COLLEGE BASKETBALL..............
Men
AP Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Connecticut (52)..............13-1..............1,767..............1..............
2. Duke (4)..............12-1..............1,689..............2..............
3. Stanford (11)..............13-0..............1,647..............4..............
4. Wake Forest (5)..............11-0..............1,562..............5..............
5. Kentucky..............10-1..............1,477..............7..............
6. Saint Joseph s..............13-0..............1,356..............9..............
7. Arizona..............10-2..............1,249..............3..............
8. Louisville..............11-1..............1,248..............10..............
9. North Carolina..............10-2..............1,146..............12..............
10. Cincinnati..............11-0..............1,136..............11..............
11. Oklahoma..............10-1..............973..............6..............
12. Georgia Tech..............12-2..............952..............8..............
13. Pittsburgh..............16-0..............926..............15..............
14. Kansas..............9-2..............923..............13..............
15. Florida..............11-2..............914..............14..............
16. Gonzaga..............12-2..............810..............16..............
17. Syracuse..............11-1..............806..............17..............
18. Texas..............9-2..............619..............18..............
19. Wisconsin..............11-2..............472..............21..............
20. Mississippi St...............13-0..............388..............22..............
21. Marquette..............11-2..............294..............23..............
22. Texas Tech..............13-2..............240..............–..............
23. Vanderbilt..............12-1..............222..............20..............
24. Creighton..............12-0..............218..............–..............
25. Illinois..............10-3..............133..............19..............
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Others receiving votes: Purdue 94, Seton Hall 27, Maryland 26, LSU 24, South Carolina 12, W. Michigan 12, Utah St. 8, Oklahoma St. 6, Charlotte 4, Memphis 4, N.C. State 3, Rice 3, Boston U. 2, Florida St. 2, Nevada 2, Boston College 1, Iowa St. 1, Kent St. 1, Providence 1.
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USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Connecticut (24)..............13-1..............763..............1..............
2. Duke (2)..............12-1..............729..............2..............
3. Wake Forest (3)..............11-0..............687..............4..............
4. Stanford (1)..............13-0..............684..............6..............
5. Kentucky..............10-1..............658..............5..............
6. Saint Joseph s (1)..............13-0..............588..............9..............
7. Cincinnati..............11-0..............565..............10..............
8. Arizona..............10-2..............542..............3..............
9. Louisville..............11-1..............473..............12..............
10. Florida..............11-2..............458..............11..............
11. North Carolina..............10-2..............450..............13..............
12. Kansas..............9-2..............408..............14..............
13. Oklahoma..............10-1..............404..............7..............
14. Georgia Tech..............12-2..............393..............8..............
15. Pittsburgh..............16-0..............381..............15..............
16. Texas..............9-2..............316..............16..............
17. Gonzaga..............12-2..............288..............17..............
18. Wisconsin..............11-2..............275..............18..............
19. Syracuse..............11-1..............262..............19..............
20. Creighton..............12-0..............146..............23..............
21. Marquette..............11-2..............138..............22..............
22. Texas Tech..............13-2..............100..............25t
23. Vanderbilt..............12-1..............95..............21..............
24. Mississippi State..............13-0..............85..............NR..............
25. Illinois..............10-3..............64..............20..............
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Others receiving votes: Purdue 49; LSU 14; North Carolina State 8; Maryland 7; Oklahoma State 7; Memphis 6; Western Michigan 5; Boston College 4; Seton Hall 4; Alabama 3; Rice 3; Iowa State 2; Nevada 2; Southern Illinois 2; Utah State 2; Dayton 1; Fresno State 1; Manhattan 1; Murray State 1; South Carolina 1.
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Mid-American
LAST NIGHT
W. Michigan 88, Marshall 65
TOMORROW
Marshall at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Bowling Green at Akron, 7 p.m.
Central Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m.
Kent State at Miami, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ohio, 7 p.m.
Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne at W. Michigan, 7 p.m.
E. Michigan at N. Illinois, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Ball State at Miami, 2 p.m.
N. Illinois at Ohio, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Marshall, 7 p.m.
W. Michigan at E. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Akron at Toledo, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
C. Michigan at Bowling Green, 2 p.m.
Big Ten
SUNDAY
Indiana 59, Michigan 57
TONIGHT
Iowa at Minnesota, 7
TOMORROW
Penn State at Michigan State, 8 p.m.
Illinois at Northwestern, 8 p.m.
Wisconsin at Purdue, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Iowa at Illinois, noon
Minnesota at Ohio State, noon
Northwestern at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Michigan at Michigan State, 3:45 p.m.
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National
LAST NIGHT
EAST
CCNY 81, Mount St. Vincent 66
Cent. Connecticut St. 80, Mount St. Mary s, Md. 68
Concord 102, S. Virginia 95
Delaware 80, James Madison 66
Fairleigh Dickinson 57, Wagner 55
Pittsburgh 74, Notre Dame 71
Providence 63, Seton Hall 60
St. Francis, NY 74, Robert Morris 58
St. Francis, Pa. 61, Long Island U. 56
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 94, Chattanooga 77
Coppin St. 54, Howard 49
Delaware St. 68, Morgan St. 60
Florida A&M 76, Norfolk St. 72
Georgia Southern 80, Savannah St. 58
Grambling St. 75, Alcorn St. 61
Hampden-Sydney 69, Bridgewater, Va. 54
Hampton 77, Bethune-Cookman 67
LSU 68, New Orleans 60
S. Carolina St. 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 53
Southern U. 78, Jackson St. 64
MIDWEST
Iowa St. 89, N. Colorado 63
Lake Superior St. 113, Northland Baptist 46
Syracuse 82, Missouri 68
Wayne, Mich. 53, Findlay 52
FAR WEST
Air Force 65, Colorado St. 57
Wyoming 82, New Mexico 77
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Women
AP Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Duke (24)..............13-1..............1,115..............1..............
2. Texas Tech (17)..............15-0..............1,095..............2..............
3. Texas (5)..............14-1..............1,060..............3..............
4. Connecticut..............11-1..............1,044..............4..............
5. Tennessee..............12-1..............972..............5..............
6. Minnesota..............14-0..............907..............6..............
7. Stanford..............13-2..............845..............7..............
8. Penn St...............11-3..............795..............9..............
9. Purdue..............12-2..............738..............10..............
10. Kansas St...............11-2..............737..............11..............
11. Georgia..............13-2..............706..............12..............
12. Louisiana Tech..............10-2..............642..............8..............
13. North Carolina..............13-2..............557..............13..............
14. LSU..............13-2..............547..............17..............
15. Colorado..............12-2..............491..............14..............
15. Oklahoma..............11-2..............491..............15..............
17. DePaul..............14-1..............434..............18..............
18. TCU..............13-2..............362..............19..............
19. Villanova..............12-2..............187..............–..............
20. Auburn..............12-3..............178..............21..............
21. Miami..............13-1..............177..............24..............
22. Boston College..............12-2..............161..............20..............
23. Virginia Tech..............12-2..............134..............16..............
24. Baylor..............13-2..............131..............24..............
25. Michigan St...............10-3..............105..............23..............
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Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 79, Rutgers 72, Vanderbilt 43, Utah 36, Maryland 29, SW Missouri St. 16, Florida 15, Idaho 13, Arizona 7, Houston 6, Clemson 4, Richmond 4, Seton Hall 4, Oregon 3, South Alabama 3, Notre Dame 2, UC Santa Barbara 2, Southern Cal 1.
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Mid-American Conf.
LAST NIGHT
Buffalo 64, Cornell 60
TONIGHT
Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7
Ball State at Ohio, 7
TOMORROW
Akron at Bowling Green, 7
Miami at Kent, 7
N. Illinois at C. Michigan, 7
W. Michigan at Marshall, 7
National
LAST NIGHT
MIDWEST
Drake 73, Illinois St. 60
Michigan St. 64, Detroit 41
Oakland, Mich. 61, Chicago St. 46
Saginaw Valley St. 66, Northwood, Mich. 56
Wayne, Mich. 58, Findlay 47
TENNIS..............
Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand; ATP
Men s singles, first round
David Sanchez d. Jan-Michael Gambill 7-6 (5), 6-3; Jiri Novak (2) d. Xavier Malisse 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3; Raemon Sluiter d. Fernando Gonzalez (7) 6-3, 6-4; Gregory Carraz d. Karol Beck 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3; Guillermo Coria (1) d. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany 7-6 (4), 6-3.
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Adidas International
Sydney; ATP-WTA
Men s singles, first round
Lleyton Hewitt (7) d. Sargis Sargsian 6-4, 6-2; Greg Rusedski d. Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5); Todd Reid d. Nicolas Massu (6) 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4; Joachim Johansson d. Rainer Schuettler (2) 6-4, 6-4.
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Women s singles, first round
Conchita Martinez d. Magdalena Maleeva 6-0, 6-0; Francesca Schiavone d. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia-Montenegro, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Meghann Shaughnessy d. Asa Svensson 6-1, 6-2; Chanda Rubin (7) d. Cindy Watson 7-6 (3), 6-2.
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Moorilla Tasmanian International
Hobart, Australia; WTA
Singles, first round
Tathiana Garbin d. Eleni Daniilidou (1) 7-5, 2-0, retired; Mashona Washington d. Iveta Benesova 6-3, 6-0; Amy Frazier d. Elena Likhovtseva (3) 6-2, 6-3; Anca Barna (7) d. Ashley Harkleroad 6-1, 7-6 (6).
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Canberra Classic
Canberra, Australia; WTA
Singles, first round
Silvia Farina Elia (3) d. Lubomira Kurhajcova 6-2, 6-2; Tamarine Tanasugarn (4) Thailand, d. Marie-Gayane Mikaelian 6-1, 6-3; Karolina Sprem d. Petra Mandula (5) 6-4 6-0; Emilie Loit (6) d. Clarisa Fernandez 6-4, 6-0; Marlene Weingartner (7) d. Tzipi Obziler 6-4, 7-5; Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (9) d. Evie Dominikovic 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-0; Mara Santangelo d. Sofia Arvidsson 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Sandra Kleinova d. Tatiana Panova 6-4, 6-3; Emmanuelle Gagliardi d. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-3, 6-4.
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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.
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Girls
LAST NIGHT
..............Evergreen..............13..............14..............13..............16..............–..............56..............
..............TC..............17..............5..............17..............10..............–..............49..............
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EVERGREEN: Sheldon 1-3-0-11, Beer 1-1-1-6, Bates 0-1-1, Keller 3-1-0-9, Stong 6-4-16, Creave 2-1-0-7, Todd 2-0-4, Wilson 1-0-2. Totals: 16-6-6-56.
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Schweer 1-2-1-9, Toth 7-1-15, Barlage 3-0-6, Cellier 1-3-5, Emmenecker 6-2-14. Totals: 18-2-7-49.
JV: Evergreen, 42-39.
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..............Defiance..............14..............2..............5..............3..............–..............24..............
..............Wauseon..............9..............11..............5..............8..............–..............33..............
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DEFIANCE: Schlatter 3-2-8, McBride 0-2-2, Zeller 1-2-0-8, Parsons 1-0-2, Mason 1-0-2, Richardson 0-2-2. Totals: 6-2-6-24.
WAUSEON: A. Hill 2-0-4, Roth 4-1-4-15, Maxim 2-3-7, Gleckler 1-1-2-7, Fry 0-0-0. Totals: 9-2-9-33.
JV: Wauseon, 38-26.
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..............Lib. Center..............11..............12..............5..............12..............–..............40..............
..............Bryan..............8..............4..............5..............13..............–..............31..............
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LIBERTY CENTER: Kessler 0-2-2-8, Bell 3-1-10-19, Miller 1-0-2, Rohrs 1-1-3, Hoover 2-0-4, Langenhop 1-0-2, Vorwerk 1-0-2. Totals: 9-3-13-40.
BRYAN: Fee 4-2-10, Held 1-1-0-5, Shirkey 1-0-2, Yahraus 2-1-5, Strahle 0-2-2, Tucker 1-0-2. Totals: 10-2-5-31.
JV: Bryan, 30-23.
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..............Fayette..............7..............12..............18..............12..............–..............49..............
..............Delta..............6..............8..............7..............11..............–..............32..............
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DELTA: McCulloch 0-2-2, Martin 1-0-2, Ruple 4-2-10, Simon 1-2-4, Davis 1-6-8, Bauman 2-0-4, Eicher 1-0-2. Totals: 10-12-32.
FAYETTE: Bird 3-5-11, Kunkle 1-1-0-5, Lichtenwald 6-0-12, Colegrove 0-1-0-3, Stambaugh 3-1-7, McCord 4-1-0-11. Totals: 17-3-6-49.
JV: Fayette, 37-9.
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CITY LEAGUE
THURSDAY
Central at Waite
Clay at Woodward
Libbey at Scott
Rogers at Whitmer
St. Ursula at Start
SATURDAY
Notre Dame at Bowsher
St. Ursula at Southview
Anthony Wayne at Clay
Central vs. Bexley at Pickerington tourney, 6:45
Start vs. Independence at Pickerington tourney
SUNDAY
Scott vs. Holy Name at Perry Reese Center
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Northview at Anthony Wayne
Bowling Green at Rossford
Maumee at Springfield
Perrysburg at Southview
THURSDAY
Rossford at Anthony Wayne
Southview at Bowling Green
Maumee at Northview
Springfield at Perrysburg
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Old Fort at Genoa
Tinora at Woodmore
THURSDAY
Eastwood at Lakota
Otsego at Elmwood
Woodmore at Genoa
Lake at Gibsonburg
SATURDAY
Hopewell-Loudon at Elmwood
TAAC
TONIGHT
Perkins at Danbury
Emmanuel Baptist at Lima Temple Christian
THURSDAY
Ottawa Hills at Stritch
SATURDAY
Tiffin Calvert at Stritch
Northwood at Danbury
Ottawa Hills at Emmanuel Baptist
NW OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Hicksville at Delta
Patrick Henry at North Baltimore
THURSDAY
Archbold at Montpelier
Evergreen at Patrick Henry
Swanton at Wauseon
SATURDAY
Wayne Trace at Archbold
Evergreen at Swanton
Patrick Henry at Miller City
OTHER NW OHIO
TONIGHT
Fremont Ross at Tiffin Columbian
Bellevue at Sandusky
THURSDAY
Findlay at Marion Harding
Fremont Ross at Sandusky
Lima Sr. at Napoleon
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Boys
Games at 7:30 p.m. unless noted
CITY LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Rogers at Adrian
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Fremont St. Joe at Lakota
TAAC
TONIGHT
Monclova Christian at Stritch
Emmanuel Baptist at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
Northwood at Toledo Christian
NW OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Stryker at Archbold
Swanton at Evergreen
Bluffton at Patrick Henry
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SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
LENAWEE COUNTY AA
TONIGHT
Blissfield at Bedford
Columbia Central at Napoleon
Addison at Clinton
Monroe Jefferson at Dundee
Ida at Erie Mason
Hudson at Onsted
TRI-COUNTY.
TONIGHT
Grass Lake at Adrian Madison
Taylor Baptist at Britton-Macon
East Jackson at Deerfield
Whitmore Lake at Bryon
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COLLEGE HOCKEY..............
CCHA
OVERALL RECORDS: Michigan 14-7-1, Notre Dame 11-7-2, Lake Superior St. 6-7-5, Miami 12-8-2, W. Michigan 11-9-3, N. Michigan 10-9-1, Ohio St. 13-10-0, Ferris St. 10-10-2, Michigan St. 12-11-1, Alaska-Fairbanks 9-11-0, Bowling Green 5-11-6, Neb.-Omaha 6-13-3.
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FRIDAY
Lake Superior St. at Ohio St.
Miami at Ferris St.
Michigan St. at Bowling Green
N. Michigan at Alaska-Fairbanks
W. Michigan at Nebraska-Omaha
SATURDAY
Lake Superior St. at Ohio St.
Miami at Ferris St.
Michigan St. at Bowling Green
N. Michigan at Alaska-Fairbanks
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
US Under-18 Team at Michigan
W. Michigan at Nebraska-Omaha
PREP HOCKEY..............
Northwest Conference
FRIDAY
Northview vs. St. John s, TAM-1, 7 p.m.
Lake vs. Start, TAM-2, 8:30
Ottawa Hills vs. Springfield, TAM-1, 9
SATURDAY
Perrysburg vs. Maumee, TAM-1, 7
Clay vs. Whitmer, TAM-2, 7:30
Bowling Green vs. St. Francis, TAM-1, 9
Springfield vs. Lake, TAM-2, 9:30
SUNDAY
Anthony Wayne vs. Central, TAM-1, 2
ECHL..............
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Florence 2, Toledo 0
Wheeling 3, Reading 2, SO
Augusta 2, Charlotte 1
Mississippi 5, Columbus 1
Louisiana 2, Pensacola 0
Idaho 3, Long Beach 2
Texas 4, Bakersfield 2
Alaska 4, San Diego 3, SO
TONIGHT
Toledo at Greenville
Peoria at Cincinnati
Pensacola at Florida
Texas at Fresno
Columbia at Greensboro
Alaska at Las Vegas
Gwinnett at Mississippi
Augusta at South Carolina
PRO FOOTBALL..............
NFL
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday
Carolina 29, St. Louis 23, 2OT
New England 17, Tennessee 14
Sunday
Indianapolis 38, Kansas City 31
Philadelphia 20, Green Bay 17, OT
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 18
AFC Championship
Indianapolis at New England, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC Championship
Carolina at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m. (FOX)
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SUPER BOWL
Sunday, Feb. 1
At Houston
6:25 p.m. (CBS)
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Pro Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 8
At Honolulu
7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NOTES..............
The NORTHWEST CONFERENCE is accepting applications from any high school interested in the joining the league. Mail applications to Don Bachman, commissioner, 71 Maplewood Dr., Van Wert, O. 45891 by Feb. 1.
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Waite High School is accepting applications for a HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. Applicants should send resumes to principal Dave Yenrick, Waite H.S., 301 Morrison Dr., Toledo, OH, 43605, before Jan. 23.
TRANSACTIONS..............
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB – Announced the retirement of Steve Rippley, umpire. Named Dan Iassogna umpire.
American League
ANAHEIM ANGELS – Agreed to terms with OF Vladimir Guerrero on a five-year contract.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Schoeneweis on a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Agreed to terms with RHP David Riske on a one-year contract and INF Lou Merloni on a minor league contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES – Agreed to terms with 1B Tony Clark on a one-year contract. Designated INF Fernando Seguignol for assignment. Named Jerry Krause scout.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS – Agreed to terms with RHP Britt Reames on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS – Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Holtz, RHP Todd Jones, C Mitch Meluskey, RHP Al Reyes, RHP Carlos Reyes, 3B Jared Sandberg and 3B Fernando Tatis on minor league contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS – Agreed to terms with LHP Kenny Rogers on a two-year contract and RHP Jeff Nelson on a one-year contract.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Named Fred Seymour assistant director of baseball operations.
CINCINNATI REDS – Agreed to terms with INF-OF John Vander Wal on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS – Agreed to terms with RHP Roger Clemens on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – Agreed to terms with OF Doug Glanville on a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Promoted tight ends coach, Steve Hagen, to quarterbacks coach. Named Rob Chudzinski tight end coach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Named Dan Marino senior vice president of football operations. Promoted Rick Spielman from vice president to general manager.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS – Assigned D John Erskine to Utah of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD – Assigned LW Christoph Brandner to Houston of the AHL. Recalled RW Kyle Wanvig from Houston.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Assigned RW Alexsander Suglobov and G Ari Ahonen to Albany of the AHL. Activated G Corey Schwab from injured reserve.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS – Assigned D Steve Eminger and D Chris Hajt to Portland of the AHL.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA STATE – Announced QB Fabian Walker will transfer to Valdosta State.
KANSAS STATE – Declared F Dramane Diarra eligible to play for the basketball team.
MICHIGAN STATE – Announced DT Matthias Askew will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
NEBRASKA – Fired Barney Cotton, offensive coordinator, Bo Pelini, defensive coordinator, Marvin Sanders, defensive backs coach, Jimmy Williams, linebackers coach and Tim Albin, running backs coach, Ron Brown, wide receivers coach and Jeff Jamrog, defensive line coach.
RHODE ISLAND – Suspended G Brian Woodward for one game from the basketball team for being involved in a scuffle during a game on Jan. 11.
THE CITADEL – Named John Zernhelt football coach.
WEST VIRGINIA – Dismissed F Drew Schifino from the basketball team for an unspecified rules violation.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL..............
300 games
Dave Ulrich, Timbers.............. 225-268-300-793
Chuck Reynolds Jr., Estgte.............. 222-300-268-790
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Men (750 or better)
Ed Pawlowski, Eastgate.............. 765
Steve Agler, Interstate.............. 750
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Women (650 or better)
Renee Davis, Imperial.............. 699
Sue Patchen, Interstate.............. 661
PREP GYMNASTICS..............
NOTRE DAME 130.5, SPRINGFIELD 121.25, BOWSHER 118.2
All-around: Osborn (Sp), 32.65.