Scoreboard

12/27/2004

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Mid-American Conference

THURSDAY S GAMES

Dayton 77, Akron 66

E. Michigan 89, Cleveland St. 76

TODAY

Binghamton at Ohio, 6

Oakland at Akron, 7

Miami (OH) at Cincinnati, 8

TOMORROW

St. Bonaventure at Northern Illinois, 6

South Alabama at W. Michigan, 7

Ball State at Indiana, 8

Big Ten Conference

TODAY

Delaware State at Northwestern, 8

Western Carolina at Wisconsin, 8

Longwood at Illinois, 8

TOMORROW

Valparaiso at Penn St., 8

Ball State at Indiana, 8

New Hampshire at Ohio St., 8

Air Force at Iowa, 8

THURSDAY S GAMES

Wisconsin 85, UNC-Greensboro 53

National

Today

EAST

Northeastern at Holy Cross, 7

Hofstra at Stony Brook, 7

Rhode Island at Iona, 7:30

Middle Tennessee at Villanova, 7:30

SOUTH

Morgan St. at Virginia Tech, 7

Morehead St. at Louisville, 7:30

MIDWEST

Oakland, Mich. at Akron, 7

Longwood at Illinois, 8

Miami (Ohio) vs. Cincinnati at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, 8

Delaware St. at Northwestern, 8

W. Carolina at Wisconsin, 8

TOURNAMENTS

FIU Holiday Tournament

At Miami

First Round

Ohio U. vs. Binghamton, 6

Colgate at Fla. International, 8

State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament

At El Paso, Texas

First Round

Alabama St. at UTEP, 9

Tulane vs. Princeton, 11

Tomorrow

EAST

La Salle at American U., 7

Sacred Heart vs. Connecticut at the Hartford Civic Center, 7

Monmouth, N.J. at Drexel, 7

Boston U. at Massachusetts, 7

Bucknell at Saint Joseph s, 7

Vermont at Siena, 7

Albany, N.Y. at Syracuse, 7

Norfolk St. at Georgetown, 7:30

St. Francis, NY at Cornell, 8

SOUTH

Lafayette at Georgia Tech, 7

Savannah St. at Georgia, 7:30

Centenary at Louisiana-Monroe, 8

Liberty at Maryland, 8

George Mason at McNeese St., 8

VMI vs. New Orleans at the Alario Center, Westwego, La., 8

N.C.-Wilmington at North Carolina, 8

William Carey at Southern Miss., 8

W. Kentucky at Austin Peay, 8:30

Alabama A&M at UAB, 8:30

MIDWEST

Samford at Ind.-Pur.-Indpls., 7

W. Illinois at Notre Dame, 7

South Alabama at W. Michigan, 7

Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne at Xavier, 7:30

Bradley at Creighton, 8

Ball St. vs. Indiana at Conseco Fieldhouse, 8

Air Force at Iowa, 8

San Diego St. at Iowa St., 8

Rutgers at Kansas St., 8

New Hampshire at Ohio St., 8

UMKC at Wichita St., 8

SOUTHWEST

Utah Valley St. at Oral Roberts, 5

Oklahoma vs. Tulsa, 7

Prairie View at Baylor, 8

Arkansas St. at Lamar, 8

Grambling St. at TCU, 8

Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma St., 9:30

FAR WEST

S. Utah at BYU, 9

Gardner-Webb at Colorado, 9

Stetson at Colorado St., 9

Weber St. at Utah, 9

San Diego at Wyoming, 9

Idaho St. at Boise St., 10

Cal St.-Fullerton at CS Northridge, 10

UC Irvine at Cal Poly-SLO, 10

Portland at Oregon, 10

Sacramento St. at Oregon St., 10

UC Riverside at Pacific, 10

L. Beach St. at UC Santa Barbara, 10

Southern U. at Southern Cal, 10:30

TOURNAMENTS

ASU Hoops Classic

At Tempe, Ariz.

Valparaiso vs. Penn St., 6:30

Long Island U. at Arizona St., 9

Cable Car Classic

At Santa Clara, Calif.

Cent. Conn. St. at Santa Clara, 9

Yale vs. Charlotte, 11:30

Comcast Lobo Invitational

At Albuquerque, N.M.

MVSU at New Mexico, 8

Pepperdine vs. Troy, 10:15

Dreyfus Holiday Festival

At New York

N.C. State vs. Columbia, 6:30

Canisius at St. John s, 8:30

Fiesta Bowl Classic

At Tucson, Ariz.

First Round

Richmond vs. Butler, 6

E. Washington at Arizona, 8:30

FIU Holiday Tournament

At Miami

Third Place, 6

Championship, 8

Flint Hills Islander Invitational

At Corpus Christi, Texas

First Round

N. Illinois vs. St. Bonaventure, 6

Alcorn St. at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 8

Shamrock Office Solutions Classic

At Moraga, Calif.

First Round

UC Davis vs. Murray St., 8

Radford at St. Mary s, Cal., 10:30

State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament

At El Paso, Texas

Third Place, 7:30

Championship, 9:30

UCF Holiday Invitational

At Orlando, Fla.

First Round

Charleston Southern vs. Fordham, 6

Brown at UCF, 8

Wednesday

EAST

South Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7

Lehigh at Towson, 7

G. Washington at West Virginia, 7

Kent St. at Boston College, 7:30

UMBC at Delaware, 7:30

Duquesne at Robert Morris, 7:30

SOUTH

Sam Houston St. at Florida, 1

East Carolina at Clemson, 7

Ohio Northern at Coastal Carolina, 7

Seton Hall at Davidson, 7

Va. Intermont at Furman, 7

Eckerd at Jacksonville, 7

High Point at James Madison, 7

Campbell at Kentucky, 7

Texas-Arlington at South Florida, 7

Miss. at Va. Commonwealth, 7:30

Nicholls St. at Jackson St., 8

Dayton at Vanderbilt, 9

MIDWEST

Loyola of Chicago at C. Michigan, 7

Delaware St. at Michigan, 7

N.C.-Asheville at Michigan St., 7

Lake Superior St. at Toledo, 7

St. Francis, Pa. at Youngstown St., 7

Alabama at Wisconsin, 7:30

Coppin St. at Marquette, 8

UNC-Greensboro at Minnesota, 8

SE Missouri at Saint Louis, 8

SOUTHWEST

St. Gregory s at Ark.-Little Rock, 8

Jacksonville St. at Arkansas, 8

Texas-San Antonio at Texas, 8

Houston at Texas A&M, 8

Georgia St. at Texas Tech, 8

FAR WEST

Montana Tech at Montana St., 9

Hawaii at Fresno St., 10

Md.-Eastern Shore at Portland St., 10

Texas-Pan American at UNLV, 10:30

TOURNAMENTS

ASU Hoops Classic

At Tempe, Ariz.

Third Place, 9

Championship, 11

Cable Car Classic

At Santa Clara, Calif.

Third Place, 9

Championship, 11

Comcast Lobo Invitational

At Albuquerque, N.M.

Third Place, 8

Championship, 10:15

Dr Pepper Classic

At Chattanooga, Tenn.

First Round

Tenn.-Martin vs. Birm.-Southern, 6

North Texas at Chattanooga, 8

Flint Hills Islander Invitational

At Corpus Christi, Texas

Third Place, 6

Championship, 8

Gossner Foods Classic

At Logan, Utah

First Round

Loyola Marymount vs. N. Arizona, 8

S. Carolina St. at Utah St., 10

Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic

At Green Bay, Wis.

First Round

Rider vs. Hartford, 6

N. Dakota St. at Wis.-Green Bay, 8:30

Saturn Shootout

At Charleston, S.C.

First Round

St. Peter s vs. Tennessee Tech, 5:30

Harvard at Coll. of Charleston, 7:30

Shamrock Office Solutions Classic

At Moraga, Calif.

Third Place, 8

Championship, 10:30

UCF Holiday Invitational

At Orlando, Fla.

Third Place, 6

Championship, 8

PREP BASKETBALL

Boys

(Games at 7:30 unless noted)

City League

TODAY

Woodward vs. Celina at Cel. tourney, 7:45

TOMORROW

Northview at Bowsher

Anthony Wayne at Central

Rogers at Maumee

Scott at Ann Arbor Pioneer

St. Francis at Monroe St. Mary CC

St. John s vs. Cleveland Hts. at Canton McKinley tourney, 6:30

Whitmer at Fostoria

Woodward at Celina tourney, 6 or 7:45

Northern Lakes League

WEDNESDAY

Bowling Green vs. North Central at Indianapolis tourney

Rossford at River East tourney at Clay

Suburban Lakes League

TOMORROW

Eastwood at Liberty-Benton

Northwood at Lake

TAAC

TODAY

Maumee Valley vs. Bedford at Emmanuel Baptist tourney, 5:30

TOMORROW

Seneca East at Danbury

Maumee Valley at Emmanuel Baptist tourney

Pettisville at Ottawa Hills

North Baltimore at Toledo Christian

NWOAL

TODAY

Bryan at Lima CC

Evergreen vs. Tinora at Defiance College, 8

Wauseon vs. Holgate at Defiance College, 6

TOMORROW

Delta vs. Fayette at Delta tourney, 7:30

Evergreen at Defiance College tourney

Patrick Henry at Napoleon

Swanton vs. Stryker at Delta tourney, 4:30

Wauseon at Defiance College tourney

Midland Athletic League

TOMORROW

Carey at Vanlue

Hopewell-Loudon at McComb

Van Buren at New Riegel

Old Fort at Arcadia

Tiffin Calvert at Upper Scioto Valley

Sandusky Bay Conf.

TOMORROW

Clyde at Sandusky St. Mary

Edison at Oak Harbor

Huron at Perkins

Port Clinton at Margaretta

Blanchard Valley

TOMORROW

Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic

Hopewell-Loudon at McComb

Green Meadows Conf.

TODAY

Antwerp vs. Edon at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp, 8

Edgerton vs. Hickville at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp, 6

TOMORROW

Antwerp at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp

Edgerton at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp

Hicksville at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp

Edon at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp

Fairview at Paulding

Holgate at Defiance College tourney

Tinora at Defiance College tourney

Buckeye Border Conf.

TOMORROW

Edon at Route 49 tourney at Antwerp

Fayette vs. Delta at Delta tourney, 7:30

Putnam County League

TOMORROW

Ft. Jennings at Columbus Grove

Wayne Trace at Kalida

Other NW Ohio

TOMORROW

Fremont Ross at Ottawa-Glandorf

Bettsville at Monclova Christian

Southeast Michigan

Tri-County

TOMORROW

Summerfield at Dundee tourney

Whiteford at Dundee tourney

Dundee at Dundee tourney

Other SE Michigan

TODAY

Bedford vs. Maumee Valley at Emmanuel Baptist tourney, 5:30

TOMORROW

Bedford at Emmanuel Baptist tourneY

Girls

(Games at 7:30 unless noted)

City League

TODAY

Clay at River East tourney at Genoa

Waite at River East tourney at Genoa

Scott at Maumee tourney

Notre Dame at Maumee tourney

Northern Lakes League

TODAY

Rossford at River East tourney at Genoa

Maumee at Maumee tourney

Suburban Lakes League

TODAY

Elmwood at Oak Harbor

Genoa at River East tourney at Genoa

TAAC

TODAY

Maumee Valley at Emmanuel Bapt. tourney

NWOAL

TODAY

Liberty Center at NW Signal tourney at Napoleon

Wauseon at Christmas tourney

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Lima on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Activated F-C Robert Traylor from the injured list. Placed F-C Scott Williams on the injured list.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Signed G Kirk Penney.

NEW YORK KNICKS Placed G Jamal Crawford on the injured list. Activated G Jamison Brewer from the injured list.

SACRAMENTO KINGS Activated G Derek Fisher from the injured list. Placed G Luis Flores on the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MIAMI DOLPHINS Named Nick Saban coach and agreed to terms on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK GIANTS Placed DT Norman Hand on injured reserve. Signed OL Morgan Pears from the practice squad.

BOWLING

Honor roll

300 game

Ted Kajfasz, Jug s 202-208-300-710

High series

MEN (750 or better)

Steve Theobold, Jug s 791

Steve Jakubowski, Jug s 763

Bob Flaczynski, Jug s 759

Ken Alexander Jr., Jug s 751

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Bowl Games

TODAY

MPC Computers Bowl

Boise, Idaho

Fresno State (8-3) vs. Virginia (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Motor City Bowl

Detroit

Payout: $750,000

Toledo (9-3) vs. Connecticut (7-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

TOMORROW

Independence Bowl

Shreveport, La.

Iowa State (6-5) vs. Miami (Ohio) (8-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

Phoenix

Payout: $750,000

Oregon State (6-5) vs. Notre Dame (6-5), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)

WEDNESDAY

Houston Bowl

Payout: $1.1 million

Texas-El Paso (8-3) vs. Colorado (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

Payout: $1.55 million

Ohio State (7-4) vs. Oklahoma State (7-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

THURSDAY, DEC. 30

Continental Tire Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

Payout: $750,000

Boston College (8-3) vs. North Carolina (6-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Emerald Bowl

San Francisco

Payout: $750,000

New Mexico (7-4) vs. Navy (9-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Payout: $2 million

California (10-1) vs. Texas Tech (7-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Silicon Valley Classic

San Jose, Calif.

Payout: $750,000

Troy (7-4) vs. Northern Illinois (8-3), 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

FRIDAY, DEC. 31

Music City Bowl

Nashville

Payout: $780,000

Alabama (6-5) vs. Minnesota (6-5), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

Payout: $1.5 million

Purdue (7-4) vs. Arizona State (8-3), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

Payout: $1.35 million

Boise State (11-0) vs. Louisville (10-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

Payout: $2.2 million

Miami (8-3) vs. Florida (7-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 1

Cotton Bowl

Dallas

Payout: $3 million

Tennessee (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (7-4), 11 a.m. (FOX)

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Payout: $2.75 million

Wisconsin (9-2) vs. Georgia (9-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

Payout: $1.6 million

Florida State (8-3) vs. West Virginia (8-3), 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

Capital One Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $5.187 million

Iowa (9-2) vs. LSU (9-2), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Calif.

Payout: $14.5 million

Michigan (9-2) vs. Texas (10-1), 4:30 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

Tempe, Ariz.

Payout: $11-14 million

Utah (11-0) vs. Pittsburgh (8-3), 8:30 p.m. (ABC)

MONDAY, JAN. 3

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

Payout: $11-14 million

Auburn (12-0) vs. Virginia Tech (10-2), 8 p.m. (ABC)

TUESDAY, JAN. 4

Orange Bowl

Miami

Payout: $11-14 million

Southern Cal (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-0), 8 p.m. (ABC)

ECHL

YESTERDAY

Dayton 2, Peoria 1

Augusta 5, Charlotte 4

Toledo 4, Wheeling 2

Greenville 2, Pee Dee 1

Columbia 3, Gwinnett 2

Pensacola 3, Louisiana 1

Mississippi 4, Texas 1

San Diego 1, Las Vegas 0

Fresno 3, Bakersfield 1

SATURDAY

No games scheduled

TODAY

Idaho at Long Beach

PREP HOCKEY

Bowling Green Holiday Tournament

ST. JOHN S 5, CLEVELAND ST. IGNATIUS 2: SJ Ceglio 2, Kennedy, Black, Heldt. SI Denk, O Shaunnessy. Saves Unger (SJ) 16, Hruby (SI) 25.

ST. FRANCIS 2, BOWLING GREEN 1: SF Sims, Nadoldy. BG Bauman. Saves Loy (SF) 26; Thayer (BG) 25.

Findlay Holiday Tourney

FINDLAY 3, BEDFORD 0: Trevor Ballinger, Tavis Ballinger, Cramer. Saves Rasmussen (F) 4; Kauffman (B) 18.