Prep basketball summaries, college football
12/29/2006LATEST LINE
NFL
(Saturday)
NY Giants 21/2 WASHINGTON
(Sunday)
BALTIMORE 9 Buffalo
CHICAGO 3 Green Bay
CINCINNATI 6 Pittsburgh
DALLAS 13 Detroit
HOUSTON 4 Cleveland
INDIANAPOLIS 9 Miami
KANSAS CITY 21/2 Jacksonville
St. Louis 21/2 MINNESOTA
Carolina 3 NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS 12 Oakland
PHILADELPHIA 71/2 Atlanta
TAMPA BAY 3 Seattle
TENNESSEE 3 New England
DENVER 101/2 San Francisco
SAN DIEGO 131/2 Arizona
College Football Bowl Games
Music City Bowl
The Coliseum-Nashville, TN.
Clemson 91/2 Kentucky
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium-El Paso, TX.
Oregon State 4 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 91/2 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 4 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
LA Lakers 5 CHARLOTTE
WASHINGTON 61/2 Orlando
Chicago 11/2 TORONTO
CLEVELAND 5 Milwaukee
a-MIAMI Off New Jersey
DETROIT 8 Indiana
b-MINNESOTA Off Seattle
Denver 5 NEW ORLEANS
HOUSTON 81/2 Atlanta
PHOENIX 12 New York
PORTLAND 5 Philadelphia
GOLDEN STATE 9 Boston
LA CLIPPERS 21/2 Sacramento
a-Miami D. Wade is questionable.
b-Seattle R. Allen is questionable.
College Basketball
XAVIER 3 Illinois
c-Wake Forest 2 South Florida
Southern Illinois 31/2 ILLINOIS STATE
AKRON 17 Loyola Marymount
c-Florida State 5 Providence
Oneida Casino Holiday Classic
Resch Center-Green Bay, WI.
Second Round
Bowling Green 7 Jacksonville St
WISC GREEN BAY Off Michigan Tech
Pepsi Marst Classic
McCann Center-Poughkeepsie, NY.
Opening Round
Bucknell Off Central Arkansas
MARIST 11 Northern Illinois
Dr. Pepper Classic
McKenzie Center-Chattanooga, TN.
Opening Round
Colorado State 19 Alabama St
TENN CHATTANOOGA Off Kennesaw St
c-at St. Pete Times Forum
NHL
CAROLINA Even-1/2 Anaheim
OTTAWA 1/2 -1 NY Rangers
PITTSBURGH Even-1/2 Toronto
Montreal Even-1/2 FLORIDA
NEW JERSEY 1/2 -1 Washington
MINNESOTA 1/2 -1 Columbus
DALLAS Even-1/2 Nashville
CHICAGO Even-1/2 Boston
COLORADO 1-11/2 St. Louis
CALGARY 1-11/2 Los Angeles
Home Team in CAPS
Sportlight
Dec. 29
1957 Tobin Rote passes for four touchdowns and scores another to give the Detroit Lions a 59-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game.
1961 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 60 points against the Los Angeles Lakers at Hershey, Pa., the future site of his 100-point game.
1963 Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston give the United States a 3-2 victory over Australia for the Davis Cup title.
1963 The Chicago Bears, who won the Western Conference title by allowing only 10 points per game, play up to form in a 14-10 victory over the New York Giants for the NFL title at Wrigley Field.
1984 Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 100th point in the 35th game of the season, a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
EAST
Delaware 71, Niagara 53
Drexel 61, George Mason 49
Duquesne 98, Boston College 93, OT
Fordham 56, Fairfield 47
Holy Cross 68, La Salle 48
Massachusetts 78, Yale 69
Mercyhurst 82, Concordia, N.Y. 64
Sciences, Pa. 64, Chestnut Hill 53
Siena 81, Tennessee St. 69
Temple 96, Lafayette 73
Vermont 55, Cent. Connecticut St. 48
West Virginia 95, Md.-Eastern Shore 49
MIDWEST
E. Michigan 63, E. Illinois 51
Evansville 78, Drake 57
Hillsdale 76, Tiffin 58
Indiana St. 89, Purdue 70
Jamestown 98, North Central 31
Kansas 63, Detroit 43
Michigan 62, Army 50
N. Dakota St. 98, Mayville St. 60
N. Michigan 101, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 92
Notre Dame 101, Rider 51
South Dakota 98, Illinois Tech 38
St. Mary s, Minn. 76, Nebraska Wesleyan 61
SOUTH
Ark.-Little Rock 59, Louisiana-Lafayette 55
Austin Peay 83, Marian, Ind. 50
Bethel, Ind. 99, Savannah Art 88
Clemson 75, Georgia 60
Florida Atlantic 68, Fla. International 66
Georgia Tech 85, Troy 55
LSU 92, MVSU 58
Louisiana-Monroe 87, Nicholls St. 83
Louisville 76, San Francisco 63
Maryland 91, Mount St. Mary s, Md. 50
Memphis 87, Lamar 62
N.C. State 64, East Carolina 57
North Carolina 87, Rutgers 48
North Florida 70, Skidmore 43
South Carolina 71, UNC Asheville 51
Southern Miss. 58, McNeese St. 41
Tennessee 101, Tennessee Tech 77
Tulane 75, Richmond 63
Virginia 91, American U. 70
W. Kentucky 73, Middle Tennessee 64
William & Mary 72, Hampton 67
Wright St. 61, Samford 50
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 93, Belhaven 66
Oklahoma 69, SMU 42
South Alabama 91, Arkansas St. 78
Texas 76, Centenary 66
Texas A&M 101, Grambling St. 27
Texas St. 97, Texas A&M International 78
FAR WEST
Arizona 94, California 85
Nevada 89, Maine 69
Oral Roberts 76, Seton Hall 74
S. Utah 84, Chicago St. 66
TOURNAMENT
Aeropostale Holiday Festival
First Round
Hofstra 65, Saint Joseph s 63
Cable Car Classic
First Round
Santa Clara 53, Colgate 39
Comcast Lobo Invitational
First Round
New Mexico 91, Alcorn St. 59
Saint Mary s Holiday Classic
First Round
Belmont 87, Rice 85
Women
EAST
Drexel 53, Mount St. Mary s, Md. 46
Harvard 68, Boston College 58
Loyola, Md. 61, Villanova 54
MIDWEST
Butler 66, Cleveland St. 57
Illinois 74, Penn St. 65, OT
Iowa 58, Minnesota 56
Iowa St. 90, Colgate 53
Michigan St. 74, Indiana 49
Notre Dame 94, Prairie View 55
Purdue 79, Michigan 35
S. Illinois 74, Wichita St. 64
Wis.-Green Bay 59, Ill.-Chicago 47
Wis.-Milwaukee 73, Loyola of Chicago 72
Wisconsin 93, Northwestern 72
Wright St. 57, Youngstown St. 52
SOUTH
E. Michigan 64, Furman 62
IPFW 65, Winthrop 54
Louisiana-Lafayette 65, Ark.-Little Rock 61
Marshall 67, Richmond 66, OT
North Carolina 87, Delaware St. 40
Robert Morris 92, Longwood 62
S. Dakota St. 65, Alabama 54
South Carolina 64, Samford 56
SOUTHWEST
Albany, N.Y. 58, Sam Houston St. 48
Arkansas 94, Cincinnati 82
Baylor 89, N. Carolina A&T 40
Lamar 61, Chicago St. 56
FAR WEST
Colorado 76, CS Bakersfield 61
Fairfield 78, UC Irvine 72
Santa Clara 73, Toledo 64
TOURNAMENT
Cavalier Classic
First Round
UAB 84, Northwestern St. 77
Virginia 86, Maine 66
Hawk Classic
First Round
Saint Joseph s 83, Northeastern 59
South Florida 77, Vermont 62
Lady Griz Holiday Classic
First Round
Montana 83, Canisius 46
Wyoming 68, Idaho 45
Lady Luck Classic
First Round
Detroit 54, New Hampshire 50
Virginia Tech 43, Winston-Salem 33
Miami Holiday Classic
First Round
Auburn 79, James Madison 76, OT
Miami 60, Coppin St. 54
State Farm Classic
First Round
Florida 99, Alabama St. 39
Nebraska 94, N.C. State 74
Surf and Slam Hoop Classic-SDSU
First Round
George Washington 66, Georgia 54
San Diego St. 63, Brown 52
San Diego 76, Holy Cross 53
Owens 67, Salt Lake CC 52
Owens: Simms 4-1-6-17, Black 4-0-8, Coressel 6-1-1-16, Anderson 0-2-2, Gerhardt 1-1-3, Van Dine 0-2-1-7, Schroeder 1-2-4, Cogley 1-0-2, Coates 4-0-8. Totals 21-4-13-67.
Salt Lake CC: Mulford 3-2-0-12, Catten 1-0-2, Uessop 3-1-0-9, McDonald 1-0-2, Pace 0-1-1, King 5-2-12, Law 2-3-7, Diabute 2-3-7. Totals 17-3-9-52.
BOWLING
HONOR ROLL
300 Game
Paul Schmich, Miracle 235-275-300-810
Dan Hayes, Sports Center 258-300-241-799
Brian Conrad, Bowlero 300-279-209-788
Dana Reed, SportsCenter 300-246-239-785
Jeff Burghardt, Timbers 300-244-214-758
Timothy Linville, Miracle 300-204-220-724
Jim Romstadt,SportsCntr 300-246-171-717
Rick Yantis, Miracle 204-191-300-695
Men 750+
Paul Schmich, Miracle 810
Brian Hensley, Timbers 800
Joe Perry, SportsCenter 784
Kevin Carnicon, Timbers 773
Phillip Wills, SportsCenter 770
Jimmy Koepfler, SportsCenter 767
Dave Fournier, SportsCenter 760
Kevin Steward, SportsCenter 760
Vance Recker, SportsCenter 756
Andy Kirk, SportsCenter 756
Keith Cooper, Bowlero 755
Tim Davis, SportsCenter 751
Ryan Zakrhasek, Bowlero 751
Jerry Collien, Rossford 751
Josh Swieckicki, SportsCenter 751
Women 650+
Jane Patrzalek, Bowlero 667
prep hockey
Central Catholic 3, Perrysburg 2: CC:Matuszewski 2, Keil. P: Lowe, Shanahan. saves: CC: Meyers 28. P: Kinshaw 19.
St. Johns 1, Bowling Green 0: Hauenstein. Saves: BG:Cross 38. SJ:Marzec 28
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
Transactions
BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with C Guillermo Quiroz. Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Wood and RHP Willie Eyre on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS Signed F-C Slava Medvedenko.
Continental Basketball Association
PITTSBURGH XPLOSION Waived C Frank Barr.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed RB Wendell Mathis from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS Recalled G David McKee from Augusta of the ECHL.
CALGARY FLAMES Assigned D Brad Ference to Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben of the AHL.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Acquired D Bruno St. Jacques and F Pierre Parenteau from Anaheim Ducks for G Sebastien Caron, F Matt Keith and F Chris Durno.
COLORADO AVALANCHE Recalled D Kyle Cumiskey from Albany of the AHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Placed G Pascal Leclaire on injured reserve. Recalled G Ty Conklin from Syracuse of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS Activated C Alyn McCauley and G Mathieu Garon from injured reserve. Placed G Dan Cloutier on injured reserve.
NEW YORK RANGERS Assigned F Jed Ortmeyer to Hartford of the AHL on a conditioning assignment. Placed D Sandis Ozolinsh on injured reserve.
SAN JOSE SHARKS Signed D Derek Joslin.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Recalled F Chris St. Jacques and F Luke Fulghum from Columbia of the ECHL.
ECHL
ECHL Suspended Utah D Ed Campbell two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for a game misconduct for slashing against Bakersfield on Dec. 23. Suspended Alaska D Steven Later three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for a game misconduct for instigating an altercation with the last five minutes plus an elbowing minor against Idaho on Dec. 23.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES Waived G Chad Collins.
DAYTON BOMBERS Claimed F Aaron Gill off waivers from Idaho.
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS Loaned C Chris Ferraro and C Cam Paddock to San Antonio of the AHL.
READING ROYALS Loaned F Arpad Mihaly to Binghamton of the AHL.
TOLEDO STORM Loaned F Jamie Tardif to Iowa of the AHL.
TRENTON TITANS Traded F Scott Sheppard to Columbia for D Chris Barr.
VICTORIA SALMON KINGS Fired Tony MacAulay, coach. Named Mark Morrison coach.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA Announced WR Nyan Boateng has decided to transfer.
PENN STATE Announced G Adrienne Squire has left the women s basketball team for undisclosed reasons.
ECHL
YESTERDAY
South Carolina 4, Charlotte 3
Texas 4, Florida 1
Cincinnati 4, Dayton SO
Idaho 5, Bakersfield 3
Utah at Las Vegas, late
TODAY
Wheeling at Reading
Johnstown at Trenton
Dayton at Toledo
Gwinnett at Pensacola
Florida at Texas
Bakersfield at Idaho
Utah at Las Vegas
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bowl schedule
LAST NIGHT
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Payout: $1.1 million
Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $2.2 million
California (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (9-3), late
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Payout: $750,000
Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5), late
TONIGHT
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Payout: $1.6 million
Clemson (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Payout: $1.9 million
Missouri (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-4), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Payout: $1.7 million
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Payout: $1.2 million
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (NFL)
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $2.25 million
Maryland (8-4) vs. Purdue (8-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
TOMORROW
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Payout: $750,000
Navy (9-3) vs. Boston College (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Payout: $2.225 million
Iowa (6-6) vs. Texas (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $2.825 million
Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Georgia (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
SUNDAY
MPC Computers Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Payout: $750,000
Nevada (8-4) vs. Miami, Fla. (6-6), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN).
MONDAY, JAN. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Payout: $3 million
Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN).
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Payout: $3 million
Auburn (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-4), 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $4.25 million
Wisconsin (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Payout: $2.5 million
Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 1 p.m. (CBS)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Payout: $17 million
Southern Cal (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Payout: $17 million
Boise State (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
TUESDAY, JAN. 2
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Payout: $17 million
Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 8 p.m. (FOX)
JAN. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Payout: $17 million
LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)
JAN. 6
International Bowl
At Toronto
Payout: $750,000
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)
JAN. 7
GMAC Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Payout: $750,000
Southern Miss. (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
JAN. 8
BCS National Championship
At Glendale, Ariz.
Payout: $17 million
Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 8 p.m. (FOX