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
3
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
1
/
2
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
1
/
2
Miami 11 11 .500 6
Charlotte 9 13 .409 8
Washington 7 14 .333 9
1
/
2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland
17 7 .708 –
Milwaukee 11 11 .500 5
Detroit
11 12 .478 5
1
/
2
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
1
/
2
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
1
/
2
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
GR
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
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
1
/
2
Atlanta
BALTIMORE 10 Chicago
KANSAS CITY 2
1
/
2
Cleveland
Houston 10 ST. LOUIS
SAN DIEGO 6
1
/
2
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
1
/
2
Central Florida
NBA
a-CLEVELAND Off (OFF) New Jersey
CHARLOTTE 5 (198) New York
MIAMI 5
1
/
2
(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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