College Football
Bowl Games
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
At Dallas
North Texas 36, UNLV 14
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebraska 24, Georgia 19
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
LSU 21, Iowa 14
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Michigan State 24, Stanford 20
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
UCF 52, Baylor 42
Thursday
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), late
Today
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 18
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 25
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
South vs. North, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
UCF 14 14 7 17 – 52
Baylor 7 13 8 14 – 42
UCF–S.Johnson 11 run (Moffitt kick), 11:24.
UCF–S.Johnson 2 run (Moffitt kick), 7:46.
Bay–Petty 1 run (A.Jones kick), 3:49.
Bay–Norwood 30 pass from Petty (pass failed), 8:01.
UCF–Hall 50 pass from Bortles (Moffitt kick), 5:05.
Bay–Petty 13 run (A.Jones kick), 2:55.
UCF–Hall 34 pass from Bortles (Moffitt kick), :44.
Bay–Petty 1 run (Petty run), 10:18.
UCF–Perriman 10 pass from Bortles (Moffitt kick), 5:38.
UCF–Bortles 15 run (Moffitt kick), 13:37.
Bay–Martin 9 run (A.Jones kick), 12:16.
UCF–S.Johnson 40 run (Moffitt kick), 10:26.
UCF–FG Moffitt 36, 4:44.
Bay–C.Fuller 9 pass from Petty (A.Jones kick), 1:15.
A–65,172..
TEAM STATS
UCF Bay
First downs 29 27
Rushes-yards 44-255 38-194
Passing 301 356
Comp-Att-Int 20-31-2 30-47-1
Return Yards 9 (-3)
Punts-Avg. 4-41.0 7-43.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 17-135
Time of Possession 34:47 25:13
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–UCF, S.Johnson 20-124, Bortles 8-93, Stanback 13-33,
Godfrey 1-7, Team 2-(minus 2). Baylor, Seastrunk 17-117, Goodley 1-22,
Linwood 3-19, Martin 6-19, Petty 11-17..
PASSING–UCF, Bortles 20-31-2-301. Baylor, Petty 30-47-1-356..
RECEIVING–UCF, Godfrey 5-60, Worton 5-56, Hall 4-113,
Perriman 3-48, Stanback 2-25, S.Johnson 1-(minus 1). Baylor,
Coleman 7-88, Lee 5-80, Reese 5-43, Norwood 4-63, Goodley 4-20,
C.Fuller 3-52, Najvar 1-7, Linwood 1-3.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Football
Tonight
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Oklahoma St. Pk 1 (62) Missouri
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Ohio St. 5 3 (69½) Clemson
Saturday
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Vanderbilt 2 2½ (53½) Houston
Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Ball St. 9 7½ (64½) Arkansas St.
Monday
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Florida St. 9½ 8½ (67½) Auburn
NFL Playoffs
Saturday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at Indianapolis 1 2½ (46½) Kansas City
at Philadelphia 2½ 2½ (54) New Orleans
Sunday
at Cincinnati 5 7 (47) San Diego
San Francisco 1 2½ (47) at Green Bay
NBA
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Washington 3 (197) Toronto
New Orleans 3 (202½) at Boston
Golden State 1 (206½) at Atlanta
at Houston 10½ (208) New York
at Dallas 2 (207) L.A. Clippers
at Denver 6 (194) Memphis
at L.A. Lakers 6 (202½) Utah
NHL
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Chicago -165 at New Jersey +145
at Pittsburgh -160 N.Y.Rangers +140
Tampa Bay -130 at Calgary +110
at Anaheim -280 Edmonton +230
NFL
Playoffs
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35 p.m. (NBC)
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 11
Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 12
Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 2
At East Rutherford, N.J.
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX
Injury Report
The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT-Definitely will not play; DNP-Did not practice; LIMITED-Limited participation in practice; FULL-Full participation in practice):
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – SAINTS: DNP: S Rafael Bush (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (chest). EAGLES: DNP: C Julian Vandervelde (back), S Earl Wolff (knee). FULL: S Colt Anderson (knee), WR Jason Avant (shoulder), CB Brandon Boykin (hip), LB Mychal Kendricks (knee).
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – CHIEFS: DNP: T Eric Fisher (groin, shoulder), LB Tamba Hali (knee). FULL: T Branden Albert (knee), WR Dwayne Bowe (concussion), LB Justin Houston (elbow), C Eric Kush (ankle), CB Ron Parker (finger, ankle). COLTS: DNP: DT Aubrayo Franklin (knee), DE Fili Moala (knee). LIMITED: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (hamstring). FULL: S Sergio Brown (groin), CB Darius Butler (quadriceps), CB Vontae Davis (groin), DT Ricky Jean Francois (foot), LB Robert Mathis (not injury related), G Mike McGlynn (elbow), DE Cory Redding (shoulder), CB Greg Toler (groin), LB Bjoern Werner (ankle).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at CINCINNATI BENGALS – CHARGERS: DNP: RB Ryan Mathews (ankle), WR Eddie Royal (toe). LIMITED: DE Sean Lissemore (shoulder), DE Kendall Reyes (ankle). BENGALS: DNP: T Anthony Collins (ankle), C Kyle Cook (foot), TE Tyler Eifert (neck), DE Wallace Gilberry (concussion), WR A.J. Green (knee), CB Terence Newman (knee), T Andre Smith (ankle), G Andrew Whitworth (ankle). LIMITED: TE Jermaine Gresham (hamstring), LB Vincent Rey (ankle).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at GREEN BAY PACKERS – 49ERS: No Data Reported PACKERS: OUT: LB Clay Matthews (thumb). DNP: LB Mike Neal (abdomen), LB Nick Perry (foot). LIMITED: LB Brad Jones (ankle), RB Eddie Lacy (ankle), DT Ryan Pickett (knee).
NFL Draft Early Entries
Davante Adams, WR, Fresno St.
Russell Bodine, OL, North Carolina
Chris Boyd, WR, Vanderbilt
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
Brandon Coleman, WR, Rutgers
Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
Alvin Dupree, DE, Kentucky
Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
Kameron Jackson, CB, California
Jake Murphy, TE, Utah
Louis Nix III, NG, Notre Dame
Loucheiz Purifoy, CB, Florida
Antonio Richardson, OT, Tennessee
Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado
Richard Rodgers, TE, California
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington
Brett Smith, QB, Wyoming
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX – Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Downs on a one-year contract.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS – Traded RHP Jorge Vasquez to Amarillo (AA) for OF Chris Valencia.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Re-signed C Philip Blake, WR Dan Buckner, LB Kenny Demens, C Tom Draheim, TE Darren Fells, RB Robert Hughes, S Orhian Johnson, DT Anthony McCloud, and LB Kenny Rowe to reserve/future contracts.
CHICAGO BEARS – Signed QB Jay Cutler to a seven-year contract, and G Matt Slauson and CB Tim Jennings to four-year contracts.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – Signed RB Jamaine Cook and DB Brandon Hughes to reserve/future contracts.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Named Bill O'Brien coach.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Re-signed WR Austin Collie. Placed WR Josh Boyce on injured reserve.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – Named Lovie Smith coach.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
PFHOF – Named David Baker president and executive director.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Activated F Nathan Horton, G Sergei Bobrovsky and D Dalton Prout from the injured list. Reassigned F Jonathan Marchessault, D Tim Erixon and G Mike McKenna to Springfield (AHL).
DALLAS STARS – Recalled F Colton Sceviour from Texas (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD – Recalled G Darcy Kuemper from Iowa (AHL). Activated D Clayton Stoner from the injured reserve list. Placed F Zenon Konopka on waivers.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Loaned D Aaron Ness to Bridgeport (AHL)...
COLLEGE
MAINE – Named Karlton Creech athletic director, effective Feb. 10.
NEBRASKA – Named John Jentz senior associate athletics director-chief financial officer, effective Jan. 13.
OREGON STATE – Announced junior WR Brandin Cooks will enter the NFL draft.
PENN STATE – Named Larry Johnson interim football coach.
TEXAS A&M – Announced sophomore WR Mike Evans will enter the NFL draft.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 15 15 .500 –
Boston 13 19 .406 3
Brooklyn 11 21 .344 5
Philadelphia 10 21 .323 5½
New York 9 21 .300 6
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 24 8 .750 –
Atlanta 18 14 .563 6
Washington 14 15 .483 8½
Charlotte 14 19 .424 10½
Orlando 10 22 .313 14
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 25 6 .806 –
Detroit 14 19 .424 12
Chicago 13 18 .419 12
Cleveland 11 21 .344 14½
Milwaukee 7 24 .226 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 25 7 .781 –
Houston 21 13 .618 5
Dallas 19 13 .594 6
New Orleans 14 16 .467 10
Memphis 13 17 .433 11
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 25 7 .781 –
Oklahoma City 25 7 .781 –
Minnesota 16 16 .500 9
Denver 14 17 .452 10½
Utah 10 24 .294 16
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 22 12 .647 –
Phoenix 19 11 .633 1
Golden State 21 13 .618 1
L.A. Lakers 13 19 .406 8
Sacramento 10 20 .333 10
WEDNESDAY
Dallas 87, Washington 78
Toronto 95, Indiana 82
Minnesota 124, New Orleans 112
Philadelphia 114, Denver 102
L.A. Clippers 112, Charlotte 85
THURSDAY
Cleveland 87, Orlando 81, OT
Golden State 123, Miami 114
Chicago 94, Boston 82
Brooklyn 95, Oklahoma City 93
New York at San Antonio, late
Memphis at Phoenix, late
Milwaukee at Utah, late
Charlotte at Portland, late.
Philadelphia at Sacramento, late
TODAY
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Orlando 23 16 23 17 2 – 81
Cleveland 19 22 16 22 8 – 87
ORLANDO: Harris 5-11 0-0 10, Davis 6-19 4-8 16, Maxiell 1-6 4-6 6, Nelson 5-9 0-0 14, Afflalo 5-15 0-0 12, Nicholson 5-11 2-2 12, Moore 1-2 0-2 3, Oladipo 3-9 0-0 6, Harkless 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-84 10-18 81.
CLEVELAND: Clark 2-10 0-0 4, Thompson 6-13 4-8 16, Varejao 8-17 2-4 18, Jack 5-16 3-3 14, Miles 4-8 3-3 14, Waiters 6-20 5-6 17, Zeller 0-0 0-0 0, Dellavedova 1-5 0-0 2, Bennett 0-4 0-0 0, Gee 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-96 17-24 87.
Note: 3-Point Goals – Orlando 7-25 (Nelson 4-8, Afflalo 2-5, Moore 1-2, Nicholson 0-3, Harris 0-3, Oladipo 0-4), Cleveland 4-19 (Miles 3-5, Jack 1-2, Bennett 0-1, Dellavedova 0-3, Waiters 0-3, Clark 0-5). Fouled Out–Davis. Rebounds –Orlando 61 (Davis 13), Cleveland 69 (Varejao 25). Assists –Orlando 21 (Nelson 9), Cleveland 22 (Jack 7). Total Fouls–Orlando 20, Cleveland 21. A – 14,248 (20,562).
NBA Leaders
Through JAN. 1
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 31 288 255 892 28.8
Love, MIN 31 271 197 815 26.3
Anthony, NYK 27 251 167 709 26.3
James, MIA 30 279 162 764 25.5
Harden, HOU 28 202 212 671 24.0
Aldridge, POR 32 315 124 754 23.6
George, IND 31 249 150 727 23.5
Curry, GOL 30 239 114 688 22.9
Cousins, SAC 29 242 175 659 22.7
Irving, CLE 31 253 127 689 22.2
Griffin, LAC 34 285 170 747 22.0
Afflalo, ORL 30 229 128 651 21.7
Lillard, POR 32 213 155 683 21.3
Westbrook, OKC 25 190 119 533 21.3
DeRozan, TOR 30 223 151 628 20.9
Nowitzki, DAL 31 238 127 648 20.9
Ellis, DAL 32 237 155 653 20.4
Wall, WAS 29 211 132 587 20.2
Martin, MIN 30 195 148 596 19.9
Gay, SAC 28 204 113 549 19.6
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Love, MIN 31 112 305 417 13.5
Jordan, LAC 34 139 316 455 13.4
Howard, HOU 34 121 325 446 13.1
Drummond, DET 33 174 235 409 12.4
Cousins, SAC 29 88 241 329 11.3
Vucevic, ORL 27 80 220 300 11.1
Aldridge, POR 32 77 271 348 10.9
Griffin, LAC 34 79 278 357 10.5
Bogut, GOL 32 89 244 333 10.4
Noah, CHI 29 100 191 291 10.0
Assists
G AST AVG
Paul, LAC 33 374 11.3
Curry, GOL 30 285 9.5
Wall, WAS 29 258 8.9
Jennings, DET 31 256 8.3
Rubio, MIN 32 264 8.3
Holiday, NOR 30 246 8.2
Teague, ATL 32 261 8.2
Lawson, DEN 29 232 8.0
Blake, LAL 21 162 7.7
Lowry, TOR 30 223 7.4
SPORTS NOTE
BASKETBALL TOURAMENT: Northwest Ohio Basketball is hosting a 3rd-8th grade boys and girls tournament at St. Johns Jesuit High School on Jan. 10-12. Schedule flexibility is offered. Contact Vince at (419) 283-5296 for more information.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 27 12 2 56 120 88
Tampa Bay 24 12 4 52 114 95
Montreal 23 14 4 50 103 94
Toronto 21 16 5 47 118 120
Detroit 18 14 10 46 109 120
Ottawa 18 18 7 43 122 138
Florida 15 20 6 36 96 130
Buffalo 11 26 4 26 72 117
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 29 12 1 59 131 96
Washington 20 15 6 46 125 123
Philadelphia 20 16 4 44 105 111
New Jersey 17 16 8 42 97 103
N.Y. Rangers 20 19 2 42 96 109
Carolina 16 16 9 41 100 121
Columbus 17 19 4 38 109 117
N.Y. Islanders 14 21 7 35 110 140
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 28 7 8 64 160 118
St. Louis 28 7 5 61 144 93
Colorado 24 11 4 52 114 100
Dallas 20 12 7 47 115 113
Minnesota 21 17 5 47 101 110
Winnipeg 19 19 5 43 117 125
Nashville 18 18 5 41 97 122
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 29 8 5 63 137 106
San Jose 25 9 6 56 131 104
Los Angeles 25 13 4 54 110 88
Vancouver 23 12 7 53 113 101
Phoenix 20 10 9 49 120 120
Calgary 14 20 6 34 96 126
Edmonton 13 24 5 31 109 143
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WEDNESDAY
Toronto 3, Detroit 2, SO
Tampa Bay 4, Vancouver 2
THURSDAY
Boston 3, Nashville 2, OT
N.Y. Islanders 3, Chicago 2, OT
Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT
Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 3
St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 0
Minnesota 4, Buffalo 1
Montreal at Dallas, late
Philadelphia at Colorado, late
Columbus at Phoenix, late
Edmonton at San Jose, late
TODAY
Chicago at New Jersey, 7
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7
Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9
Edmonton at Anaheim, 10
SATURDAY
Winnipeg at Boston, 1
San Jose at Colorado, 3
New Jersey at Buffalo, 7
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7
Ottawa at Montreal, 7
Nashville at Florida, 7
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7
Columbus at St. Louis, 8
Detroit at Dallas, 8
Washington at Minnesota, 8
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
NHL Scoring Leaders
Through JAN. 1
Name, Team GP G
Alex Ovechkin, Washington 38 30
Alexander Steen, St Louis 35 24
Patrick Kane, Chicago 42 23
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 42 22
Corey Perry, Anaheim 42 22
Patrick Sharp, Chicago 42 22
Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh 42 21
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim 39 20
Phil Kessel, Toronto 42 20
Tyler Seguin. Dallas 37 20
Bobby Ryan, Ottawa 42 18
Patrick Marleau, San Jose 40 17
Max Pacioretty, Montreal 32 17
David Perron, Edmonton 38 17
Jason Pominville, Minnesota 42 17
Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay 40 17
David Backes, St Louis 35 16
Matt Duchene, Colorado 36 16
Ryan Johansen, Columbus 40 16
Joe Pavelski, San Jose 40 16
Jeff Skinner, Carolina 29 16
John Tavares, NY Islanders 40 16
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit 35 15
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Wheeling 14 10 0 5 33 78 82
Reading 15 10 1 0 31 74 66
Elmira 9 16 1 2 21 67 93
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 18 9 1 1 38 100 80
Evansville 16 7 2 3 37 100 92
Kalamazoo 15 11 0 2 32 78 72
Fort Wayne 12 11 1 4 29 85 94
Toledo 9 16 3 0 21 80 107
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 23 5 1 2 49 99 60
Florida 19 9 1 1 40 107 83
Orlando 16 12 1 1 34 80 81
Greenville 14 14 1 1 30 76 77
Gwinnett 10 19 0 2 22 68 96
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Colorado 17 8 3 2 39 99 83
Alaska 18 9 1 0 37 89 54
Idaho 16 10 2 2 36 96 87
Utah 11 14 1 2 25 61 73
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 21 5 1 3 46 89 70
Stockton 16 10 0 4 36 103 94
San Francisco 11 16 3 1 26 75 110
Bakersfield 12 15 0 1 25 71 86
Las Vegas 8 18 3 0 19 67 102
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
THURSDAY
South Carolina 4, Gwinnett 1
Utah 3, Orlando 2, OT
TODAY
Elmira at Wheeling, 7
Florida at Greenville, 7
Gwinnett at South Carolina, 7
Reading at Toledo, 7:15
Utah at Orlando, 7:30
Cincinnati at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Fort Wayne at Evansville, 8:15
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Las Vegas, 10:05
San Francisco at Stockton, 10:30
Idaho at Alaska, 11:15
SATURDAY
Greenville at South Carolina, 7
Florida at Gwinnett, 7:05
Wheeling at Elmira, 7:05
Toledo at Kalamazoo, 7:30
Evansville at Fort Wayne, 7:35
Reading at Cincinnati, 7:35
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Las Vegas, 10:05
Stockton at San Francisco, 10:30
High school basketball
BOYS
Today
City League
Wauseon at Start
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Central Catholic at St. Francis
Clay at Fremont Ross
Findlay at St. John's
Whitmer at Lima Senior
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Bowling Green
Maumee at Napoleon
Northview at Perrysburg
Southview at Springfield.
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Paulding at Liberty Center
Other Northwest Ohio
Mohawk at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Tiffin Calvert at Fremont St. Joseph
Lakota at Hopewll-Loudon
Liberty-Benton at Kenton
Monclova Christian at Grafton Christian Community
North Baltimore at Seneca East
Oak Harbor at Sandusky Perkins
Clyde at Port Clinton
Van Buren at Lima Shawnee
Saturday
City League
Scott at Central Catholic
Bowling Green at Start
Waite at Fremont Ross
Elida at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Rossford at Clay
Defiance at Findlay
St. Francis at Perrysburg
De La Salle Collegiate at St. John's
Whitmer at Bedford
Northern Lakes League
Maumee at Wauseon
Napoleon at Wayne Trace
Northern Buckeye Conf.
New Riegel at Eastwood
Hopewell-Loudon at Elmwood
Genoa at Bellevue
Lake at Old Fort
Otsego at Liberty Center
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Cardinal Stritch at Danbury
Maumee Valley at Emmanuel Christian
Gibsonburg at Northwood
Toledo Christian at Ottawa Hills
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Fairview at Archbold
Tinora at Bryan
Delta at Edgerton
Montpelier at Ayersville
Pettisville at Patrick Henry
North Central at Swanton
Other Northwest Ohio
Fayette at Hicksville
Fremont St. Joseph at Sandusky St. Mary
Mohawk at Holgate
Wapakoneta at Liberty-Benton
Kalida at McComb
North Baltimore at Ridgemont
Van Buren at Carey
GIRLS
Today
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Bowling Green
Maumee at Napoleon
Northview at Perrysburg
Southview at Springfield
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Elmwood at Eastwood
Woodmore at Fostoria
Rossford at Genoa
Otsego at Lake
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Cardinal Stritch at Emmanuel Christian
Northwood at Danbury
Gibsonburg at Toledo Christian
Maumee Valley at Ottawa Hills
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Wauseon at Ottawa-Glandorf
Other Northwest Ohio
North Central at Fayette
Holgate at Tinora
Hilltop at Pettisville
Saturday
City League
Lake Ridge Academy at Bowsher
Consortium College Prep (Mich.) at Scott
Start at Southview
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Clay at Bryan
Lima Shawnee at Findlay
Fremont Ross at Bowling Green
Whitmer at Bedford
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Van Buren at Elmwood
Fostoria at Hopewell-Loudon
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Old Fort at Maumee Valley
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Montpelier at Moncloa Christian
Other Northwest Ohio
Arcadia at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Ada at Liberty-Benton
Carey at McComb
North Baltimore at Ridgemont
Port Clinton at Oak Harbor
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.
1931–Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons scores two goals 4 seconds apart in the third period of a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins..
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.
2003–Ohio State completes an unlikely, unbeaten run to their 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.
College Basketball
Men
EAST
American U. 67, Bucknell 57
Army 85, Lafayette 66
Boston U. 70, Holy Cross 60
Duquesne 79, Appalachian St. 55
Lehigh 88, Colgate 81, 2OT
Loyola (Md.) 63, Navy 57, OT
Manhattan 74, St. Peter's 62
Marist 75, Fairfield 56
Monmouth (NJ) 63, Siena 59
Rhode Island 75, Brown 66
Rider 85, Niagara 83
MIDWEST
Akron 59, Marshall 58
IPFW 65, Bowling Green 60
IUPUI 112, Judson 50
Michigan 63, Minnesota 60
W. Michigan 83, Siena Heights 47
Wisconsin 76, Northwestern 49
Wright St. 76, Oakland 64
SOUTH
Austin Peay 81, UT-Martin 68
Belmont 78, Jacksonville St. 67
Delaware St. 66, Gardner-Webb 65, OT
East Carolina 79, Campbell 71
Florida A&M 93, FIU 88, OT
George Mason 80, Penn 77
Georgia St. 81, Troy 72
Mississippi St. 77, Md.-Eastern Shore 63
Radford 76, The Citadel 59
Tulane 61, Hofstra 58
W. Carolina 72, UNC Greensboro 51
W. Kentucky 58, South Alabama 56
Wofford 71, Samford 61
FAR WEST
Washington 76, Arizona St. 65
Oregon 70, Utah 68, OT
Women
EAST
American U. 77, Bucknell 40
Army 66, Lafayette 49
Clemson 84, NJIT 37
Cornell 81, Vermont 46
Florida St. 78, Pittsburgh 69
Fordham 74, Saint Louis 52
George Washington 72, George Mason 56
Holy Cross 69, Boston U. 59
La Salle 50, Rhode Island 44, OT
Lehigh 76, Colgate 69
Navy 67, Loyola (Md.) 44
MIDWEST
Baylor 92, Kansas St. 63
Dayton 112, Wright St. 85
Evansville 75, Loyola of Chicago 57
Indiana 86, Iowa 84
Michigan Tech 65, Ohio Dominican 53
N. Colorado 74, N. Dakota St. 70
N. Michigan 79, Tiffin 55
North Dakota 71, S. Utah 68
Notre Dame 94, S. Dakota St. 51
Ohio St. 89, Purdue 78
S. Illinois 100, Bradley 96, 2OT
Seattle 85, Chicago St. 58
West Virginia 65, Kansas 55
SOUTH
Bluefield St. 54, NC Central 53
Coastal Carolina 83, High Point 75
Duke 87, Old Dominion 63
ETSU 78, Lipscomb 75
East Carolina 64, Coll. of Charleston 55
FAU 81, Bethune-Cookman 65
Gardner-Webb 71, Radford 57
Howard 70, Delaware St. 64
Jacksonville 74, Kennesaw St. 63
Kentucky 85, Alabama 63
Liberty 92, Charleston Southern 69
Longwood 46, Presbyterian 43
Mercer 62, North Florida 48
N. Kentucky 76, SC-Upstate 60
Nicholls St. 89, New Orleans 40
North Carolina 74, James Madison 71
Northwestern St. 78, Sam Houston St. 59
SE Louisiana 82, McNeese St. 65
Saint Joseph's 85, Richmond 80
VCU 112, UMass 54
Winthrop 68, UNC Asheville 49
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 66, Texas-Arlington 62
Cent. Arkansas 66, Texas A&M-CC 62
Oral Roberts 85, Houston Baptist 73
Stephen F. Austin 64, Lamar 43
Texas A&M 74, UTEP 58
Texas St. 42, UALR 35
Tennis
ExxonMobil Open
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, d. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, d. Ernests Gulbis (7), Latvia, 7-5, 6-4.
Florian Mayer, Germany, d. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-4.
Gael Monfils, France, d. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-2, 6-1.
Brisbane International
Singles
Men
Second Round
Jeremy Chardy (8), France, d. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
Marius Copil, Romania, d. Gilles Simon (3), France, 7-5, 6-3.
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, d. Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, 7-5, 6-3.
Sam Groth, Australia, d. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5).
Women
Quarterfinals
Serena Williams (1), United States, d. Dominika Cibulkova (9), Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3.
Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, d. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, d. Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, d. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-1.
Aircel Chennai Open
Singles
Men
Second Round
Yuki Bhambri, India, def. Fabio Fognini (3), Italy, 6-1, 5-5, retired.
Vasek Pospisil (5), Canada, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, walkover.
Marcel Granollers (6), Spain, def. Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, 6-2, 6-4.
Benoit Paire, France, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.
ASB Classic
Singles
Women
Quarterfinals
Kirsten Flipkens (3), Belgium, def. Sachie Ishizu, Japan, 6-4, 7-5.
Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-2, 6-3.
Jamie Hampton (5), United States, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Venus Williams, United States, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.