Prep basketball, wrestling, NFL, bowling

12/5/2008

PRO FOOTBALL

NFL

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 5 8 0 .385 324 281

Oakland 3 10 0 .231 179 299

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

LAST NIGHT

San Diego 34, Oakland 7

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

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30

Oakland 0 7 0 0 7

San Diego 10 17 0 7 34

SD FG Kaeding 20, 11:47.

SD Tomlinson 3 run (Kaeding kick), 8:43.

SD Sproles 8 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 12:58.

SD Jackson 59 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 9:02.

SD FG Kaeding 39, :23.

Oak J.Miller 92 kickoff return (Janikowski kick), :10.

SD Sproles 18 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 7:19.

A 68,097.

TEAM STATS

Oak SD

First downs 9 18

Total Net Yards 163 372

Rushes-yards 16-54 46-158

Passing 109 214

Punt Returns 3-3 3-24

Kickoff Returns 7-189 2-38

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-30

Comp-Att-Int 17-30-3 10-22-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-20 0-0

Punts 7-46.9 5-46.0

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1

Penalties-Yards 6-70 9-51

Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING Oakland, Fargas 12-50, Bush 2-4, McFadden 1-0, Walter 1-0. San Diego, Tomlinson 25-91, Sproles 9-30, Rivers 5-19, Hester 7-18.

PASSING Oakland, Russell 9-13-2-68, Walter 8-17-1-61. San Diego, Rivers 10-22-0-214.

RECEIVING Oakland, Z.Miller 8-64, Higgins 2-22, Curry 2-15, Fargas 2-9, McFadden 2-8, Stewart 1-11. San Diego, Jackson 5-148, Sproles 3-34, Floyd 1-19, Hester 1-13.

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

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

EAST

Rutgers 63, Louisville 14

TONIGHT

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

PREP WRESTLING

Saline 43, Milan 18

Milan 39, Ann Arbor Pioneer 32

SPORTS NOTE

CARDINAL STRITCH COACHING OPPORTUNITY: Cardinal Stritch High School is accepting applications for the varsity football head coach position. Send a resume and cover letter to the attention of Chris Fahim, Athletic Director, Cardinal Stritch H.S., 3225 Pickle Rd, Oregon, OH 43616. The application deadline is December 19.

MONTPELIER COACHING OPPORTUNITIES: Montpelier High School is seeking candidates for the head varsity football and head varsity volleyball coaching positions. The district will have several anticipated teaching openings. Submit letter of interest, resume, and references to Jay Jerger, Athletic Director, Montpelier High School, P.O. Box 193, Montpelier, OH 43543 or mnt_hs_jj@nwoca.org or 419-485-6785 or 419-485-3487.

BASEBALL MEETING: The December 7 meeting of the Northwest Ohio Amateur Baseball League has been rescheduled for December 14 at 4 p.m. for age divisions 9-11 and 5:30 p.m. for divisions 12-14. Information: Dave Whitmire at nationsbaseball@hotmail.com or nwoabl.org.

FREMONT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Deadline for entry in the second annual 3-on-3 Christmas Basketball tournament is Dec. 18 for players 18-and-up at the Sandusky County YMCA in Fremont.. Tournament date is Dec. 27. Double elimination. Fee $50. Information: Phil at 419-332-9622.

LATEST LINE

NFL

(Sunday)

INDIANAPOLIS 131/2 Cincinnati

CHICAGO 61/2 Jacksonville

GREEN BAY 6 Houston

TENNESSEE 131/2 Cleveland

Minnesota 9 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

MAC Championship

at Ford Field-Detroit

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

TROY 11 Arkansas State

FLA INTERNATIONAL 71/2 Western Kentucky

Conference USA Championship

at H. A. Chapman Stadium-Tulsa

TULSA 121/2 East Carolina

ACC Championship

at Raymond James Stadium-Tampa

Boston College P Virginia Tech

SEC Championship

at Georgia Dome-Atlanta

Florida 10 Alabama

Big 12 Championship

at Arrowhead Stadium-Kansas City

Oklahoma 17 Missouri

b-at Philadelphia, PA.

NBA

LA Lakers 11 (211) WASHINGTON

ORLANDO 14 (200) Oklahoma City

NEW JERSEY 61/2 (201) Minnesota

ATLANTA 11 (212) New York

CLEVELAND 11 (207) Indiana

DETROIT 8 (185) Philadelphia

BOSTON 71/2 (184) Portland

MEMPHIS 1 (199) LA Clippers

HOUSTON 91/2 (208) Golden State

MILWAUKEE 5 (185) Charlotte

UTAH 5 (191) Toronto

College Basketball

TEXAS A&M 41/2 Arizona

MANHATTAN 4 Canisius

FAIRFIELD 13 St. Peter s

Iona 31/2 MARIST

S. CAROLINA 22 Furman

NHL

MINNESOTA 1/2 -1 Vancouver

Calgary Even-1/2 ST. LOUIS

DALLAS Even-1/2 Colorado

LOS ANGELES Even-1/2 Edmonton

Home Team in CAPS

BOWLING

HONOR ROLL

300 game

Mark Zielinski, Forest View 230-252-300-782

Men 750+

Kevin Allen, Forest View 773

Allen Keel, Forest View 767

Justin Baoas, Forest View 763

Brandon Welever, Eastern 757

Cory Kralovic, Forest View 756

Dave Fleig, Forest View 756

Steve DeVaughn, Forest View 751

Sam Ball Jr., Southwyck 750

Women 650+

Lynette Davis, Forest View 660

SPORTLIGHT

Dec. 5

1924 Red Green of the Hamilton Tigers scores five goals in a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1971 Willie Ellison of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL record with 247 yards rushing in a 45-28 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Teammate Travis Williams also returns a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown.

1972 Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska wins the Heisman Trophy beating out Oklahoma s Gregg Pruitt and teammate Rich Glover. The all-purpose back gains 5,586 yards and scored 45 touchdowns in his collegiate career.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX Agreed to terms with RHP Junichi Tazawa on a three-year contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX Traded RHP Javier Vazquez and LHP Boone Logan to Atlanta for C Tyler Flowers, INF Jonathan Gilmore, INF Brent Lillibridge and LHP Santos Rodriguez.

SEATTLE MARINERS Named Bruce Hines third base coach.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Lincoln on a two-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS Agreed to terms with RHP Jorge Julio on a one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Agreed to terms with INF Edgar Renteria on a two-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MIAMI DOLPHINS Claimed WR Chris Hannon off waivers from San Francisco.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS Waived WR Robert Ferguson.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Placed S Kevin Kaesviharn on injured reserve. Signed LB Tearrius George from Dallas practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES Placed F Patrick Kaleta on injured reserve. Recalled D Mike Weber from Portland (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES Activated RW Justin Williams from injured reserve. Placed D Dennis Seidenberg on injured reserve.

FLORIDA PANTHERS Assigned D Noah Welch to Rochester (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS Returned RW Ryan Shannon to Binghamton (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Recalled F Darroll Powe from Philadelphia (AHL). Reassigned F Jonathon Kalinski to Philadelphia.

ST. LOUIS BLUES Assigned F Steve Regier to Peoria (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Recalled D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL). Reassigned D Kevin Quick and RW Chris Lawrence from Augusta (ECHL) to Norfolk.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS Recalled F Keith Aucoin from Hershey (AHL). Assigned F Graham Mink to Hershey.

ECHL

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS Traded C Peder Skinner, F Chris Stevens and D Brett Thurston to Worcester (AHL) for the rights to D Kevin Schaeffer and future considerations.

READING ROYALS Loaned LW Kevin Harvey to Syracuse (AHL).

COLLEGE

TOLEDO Named Tim Beckman football coach.

UTAH STATE Named Gary Andersen football coach.

WESTERN MICHIGAN Announced the contract of men s soccer coach Chris Karwoski will not be renewed.

BASEBALL

Average Yearly Salary

Year Minimum Average

1967 $6,000$19,000

1968 10,000NA

1969 10,00024,909

1970 12,00029,303

1971 12,75031,543

1972 13,50034,092

1973 15,00036,566

1974 15,00040,839

1975 16,00044,676

1976 19,00051,501

1977 19,00076,066

1978 21,00099,876

1979 21,000113,558

1980 30,000143,756

1981 32,500185,651

1982 33,500241,497

1983 35,000289,194

1984 40,000329,408

1985 60,000371,571

1986 60,000412,520

1987 62,500412,454

1988 62,500438,729

1989 68,000497,254

1990 100,000597,537

1991 100,000851,492

1992 109,0001,028,667

1993 109,0001,076,089

1994 109,0001,168,263

1995 109,0001,110,766

1996 122,6671,119,981

1997 150,0001,336,609

1998 170,0001,398,831

1999 200,0001,611,166

2000 200,0001,895,630

2001 200,0002,138,896

2002 200,0002,295,649

2003 300,0002,372,189

2004 300,0002,313,535

2005 316,0002,476,589

2006 327,0002,699,292

2007 380,0002,824,751

2008 390,0002,925,679

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Men

LAST NIGHT

EAST

Connecticut 68, Buffalo 64

Elms 90, Fitchburg St. 55

Gordon 67, Endicott 66, OT

Hartford 97, Lafayette 82

Long Island U. 73, St. Francis, Pa. 58

Maine 126, Maine-Presque Isle 50

Mass.-Boston 88, Suffolk 64

Nyack 75, Dominican, N.Y. 66

Old Westbury 75, Yeshiva 57

Sacred Heart 80, Mount St. Mary s, Md. 75

St. Francis, NY 87, Robert Morris 79

Tufts 71, Plymouth St. 65

Villanova 93, Houston Baptist 57

Worcester St. 64, Clark U. 62

SOUTH

Claflin 61, Morehouse 49

Coll. of Charleston 77, Elon 69

Delaware St. 59, Md.-Eastern Shore 48

Faulkner 78, Reinhardt 70

Gardner-Webb 91, Radford 71

Jacksonville 65, Belmont 64

Lipscomb 69, North Florida 54

Miles 82, Stillman 66

Morehead St. 80, Tenn.-Martin 71

Murray St. 58, E. Kentucky 50

St. Augustine s 77, Virginia Union 55

Stetson 76, Florida Gulf Coast 71

The Citadel 57, UNC Greensboro 50

Va. Commonwealth 79, W. Michigan 62

MIDWEST

Austin Peay 91, SE Missouri 67

Butler 50, Cleveland St. 48

Cedarville 79, Wilberforce 58

E. Illinois 71, Tennessee St. 61

Ferris St. 96, Ashland 91

Findlay 83, Saginaw Valley St. 58

Grand Valley St. 76, Tiffin 57

Hillsdale 85, Lake Superior St. 67

Lindenwood 69, Culver-Stockton 58

N. Dakota St. 83, Oral Roberts 75

Oakland, Mich. 84, UMKC 78

S. Dakota St. 71, Centenary 58

Saint Mary s, Calif. 75, Kent St. 69

Valley City St. 84, Jamestown 76

Valparaiso 68, Youngstown St. 57

Walsh 88, Northwestern Ohio 69

Wis.-Green Bay 57, Wright St. 46

Wis.-Milwaukee 71, Detroit 62

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 73, Southern Cal 72

Texas 68, UCLA 64

Texas-San Antonio 78, Rice 75

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 81, Jackson St. 60

Montana 63, Denver 44

S. Utah 78, IPFW 62

UC Santa Barbara 62, Utah Valley St. 57

TONIGHT

EAST

Canisius at Manhattan, 7 p.m.

Navy at Penn, 7 p.m.

Lehigh at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.

St. Peter s at Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.

Iona at Marist, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH

ETSU at Mercer, 7:30 p.m.

Furman at South Carolina, 8 p.m.

William Carey at Alcorn St., 8:30 p.m.

MIDWEST

Texas-Pan American at Drake, 8:05 p.m.

Bryant at Iowa, 8:35 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M International at SMU, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Texas A&M, 9:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Denver vs. Texas-Arlington at Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Mont., 9 p.m.

Women

LAST NIGHT

EAST

Saint Joseph s 66, Villanova 57, 3OT

SOUTH

Clemson 78, Northwestern 75, OT

Delaware 64, Md.-Eastern Shore 45

Duke 71, Iowa 47

Kent St. 69, UNC Wilmington 54

Louisville 67, Middle Tennessee 44

Mississippi 85, SE Louisiana 73

Morehead St. 82, Tenn.-Martin 54

Murray St. 73, E. Kentucky 61

Northwestern St. 68, Grambling St. 50

Ohio 68, Presbyterian 37

W. Kentucky 66, Kentucky 57

William & Mary 80, Howard 55

MIDWEST

Ashland 92, Ferris St. 89

Austin Peay 61, SE Missouri 50

Cedarville 75, Urbana 55

E. Illinois 83, Tennessee St. 45

Findlay 77, Saginaw Valley St. 61

Grand Valley St. 66, Tiffin 55

Kansas 93, San Jose St. 49

Maryland 70, Purdue 59

Michigan Tech 62, Wayne, Mich. 55

Minnesota 80, Boston College 60

Virginia 63, Illinois 39

Wilberforce 87, Rio Grande 81

Wisconsin 61, Virginia Tech 52