Prep basketball, college basketball, football, NFL
12/4/2008NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268
New England 7 5 0 .583 277 255
Miami 7 5 0 .583 253 257
Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 276 259
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175
Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 257 250
Houston 5 7 0 .417 282 310
Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 241 270
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 269 170
Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 292 190
Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 213 247
Cincinnati 1 10 1 .125 151 310
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 7 5 0 .583 292 319
San Diego 4 8 0 .333 290 274
Oakland 3 9 0 .250 172 265
Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 216 340
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 11 1 0 .917 352 206
Dallas 8 4 0 .667 299 260
Washington 7 5 0 .583 208 222
Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 280 200
Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 231
Atlanta 8 4 0 .667 298 242
New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 337 301
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 287 260
Chicago 6 6 0 .500 281 268
Green Bay 5 7 0 .417 334 295
Detroit 0 12 0 .000 203 393
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 7 5 0 .583 338 313
San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 262 313
Seattle 2 10 0 .167 216 311
St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 159 360
MONDAY
Houston 30, Jacksonville 17
TONIGHT
Oakland at San Diego, 8:15
SUNDAY
Minnesota at Detroit, 1
Cleveland at Tennessee, 1
Houston at Green Bay, 1
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1
Jacksonville at Chicago, 1
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1
Miami vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05
New England at Seattle, 4:05
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05
Kansas City at Denver, 4:05
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15
Washington at Baltimore, 8:15
MONDAY, DEC. 8
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30
AFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Rivers, S.D. 357 232 2955 23 10
Pennington, Mia. 364 238 2881 11 6
Schaub, Hou. 227 154 1762 10 8
Favre, NY-J 390 268 2708 20 14
Cutler, Den. 449 273 3393 21 13
Cassel, N.E. 398 257 2784 13 10
Manning, Ind. 445 281 2948 19 12
Edwards, Buf. 324 214 2378 10 10
Garrard, Jac. 398 253 2748 10 9
Flacco, Bal. 331 202 2276 12 9
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Jones, NY-J 233 1088 4.7 59t 11
C. Johnson, Ten. 203 958 4.7 66t 7
Slaton, Hou. 180 904 5.0 71t 8
Lynch, Buf. 205 844 4.1 50 7
Tomlinson, S.D. 217 794 3.7 41t 6
Lewis, Cle. 219 793 3.6 29 4
Brown, Mia. 169 690 4.1 62t 10
L. Johnson, K.C. 143 657 4.6 65 4
Fargas, Oak. 163 629 3.9 42 1
White, Ten. 146 575 3.9 80t 13
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
A. Johnson, Hou. 88 1146 13.0 61 4
Welker, N.E. 84 868 10.3 64 1
Houshmndzadeh, Cin. 81 810 10.0 46 4
Gonzalez, K.C. 73 806 11.0 35 6
Marshall, Den. 72 942 13.1 47 4
Royal, Den. 63 757 12.0 93t 5
Wayne, Ind. 62 870 14.0 65t 5
D. Mason, Bal. 62 811 13.1 54 3
M. Jones, Jac. 62 727 11.7 35 2
Bowe, K.C. 60 751 12.5 36 6
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Lechler, Oak. 67 3314 70 49.5
Scifres, S.D. 37 1737 67 46.9
Kern, Den. 38 1773 64 46.7
Koch, Bal. 62 2823 74 45.5
Zastudil, Cle. 52 2343 65 45.1
Colquitt, K.C. 55 2461 73 44.7
Fields, Mia. 58 2575 71 44.4
H. Smith, Ind. 43 1909 64 44.4
Hanson, N.E. 37 1638 70 44.3
Moorman, Buf. 44 1925 62 43.8
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Jones, Hou. 21 305 14.5 73t 2
Parrish, Buf. 18 255 14.2 63t 1
Higgins, Oak. 34 411 12.1 93t 2
Washington, NY-J 25 285 11.4 37 0
Sproles, S.D. 15 164 10.9 28 0
Welker, N.E. 16 161 10.1 44 0
Bess, Mia. 15 144 9.6 25 0
Carr, Ten. 26 239 9.2 34 0
Cribbs, Cle. 22 190 8.6 32 0
Chatman, Cin. 21 158 7.5 34 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
McKelvin, Buf. 40 1177 29.4 98t 1
Carr, Ten. 28 785 28.0 52 0
Washington, NY-J 31 865 27.9 94 1
Hobbs, N.E. 38 1043 27.4 81 0
Royal, Den. 18 486 27.0 95 0
Cribbs, Cle. 33 865 26.2 92t 1
Sproles, S.D. 40 1011 25.3 103t 1
Witherspoon, Jac. 34 850 25.0 51 0
Savage, K.C. 26 633 24.3 59 0
Holt, Cin. 46 1110 24.1 60 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Jones, NY-J 13 11 2 0 78
White, Ten. 13 13 0 0 78
Jones-Drew, Jac. 11 11 0 0 66
Brown, Mia. 10 10 0 0 60
Slaton, Hou. 9 8 1 0 54
C. Johnson, Ten. 8 7 1 0 48
Lynch, Buf. 8 7 1 0 48
Moss, N.E. 8 0 8 0 48
Washington, NY-J 7 4 2 1 44
L. McClain, Bal. 7 6 1 0 42
Tomlinson, S.D. 7 6 1 0 42
Walter, Hou. 7 0 7 0 42
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Gostkowski, N.E. 26-26 27-30 49 107
Bironas, Ten. 32-32 24-27 49 104
Lindell, Buf. 28-28 24-31 53 100
Feely, NY-J 33-33 21-25 55 96
Dawson, Cle. 17-17 26-30 56 95
Reed, Pit. 27-28 22-24 53 93
Kaeding, S.D. 29-29 21-26 49 92
Prater, Den. 32-32 20-26 56 92
K. Brown, Hou. 30-30 20-22 50 90
Stover, Bal. 32-32 17-22 47 83
NFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Romo, Dal. 300 192 2559 21 8
Warner, Ariz 472 323 3741 24 11
Brees, N.O. 471 311 3870 24 14
Garcia, T.B. 271 182 1902 8 3
Manning, NY-G 371 230 2624 19 8
Ryan, Atl. 333 203 2625 13 6
Rodgers, G.B. 404 257 2897 20 10
J. Campbell, Was. 378 241 2560 10 4
McNabb, Phi. 439 262 3030 18 10
Orton, Chi. 327 192 2195 13 7
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Peterson, Min. 270 1311 4.9 59 9
Portis, Was. 255 1228 4.8 31 7
Turner, Atl. 282 1208 4.3 66t 13
Forte, Chi. 248 1012 4.1 50t 6
Williams, Car. 193 955 4.9 69t 11
Jacobs, NY-G 185 950 5.1 44 12
Gore, S.F. 215 926 4.3 41t 6
Grant, G.B. 228 876 3.8 57 3
Barber, Dal. 225 870 3.9 35 7
J. Jones, Sea. 152 674 4.4 33 2
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Boldin, Ariz 78 942 12.1 79t 11
Fitzgerald, Ariz 77 1075 14.0 75 8
White, Atl. 68 1085 16.0 70t 6
Cooley, Was. 66 701 10.6 28 1
Jennings, G.B. 64 1057 16.5 62 7
Breaston, Ariz 60 773 12.9 46 2
Moore, N.O. 59 739 12.5 70t 8
Witten, Dal. 58 709 12.2 42 3
Moss, Was. 57 828 14.5 67t 5
A. Bryant, T.B. 57 736 12.9 47t 3
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
D. Jones, St.L 63 3130 63 49.7
Kluwe, Min. 62 2941 62 47.4
Lee, S.F. 49 2312 82 47.2
Ryan, Sea. 60 2786 63 46.4
Baker, Car. 61 2762 63 45.3
Bidwell, T.B. 57 2528 64 44.4
Rocca, Phi. 61 2696 65 44.2
Harris, Det. 73 3191 63 43.7
Feagles, NY-G 44 1898 61 43.1
Paulescu, Dal. 31 1316 70 42.5
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Bush, N.O. 15 269 17.9 71t 3
C. Smith, T.B. 16 281 17.6 70t 1
Blackmon, G.B. 28 358 12.8 76t 2
Jones, Car. 32 379 11.8 55 0
Hixon, NY-G 22 248 11.3 50 0
Forsett, Sea. 21 217 10.3 29 0
D. Jackson, Phi. 41 382 9.3 68t 1
Randle El, Was. 30 197 6.6 21 0
Jennings, Det. 24 151 6.3 37 0
Breaston, Ariz 27 166 6.1 22 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
C. Smith, T.B. 19 560 29.5 97t 1
Manning, Chi. 18 506 28.1 50 0
Rossum, S.F. 40 1093 27.3 104t 1
F. Jones, Dal. 16 434 27.1 98t 1
Arrington, Ariz 25 674 27.0 93t 1
Jones, Car. 23 599 26.0 59 0
Demps, Phi. 45 1167 25.9 100t 1
Wilson, Sea. 51 1286 25.2 61 0
Stanley, St.L 18 450 25.0 75 0
Cartwright, Was. 35 868 24.8 58 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Williams, Car. 13 11 2 0 80
Turner, Atl. 13 13 0 0 78
Jacobs, NY-G 12 12 0 0 72
Westbrook, Phi. 12 8 4 0 72
Boldin, Ariz 11 0 11 0 66
Forte, Chi. 10 6 4 0 60
Barber, Dal. 9 7 2 0 54
Hightower, Ariz 9 9 0 0 54
Peterson, Min. 9 9 0 0 54
C. Johnson, Det. 8 0 8 0 50
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Carney, NY-G 33-33 27-28 48 114
M. Bryant, T.B. 26-26 28-32 49 110
Akers, Phi. 35-35 24-28 44 107
Elam, Atl. 32-32 24-26 50 104
Crosby, G.B. 36-36 22-26 53 102
Longwell, Min. 29-29 24-28 54 101
Rackers, Ariz 33-33 21-24 54 96
Nedney, S.F. 26-26 22-25 53 92
Kasay, Car. 31-31 20-21 50 91
Gould, Chi. 31-31 18-21 48 85
college hockey
CCHA
W L T SW Pts GF GA
Miami 8 2 2 1 19 36 17
Notre Dame 6 2 2 2 16 38 20
Alaska 6 3 1 1 14 21 15
Ferris St. 6 4 2 0 14 30 27
Ohio St. 6 5 1 1 14 33 38
Neb.-Omaha 5 4 1 1 12 35 24
Michigan 5 5 0 0 10 26 21
Lake Superior 3 4 3 1 10 27 29
Bowling Green 4 5 1 0 9 17 32
Michigan St. 2 6 2 2 8 14 29
W. Michigan 1 5 4 1 7 16 31
N. Michigan 2 9 1 0 5 21 31
OVERALL RECORDS: Notre Dame 10-3-2, Miami 8-3-3, Neb.-Omaha 9-4-1, Alaska 8-4-2, Ohio St. 8-6-1, Ferris St. 7-6-3, Michigan 9-7-0, Lake Superior St. 4-6-4, Bowling Green 5-8-3, W. Michigan 2-8-4, Michigan St. 4-9-3, N. Michigan 3-10-1.
FRIDAY
Alaska at Nebraska-Omaha
Miami at W. Michigan
Michigan St. at Michigan
N. Michigan at Lake Superior St.
Notre Dame at Ferris St.
SPORTS NOTE
GIRLS SOFTBALL: The Sylvania Sharks 10-and-under girls travel fastpitch softball team is looking for 2 additional players. Information: Mark at 419-841-5176.
LATEST LINE
NFL
SAN DIEGO 9 Oakland
(Sunday)
INDIANAPOLIS 131/2 Cincinnati
CHICAGO 61/2 Jacksonville
GREEN BAY 6 Houston
TENNESSEE 131/2 Cleveland
Minnesota 81/2 DETROIT
BALTIMORE 5 Washington
NY GIANTS 7 Philadelphia
NEW ORLEANS 3 Atlanta
NY Jets 4 SAN FRANCISCO
a-Buffalo 1 Miami
DENVER 9 Kansas City
ARIZONA 14 St. Louis
PITTSBURGH 3 Dallas
New England 5 SEATTLE
(Monday)
CAROLINA 3 Tampa Bay
a-at Toronto, Canada.
College Football
RUTGERS 10 Louisville
(Friday)
MAC Championship
Ball State 15 Buffalo
(Saturday)
b-Navy 11 Army
CONNECTICUT 21/2 Pittsburgh
WEST VIRGINIA 7 South Florida
CALIFORNIA 351/2 Washington
Southern Cal 33 UCLA
ARIZONA 101/2 Arizona State
Cincinnati 7 HAWAII
FLA INTER. 71/2 Western Kentucky
Conference USA Championship
TULSA 13 East Carolina
ACC Championship
Boston College P Virginia Tech
SEC Championship
Florida 91/2 Alabama
Big 12 Championship
Oklahoma 161/2 Missouri
b-at Philadelphia, PA.
NBA
c-DALLAS Off (XXX) Phoenix
DENVER 41/2 (190) San Antonio
College Basketball
Connecticut 14 BUFFALO
OKLAHOMA 71/2 Southern Cal
St. Mary s, CA 3 KENT STATE
TEXAS 51/2 Ucla
WASHINGTON 5 Oklahoma State
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Buffalo 5 3 256 223 7 5 362 333
Akron 3 5 264 289 5 7 360 375
BGSU 4 4 236 183 6 6 332 278
Temple 4 4 207 180 5 7 281 277
Kent St. 3 5 229 264 4 8 308 380
Ohio 3 5 196 235 4 8 289 327
Miami 1 7 144 270 2 10 221 392
West
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ball St. 8 0 303 136 12 0 452 200
W. Mich. 6 2 219 187 9 3 358 286
C. Mich. 6 2 253 235 8 4 363 369
N. Illinois 5 3 220 154 6 6 304 217
Toledo 2 6 170 236 3 9 269 377
E. Mich. 2 6 210 317 3 9 309 427
End of Regular Season
All-MAC
Individual Award Winners
Vern Smith Leadership Award Larry English, Northern Illinois
Coach of the Year Brady Hoke, Ball State
Offensive Player of the Year Nate Davis, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year Larry English, Northern Illinois
Special Teams Player of the Year Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year Sean Baker, Ball State
First Team Offense
Center - Dan Gerberry, Ball State
Lineman - Robert Brewster, Ball State
Lineman Andrew Hartline, Central Michigan
Lineman Chris Kemme, Akron
Lineman - Andre Ramsey, Ball State
Tight End - Darius Hill, Ball State
Quarterback - Nate Davis, Ball State
Wide Receiver - Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver - Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo
Wide Receiver - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver - Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan
Running Back - MiQuale Lewis, Ball State
Running Back - James Starks, Buffalo
Placekicker Nate Parseghian, Miami
Second Team Offense
Center - Alex Derenthal, Temple
Lineman Augustus Parrish, Kent State
Lineman Jeff Niedermier, Buffalo
Lineman Josh Leuck, Ohio
Lineman - T. J. Lang, Eastern Michigan
Tight End - Branden Ledbetter, Western Michigan
Quarterback - Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver - Nick Moore, Toledo
Wide Receiver - Dante Love, Ball State
Wide Receiver - Stephen Williams, Toledo
Wide Receiver - Jacory Stone, Eastern Michigan
Running Back - Dennis Kennedy, Akron
Running Back - Eugene Jarvis, Kent State
Placekicker Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois
Third Team Offense
Center - Eddie Adamski, Northern Illinois
Lineman Jon Brost, Northern Illinois
Lineman Phillip Sawnson, Western Michigan
Lineman Jason Onyebuagu, Northern Illinois
Lineman - Greg Wojt, Central Michigan
Tight End - Andrew Mooney, Ohio
Quarterback - Tim Hiller, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver - Andre Jones, Akron
Wide Receiver - Deryn Bowser, Akron
Wide Receiver - Bruce Francis, Temple
Wide Receiver - Juan Nunez, Western Michigan
Running Back - Brandon West, Western Michigan
Running Back - DaJuane Collins, Toledo
Placekicker - Andrew Aguila, Central Michigan
Defense
First Team
Outside Linebacker - Clayton Mullins, Miami
Outside Linebacker - Austin Pritchard, Western Michigan
Inside Linebacker - Nick Bellore, Central Michigan
Inside Linebacker - Joe Hudson, Miami
Down Lineman - Larry English, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman - Frank Zombo, Central Michigan
Down Lineman - Diyral Briggs, Bowling Green
Down Lineman - Terrance Knighton, Temple
Defensive Back - Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
Defensive Back - B.J. Hill, Ball State
Defensive Back - Davonte Shannon, Buffalo
Defensive Back - Barry Church, Toledo
Punter Jake Richardson, Miami
Second Team Defense
Outside Linebacker - Derek Burrell, Kent State
Outside Linebacker - Noah Keller, Ohio
Inside Linebacker - Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Michigan
Inside Linebacker - Kevin Grant, Akron
Down Lineman - Andre Neblett, Temple
Down Lineman - Jameson Hartke, Ohio
Down Lineman - Zach Davidson, Western Michigan
Down Lineman - Brandon Crawford, Ball State
Defensive Back - E.J. Biggers, Western Michigan
Defensive Back - Londen Fryar, Western Michigan
Defensive Back - Mike Newton, Buffalo
Defensive Back - Brian Lainhart, Kent State
Punter Chris Miller, Ball State
Third Team Defense
Outside Linebacker Justin Winters, Buffalo
Outside Linebacker - Boston McCornell, Western Michigan
Inside Linebacker Bryant Haines, Ball State
Inside Linebacker - Tim McCarthy, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman Brandon Bice, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman - Joe Coniglio, Miami
Down Lineman - Almondo Sewell, Akron
Down Lineman - Sean Murnane, Central Michigan
Defensive Back Steven Jackson, Ohio
Defensive Back - Trey Buice, Ball State
Defensive Back - Robbie Wilson, Miami
Defensive Back - Bryan Williams, Akron
Punter Nick Iovinelli, Bowling Green
Kickoff Return Specialist
First Team - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Second Team - Travis Shelton, Temple
Third Team - Bryan Williams, Akron
Punt Return Specialist
First Team Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Second Team - B.J. Hill, Ball State
Third Team - Eugene Harris, Miami
Big Ten
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Penn St. 7 1 271 109 11 1 482 149
Ohio St. 7 1 238 98 10 2 338 157
Mich. St. 6 2 201 208 9 3 314 263
N western 5 3 191 187 9 3 294 232
Iowa 5 3 238 130 8 4 363 159
Minnesota 3 5 136 210 7 5 281 280
Wisconsin 3 5 206 227 7 5 344 303
Illinois 3 5 218 206 5 7 344 319
Purdue 2 6 175 196 4 8 296 301
Michigan 2 6 177 268 3 9 243 347
Indiana 1 7 116 328 3 9 246 423
End of Regular Season
National
LAST NIGHT
SOUTH
La.-Lafayette 42, Middle Tennessee 28
TONIGHT
EAST
Louisville at Rutgers, 7:30
Friday
MAC championship, Buffalo vs. Ball State at Detroit, 8
Saturday
EAST
Pittsburgh at Connecticut, Noon
Army vs. Navy at Philadelphia, Noon
Jacksonville at Albany, N.Y., 12:30
South Florida at West Virginia, 8
SOUTH
ACC championship, Boston College vs. Virginia Tech at Tampa, Fla., 1
SEC championship, Alabama vs. Florida at Atlanta, 6
W. Kentucky at Fla. International, 7
Arkansas St. at Troy, 7
MIDWEST
Big 12 championship, Missouri vs. Oklahoma, at Kansas City, Mo., 8
SOUTHWEST
C-USA championship, East Carolina at Tulsa, Noon
FAR WEST
Washington at California, 3
Southern Cal at UCLA, 4:30
Arizona St. at Arizona, 8
Cincinnati at Hawaii, 11:30
sportlight
Dec. 4
1951 Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and the Tigers to an undefeated season.
1961 Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be drafted No. 1 in the NFL draft. The Washington Redskins made the selection.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
EAST
Akron 63, Niagara 59
Miami (Ohio) 68, Temple 52
Pittsburgh 78, Duquesne 51
Providence 86, Brown 62
Rhode Island 85, Northeastern 72
Rutgers 66, Rider 62
Syracuse 88, Cornell 78
SOUTH
East Carolina 99, UNC Wilmington 85
Ill.-Chicago 74, Vanderbilt 55
Kentucky 103, Lamar 61
Maryland 75, Michigan 70
New Orleans 49, Tulane 39
Old Dominion 65, Richmond 62
Penn St. 85, Georgia Tech 83
Tennessee 87, UNC Asheville 69
UAB 78, South Florida 77, OT
Wake Forest 83, Indiana 58
West Virginia 80, Mississippi 78
MIDWEST
Toledo 57, Massachusetts 56
Albion 95, Heidelberg 84
Bluffton 59, Manchester 45
Capital 82, Ohio Wesleyan 70
Iowa St. 71, N. Iowa 66, OT
Kansas 100, New Mexico St. 79
Marietta 84, Denison 71
Missouri St. 59, Ark.-Little Rock 37
Nebraska 80, Alabama St. 51
North Carolina 98, Michigan St. 63
Ohio 75, Tulsa 63
Ohio Northern 78, Wittenberg 62
Wilmington, Ohio 75, Earlham 48
Wooster 104, Oberlin 54
Xavier 81, Auburn 74
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 80, Texas Southern 61
Texas Tech 72, Wichita St. 69
FAR WEST
Air Force 67, N. Illinois 55
BYU 92, Weber St. 62
San Diego St. 73, N. Colorado 62
Utah 95, Oregon 81
Women
EAST
Connecticut 96, Holy Cross 37
Georgetown 58, Fordham 46
Pittsburgh 66, Duquesne 47
Providence 75, Massachusetts 63
St. John s 52, Monmouth, N.J. 48
Temple 65, Dartmouth 29
West Virginia 88, Mercyhurst 38
SOUTH
Alabama 67, UCF 53
Auburn 95, N. Carolina A&T 74
Florida 77, UAB 75
Florida St. 73, Penn St. 60
Georgia 72, Tennessee Tech 46
Georgia Tech 70, Michigan St. 57
Mississippi St. 72, Louisiana Tech 42
Wake Forest 74, South Carolina 57
MIDWEST
Missouri 70, Toledo 50
Bowling Green 72, Detroit 42
Butler 70, Evansville 52
Cleveland St. 70, Akron 54
Dayton 59, Cincinnati 56
N. Illinois 58, N. Iowa 46
North Carolina 72, Ohio St. 63
Ohio Wesleyan 97, Earlham 44
Wooster 74, Oberlin 57
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Agreed to terms with 2B Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract. Named Pam Greeley director, media relations.
SEATTLE MARINERS Named Rick Adair pitching coach and John Wetteland bullpen coach.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Named Brett Butler manager, Mike Parrott pitching coach and Rick Burleson hitting coach for Reno (PCL); Alan Zinter hitting coach for Visalia (Cal); Andy Abad hitting coach for Yakima (NWL); and Jason Hardtke hitting coach for Missoula (Pioneer).
CHICAGO CUBS Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Fox on a minor-league contract. Named Louie Eljaua special assistant to the general manager.
HOUSTON ASTROS Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Hampton on a one-year contract. Named Marc Bombard manager and Ron Jackson hitting coach for Round Rock (Texas); Eric Montague trainer for Lancaster (Cal); Wes Clements manager for Lancaster (SAL); Tom Lawless manager and Pete Rancourt hitting coach for Lexington (SAL); Jim Pankovits manager for Tri-City (NYP), Omar Lopez manager, Rick Aponte pitching coach, D.J. Boston hitting coach and Gordy McKenzie instructor for the Astros (GCL); and Luis Martinez manager, Fermin Ward assistant pitching coach, Juan Zapata outfield instructor, Vidal Robles trainer, Osiris Ramirez assistant trainer and Geremias Guzman strength and conditioning coach for the Astros (Dominican).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Named Don Money manager, Chris Bosio pitching coach and Sandy Guerrero coach for Nashville (PCL); Bob Miscik manager, John Curtis pitching coach and Jim Lett coach for Huntsville (SL); Jeff Isom manager, Chris Hook pitching coach, Matt Erickson coach, Aaron Hoback trainer and Jake Marx strength and conditioning coach for Wisconsin (MWL); Jimmy Gentry trainer and Nick Miller strength and conditioning coach for Helena (Pioneer); Kenny Dominguez coach for the Brewers (Arizona); and Lee Tunnell pitching coordinator.
NEW YORK METS Agreed to terms with RHP Nelson Figueroa, LHP Adam Bostick, INF Andy Green and C Rene Rivera to minor-league contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Named Marc DelPiano special assistant to the general manager.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Named Jimmy Jones pitching coach of the Padres (Arizona).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Agreed to terms with RHP Bob Howry on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Agreed to terms with LHP Trever Miller on a one-year contract.
American Association
PENSACOLA PELICANS Signed LHP Brent Solich.
Can-Am League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF Signed INF David Housel and C Richard Castaldo.
BASKETBALL
Women s National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS Named Lisa Ciaravella strength and conditioning coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS Signed LB Victor Hobson. Released DE Ben Ishola from the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Signed LB Rufus Alexander from Minnesota s practice squad. Waived DB Brandon Foster and signed him to the practice squad. Waived WR Taj Smith from the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed DT Jimmy Kennedy. Signed S Roderick Rodgers to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed LB Rosevelt Colvin. Signed LB Angelo Craig to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Signed DE Rob Ninkovic from Miami s practice squad and S Terrence Holt.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed DT Leger Douzable from the practice squad. Signed OL Mike Fladell and WR Micah Rucker to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Placed G Max Jean-Gilles on injured reserve. Signed T Chris Patrick from the practice squad. Signed G Tala Esera to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Signed LB Justin Roland to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Placed C Chris Spencer on injured reserve. Signed OT Na Shan Goddard from the N.Y. Giants practice squad. Released QB Travis Lulay. Signed G Erik Robertson to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS Released LB Kelly Poppinga from the practice squad. Signed WR Joel Filani to the practice squad.
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HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS Traded LW Joakim Lindstrom to Phoenix for D Logan Stephenson and assigned Stephenson to Iowa (AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES Fired coach Peter Laviolette. Named Paul Maurice coach and Ron Francis associate coach.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Assigned F Jed Ortmeyer to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Sent D Anssi Salmela to Lowell (AHL). Recalled D Jay Leach from Lowell.
PHOENIX COYOTES Assigned LW Joakim Lindstrom to San Antonio (AHL).
COLLEGE
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Named Eddie Jackson coordinator of men s basketball officials, effective for the 2009-10 season.
BUFFALO STATE Named Jerry Boyes football coach.
BOWLING
HONOR ROLL
Men 750+
John Locasico, Twin Oaks 769
Jeff Kuhnle, Twin Oaks 762
Women 650+
Tina Kreuz, Twin Oaks 684
Mona Kurtz, Twin Oaks 666
Shelley Ditmyer, Twin Oaks 661