High school basketball, tennis, college football

1/6/2009
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  • HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

    NOTE: Boys and girls high school basketball coaches from the Blade Circulation area in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan are asked to begin reporting their varsity scoring and rebounding leaders to The Blade for publication beginning Thursday, Jan. 8 for girls and Friday, Jan. 9 for boys. The weekly deadlines are Tuesdays at 5 p.m. for girls stats and Wednesdays at 5 p.m. for boys. Coaches can fax stats to 419-724-6116 or email to highschoolstats@theblade.com.

    BOYS

    City League

    Friday

    Bowsher at Whitmer

    Central at Libbey

    Clay at St. Francis

    Rogers at Scott

    St. John s at Waite

    Start at Woodward

    Saturday

    Clay at Anthony Wayne

    Libbey at Lakewood St. Edward

    Start at Columbus Linden McKinley

    Waite at Southview

    Whitmer at Bedford

    Woodward at Grove City

    Northern Lakes League

    Tonight

    Northview at Anthony Wayne

    Springfield at Bowling Green

    Maumee at Perrysburg

    Saturday

    Rossford at Southview

    Ottawa-Glandorf at Bowling Green

    Fremont Ross at Maumee

    Rossford at Fostoria

    Delta at Springfield

    Suburban Lakes League

    Tonight

    Lake at Delta

    Friday

    Eastwood at Lake

    Woodmore at Elmwood

    Genoa at Lakota

    Gibsonburg at Otsego

    Saturday

    Lakota at Old Fort

    Otsego at Wauseon

    TAAC

    Tonight

    Danbury at Stritch

    Emmanuel Christian at Maumee Valley

    Ottawa Hills vs. Toledo Christian at Central Catholic

    Thursday

    Stritch at Northwood

    Maumee Valley at Danbury

    Friday

    Toledo Christian at Emmanuel Christian

    Saturday

    Evergreen at Stritch

    Ottawa Hills at Liberty Center

    NWOAL

    Tonight

    Archbold at Continental

    Thursday

    Bryan at Archbold

    Delta at Evergreen

    Liberty Center at Swanton

    Montpelier at Wauseon

    Saturday

    Patrick Henry at Napoleon

    Swanton at North Central

    Ayersville at Montpelier

    SBC

    Friday

    Clyde at Oak Harbor

    Edison at Sandusky St. Mary

    Huron at Margaretta

    Port Clinton at Perkins

    Saturday

    Clyde at Edison

    Port Clinton at Huron

    Margaretta at Perkins

    Oak Harbor at Sandusky St. Mary

    Midland Athletic League

    Tonight

    Bettsville at Seneca East

    Hopewell-Loudon at Carey

    New Riegel at Mohawk

    Fremont St. Joseph at North Baltimore

    Tiffin Calvert at Old Fort

    Friday

    Hopewell-Loudon at Bettsville

    Seneca East at Carey

    Fostoria St. Wendelin at Tiffin Calvert

    Mohawk at Fremont St. Joseph

    North Baltimore at New Riegel

    Saturday

    Arcadia at Bettsville

    Carey at Van Buren

    McComb at North Baltimore

    Blanchard Valley

    Tonight

    Ridgemont at Vanlue

    Friday

    McComb at Arcadia

    Arlington at Hardin Northern

    Cory-Rawson at Vanlue

    Liberty-Benton at Leipsic

    Pandora-Gilboa at Van Buren

    Saturday

    Continental at Leipsic

    Elida at Liberty-Benton

    McComb at North Baltimore

    Miller City at Pandora-Gilboa

    Green Meadows

    Last night

    Hicksville 58, Paulding 52

    Thursday

    Holgate at Antwerp

    Ayersville at Wayne Trace

    Tinora at Edgerton

    Hicksville at Fairview

    Saturday

    Stryker at Antwerp

    Ayersville at Holgate

    Hicksville at Fayette

    Holgate at Kalida

    Putnam County

    Tonight

    Ottoville at Convoy Crestview

    Friday

    Columbus Grove at Spencerville

    Saturday

    Fort Jennings at Columbus Grove

    Minster at Ottoville

    Buckeye Border

    Tonight

    Fremont, Ind. at Edon

    Thursday

    North Central at Edon

    Hilltop at Fayette

    Stryker at Pettisville

    Other NW Ohio

    Last night

    Fostoria 90, Upper Sandusky 81

    Friday

    Bellevue at Upper Sandusky

    Wapakoneta at Defiance

    Findlay at Napoleon

    Shelby at Fostoria

    Fremont Ross at Sandusky

    First Baptist at Monclova Christian

    Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton

    Willard at Tiffin Columbian

    Michigan

    Tri-County Conference

    Tonight

    Adrian Madison at Morenci

    Deerfield at Clinton

    Lenawee Christian at Ida

    Summerfield at Sand Creek

    Friday

    Whitmore Lake at Adrian Madison

    Sand Creek at Britton-Macon

    Morenci at Deerfield

    Clinton at Summerfield

    Lenawee Christian at Washentaw

    Lenawee County AA

    Last night

    Summit Academy at Erie-Mason

    Tonight

    Grass Lake at Blissfield

    Dundee at Tecumseh

    Friday

    Blissfield at Erie-Mason

    Ida at Dundee

    Onsted at Hudson

    Saturday

    Jonesville at Blissfield

    Other SE Michigan

    Tonight

    Brighton at Adrian

    Monroe at Bedford

    Monroe Jefferson at Trenton

    Monroe St. Mary at Dearborn Divine Child

    Thursday

    Manchester at Addison

    Summit Academy at Monroe St. Mary

    Friday

    Adrian at Chelsea

    Bedford at Ann Arbor Huron

    Monroe at Robichaud

    Tecumseh at Dexter

    Last night

    Fostoria 19 16 23 32 90

    Upper Sandusky 16 20 24 21 81

    FOSTORIA: Hyde 7-10-24, Echelberry 7-2-2-22, Burrow 5-6-16, Cousin 6-2-14, Grine 3-1-7, Cassidy 2-0-4, Tucker 1-0-2, Cleveland 0-1-1. Total: 31-2-22-90

    UPPER SANDUSKY: Falk 11-2-7-35, Cheney 6-4-16, Walton 4-2-10, Johnson 4-1-9, Gilliam 0-2-1-7, Jones 0-1-1-4. Total 24-6-16-81,

    GIRLS

    (Games at 7:30 unless noted)

    City League

    Last night

    Clay 53, Maumee 24

    Notre Dame 53, Wauseon 47

    Tomorrow

    Start at Bowsher

    Central at Scott

    Clay at Waite

    Libbey at Notre Dame

    Rogers at Woodward

    St. Ursula at Whitmer

    Saturday

    Anthony Wayne at Bowsher

    Pickerington Central at Central

    Rocky River Magnificat at St. Ursula

    Start at Oak Harbor

    Waite at Shaker Heights

    Northern Lakes League

    Tonight

    Anthony Wayne at Springfield

    Tomorrow

    Rossford at Bowling Green

    Friday

    Perrysburg at Anthony Wayne

    Maumee at Bowling Green

    Southview at Northview

    Springfield at Rossford

    Suburban Lakes League

    Tonight

    Lake at Eastwood

    Elmwood at Woodmore

    Lakota at Genoa

    Otsego at Gibsonburg

    Thursday

    Elmwood at Patrick Henry

    Woodmore at Ottawa Hills

    Saturday

    Eastwood at Otsego

    Gibsonburg at Elmwood

    Lake at Genoa

    Woodmore at Lakota

    TAAC

    Last night

    Danbury 42, Stritch 39

    Maumee Valley at Emmanuel Christian

    Emmanuel Christian 56, Bettsville 12

    Tomorrow

    Maumee Valley at Greenhills

    Thursday

    Emmanuel Christian at Toledo Christian

    Friday

    Northwood at Stritch

    Danbury at Maumee Valley

    Saturday

    Danbury at Fremont St. Joe

    Patrick Henry at Ottawa Hills

    NWOAL

    Last night

    Swanton 43, Fayette 41

    Tonight

    N. Central at Montpelier

    Hilltop at Evergreen

    Tinora at Liberty Center

    Friday

    Archbold at Bryan

    Evergreen at Delta

    Swanton at Liberty Center

    Wauseon at Montpelier

    Saturday

    Pettisville at Archbold

    Edon at Delta

    Patrick Henry at Ottawa Hills

    Michigan

    Last night

    Morenci at Whiteford

    Summit Academy at Erie Mason

    Tonight

    Bedford at Southfield

    Thursday

    Sand Creek at Whiteford

    Friday

    AA Huron at Bedford

    Blissfield at Erie Mason

    Last night

    Bettsville 0 0 6 6 12

    Emmanuel Chr. 18 14 15 9 56

    BETTSVILLE: Kunze 1-0-2, Dymond 2-0-4, Twigg 2-0-4, Kipps 1-0-2. Totals: 6-0-0-12.

    EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN: Weaver 4-0-8, Cramer 1-0-2, Gagle 1-0-2, Park 1-0-2, Anagnostu 12-1-0-27, Perkins 4-1-9, Armstrong 1-0-2, Loomis 2-0-4. Totals: 26-1-1-56.

    Danbury 13 7 12 10 42

    Cardinal Stritch 12 0 13 14 39

    DANBURY: Bahnsen 0-4-4, Longer 3-2-5-17, Oxendale 2-0-4, Lammers 0-1-0-3, England 3-1-0-9, Taylor 2-1-5. Totals: 10-4-10-42.

    CARDINAL STRITCH: Roznoski 1-1-3, Lamb 5-3-1-20, Bekier 0-1-1, Speweik 5-3-13, Gullett 0-2-2. Totals: 11-3-8-39.

    Swanton 1 15 12 15 43

    Fayette 2 15 17 7 41

    SWANTON: Onweiler 0-2-2-8, Betz 0-1-1, Polkinghorn 6-12-24, Bezeau 3-2-8, Kissling 1-0-2. Totals: 10-2-17-43.

    FAYETTE: Canfield 2-1-5, Raker 1-0-2, Wyse 6-1-1-16, JA Lewellen 1-2-0-8, Scott 1-1-0-5, Cuff 2-15- Totals: 13-4-3-41.

    Wauseon 13 13 4 17 47

    Notre Dame 19 12 9 13 53

    WAUSEON: Stiriz 1-1-3, Creager 3-3-6-21, Baird 2-4-8, Gibson 2-4-8, Kessler 1-0-2, Pierce 1-1-0-5. Totals: 10-4-15-47.

    NOTRE DAME: Litle 3-1-5-14, Whitaker 1-0-2, Fought 3-0-6, Okonta 2-1-5, Adamski 3-1-2-11, Blanton 2-1-0-7, Wells 2-1-1-8. Totals: 16-4-9-53.

    Clay 25 9 13 6 53

    Maumee 4 4 8 8 24

    CLAY: Scharer 2-1-0-7, Achter 0-3-2-8, Bolla 2-1-0-7, Laberdee 1-0-2, Taylor 5-3-3-22, Steinmetz 1-0-2, Donnely 0-1-1, Harper 2-0-4. Totals: 16-5-6-53.

    MAUMEE: Junga 2-0-4, Diegel 1-0-2, Wagener 1-2-4, Wojnarowski 1-0-2, Watts 0-1-0-3, Walker 0-1-1, Butler 2-4-8. Totals: 7-1-7-24.

    TENNIS

    ASB Classic

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Singles

    First Round

    Aravane Rezai d. Eleni Daniilidou 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

    Nicole Vaidisova (6) d. Alla Kudryavtseva 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5.

    Jill Craybas d. Kimiko Date Krumm 6-4, 6-3.

    Barbora Zahlavova Strycova d. Virginie Razzano 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

    Shahar Peer (5) d. Petra Cetkovska 7-6 (4), 6-2.

    Edina Gallovits d. Klara Zakopalova 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.

    Aleksandra Wozniak (4) d. Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5.

    Anabel Medina Garrigues (3) d. Mara Santangelo 7-5, 6-0.

    ExxonMobil Open

    Doha, Qatar

    Singles

    First Round

    Gael Monfils (5) d. Jan Hernych 6-2, 6-2.

    Nicolas Devilder d. Abdulla Hajji, Qatar, 6-0, 6-3.

    Victor Hanescu d. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-4, 6-2.

    Sergiy Stakhovsky d. Christophe Rochus 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

    Andy Roddick (4) d. Ivan Navarro 6-1, 6-3.

    Andreas Seppi d. Denis Gremelmayr 6-4, 6-2.

    Philipp Petzschner d. Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (2), 6-3.

    Hopman Cup

    Perth, Australia

    Group A

    Germany 1 1

    Singles

    Sabine Lisicki d. Casey Dellacqua 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

    Lleyton Hewitt d. Nicolas Kiefer 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2.

    Mixed Doubles

    Lisicki and Kiefer d. Dellacqua and Hewitt 6-7 (2), 6-3, 10-5 (tiebreak).

    Slovakia 3, United States 0

    Singles

    Dominika Cibulkova d. Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-2.

    Dominik Hrbaty d. James Blake 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1).

    Mixed Doubles

    Cibulkova and Hrbaty d. Shaughnessy and Blake, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

    COLLEGE FOOTBALL

    LAST NIGHT

    Fiesta Bowl

    Texas 24, Ohio State 21

    TONIGHT

    GMAC Bowl

    Tulsa (10-3) vs. Ball State (12-1), 8 (ESPN)

    THURSDAY

    BCS National Championship

    Florida (12-1) vs. Oklahoma (12-1), 8 p.m. (FOX)

    LATEST LINE

    NFL Playoffs

    (Saturday)

    Divisional Round

    TENNESSEE 3 Baltimore

    CAROLINA 10 Arizona

    (Sunday)

    Divisional Round

    NY GIANTS 4 Philadelphia

    PITTSBURGH 61/2 San Diego

    College Football Bowl Games

    GMAC Bowl

    Tulsa 21/2 Ball State

    (Thursday)

    BCS Championship Game

    Florida 31/2 Oklahoma

    NBA

    Boston 91/2 CHARLOTTE

    a-PHILADELPHIA Off Houston

    ORLANDO 12 Washington

    MEMPHIS 3 (192) Minnesota

    New York 2 OKLAHOMA CITY

    DALLAS 14 (180) LA Clippers

    CHICAGO 8 (209) Sacramento

    LA LAKERS 7 (196) New Orleans

    a-Houston T. McGrady and R. Artest are both questionable.

    College Basketball

    WEST VIRGINIA 21/2 Connecticut

    MICHIGAN STATE 11 Ohio State

    GEORGIA TECH 81/2 Georgia

    DAYTON 6 Miami-Ohio

    Rhode Island 10 TOLEDO

    VIRGINIA 151/2 Brown

    CREIGHTON 121/2 Northern Iowa

    Villanova 7 SETON HALL

    TEXAS TECH 9 Tcu

    Illinois State 2 BRADLEY

    CLEMSON 131/2 Alabama

    Texas 5 ARKANSAS

    Purdue 3 PENN STATE

    NEW MEXICO 71/2 Texas El Paso

    UTAH 5 Lsu

    Added Games

    KANSAS 12 Siena

    Home Team in CAPS


    COLLEGE BASKETBALL

    MEN

    AP Top 25

    Record Pts Pvs

    1. Pittsburgh (70) 14-0 1,798 3

    2. Duke 12-1 1,660 5

    3. North Carolina (2) 13-1 1,651 1

    4. Wake Forest 13-0 1,553 6

    5. Connecticut 12-1 1,474 2

    6. Oklahoma 13-1 1,358 4

    7. Texas 11-2 1,348 8

    8. Michigan St. 11-2 1,269 10

    9. Georgetown 10-2 1,208 11

    10. UCLA 12-2 1,162 12

    11. Syracuse 14-1 1,113 13

    12. Clemson 14-0 968 20

    13. Notre Dame 10-3 802 7

    14. Purdue 11-3 774 9

    15. Tennessee 9-3 533 14

    16. Xavier 11-2 483 22

    17. Boston College 13-2 453

    18. Marquette 13-2 436

    18. Villanova 12-2 436 15

    20. Arizona St. 12-2 374 17

    21. Butler 12-1 341 25

    22. Minnesota 13-1 290 21

    23. Baylor 12-2 289 19

    23. Louisville 9-3 289 18

    25. West Virginia 11-2 230

    Others receiving votes: Michigan 153, California 122, Arkansas 109, Illinois 108, Gonzaga 86, Wisconsin 86, Memphis 67, Davidson 56, Saint Mary s, Calif. 50, UNLV 43, Illinois St. 39, Kansas 37, Ohio St. 28, Texas A&M 27, Maryland 25, Dayton 22, Florida 13, Florida St. 13, BYU 12, Miami 8, Missouri 4.

    USA Today/ESPN Top 25

    Record Pts Pvs

    1. Pittsburgh (30) 14-0 774 3

    2. Duke 12-1 714 5

    3. North Carolina (1) 13-1 707 1

    4. Wake Forest 13-0 687 6

    5. Connecticut 12-1 630 2

    6. Oklahoma 13-1 593 4

    7. Texas 11-2 546 7

    7. UCLA 12-2 546 9

    9. Syracuse 14-1 526 11t

    10. Georgetown 10-2 506 8

    11. Clemson 14-0 480 16

    12. Michigan State 11-2 452 15

    13. Notre Dame 10-3 277 10

    14. Purdue 11-3 261 11t

    15. Marquette 13-2 251 25

    16. Arizona State 12-2 238 14

    17. Villanova 12-2 225 13

    18. Xavier 11-2 217 22

    19. Minnesota 13-1 183 21

    20. Butler 12-1 147 NR

    21. Louisville 9-3 136 18t

    22. West Virginia 11-2 132 NR

    23. Baylor 12-2 98 20

    24. Boston College 13-2 90 NR

    25. Tennessee 9-3 85 18t

    Others receiving votes: Dayton 54; Illinois State 50; Michigan 49; Saint Mary s 43; Ohio State 40; Memphis 37; Brigham Young 34; Illinois 34; California 31; Davidson 31; Arkansas 27; Gonzaga 27; Wisconsin 26; Texas A&M 22; Missouri 21; Florida 11; UNLV 11; LSU 10; Kansas 7; Stanford 5; Florida State 1; Maryland 1; Utah State 1; Washington 1.

    Mid-American Conference

    East

    Conference All Games

    W L Pct. W L Pct.

    Buffalo 0 0 .000 8 4 .667

    Miami 0 0 .000 7 4 .636

    Akron 0 0 .000 8 5 .615

    BGSU 0 0 .000 7 6 .538

    Ohio 0 0 .000 7 6 .538

    Kent St. 0 0 .000 7 7 .500

    West

    Conference All Games

    W L Pct. W L Pct.

    Ball St. 0 0 .000 5 7 .417

    N. Illinois 0 0 .000 4 8 .333

    C. Michigan 0 0 .000 3 9 .250

    W. Michigan 0 0 .000 3 10 .231

    Toledo 0 0 .000 2 11 .154

    E. Michigan 0 0 .000 2 11 .154

    LAST NIGHT

    Temple 73, Kent St. 58

    TONIGHT

    Rhode Island at Toledo, 7

    Miami at Dayton

    TOMORROW

    Temple at Eastern Michigan, 7

    Big Ten Conference

    Conference All Games

    W L Pct. W L Pct.

    Michigan St. 2 0 1.000 11 2 .846

    Wisconsin 2 0 1.000 11 3 .786

    Minnesota 1 1 .500 13 1 .929

    Illinois 1 1 .500 13 2 .867

    Ohio St. 1 1 .500 10 2 .833

    Penn St. 1 1 .500 12 3 .800

    Michigan 1 1 .500 11 3 .786

    Iowa 1 1 .500 11 4 .733

    Purdue 0 1 .000 11 3 .786

    Indiana 0 1 .000 5 8 .385

    Northwestern 0 2 .000 8 4 .667

    SUNDAY

    Michigan 74, Illinois 64

    TONIGHT

    Ohio State at Michigan St., 7

    Purdue at Penn St., 9

    TOMORROW

    Michigan at Indiana, 6:30

    Northwestern at Wisconsin, 8:30

    THURSDAY

    Minnesota at Iowa, 7

    Last night

    EAST

    American U. 62, Columbia 50

    Brooklyn 78, Stevenson 77

    Long Island U. 74, Sacred Heart 67

    Manhattan 59, Canisius 57

    Niagara 82, Loyola, Md. 70

    Northeastern 73, Hofstra 50

    Towson 62, Delaware 61

    Wagner 78, Fairleigh Dickinson 69

    SOUTH

    Austin Peay 82, E. Kentucky 79

    Belmont 79, Florida Gulf Coast 67

    ETSU 88, North Florida 57

    George Mason 58, Georgia St. 52

    Jacksonville 79, S.C.-Upstate 69

    James Madison 66, Drexel 60

    Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 69

    Mississippi St. 95, W. Kentucky 67

    N. Carolina A&T 84, Tenn. Wesleyan 47

    Navy 66, Elon 62

    Nicholls St. 80, Southern, NO 56

    Old Dominion 62, William & Mary 50

    Presbyterian 67, Liberty 66, 2OT

    Radford 68, Coastal Carolina 52

    South Carolina 78, Wofford 61

    Tennessee Tech 67, E. Illinois 60

    Troy 80, William Carey 68

    VMI 93, Charleston Southern 90

    MIDWEST

    Kansas St. 99, Chicago St. 68

    Loyola of Chicago 62, Wis.-Green Bay 60

    Nebraska 81, Florida A&M 56

    Notre Dame 73, Georgetown 67

    Urbana 70, Ohio Valley 56

    Wis.-Milwaukee 61, Valparaiso 47

    SOUTHWEST

    Oklahoma 100, Md.-Eastern Shore 64

    Oklahoma City 77, Lubbock Christian 64

    SMU 70, Colorado 67

    Texas A&M 76, North Dakota 62

    WOMEN

    AP Top 25

    Record Pts Pvs

    1. Connecticut (45) 13-0 1,125 1

    2. North Carolina 14-0 1,079 2

    3. Texas A&M 12-0 1,021 3

    4. Oklahoma 11-2 968 5

    5. Duke 11-1 882 6

    6. Baylor 12-1 855 7

    7. Tennessee 11-2 821 8

    8. Texas 12-1 789 4

    9. Auburn 15-0 765 9

    10. Louisville 14-1 754 10

    11. Stanford 11-3 705 11

    12. Notre Dame 12-1 644 12

    13. California 11-2 602 13

    14. Maryland 12-2 552 14

    15. Virginia 12-2 455 16

    16. Ohio St. 12-2 431 17

    17. Rutgers 8-3 399 15

    18. Florida 14-1 382 18

    19. Pittsburgh 11-2 334 19

    20. Kansas St. 13-0 239 22

    21. Oklahoma St. 10-2 236 21

    22. Georgia Tech 12-2 203 23

    23. S. Dakota St. 14-1 186 24

    24. Vanderbilt 11-4 53 20

    25. Marist 12-1 50

    Others receiving votes: Wake Forest 23, Iowa St. 21, New Mexico 19, DePaul 8, Indiana 7, South Florida 5, St. John s 5, San Diego St. 2, Xavier 2, LSU 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Wisconsin 1.

    Mid-American Conference

    East

    Conference All Games

    W L Pct. W L Pct.

    Kent 0 0 .000 11 1 .917

    BGSU 0 0 .000 11 2 .846

    Miami 0 0 .000 8 5 .615

    Ohio 0 0 .000 4 8 .333

    Buffalo 0 0 .000 4 8 .333

    Akron 0 0 .000 4 9 .308

    West

    Conference All Games

    W L Pct. W L Pct.

    Ball St. 0 0 .000 8 5 .615

    C. Michigan 0 0 .000 7 6 .538

    Toledo 0 0 .000 6 7 .462

    N. Illinois 0 0 .000 5 8 .385

    W. Michigan 0 0 .000 5 8 .333

    E. Michigan 0 0 .000 4 8 .333

    SUNDAY

    Toledo 80, SIU-Edwardsville 58

    Dayton 61, Eastern Michigan 54

    Akron 67, Lehigh 59

    St. Louis 79, Ball State 69

    TOMORROW

    Toledo at Western Michigan, 7

    Bowling Green at Kent St., 7

    Miami at Akron, 7

    Ohio at Buffalo, 7

    Eastern Michigan at Ball St., 7

    Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, 7

    Last night

    EAST

    Binghamton 56, Cornell 51

    Bryant 63, Colgate 53

    Fairleigh Dickinson 68, Wagner 66, 2OT

    La Salle 61, Penn 58

    Navy 70, Fordham 66, OT

    SOUTH

    Alabama A&M 67, Jackson St. 61

    Alabama St. 50, Grambling St. 49

    Austin Peay 70, E. Kentucky 66

    Belmont 60, Florida Gulf Coast 55

    Bethune-Cookman 61, Savannah St. 46

    Bucknell 63, Howard 53

    Chattanooga 61, Coll. of Charleston 55

    Clemson 74, Miami 68

    Davidson 61, UNC-Greensboro 55, OT

    Duke 87, Temple 52

    E. Illinois 50, Tennessee Tech 46

    ETSU 56, North Florida 42

    Florida St. 60, Texas A&M 53

    High Point 67, Coastal Carolina 66

    Jacksonville 78, S.C.-Upstate 58

    Murray St. 64, Tenn.-Martin 62

    N. Carolina A&T 87, Charlotte 80

    Old Dominion 69, Va. Commonwealth 68

    Prairie View 68, Southern U. 63

    Stetson 65, Lipscomb 51

    Tennessee St. 72, Morehead St. 68

    Texas Southern 58, Alcorn St. 44

    Tuskegee 79, Miles 64

    UNC Asheville 70, Charleston Southern 66

    Virginia 82, St. Francis, Pa. 66

    Virginia Tech 64, Presbyterian 31

    W. Carolina 83, Furman 74

    Wofford 95, S. Virginia 59

    MIDWEST

    Butler 84, Youngstown St. 50

    Cleveland St. 68, Valparaiso 55

    Ill.-Chicago 69, Detroit 66

    N. Dakota St. 63, IPFW 59

    Oakland, Mich. 67, S. Dakota St. 51

    Purdue 66, Texas 55

    UMKC 80, IUPUI 75, OT

    W. Illinois 59, S. Utah 48

    Wright St. 72, Loyola of Chicago 55

    SOUTHWEST

    Angelo St. 82, Texas A&M Commerce 68

    Rice 78, George Washington 68

    Texas-San Antonio 63, Tulsa 54

    TRANSACTIONS

    BASEBALL

    American League

    KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with RHP Roman Colon on a minor league contract.

    TAMPA BAY RAYS Agreed to terms with OF Pat Burrell on a two-year contract.

    TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with RHP Derrick Turnbow, RHP Casey Daigle and RHP Elizardo Ramirez on minor league contracts. Named Danny Clark pitching coordinator; Spike Owen infield coordinator; Harry Spilman special assistant; Terry Clark pitching coach and Scott Coolbaugh coach for Oklahoma City (PCL); Mike Micucci manager, Joe Slusarski pitching coach and Brant Brown coach for Frisco (Texas); Steve Buechele manager and Jason Wood pitching coach for Bakersfield (Cal), Jeff Andrews pitching coach and Jason Hart coach for Spokane (Northwest), and Hectoir Ortiz manager of Hickory (South Atlantic).

    National League

    HOUSTON ASTROS Agreed to terms with OF Reggie Abercrombie, OF John Gall, RHP Clay Hensley, INF Mark Saccomanno and INF Jason Smith on minor-league contracts.

    ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Agreed to terms with LHP Royce Ring on a one-year contract.

    BASKETBALL

    National Basketball Association

    LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Acquired C Cheikh Samb from Denver for a conditional second-round draft pick and cash considerations. Waived F Paul Davis and G Fred Jones.

    FOOTBALL

    National Football League

    GREEN BAY PACKERS Fired defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, defensive ends coach Carl Hairston, defensive tackles coach Robert Nunn, secondary coach Kurt Schottenheimer, nickel package/cornerbacks coach Lionel Washington, and strength and conditioning coordinator Rock Gullickson.

    HOCKEY

    National Hockey League

    CALGARY FLAMES Reassigned F Jamie Lundmark to Quad City (AHL).

    COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Placed D Rostislav Klesla on injured reserve.

    MONTREAL CANADIENS Acquired D T.J. Kemp from Pittsburgh for a conditional 2010 seventh-round draft pick and assigned him to Hamilton (AHL).

    PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Recalled G Scott Munroe and F Andreas Nodl from Philadelphia (AHL).

    SAN JOSE SHARKS Recalled F Brad Staubitz from Worcester (AHL).

    TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Sent D Vladimir Mihalik and D Ty Wishart to Norfolk (AHL).

    VANCOUVER CANUCKS Reassigned G Cory Schneider and F Jannik Hansen to Manitiba (AHL).

    COLLEGE

    DAYTON Named Tim Wabler vice-president and director of athletics.

    FIU Named Frank Damas assistant baseball coach.

    ILLINOIS STATE Named Phil Elmassian defensive coordinator.

    KANSAS STATE Named Charlie Dickey offensive line coach.

    LSU Named John Chavis defensive coordinator.

    NORTH CAROLINA Announced junior WR Hakeem Nicks will enter the NFL draft.

    SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Announced junior LB Gerald McRath will enter the NFL draft.

    UTAH Named John Pease defensive line coach and assistant head coach.

    WASHINGTON Named Nick Holt defensive coordinator.

    SPORTS NOTES

    FIFTH DISTRICT OFFICIALS: The annual Fifth District Officials Association banquet meeting will be on January 25 at 6 p.m. at John Weber s restaurant in Wauseon. Agenda items will include election of officers.

    SOFTBALL COACH: Notre Dame Academy has an opening for a Junior Varsity/Freshman softball coach. Applicants should contact Athletic Director Pam Edgell at 419-475-9359 or pedgell@nda.org or send a resume to: Notre Dame Academy, 3535 Sylvania Avenue, Toledo, OH 43623.

    HONOR ROLL

    300 Game

    Norman Todd, Jugs 245-300-192-737

    Men 750+

    Chris Alford, Jugs 793

    Brad Bowman, Jugs 791

    Don Bates, Jugs 762

    Stan Rutkowski, Jugs 762

    Jim Cousino, Jugs 761

    Tom Hill, Jugs 760

    Don Smith, Jugs 757

    Dick Domschot, Jugs 751

    Women 650+

    Wendy Erdmann, Southwyck 764

    Wendy Erdmann, Jugs 697

    Rocky Lewczynski, Jugs 652

    PREP HOCKEY

    CLAY 7, NORDONIA 3

    C: Hennessy 2, Shaheen, Murray 3, Wojciechowski. N: Kramp, Bina, Rudin. Saves: Utter (C) 31, Dean (N) 32.

    CLAY 5, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 0

    Shaheen, Wojciechowski, Berg, Myers, Murray. Saves: LeMay (CL) 18, Cross (CC) 24.

    sportlight

    Jan. 6

    1980 The Pittsburgh Steelers advance to their fourth Super Bowl appearance since 1974 by eliminating the Houston Oilers for the second consecutive year with a 27-13 triumph in the AFC title game.

    1985 Dan Marino passes for a record 421 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 45-28 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game.

    1994 Nancy Kerrigan is attacked after practice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene. Later that evening, Scott Davis wins the men s U.S. Figure Skating title.

    1995 Lenny Wilkens becomes the winningest coach in NBA history as the Atlanta Hawks post a 112-90 victory over the Washington Bullets. Wilkens, with his 939th win, surpasses Red Auerbach s record.

    1999 The NBA lockout finally ends on its 191st day after a divisive struggle that costs the owners and players hundreds of millions of dollars.

    2001 Nina Kemppel sets a record with her 15th U.S. cross-country skiing title, winning the 15-kilometer race to sweep the national competition in McCall, Idaho.

    2005 For the first time in NBA history, a player leads his team in scoring without making a field goal. Detroit s Richard Hamilton scores 14 points despite missing all 10 of his field goal attempts in a 101-79 loss to Memphis.