Scoreboard: 12-25
12/25/2012college football
Bowl schedule
Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
Arizona 49, Nevada 48
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State 41, Toledo 15
Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
BYU 23, San Diego State 6
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O' Brady's Bowl
UCF 38, Ball State 17
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
MAACO Bowl
Boise State 28, Washington 26
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), late
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)
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 4
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 5
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Miami
Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
AP Coach of the Year List
2012--Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
2011–Les Miles, LSU
2010-Chip Kelly, Oregon
2009–Gary Patterson, TCU
2008–Nick Saban, Alabama
2007–Mark Mangino, Kansas
2006–Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
2005–Joe Paterno, Penn State
2004–Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
2003–Nick Saban, LSU
2002–Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
2001–Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2000–Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
1999–Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
1998–Bill Snyder, Kansas State
ECHL
TODAY
No games scheduled
MONDAY
No games scheduled
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 20 7 .741 —
Brooklyn 14 12 .538 51/2
Boston 13 13 .500 61/2
Philadelphia 13 15 .464 71/2
Toronto 9 19 .321 111/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 18 6 .750 —
Atlanta 16 9 .640 21/2
Orlando 12 15 .444 71/2
Charlotte 7 20 .259 121/2
Washington 3 22 .120 151/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 15 11 .577 —
Indiana 16 12 .571 —
Milwaukee 14 12 .538 1
Detroit 9 21 .300 8
Cleveland 6 23 .207 101/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 21 8 .724 —
Memphis 18 7 .720 1
Houston 14 12 .538 51/2
Dallas 12 16 .429 81/2
New Orleans 5 22 .185 15
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —
Denver 15 13 .536 7
Minnesota 13 12 .520 71/2
Utah 15 14 .517 71/2
Portland 13 13 .500 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 21 6 .778 —
Golden State 18 10 .643 31/2
L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 8
Phoenix 11 17 .393 101/2
Sacramento 9 18 .333 12
Sunday
Brooklyn 95, Philadelphia 92
New York 94, Minnesota 91
Utah 97, Orlando 93
San Antonio 129, Dallas 91
L.A. Clippers 103, Phoenix 77
Sacramento 108, Portland 96
Today
Boston at Brooklyn, 12
New York at L.A. Lakers, 3
Oklahoma City at Miami, 5:30
Houston at Chicago, 8
Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
Wednesday
New Orleans at Orlando, 7
Cleveland at Washington, 7
Chicago at Indiana, 7
Miami at Charlotte, 7
Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30
Philadelphia at Memphis, 8
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8
Houston at Minnesota, 8
Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30
New York at Phoenix, 9
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9
Golden State at Utah, 9
Sacramento at Portland, 10
Transactions
BASEBALL
Frontier League
RIVER CITY RASCALS – Exercised the 2013 contract options on INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS – Exercised the 2013 contract options on OF Brandon Anderson, RHP Nick Anderson, LHP Andrew Armstrong, INF Evan Button, RHP Mickey Cassidy, RHP Nelson Curry, RHP Jordan Goldschmidt, RHP Garrett Granitz, INF Matt Greener, RHP Cody Hallahan, OF Michael Hur, INF Carlos Luciano, INF Ted Obregon, RHP Drew Rucinski, C Michael Thomas, C Greg Van Horn, LHP Ziggie VanderWall, INF Trevor Whyte, RHP Jordan Cudney, LHP Jon Gulbransen, LHP Nick Cicio, LHP Darrin Tew, LHP Alex Szymanski, LHP Brad Schnitzer, OF Devin Shepherd and RHP Brett Scarpetta. Declined options on INF Justino Cuevas, RHP Tyree Hayes and OF Rudy Wilson.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS – Sent INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife to River City to complete earlier trades.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS – Placed TE Scott Chandler on injured reserve.
CHICAGO BEARS – Signed LS Patrick Mannelly to a one-year contract extension.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS – Named Joel Thomas running backs coach.
TEXAS TECH – Suspended CB Cornelius Douglas, LB Chris Payne and DT Leon Mackey from the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
high school basketball
BOYS
Wednesday
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
St. John's at Mesa, Ariz. Tourn.
Thursday
City League
St. Francis at Start
Waite at Findlay Holiday Tourn.
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Bowling Green at Central Catholic
Springfield at Clay
Fremont Ross at Sandusky
St. John's at Mesa, Ariz.. Tourn.
Perrysburg at Whitmer
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Elmwood at Old Fort
Genoa at Northwood
Swanton at Rossford
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Wauseon at Defiance Holiday Tourn.
Other Northwest Ohio
Miller City at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Lima Perry at North Baltimore
Holgate at Tinora Tourn.
Liberty-Benton at Lima Central Catholic
GIRLS
Wednesday
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Lima Senior at Elida Tourn.
Northern Lakes League
Southview at Elida Tourn.
Thursday
City League
Rogers at Detroit Country Day
Scott at Bowling Green
Start at Pickerington Hol. Classic
St. Ursula at Waite
Tinora at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Lima Senior at Elida Tourn.
Whitmer at Lake
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Otsego
Archbold at Napoleon
Perrysburg at Lima Shawnee
Southview at Elida Tourn.
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Swanton at Eastwood
Margaretta at Woodmore
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Cardinal Stritch at Evergreen
Danbury at Seneca East
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Bryan at Holiday Classic
Other Northwest Ohio
Fremont St. Joseph at Oak Harbor
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Airport Invitational
Sportlight
Dec. 25
1956–Corky Devlin of Fort Wayne goes 0-for-15 from the field against the Minneapolis Lakers to tie an NBA record.
1971–Garo Yepremian's 37-yard field goal at 7:40 of the second overtime gives the Miami Dolphins a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the AFC playoffs. At 82:40, it's the longest game in NFL history.
1984–Bernard King of the New York Knicks scores 60 points in a 120-114 loss to the New Jersey Nets.
1995–Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys scores his 25th touchdown of the season in a 37-13 win over Arizona, breaking the record for most TDs in a season. Smith passes John Riggins of Washington, who scored 24 in 1983.
1999–Hawaii beats Oregon 23-17 in the Oahu Bowl to cap a remarkable turnaround for the Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii improves from 0-12 in 1998 to 9-4–the greatest single-season improvement in NCAA history.
2002–Katie Hnida becomes the first woman to play in a Division I football game when she attempts an extra point following a New Mexico touchdown in the Las Vegas Bowl. Hnida, a walk-on junior, has her kick blocked in the 27-13 loss to UCLA.
2008–The Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston to end the Celtics' franchise-record winning streak at 19 games. Kobe Bryant scores 27 points and grabs nine rebounds to lead Los Angeles in the 92-83 win. Lakers coach Phil Jackson reaches 1,000 victories. Jackson, the sixth coach to reach 1,000, has a career record of 1,000-423 with Chicago and the Lakers.
2008–New Orleans guard Chris Paul has his NBA-record steals streak end at 108 games in the Hornets' 88-68 loss to Orlando.
glantz-culver line
NCAA Football
Tomorrow
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
W. Kentucky 6 5½ (58) Cen. Michigan
Thursday
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose St. 7½ 7 (45) Bowling Green
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati 11 7 (60) Duke
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
UCLA +1 1 (80½) Baylor
Friday
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe 6 7½ (60½) Ohio
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech 1 2½ (41) Rutgers
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas Tech 13 13 (57) Minnesota
Saturday
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force +1 1½ (61) Rice
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Arizona St. 13 14½ (56) Navy
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
West Virginia 3½ 4 (73½) Syracuse
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Oregon St. 1 2 (57) Texas
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
TCU 1 2½ (40½) Michigan St.
Monday
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 5 7 (51½) NC State
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Southern Cal 10 9½ (64) Georgia Tech
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
LSU 3 4½ (59) Clemson
Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Oklahoma St. 18 16½ (70) Purdue
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Mississippi St. 2 2 (52) Northwestern
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina 4 6 (48) Michigan
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia 8 10 (60½) Nebraska
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford 6 6½ (47½) Wisconsin
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Florida St. 15 13 (58½) N. Illinois
Jan. 2
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida 13½ 14 (45½) Louisville
Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Oregon 9½ 9 (75½) Kansas St.
Jan. 5
Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Mississippi 1½ 3½ (52½) Pittsburgh
Jan. 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas St. +1 4 (61½) Kent St.
Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Miami
Alabama 7½ 9½ (41½) Notre Dame
NFL
Sunday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Buffalo 3 3½ (41) N.Y. Jets
at New England 11 10½ (49½) Miami
at Cincinnati 3 3 (42) Baltimore
at Pittsburgh OFF OFF (OFF) Cleveland
at Indianapolis OFF OFF (OFF) Houston
at Tennessee 5½ 4 (42) Jacksonville
at N.Y. Giants 9½ 9½ (46½) Philadelphia
at Washington 3½ 3 (50) Dallas
Chicago 3 3 (44½) at Detroit
Green Bay 3 3 (46½) at Minnesota
at Atlanta OFF OFF (OFF) Tampa Bay
at New Orleans 4 4½ (54) Carolina
at Denver 16 16 (42) Kansas City
at San Diego OFF OFF (OFF) Oakland
at San Francisco 15 15 (38½) Arizona
at Seattle 10 10 (40) St. Louis
Off Key
Cleveland and Pittsburgh QBs questionable
Indianapolis may rest players for the playoffs
Atlanta may rest players for the playoffs
Oakland QB questionable
NCAA Basketball
Diamond Head Classic
At Honolulu
Seventh Place
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
San Francisco 11½ ETSU
Fifth Place
Mississippi 8½ at Hawaii
Third Place
Miami 7 Indiana St.
Championship
Arizona 4½ San Diego St.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Brooklyn 4½ Boston
at L.A. Lakers 3 New York
at Miami 3 Oklahoma City
at Chicago 4½ Houston
at L.A. Clippers 8 Denver
college basketball
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Duke (63) 11-0 1,623 1
2. Michigan (2) 12-0 1,551 2
3. Arizona 11-0 1,463 4
4. Louisville 11-1 1,422 5
5. Indiana 11-1 1,383 6
6. Kansas 10-1 1,309 9
7. Missouri 10-1 1,157 12
8. Cincinnati 12-0 1,144 11
9. Syracuse 10-1 1,140 3
10. Ohio St. 9-2 965 7
11. Minnesota 12-1 878 13
12. Illinois 12-1 875 10
13. Gonzaga 11-1 824 14
14. Florida 8-2 772 8
15. Georgetown 10-1 674 15
16. Creighton 11-1 589 17
17. San Diego St. 11-1 557 18
18. Butler 9-2 512 19
19. Michigan St. 11-2 416 20
20. UNLV 11-1 382 21
21. Notre Dame 12-1 337 22
22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 318 24
23. NC State 9-2 264 25
24. Pittsburgh 12-1 189 –
25. Kansas St. 9-2 152 –
Others receiving votes: New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, North Carolina 16, VCU 16, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, UConn 6.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (30) 11-0 774 1
2. Michigan (1) 12-0 745 2
3. Louisville 11-1 682 4
3. Arizona 11-0 682 5
5. Indiana 11-1 648 6
6. Kansas 10-1 642 8
7. Syracuse 10-1 559 3
8. Cincinnati 12-0 543 11
9. Missouri 10-1 537 12
10. Ohio State 9-2 480 7
11. Florida 8-2 406 9
12. Creighton 11-1 395 13
13. Gonzaga 11-1 391 14
14. Minnesota 12-1 345 16
15. Illinois 12-1 330 10
16. San Diego State 11-1 327 15
17. UNLV 11-1 240 18
18. Georgetown 10-1 217 21
19. Michigan State 11-2 207 19
20. Notre Dame 12-1 181 22
21. Butler 9-2 136 25
22. Oklahoma State 10-1 129 24
23. Kentucky 8-3 108 23
24. Pittsburgh 12-1 97 –
25. N.C. State 9-2 87 –
Others receiving votes: New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, VCU 22, Wyoming 20, UConn 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Colorado 3, Maryland 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1.
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Stanford (24) 11-0 982 1
2. UConn (14) 10-0 964 2
3. Baylor (2) 9-1 931 3
4. Duke 10-0 883 4
5. Notre Dame 9-1 824 5
6. Georgia 12-0 790 6
7. Kentucky 9-1 774 7
8. California 9-1 687 8
9. Maryland 8-2 671 9
10. Penn St. 10-2 621 11
11. Purdue 11-1 537 13
12. Louisville 11-2 522 14
13. Tennessee 7-3 517 10
14. Oklahoma St. 8-0 466 15
15. Dayton 12-0 454 16
16. North Carolina 11-1 349 17
17. UCLA 7-2 307 12
18. Oklahoma 9-2 286 18
19. South Carolina 11-1 254 21
20. Texas 8-2 195 20
21. Florida St. 10-1 183 23
22. Kansas 9-2 162 19
23. Colorado 10-0 156 25
24. Texas A&M 8-4 118 22
25. Arkansas 10-1 107 –
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 39, Miami 32, Ohio St. 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan St. 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1.