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.