Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS–Announced SS Gustavo Nunez, Rule 5 draft selection, was returned by the Arizona Diamondbacks which sent him outright to Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS–Signed RHP Jose Veras to a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Signed RHP Rich Harden to a minor-league contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Sent RHP Jim Miller outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Claimed 3B/OF Russ Canzler off waivers from the Cleveland (AL).
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWRES–Signed LHP Tom Gorzelanny to a two-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS–Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Chicago Cubs.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA VIKINGS–Reinstated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS–Assigned F Arnett Moultrie to Sioux Falls (NBADL).
HOCKEY
ECHL
READING ROYALS–Announced D Brett Flemming was reassigned to the team from Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
N.C. STATE–Named Mike Uremovich offensive line coach.
STANFORD–Announced senior DL Terrence Stephens was declared ineligible for the Rose Bowl because of a secondary violation of NCAA rules related to his rental of off-campus housing.
college football
Bowl schedule
Friday
Beef ‘O' Brady's Bowl
UCF 38, Ball State 17
Thursday
Poinsettia Bowl
BYU 0 3 0 20 – 23
San Diego St. 3 3 0 0 – 6
SDSU–FG Marden 27, 8:31.
SDSU–FG Marden 23, 10:46.
BYU–FG J.Sorensen 23, :00.
BYU–Van Noy recovered fumble in end zone (J.Sorensen kick), 12:32.
BYU–Williams 14 run (kick failed), 12:15.
BYU–Van Noy 17 interception return (J.Sorensen kick), 6:09.
A–35,442..
TEAM STATS
BYU SDSU
First downs 17 13
Rushes-yards 30-52 39-119
Passing 244 144
Comp-Att-Int 23-44-3 12-29-3
Return Yards 44 27
Punts-Avg. 8-33.5 7-36.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards 3-13 5-45
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–BYU, Williams 15-31, Nelson 1-13, Foote 3-8, Falslev 1-5,
Pritchard 1-(minus 1), Team 2-(minus 2), Lark 7-(minus 2).
San Diego St., Muema 26-103, Price 5-8, Dingwell 8-8..
PASSING–BYU, Lark 23-42-2-244, Nelson 0-2-1-0. San Diego St.,
Dingwell 12-29-3-144..
RECEIVING–BYU, Hoffman 10-114, Falslev 4-23, Williams 2-27,
Foote 2-17, Apo 2-9, Mahina 1-38, Henderson 1-11, Wilson 1-5.
San Diego St., Sandifer 4-43, Muema 1-34, Ruffin 1-27, Escobar 1-24,
Young 1-8, Butler 1-4, Roberts 1-4, Vizzi 1-2, Price 1-(minus 2).
Today
New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas
Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 4 0 .714 506 315
N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 320
Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 279
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306 402
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 12 2 0 .857 394 280
Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 309 358
Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 285 396
Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 219 383
AFC NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 348 307
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 355 293
Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 302 291
Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 280 310
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 11 3 0 .786 409 274
San Diego 5 9 0 .357 299 312
Oakland 4 10 0 .286 263 402
Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 195 367
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 8 6 0 .571 381 350
Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 338
N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 304
Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 253 375
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 371 259
New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 389 379
Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 354 349
Carolina 5 9 0 .357 296 319
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 344 292
Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 319 308
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 321 240
Detroit 4 10 0 .286 330 380
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 10 3 1 .750 357 218
Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219
St. Louis 6 7 1 .464 258 315
Arizona 5 9 0 .357 224 302
Saturday
Atlanta at Detroit, 8:30
Sunday
Minnesota at Houston, 1
Tennessee at Green Bay, 1
Oakland at Carolina, 1
San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 1
New England at Jacksonville, 1
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1
New Orleans at Dallas, 1
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1
Buffalo at Miami, 1
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1
Washington at Philadelphia, 1
Cleveland at Denver, 4:05
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 4:25
Chicago at Arizona, 4:25
San Francisco at Seattle, 8:20
ECHL
FRIDAY
Greenville 4, Toledo 3
Wheeling 5, Elmira 1
Reading 4, Gwinnett 2
Florida 6, Orlando 2
Fort Wayne 5, Kalamazoo 3
Cincinnati 6, South Carolina 5
Trenton 6, Evansville 3
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at San Francisco, 10:15
Stockton at Alaska, 11:15
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 19 7 .731 —
Brooklyn 13 12 .520 51/2
Boston 13 13 .500 6
Philadelphia 13 14 .481 61/2
Toronto 9 19 .321 11
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 17 6 .739 —
Atlanta 15 9 .625 21/2
Orlando 12 14 .462 61/2
Charlotte 7 18 .280 11
Washington 3 21 .125 141/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 15 10 .600 —
Milwaukee 14 11 .560 1
Indiana 15 12 .556 1
Detroit 8 21 .276 9
Cleveland 5 23 .179 111/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 18 6 .750 —
San Antonio 20 8 .714 —
Houston 13 12 .520 51/2
Dallas 12 15 .444 71/2
New Orleans 5 21 .192 14
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —
Minnesota 13 11 .542 7
Denver 14 13 .519 71/2
Utah 14 13 .519 71/2
Portland 12 12 .500 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 19 6 .760 —
Golden State 17 9 .654 21/2
L.A. Lakers 12 14 .462 71/2
Phoenix 11 15 .423 81/2
Sacramento 8 17 .320 11
Friday
Philadelphia 99, Atlanta 80
Toronto 93, Orlando 90
Chicago 110, New York 106
Milwaukee 99, Boston 94, OT
Detroit 100, Washington 68
Indiana 99, Cleveland 89
Memphis 92, Dallas 82
San Antonio 99, New Orleans 94
Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
Today
Detroit at Washington, 7
Chicago at Atlanta, 7
Utah at Miami, 7:30
Indiana at New Orleans, 8
Memphis at Houston, 8
Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30
Charlotte at Denver, 9
Phoenix at Portland, 10
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30
Washington 14 20 17 17 – 68
Detroit 29 24 24 23 – 100
Washington: Webster 2-7 5-6 10, Seraphin 5-18 0-0 10, Okafor 4-8 0-0 8, Crawford 10-23 0-0 20, Livingston 2-5 5-5 9, Vesely 3-9 0-2 6, Martin 2-11 0-0 5, Singleton 0-2 0-0 0, Barron 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-85 10-13 68.
Detroit: Prince 3-13 1-1 8, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Monroe 5-12 5-6 15, Knight 4-11 5-7 15, Singler 4-10 1-1 10, Daye 2-9 0-0 5, Drummond 5-7 1-4 11, Villanueva 3-7 0-0 7, Stuckey 4-6 0-0 11, Bynum 4-7 0-0 8, English 0-2 0-0 0, Jerebko 1-1 0-0 3, Kravtsov 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 38-90 14-21 100.
Indiana 23 21 33 22 – 99
Cleveland 23 22 22 22 – 89
Indiana: George 4-13 2-3 10, West 7-14 1-5 15, Hibbert 8-12 2-2 18, Hill 5-13 1-1 13, Stephenson 7-8 2-4 16, Mahinmi 3-6 2-4 8, Green 4-6 4-4 14, T. Hansbrough 0-3 2-2 2, Young 1-3 0-0 3, B. Hansbrough 0-1 0-0 0, Pendergraph 0-1 0-0 0, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 16-25 99.
Cleveland: Thompson 5-9 2-5 12, Gee 4-8 2-2 11, Zeller 5-13 2-2 12, Irving 5-16 7-7 17, Waiters 4-12 3-4 11, Gibson 3-6 0-1 8, Samuels 1-3 2-2 4, Miles 4-11 0-1 10, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Casspi 0-0 0-0 0, Pargo 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-80 20-26 89.
prep wrestling
Michigan Sectionals
BEDFORD 73 MONROE 0
103 Ty Rogaliner (B) pin C. Antrassian 3:17; 112 Cam Fornwald (B) pin V. Schindler 1:47; 119 Mitch Rogaliner (B) pin J. Hager 3:35 125 Mitch Pawlak (B) pin A. Blake 1:30 130 Jake Helminski (B) Mdec K. Stinnette 11-3 135 Blake Montrie (B) dec L. Dicarlo 9-4 140 Jake Lohr (B) pin T. Hammack 1_35 145 Trent Turshon (B) dec T' Labell 8-7 152 Jake Raker (B) pin C. Harmon 1:20 160 Ben Beallas (B) dec Z. Cameron 4-0 171 Dave Lijewski (B) pin J. Brown 5:24 189 Codi Bettencourt pin D. Green 5:12 215 Brandon Sunay (B) Won by Void 285 Adam Ortman (B) pin K. Mathews 3:00
BEDFORD 78 DEXTER 6
103 Ty Rogaliner (B) Won by Void 112 Zeke Breuniger (D) pin C. Fornwald 1:53 119 Mitch Rogaliner (B) pin E. Bellas 125 Mitch Pawlak (B) Won by Void 130 Jake Helminski (B) pin JP Birmingham 1:54 135 Blake Montrie (B) by Disq A Reich 140 Jake Lohr (B) pin Wright 5:47 145 Trent Turshon (B) pin A. Hoang 2:10 152 Tim Winkleman (B) pin L. Hayter 1:29 160 Ben Beallas (B) pin A. Hochrein 2:15 171 Dave Lijewski (B) pin R. Calhoun :55 189 Codi Bettencourt (B) pin K. Devoogd :12 215 Brandon Sunday (B) Won by Void 285 Adam Ortman (B) pin J T Haul 5:50.
glantz-culver line
NCAA Football
Today
New Orleans Bowl
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
La. Lafayette 4½ 5 (66) East Carolina
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise St. 7½ 5½ (44) Washington
NFL
Tonight
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Atlanta 3 4 (51) at Detroit
Tomorrow
at Green Bay 10½ 12½ (46) Tennessee
at Carolina 8 9 (46) Oakland
at Miami 5 4½ (41½) Buffalo
at Pittsburgh 5 3½ (42) Cincinnati
New England 14 14½ (50) at Jacksonville
Indianapolis 6 7 (42) at Kansas City
at Dallas 3 2½ (51½) New Orleans
Washington 4 6½ (45) at Philadelphia
at Tampa Bay 3 3 (44) St. Louis
N.Y. Giants +1 2½ (47½) at Baltimore
at Houston 7 8 (44½) Minnesota
at Denver 12 13 (44½) Cleveland
Chicago 5½ 5½ (36½) at Arizona
at Seattle 2½ Pk (39) San Francisco
at N.Y. Jets 3 2 (38½) San Diego
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
Syracuse-a 12 Temple
at Georgia 3½ Southern Cal
Ill. Chicago 1 at Miami (Ohio)
at Marquette 10 LSU
at UMass 7 East Carolina
at Butler 12½ Evansville
at Boston College Pk Providence
at Michigan St. 11 Texas
at Rhode Island 5½ Georgia St.
Charlotte-b 1 Florida St.
Arizona St. 1 at Texas Tech
at South Alabama 8½ UALR
at NC State 13½ St. Bonaventure
Tulane-c 9 Hofstra
at Richmond-d 5½ George Mason
at Cincinnati 18 Wright St.
at Kentucky 21 Marshall
Air Force 9 at UC Riverside
at Ohio St. 5½ Kansas
Virginia-e 13½ Old Dominion
Missouri-f 1 Illinois
at Washington 18½ N. Illinois
at Kent St. 4½ Arkansas St.
at Saint Louis 13½ Loyola Marymount
at La. Lafayette 2½ Duquesne
Florida-g 8 Kansas St.
Wichita St.-h 12 Southern Miss.
TCU 1 at Rice
Louisville-i 20 W. Kentucky
at New Mexico St. 14½ Missouri St.
Oregon St.-j 8½ San Diego
at Wisconsin 26 Milwaukee
at UCLA 15 Fresno St.
James Madison-j 2 San Jose St.
CS Bakersfield-k 3½ North Florida
Virginia Tech-k 1½ Bradley
Colorado St.-k 11½ Portland
UC Davis-l 5 Nicholls St.
at Utah St. 6 S. Illinois
at Dayton 5½ Murray St.
at Oklahoma St. 19 Tennessee Tech
SE Missouri 3½ at Mo. Kansas City
at E. Michigan Pk Oakland
Loyola of Chicago 1½ at St. Peter's
at Saint Joseph's 10 Fairfield
at Xavier 10 Wofford
at UNC Greensboro Pk Wake Forest
at Drake 17½ E. Illinois
at Illinois St. 23 Austin Peay
at New Mexico 15½ S. Dakota St.
at Columbia 4½ Elon
at Georgia Tech 25 The Citadel
Davidson 1 at Drexel
at E. Washington 8 Idaho St.
Manhattan-c Pk South Carolina
at Green Bay 14 South Dakota
at UNLV 15½ Canisius
Weber St. 5½ at Portland St.
at North Carolina 17 McNeese St.
at Iowa 19 Coppin St.
at Harvard 8½ Holy Cross
at Minnesota 28 Lafayette
a-at Madison Square Garden
b-at Time Warner Cable Arena
c-at Brooklyn, N.Y.
d-at Richmond Coliseum
e-at Richmond, Va.
f-at St. Louis
g-at Kansas City, Mo.
h-at Intrust Bank Arena
i-at Nashville, Tenn.
j-at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas
k-at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
l-at Logan, Utah
Diamond Head Classic
First Round
At Honolulu
Mississippi 8 Indiana St.
San Diego St. 10 San Francisco
Arizona 25 ETSU
Miami 10½ at Hawaii
Sun Bowl Invitational
First Round
At El Paso, Texas
at UTEP 20 Ark.-Pine Bluff
Nebraska 3½ Cent. Michigan
college basketball
Women
EAST
Albany (NY) 67, Canisius 47
Buffalo 65, Niagara 51
CCSU 62, Rider 61, OT
Drexel 77, Penn 50
Hofstra 72, Mississippi 63
Holy Cross 68, Bryant 66
Iona 73, Colgate 47
LIU Brooklyn 63, Ohio 54
Lafayette 66, St. Francis (NY) 63
Rutgers 72, Stony Brook 44
S. Dakota St. 64, Georgetown 58
Syracuse 64, Washington St. 51
Towson 69, Delaware St. 61
Villanova 55, Temple 44
SOUTH
Alabama 73, Virginia 70, 2OT
Austin Peay 69, Lipscomb 42
Charlotte 69, Davidson 54
Coppin St. 59, Robert Morris 52
FAU 81, Troy 80
Florida 81, Cent. Michigan 75
Georgia St. 64, W. Carolina 45
Georgia Tech 52, Washington 44
High Point 62, Mercer 57
James Madison 65, American U. 49
Kennesaw St. 53, Georgia Southern 39
LSU 82, McNeese St. 75
Louisville 106, Wagner 32
Md.-Eastern Shore 51, UMBC 45
Morehead St. 51, Kent St. 50
NC A&T 85, William & Mary 78
SE Louisiana 59, Alcorn St. 54
Saint Joseph's 88, Savannah St. 41
South Carolina 65, SC State 45
VCU 64, NJIT 52
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 68, Belmont 54
DePaul 86, Princeton 75
Drake 61, Saint Louis 55
Illinois St. 69, Illinois 68
Indiana 66, Xavier 55
Minnesota 86, N. Iowa 43
Nebraska-Omaha 92, St. Mary (Neb.) 78
Oakland 65, Rochester (Mich.) 34
Ohio St. 73, Southern U. 50
Purdue 78, IUPUI 53
S. Illinois 68, SIU-Edwardsville 63
W. Illinois 92, Bradley 81
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 74, New Orleans 62
Arkansas 80, Northwestern St. 41
Creighton 66, Miami (Ohio) 57
Lamar 68, Houston Baptist 52
South Florida 71, Nevada 46
FAR WEST
Fresno St. 72, San Francisco 63
Howard 55, Pepperdine 51
Kansas St. 80, UNLV 54
Kentucky 66, UC Santa Barbara 38
New Mexico St. 75, UMKC 50
Notre Dame 83, Texas A&M 74
Old Dominion 75, Alabama A&M 46
Portland 68, Oregon 49
Texas Tech 66, Oregon St. 48
UC Davis 78, Southern Cal 69
TOURNAMENT
Toledo Invite
Championship
Toledo 76, Prairie View 41
Third Place
Hampton 64, Evansville 45
Wright State Invitational
Championship
W. Kentucky 71, Florida A&M 57
Third Place
St. Francis (Pa.) 98, Wright St. 81
Men
EAST
Delaware 83, Penn 60
Northeastern 82, CCSU 63
Rutgers 79, Howard 55
UConn 88, Fordham 73
UNC Asheville 72, St. John's 65
SOUTH
Maryland 76, Stony Brook 69
Middle Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 52
South Florida 87, Bowling Green 84, 3OT
Tennessee 66, W. Carolina 52
VCU 93, Longwood 56
Youngstown St. 67, Bethune-Cookman 51
MIDWEST
IPFW 70, Kennesaw St. 47
Indiana 88, FAU 52
N. Colorado 75, North Dakota 66
N. Dakota St. 69, Morehead St. 49
Notre Dame 89, Niagara 67
Stanford 70, Northwestern 68
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 79, BYU 64
FAR WEST
Colorado 98, N. Arizona 51
S. Illinois 65, Nicholls St. 53
Wyoming 56, UC Santa Barbara 40
TOURNAMENT
Cable Car Classic
First Round
Wagner 63, SMU 53