High school basketball, NFL, college basketball

12/15/2009

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Boys

TONIGHT

City League

Adrian at Libbey

Scott at Findlay

Northern Lakes League

Anthony Wayne at Southview

Perrysburg at Bowling Green

Maumee at Rossford

Northview at Springfield

Suburban Lakes League

Oak Harbor at Lake

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Cardinal Stritch at Ottawa Hills

Northwood at Emmanuel Christian

Fayette at Maumee Valley

Southeast Michigan

Whiteford at Clinton

THURSDAY

Suburban Lakes League

Eastwood at Woodmore

Elmwood at Genoa

Gibsonburg at Otsego

Oak Harbor at Lake

NWOAL

Archbold at Evergreen

Bryan at Wauseon

Delta at Liberty Center

Swanton at Patrick Henry

Area

Fostoria St. Wendelin at Mohawk

Tiffin Calvert at Fremont St. Joseph

North Baltimore at Seneca East

Hilltop at Pettisville

Edison at Port Clinton

FRIDAY

City League

Bowsher at Rogers

Central Catholic at Whitmer

Clay at Libbey

Scott at Waite

St. Francis at Start

St. John's at Woodward

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Emmanuel Christian at Cardinal Stritch

Danbury at Northwood

Ottawa Hills at Maumee Valley

Toledo Christian at Holgate

NWOAL

Montpelier at Antwerp

Area

Arcadia at McComb

North Central at Fayette

Findlay at Fremont Ross

Bellevue at Fostoria

Lakota at Hopewell-Loudon

Leipsic at Liberty-Benton

Napoleon at Marion Harding

Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa

Southeast Michigan

Blissfield at Tecumseh

Whiteford at Whitmore Lake

SATURDAY

City League

Start at Fremont Ross

Detroit Jesuit at St. Francis

Detroit Allen at Woodward

Northern Lakes League

Anthony Wayne at Perrysburg

Bowling Green at Maumee

Northview at Southview

Rossford at Springfield

Suburban Lakes League

Elmwood at Wauseon

Old Fort at Gibsonburg

Lake at Lakota

Woodmore at Fremont St. Joseph

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Danbury at Bettsville

Swanton at Northwood

NWOAL

Archbold at Holgate

Bryan at Defiance

Hilltop at Delta

Ayersville at Evergreen

Liberty Center at Pettisville

Montpelier at Fairview

Patrick Henry at Tinora

Area

Vanlue at Fostoria St. Wendelin

Lima Bath at Liberty-Benton

North Baltimore at McComb

Port Clinton at Oak Harbor

New Riegel at Van Buren

Girls

LAST NIGHT

Central Catholic 11 20 14 6 – 51

St. Ursula 15 15 6 8 – 44

CENTRAL: Sobczak 0-1-1, Dotson 1-0-2, Lathan 3-0-6, Schaffer 1-0-2, Walker 0-1-0-3, Rogers 1-1-3, Calhoun 6-5-17, Knannlein 6-5-17. Totals:

ST. URSULA: Garrison 0-1-1-4, Jones 1-0-2, Strall 5-1-11, Darrington 0-1-1, Anderson 5-10-20, Lishewski 2-0-4, Wolf 1-0-2. Totals: 14-1-13-44.

Libbey 6 8 13 10 – 37

Start 22 20 26 24 – 92

LIBBEY: Haynes 2-0-4, Woods 2-0-4, Allen 4-3-11, McIntyre 0-3-0-9, Perkins 2-0-4, Jackson 1-1-0-5. Totals: 11-4-3-37.

START: McCarver 3-2-0-12, Kynard 5-4-0-22, Blackman 2-2-6, Chriss 1-0-2, Jackson 2-3-7, Sweeney 3-1-0-9, Evans 8-0-16, Hicks 1-0-2, Williams 2-0-4, Bishop 5-2-12. Totals: 32-7-7-92.

Waite 15 24 28 10 – 77

Bowsher 15 13 10 1 – 39

WAITE: Najjar 1-0-2, Hunt 4-1-9, Harden 1-0-2, Jackson 1-0-2, Haynes 1-7-9, Craig 0-2-2, Meyers 1-0-2, Howard 11-1-5-30, McNeal 9-1-19. Totals: 29-1-16-77.

BOWSHER: Harris 3-1-7, King 0-2-2, Brown 1-0-2, Woodson 3-1-0-9, Lawson 1-0-2, Hudson 7-2-16, McKinney 0-1-1. Totals: 15-1-6-39.

Scott 11 14 13 16 – 54

Woodward 9 5 11 9 – 34

SCOTT: Alexander 8-2-4-26, Flunder 1-3-5, Hague 5-2-12, Jefferson 3-0-6, Greer 0-1-1, Toyer 2-0-4. Totals: 19-2-10-54.

WOODWARD: Simmons 1-1-3, McCarver 3-1-7, Guindon 1-1-3, Barber 1-1-3, Sullivan 1-1-0-5, Wysinger 4-1-0-11, Barlow 1-0-2. Totals: 12-2-4-34.

Bettsville 4 3 3 4 – 13

Maumee Valley 9 6 11 9 – 35

BETTSVILLE: Bisson 1-0-2, Twigg 1-0-2, Dymond 3-1-7, Kosta 0-2-2. Totals: 5-3-13.

MAUMEE VALLEY: Abdel-Kraum 1-0-2, Luketic 1-0-2, Vargas 1-0-2, Flaum 1-0-2, Bigelow 7-1-1-18, Danes 2-1-0-7, Aldridge-Brownlee 1-0-2. Totals: 14-2-1-35.

TONIGHT

Suburban Lake League

Eastwood at Elmwood

Gibsonburg at Woodmore

Lake at Otsego

NWOAL

Archbold at Defiance Clinic Classic

Hilltop at Liberty Center

Edon at Montpelier

Patrick Henry at Columbus Grove

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Danbury at Port Clinton

Fostoria St. Wendelin at Toledo Christian

Southeast Michigan

Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer

Lenawee Christian at Blissfield

WEDNESDAY

City League

Waite at St. Ursula

Clay at Southview

Scott at Rogers

Woodward at Start

Whitmer at Bowsher

THURSDAY

NWOAL

Montpelier at Hicksville

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Ottawa Hills at Cardinal Stritch

Emmanuel Christian at Northwood

Toledo Christian at Maumee Valley

FRIDAY

Northern Lake League

Springfield at Anthony Wayne

Bowling Green at Rossford

Maumee at Northview

Perrysburg at Southview

Suburban Lakes League

Gibsonburg at Eastwood

Genoa at Otsego

Woodmore at Lake

NWOAL

Evergreen at Archbold

Wauseon at Bryan

Liberty Center at Delta

Patrick Henry at Swanton

Southeast Michigan

Monroe at Bedford

Blissfield at Erie Mason

Whiteford at Lenawee Christian

SATURDAY

City League

Libbey at Central Catholic

Notre Dame at Clay

Dayton Meadowdale at Scott

Dublin Coffman at Waite

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

Cardinal Stritch at Emmanuel Christian

Northwood at Danbury

Maumee Valley at Ottawa Hills

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 8 5 0 .615 348 234

Miami 7 6 0 .538 292 306

N.Y. Jets 7 6 0 .538 275 211

Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 215 271

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Indianapolis 13 0 0 1.000 359 217

Jacksonville 7 6 0 .538 235 287

Tennessee 6 7 0 .462 293 323

Houston 6 7 0 .462 311 273

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 264 217

Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 319 218

Pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 278 244

Cleveland

2 11 0 .154 158 315

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Diego 10 3 0 .769 362 259

Denver 8 5 0 .615 256 230

Oakland 4 9 0 .308 155 316

Kansas City 3 10 0 .231 206 342

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 372 273

Dallas 8 5 0 .615 296 233

N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 341 330

Washington 4 9 0 .308 234 251

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-New Orleans 13 0 0 1.000 466 274

Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 302 305

Carolina 5 8 0 .385 225 282

Tampa Bay 1 12 0 .077 190 356

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Minnesota 11 2 0 .846 389 243

Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 344 243

Chicago 5 8 0 .385 247 291

Detroit

2 11 0 .154 209 406

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 8 5 0 .615 306 258

San Francisco 6 7 0 .462 269 242

Seattle 5 8 0 .385 250 301

St. Louis 1 12 0 .077 146 361

x-clinched division, y-clinched playoff spot

LAST NIGHT

San Francisco 24, Arizona 9

SUNDAY

Houston 34, Seattle 7

Green Bay 21, Chicago 14

Baltimore 48,

Detroit

New Orleans 26, Atlanta 23

Buffalo 16, Kansas City 10

Indianapolis 28, Denver 16

New England 20, Carolina 10

N.Y. Jets 26, Tampa Bay 3

Miami 14, Jacksonville 10

Minnesota 30, Cincinnati 10

Tennessee 47, St. Louis 7

Washington 34, Oakland 13

San Diego 20, Dallas 17

Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Giants 38

THURSDAY

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20

SATURDAY

Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20

SUNDAY, DEC. 20

Miami at Tennessee, 1

Arizona at

Detroit

, 1

Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1

Houston at St. Louis, 1

Chicago at Baltimore, 1

New England at Buffalo, 1

Cleveland

at Kansas City, 1

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1

Oakland at Denver, 4:05

Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15

Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15

Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20

MONDAY, DEC. 21

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30

Arizona 0 0 3 6 – 9

San Francisco 10 7 0 7 – 24

SF–V.Davis 5 pass from A.Smith (Nedney kick), 3:53.

SF–FG Nedney 37, :33.

SF–Crabtree 35 pass from A.Smith (Nedney kick), :52.

Ari–FG Rackers 48, 5:46.

Ari–B.Wells 1 run (kick blocked), 14:03.

SF–Gore 2 run (Nedney kick), 9:22.

A–69,732.

TEAM STATS

Ari SF

First downs 11 18

Total Net Yards 245 327

Rushes-yards 18-85 36-189

Passing 160 138

Punt Returns 2-(-3) 3-9

Kickoff Returns 5-116 3-33

Interceptions Ret. 2-10 2-4

Comp-Att-Int 16-29-2 19-35-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-18 1-6

Punts 4-43.8 5-41.2

Fumbles-Lost 7-5 1-0

Penalties-Yards 11-78 7-55

Time of Possession 23:15 36:45

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING

–Arizona, B.Wells 15-79, Hightower 2-3, Stephens-Howling 1-3. San Francisco, Gore 25-167, Coffee 6-16, Norris 1-4, A.Smith 4-2.

PASSING

–Arizona, Warner 16-29-2-178. San Francisco, A.Smith 19-35-2-144.

RECEIVING

–Arizona, Boldin 5-40, Stephens-Howling 3-23, Doucet 2-41, Fitzgerald 2-22, Hightower 2-13, B.Wells 1-24, Breaston 1-15. San Francisco, Crabtree 5-67, V.Davis 3-34, Morgan 3-14, Gore 2-10, Norris 2-6, J.Hill 1-10, Coffee 1-7, Walker 1-2, A.Smith 1-(minus 6).

MISSED FIELD GOALS

–San Francisco, Nedney 53 (WR).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Men

Last night

EAST

Yeshiva 62, Mount St. Mary, N.Y. 61

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 99, Carver Bible 55

Brescia 82, Lindsey Wilson 77

Coker 72, Wingate 67

Florida Atlantic 66, New Orleans 48

Florida Gulf Coast 86, S.C.-Upstate 82

Georgia Tech 95, Chattanooga 64

LSU 77, SE Louisiana 60

Longwood 87, Virginia-Wise 69

Nicholls St. 81, Mobile 60

UNC Wilmington 79, Campbell 59

MIDWEST

Northwood, Mich. 68, Kalamazoo 45

SOUTHWEST

Houston 93, Troy 85

AP Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

?1. Kansas (61) 9-0 1,620 1

?2. Texas (1) 8-0 1,512 2

?3. Kentucky (1) 10-0 1,486 4

?4. Purdue 9-0 1,426 5

?5. Syracuse (2) 10-0 1,388 7

?6. West Virginia 8-0 1,315 6

?7. Duke 7-1 1,137 8

?8. Villanova 9-1 1,107 3

?9. Tennessee 7-1 1,104 9

10. North Carolina 8-2 1,039 11

11. Georgetown 8-0 1,008 15

12. Michigan St. 8-2 922 12

13. Florida 8-1 864 10

14. Connecticut 6-2 762 14

15. Gonzaga 8-2 505 21

16. Texas Tech 9-0 492 23

17. Kansas St. 9-1 391 –

18.

Ohio St

. 7-2 383 13

19. New Mexico 10-0 364 –

20. Mississippi 8-1 334 25

21. Butler 7-3 257 22

22. Georgia Tech 6-1 253 24

23. Texas A&M 8-2 221 16

24. Washington 6-2 179 17

25. Cincinnati 6-2 174 19

Others receiving votes: Memphis 129, Wisconsin 110, UNLV 96, Clemson 84, Temple 83, Northwestern 59, Illinois 44, Miami 40, St. John's 30, Oklahoma St. 29, Charlotte 24, Dayton 24, Seton Hall 24, Florida St. 23, Missouri St. 20, BYU 14, Mississippi St. 9, Virginia Tech 7, Baylor 6, Minnesota 5, Cornell 3, N.C. State 3, Rhode Island 3, Tulsa 3, N. Iowa 2, Pittsburgh 2, W. Carolina 2, Wake Forest 2, Army 1, William & Mary 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

?1. Kansas (30) 9-0 774 1

?2. Texas 8-0 735 2

?3. Kentucky (1) 10-0 701 4

?4. Purdue 9-0 675 5

?5. Syracuse 10-0 658 6

?6. West Virginia 7-0 631 7

?7. Duke 7-1 547 8

?8. Tennessee 7-1 528 9

?9. Villanova 9-1 524 3

10. North Carolina 8-2 497 10

11. Georgetown 8-0 494 13

12. Michigan State 8-2 423 14

13. Florida 8-1 367 11

14. Connecticut 6-2 358 12

15. Georgia Tech 6-1 229 21

15. Gonzaga 8-2 229 22

17. Butler 7-3 184 20

18.

Ohio State

7-2 176 15

19. New Mexico 10-0 164 –

20. Texas Tech 9-0 150 –

21. Washington 6-2 146 16

22. Kansas State 9-1 136 –

23. UNLV 7-1 112 17

24. Clemson 8-2 110 24

25. Mississippi 8-1 77 –

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 76, Texas A&M 58, Wisconsin 58, Illinois 25, Temple 24, Memphis 21, Florida State 20, Brigham Young 17, Saint Mary's 17, Oklahoma State 15, Wake Forest 15, Charlotte 14, St. John's 14, Northwestern 13, Dayton 9, Seton Hall 9, Tulsa 9, Washington State 9, William & Mary 9, California 7, Missouri State 3, Western Carolina 3, Mississippi State 2, Baylor 1, Coastal Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1.

Women

Last night

SOUTH

Alabama 64, UCF 62

Bethune-Cookman 83, Nicholls St. 69

Mississippi St. 80, Samford 41

Morehead St. 78, Kentucky Christian 44

Presbyterian 61, S. Carolina St. 47

Southern U. 84, Tougaloo 48

UAB 70, Cent. Michigan 59

Wake Forest 60, North Florida 57

MIDWEST

Akron 76, Lake Erie 51

Hamline 70, Carleton 52

Michigan 72, Xavier 71

FAR WEST

Utah St. 58, N. Dakota St. 46

AP Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

?1. Connecticut (40) 8-0 1,000 1

?2. Stanford 7-0 957 2

?3. Tennessee 8-0 901 4

?4. Notre Dame 9-0 900 3

?5. LSU 7-0 795 5

?6. Baylor 8-1 762 6

?7. Duke 7-1 752 7

?8.

Ohio St.

10-1 698 9

?9. North Carolina 8-1 663 11

10. Florida St. 8-0 641 12

11. Georgia 9-0 624 13

12. Xavier 7-1 575 8

13. Texas A&M 7-1 509 10

14. Arizona St. 7-1 486 14

15. Oklahoma 8-2 395 16

16. Michigan St. 7-3 293 21

17. Texas 5-3 282 17

18. Vanderbilt 9-1 270 18

19. Virginia 7-2 267 19

20. Nebraska 10-0 262 24

21. Pittsburgh 8-1 247 15

22. Kansas 7-2 152 23

23. Wis.-Green Bay 9-0 94 –

24. James Madison 7-0 92 –

25. Georgia Tech 6-2 81 –

Others receiving votes: Dayton 56, Syracuse 28, Oklahoma St. 26, West Virginia 22, Temple 21, St. John's 18, California 16, DePaul 16, Maryland 16, TCU 13, Hartford 12, Oregon 9, Gonzaga 8, St. Bonaventure 7, Texas Tech 7, Mississippi St. 6, Iowa St. 5, Northwestern 5, Miami 4, Georgetown 2, Kentucky 2, Wyoming 2, Penn St. 1.

SPORTS NOTE

SOFTBALL CLINIC

: Bowling Green State University's softball team is holding a winter clinic for all ages on Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will be divided into five sessions. Advanced pitching, advanced slapping, catching camp, advanced infield defense and hitting the inside and outside pitch for power make up the sessions, which cost $50 apiece. Participants are urged to register by Jan. 11. Information: BG assistant coach Lani Shaffer at 419-372-7092 or e-mail her at ldshaff@bgsu.edu.

GOLF

World Rankings

Through Sunday

?1. Tiger Woods USA 15.20

?2. Phil Mickelson USA 8.54

?3. Steve Stricker USA 6.89

?4. Lee Westwood Eng 6.76

?5. Padraig Harrington Irl 5.75

ECHL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Reading 14 9 1 2 31 87 93

Elmira 11 10 2 2 26 89 81

Trenton 9 13 2 2 22 67 97

Johnstown 8 11 3 2 21 81 99

North Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Kalamazoo 15 7 2 0 32 102 83

Cincinnati 14 9 0 1 29 77 67

Toledo

12 10 1 3 28 90 103

Wheeling 12 13 1 1 26 91 94

South Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

S. Carolina 19 6 1 3 42 99 88

Charlotte 14 7 2 1 31 90 78

Gwinnett 13 8 2 1 29 91 84

Florida 12 11 1 3 28 85 82

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Pacific Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Bakersfield 16 6 2 0 34 82 69

Ontario 11 12 2 1 25 78 80

Stockton 10 11 1 2 23 67 79

Las Vegas 9 14 2 0 20 67 95

West Division

W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Idaho 19 5 0 2 40 82 64

Utah 14 7 2 0 30 87 69

Alaska 11 12 2 0 24 87 86

Victoria 9 13 3 0 21 68 76

Note:

Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

LAST NIGHT

No games scheduled

TONIGHT

Toledo

at Cincinnati, 7:30

WEDNESDAY

South Carolina at Charlotte, 7

Reading at Johnstown, 7:05

Wheeling at Florida, 7:30

Utah at Idaho, 9:10

Bakersfield at Ontario, 10

Stockton at Victoria, 10:05

THURSDAY

Cincinnati at Trenton, 7

SPORTLIGHT

Dec. 15

1964

–San Francisco's Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points, including nine in overtime, to give the Warriors a 134-132 victory over the New York Knicks.

1973

–Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in the lowest scoring NCAA basketball game since 1938. With 11:44 left in the first half and Tennessee leading 7-5, Temple holds onto the ball without a shot. Tennessee doesn't take a shot in the second half, but manages four free throws by John Snow.

1973

–Sandy Hawley becomes the first jockey in history to win 500 races in a single year, riding Charlie Jr. to victory in the third race at Laurel Race Course.

1974

–Oakland's Jim 'Catfish' Hunter is ruled a free agent by arbitrator Peter Seitz when A's owner Charles O. Finley fails to live up to the terms of Hunter's contract.

1995

–The Vancouver Grizzlies avoid tying the NBA record for consecutive losses in a season by snapping a 19-game losing streak with a 104-100 overtime victory over Portland.

2000

–Georgia Southern beats Montana 27-25 for a second-straight Division I-AA championship and a record sixth title.

2006

–Kobe Bryant scores 53 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-101 double overtime victory against the Houston Rockets.

2008

–The San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles 3-2 in a shootout to improve to 25-3-2. San Jose's 52 points is the most through 30 games in NHL history, surpassing the 1929-30 Boston Bruins, who also won 25 of their first 30 games.

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 20 4 .833 –

Toronto 11 15 .423 10

New York 8 15 .348 11

Philadelphia 6 18 .250 14

New Jersey 2 22 .083 18

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 18 6 .750 –

Atlanta 17 6 .739

Miami 11 11 .500 6

Charlotte 9 13 .409 8

Washington 7 14 .333 9

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland

17 7 .708 –

Milwaukee 11 11 .500 5

Detroit

11 12 .478 5

Chicago 8 14 .364 8

Indiana 8 14 .364 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Dallas 18 7 .720 –

San Antonio 12 9 .571 4

Houston 13 10 .565 4

New Orleans 10 13 .435 7

Memphis 10 14 .417 7

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Denver 18 7 .720 –

Utah 14 9 .609 3

Portland 14 11 .560 4

Oklahoma City 12 11 .522 5

Minnesota 3 21 .125 14

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 18 4 .818 –

Phoenix 16 8 .667 3

Sacramento 10 12 .455 8

L.A. Clippers 9 13 .409 9

Golden State 7 17 .292 12

LAST NIGHT

Philadelphia 117, Golden State 101

Orlando 106, Indiana 98

Boston 110, Memphis 105

Dallas 94, New Orleans 90

Denver 102, Oklahoma City 93

Minnesota at Utah, late

Washington at L.A. Clippers, late

SUNDAY

Toronto 101, Houston 88

Atlanta 130, New Jersey 107

Memphis 118, Miami 90

Cleveland

102, Oklahoma City 89

San Antonio 115, L.A. Clippers 90

TONIGHT

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at

Cleveland

, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit

at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

PREP HOCKEY

Bedford 5, Anthony Wayne 4

: B: Bachi 2, Bl. Podgorski, Szenderski, Kujawa. AW: Witte, Ulrich 2, Hoyle. Saves: Blankenship (B) 20; DeLong (AW) 37.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC 6, MAUMEE 4

CC: Shaffer, M. Bell, Goldstein, Bain 2, Marzec. M: Yingling, Young, Glenn 2. Saves: T. Bell (CC) 28; Tubbs (M) 25.

CENTRAL 5, CLAY 4

CC: Shaffer 2, Goldstein 2, Bain. CL: McCrory 2, Eckman 2. Saves: mUtter (CL) 23; T. Bell (CC) 13.

ANTHONY WAYNE 5, CENTRAL 4, SHO

AW: Hoyle, Kaptur 2, Ulrich, Watkins. CC: Bain 2, Shaffer, Goldstein. Saves: DeLong (AW) 34; T. Bell (CC) 27.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

–Agreed to terms with LHP Cedrick Bowers, RHP Fernando Hernandez, RHP Marcus McBeth, RHP Matt Wright, INF Dallas McPherson and INF Matt Whitney on minor league contracts.

TAMPA

BAY RAYS

–Agreed to terms with 1B Chris Richard, RHP Winston Abreu, RHP Joe Bateman, RHP Jeff Bennett, RHP Richard De Los Santos, LHP Jason Cromer, LHP Carlos Hernandez and LHP R.J. Swindle on minor league contracts.

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS

–Agreed to terms with OF Jason Michaels on a one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

–Agreed to terms with LHP Randy Wolf on a three-year contract and INF Craig Counsell on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

–Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Olsen on a one-year contract.

American Association

AND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS

–Signed RHP Chris Rollins.

SHREVEPORT-

BOSSIER CAPTAINS

–Sent RHP Derrick Miramontes to Southern Illinois (Frontier) to complete an earlier trade.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS

–Traded RHP Nick Singleton and RHP Tyler Meigs to Gary Southshore (Northern) for RHP Chris Jones, RHP Garret Holleran and RHP Eddy De La Cruz.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS

–Signed SS Tim Schalch.

GATEAWY GRIZZLIES

–Signed 3B Toby Davis.

SOUTHERN

ILLINOIS MINERS

–Acquired RHP Derrick Miramontes from the Shreveport-Bossier (AA) to complete a previous trade.

Northern League

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS

–Named J. D. Arndt hitting coach.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA

–Suspended Houston F Trevor Ariza for one game for swinging his elbow at the head of the Toronto F DeMar DeRozan in a Dec. 13 game.

MIAMI HEAT

–Waived F Shavlik Randolph.

PHOENIX SUNS

–Recalled F Taylor Griffin from Iowa (NBADL).

Women's National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES SPARKS

–Named Jennifer Gillom coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS

–Signed OT James Marten from practice squad. Waived LB Cato June.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

–Signed FB Brock Bolen from the practice squad.

Canadian Football League

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

–Announced the resignation of president Scott Ackles to become general manager of the 2011 Grey Cup in Vancouver.

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

–Fired coach Bart Andrus.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

–Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 12.

DETROIT RED WINGS

–Recalled C Kris Newbury from Grand Rapids (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS

–Recalled F Corey Elkins from Manchester (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD

–Placed C Andrew Ebbett on injured reserve. Reassigned C Nathan Smith to Houston (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS

–Reassigned F Frazer McLaren and F Jamie McGinn to Worcester (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

–Recalled D Aaron Rome from Manitoba (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

–Recalled D Karl Alzner and C Kyle Wilson from Hershey (AHL). Assigned C Mathieu Perreault to Hershey.

American Hockey League

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE

–Released D Kenny MacAulay.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS

–Announced G Jean-Philippe Levasseur has been loaned to the team by Anaheim (NHL). Signed D Jean-Francois David.

ECHL

–Suspended Johnstown F Mike Bartlett for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Dec. 11 game against Elmira. Suspended Elmira D Joe Grimaldi for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Dec. 12 game at Toledo.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHIVAS USA

–Announced the resignation of goalkeeper coach Leo Percovich to accept a position at Toronto FC.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS

–Named Garrick McGee offensive coordinator.

KANSAS

–Named Carl Torbush defensive coordinator and Chuck Long offensive coordinator.

MISSOURI

–Suspended senior F Amanda Hanneman and senior F Jessra Johnson indefinitely for being arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault on Dec. 13.

PENNSYLVANIA

–Fired men's basketball coach Glen Miller. Named Jerome Allen interim men's basketball coach.

PFEIFFER

–Announced the resignation of softball coach Todd Bradley, effective immediately, to accept the same position at Incarnate Word. Named Jessica Clack softball coach.

SOUTH CAROLINA

–Agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Darrin Horn on a two-year contract extension through March 2015. Approved a one-year contract extension for football coach Steve Spurrier through the 2013 season.

BOWLING

Women 650+

Rocky Lewczynski, Jug's 660

Stephanie Plocek, Jug's 651

PREP BOWLING

Metro High School

Standings: 1- Whitmer Panthers 157.5; 2- Clay 151.5; 3- St. John's 141.5; 4- Central 122; 5- St. Francis Red 121; 6- Rogers 120; 7- Northview 102; 8- Start 92; 9- Whitmer Gold 94.5; 10- Whitmer Blue 85; 11- Stritch 43; 12- St. Francis Blue 22.

Boys' high series: Knott, Whitmer 728; Hoskins, Rogers 694; Easton Northview 674; Jones, Whitmer 670; Scott, Whitmer 665; Ewsuk, Rogers 660; Sullivan Whitmer 652.

Boys' high games: Sullivan, Whitmer 259; Gladieux, Clay 345; Files, Whitmer 245; Heuerman, Start 245; Ludlow, Start 242; Kalies, St. John's 233; Sandwisch, St. John's 231; Lizcano, Rogers 231; Ruch, Whitmer 230; Florez, Northview 229; McVay, Toledo Tech 228; Eckhart, Southview 225.

Girls' high series: Aumiller, St. Ursula 566; Lubinski, Notre Dame 561; Schoch, Stritch 520; Burgin, St. Ursula 519.

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

New Jersey 22 8 1 45 91 68

Pittsburgh 22 10 1 45 105 87

Philadelphia 15 15 1 31 90 88

N.Y. Rangers 14 15 3 31 88 96

N.Y. Islanders 12 14 7 31 84 107

Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 20 9 2 42 85 68

Boston 16 10 6 38 84 80

Ottawa 16 12 4 36 92 96

Montreal 15 16 3 33 88 99

Toronto 12 14 7 31 97 116

Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 20 7 6 46 118 94

Atlanta 17 11 3 37 99 90

Florida 13 14 7 33 95 112

Tampa Bay 11 12 9 31 77 94

Carolina 7 19 6 20 77 117

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 20 8 3 43 92 67

Nashville 19 11 3 41 88 91

Detroit

17 11 5 39 92 89

Columbus 14 13 6 34 99 117

St. Louis 13 12 5 31 74 82

Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Colorado 19 10 6 44 103 99

Calgary 19 9 4 42 93 77

Vancouver 18 14 0 36 101 84

Edmonton 15 13 4 34 98 100

Minnesota 15 14 3 33 84 93

Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 21 10 3 45 106 101

San Jose 19 8 7 45 111 92

Phoenix 19 12 2 40 81 75

Dallas 14 8 10 38 93 94

Anaheim 12 13 7 31 91 103

Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

LAST NIGHT

Atlanta 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO

Philadelphia 3, Boston 1

Toronto 3, Ottawa 2

Florida 7, N.Y. Islanders 1

Nashville 5, Columbus 3

Detroit

3, Phoenix 2

Buffalo 4, Montreal 3

Los Angeles at Vancouver, late

TONIGHT

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8

Columbus at Minnesota, 8

Calgary at St. Louis, 8

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30

Washington at Colorado, 9:30

Phoenix 1 1 0 – 2

Detroit 2 1 0 – 3

First Period?–?1, Detroit, Newbury 1 (Draper, Miller), 5:25. 2, Detroit, Eaves 3, 10:37 (sh). 3, Phoenix, Pyatt 5 (Lang, Jovanovski), 15:08.

Second Period?–?4, Detroit, Meech 1 (Abdelkader, Stuart), 2:05. 5, Phoenix, Vrbata 10 (Hanzal, Jovanovski), 19:23.

Third Period?–?None.

Shots on Goal–Phoenix 14-7-11–32. Detroit 10-15-7–32.

Power-play opportunities–Phoenix 0 of 3; Detroit 0 of 4.

Goalies?–?Phoenix, Bryzgalov 18-9-2 (32 shots-29 saves). Detroit, Howard 10-6-1 (32-30).

Nashville 1 3 1 – 5

Columbus 1 1 1 – 3

First Period?–?1, Nashville, Sullivan 7, 3:52. 2, Columbus, Vermette 9 (Voracek, Russell), 16:23 (pp).

Second Period?–?3, Nashville, Hornqvist 7 (Legwand), 8:27. 4, Nashville, Sullivan 8 (Erat, Weber), 8:52. 5, Columbus, Voracek 8 (Umberger), 11:09 (pp). 6, Nashville, Sullivan 9 (Bouillon, Klein), 16:08.

Third Period?–?7, Nashville, Jones 2 (Hamhuis, Klein), 6:18. 8, Columbus, Umberger 11 (Chimera), 15:53.

Shots on Goal–Nashville 15-12-5–32. Columbus 11-9-11–31.

Goalies?–?Nashville, D.Ellis 6-5-1 (31 shots-28 saves). Columbus, Mason 10-10-5 (32-27).

LATEST LINE

NFL

Indianapolis 4 JACKSONVILLE

NEW ORLEANS 7 Dallas

PITTSBURGH 1 Green Bay

TENNESSEE 3 Miami

New England 7 BUFFALO

Arizona 12 DETROIT

PHILADELPHIA 8 San Francisco

NY JETS 3

Atlanta

BALTIMORE 10 Chicago

KANSAS CITY 2

Cleveland

Houston 10 ST. LOUIS

SAN DIEGO 6

Cincinnati

DENVER 12 Oakland

SEATTLE 7 Tampa Bay

Minnesota 7 CAROLINA

(Monday)

NY Giants 3 WASHINGTON

College Football Bowl Games

(Saturday)

New Mexico Bowl

Fresno St 12 Wyoming

St. Petersburg Bowl

Rutgers 2

Central Florida

NBA

a-CLEVELAND Off (OFF) New Jersey

CHARLOTTE 5 (198) New York

MIAMI 5

(196) Toronto

LA Lakers 9 (193) CHICAGO

b-HOUSTON Off (OFF) Detroit

PHOENIX 3 (210) San Antonio

PORTLAND 7 (199) Sacramento

a-New Jersey has numerous injuries.

b-Detroit has numerous injuries.

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