 2-8 1-3 6, Webley 3-5 3-4 9, Carter 5-10 2-2 13, Flowers 1-9 0-0 2, Williams 5-7 0-0 11, Dunne 2-5 0-0 6, Mitchell 2-5 0-0 6, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Dombek 0-1 0-0 0, McClain 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 6-9 53. Villanova (3-1) R obinson-Earl 1-5 0-0 2, Samuels 4-5 0-0 9, Daniels 4-5 0-0 11, Gillespie 4-10 0-0 10, Moore 5-12 2-2 15, Swider 5-10 0-0 13, Dixon 6-10 2-2 14, Slater 5-7 0-0 13, Arcidiacono 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-65 4-4 87. Halftime: Villanova 43-24. Three-point goals: Hartford 7-23 (Dunne 2-4, Mitchell 2-4, Marks 1-2, Williams 1-2, Carter 1-4, Dombek 0-1, Henry 0-1, McClain 0-1, Flowers 0-4), Villanova 15-37 (Slater 3-3, Daniels 3-4, Swider 3-7, Moore 3-10, Gillespie 2-6, Samuels 1-2, Arcidiacono 0-1, Dixon 0-1, Robinson-Earl 0-3). Rebounds: Hartford 22 (Webley 6), Villanova 38 (Robinson-Earl, Dixon 10). Assists: Hartford 7 (Mitchell 3), Villanova 21 (Moore 5). Total fouls: Hartford 10, Villanova 16.

No. 9 Creighton 94, Nebraska-Omaha 67 Nebraska-Omaha (1-2) P ile 1-3 1-5 3, Tut 2-8 1-2 5, Akinwole 3-13 0-0 8, Smith 3-6 0-0 7, Thornhill 4-8 0-0 9, Booth 2-9 2-2 7, Ruffin 7-12 3-3 18, Robinson 1-5 0-0 3, Roe 3-6 0-0 7, Evans 0-2 0-0 0, Hughes 0-1 0-0 0, Luedtke 0-0 0-0 0, Brougham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-73 7-12 67. Creighton (2-0) B ishop 7-10 4-4 18, Jefferson 3-5 4-4 11, Ballock 2-3 0-0 5, Zegarowski 4-8 0-1 11, Mahoney 6-9 0-0 17, Jones 4-7 3-5 12, Mitchell 0-0 2-2 2, Kalkbrenner 5-10 0-0 10, Epperson 3-6 0-0 6, Canfield 0-0 0-0 0, Zeil 0-0 2-2 2, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Osmani 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-59 15-18 94. Halftime: Creighton 50-26. Three-point goals: Nebraska- Omaha 8-25 (Akinwole 2-4, Roe 1-1, Thornhill 1-2, Robinson 1-3, Smith 1-3, Ruffin 1-4, Booth 1-6, Evans 0-2), Creighton 11-22 (Mahoney 5-7, Zegarowski 3-7, Ballock 1-2, Jefferson 1-2, Jones 1-3, Kalkbrenner 0-1). Rebounds: Nebraska-Omaha 24 (Pile 9), Creighton 42 (Bishop 8). Assists: Nebraska-Omaha 10 (Booth 3), Creighton 28 (Zegarowski 11). Total fouls: Nebraska- Omaha 16, Creighton 12.

Virginia Tech 92, George Washington 57 George Washington ........... 1314921 —57 Virginia Tech ...................... 2524271 6— 92 George Washington (2-1) B lethen 2-6 0-0 5, Luma 1-5 0-0 2, Taiwo 3-10 2-8 8, Loder 2-6 4-4 8, Whitney 5-12 2-2 13, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Brigham 6-10 1-2 13, Gingras 1-1 1-4 3, Macke 0-1 0-0 0, Perea 1-3 0-0 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 22-56 11-22 57 Virginia Tech (3-0) J ones 2-7 1-2 5, Kitley 7-7 2-3 16, Amoore 7-13 0-0 17, King 4-7 0-0 12, Sheppard 7-12 3-4 22, Gregg 0-1 0-0 0, Obouh Fegue 2-3 0-0 4, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Ennis 2-3 0-0 6, Geiman 0-1 0-0 0, Green 3-4 0-0 8, Calhoun 1-4 0-0 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 35-63 6-9 92 Three-point goals: George Washington 2-9 (Blethen 1-3, Luma 0-1, Loder 0-2, Whitney 1-3), Virginia Tech 16-31 (Jones 0-1, Amoore 3-6, King 4-7, Sheppard 5-10, Gregg 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Ennis 2-2, Geiman 0-1, Green 2-2). Assists: George Washington 13 (Loder 4), Virginia Tech 18 (King 4). Fouled out: George Washington Luma. Rebounds: George Washington 19 (Team 2-4), Virginia Tech 48 (Team 3-5). Total fouls: George Washington 13, Virginia Tech 17. Technical Fouls_None. A: 0.

Navy 78, Georgetown 71 Navy (3-1) N elson 3-6 0-0 6, Njoku 4-7 0-1 8, Carter 8-14 1-1 20, C.Davis 10-15 3-5 28, Summers 1-3 0-0 2, Deaver 3-6 0-2 7, Inge 1-2 0-0 2, L.Loehr 2-5 1-1 5, Dorsey 0-3 0-0 0, Yoder 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 32-64 5-10 78. Georgetown (1-1) P ickett 7-12 0-0 17, Wahab 7-11 2-3 16, Blair 5-15 5-6 17, Carey 3-4 0-0 8, J.Harris 3-7 3-4 12, Bile 0-4 1-4 1, D.Harris 0-4 0-0 0, Ighoefe 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 11-17 71. Halftime: Navy 29-26. Three-point goals: Navy 9-26 (C.Davis 5-7, Carter 3-7, Deaver 1-2, Summers 0-1, Yoder 0-1, L.Loehr 0-2, Dorsey 0-3, Nelson 0-3), Georgetown 10-31 (J.Harris 3-5, Pickett 3-8, Carey 2-2, Blair 2-11, Clark 0-1, Bile 0-2, D.Harris 0-2). Rebounds: Navy 35 (Carter 8), Georgetown 38 (Carey 9). Assists: Navy 10 (Carter 3), Georgetown 13 (J.Harris 7). Total fouls: Navy 14, Georgetown 15.

BY CHUCK CULPEPPER

In rankings oddly devoid of oddity, the top seven teams held steady from last week in the College Football Playoff chart issued Tuesday night. Those not budging began with No. 1 Ala- bama (8-0), No. 2 Notre Dame (9-0), No. 3 Clemson (8-1) and No. 4 Ohio State (4-0). That’s even after the 13-member selection committee spent its usual two- day huddle in a North Texas hotel meeting room running the incon- gruous numbers of a misshapen season. Ohio State held on to No. 4 despite the cancellation of its game at Illinois on Saturday after positive tests within its program for the coronavirus that has broadsided the autumn schedule. The Buckeyes held off No. 5 Texas A&M (6-1), No. 6 Florida (7-1) and No. 7 Cincinnati (8-0) after a weekend on which the Aggies beat LSU, 20-7, at home; the Gators beat Kentucky, 34-10, at home; and the Bearcats saw their match with Temple can- celed as well. The idea of flipping Texas A&M and Ohio State did come up and stir some chitchat in the committee room, as chairman Gary Barta, the athletic director at Iowa, said on ESPN. He also acknowledged the harder calcu- lus of ranking teams with such wide discrepancies in games played — a quirk that, in Ohio State’s case, stems from the Big Ten’s public health caution in starting its season six weeks after the starts of teams such as Notre Dame and Clemson. The committee also didn’t transpose Alabama and Notre Dame at the top, even as it took Notre Dame’s most recent victim, North Carolina (6-3), and accord- ed it the respect of an upgrade from No. 19 to No. 17. Yet the top 10, rigid as it was, did manage to welcome a new member: Iowa State, led by surg-

ship game qualification. That’s even as the College Football Play- off does not require such a minimum and retains the freedom to choose Ohio State. Then the ACC announced a late rearrangement of its addled schedule. It said it would judge its teams on nine games rather than 10 for its championship game of Dec. 19, gave both Notre Dame and Clemson the week off Dec. 12 and wound up securing a berth in that game for Notre Dame, its gilded one-season football interloper. The other spot probably will go to Clemson but maybe to No. 10 Miami (7-1), which otherwise would play at Duke on Dec. 5, at home against North Carolina on Dec. 12 and at home against Georgia Tech on Dec. 19, a rescheduled game on the same day as the championship game. To the loudest question from last week, the answer was fairly quiet. BYU inched from No. 14, a ranking seen by some as a slight, to No. 13, a ranking that will be seen by some as a slight. Barta cited the relative toothlessness of BYU’s schedule, a schedule Athletic Director Tom Holmoe patched together after the harsh dominoes of the late summer found the independent Cougars down to three scheduled games. As quarterback Zach Wilson has begun turning up in sen- tences around the proper noun “Heisman,” the Cougars’ rout- filled slate has gone through Navy (55-3), Troy (48-7), Louisi- ana Tech (45-14), Texas San Anto- nio (27-20), Houston (43-26), Tex- as State (52-14), Western Ken- tucky (41-10), Boise State (51-17) and North Alabama (66-14). They have San Diego State left on Dec. 12. For now, top-10-wise, they lurk behind No. 11 Okla- homa (6-2) and No. 12 Indiana (5-1). Further west, the Pac-12, which started even later than the Big Ten, lost a rankings traction that already counted as mild. From having No. 15 Oregon (3-0) and No. 18 Southern California (3-0), it shifted to No. 20 USC (still 3-0), No. 22 Washington (3-0) and No. 23 Oregon (now 3-1). [email protected]

Top four in CFP rankings hold serve

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College Football Playoff rankings Team Record

Alabama...................................................................8-0

Notre Dame.............................................................9-0

Clemson...................................................................8-1

Ohio State...............................................................4-0

Texas A&M..............................................................6-1

Florida......................................................................7-1

Cincinnati.................................................................8-0

Georgia....................................................................6-2

Iowa State...............................................................7-2

Miami.....................................................................7-1

Oklahoma...............................................................6-2

Indiana...................................................................5-1

BYU........................................................................9-0

Northwestern........................................................5-1

Oklahoma State....................................................6-2

Wisconsin..............................................................2-1

North Carolina.......................................................6-3

Coastal Carolina....................................................9-0

Iowa.......................................................................4-2

USC ........................................................................3-0

Marshall.................................................................7-0

Washington...........................................................3-0

Oregon...................................................................3-1

Tulsa......................................................................5-1

Louisiana Lafayette..............................................8-1
The playoff semifinals match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4
seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be
hosted at the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2021.
The championship game will be played on Jan. 11, 2021
at Miami Gardens, Fla.

Florida State 81, Florida 75 Florida ................................ 2215172 1— 75 Florida State ...................... 1623202 2— 81 Florida (1-1) D ut 3-3 0-0 6, Merritt 3-7 0-0 8, Briggs 8-23 1-3 20, Rickards 7-13 0-0 18, Smith 5-11 4-5 14, Kinslow 0-0 0-0 0, Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0, Rainey 2-7 1-2 7, Toonders 0-2 2-6 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 28-67 8-16 75 Florida State (1-0) M yers 6-8 2-2 14, Jackson 3-12 8-8 14, Jones 10-17 2-6 22, Puisis 3-10 0-0 8, Weber 5-10 3-3 14, Baldwin 1-4 0-0 2, Lassiter 0-1 0-0 0, Nicoletti 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkinson 2-3 3-4 7, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 30-65 18-23 81 Three-point goals: Florida 11-27 (Merritt 2-4, Briggs 3-9, Rickards 4-6, Smith 0-2, Rainey 2-6), Florida State 3-15 (Jackson 0-4, Puisis 2-7, Weber 1-3, Lassiter 0-1). Assists: Florida 11 (Smith 8), Florida State 11 (Jackson 3). Fouled out: Florida Dut, Briggs. Rebounds: Florida 24 (Smith 2-5), Florida State 52 (Myers 5-11). Total fouls: Florida 21, Florida State 17. Technical Fouls_None. A: 1,075.

No. 8 Michigan St. 75, No. 6 Duke 69 Michigan St. (3-0) H auser 4-6 1-2 11, Henry 7-21 0-2 14, Kithier 0-0 0-0 0, Langford 1-2 0-0 3, Watts 7-16 5-7 20, Hall 2-5 6-8 10, Brown 0-4 0-0 0, Loyer 1-3 2-4 5, Marble 5-5 2-2 12, Bingham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 16-25 75. Duke (1-1) H urt 6-14 8-8 21, Johnson 4-11 3-6 11, Moore 0-9 4-4 4, Roach 2-4 1-2 6, Steward 0-7 6-6 6, Goldwire 4-7 0-0 10, Brakefield 4-6 2-4 11, Baker 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 24-30 69. Halftime: Michigan St. 37-33. Three-point goals: Michi- gan St. 5-20 (Hauser 2-3, Langford 1-2, Loyer 1-3, Watts 1-4, Bingham 0-1, Hall 0-1, Brown 0-3, Henry 0-3), Duke 5-23 (Goldwire 2-2, Roach 1-1, Brakefield 1-3, Hurt 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Baker 0-3, Steward 0-3, Moore 0-6). Fouled out: Hauser, Roach, Baker. Rebounds: Michigan St. 46 (Hauser, Hall 10), Duke 36 (Hurt 13). Assists: Michigan St. 9 (Henry 5), Duke 9 (Moore, Roach, Steward 2). Total fouls: Michigan St. 22, Duke 22.

No. 4 Baylor 67, South Florida 62 Baylor ................................. 1910191 9— 67 South Florida ...................... 1711171 7— 62 Baylor (2-0) S mith 1-10 4-4 6, Egbo 10-19 5-6 25, Jordyn Oliver 1-1 0-0 2, Trinity Oliver 6-11 2-4 14, Ursin 1-4 1-2 3, Bickle 0-3 1-2 1, Carrington 2-8 0-0 4, Richards 1-4 2-3 4, Andrews 1-6 0-0 2, Gusters 2-2 2-2 6, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-68 17-23 67 South Florida (1-1) L everett 1-3 1-2 3, Mununga 5-5 0-0 13, Harvey 2-10 5-8 11, Pinzan 1-10 0-0 2, Tsineke 4-14 0-0 9, Bermejo 1-1 0-0 2, Brabencova 0-3 2-2 2, Jordao 1-3 0-0 2, Alvarez 5-9 4-4 18, Lazic 0-0 0-0 0, Guerreiro 0-0 0-0 0, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 20-58 12-16 62 Three-point goals: Baylor 0-11 (Smith 0-2, Ursin 0-2, Bickle 0-2, Carrington 0-2, Andrews 0-3), South Florida 10-27 (Mununga 3-3, Harvey 2-6, Pinzan 0-3, Tsineke 1-8, Brabencova 0-1, Alvarez 4-6). Assists: Baylor 20 (Richards 7), South Florida 14 (Pinzan 6). Fouled out: South Florida Mununga. Rebounds: Baylor 50 (Egbo 6-11), South Florida 37 (Team 5-9). Total fouls: Baylor 17, South Florida 21. Technical Fouls_Baylor Richards 1, South Florida Harvey 1. A: 0.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NCAA
THURSDAY’S GAMES
SOUTHWEST
Louisiana Tech (4-3) at North Texas (3-4), 6
WEST
Air Force (2-2) at Utah State (1-4), 9:30
FRIDAY’S GAMES
SOUTH
Louisiana Lafayette (8-1) at Appalachian State (7-2),
8:30
SOUTHWEST
Cincinnati (8-0) at Tulsa (5-1), ppd. (virus)
WEST
Boise State (4-1) at UNLV (0-5), 9:30

Hampton 82, George Washington 78 Hampton (1-0) O liver-Hampton 8-12 2-2 18, R.Dean 0-6 5-7 5, Shelton 7-17 0-0 19, Warren 8-22 2-2 20, Anthony 5-12 1-3 14, Banister 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 2-4 0-0 4, Seward 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-78 10-14 82. George Washington (0-2) B attle 5-11 1-1 11, Moyer 5-8 5-7 15, Paar 2-4 0-0 4, Bishop 7-14 8-10 22, Nelson 4-7 5-8 14, Jack 2-5 2-2 8, Seymour 0-4 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-2 0, Ball 1-3 0-0 2, Brelsford 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-58 21-30 78. Halftime: Hampton 37-33. Three-point goals: Hampton 10-33 (Shelton 5-12, Anthony 3-8, Warren 2-8, Seward 0-1, Banister 0-2, Oliver-Hampton 0-2), George Wash- ington 3-16 (Jack 2-4, Nelson 1-1, Ball 0-1, Bishop 0-2, Seymour 0-3, Battle 0-5). Rebounds: Hampton 41 (Warren 10), George Washington 33 (Battle 9). Assists: Hampton 18 (R.Dean 7), George Washington 12 (Bishop 7). Total fouls: Hampton 20, George Washington 15.

TRANSACTIONS

NFL
Arizona Cardinals: Activated DL Rashard Lawrence from
injured reserve.
Atlanta Falcons: Placed WR Olamide Zaccheaus on
injured reserve. Activated WR Laquon Treadwell from
the reserve/COVID-19 list and signed to the active
roster.
Cleveland Browns: Activated DE Myles Garrett from the
reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed S Ronnie Harrison on
injured reserve. Released CB Stephen Denmark from the
practice squad.
Denver Broncos: Activated QBs Drew Lock, Brett Rypien
and Blake Bortles from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Detroit Lions: Signed DT Kevin Strong to the practice
squad.
Green Bay Packers: Signed WR Tavon Austin. Released
WR Darrius Shepherd.
Indianapolis Colts: Released RB Darius Jackson from the
practice squad.
Minnesota Vikings: Waived LS Austin Cutting and LB
Hardy Nickerson. Released CB Marcus Sayles from the
practice squad. Placed TE Brandon Dillon on the protect-
ed practice squad list.
New York Giants: Placed OLB Kyler Fackrell on injured
reserve. Activated OT Matt Peart, WR Dante Pettis and
TE Kaden Smith from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Re-
leased WR Derrick Dillon and TE Nate Wieting from the
practice squad. Waived DB Montre Hartage and P Ryan
Santoso.
San Francisco 49ers: Placed CBs Jamar Taylor and Ken
Webstr on injured reserve. Waived S Chris Edwards.
Tennessee Titans: Signed LB Will Compton to the active
roster from the practice squad.

Tennessee 67, East Tennessee State 50 ETSU ................................... 1117101 2— 50 Tennessee .......................... 1820171 2— 67 ETSU (1-1) D owdell 2-5 0-0 6, Stafford 3-14 1-1 7, Davis 5-7 0-0 11, Sanders 1-10 0-0 2, Upton 1-3 2-2 4, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2, Adams 2-3 0-0 5, Post 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Carrington 0-1 1-2 1, Hooks 2-6 2-2 6, Moore 0-2 4-6 4, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 18-56 10-13 50 Tennessee (2-0) B urrell 7-11 4-5 20, Davis 6-10 3-3 15, Green 3-4 1-3 7, Suarez 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 0-2 0-0 0, McCoy 0-2 0-0 0, Key 2-2 2-2 6, Kushkituah 1-5 0-0 2, Saunders 0-0 0-0 0, Horston 4-9 2-3 12, Rennie 0-3 1-2 1, Salary 1-5 0-0 2, Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-57 13-18 67 Three-point goals: ETSU 4-16 (Dowdell 2-2, Stafford 0-2, Davis 1-2, Sanders 0-4, Jackson 0-1, Adams 1-1, Post 0-1, Carrington 0-1, Hooks 0-2), Tennessee 4-14 (Burrell 2-4, Davis 0-1, Suarez 0-1, Walker 0-2, Horston 2-3, Rennie 0-2, Salary 0-1). Assists: E TSU 9 (Upton 4), Tennessee 12 (Walker 3). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: ETSU 31 (Team 4-8), Tennessee 44 (Team 4-9). Total fouls: ETSU 17, Tennessee 16. Technical Fouls_None. A: 2 ,156.

The Washington Post - USA (2020-12-02)

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