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