High school basketball, tennis, college football
1/6/2009
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.