COLLEGE BASKETBALL..............
Men
AP Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Connecticut (50)..............11-1..............1,752..............1..............
2. Duke (5)..............10-1..............1,673..............2..............
3. Arizona (5)..............9-1..............1,533..............4..............
4. Stanford (5)..............11-0..............1,528..............5..............
5. Wake Forest (5)..............9-0..............1,477..............6..............
6. Oklahoma (2)..............10-0..............1,408..............7..............
7. Kentucky..............9-1..............1,390..............8..............
8. Georgia Tech..............12-1..............1,282..............3..............
9. Saint Joseph s..............11-0..............1,252..............10..............
10. Louisville..............9-1..............1,126..............11..............
11. Cincinnati..............9-0..............1,023..............12..............
12. North Carolina..............8-2..............964..............9..............
13. Kansas..............8-2..............903..............13..............
14. Florida..............9-2..............854..............14..............
15. Pittsburgh..............14-0..............843..............15..............
16. Gonzaga..............10-2..............760..............16..............
17. Syracuse..............9-1..............745..............17..............
18. Texas..............7-2..............576..............19..............
19. Illinois..............9-2..............489..............20..............
20. Vanderbilt..............11-0..............424..............22..............
21. Wisconsin..............9-2..............305..............18..............
22. Mississippi St...............11-0..............267..............24..............
23. Marquette..............9-2..............202..............25..............
24. Purdue..............10-3..............131..............21..............
25. Providence..............8-1..............130..............–..............
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Others receiving votes: Creighton 86, Texas Tech 83, Oklahoma St. 40, Memphis 29, Maryland 25, Florida St. 22, BYU 13, Seton Hall 13, Michigan 7, Missouri 6, W. Michigan 6, South Carolina 5, Utah St. 5, Boston College 4, Colorado St. 3, Dayton 3, LSU 3, Georgetown 2, Mississippi 2, Rhode Island 2, Boise St. 1, Boston U. 1, Georgia 1, Nebraska 1.
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USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Connecticut (23)..............11-1..............757..............1..............
2. Duke (6)..............10-1..............727..............2..............
3. Arizona (1)..............9-1..............671..............4..............
4. Wake Forest (2)..............9-0..............670..............5..............
5. Kentucky..............9-1..............628..............6..............
6. Stanford..............11-0..............615..............7..............
7. Oklahoma..............10-0..............551..............8..............
8. Georgia Tech..............12-1..............546..............3..............
9. Saint Joseph s (1)..............11-0..............522..............10..............
10. Cincinnati..............9-0..............496..............11..............
11. Florida..............9-2..............416..............12..............
12. Louisville..............9-1..............410..............14..............
13. North Carolina..............8-2..............408..............9..............
14. Kansas..............8-2..............388..............13..............
15. Pittsburgh..............14-0..............349..............16..............
16. Texas..............7-2..............291..............17..............
17. Gonzaga..............10-2..............276..............18..............
18. Wisconsin..............9-2..............243..............15..............
19. Syracuse..............9-1..............237..............20..............
20. Illinois..............9-2..............233..............19..............
21. Vanderbilt..............11-0..............144..............24..............
22. Marquette..............9-2..............112..............23..............
23. Creighton..............9-0..............70..............NR..............
24. Oklahoma State..............9-1..............51..............NR..............
25. Purdue..............10-3..............50..............21..............
25. Texas Tech..............12-2..............50..............NR..............
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Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 44; Florida State 20; Providence 19; LSU 15; Missouri 13; Maryland 8; Memphis 7; Western Michigan 6; Dayton 5; Brigham Young 4; Southern Illinois 4; Nevada 3; Boise State 2; Boston College 2; North Carolina State 2; Seton Hall 2; South Carolina 2; Arkansas State 1; Charlotte 1; Colorado 1; Iowa 1; Manhattan 1; Rice 1.
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Mid-American Conf.
TONIGHT
Kent St. at Marshall, 7
TOMORROW
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 7
Miami at Buffalo, 7
N. Illinois at Akron, 7
Bowling Green at Ball St., 7
Ohio at Duquesne, 7:30
Navy at E. Michigan, 8
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Big Ten
SUNDAY
Texas Tech 80, Ohio State 72
Minnesota 82, Wofford 70
TONIGHT
Indiana at Wisconsin, 8
TOMORROW
Northwestern at Michigan, 7
Minnesota at Penn St., 8
Purdue at Iowa, 8
Ohio St. at Illinois, 9
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National
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Hofstra 66, Va. Commonwealth 61
Texas 79, Providence 77, OT
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 81, Elon 58
Birmingham-Southern 72, N.C.-Asheville 54
Chattanooga 76, UNC-Greensboro 70
Rice 89, Louisiana Tech 77
Virginia 84, William & Mary 71
Winthrop 78, Radford 76
MIDWEST
Creighton 66, Bradley 49
Ill.-Chicago 66, Youngstown St. 47
Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 79, Valparaiso 67
Loyola-Chicago 90, Cleveland St. 83
Ohio Weslyn 84, Case Reserve 73
Rose-Hulman 71, DePauw 56
UMKC 84, Chicago St. 66
Wis.-Green Bay 53, Wright St. 46
Wis.-Milwaukee 82, Detroit 74
SOUTHWEST
Alcorn St. 74, Prairie View 67
FAR WEST
Kansas 77, Colorado 62
Montana St. 82, Colorado St. 75
Women
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Duke (20)..............10-1..............1,104..............4..............
2. Texas Tech (20)..............14-0..............1,091..............2..............
3. Texas (6)..............12-1..............1,063..............3..............
4. Connecticut..............9-1..............1,053..............1..............
5. Tennessee..............10-1..............972..............5..............
6. Minnesota..............12-0..............897..............6..............
7. Stanford..............11-2..............812..............9..............
8. Louisiana Tech..............8-1..............805..............8..............
9. Penn St...............9-3..............747..............10..............
10. Purdue..............10-2..............703..............7..............
11. Kansas St...............9-2..............664..............11..............
12. Georgia..............11-2..............649..............12..............
13. North Carolina..............12-1..............647..............14..............
14. Colorado..............11-1..............554..............13..............
15. Oklahoma..............10-1..............503..............15..............
16. Virginia Tech..............12-0..............470..............16..............
17. LSU..............12-2..............442..............17..............
18. DePaul..............12-1..............290..............20..............
19. TCU..............10-2..............223..............19..............
20. Boston College..............11-1..............217..............22..............
21. Auburn..............12-2..............214..............21..............
22. Ohio St...............9-3..............176..............18..............
23. Michigan St...............10-2..............114..............23..............
24. Baylor..............12-1..............97..............–..............
24. Miami..............12-0..............97..............–..............
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Others receiving votes: Utah 84, Vanderbilt 79, Rutgers 63, Arizona 22, Oregon 19, Villanova 15, George Washington 14, Clemson 9, UC Santa Barbara 9, Virginia 7, SW Missouri St. 6, Florida 5, Nebraska 5, Washington 4, Notre Dame 3, Idaho 1, Montana 1.
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Mid-American Conf.
SUNDAY
Akron 74, Winthrop 65
Kent State 57, American 52
SATURDAY
Bowling Green 82, Cleveland State 67
Loyola-Chicago 61, Toledo 59
Ball State 71, Marshall 63
Colorado 98, Buffalo 47
DePaul 70, Northern Illinois 60
TOMORROW
Toledo at Central Michigan 7 p.m.
Ball State at Bowling Green 7 p.m.
Akron at Eastern Michigan 7 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo 6 p.m.
Kent State at Marshall 7 p.m.
Northern Illinois at W. Michigan 7 p.m.
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National
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 83, E. Kentucky 51
Cleveland St. 77, Ill.-Chicago 62
Creighton 59, S. Illinois 47
Detroit 55, Loyola of Chicago 53
Evansville 69, Drake 56
George Washington 71, Dayton 51
Richmond 82, Xavier 79, OT
UMKC at Chicago St., ppd.
W. Illinois 83, Oakland, Mich. 67
Wright St. 76, Wis.-Green Bay 62
COLLEGE HOCKEY..............
CCHA
OVERALL RECORDS: Notre Dame 10-6-2, Michigan 12-7-1, Miami 11-7-2, Lake Superior St. 6-7-5, Ohio St. 12-8-0, N. Michigan 9-8-1, W. Michigan 9-9-3, Ferris St. 9-9-2, Alaska-Fairbanks 9-9-0, Michigan St. 11-10-1, Bowling Green 4-10-6, Neb.-Omaha 5-12-3.
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TONIGHT
Quinnipiac at Ohio St.
TOMORROW
Ferris St. at Nebraska-Omaha
THURSDAY
Ferris St. at Nebraska-Omaha
PREP HOCKEY..............
Northwest Conference
STANDINGS
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RED DIVISION: Bowling Green, 5-0-0, 10 points; St. Francis, 3-3-0, 6; Findlay, 2-2-0, 4; St. John s, 2-1-0-4; Northview, 1-3-0, 2; Southview, 0-4-0, 0.
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WHITE DIVISION: Whitmer, 5-0-0, 10; Clay, 4-0-0, 8; Central, 3-3-0, 6; Perrysburg, 3-3-0, 6; Maumee, 1-4-0, 2; Anthony Wayne, 0-6-0, 0.
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BLUE DIVISION: Start, 5-0-0, 10; Ottawa Hills, 3-1-0, 6; Lake, 2-4-0, 4; Springfield, 0-5-0, 0.
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SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Whitmer vs. Anthony Wayne, TAM-1, 7 p.m.
St. John s vs. Findlay, HRC, 7
Springfield vs. Ottawa Hills, TAM-2, 8:30
Bowling Green vs. Southview, TAM-1, 9
Clay vs. Maumee, TAM-2, 10:30
SATURDAY
St. Francis vs. Northview, TAM-1, 7
Southview vs. St. John s, TAM-1, 9
Maumee vs. Central, TAM-2, 9:30
PREP WRESTLING..............
GTWCA Wrestling Poll
DIVISION I
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Top teams: 1, Anthony Wayne; 2, Perrybsurg; 3, Waite; 4, Fremont Ross; 5, Springfield; 6, Central; 7, Maumee; 8, St. John s; 9, Start; 10, Libbey.
Top individuals: 103-1, Kyle Holliday, Waite; 2, Wes Strieter, Anothony Wayne; 3, Austin Erel, Clay; 4, Roshawn Jones, Start; 5, Travelle Finley, Libbey. 112-1, Tony Rodriguez, Perrysburg; 2, Josh Sneyd, Waite; 3, Jack Dennis, Defiance; 4, David Briggs, Bowling Green; 5, Zac Brunner, Fremont Ross. 119-1, Noah Zyduck, Perrysburg; 2, James Schuller, Central; 3, Alex Abitua, Start; 4, Brett Goldacker, St. John s; 5, David Carrisalez, Defiance. 125-1, Justin McCulloch, Anthony Wayne; 2, Chad Carpenter, Rogers; 3, Brock Davis, Fremont Ross; 4, Jay Dreschel, Sandusky; 5, Matt Holland, Perrysburg. 130-1, Antonio Ramirez, Waite; 2, Joe Reams, Central; 3, Kevin Hijioka, Southview; 4, Bud Klorer, Clay; 5, Rand Haskell, Perrysburg.
135-1, Jake Hertzfeld, Anthony Wayne; 2, Tony Castillo, Perrysburg; 3, Jeremy Fowler, Northview; 4, Shaun Mitchell, Libbey; 5, Steven Byers, Springfield. 140-1, Jami Cummins, Waite; 2, Dan Castillo, Perrysburg; 3, David Bork, Central; 4, Drew Hertzfeld, Anthony Wayne; 5, Isiah Gonzalez, Start. 145-1, Brad Marzec, St. Francis; 2, Alex Patnode, Anthony Wayne; 3, Brian Kessler, St. John s; 4, Sam Adams, Maumee; 5, Jordan Portillo, Libbey. 152-1, Austin Earle, Fremont Ross; 2, James Kettinger, St. John s; 3, Josh Schwind, Maumee; 4, Mitch Waxler, Defiance; 5, Adam Crawford, Sandusky. 160-1, Ben Plowman, Maumee; 2, Drew Beat, Perrysburg; 3, Andrew Wilson, Southview; 4, Will Siegfreid, Anthony Wayne; 5, Gordon Hagen, Libbey.
171-1, Andrew Legg, Fremont Ross, 2, Cody Reitmeier, Springfield; 3, Matt Brubaker, Start; 4, Bill Benner, Anthony Wayne; 5, Jon Metcalf, Bowsher. 189-1, Jeremy Carpenter, Maumee; 2, Brian Whitner, Springfield; 3, Elliott Greene, St. John s; 4, Mike Bekier, Springfield; 5, Chase Fox, Bowsher. 215-1, Dustin Lestrange, Central; 2, Mike Horst, Northview; 3, Pat Kowalka, Maumee; 4, Bryan McKenzie, Springfield; 5, Myles Porter, Fremont Ross. 275-1, Dave Wyper, Perrysburg; 2, Nick Johnson, Springfield; 3, Adam Messenger, Waite; 4, Steve Gawronski, Rogers; 5, Robbie Brubeck, Findlay.
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DIVISION II
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Top teams: 1, Eastwood; 2, Clyde; 3, Bellevue; 4, Willard; 5, Wapakoneta; 6, Oak Harbor; 7, Fostoria; 8, Norwalk; 9, Perkins; 10, Defiance.
Top individuals: 103-1, Adam Thurn, Clyde; 2, Jan Ulinski, Eastwood; 3, Jeff Pelton, Bellevue; 4, Cory Irving, Rossford; 5, Caleb Cisco, Sandusky St. Mary. 112-1, Owen Schaefer, Perkins; 2, Ben Llanas, Eastwood; 3, Shawn Ritzenthaler, Norwalk; 4, Luke Reguia, Wapakoneta; 5, Travis Sayler, Willard. 119-1, Robbie Michaels, Clyde; 2, Rick Pusalen, Perkins; 3, T.J. Putnam, Norwalk; 4, Kyle Taylor, Eastwood; 5, Tom Coats, Willard. 125-1, J.R. Ysaguirre, Clyde; 2, Cody Nuhfer, Willard; 3, Ryan Cubberly, Eastwood; 4, Brandon Chapin, Bellevue; 5, Tyler Sabatino; Norwalk. 130-1, Drew Lashaway, Eastwood; 2, Greg Murphy, Wapakoneta; 3, Mike Rando, Oak Harbor; 4, Quenton Smith, Bellevue; 5, Andrew Doughty, Willard.
135-1, Jordan Bricker, Wapakoneta; 2, Kurt Shroyer, Eastwood; 3, Jake Zieber, Clyde; 4, Lawrence Cavello, Willard; 5, Tyson Winters, Shelby. 140-Nick Sanchez, Lima Bath; 2, Billy Shearon, Oak Harbor; 3, Donne Hudak, Lexington; 4, Adam Hoffman, Eastwood; 5, Chris Fuller, Willard. 145-1, Jon Taylor, Clyde; 2, Alex Shiff, Fostoria; 3, Justin Slaughterbeck, Oak Harbor; 4, John Pelton, Bellevue; 5, Brad Prater, Willard. 152-1, Kent Smith, Eastwood; 2, Nick Garcia, Clyde; 3, Matt Goostree; 4, Mitch Waxler, Defiance; 5, Reed Wolverton, Van Wert. 160-1, Chad Hirschy, Van Wert; 2, Wes Bergman, Oak Harbor; 3, Garrett Hoehm, Wapakoneta; 4, Jared martin, Clyde; 5, Chris Dannmiller, Willard.
171-1, Hiram Smith, Willard; 2, Chris Keneipp, Wapakoneta; 3, Jake Lipstraw, Oak Harbor; 4, Mallott, Bellevue. 189-1, Mike Ramirez, Eastwood; 2, Dan Hammond, Willard; 3, Adam Righi, Perkins; 4, Kyle Fruth, Napoleon; 5, Eric Swartz, Clyde. 215-1, Bryce Rayburn, Ontario; 2, Joe Levy, Oak Harbor; 3, Jake Wachtendorf; Wapakoneta; 4, Ryan Nachtrab, Eastwood; 5, Tyler Edington, Bellevue. 275-1, Dustin Fox, Galion; 2, Joe Morton, Fostoria, 3, Matt Guhn, Clyde; 4, Adam Kosch, Paulding; 5, Jeremy Swartz, Eastwood.
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DIVISION III
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Top teams: 1, Sandusky St. Mary; 2, Archbold; 3, Liberty Center; 4, Delta; 5, Fremont St. Joe; 6, Hopewell-Loudon; 7, Hicksville; 8, Tinora; 9, Tiffin Calvert; 10, Genoa.
Top individuals: 103-1, Jarod Smith, Cory-Rawson; 2, Jared Evans, Delta; 3, Dusty Blanca, Edison; 4, Sean Avila, Margaretta; 5, Thom Guerra, St. Mary. 112-1, Adam Tinnel, Edison; 2, Trevor Lee, Elmwood; 3, Chris Starr, Archbold; 4, A,J, Scarberry, Liberty Center; 5, Kurt Froelich, Ayersville. 119-1, Jeremy Amburgy, New London; 2, Ryan Tinnel, Edison; 3, Todd Abair, Toledo Christian; 4, Doug Hall, Plymouth; 5, Jeremy Geesey, Montpelier; 125-1, Ryan Rufenacht, Archbold; 2, Matt Bloniarz, Tinora; 3, Jon Kunisch, Norwalk St. Paul; 4, Zach Schalk, Hopewell-Loudon; 5, Victor Lopez, Patrick Henry. 130-1, Drew Schafer, Monroeville; 2, Corey Opfer, St. Mary; 3, Ryan Gombash, Delta; 4, Zac Sendelbach, New London; 5, Justin Hill, McComb.
135-1, Marl Bloniarz, Tinora; 2, Raub Gilatta, St. Mary; 3, AJ Coleman, Fremont St. Joe; 4, Zach Moomey, Western Reserve; 5, Mike Buckingham, Tiffin Calvert. 140-1, Tanner Shearer, St. Mary; 2, Mike Coopman, Lake; 3, Thomas Wisdom, New London; 4, Dustin Wagner, Van Buren; 5, Marshall Ackley, Elmwood. 145-1, Jamison Moss, Delta; 2, Marc Hoff, Liberty Center; 3, Art Bugner, Fostoria St. Wendelin; 4, Brinden Baum, St. Mary; 5, Juni Arreola, Woodmore. 152-1, Jeremiah Hill, Liberty Center; 2, Luke Stuckey, Archbold; 3, Cameron Whelan, St. Mary; 4, Marcus Roll, Plymouth; 5, Nick Purdue, Genoa. 160-1, Joseph Whelan, St. Mary; 2, Joe Studer, Mohawk; 3, Brandan McGaharan, Northwood; 4, Jeff Gery, Carey; 5, Jacob Hale, Stryker.
171-1, Brian Lichty, Ayersville; 2, Dan Tarver, Lake; 3, Josh Fox, Margaretta; 4, Eric Frank, Stryker; 5, Dustin Sowers, Mohawk. 189-1, Spencer Dye, St. Mary; 2, Wade VanSickle, Liberty Center; 3, Josh Gracia, Archbold; 4, Ryan Miller, Plymouth; 5, David Schlack, Carey. 215-1, Matt Taynor, Swanton; 2, Andrew Reinhart, Tiffin Calvert; 3, Nick Girlie, Ayersville; 4, Don Kirchner, North Baltimore; 5, Jake Endicott, Plymouth. 275-1, Bart Borer, Tiffin Calvert; 2, Brandon Ruhlen, Hopewell-Loudon; 3, Paul Scifers, St. Wendelin; 4, Gary Howell, St. Mary; 5, Xavier Taylor, Swanton.
(This poll is compiled by members of the Greater Toledo Wrestling Coaches Association, which rates the top teams, and individuals in each weight class, for member schools in northwest Ohio.)
TRANSACTIONS..............
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Traded INF Macier Isturis and OF Ryan Church to Montreal for LHP Scott Stewart. Signed RHP Jeff D Amico, RHP Luther Hackman, RHP Matt Miller, LHP Carl Sadler, INF Chris Clapinski and INF Kevin Orie to minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS – Sent LHP Adrian Burnside outright to Toledo of the IL.
NEW YORK YANKEES – Agreed to terms with RHP Javier Vazquez on a four-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS – Agreed to terms with INF Eric Young on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Reynaldo Garcia for assignment.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS – Named Edgar Caceres manager, Ed Hodge pitching coach, and Billy White hitting coach at Potomac of the Carolina League, and Donnie Scott manager and Vern Ruhle pitching coach at Billings of the Pioneer League.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Fined New Orleans F George Lynch and C Jamaal Magloire, and Indiana F Al Harrington each $10,000 for their roles in an altercation during the Pacers-Hornets game on Jan. 3.
NEW YORK KNICKS – Acquired G Stephon Marbury, G Penny Hardaway and C Cezary Trybanski from Phoenix for F Antonio McDyess, G Howard Eisley, G Charlie Ward, F Maciej Lampe, the draft rights to G Milos Vujanic, a 2004 first-round draft pick and a future first-round draft pick. Waived F-C John Amaechi.
ORLANDO MAGIC – Signed F Lee Nailon to a 10-day contract. Waived C Mengke Bateer.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS – Placed G Manu Ginobili on the injured list. Activated G Alex Garcia from the injured list.
UTAH JAZZ – Activated F Michael Ruffin from the injured list. Placed C Ben Handlogten on the injured list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Signed WR Scott Cloman, WR Sean Dillard, WR Dwain Goynes, DT Cedric Killings, DT Reggie McGrew, C Ben Nowland, RB Mike Sellers and DE Greg White.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS – Placed F Bill Lindsay and D Andy Sutton on injured reserve.
COLORADO AVALANCHE – Reassigned LW Jordan Krestanovich to Hershey of the AHL.
EDMONTON OILERS – Signed D Igor Ulanov to a one-year contract. Recalled D Marc-Andre Bergeron from Toronto of the AHL. Assigned D Doug Lynch to Toronto.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS – Recalled F Mathieu Darche from Milwaukee of the AHL.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Recalled RW Alexander Suglobov from Albany of the AHL. Sent C Craig Darby and RW Tuomas Pihlman to Albany.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Recalled LW Derek Bekar, C Justin Mapletoft and D Sven Butenschon from Bridgeport of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS – Recalled C Patrick Sharp and D Dennis Seidenberg from Philadelphia of the AHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS – Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from Fresno of the ECHL.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – Recalled G Mikael Tellqvist from St. John s of the AHL.
COLLEGE
AKRON – Named Brian Callahan, Ben McAdoo, Joe Moorhead and Kevin Verdugo assistant football coaches.
BUFFALO – Announced G Hollie Cook has been declared academically ineligible to play women s basketball.
EASTERN MICHIGAN – Named Jay Peterson and Howard Feggins assistant football coaches.
NFL..............
Playoffs
WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS
Sunday
Green Bay 33, Seattle 27, OT
Indianapolis 41, Denver 10
Saturday
Tennessee 20, Baltimore 17
Carolina 29, Dallas 10
Saturday, Jan. 10
Carolina at St. Louis, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 11
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:45 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 18
AFC Championship Game, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC Championship Game, 6:45 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Feb. 1
Super Bowl at Houston, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Feb. 8
Pro Bowl, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
PREP GYMNASTICS..............
MAUMEE 125.075, SPRINGFIELD 116.45; BOWLING GREEN 113.95.
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First all-around: Strawman (BG), 32.7.
PREP BASKETBALL..............
Note
Boys and girls basketball coaches are reminded to submit statistics for their teams in the City League, NLL, SLL, NWOAL and TAAC.
Girls coaches should send in their stats no later than noon Tuesday. Boys coaches should send in their stats no later than noon Thursday.
Fax to the Blade at 419-724-6116.
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Girls
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LAST NIGHT
..............Tol. Christian..............22..............10..............19..............15..............–..............66..............
..............Mau. Valley..............4..............9..............2..............9..............–..............24..............
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TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Schweer 3-1-1-10, Whitlow 1-1-3, Cuckler 0-1-0-3, Toth 5-3-13, Barlage 5-0-10, Paulson 1-0-2, Cellier 6-0-12, Keister 1-0-2, Emmenecher 5-1-11. Totals: 27-2-6-66.
MAUMEE VALLEY: Yechoor 0-1-1, Pounds 2-1-5, Meister 1-1-3, Rorick 0-1-1, Brandman 0-4-4, Holman 3-4-10. Totals: 6-12-24.
JV: Maumee Valley, 37-32.
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..............Bowsher..............24..............23..............10..............10..............–..............67..............
..............Anthony Wayne..............9..............8..............11..............19..............–..............47..............
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BOWSHER: Bell 1-1-3, Cassidy 2-0-4, Collins 2-0-4, Coy 2-4-8, Crockett 1-2-4, Davis 9-6-24, France 1-2-4, Gregory 2-0-4, Holob 1-0-2, L. Johnson 1-2-4, S. Johnson 3-0-6. Totals: 25-17-67.
ANTHONY WAYNE: Vogtsberger 1-3-0-11, Allison 0-1-2-5, Donahue 3-0-6, Hoover 4-1-9, Accettola 2-0-4, George 2-3-7, Belville 2-1-5. Totals: 14-4-7-47.
JV: Bowsher, 27-24.
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..............Bowling Green..............19..............11..............13..............14..............–..............57..............
..............Archbold..............8..............15..............23..............23..............–..............69..............
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BOWLING GREEN: Simon 0-2-2, Chalupa 3-0-6, Chibucos 3-5-2-23, Kern 3-3-9, Vannett 2-2-6, Korsnack 1-0-2, Vandiver 4-1-9. Totals: 16-5-9-57.
ARCHBOLD: Wanemacher 7-1-15, Rychener 1-1-3, Buehrer 2-3-7, Ruffer 4-2-10, Stahl 7-2-0-20, S. Grime 5-4-14. Totals: 26-2-11-69.
JV: Archbold, 41-38.
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..............Liberty Center..............10..............23..............13..............15..............–..............61..............
..............Otsego..............18..............14..............9..............16..............–..............57..............
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LIBERTY CENTER: Kessler 2-2-6, Methany 7-3-17, Bell 1-5-7, Perry 1-1-0-5, Fisher 1-0-2, Rohrs 1-2-4, Langenhop 1-1-7-12, Vorwerk 2-0-4, Crigger 2-0-4. Totals: 18-2-19-61.
OTSEGO: Greulich 1-0-2, Weisenborn 4-2-10, Asmus 4-3-11, Murphy 1-4-6, McVey 4-1-0-11, Limes 6-1-2-17. Totals: 20-2-11-57.
JV: Liberty Center, 44-27.
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..............Northwood..............17..............16..............20..............14..............–..............67..............
..............Emm. Baptist..............8..............14..............14..............14..............–..............50..............
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NORTHWOOD: Flick 5-1-2-15, Ramirez 6-2-14, Zeigler 2-0-4, Jardy 2-0-4, Agler 2-4-8, Bogart 3-7-13, Smith 2-5-9. Totals: 22-1-20-67.
EMMANUEL BAPTIST: Milks 0-1-0-3, Christiaanse 2-1-5, Woltjer 1-0-2, Jones 11-1-1-26, Harnica 3-2-8, Harrington 1-0-2, Cooper 0-1-1, Ross 0-1-1, Porter 1-0-2. Totals: 19-2-6-50.
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..............Springfield..............16..............14..............8..............9..............–..............47..............
..............Rogers..............2..............7..............3..............10..............–..............22..............
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SPRINGFIELD: Wibbon 1-1-0-5, Haskins 2-0-4, Carstensen 4-0-8, Bond 2-0-4, Pohlman 4-1-9, Gibson 0-1-0-3, Noble 3-0-6, Trumbull 2-2-6, Eubank 1-0-2. Totals: 19-2-3-47.
ROGERS: DeVault 0-1-1-4, McDonald 2-0-4, Funches 3-2-8, Parke 1-0-2, Dotson 0-1-1, Brown 0-1-0-3. Totals: 6-2-4-22.
JV: Springfield, 54-29.
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..............Swanton..............14..............8..............8..............17..............–..............47..............
..............Waite..............8..............23..............10..............12..............–..............53..............
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SWANTON: Dominique 2-0-4, Witt 1-0-2, LaVigne 5-1-11, White 0-1-1, Keesey 13-3-29. Totals: 21-5-47.
WAITE: Knowles 1-1-3, Ulis 2-1-1-8, Cleveland 1-2-0-8, McCarver 9-2-20, McNeal 7-0-14. Totals: 20-3-4-53.
JV: Swanton, 45-42, OT.
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CITY LEAGUE
TOMORROW
St. Ursula at Bowsher
Woodward at Central
Whitmer at Clay
Waite at Libbey
Scott at Notre Dame
Start at Rogers
SATURDAY
Bowsher at Firestone
Notre Dame at St. Ursula
John Marshall at Scott
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE
THURSDAY
Anthony Wayne at Bowling Green
Rossford at Maumee
Perrysburg at Northview
Southview at Springfield
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Tiffin Calvert at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Lake
Lakota at Liberty-Benton
THURSDAY
Otsego at Eastwood
Gibsonburg at Elmwood
Genoa at Lake
Lakota at Woodmore
SATURDAY
Elmwood at Eastwood
Genoa at Otsego
Lakota at Gibsonburg
Lake at Woodmore
TAAC
TONIGHT
Ottawa Hills at Lake
THURSDAY
Toledo Christian at Stritch
Danbury at Emmanuel Baptist
Bettsville at Maumee Valley
Ottawa Hills at Northwood
FRIDAY
Emmanuel Baptist at Toledo Christian
SATURDAY
Stritch at Danbury
Fayette at Emmanuel Baptist
Maumee Valley at Northwood
NW OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Hilltop at Montpelier
THURSDAY
Bryan at Archbold
Delta at Evergreen
Liberty Center at Swanton
Montpelier at Wauseon
SATURDAY
Stryker at Archbold
Pettisville at Montpelier
OTHER NW OHIO
TONIGHT
Huron at Fremont Ross
Fairview at Napoleon
THURSDAY
Findlay at Fremont Ross
Sandusky at Napoleon
SATURDAY
Findlay at Defiance
Sandusky at Ashland
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Boys
(All games at 7:30 unless noted)
CITY LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Bowsher at Scott
Central vs Whitmer at UT, 6:30
Libbey vs Woodward at UT, 8:30
Clay at Start
Rogers at St. John s
St. Francis at Waite
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Gibsonburg at Eastwood
Elmwood at Woodmore
Genoa at Lakota
Lake at Otsego
TAAC
TONIGHT
Stritch at Maumee Valley
Northwood at Emmanuel Baptist
NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Ottawa-Glandorf at Patrick Henry
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Tiffin Calvert at McComb
PUTNAM COUNTY
TONIGHT
Continental at Lima Temple Christian
Ft. Jennings at Parkway
Spencerville at Ottoville
BUCKEYE BORDER CONF.
TONIGHT
Edon at Fremont
OTHER NW OHIO
TONIGHT
Tri-County at Monclova Christian
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
TONIGHT
Blissfield at East Jackson
Adrian Madison at Clinton
Dundee at Monroe St. Mary CC
Erie Mason at Whiteford
Hudson at Pittsford
Monroe Jefferson at Ida
Onsted at Addison
TRI-COUNTY.
TONIGHT
Britton-Macon at Agape Christian Academy
Morenci at Lenawee Christian
Albion at Whitmore Lake
OTHER SE MICHIGAN
TONIGHT
Adrian at Ypsilanti
Bedford at Airport
Monroe at Garden City
BOWLING HONOR ROLL..............
300 games
Brady Woessner, University.............. 268-268-300-836
Jeff Edwards, University.............. 225-242-300-767
Keith Nelson, Jug s.............. 300-224-255-779
Craig Scott, Jug s.............. 300-192-221-713
John Komineck Jr., Jug s.............. 300-206-173-679
Mike Seferian, Eastgate.............. 179-149-300-628
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High Series
MEN (750 or better)
Dave Alford, Jug s.............. 793
Kevin Carnicom, Imperial.............. 782
Brad Bowman, Jug s.............. 781
Fayez Kassem, Lido.............. 768
Ben Somers, Jug s.............. 761
Frank Machcinski, Rossford.............. 759
Robert Flunder IV, University.............. 754
WOMEN (650 or better)
Kathy Coombs, Jug s.............. 682
COLLEGE FOOTBALL..............
Final AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football final poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2003 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Southern Cal (48)..............12-1..............1,608..............1..............
2. LSU (17)..............13-1..............1,576..............2..............
3. Oklahoma..............12-2..............1,476..............3..............
4. Ohio St...............11-2..............1,411..............7..............
5. Miami..............11-2..............1,329..............10..............
6. Michigan..............10-3..............1,281..............4..............
7. Georgia..............11-3..............1,255..............11..............
8. Iowa..............10-3..............1,107..............13..............
9. Washington St...............10-3..............1,060..............15..............
10. Miami (Ohio)..............13-1..............932..............14..............
11. Florida St...............10-3..............905..............9..............
12. Texas..............10-3..............887..............5..............
13. Mississippi..............10-3..............845..............16..............
14. Kansas St...............11-4..............833..............8..............
15. Tennessee..............10-3..............695..............6..............
16. Boise St...............13-1..............645..............18..............
17. Maryland..............10-3..............564..............23..............
18. Purdue..............9-4..............526..............12..............
19. Nebraska..............10-3..............520..............22..............
20. Minnesota..............10-3..............368..............24..............
21. Utah..............10-2..............308..............25..............
22. Clemson..............9-4..............230..............–..............
23. Bowling Green..............11-3..............189..............–..............
24. Florida..............8-5..............165..............17..............
25. TCU..............11-2..............126..............19..............
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Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 109, Arkansas 73, Virginia 36, N. Illinois 30, Auburn 8, Oregon St. 8, N.C. State 7, Pittsburgh 7, West Virginia 4, Connecticut 2.
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Final USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN final college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2003 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. LSU (60)..............13-1..............1,572..............2..............
2. Southern California (3)..............12-1..............1,514..............1..............
3. Oklahoma..............12-2..............1,429..............3..............
4. Ohio State..............11-2..............1,370..............6..............
5. Miami (Fla.)..............11-2..............1,306..............9..............
6. Georgia..............11-3..............1,183..............11..............
7. Michigan..............10-3..............1,140..............4..............
8. Iowa..............10-3..............1,119..............12..............
9. Washington State..............10-3..............983..............14..............
10. Florida State..............10-3..............929..............8..............
11. Texas..............10-3..............894..............5..............
12. Miami (Ohio)..............13-1..............800..............15..............
13. Kansas State..............11-4..............746..............10..............
14. Mississippi..............10-3..............730..............18..............
15. Boise State..............13-1..............704..............16..............
16. Tennessee..............10-3..............684..............7..............
17. Minnesota..............10-3..............553..............20..............
18. Nebraska..............10-3..............532..............21..............
19. Purdue..............9-4..............510..............13..............
20. Maryland..............10-3..............462..............24..............
21. Utah..............10-2..............327..............25..............
22. Clemson..............9-4..............219..............NR..............
23. Bowling Green..............11-3..............170..............NR..............
24. TCU..............11-2..............145..............19..............
25. Florida..............8-5..............124..............17..............
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Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 80; Arkansas 74; Oklahoma State 63; Auburn 20; North Carolina State 17; Oregon State 15; West Virginia 14; Southern Mississippi 12; Fresno State 6; Hawaii 6; Pittsburgh 5; Texas Tech 4; Marshall 3; Virginia 3; Boston College 2; California 1; Connecticut 1; Memphis 1; Michigan State 1; Missouri 1; North Texas 1.
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SUNDAY
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
$14-17 million
..............Oklahoma..............0..............7..............0..............7..............–..............14..............
..............LSU..............7..............7..............7..............0..............–..............21..............
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LSU–Green 24 run (Gaudet kick), 11:38.
Okla–K.Jones 1 run (DiCarlo kick), 7:31.
LSU–Vincent 18 run (Gaudet kick), 4:21.
LSU–Spears 20 interception return (Gaudet kick), 14:13.
Okla–K.Jones 1 run (DiCarlo kick), 11:01.
A–79,342.
ECHL..............
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Peoria 4, Toledo 2
Atlantic City 5, Johnstown 1
Charlotte 3, Florence 1
Trenton 5, Reading 2
Augusta 5, Greenville 2
Roanoke 4, Greensboro 3
Wheeling 5, Dayton 2
Columbia 7, Texas 0
Idaho 4, Fresno 0
TONIGHT
Florida at Greenville
Augusta at Greensboro
Fresno at Las Vegas
Texas at San Diego
Columbus at South Carolina
TENNIS..............
TATA Open
Madras, India; ATP
Singles, first round: David Ferrer (7) d. Fernando Verdasco 1-6, 7-5, 6-0; Harel Levy d. Albert Portas 6-4, 6-2; Prakash Amritraj d. Harsh Mankad 6-3, 6-4; Anthony Dupuis (8) d. Alexander Popp 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6); John van Lottum d. Galo Blanco 7-6 (6), 6-4; Igor Andreev d. Ruben Hidalgo 7-6 (7), 6-2; Paul Goldstein d. Oliver Mutis 6-3, 6-3; Jean-Rene Lisnard d. Kristian Pless 7-6 (10), 6-3.
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ASB Classic
Auckland, N. Zealand; WTA
Singles, first round: Cara Black d. Maria Vento-Kabchi (4) 6-2, 6-2; Eden Marama d. Shelley Stephens 6-4, 6-3; Eleni Daniilidou (3) d. Jelena Kostanic 6-2, 7-6 (2); Anca Barna (8) d. Ludmila Cervanova 6-4, 6-1; Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, d. Shinobu Asagoe (5) 6-3, 6-4; Ashley Harkleroad d. Teryn Ashley 6-2, 6-4; Amy Frazier d. Marie-Gayane Mikaelian 3-6, 6-3, 6-0; Lindsay Lee-Waters d. Rita Grande 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4.
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AAPT Championships
Adelaide, Australia; ATP
Singles, first round: Thomas Johannson d. Christophe Rochus 6-1, 6-3; Wayne Arthurs d. Ivo Karlovic 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-5; Vince Spadea (2) d. Jurgen Melzer 7-6 (4), 6-2; Taylor Dent (5) d. Luis Horna, Peru, 6-2, 6-3; Alberto Martin (7) d. Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3); Karol Beck d. Brian Vahaly 6-2, 6-2; Jarkko Nieminen (6) d. Wesley Moodie 4-6, 7-6 (5) 7-5.
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Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Round Robin; Group A
France 2, Russia 1: Amelie Mauresmo (F) d. Anastasia Myskina 6-2, 7-6 (2); Marat Safin (R) beat Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 6-3; Mauresmo-Santoro d. MysKina-Safin, 6-3, 6-4.
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Round Robin; Group B
Belgium 3, Slovakia 0: Kim Clijsters d. Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-2; Xavier Malisse d. Karol Kucera 6-2, 1-6, 6-1; Clijsters and Malisse d. Hantuchova and Kucera, 6-2, 6-4.
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Australia 3, Hungary 0: Alicia Molik d. Petra Mandula 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2; Lleyton Hewitt d. Attila Savolt 6-2, 6-2; Hewitt and Molik d. Mandula and Savolt, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
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Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Gold Coast, Australia; WTA
Singles, first round: Magdalena Maleeva d. Denisa Chladkova 6-1, 6-1; Conchita Martinez (5) d. Sun Tian Tian 6-3, 6-2; Vera Zvonareva (3) d. Barbara Schett 6-1, 6-4; Aniko Kapros d. Tina Pisnik 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Emilie Loit d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3; Samantha Stosur d. Meghann Shaughnessy (4) 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar; ATP
Singles, first round: Mikhail Youzhny d. Rainer Schuettler (2) 6-3, 7-6 (5); Bohdan Ulihrach d. Nicolas Kiefer 6-2, 6-1; Sargis Sargsian d. Gregory Carraz, France 3-6, 6-0, 6-3; Hicham Arazi d. Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-3; Tim Henman (7) d. David Sanchez 6-4, 6-0.
NOTES..............
The University of Toledo will hold a SOFTBALL CLINIC on improving defensive play for coaches and players on Saturday and Sunday. Pre-registration is recommended. Call 419-530-6258 or email toledosoftball@hotmail.com
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The Summit YMCA, 306 Bush Street, is accepting registrations for ADULT SPORTS leagues. Men s basketball begins Feb. 12 (registration deadline Feb. 3) and women s basketball starts Feb. 15 (registration deadline Feb. 6). For information call 419-729-6035.