PREP HOCKEY
SOUTHVIEW 4, ST. XAVIER 3, OT: SV: Phillips, Karabin, Burtch, Davis. SX: Smith 2, Lemon. Saves: NV: Fisher 20. SX: Granger 22.
HOLE IN ONE
GUY GLADNEY, No. 14 at Ottawa Park, 100 yards, wedge.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MEN
EAST
Connecticut 84, Coppin St. 41
SOUTHWEST
TCU 63, Texas-San Antonio 51
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 58, Michigan Tech 46
Cincinnati 60, Miami (Ohio) 52
Ill.-Chicago 72, Cleveland St. 62
N. Iowa 76, Bradley 65
Northwestern 66, Loyola, Md. 60
Ohio 97, Rhode Island 69
South Dakota 62, Upper Iowa 51
Wis.-Green Bay 90, Jacksonville St. 67
Wis.-Milwaukee 75, Wyoming 73
Wisconsin 98, Gardner-Webb 40
SOUTH
LSU 71, Wright St. 45
Louisville 61, Northeastern 41
Samford 64, MVSU 59, OT
UAB 78, South Florida 62
WOMEN
TOURNAMENT
Christmas Tipoff
First Round
Culver-Stockton 69, Purdue-Calumet 57
St. Ambrose 67, Siena Heights 58
St. Francis, Ind. 85, Huntington 81
St. Xavier 76, Spring Arbor 55
FAR WEST
Pacific Lutheran 64, Concordia, Ore. 41
SOUTH
Middle Tennessee 76, W. Kentucky 62
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Agreed to terms with IBF Alex Cintron on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES Agreed to terms with LHP Kei Igawa on a five-year contract.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS Named Terry Reynolds director of player development.
COLORADO ROCKIES Agreed to terms with RHP Danny Graves on a minor league contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS Signed S Cam Newton. Placed CB Dion Byrum on injured reserve. Signed QB J.T. O Sullivan to the practice squad. Released TE Charles Davis from the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed DB Therrian Fontenot and DL Babatunde Oshinowo from the practice squad. Signed S Justin Sandy and WR Steve Sanders to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed DE Khreem Smith from the practice squad. Claimed CB Michael Hawkins off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. Signed CB Dimitri Patterson to the practice squad. Placed CB Cedric Griffin on injured reserve. Placed CB Fred Smoot on reserve/non-football injury list.
NEW YORK JETS Released DT Vaka Manupuna from the practice squad. Signed DT Zarnell Fitch to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Signed QB Chris Simms to a two-year contract extension.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Signed DB Rich Gardner. Released DE Robert Pollard.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Placed CB Shawn Springs on injured reserve. Released CB Mike Rumph.
ECHL
ECHL Suspended Pensacola D Mario Joly and F Dan Sullivan three games apiece and fined them an undisclosed amount for their actions in a Dec. 23 game against Texas. Suspended Texas D Luis Tremblay for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in the same game. Suspended Johnstown C Andre Deveaux for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Dec. 23 game at Toledo. Fined Reading F James Hiebert an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Dec. 22 game at Columbia.
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Announced F Mark Lee, F Zdenek Bahensky and D Ryan Constant have been recalled by Hartford of the AHL.
TOLEDO STORM Re-signed D P.J. Martin.
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Wheeling 5, Cincinnati 4
Trenton 4, Reading 2
Columbia 5, Gwinnett 3
Toledo 4, Johnstown 2
Augusta 3, Pensacola 0
Fresno at Stockton, late
TODAY
South Carolina at Charlotte
Cincinnati at Dayton
Bakersfield at Idaho
Utah at Las Vegas
Florida at Texas
LATEST LINE
NFL
(Saturday)
NY Giants 21/2 WASHINGTON
(Sunday)
BALTIMORE 9 Buffalo
CHICAGO 21/2 Green Bay
CINCINNATI 6 Pittsburgh
DALLAS 121/2 Detroit
HOUSTON 4 Cleveland
INDIANAPOLIS 9 Miami
KANSAS CITY 21/2 Jacksonville
St. Louis 2 MINNESOTA
Carolina 3 NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS 12 Oakland
PHILADELPHIA 71/2 Atlanta
TAMPA BAY 31/2 Seattle
TENNESSEE 3 New England
DENVER 101/2 San Francisco
SAN DIEGO 131/2 Arizona
College Football Bowl Games
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium-Shreveport, LA.
Oklahoma State 21/2 Alabama
Texas Bowl
Reliant Stadium-Houston, TX.
Rutgers 71/2 Kansas State
Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego, CA.
California 41/2 Texas A&M
(Friday)
Music City Bowl
The Coliseum-Nashville, TN.
Clemson 91/2 Kentucky
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium-El Paso, TX.
Oregon State 31/2 Missouri
Liberty Bowl
Memorial Stadium-Memphis, TN.
South Carolina 6 Houston
Champs Sports Bowl
Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, FL.
Maryland 1 Purdue
Insight Bowl
Chase Field-Phoenix, AZ.
Texas Tech 61/2 Minnesota
(Saturday)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, NC.
Boston College 6 Navy
Alamo Bowl
Alamodome-San Antonio, TX.
Texas 9 Iowa
Peach Bowl
Georgia Dome-Atlanta, GA.
Virginia Tech 3 Georgia
(Sunday)
MPC Computers Bowl
Bronco Stadium-Boise, ID.
Miami-Florida 31/2 Nevada
(Monday)
Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl-Dallas, TX.
Auburn 11/2 Nebraska
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium-Tampa, FL.
Tennessee 41/2 Penn State
Capital One Bowl
Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, FL.
Arkansas 11/2 Wisconsin Gator Bowl
Alltel Stadium-Jacksonville, FL.
West Virginia 11 Georgia Tech
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl-Pasadena, CA.
Southern Cal 11/2 Michigan
Fiesta Bowl
Cardinal Stadium-Glendale, AZ.
Oklahoma 7 Boise State
(Tuesday)
Orange Bowl
Dolphins Stadium-Miami, FL.
Louisville 10 Wake Forest
(Wednesday)
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome-New Orleans, LA.
Lsu 9 Notre Dame
(Saturday)
International Bowl
Rogers Center-Toronto, Canada.
Cincinnati 8 Western Michigan
(Sunday)
GMAC Bowl
Ladd Peebles Stadium-Mobile, AL.
Southern Miss 61/2 Ohio Monday, Jan 8th.
BCS Championship Game
Cardinal Stadium-Glendale, AZ.
Ohio State 71/2 Florida
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 8 Utah
DALLAS 3 Phoenix
DENVER 9 Seattle
College Basketball
GEORGIA TECH 191/2 Troy
N. CAROLINA 25 Rutgers
TEXAS TECH 91/2 Nevada Las Vegas
N. CAROLINA ST 12 East Carolina
RICHMOND 2 Tulane
BOSTON COLLEGE 22 Duquesne
FLA INTERNATIONAL 6 Florida Atlantic
MASS. 19 Yale
Purdue 31/2 INDIANA STATE
LOUISVILLE NO LINE San Francisco
DREXEL 7 George Mason
CLEMSON 81/2 Georgia
Ark Little Rock 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
OKLAHOMA 9 Smu
ARKANSAS STATE 4 South Alabama
EVANSVILLE 41/2 Drake
KANSAS 24 Detroit
Western Kentucky 51/2 MIDDLE TENN ST
ARIZONA 14 California
Stanford 3 ARIZONA STATE
New Orleans 41/2 DENVER
OREGON 27 Portland
CS Fullerton 3 CAL POLY S.L.O.
CAL SANTA BARBARA 18 Cal Riverside
UCLA 15 Washington State
SOUTHERN CAL 1 Washington
CAL IRVINE 12 Harvard
EASTERN MICH. 5 Eastern Illinois
FORDHAM 12 Fairfield
SIENA 81/2 Tennessee State
TENNESSEE 18 Tennessee Tech
NOTRE DAME 22 Rider
NORTHERN ARIZONA 71/2 Sacramento State
EASTERN WASHINGTON 21 Montana State
PORTLAND STATE 4 Montana
HAWAII 191/2 Tennessee Martin
LaSalle Tournament
Tom Gola Arena-Philadelphia, PA.
Opening Round
LASALLE NO LINE Holy Cross
Niagara 6 Delaware
Holiday Festival
Madison Square Garden-New York, NY.
Opening Round
Hofstra 11/2 St. Joseph s
ST. JOHN S NO LINE Boston U
Basketball Travelers Classic
Marriott Center-Provo, UT.
Opening Round
Oral Roberts NO LINE Seton Hall
BYU NO LINE Liberty
Shamrock Classic
McKeon Pavilion-Moraga, CA.
Opening Round
Rice NO LINE Belmont
ST. MARY S, CA 14 Western Carolina
Lobo Invitational
The Pit-Albuquerque, NM.
Opening Round
NEW MEXICO NO LINE Alcorn State
Pepperdine NO LINE Binghamton
Cable Car Classic
Leavey Center-Santa Clara, CA.
Opening Round
SANTA CLARA NO LINE Colgate
Air Force 7 Geo. Washington
NHL
Detroit 1/2 -1 COLUMBUS
BUFFALO 1/2 -1 Carolina
TAMPA BAY 1-11/2 Philadelphia
EDMONTON 1-11/2 Los Angeles
SAN JOSE 11/2 -2 Phoenix
Home Team in CAPS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS
(Games at 7:30 unless noted)
City League
Yesterday
Northview 61, Bowsher 49
Start 54, Southview 53
Spain Park (Ala.) 52, St. John's 40
Tonight
Stritch at Clay
St. John s vs. Metaire, La. Rummel H.S., at Ft. Walton tourney, Noon
Woodward at W. Virginia Brooke High tourney
Tomorrow
Anthony Wayne at Bowsher
Clay at Rossford
Southview at Rogers
St. John s vs. Mayfield, Ky. Graves County H.S. 8:30
Woodward at Wellsburg, W. Va.
Northern Lakes League
Yesterday
Tiffin Columbian 59, Maumee 52
Ottawa-Glandorf 70, Perrysburg 56
Rossford 54, Stritch 53
Tonight
Bowling Green at Indianapolis tourney
Tomorrow
Bowling Green at Indianapolis tourney
Fremont Ross at Northview
Springfield vs. Emmanuel Christian at Emmanuel Christian Warrior Classic
Suburban Lakes League
Yesterday
Genoa 59, Danbury 54
Lake 47, Northwood 45
Tomorrow
Lake at Swanton
St. Wendelin at Lakota
TAAC
Tomorrow
Fremont St. Joe at Danbury
Edon at Route 49 tourney at Edgerton
Pettisville at Ottawa Hills
NWOAL
Tonight
Archbold at Fairview
Bryan at Celina tourney
Evergreen at Defiance tourney
Tomorrow
Bryan at Celina tourney
Evergreen at Defiance tourney
Liberty Center at Stryker
Patrick Henry at Napoleon
Wauseon at Defiance Buffalo Wild Wings tourney
Midland Athletic League
Tonight
Van Buren at New Riegel
Seneca East at Crestline
Tomorrow
Arcadia at Bettsville
Carey at Vanlue
Hopewell-Loudon at McComb
Van Buren at North Baltimore
Tiffin Calvert at Mansfield St. Pete
Sandusky Bay Conf.
Tomorrow
Clyde at Sandusky St. Mary
Edison at Oak Harbor
Huron at Perkins
Port Clinton at Margaretta
Blanchard Valley Conf.
Tomorrow
Arlington at Bluffton tourney
Cory-Rawson at Bluffton tourney
Elida at Liberty-Benton
Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove
Green Meadows
Tonight
Woodlan at Wayne Trace
Buckeye Border Conf.
Putnam Country
Yesterday
St. Henry 83, Kalida 61
Ottoville 56, Lima Shawnee 48
Other NW Ohio
Tomorrow
Bellevue at Upper Sandusky
Findlay at Defiance
Shelby at Fostoria
Monclova Christian at Pleasant Valley tourney
Tiffin Columbian at Willard
Southeast Michigan
Tri-County
Yesterday
Adrian Madison at Manchester tourney
Tonight
Summerfield at Dundee tourney
Lenawee County Athletic
Tonight
Dundee at Dundee tourney
Erie Mason at Dundee tourney
Start 12 12 18 12 54
Southview 12 6 19 16 53
START: Haynes 2-0-4, Jolladay 0-2-2, Thompson 0-1-0-3, Lonas 2-1-1-8, Hamilton 3-2-0-12, Williams 3-1-7, Washington 1-0-2, Wilson 7-2-16. TotaLs: 18-4-6-54.
SOUTHVIEW: Hausfeld 1-3-1-11, Borcherdt 1-0-2, Simon 0-1-0-3, Craig 1-1-3, Joplin 3-1-0-9, Shilling 1-1-3, Scott 3-0-6, Creque 3-0-6, DeHaby 4-1-9. Totals: 17-5-4-53.
Northwood 10 16 12 7 45
Lake 13 12 8 14 47
NORTHWOOD: Scharer 1-1-0-5, Artino 3-1-7, Waddell 2-3-2-15, Zablocki 5-0-10, Rodriguez 1-0-2, McGaharan 1-2-4, Koch 0-2-2. Totals 13-4-7-45.
LAKE: Keil 1-1-0-5, Robinson 2-0-4, Lumbreras 1-1-0-5, Mathews 0-1-0-3, Ashman 1-0-2, Curry 7-7-21, Rice 0-1-1, Geisel 1-4-6. Totals 13-3-12-47.
Northview 18 18 13 12 61
Bowsher 9 14 10 16 49
NORTHVIEW: Wade 1-0-2, Koehl 4-3-11, Weaver 1-0-2, Schaffer 0-1-0-3, Jaques 0-5-2-17, Andrejczak 7-0-14, Hinton 1-0-2, Lewis 3-0-6. Totals: 17-6-9-61.
BOWSHER: Bloomfield 2-0-4, Warnes 0-1-0-3, Kaighin 1-1-4-9, Barnett 0-3-3, Lucienne 2-2-0-10, Erhardt 1-1-2-7, Stockdale 5-1-11, Mays 1-0-2. Totals: 12-5-10-49.
Perrysburg 12 10 18 16 56
Ottawa-Glandorf 11 19 19 21 70
PERRYSBURG: Heber 5-1-11, Akerman 1-0-2, Falls 0-1-0-3, Wood 3-7-0-27, Salmon 0-1-1, Empie 6-0-12. Totals: 15-8-2-56.
OTTAWA-GLANDORF: Pothast 1-2-2-10, Burgei 1-0-2, Maynard 10-1-21, Bellman 3-0-6, A. Brickner 2-4-8, Closson 0-2-2, Schomaeker 3-2-8, Meyer 4-1-9, Pollitz 2-0-4. Totals: 26-2-12-70.
Rossford 14 12 14 14 54
Cardinal Stritch 16 11 5 21 53
ROSSFORD: Bell 0-4-4, Duly 3-0-6, Kralovic 3-1-5-14, L. Nichols 1-3-5, Wagner 2-1-5, J. Nichols 6-1-5-20. Totals: 15-2-18-54.
CARDINAL STRITCH: McCloskey 2-1-6-13, Hohenberger 0-1-0-3, Ameling 1-2-4, Ruthoswki 0-2-0-6, Webb 1-0-2, Gallaher 3-4-10, Cassidy 6-3-15. Totals: 13-4-15-53.
Genoa 9 9 25 16 59
Danbury 6 12 16 20 54
GENOA: Gargas 3-1-7, Wolff 1-3-5, Clark 0-1-4-7, Shoemacher 2-0-4, Peloquin 1-2-2-10, Bassitt 3-2-7-19, Loui 1-1-0-5, Dickinson 1-0-2. Totals: 12-6-17-59.
DANBURY: Hamann 1-2-2-10, Schafer 3-1-0-9, Twarek 3-0-6, Wiedenhoft 2-4-8, Petroff 0-1-1, Cantu 7-6-20. Totals: 16-3-13-54.
Maumee 10 16 13 13 52
Tiffin Columbian 9 23 10 17 59
MAUMEE: Dybala 3-4-10, Matyi 3-2-0-12, Hesley 6-0-12, DiSalle 1-2-4, Hall 1-1-3, Gloecki 1-0-2, Walker 1-0-2, Contat 1-0-2, Cronin 0-1-1, Kubicek 2-0-4. Totals: 19-2-8-52.
TIFFIN COLUMBIAN: Kagy 1-1-3, Landers 2-0-4, Decker 0-6-6, Bowen 1-3-5, Hurd 3-17-23, Bogard 1-0-2, Brown 6-4-16. Totals: 14-31-59.
Spain Park 12 15 12 13 52
St. John s 16 9 4 11 40
SPAIN PARK: Magette 1-3-5, Prater 2-1-2-9, Flemming 1-3-5, Terry 3-0-6, Baker 1-1--5, Ryan 3-0-6, Green 2-0-4, Drum 2-2-2-12. Totals: 15-4-10-52.
ST. JOHN S: Ellis 0-1-0-3, Pattersen 2-1-5, Jakubowski 3-1-2-11, Morrison 1-0-2, Taylor 4-1-9, Springs 1-1-1-6, Terrell 2-0-4. Totals: 13-3-5-40.
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New England 11 4 0 .733 345 214
N.Y. Jets 9 6 0 .600 293 292
Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 293 292
Miami 6 9 0 .400 238 256
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 11 4 0 .733 400 338
Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 301 360
Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 341 239
Houston 5 10 0 .333 253 360
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 12 3 0 .800 334 194
Cincinnati 8 7 0 .533 356 308
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 330 298
Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 232 342
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Diego 13 2 0 .867 465 283
Denver 9 6 0 .600 296 279
Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 296 285
Oakland 2 13 0 .133 165 309
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 374 311
y-Dallas 9 6 0 .600 394 311
N.Y. Giants 7 8 0 .467 321 334
Washington 5 10 0 .333 279 342
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 392 291
Carolina 7 8 0 .467 239 284
Atlanta 7 8 0 .467 275 304
Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 204 330
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Chicago 13 2 0 .867 420 229
Green Bay 7 8 0 .467 275 359
Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 261 286
Detroit 2 13 0 .133 266 367
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 8 7 0 .533 312 334
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 326 360
San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 272 389
Arizona 5 10 0 .333 294 362
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
SATURDAY
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8
SUNDAY
Detroit at Dallas, 1
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1
St. Louis at Minnesota, 1
Cleveland at Houston, 1
Carolina at New Orleans, 1
New England at Tennessee, 1
Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1
Buffalo at Baltimore, 4:15
Miami at Indianapolis, 4:15
Arizona at San Diego, 4:15
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:15
San Francisco at Denver, 4:15
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:15