Scoreboard: 1-3
1/3/2013Playoffs
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Washington, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
AFC, TBA (CBS)
NFC, TBA (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)
Final Leaders
AFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
P. Manning, Den 583 400 4659 37 11
Brady, NE 637 401 4827 34 8
Roethlisb'ger, Pit 449 284 3265 26 8
Schaub, Hou 544 350 4008 22 12
P. Rivers, SD 527 338 3606 26 15
Flacco, Bal 531 317 3817 22 10
Dalton, Cin 528 329 3669 27 16
C. Palmer, Oak 565 345 4018 22 14
Fitzpat'k, Buf 505 306 3400 24 16
Gabbert, Jac 278 162 1662 9 6
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
J. Charles, Kan 285 1509 5.29 91t 5
A. Foster, Hou 351 1424 4.06 46 15
Ridley, NE 290 1263 4.36 41 12
Spiller, Buf 207 1244 6.01 62 6
Chr. Johnson, Ten 276 1243 4.50 94t 6
R. Rice, Bal 257 1143 4.45 46 9
Green-Ellis, Cin 278 1094 3.94 48 6
Greene, NYj 276 1063 3.85 36 8
Re. Bush, Mia 227 986 4.34 65t 6
T. Richardson, CLE 267 950 3.56 32t 11
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Welker, NE 118 1354 11.5 59 6
And. Johnson, Hou 112 1598 14.3 60t 4
Wayne, Ind 106 1355 12.8 33 5
A.. Green, Cin 97 1350 13.9 73t 11
De. Thomas, Den 94 1434 15.3 71t 10
Decker, Den 85 1064 12.5 55 13
Stevi. Johnson, Buf 79 1046 13.2 63 6
B. Myers, Oak 79 806 10.2 29 4
Hartline, Mia 74 1083 14.6 80t 1
B. Lloyd, NE 74 911 12.3 53 4
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Fields, Mia 74 3715 67 50.2
Scifres, SD 81 3914 66 48.3
McAfee, Ind 73 3500 64 47.9
Anger, Jac 91 4353 73 47.8
Kern, Ten 81 3855 71 47.6
D. Jones, Hou 88 4150 66 47.2
Lechler, Oak 81 3826 68 47.2
Koch, Bal 83 3911 60 47.1
D. Colquitt, Kan 83 3887 71 46.8
Huber, Cin 76 3540 69 46.6
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
McKelvin, Buf 23 431 18.7 88t 2
Reynaud, Ten 31 410 13.2 81t 2
M. Thigpen, Mia 26 316 12.2 72t 1
K. Martin, Hou 22 267 12.1 71 0
Cribbs, CLE 38 457 12.0 60 0
Ad. Jones, Cin 26 301 11.6 81t 1
Hilton, Ind 26 300 11.5 75t 1
T. Holliday, Den 31 334 10.8 76t 1
Welker, NE 25 243 9.7 31 0
Jac. Jones, Bal 37 341 9.2 63t 1
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Jac. Jones, Bal 38 1167 30.7 108t 2
McKnight, NYj 39 1072 27.5 100t 1
Cribbs, CLE 43 1178 27.4 74 0
M. Thigpen, Mia 38 1040 27.4 96t 1
C. Rainey, Pit 39 1035 26.5 68 0
Br. Tate, Cin 32 795 24.8 45 0
D. McCourty, NE 27 654 24.2 104t 1
K. Martin, Hou 31 741 23.9 54 0
Francies, Oak 20 475 23.8 32 0
Reynaud, Ten 53 1240 23.4 105t 1
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
A. Foster, Hou 17 15 2 0 102
Decker, Den 13 0 13 0 78
T. Richardson, CLE 12 11 1 0 72
Ridley, NE 12 12 0 0 72
A.. Green, Cin 11 0 11 0 66
R. Gronkowski, NE 11 0 11 0 66
R. Rice, Bal 10 9 1 0 60
De. Thomas, Den 10 0 10 0 60
H. Miller, Pit 8 0 8 0 50
Re. Bush, Mia 8 6 2 0 48
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Gostkowski, NE 66-66 29-35 53 153
S. Graham, Hou 45-45 31-38 51 138
M. Prater, Den 55-55 26-32 53 133
Tucker, Bal 42-42 30-33 56 132
Janikowski, Oak 25-25 31-34 57 118
Suisham, Pit 34-34 28-31 52 118
P. Dawson, CLE 29-29 29-31 53 116
Vinatieri, Ind 37-37 26-33 53 115
Bironas, Ten 35-35 25-31 53 110
Lindell, Buf 39-39 21-24 50 102
NFC Individual Leaders
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
A. Rodgers, Gby 552 371 4295 39 8
Griffin III, Was 393 258 3200 20 5
R. Wilson, Sea 393 252 3118 26 10
M. Ryan, Atl 615 422 4719 32 14
Brees, Nor 670 422 5177 43 19
Romo, Dal 648 425 4903 28 19
E. Manning, NYg 536 321 3948 26 15
C. Newton, Car 485 280 3869 19 12
S. Bradford, Stl 551 328 3702 21 13
Jo. Freeman, Tam 558 306 4065 27 17
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
A. Peterson, Min 348 2097 6.03 82t 12
Morris, Was 335 1613 4.81 39t 13
M. Lynch, Sea 315 1590 5.05 77t 11
Do. Martin, Tam 319 1454 4.56 70t 11
Gore, Snf 258 1214 4.71 37 8
Forte, Chi 248 1094 4.41 46 5
S. Jackson, Stl 257 1042 4.05 46 4
Bradshaw, NYg 221 1015 4.59 37 6
L. McCoy, Phl 200 840 4.20 34 2
Griffin III, Was 120 815 6.79 76t 7
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Cal. Johnson, Det 122 1964 16.1 53 5
B. Marshall, Chi 118 1508 12.8 56 11
Witten, Dal 110 1039 9.4 36 3
Gonzalez, Atl 93 930 10.0 25 8
D. Bryant, Dal 92 1382 15.0 85t 12
R. White, Atl 92 1351 14.7 59 7
Cruz, NYg 86 1092 12.7 80t 10
M. Crabtree, Snf 85 1105 13.0 49t 9
J. Graham, Nor 85 982 11.6 46 9
Colston, Nor 83 1154 13.9 60 10
Punters
No Yds LG Avg
Morstead, Nor 74 3707 70 50.1
A. Lee, Snf 67 3226 66 48.1
Weatherford, NYg 58 2757 68 47.5
Bosher, Atl 60 2827 63 47.1
McBriar, Phl 55 2560 66 46.5
Zastudil, Ari 112 5209 70 46.5
Hekker, Stl 82 3756 68 45.8
J. Ryan, Sea 65 2963 73 45.6
Koenen, Tam 76 3440 64 45.3
Kluwe, Min 72 3237 59 45.0
Punt Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Dw. Harris, Dal 22 354 16.1 78t 1
Da. Johnson, Phl 26 291 11.2 98t 1
Ginn Jr., Snf 32 326 10.2 38 0
Parrish, Tam 30 298 9.9 39 0
Cobb, Gby 31 292 9.4 75t 1
Logan, Det 33 300 9.1 48 0
Sherels, Min 32 287 9.0 77t 1
L. Washington, Sea 41 356 8.7 52 0
P. Peterson, Ari 51 426 8.4 26 0
D. Hester, Chi 40 331 8.3 44 0
Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
L. Washington, Sea 27 784 29.0 98t 1
D. Wilson, NYg 57 1533 26.9 97t 1
Cadet, Nor 26 690 26.5 75 0
D. Hester, Chi 24 621 25.9 40 0
J. Rodgers, Atl 23 592 25.7 77 0
Cobb, Gby 38 964 25.4 46 0
W. Powell, Ari 21 507 24.1 65 0
Banks, Was 22 527 24.0 55 0
Givens, Stl 23 539 23.4 48 0
B. Boykin, Phl 45 1037 23.0 44 0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Jam. Jones, Gby 14 0 14 0 84
A. Peterson, Min 13 12 1 0 80
Morris, Was 13 13 0 0 78
D. Bryant, Dal 12 0 12 0 74
M. Lynch, Sea 12 11 1 0 72
Do. Martin, Tam 12 11 1 0 72
B. Marshall, Chi 11 0 11 0 66
M. Turner, Atl 11 10 1 0 66
Colston, Nor 10 0 10 0 60
Cruz, NYg 10 0 10 0 60
Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Tynes, NYg 46-46 33-39 50 145
M. Bryant, Atl 44-44 33-38 55 143
Walsh, Min 36-36 35-38 56 141
Ja. Hanson, Det 38-38 32-36 53 134
Akers, Snf 44-44 29-42 63 131
D. Bailey, Dal 37-37 29-31 51 124
Barth, Tam 39-39 28-33 57 123
Hauschka, Sea 46-48 24-27 52 118
Crosby, Gby 50-50 21-33 54 113
Hartley, Nor 57-57 18-22 53 111
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Football
Tonight
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Oregon 9½ 8½ (75½) Kansas St.
Tomorrow
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Texas A&M 3 3½ (72½) Oklahoma
Saturday
Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Mississippi 1½ 3½ (52½) Pittsburgh
Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas St. +1 4 (61½) Kent St.
Monday
BCS National Championship
At Miami
Alabama 7½ 10 (41) Notre Dame
NFL Playoffs
Saturday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Houston 5 4½ (43) Cincinnati
at Green Bay 8 7½ (46) Minnesota
Sunday
at Baltimore 7 6½ (46) Indianapolis
Seattle 1½ 3 (46) at Washington
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Wisconsin 19 Penn St.
at FAU 1½ La. Lafayette
at Wright St. 2½ Green Bay
at George Mason 8 Northeastern
at Detroit 17 Milwaukee
Michigan 9½ at Northwestern
at Arizona 11½ Colorado
at North Texas 12 Troy
Middle Tenn. 6 at Arkansas St.
at UALR Pk W. Kentucky
South Alabama 7 at La. Monroe
at BYU 14 Loyola Marymount
at Denver 17 Texas St.
at New Mexico St. 14 UTSA
at Utah St. 12½ Seattle
Gonzaga 15 at Pepperdine
Stanford 1½ at Southern Cal
at San Jose St. 1½ Idaho
at UC Santa Barbara 3½ UC Irvine
at Cal Poly 3½ Long Beach St.
at CS Northridge 14½ UC Riverside
at San Diego 4½ Portland
at UCLA 7 California
at Hawaii 1 Cal St. Fullerton
at Oakland 20 Nebraska-Omaha
at Morehead St. 9½ SIU-Edwrdsvlle
at E. Kentucky 14 E. Illinois
at Canisius 4½ Fairfield
at Niagara 11 Marist
Tennessee St. 1 at Tennessee Tech
Murray St. 13 at UT-Martin
at SE Missouri 11½ Austin Peay
N. Dakota St. 10 at South Dakota
S. Dakota St. 8 at Mo. Kansas City
Belmont 7 at Jacksonville St.
at N. Arizona 1½ Sacramento St.
at Montana 11½ E. Washington
at Montana St. 1 Portland St.
at Weber St. 11½ N. Colorado
at Idaho St. 3 North Dakota
at UNLV 33 Chicago St.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at New York 2 San Antonio
at Denver 7 Minnesota
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 23 7 1 1 48 115 87
Elmira 15 14 1 2 33 104 101
Trenton 14 13 2 2 32 96 100
Wheeling 13 12 2 4 32 89 99
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 19 10 2 0 40 98 84
Toledo 18 13 0 2 38 114 96
Fort Wayne 17 14 1 1 36 102 114
Kalamazoo 13 15 2 1 29 90 96
Evansville 11 20 0 3 25 90 126
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Gwinnett 22 12 1 0 45 99 84
Greenville 20 13 2 1 43 118 115
Florida 14 12 2 4 34 113 122
S. Carolina 15 16 1 3 34 97 102
Orlando 14 15 2 2 32 92 102
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 26 8 0 0 52 119 85
Idaho 20 7 1 3 44 121 87
Colorado 16 14 1 2 35 118 111
Utah 13 11 2 3 31 98 114
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 21 8 1 1 44 124 90
Stockton 17 10 4 3 41 118 110
Las Vegas 14 13 1 3 32 85 91
San Francisco 12 17 1 3 28 96 129
Bakersfield 7 23 1 2 17 79 130
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
WEDNESDAY
Fort Wayne 4, Gwinnett 2
Stockton at Utah, 9:05
Idaho at Bakersfield, 10
Ontario at Las Vegas, 10:05
Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15
TUESDAY
Las Vegas 3, Ontario 2
TODAY
No games scheduled
high school basketball
BOYS
Tonight
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Ottawa Hills at Delta
Other Northwest Ohio
North Central at Fayette
Hilltop at Pettisville
Holgate at Tinora
Friday
City League
Bryan at Bowsher
Start at Wauseon
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Central Catholic at Fremont Ross
St. John's at Clay
Findlay at St. Francis
Whitmer at Lima Senior
Northern Lakes League
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne, 7:30
Napoleon at Maumee, 7:30
Perrysburg at Northview, 7:30
Springfield at Southview, 7:30
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Elmwood at Eastwood
Woodmore at Fostoria
Rossford at Genoa
Lake at Otsego
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Liberty Center at Paulding
Miller City at Patrick Henry
Other Northwest Ohio
Fremont St. Joseph at Tiffin Calvert
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Mohawk
Hopewell-Loudon at Lakota
Seneca East at North Baltimore
Arcadia at Leipsic
Hardin Northern at Liberty-Benton
Sandusky Perkins at Oak Harbor
Clyde at Port Clinton
Van Buren at Cory-Rawson
Southeast Michigan
Erie Mason at Summerfield
Saturday
City League
Rogers at St. Francis
Scott at Detroit Consortium
Start at Bowling Green
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Bedford at Whitmer
Findlay at Defiance
Northern Lakes League
Wauseon at Maumee
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Elmwood at Hopewell-Loudon
Bellevue at Genoa
Old Fort at Lake
Liberty Center at Otsego
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Danbury at Cardinal Stritch
Emmanuel Christian at Maumee Valley
Northwood at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Toledo Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Archbold at Fairview
Bryan at Tinora
Edgerton at Delta
Ayersville at Montpelier
Patrick Henry at Pettisvlle
Swanton at North Central
GIRLS
Tonight
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Central Catholic at Whitmer
Findlay at Clay
Fremont Ross at St. Ursula
Notre Dame at Lima Senior
.Northern Buckeye Conf.
Eastwood at Fostoria
Otsego at Genoa
Lake at Woodmore
Rossford at Elmwood
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Toledo Christian at Evergreen
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Tinora at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
North Baltimore at Fremont St. Joseph
Lakota at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Arcadia at Van Buren
Vanlue at Liberty-Benton
Southeast Michigan
Jefferson at Erie Mason
Friday
Northern Lakes League
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne, 6
Napoleon at Maumee, 6
Perrysburg at Northview, 6
Springfield at Southview, 6
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Northwood at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Maumee Valley
Gibsonburg at Ottawa Hills
Emmanuel Christian at Toledo Christian
Saturday
City League
Bowsher at Lake Ridge Academy
Fremont Ross at Scott
Southview at Start
Waite at Dublin Coffman
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Bryan at Clay
Findlay at Lima Shawnee
Lima Senior at Elida
Bedford at Whitmer
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Lakota at Eastwood
Hopewell-Loudon at Fostoria
Elmwood at Van Buren
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Danbury at Cardinal Stritch
Emmanuel Christian at Maumee Valley
Northwood at Gibsonburg
Ottawa Hills at Toledo Christian
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Ottawa-Glandorf at Wauseon
Other Northwest Ohio
Liberty-Benton at Ada
Port Clinton at Oak Harbor
NOTE: To area high school athletic directors, and head girls and boys basketball coaches. The Blade will begin publishing league basketball standings and statistical leaders beginning Jan. 10-11. Weekly deadline for girls stats is each Tuesday by noon, starting Jan. 8. Weekly deadline for boys stats is each Wednesday by noon, starting Jan. 9. Coaches should report scoring (9.0 points per game or higher) and rebounding (5.0 rebounds or more) leaders along with team's league and overall records. All reports should be sent be email to The Blade Sports department at highschoolstats@theblade.com.
SPORTS NOTE
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Northwest Ohio Basketball is hosting the Mid-January Mayhem basketball tournament at St. John's Jesuit High School Jan. 12-13 for 3rd-8th grade boys and girls. Schedule flexibility is offered. Three games are guaranteed. Contact Vince at 419-283-5296.
Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School has an opening on its varsity football coaching staff. A knowledge of defensive schemes is a must. High school coaching experience is preferred. Candidates must be able to pass all coaching certifications. Any person interested should email a resume and three references to the Athletic Director, Craig Meinzer at cmeinzer@katerischools.org or by mail to 3225 Pickle Rd., Oregon, OH 43616. The deadline for this position is January 31st by 5 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 21 10 .677 —
Brooklyn 17 15 .531 41/2
Philadelphia 15 17 .469 61/2
Boston 14 17 .452 7
Toronto 12 20 .375 91/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 22 8 .733 —
Atlanta 20 10 .667 2
Orlando 12 20 .375 11
Charlotte 8 23 .258 141/2
Washington 4 26 .133 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 19 13 .594 —
Chicago 17 13 .567 1
Milwaukee 16 14 .533 2
Detroit 12 22 .353 8
Cleveland 7 26 .212 121/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 26 8 .765 —
Memphis 20 9 .690 31/2
Houston 18 14 .563 7
Dallas 13 20 .394 121/2
New Orleans 7 25 .219 18
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 24 7 .774 —
Denver 18 15 .545 7
Minnesota 14 13 .519 8
Portland 16 15 .516 8
Utah 15 17 .469 91/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 25 7 .781 —
Golden State 21 10 .677 31/2
L.A. Lakers 15 16 .484 91/2
Sacramento 12 20 .375 13
Phoenix 11 21 .344 14
Wednesday
Toronto 102, Portland 79
Sacramento 97, Cleveland 94
Indiana 89, Washington 81
Chicago 96, Orlando 94
Memphis 93, Boston 83
Miami 119, Dallas 109, OT
San Antonio 117, Milwaukee 110
Brooklyn 110, Oklahoma City 93
Houston 104, New Orleans 92
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9
Minnesota at Utah, 9
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30
Tuesday
Dallas 103, Washington 94
Portland 105, New York 100
Detroit 103, Sacramento 97
Atlanta 95, New Orleans 86
Denver 92, L.A. Clippers 78
Philadelphia 103, L.A. Lakers 99
Today
San Antonio at New York, 7:30
Minnesota at Denver, 9
Sacramento 28 24 22 23 – 97
Cleveland 25 28 18 23 – 94
Sacramento: Thompson 8-16 3-4 19, Garcia 6-13 0-0 14, Cousins 7-17 4-4 18, Salmons 3-6 0-0 7, Thomas 3-8 2-3 8, Brooks 6-10 1-2 13, Hayes 1-5 0-0 2, Johnson 2-6 4-5 8, Fredette 1-5 4-5 6, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-88 18-23 97.
Cleveland: Gee 5-10 5-6 16, Thompson 4-12 1-2 9, Zeller 3-7 2-2 8, Irving 8-18 5-6 22, Miles 4-13 3-3 12, Waiters 8-19 3-3 20, Walton 2-7 0-0 5, Livingston 0-1 2-2 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 21-24 94.
Leaders
THROUGH TUESDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 31 323 227 939 30.3
Anthony, NYK 25 249 164 729 29.2
Durant, OKC 30 277 249 854 28.5
James, MIA 29 295 132 762 26.3
Harden, HOU 30 229 266 783 26.1
Westbrook, OKC 30 224 156 646 21.5
Aldridge, POR 28 237 115 589 21.0
Wade, MIA 25 194 114 509 20.4
Lee, GOL 31 260 102 622 20.1
Curry, GOL 31 215 99 621 20.0
Pierce, BOS 30 197 148 598 19.9
Ellis, MIL 29 211 122 570 19.7
Parker, SAN 31 234 114 597 19.3
Holiday, PHX 28 211 75 528 18.9
Lillard, POR 30 193 98 553 18.4
DeRozan, TOR 31 210 129 565 18.2
Mayo, DAL 32 206 97 583 18.2
Walker, CHA 31 206 111 560 18.1
Gay, MEM 27 185 87 485 18.0
Bosh, MIA 28 191 117 505 18.0
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Varejao, CLE 25 138 223 361 14.4
Randolph, MEM 28 132 218 350 12.5
Howard, LAL 31 115 254 369 11.9
Asik, HOU 31 95 271 366 11.8
Lee, GOL 31 94 247 341 11.0
Hickson, POR 29 119 199 318 11.0
Vucevic, ORL 31 99 225 324 10.5
Noah, CHI 29 102 198 300 10.3
Faried, DEN 33 135 200 335 10.2
Chandler, NYK 31 134 180 314 10.1
Assists
G AST AVG
Rondo, BOS 26 302 11.6
Paul, LAC 32 298 9.3
Holiday, PHX 28 250 8.9
Vasquez, NOR 31 274 8.8
Westbrook, OKC 30 260 8.7
Calderon, TOR 31 236 7.6
Williams, BRO 30 226 7.5
Parker, SAN 31 226 7.3
James, MIA 29 203 7.0
Lawson, DEN 32 221 6.9
TENNIS
Doha Tournament
Doha, Qatar
Singles
Second Round
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, d. Mikhail Youzhny (4), Russia, 7-5, 6-3.
Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, d. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-4.
Daniel Brands, Germany, d. Mohamed Safwat, Egypt, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, d. Viktor Troicki (6), Serbia, 6-3, 7-5.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, d. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Gael Monfils, France, d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (3), Germany, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (2), France, d. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (3).
David Ferrer (1), Spain, d. Tobias Kamke, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Julian Knowle, Austria, and Filip Polasek (2), Slovakia, d. Fabio Fognini, Italy, and David Marrero, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
Dustin Brown, Germany, and Jonathan Marray, Britain, d. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6).
Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Oliver Marach (3), Austria, d. Jeremy Chardy, France, and Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 7-6 (10), 4-6, 10-6.
PREP WRESTLING
Gibsonburg 42, Van Buren 24
113: Collins (G) p. Corey (0:58); 120: Schmeltz (G) p. Lewis (1:57); 126: Campbell (G) by forfeit; 132: Webb (G) by forfeit; 145: Ickes (G) by forfeit; 152: Blausey (G) p. Frost (1:53); 170: Sonnenberg (V) p. Henline (2:42); 182: Auld (G) p. Whitticar (0:42); 195: Atchinson (V) p. Kreais (5:30); 220: Oler (V) by forfeit; 285: Sexton (V) by forfeit.
Gibsonburg 47, Cory Rawson 30
113: Collins (G) p. Meyer (1:15); 120: Schmeltz (G) TF Eck 15-0; 126: Smith (C) p. Campbell (0:25); 132: Webb (G) by forfeit; 138: Brown (C) by forfeit; 145: Ickes (G) p. Butler (2:55); 152: Hartman (C) p. Gomez (0:53); 160: Blausey (G) by forfeit; 170: Henline (G) by forfeit; 182: Auld (G) by forfeit; 195: Kreais (G) by forfeit; 220: Oler (C) by forfeit; 285: Winelan (C) by forfeit.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bowls
Tuesday
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas
Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia 45, Nebraska 31
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina 33, Michigan 28
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
Wednesday
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), late
Today
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday
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)
Saturday, Jan. 19
RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic
At Montgomery, Ala.
Stars vs. Stripes, 3 p.m. (CBSSN)
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 26
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
ORANGE BOWL
N. Illinois 3 0 7 0 – 10
Florida St. 7 7 3 14 – 31
FSU–Pryor 60 run (Hopkins kick), 5:28.
NIU–FG Sims 25, 1:41.
FSU–Greene 6 pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), :11.
FSU–FG Hopkins 25, 11:48.
NIU–Mart.Moore 11 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 9:55.
FSU–Manuel 9 run (Hopkins kick), 14:56.
FSU–Pryor 37 run (Hopkins kick), 10:33.
A–72,073..
TEAM STATS
NIU FSU
First downs 17 23
Rushes-yards 32-83 37-243
Passing 176 291
Comp-Att-Int 15-41-1 26-38-0
Return Yards 6 20
Punts-Avg. 7-42.1 5-36.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-40 8-96
Time of Possession 25:52 34:08
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–N. Illinois, Lynch 23-44, Maxwell 1-35, Daniels 3-15,
Lewis 2-9, J.Wells 1-1, Team 1-(minus 1), D.Brown 1-(minus 20).
Florida St., Pryor 5-134, Wilder 11-52, Freeman 14-30, Manuel 6-26,
Dent 1-1.
PASSING–N. Illinois, Lynch 15-41-1-176. Florida St.,
Manuel 26-38-0-291..
RECEIVING–N. Illinois, Lewis 5-61, Mart.Moore 4-29, Ashford 4-19,
Daniels 2-67. Florida St., Shaw 6-61, Greene 5-45, Freeman 3-43,
Dent 3-42, R.Smith 3-41, Pryor 3-17, O'Leary 2-29, Benjamin 1-13.
SPORTLIGHT
Jan. 3
1920–Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a $350,000 loan. The loan is used to turn the play "No, No, Nannette" into a hit.
1931–Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons scores two goals four seconds apart in the third period of a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.
1973–A 12-member group headed by George Steinbrenner buys the New York Yankees from the Columbia Broadcasting System for $10 million.
1991–Wayne Gretzky scores three goals, including his 700th, as the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 6-3.
1993–The Buffalo Bills stage pro football's biggest comeback to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in the first round of the NFL playoffs.
1995–Nebraska, the fourth team to finish 13-0 in Division I-A football history, wins its first national football title since 1971 as the Cornhuskers are the overwhelming choice in The Associated Press poll.
1998–Michigan wins its first national championship since 1948 as the Wolverines are officially declared No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll. The coaches poll jumps Nebraska to the No. 1 spot, creating a split national championship for the third time in the 1990s.
1999–Brian Bellows of the Washington Capitals, has a goal and an assist, including the 1,000th point of his NHL career, to lead Washington past Toronto 5-2.
2003–Ohio State completes an unlikely, unbeaten run to its first national title in 34 years with a 31-24 double-overtime win over Miami at the Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes' upset ends the Hurricanes' bid for a second straight title and their winning streak at 34.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Agreed to terms with LHP David Price on a one-year contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS – Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson on a four-year contract.
NEW YORK METS – Agreed to terms with OF Andrew Brown on a minor league contract.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES – Signed INF Jet Butler, RHP Chris Enourato and INF Brett Zawacki to contract extensions.
JOLIET SLAMMERS – Named Mike Breyman manager. Signed RHP Jonathan Gonzalez.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Fined Detroit F Charlie Villanueva $25,000 for a flagrant foul during Tuesday's game.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS – Recalled G-F Kent Bazemore and F-C Jeremy Tyler from Santa Cruz (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS – Re-signed offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to a contract extension.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Announced the retirement of LB Ray Lewis, effective after the Ravens last playoff game.
CHICAGO BEARS – Signed DE Cheta Ozougwu to a reserve/future contract.
NEW YORK JETS – Signed WR Joseph Collins, DE Claude Davis, WR Emmanuel Arceneaux and S Bret Lockett to reserve/future contracts.
OAKLAND RAIDERS – Signed G Jason Foster, LB Jerrell Harris, DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, WR Travionte Session, TE Mickey Shuler and T Jason Slowey to reserve/future contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Signed DE Everette Brown and CB Trevard Lindley to two-year contracts.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Signed SB Cory Watson and G Chris Greaves to contract extensions.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS – Reassigned F Jared Knight and F Tyler Randell from Providence (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS – Reassigned RW Andrej Nestrasil from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS – Reassigned F Darren Kramer from Binghamton (AHL) to Elmira (ECHL).
American Hockey League
AHL – Suspended Manchester C Andy Andreoff three games.
BINGHAMTON SENATORS – Loaned D Danny New to Elmira (ECHL).
COLLEGE
EASTERN MICHIGAN – Dismissed G Miranda Tatee from the women's basketball team.
TEXAS A&M – Named Terry Schweikert director of softball operations.
UTAH – Announced DE Joe Kruger will enter the NFL draft.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Women
EAST
Boston U. 72, Stony Brook 61
Brown 48, Army 45
Bucknell 64, Cornell 39
Delaware 60, St. John's 59, OT
Dowling 50, Pace 31
Georgetown 66, Temple 58
Gettysburg 62, Alvernia 50
Harvard 85, UMass 59
Rutgers 54, La Salle 50
Rutgers-Newark 65, York (NY) 27
SUNY-IT 76, Utica 70
Sacred Heart 67, Yale 62
Vermont 63, New Hampshire 60, OT
SOUTH
East Carolina 71, George Mason 53
FAU 79, Louisiana-Lafayette 44
FIU 70, Florida A&M 69
Florida Gulf Coast 70, Mercer 41
Hampton 60, Boston College 57
Jacksonville 58, Lipscomb 45
North Florida 59, N. Kentucky 55
Pittsburgh 55, Old Dominion 54
Prairie View 64, Alcorn St. 52
Roanoke 65, Hollins 53
Winthrop 81, William & Mary 70
Xavier (NO) 75, Bethel (Tenn.) 67, 2OT
MIDWEST
Cornerstone 61, Aquinas 55
Davenport 79, Michigan-Dearborn 40
E. Illinois 72, Loyola of Chicago 69
Iowa St. 73, Texas 65, OT
Kansas 72, Kansas St. 63
Kent St. 73, Bethune-Cookman 55
Madonna 80, Lawrence Tech 54
Marquette 78, Cent. Michigan 74
Nebraska 70, Wisconsin 52
Siena Heights 72, Lourdes 37
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 74, TCU 35
MVSU 71, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64
Middle Tennessee 72, Arkansas St. 70
North Texas 87, Troy 71
Oklahoma 71, West Virginia 68
Texas Tech 64, Oklahoma St. 59
Men
EAST
Albany (NY) 65, UMBC 48
Bucknell 72, Cornell 56
Columbia 66, Colgate 59
Hartford 71, Binghamton 68
Lafayette 83, NJIT 66
Maine 63, Boston U. 58
Syracuse 78, Rutgers 53
Vermont 64, New Hampshire 51
SOUTH
Auburn 78, Florida St. 72
Campbell 86, East Carolina 81, OT
Charlotte 71, UNC Asheville 63, OT
Delaware St. 53, Marshall 51
Drexel 77, Georgia St. 60
Duke 67, Davidson 50
FIU 88, Florida A&M 72
Georgia Tech 74, Chattanooga 58
Jacksonville 85, Lipscomb 71
James Madison 58, Old Dominion 55
Kentucky 90, E. Michigan 38
Louisville 80, Providence 62
Mercer 77, Florida Gulf Coast 70, OT
N. Kentucky 65, North Florida 52
NC A&T 81, Radford 77
Richmond 91, Air Force 68
SC-Upstate 68, Hampton 49
South Florida 65, UCF 56
Stetson 70, Kennesaw St. 60
Towson 79, UNC Wilmington 74
UAB 65, Georgia Southern 61
VCU 109, ETSU 58
VMI 110, Shenandoah 54
Vanderbilt 64, William & Mary 50
Wake Forest 66, Xavier 59
MIDWEST
Akron 91, Coppin St. 63
Ball St. 62, Norfolk St. 61
Bradley 66, S. Illinois 60
Butler 70, Penn 57
Creighton 79, Illinois St. 72
IPFW 68, Navy 63
Ill.-Chicago 65, Youngstown St. 60
Indiana St. 65, N. Iowa 61
Kent St. 72, Cleveland St. 55
Loyola of Chicago 63, Valparaiso 54
Ohio St. 70, Nebraska 44
UMass 70, Miami (Ohio) 69
Wichita St. 75, Drake 63
SOUTHWEST
Boise St. 64, Texas-Arlington 46
Tulsa 63, Buffalo 57
Wyoming 59, SMU 56