Friday, December 9, 2011

Weekend watchdog

How do you know the college football regular season is over? Army and Navy play.
The annual battle moves to FedEx Stadium this year, on CBS Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
It hasn't been a great gridiron year for either team - no bowl trips like in 2010. But over 100 years of history permeates the matchup, which will make its first trip to the Nation's Capital.
The end of the regular season means awards season starts. ESPN has most of the awards Thursday at 9 p.m., and the Heisman Trophy presentation Saturday at 8 p.m.
The old I-AA continues its march to a national championship with the quarterfinals this weekend.Northern Iowa takes on Montana Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN, and Saturday at noon Montana State battles Sam Houston State on ESPN.
Another AFC team visits Washington this week - Tom Brady and the Patriots take on the Redskins on CBS at 1 p.m. CBS has the doubleheader, with Oakland's visit to 12-0 Green Bay highlighting the late schedule. FOX in Washington offers the Bears' trip to Denver at 4 p.m.
The Cowboys and Giants battle for the top of the NFC East Sunday on NBC, while ESPN has the Rams heading to Seattle Monday night.
In college basketball, CBS has Duke facing Washington Saturday at noon, warming up for the Army-Navy game.
ESPN2 shows the battle of Richmond Friday at 8 p.m. as VCU plays the Spiders. ESPN offers a pair of contests Saturday - Ohio State at Kansas at 3:15 p.m. followed by the border war of Kentucky-Indiana.
ESPN2 has a full day of hoops Saturday. The day begins in Cincinnati, with the Bearcats taking on Xavier at noon. Oklahoma State plays Pittsburgh at 2:30 p.m., then it's east on the turnpike to show Villanova-Temple at 5 p.m. West Virginia visits Miami at 7 p.m., and Michigan State closes the night with a game at Gonzaga.
Comcast has four contests on Saturday, starting with Austin Peay at Tennessee at noon. Then it's west for BYU-Utah at 2 p.m. and Clemson's trip to Arizona at 4 p.m. George Washington faces Syracuse at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, MASN brings a pair of Big East games - Howard at Georgetown at noon and Fairleigh-Dickinson vs. Louisville at 4 p.m. - with the NEC contest between Loyola and Mt. St. Marys at 2 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m., South Florida hosts Florida A&M.
Comcast brings the Capitals hosting Toronto Friday at 7 p.m.
NBC has the Shark's Shootout Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

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