prep football
State playoffs
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Division I
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Region 1
1 Lakewood St. Edward (10?1) vs. 4 Austintown Fitch (12?0) at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
2 Mentor (11?1) vs. 11 Cle. St. Ignatius (8?4) at Parma Byers Field
Region 2
1 Hilliard Davidson (12?0) vs. 5 Huber Heights Wayne (11?1) at Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Stadium
2 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (11?1) vs. 6 Cin. Colerain (12?0) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium
REGIONAL FINALS
Division II
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 3
1 Cle. Glenville (11?1) vs. 6 Madison (10?2) at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium
Region 4
1 Medina Highland (12?0) vs. 2 Avon (12?0) at Brunswick Judy Kirsch Field
Region 5
1 New Albany (11?1) vs. 3 Zanesville (12?0) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium
Region 6
1 Loveland (12?0) vs. 2 Cin. Mount Healthy (11?1) at Lockland Roettger Field
Division III
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 7
1 Akron St. Vincent?St. Mary (12?0) vs. 2 Hubbard (12?0) at Ravenna Gilcrest Field
Region 8
1 Central Catholic (12?0) vs. 2 Clyde (11?1) at Bowling Green State University Doyt Perry Stadium
Region 9
1 The Plains Athens (12?0) vs. 2 Cols. Marion?Franklin (11?1) at Logan Chieftain Stadium
Region 10
1 Tipp City Tippecanoe (12?0) vs. 7 Trotwood?Madison (9?2) at Piqua Alexander Stadium – Purk Field
Division IV
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 11
5 Cle. Benedictine (9?3) vs. 3 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8?4) at Solon Stewart Field
Region 12
5 Bryan (12?0) vs. 2 Kenton (12?0) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 13
8 Steubenville (8?4) vs. 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (10?2) at Dover Crater Stadium
Region 14
1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (11?1) vs. 2 Clarksville Clinton?Massie (11?1) at Dayton Welcome Stadium
Division V
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Region 15
1 Akron Manchester (10?2) vs. 2 Columbiana Crestview (11?1) at Minerva Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium
Region 16
5 Coldwater (10?2) vs. 7 Huron (9?3) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 17
1 Cols. Bishop Hartley (11?1) vs. 3 Wheelersburg (11?1) at Nelsonville Boston Field
Region 18
1 West Jefferson (11?1) vs. 3 Hamilton Badin (10?2) at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium, Matt Dudon Memorial Field
Division VI
Friday
Region 19
1 Kirtland (12?0) vs. 3 Mogadore (11?1) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 20
5 Haviland Wayne Trace (11?1) vs. 7 Ada (9?3) at Lima Stadium
Region 21
4 Newark Catholic (11?1) vs. 2 Cols. Bishop Ready (11?1) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium
Region 22
4 Mechanicsburg (10?2) vs. 6 West Liberty?Salem (10?2) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field
Division VII
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Region 23
1 Berlin Center Western Reserve (12?0) vs. 2 Norwalk St. Paul (11?1) at Medina Ken Dukes Stadium
Region 24
8 Delphos St. John's (8?4) vs. 6 Arlington (9?3) at Lima Stadium
Region 25
1 Glouster Trimble (12?0) vs. 2 Shadyside (12?0) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 26
1 North Lewisburg Triad (12?0) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (12?0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium – Purk Field
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Final
POINTS
1, Jimmie Johnson, 2,419. 2. Matt Kenseth, 2,400. 3. Kevin Harvick, 2,385. 4. Kyle Busch, 2,364. 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,363. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,337. 7. Clint Bowyer, 2,336. 8. Joey Logano, 2,323. 9. Greg Biffle, 2,321. 10. Kurt Busch, 2,309.
11. Ryan Newman, 2,286. 12. Kasey Kahne, 2,283. 13. Carl Edwards, 2,282. 14. Brad Keselowski, 1,041. 15. Jamie McMurray, 1,007. 16. Martin Truex Jr., 998. 17. Paul Menard, 949. 18. Aric Almirola, 913. 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 909. 20. Jeff Burton, 906.
MONEY
1, Jimmie Johnson, $8,986,750. 2. Matt Kenseth, $7,020,171. 3. Kyle Busch, $6,917,310. 4. Kevin Harvick, $6,602,918. 5. Brad Keselowski, $6,449,770. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,903,433. 7. Jeff Gordon, $5,891,614. 8. Carl Edwards, $5,855,345. 9. Joey Logano, $5,671,817. 10. Ryan Newman, $5,603,716.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 2 0 .778 234 175
N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 268
Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 225
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 273
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 220
Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 226
Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 276
Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 318
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 206
Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 245
Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 212
Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 238
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 9 1 0 .900 398 255
Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 232 138
Oakland 4 6 0 .400 194 246
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 228 222
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 276 260
Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258
N.Y. Giants 4 6 0 .400 192 256
Washington 3 7 0 .300 246 311
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 288 183
Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 115
Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 187 237
Atlanta 2 8 0 .200 214 292
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 6 4 0 .600 265 253
Chicago 6 4 0 .600 282 267
Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 258 239
Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 240 320
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 10 1 0 .909 306 179
San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 247 178
Arizona 6 4 0 .600 214 212
St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234
Monday
New England at Carolina, 8:40
Sunday
Chicago 23, Baltimore 20, OT
Oakland 28, Houston 23
Buffalo 37, N.Y. Jets 14
Tampa Bay 41, Atlanta 28
Pittsburgh 37, Detroit 27
Philadelphia 24, Washington 16
Cincinnati 41, Cleveland 20
Arizona 27, Jacksonville 14
Miami 20, San Diego 16
Seattle 41, Minnesota 20
New Orleans 23, San Francisco 20
N.Y. Giants 27, Green Bay 13
Denver 27, Kansas City 17
Open: Dallas, St. Louis
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1
Jacksonville at Houston, 1
San Diego at Kansas City, 1
Chicago at St. Louis, 1
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1
N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 1
Carolina at Miami, 1
Tennessee at Oakland, 4:05
Indianapolis at Arizona, 4:05
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:25
Denver at New England, 8:30
Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle
MONDAY, NOV. 25
San Francisco at Washington, 8:40 p.m.
SUNDAY
Kansas City 0 10 0 7 – 17
Denver 10 7 7 3 – 27
Den–FG Prater 54, 12:33.
Den–J.Thomas 9 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 3:03.
KC–Bowe 6 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 13:23.
Den–Ball 1 run (Prater kick), 9:05.
KC–FG Succop 20, 2:55.
Den–Ball 8 run (Prater kick), 2:22.
Den–FG Prater 36, 7:06.
KC–Fasano 10 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 4:56.
A–77,076.
TEAM STATS
KC Den
First downs 24 24
Total Net Yards 344 427
Rushes-yards 25-144 36-104
Passing 200 323
Punt Returns 5-33 3-17
Kickoff Returns 1-23 1-28
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 21-45-0 24-40-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-30 0-0
Punts 7-51.1 6-45.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-53 13-82
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Kansas City, Charles 16-78, A.Smith 5-52, Davis 3-13, Sherman 1-1. Denver, Moreno 27-79, Ball 8-25, Manning 1-0.
PASSING–Kansas City, A.Smith 21-45-0-230. Denver, Manning 24-40-0-323.
RECEIVING–Kansas City, McCluster 5-53, Bowe 4-57, Fasano 4-37, McGrath 2-40, Sherman 2-18, Charles 2-(minus 6), Avery 1-20, Davis 1-11. Denver, Welker 8-72, D.Thomas 5-121, Decker 5-71, J.Thomas 3-43, Ball 3-16.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–Denver, Prater 52 (WL).
SOCCER
MLS playoffs
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Eastern Conference
Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov 9: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0
Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 23: Houston at Sporting KC, 7:30 p.m.
Western Conference
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2
Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake at Portland, 9 p.m.
MLS CUP
Saturday, Dec. 7: at higher seed, 4 p.m.
CFL
SUNDAY
Division Finals
East Division
Hamilton 36, Toronto 24
West Division
Saskatchewan 35, Calgary 13
Sunday, Nov. 24
Grey Cup
Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan, 6 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 5 6 .455 –
Toronto 4 7 .364 1
Boston 4 7 .364 1
New York 3 6 .333 1
Brooklyn 3 7 .300 1½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 7 3 .700 –
Atlanta 6 4 .600 1
Charlotte 5 6 .455 2½
Orlando 4 6 .400 3
Washington 2 7 .222 4½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 9 1 .900 –
Chicago 6 3 .667 2½
Cleveland 4 7 .364 5½
Detroit 3 6 .333 5½
Milwaukee 2 7 .222 6½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 9 1 .900 –
Houston 7 4 .636 2½
Dallas 6 4 .600 3
Memphis 5 5 .500 4
New Orleans 4 6 .400 5
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 9 2 .818 –
Oklahoma City 7 3 .700 1½
Minnesota 7 4 .636 2
Denver 4 6 .400 4½
Utah 1 10 .091 8
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700 –
Golden State 7 3 .700 –
Phoenix 5 4 .556 1½
L.A. Lakers 5 7 .417 3
Sacramento 2 7 .222 4½
MONDAY
Portland 108, Brooklyn 98
Chicago 86, Charlotte 81
Oklahoma City 115, Denver 113
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Portland 118, Toronto 110, OT
Memphis 97, Sacramento 86
L.A. Lakers 114, Detroit 99
TODAY
Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Boston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Leaders
Through SUNDAY
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 9 71 100 258 28.7
James, MIA 10 102 54 273 27.3
Love, MIN 11 98 74 295 26.8
Anthony, NYK 9 84 51 232 25.8
Harden, HOU 10 76 80 252 25.2
Martin, MIN 10 78 61 244 24.4
George, IND 10 80 50 233 23.3
Griffin, LAC 10 92 43 229 22.9
Aldridge, POR 10 99 24 222 22.2
Ellis, DAL 10 80 51 219 21.9
Afflalo, ORL 10 73 45 217 21.7
Turner, PHL 11 92 50 238 21.6
Irving, CLE 11 85 44 234 21.3
Cousins, SAC 9 77 37 191 21.2
Lawson, DEN 9 67 45 191 21.2
Thompson, GOL 10 79 16 209 20.9
Davis, NOR 10 76 57 209 20.9
Gay, TOR 11 84 43 227 20.6
DeRozan, TOR 11 82 49 226 20.5
Lopez, Bro 8 62 40 164 20.5
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Howard, HOU 11 40 116 156 14.2
Love, MIN 11 36 114 150 13.6
Jordan, LAC 10 48 84 132 13.2
Drummond, DET 9 44 65 109 12.1
Vucevic, ORL 10 37 77 114 11.4
Davis, NOR 10 40 70 110 11.0
Griffin, LAC 10 20 89 109 10.9
Ibaka, OKC 9 30 68 98 10.9
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mid-American Conference
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Bwling Green 5 1 219 74 7 3 331 151
Buffalo 5 1 219 92 7 3 306 237
Ohio 3 3 166 152 6 4 272 253
Akron 3 4 115 180 4 7 211 314
Kent St. 2 5 154 183 3 8 205 310
UMass 1 5 89 178 1 9 117 308
Miami 0 6 61 172 0 10 96 329
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
N. Illinois 6 0 273 127 10 0 446 252
Ball St. 6 1 260 181 9 2 426 284
Toledo 5 1 243 150 7 3 350 277
C. Mich. 3 3 132 174 4 6 200 333
E. Mich. 1 5 133 295 2 8 209 442
W. Mich. 1 6 136 242 1 10 192 392
TODAY
Kent St. at Ohio, 8
Buffalo at Miami, 8
WEDNESDAY
N. Illinois at Toledo, 8
Saturday
UMass at Cent. Michigan, 1
Bowling Green at E. Michigan, 1
Big Ten Conference
Legends
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Mich. St. 6 0 194 79 9 1 309 132
Minnesota 4 2 140 154 8 2 307 234
Nebraska 4 2 178 138 7 3 351 246
Michigan 3 3 191 168 7 3 343 252
Iowa 3 3 125 119 6 4 266 187
N'western 0 6 106 166 4 6 271 261
Leaders
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio St. 6 0 284 127 10 0 494 188
Wisconsin 5 1 235 91 8 2 385 140
Penn St. 3 3 160 209 6 4 293 267
Indiana 2 4 213 257 4 6 391 388
Illinois 0 6 141 273 3 7 302 372
Purdue 0 6 52 238 1 9 127 380
Saturday
Michigan at Iowa, noon
Michigan St. at Northwestern, noon
Illinois at Purdue, noon
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 3:30
Indiana at Ohio St., 3:30
Nebraska at Penn St., 3:30
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 14 6 0 28 64 50
Boston 13 6 1 27 57 37
Toronto 12 7 1 25 57 47
Detroit 9 5 7 25 54 60
Montreal 10 9 2 22 52 45
Ottawa 8 8 4 20 58 62
Florida 5 12 4 14 46 70
Buffalo 5 16 1 11 41 68
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 13 8 0 26 59 48
Washington 12 8 1 25 69 59
N.Y. Rangers 10 10 0 20 42 50
Carolina 8 9 4 20 40 59
New Jersey 7 8 5 19 42 49
N.Y. Islanders 8 10 3 19 61 68
Columbus 7 10 3 17 52 57
Philadelphia 7 10 2 16 35 48
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 14 3 4 32 78 61
Minnesota 13 4 4 30 55 44
St. Louis 13 3 3 29 66 46
Colorado 14 5 0 28 59 41
Dallas 11 7 2 24 58 56
Winnipeg 10 10 2 22 57 61
Nashville 9 9 2 20 46 63
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 15 6 2 32 72 59
San Jose 13 3 5 31 72 50
Phoenix 14 4 3 31 73 66
Los Angeles 14 6 1 29 58 46
Vancouver 11 8 3 25 56 58
Calgary 6 11 3 15 54 75
Edmonton 5 15 2 12 53 83
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
MONDAY
Boston 4, Carolina 1
Pittsburgh 3, Anaheim 1
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8
SUNDAY
Columbus 4, Ottawa 1
Washington 4, St. Louis 1
Los Angeles 1, N.Y. Rangers 0
Chicago 5, San Jose 1
Minnesota 2, Winnipeg 1
Dallas 2, Vancouver 1
TODAY
St. Louis at Buffalo, 7
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7
Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7
Minnesota at Montreal, 7:30
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30
Chicago at Colorado, 9
Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30
Florida at Vancouver, 10
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:30
Pittsburgh at Washington, 8
Columbus at Calgary, 10
New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
Nov. 19
1961–George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.
1961–Cleveland's Jim Brown rushes for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 45-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1966–No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State, play to a 10-10 tie.
1983–Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 rout of the New Jersey Devils.
1990–Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates is named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Bonds was the first major league player to finish with 30 homers, 30 stolen bases, 100 RBIs and a .300 or better batting average.
1992–Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is selected the American League's MVP. Eckersley, who led the majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.
1993–Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It's the last scoreless tie game in FBS history due to the NCAA's institution of overtime beginning in 1994.
1994–Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major-college history, running for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado's 41-20 victory over Iowa State.
1995–The Baltimore Stallions posts a 37-20 victory over the Calgary Stampeders to become the first U.S.-based team to win the Grey Cup in the CFL's 83-year history.
2000–Fred Taylor rushes for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and also catches a touchdown pass in Jacksonville's 34-24 victory over Pittsburgh.
2000–Gus Frerotte completes 36 of 58 passes for a team-record 462 yards and five touchdowns in Denver's 38-37 victory over San Diego.
2004–Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to fight with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers' 97-82 win.
2006–Roger Federer overwhelms James Blake, claiming his third Masters Cup title 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. Top-ranked Federer rounds off another dominating season with 12 titles and 16 finals appearances from the 17 tournaments he enters.
2006–Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th player in NHL history with 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers' 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.
2009–South African sports ministry announces South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential according.
2011–Robert Griffin III, Baylor, passes for 479 yards and four TDs, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left and the 25th-ranked Bears beat No. 5 Oklahoma for the first time, 45-38. The Bears were 0-20 against the Sooners.
2012–Maryland joins the Big Ten, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a move driven by the school's budget woes.
GOLF
World Rankings
Through Nov. 17
1. Tiger Woods USA 12.34
2. Adam Scott AUS 9.78
3. Henrik Stenson SWE 9.01
4. Phil Mickelson USA 7.82
5. Justin Rose ENG 7.76
6. Rory McIlroy NIR 6.67
7. Matt Kuchar USA 6.37
8. Steve Stricker USA 6.22
9. Brandt Snedeker USA 5.85
10. Jason Dufner USA 5.48
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Michigan St. (51) 3-0 1,608 2
2. Kansas (7) 2-0 1,523 5
3. Louisville (7) 3-0 1,511 3
4. Kentucky 3-1 1,410 1
5. Arizona 3-0 1,339 6
6. Duke 2-1 1,320 4
7. Oklahoma St. 3-0 1,198 8
8. Ohio St. 3-0 1,172 10
9. Syracuse 3-0 1,135 9
10. VCU 3-0 928 14
11. Memphis 1-0 871 13
12. Wisconsin 3-0 763 20
13. Gonzaga 3-0 710 15
14. Michigan 2-1 705 7
14. Wichita St. 4-0 705 16
16. Florida 2-1 619 11
17. Oregon 2-0 613 18
18. UConn 4-0 600 19
19. New Mexico 2-0 353 22
20. Baylor 3-0 342 23
21. Iowa St. 3-0 296 –
22. UCLA 2-0 291 24
23. Creighton 3-0 246 –
24. North Carolina 2-1 213 12
25. Marquette 2-1 144 17
Others receiving votes: Iowa 122, Indiana 109, Virginia 77, Harvard 72, Boise St. 28, Belmont 18, Arizona St. 13, Villanova 11, Xavier 10, Tennessee 9, Pittsburgh 7, Colorado 6, Missouri 5, Florida St. 4, Minnesota 4, Saint Louis 4, Cincinnati 3, BYU 2, Indiana St. 2, UMass 2, George Washington 1, Notre Dame 1.
USA Today Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Michigan State (22) 3-0 789 2
2. Louisville (8) 3-0 761 3
3. Kansas (2) 2-0 735 6
4. Arizona 3-0 684 5
5. Kentucky 3-1 658 1
6. Duke 2-1 630 4
7. Syracuse 3-0 601 7
8. Ohio State 3-0 597 9
9. Oklahoma State 3-0 541 12
10. VCU 3-0 443 14
11. Memphis 1-0 404 13
12. Gonzaga 3-0 381 15
13. Michigan 2-1 362 8
14. Florida 2-1 359 10
15. Wisconsin 3-0 332 19
16. Wichita State 4-0 330 16
17. Oregon 2-0 275 18
18. Connecticut 4-0 265 20
19. North Carolina 2-1 208 11
20. New Mexico 2-0 180 21
21. Baylor 3-0 131 25
22. Indiana 4-0 129 23
23. Creighton 3-0 111 –
24. UCLA 2-0 105 24
25. Iowa 4-0 74 –
Others receiving votes: Marquette 71, Iowa State 49, Virginia 42, Boise State 21, Harvard 20, Pittsburgh 19, Georgetown 14, Notre Dame 13, Colorado 10, California 9, Tennessee 9, Massachusetts 8, Saint Mary's 8, Belmont 5, Missouri 5, Saint Louis 5, Arizona State 3, Villanova 2, BYU 1, Utah State 1.
Last night
EAST
Providence 70, Vermont 49
Syracuse 56, St. Francis (NY) 50
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 91, Dillard 51
FIU 75, Stetson 66
Florida 67, Southern U. 53
Florida Gulf Coast 72, Eckerd 55
Louisiana-Monroe 86, Samford 52
Miami 70, Coll. of Charleston 54
NC Central 62, Campbell 43
Presbyterian 86, Toccoa Falls 76
South Alabama 76, William Carey 53
Tennessee 86, The Citadel 60
UNC Wilmington 87, Liberty 76
Virginia Tech 105, VMI 92
Wagner 102, Coppin St. 87
Wake Forest 90, Jacksonville 83
MIDWEST
Toledo 79, Florida A&M 69
Ball St. 87, SE Missouri 83
E. Michigan 81, Cleveland St. 69
Michigan St. 82, Portland 67
S. Dakota St. 83, SW Minnesota St. 62
Wright St. 83, Manchester 33
TOURNAMENT
NIT Season Tipoff-Alabama
First Round
Georgia St. 96, McNeese St. 70
NIT Season Tipoff-Duke
First Round
Duke 91, UNC Asheville 55
NIT Season Tipoff-Rutgers
First Round
Drexel 71, Elon 64
Rutgers 66, Canisius 51
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. UConn (36) 4-0 900 1
2. Duke 3-0 864 2
3. Tennessee 4-0 796 4
4. Louisville 4-0 780 5
5. Notre Dame 3-0 740 6
6. Stanford 3-1 730 3
7. Kentucky 4-0 699 7
8. Maryland 2-1 630 8
9. Baylor 2-0 616 9
10. Oklahoma 2-1 515 11
11. Nebraska 3-0 472 15
12. North Carolina 2-1 457 12
13. Texas A&M 3-0 445 16
14. Penn St. 2-1 428 13
15. LSU 2-1 331 14
16. Colorado 2-0 316 17
17. California 2-2 298 10
18. Purdue 3-0 278 18
19. South Carolina 4-0 252 21
20. Oklahoma St. 3-0 239 20
21. Michigan St. 2-1 214 19
22. Iowa St. 2-0 171 22
23. Georgia 3-0 157 24
24. Gonzaga 2-1 104 25
25. DePaul 2-0 76 –
Others receiving votes: Iowa 38, Dayton 37, Georgia Tech 26, Marquette 24, George Washington 16, Texas 15, Middle Tennessee 9, Vanderbilt 8, Ohio St. 6, Florida St. 4, UCLA 3, West Virginia 3, James Madison 1, Rutgers 1, Saint Mary's (Cal) 1.
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Providence 82, Dartmouth 72
Syracuse 89, Cornell 48
SOUTH
Morehead St. 53, Marshall 51
NC State 94, Morgan St. 52
North Florida 62, Samford 44
Presbyterian 96, Columbia (SC) 40
Stetson 90, Indiana St. 74
Winthrop 70, Saint Louis 61
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 61, Butler 57
IPFW 79, S. Illinois 62
Indiana 80, Cent. Arkansas 53
Michigan 73, W. Michigan 45
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. 74, Idaho St. 45
GLANTZ-culver line
NCAA Football
Tonight
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY UNDERDOG
Buffalo 25 24 at Miami (Ohio)
at Ohio 5½ 5 Kent St.
Tomorrow
N. Illinois 3 2½ at Toledo
Thursday
at UCF 14½ 17 Rutgers
Rice 14 19 at UAB
at Air Force Pk 1 UNLV
Friday
at San Jose St. 3 2 Navy
Saturday
at Penn St. 2½ 2 Nebraska
Illinois 6 7 at Purdue
Pittsburgh 1½ 1 at Syracuse
at Temple 7 9 UConn
at Ohio St. 31½ 32 Indiana
Michigan St. 7 7½ at Nrthwestern
East Carolina 6 7 at NC State
at Florida St. 56 56 Idaho
Marshall 33 33 at FIU
at Georgia 26 23½ Kentucky
at Iowa St. 4½ 6 Kansas
Duke 5½ 5 at Wake Frest
at Maryland Pk Pk Boston Coll
Wisconsin 14½ 15 at Minnesota
at Miami 19½ 20 Virginia
at Houston-x 2½ 3½ Cincinnati
at Louisville 22½ 24½ Memphis
at Tennessee 2½ 3 Vanderbilt
at Cent. Michigan 8½ 9 UMass
Bowling Green 24 24½ at E. Michigan
at Wyoming 6½ 7 Hawaii
W. Kentucky 3½ 4 at Texas St.
at Iowa 3½ 6½ Michigan
Arizona St. 2 2½ at UCLA
at Utah St. 7½ 7 Colo. St.
Southern Cal 21½ 22½ at Colorado
at LSU 4 4 Texas A&M
Mississippi St. 3 1½ at Arkansas-y
Oregon 17½ 19 at Arizona
at Tulane 15½ 17 UTEP
at Stanford 28½ 31½ California
at North Texas 7 8½ UTSA
BYU +1 1 at Notre Dame
Baylor 10½ 8½ at Okla. St.
Middle Tenn. 20½ 23 at Sthrn Miss.
at Arkansas St. 22½ 24 Georgia St.
at Oregon St. OFF OFF Washington
at South Alabama 3 3½ La-Monroe
SMU 5½ 4 at S. Florida
at Fresno St. OFF OFF New Mexico
at FAU 21 20½ New Mex St.
Tulsa 3½ 4 at La Tech
at Kansas St. 4 3½ Oklahoma
Missouri 2 3 at Mississippi
at Washington St. 1 1 Utah
Boise St. 7½ 7 at SD St.
x-at BBVA Compass Stadium
y-at Little Rock, Ark.
Off Key
Washington QB questionable
New Mexico QB questionable
NFL
Thursday
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New Orleans 7 7½ (53) at Atlanta
Sunday
at Detroit 9½ 9½ (48½) Tampa Bay
at Houston 10 10½ (43) Jacksonville
at Green Bay OFF OFF (OFF) Minnesota
at Kansas City 4½ 5 (41½) San Diego
Carolina 4 3½ (41½) at Miami
at Cleveland 2½ 2 (41½) Pittsburgh
at St. Louis Pk 1 (46) Chicago
at Baltimore 3 3½ (40) N.Y. Jets
at Oakland 1½ 1 (41½) Tennessee
at Arizona 1½ 2 (44½) Indianapolis
at N.Y. Giants 3 2½ (47) Dallas
Denver 2½ 3 (55½) at Nw England
Monday
San Francisco 4 4½ (47½) at Washington
Off Key
Green Bay QB questionable
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Signed LHP Kelvin De La Cruz to a one-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS – Named Omar Vizquel first base/infield/baserunning coach, Mick Billmeyer bullpen coach, Wally Joyner hitting coach and Matt Martin defensive coordinator.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Named Jeff Branson hitting coach and Jeff Livesey coach.
SAN DIEGO PADRES – Named Dave Roberts bench coach and Jose Valentin first base coach.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – Signed INF Scott Moore and C Ed Easley to minor league contracts.
Eastern League
READING FIGHTIN PHILS – Named Tonya Petrunak director of business development.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS – Assigned G Chris Smith to Erie (NBADL).
NBA Development League
IDAHO STAMPEDE – Waived G Dion Dixon, G Lamont Morgan, Jr., G Steven Pledger and G Richard Townsend-Gant.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL – Suspended Tampa Bay S Dashon Goldson and Indianapolis LB Erik Walden one game each for violations of NFL safety rules.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Activated RB Shane Vereen from the injured reserve/return list.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Signed CB Dax Swanson to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Placed CB Michael Adams on the injured reserve list.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Signed QB John Skelton. Placed CB Tommie Campbell on the injured reserve list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS – Reassigned C Rickard Rakell to Norfolk (AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES – Activated G Cam Ward from injured reserve.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – Agreed to terms with F Ryan Hartman on a three-year contract.
DALLAS STARS – Reassigned F Travis Morin to Texas (AHL). Recalled D Aaron Rome from Texas.
MINNESOTA WILD – Recalled G Darcy Kuemper from the Iowa (AHL). Reassigned G Johan Gustafsson to Iowa.
NEW YORK RANGERS – Assigned F Brandon Mashinter to Hartford (AHL).
ECHL
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS – Released F Jake Morley.
COLLEGE
FORDHAM – Announced men's junior basketball C Ryan Canty will take a leave of absence to address personal issues.
NORTH DAKOTA – Fired football coach Chris Mussman.
WASHINGTON STATE – Signed football coach Mike Leach to a two-year contract extension through the 2018 season.