TV best bets
TV BEST BETS World Sports Writer Matt Doyle lists this weekend's must-see televised sporting events: 1. College football: Iowa State at Oklahoma, FSOK cable 27, 6 p.m. Saturday: A chance for a big win and style points for the Sooners with the first release of the BCS standings Sunday night. 2. College football: Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, FSP cable 267, 2:30 p.m. Saturday: The Cowboys aim for their first victory in Lubbock since 1944. 3. Pro football: Dallas at Minnesota, KOKI cable 5/channel 23, 3:15 p.m. Sunday: One of these teams' disappointing season will be extended another week. 4. Baseball ALCS: New York Yankees at Texas, TBS cable 47, 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday: Who would have ever thought the Rangers are just four wins away from the World Series? 5. Baseball NLCS: San Francisco at Philadelphia, KOKI cable 5/channel 23, 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Expect a lot of quality starting pitching in this series.
Weekend Highlights College football FRIDAY Cincinnati at Louisville, ESPN-25, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Boston College at Florida State, ESPN-25, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Purdue, ESPN2-26, 11 a.m. Vanderbilt at Georgia, KGEB-23/53, 11 a.m. Missouri at Texas A&M, FSOK-27, 11 a.m. N.C. State at East Carolina, CBSC-249, 11 a.m. Arkansas State at Indiana, ESPNU-253, 11 a.m. W. Michigan at Notre Dame, KJRH-9/2, 1:30 p.m. Texas at Nebraska, KTUL-8, 2:30 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn, KOTV-6, 2:30 p.m. Iowa at Michigan, ESPN-25, 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, FSP-267, 2:30 p.m. California at USC, FSOK-27, 2:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Va. Tech, ESPNU-253, 2:30 p.m. SMU at Navy, CBSC-249, 2:30 p.m. BYU at TCU, Versus-251, 3 p.m. South Carolina at Kentucky, ESPN2-26, 5 p.m. Ohio State at Wisconsin, ESPN-25, 6 p.m. Iowa State at Oklahoma, FSOK-27, 6 p.m. Mississippi State at Florida, ESPNU-253, 6 p.m. McNeese St. at LSU, FSP-267, 6 p.m. Arizona at Washington St., Versus-251, 6:30 p.m. Air Force at San Diego State, CBSC-249, 7 p.m. Mississippi at Alabama, ESPN2-26, 8 p.m. Oregon State at Washington, ESPN-25, 9:15 p.m. New Mexico St. at Fresno St., ESPNU-253, 9:30 p.m. SUNDAY BCS Standings Show, ESPN-25, 7:15 p.m. NFL SUNDAY Atlanta at Philadelphia, KOKI-5/23, noon San Diego at St. Louis, KOTV-6, noon Dallas at Minnesota, KOKI-5/23, 3:15 p.m. Indianapolis at Washington,KJRH-9/2, 7:20 p.m. MONDAY Tennessee at Jacksonville, ESPN-25, 7:30 p.m. Baseball playoffs FRIDAY ALCS Game 1: N.Y. Yankees at Texas, TBS-47, 7 p.m. SATURDAY ALCS Game 2: N.Y. Yankees at Texas, TBS-47, 3 p.m. NLCS Game 1: San Francisco at Philadelphia, KOKI-5/23, 7 p.m. SUNDAY NLCS Game 2: San Francisco at Philadelphia, KOKI-5/23, 7 p.m. NASCAR SATURDAY Bank of America 500, KTUL-8, 6:30 p.m.