Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Promoted Jared Banner to assistant director, player personnel; Mike Murov to coordinator, baseball operations; Duncan Webb has been promoted to assistant director, player development; Laz Gutierrez to coordinator, player development programs. Tim Hyers to minor league hitting coordinator; George Lombard to minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator; Quincy Boyd and Jim Robinson to regional crosscheckers; Steve Peck to special assignment scout; Victor Rodriguez Jr. area supervisor and Dominican Republic crosschecker; Dave Klipstein to major league scout; Anthony Turco to professional scout. Named Mike Rikard national scouting coordinator; John Booher national crosschecker; Tom Kotchman, Brian Moehler, John Pyle and Willie Romay area scouts; Wilder Lobo, Ramon Mora and Alex Requena scouts in Venezuela; Carlos Lugo scout in the Dominican Republic; Dennis Neuman scout in Curacao and Aruba; and David Tapia scout in Mexico.
MINNESOTA TWINS–Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a one-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS–Agreed to terms with RHP Yoshinori Tateyama on a minor league contract.
National League
MIAMI MARLINS–Agreed to terms with 3B Placido Polanco on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Adams on a two-year contract.
American Association
WICHITA WINGNUTS–Signed INF Abel Nieves.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES–Signed RHP Zac Treece to a contract extension.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS–Signed LHP Cory Caruso, C Rick Devereaux, OF Vinnie Fayard, RHP Justin Hall, OF Andrew Heck, 1B Mark Samuelson and RHP Orlando Santos to contract extensions.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS–Placed CB Leodis McKelvin on injured reserve. Signed LB Kirk Morrison.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–Signed TE Evan Moore.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS–Placed DE Jason Jones on injured reserve. Signed DT Hebron Fangupo from the practice squad. Signed WR Bryan Walters to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
CONNECTICUT WHALE–Announced F J.T. Miller was reassigned to the U.S. National Junior Team.
ECHL
FLORIDA EVERBLADES–Announced G Pat Nagle was recalled by Syracuse (AHL).
READING ROYALS–Announced D Denny Urban was loaned to Worcester (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LA GALAXY–Signed F Gyasi Zardes.
COLLEGE
DEPAUW–Named Bill Lynch football coach.
LSU–Suspended P Brad Wing for the Chick-fil-A Bowl for an unspecified violation of team rules.
prep hockey
ANTHONY WAYNE 10, MONROE 3
AW: McDougall, Zielinski 2, Miller 4, Johnson 3. MU: Bigliardi, Griffith, Straub.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 19 7 0 1 39 96 74
Elmira 12 11 1 2 27 83 78
Trenton 11 11 2 2 26 77 86
Wheeling 10 10 2 3 25 69 81
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toledo 16 10 0 1 33 89 72
Cincinnati 15 8 2 0 32 76 65
Fort Wayne 13 11 1 1 28 75 84
Kalamazoo 11 12 2 1 25 76 78
Evansville 10 16 0 3 23 76 104
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Gwinnett 19 8 1 0 39 78 60
Greenville 17 12 1 1 36 98 95
Florida 13 10 1 4 31 101 108
S. Carolina 13 13 1 3 30 81 89
Orlando 11 14 2 2 26 78 90
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 21 8 0 0 42 97 80
Idaho 18 7 1 2 39 113 82
Colorado 14 11 1 2 31 108 95
Utah 11 11 1 2 25 81 100
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 18 7 1 0 37 106 74
Stockton 15 7 3 3 36 103 88
San Francisco 11 16 1 2 25 88 121
Las Vegas 10 11 1 3 24 70 76
Bakersfield 7 18 1 2 17 70 109
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
THURSDAY
No games scheduled
WEDNESDAY
Wheeling 4, Greenville 1
Trenton 5, Elmira 4
Orlando 5, Florida 1
Cincinnati 4, Fort Wayne 1
Utah 4, Idaho 2
Colorado 3, Bakersfield 2
Las Vegas 6, Ontario 3
Alaska 4, Stockton 3, SO
TODAY
Toledo at Greenville, 7
Elmira at Wheeling, 7
Gwinnett at Reading, 7:05
Orlando at Florida, 7:30
Fort Wayne at Kalamazoo, 7:30
South Carolina at Cincinnati, 7:35
Trenton at Evansville, 8:15
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05
Ontario at San Francisco, 10:15
Stockton at Alaska, 11:15
SATURDAY
Orlando at Florida, 7
Toledo at Greenville, 7
Elmira at Wheeling, 7
Gwinnett at Reading, 7:05
Trenton at Fort Wayne, 7:30
South Carolina at Cincinnati, 7:35
Kalamazoo at Evansville, 8:15
San Francisco at Ontario, 9
Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05
Las Vegas at Idaho, 9:10
Stockton at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
hole in one
DENNIS MAIER, No. 8 at Shipyard Golf Club, 144 yards, 5-wood.
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):
ATLANTA FALCONS at DETROIT LIONS – FALCONS: DNP: DE Cliff Matthews (hamstring), S William Moore (hamstring), WR Roddy White (knee). LIMITED: DT Jonathan Babineaux (ribs), T Tyson Clabo (thigh), WR Harry Douglas (ribs), CB Christopher Owens (hamstring). LIONS: DNP: S Louis Delmas (knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle). LIMITED: WR Calvin Johnson (knee), RB Mikel Leshoure (calf), LB DeAndre Levy (ankle). FULL: S Don Carey (knee), CB Chris Houston (hamstring).
TENNESSEE TITANS at GREEN BAY PACKERS – TITANS: DNP: C Kevin Matthews (ankle), CB Ryan Mouton (hamstring), DE Scott Solomon (knee), WR Kendall Wright (rib). LIMITED: WR Kenny Britt (knee), LB Colin McCarthy (concussion), WR Damian Williams (hamstring). FULL: QB Jake Locker (left shoulder), LB Will Witherspoon (hamstring). PACKERS: DNP: TE Tom Crabtree (illness, hamstring), RB Alex Green (concussion), G T.J. Lang (concussion), WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring), C Jeff Saturday (neck, shoulder), RB James Starks (knee), LB Erik Walden (ankle), DE C.J. Wilson (knee), DE Jerel Worthy (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Randall Cobb (shoulder), S Charles Woodson (collarbone). FULL: QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle).
OAKLAND RAIDERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS – RAIDERS: DNP: S Tyvon Branch (neck, ankle), DT Richard Seymour (knee, hamstring). LIMITED: CB Phillip Adams (concussion), T Khalif Barnes (triceps), WR Juron Criner (hip), TE Richard Gordon (biceps), S Mike Mitchell (neck). PANTHERS: DNP: C Thomas Austin (illness), LB Thomas Davis (not injury related), DT Dwan Edwards (wrist), T Jordan Gross (not injury related), C Geoff Hangartner (foot), WR Brandon LaFell (toe), RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle).
BUFFALO BILLS at MIAMI DOLPHINS – BILLS: DNP: TE Scott Chandler (foot), WR Marcus Easley (hamstring), G Andy Levitre (knee), CB Leodis McKelvin (groin), LB Chris White (hamstring), DT Kyle Williams (ankle). LIMITED: DE Mark Anderson (knee), LB Nick Barnett (knee), CB Justin Rogers (foot), C Eric Wood (knee). FULL: S Jairus Byrd (foot), DT Marcell Dareus (knee), TE Lee Smith (back), RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder), CB Aaron Williams (knee), DE Mario Williams (wrist). DOLPHINS: DNP: WR Davone Bess (back), CB Nolan Carroll (knee), LB Koa Misi (ankle), DT Randy Starks (not injury related). LIMITED: WR Brian Hartline (back). FULL: S Chris Clemons (neck, ribs), LB Karlos Dansby (biceps), S Jimmy Wilson (hip).
CINCINNATI BENGALS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS – BENGALS: DNP: DE Carlos Dunlap (illness). LIMITED: K Mike Nugent (calf), RB Cedric Peerman (ankle), T Andrew Whitworth (head). FULL: CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head). STEELERS: DNP: DE Cameron Heyward (not injury related), S Troy Polamalu (not injury related), CB Ike Taylor (ankle), DE Al Woods (illness). LIMITED: T Mike Adams (ankle), CB Keenan Lewis (hip), WR Emmanuel Sanders (rib). FULL: CB Cortez Allen (groin).
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – PATRIOTS: DNP: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder), LB Mike Rivera (ankle). LIMITED: S Patrick Chung (shoulder), G Dan Connolly (back), CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring, knee), TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm, hip), TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle), LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring, shoulder), DE Chandler Jones (ankle), WR Brandon Lloyd (knee), DT Kyle Love (knee), G Logan Mankins (ankle, calf), LB Jerod Mayo (elbow), G Nick McDonald (shoulder), T Nate Solder (abdomen), LB Brandon Spikes (knee, ankle), CB Aqib Talib (hip), T Sebastian Vollmer (back, knee), WR Wes Welker (ankle), LB Tracy White (elbow). JAGUARS: DNP: RB Rashad Jennings (concussion), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (foot), RB Greg Jones (thigh), S Dwight Lowery (foot), C Brad Meester (foot), LB Paul Posluszny (groin). LIMITED: DT Tyson Alualu (calf), CB Derek Cox (hamstring), CB Rashean Mathis (groin), CB Aaron Ross (calf), DE George Selvie (concussion).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – COLTS: DNP: RB Delone Carter (ankle), LB Kavell Conner (hamstring), LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb), LB Dwight Freeney (ankle), C Samson Satele (ankle), C A.Q. Shipley (knee), NT Martin Tevaseu (illness). LIMITED: NT Antonio Johnson (ankle), T Winston Justice (biceps), S Tom Zbikowski (knee). FULL: S Joe Lefeged (calf), QB Andrew Luck (knee). CHIEFS: DNP: CB Javier Arenas (ankle), WR Jon Baldwin (illness), G Russ Hochstein (back), G Ryan Lilja (back), TE Tony Moeaki (head), NT Jerrell Powe (illness). LIMITED: T Branden Albert (back), S Abram Elam (quadriceps), CB Brandon Flowers (illness), G Rich Ranglin (knee). FULL: G Jon Asamoah (thumb), S Eric Berry (hand), WR Terrance Copper (hamstring), QB Brady Quinn (ribs).
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at DALLAS COWBOYS – SAINTS: DNP: RB Jed Collins (knee, toe), T Zach Strief (ankle). LIMITED: RB Chris Ivory (hamstring), CB Patrick Robinson (groin). FULL: TE Jimmy Graham (wrist). COWBOYS: DNP: RB DeMarco Murray (foot), NT Jay Ratliff (groin), LB Ernie Sims (concussion). LIMITED: WR Dez Bryant (finger), LB DeMarcus Ware (elbow). FULL: CB Morris Claiborne (concussion), RB Felix Jones (knee), S Charlie Peprah (foot).
WASHINGTON REDSKINS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – REDSKINS: DNP: LB London Fletcher (ankle), LB Rob Jackson (not injury related). LIMITED: LB Lorenzo Alexander (shoulder), DE Stephen Bowen (biceps), T Tyler Polumbus (head). FULL: WR Pierre Garcon (foot), QB Robert Griffin III (knee), LB Ryan Kerrigan (ankle), C Will Montgomery (knee), T Trent Williams (thigh). EAGLES: DNP: RB Stanley Havili (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Jeremy Maclin (back). FULL: TE Brent Celek (concussion), S Kurt Coleman (chest), CB Brandon Hughes (lung contusion), G Evan Mathis (ankle), RB LeSean McCoy (concussion), RB Chris Polk (toe), QB Michael Vick (concussion).
ST. LOUIS RAMS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS – RAMS: DNP: CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh), CB Bradley Fletcher (illness), RB Steven Jackson (illness), LB James Laurinaitis (back), DE Robert Quinn (illness), C Scott Wells (knee). BUCCANEERS: LIMITED: DE Aaron Morgan (shoulder), TE Luke Stocker (head, nose). FULL: DE Michael Bennett (shoulder), DE Da'Quan Bowers (hamstring), LB Lavonte David (knee), CB LeQuan Lewis (knee), WR Mike Williams (wrist).
NEW YORK GIANTS at BALTIMORE RAVENS – GIANTS: DNP: C David Baas (hip, shoulder), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (knee, foot), WR Hakeem Nicks (knee), G Chris Snee (hip), DE Justin Tuck (shoulder). LIMITED: CB Prince Amukamara (hamstring), DT Chris Canty (neck), S Kenny Phillips (knee), S Tyler Sash (hamstring). RAVENS: DNP: WR Tandon Doss (ankle), LB Jameel McClain (neck), RB Bernard Pierce (head), S Bernard Pollard (chest), WR Torrey Smith (head), G Marshal Yanda (ankle). LIMITED: TE Ed Dickson (knee), LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle), S James Ihedigbo (neck), DE Arthur Jones (shoulder), RB Vonta Leach (ankle), LB Albert McClellan (thigh, shoulder). FULL: DE Pernell McPhee (thigh), S Ed Reed (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen), WR Deonte Thompson (thigh), WR LaQuan Williams (thigh).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at HOUSTON TEXANS – VIKINGS: DNP: T Matt Kalil (illness), RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen, groin), DE Brian Robison (shoulder). LIMITED: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), P Chris Kluwe (left knee, right groin), T Phil Loadholt (knee), S Mistral Raymond (ankle), CB Antoine Winfield (knee). FULL: DE Everson Griffen (elbow), CB Marcus Sherels (quadriceps, elbow). TEXANS: DNP: CB Alan Ball (foot). LIMITED: NT Shaun Cody (back), LB Tim Dobbins (shoulder, thumb), CB Johnathan Joseph (groin), T Derek Newton (knee), S Glover Quin (hip), LB Brooks Reed (groin), LB Darryl Sharpton (toe), DE Antonio Smith (ankle), G Wade Smith (knee, ribs). FULL: LB Bryan Braman (knee), RB Tyler Clutts (abdominal), DE Jared Crick (neck), RB Justin Forsett (knee), LB Barrett Ruud (knee), RB Ben Tate (hamstring, foot), QB T.J. Yates (right elbow).
CLEVELAND BROWNS at DENVER BRONCOS – BROWNS: DNP: TE Jordan Cameron (head), DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder, hip). LIMITED: WR Joshua Cribbs (knee), G Shawn Lauvao (head, foot), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (knee), DE Juqua Parker (knee), DT Phil Taylor (knee), T Joe Thomas (back). FULL: WR Travis Benjamin (finger), T Oniel Cousins (shin), RB Montario Hardesty (knee), RB Trent Richardson (chest, rib, finger), TE Alex Smith (knee). BRONCOS: DNP: CB Champ Bailey (not injury related), RB Chris Gronkowski (hamstring), G Chris Kuper (ankle). LIMITED: S Mike Adams (knee), DT Kevin Vickerson (groin). FULL: WR Eric Decker (ankle), WR Trindon Holliday (knee), C Dan Koppen (knee), S Jim Leonhard (ankle), RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs), WR Matthew Willis (knee), LB Wesley Woodyard (ankle).
CHICAGO BEARS at ARIZONA CARDINALS – BEARS: DNP: T Jonathan Scott (hamstring), LB Brian Urlacher (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Earl Bennett (concussion), LB Geno Hayes (knee), CB Tim Jennings (shoulder), DE Shea McClellin (knee), DT Henry Melton (chest). CARDINALS: DNP: WR Early Doucet (concussion), S Rashad Johnson (hamstring), S James Sanders (calf). LIMITED: DE Calais Campbell (calf), G Mike Gibson (calf), LB Quentin Groves (foot), TE Rob Housler (knee), T Nate Potter (ankle), RB Anthony Sherman (knee), DE Ronald Talley (ankle), CB Greg Toler (hamstring), DT Dan Williams (hamstring). FULL: TE Mike Leach (back, shoulder).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at NEW YORK JETS – CHARGERS: DNP: DT Aubrayo Franklin (knee), LB Takeo Spikes (hamstring). LIMITED: RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring), LB Donald Butler (groin), LB Demorrio Williams (ankle). FULL: T Jeromey Clary (knee), G Tyronne Green (hamstring), WR Eddie Royal (hamstring). JETS: OUT: WR Stephen Hill (knee). DNP: CB Aaron Berry (hamstring), TE Dustin Keller (ankle), G Brandon Moore (foot, hip), WR Chaz Schilens (calf, knee). LIMITED: WR Braylon Edwards (hamstring), S LaRon Landry (heel), DT Sione Po'uha (back), LB Ricky Sapp (ankle), LB Bryan Thomas (chest). FULL: TE Jeff Cumberland (ankle, wrist), DT Kenrick Ellis (knee), C Nick Mangold (shoulder), LB Garrett McIntyre (hamstring), RB Joe McKnight (ankle), LB Calvin Pace (shoulder), RB Bilal Powell (shoulder, toe), QB Mark Sanchez (back), LB Bart Scott (toe), G Matt Slauson (knee), QB Tim Tebow (ribs).
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 19 6 .760 —
Brooklyn 13 12 .520 6
Boston 13 12 .520 6
Philadelphia 12 14 .462 71/2
Toronto 8 19 .296 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 16 6 .727 —
Atlanta 15 8 .652 11/2
Orlando 12 13 .480 51/2
Charlotte 7 18 .280 101/2
Washington 3 20 .130 131/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 14 10 .583 —
Milwaukee 13 11 .542 1
Indiana 14 12 .538 1
Detroit 7 21 .250 9
Cleveland 5 22 .185 101/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis 17 6 .739 —
San Antonio 19 8 .704 —
Houston 13 12 .520 5
Dallas 12 13 .480 6
New Orleans 5 20 .200 13
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —
Minnesota 13 11 .542 7
Denver 14 12 .538 7
Utah 14 13 .519 71/2
Portland 11 12 .478 81/2
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
Thursday
Minnesota 99, Oklahoma City 93
Miami at Dallas, 9:30
Denver at Portland, 10
Wednesday
Indiana 104, Utah 84
Toronto 97, Detroit 91
New York 100, Brooklyn 86
Orlando 90, Washington 83
Oklahoma City 100, Atlanta 92
Boston 103, Cleveland 91
Houston 125, Philadelphia 103
Phoenix 121, Charlotte 104
Memphis 90, Milwaukee 80
Sacramento 131, Golden State 127
L.A. Clippers 93, New Orleans 77
Today
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7
Orlando at Toronto, 7
Chicago at New York, 7:30
Milwaukee at Boston, 7:30
Washington at Detroit, 7:30
Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30
Dallas at Memphis, 8
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30
Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
Leaders
THROUGH WEDNESday
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL 26 257 198 768 29.5
Anthony, NYK 21 202 129 588 28.0
Durant, OKC 25 222 208 692 27.7
Harden, HOU 24 179 206 610 25.4
James, MIA 22 218 89 555 25.2
Westbrook, OKC 25 185 120 527 21.1
Aldridge, POR 22 184 93 461 21.0
Mayo, DAL 25 180 88 516 20.6
Pierce, BOS 25 164 135 510 20.4
Curry, GOL 26 178 90 518 19.9
Lee, GOL 26 214 88 516 19.8
Wade, MIA 19 142 86 374 19.7
Walker, CHA 25 172 99 471 18.8
Parker, SAN 25 184 90 469 18.8
Lillard, POR 23 149 81 432 18.8
Anderson, NOR 25 172 34 462 18.5
Gay, MEM 23 163 72 423 18.4
glantz-culver LINE
NCAA Football
Tonight
Beef ‘O' Brady's Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
UCF 7 7 (61½) Ball St.
Tomorrow
New Orleans Bowl
La. Lafayette 4½ 5 (66) East Carolina
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise St. 7½ 5½ (44½) Washington
Monday
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Fresno St. 11½ 12½ (59½) SMU
Wednesday
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
W. Kentucky 6 5½ (58) Cent. Michigan
Thursday
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose St. 7½ 7 (45½) Bowling Green
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati 11 7½ (60) Duke
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
UCLA +1 1 (80½) Baylor
Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe 6 7½ (60) 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
Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force +1 1 (61½) 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 (41) Michigan St.
Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 5 7 (52) NC State
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Southern Cal 10 10 (63½) Georgia Tech
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Tulsa 3 Pk (51) Iowa St.
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
LSU 3 4½ (59) Clemson
Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Oklahoma St. 18 17 (70) Purdue
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Mississippi St. 2 2 (52) Northwestern
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina 4 5½ (48) Michigan
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Georgia 8 10 (60) 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 13½ (45½) Louisville
Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Oregon 9½ 9 (75½) Kansas St.
Jan. 4
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Texas A&M 3 4½ (72) Oklahoma
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 10 (41½) Notre Dame
NFL
Tomorrow
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
Atlanta 3 3½ (50½) at Detroit
Sunday
at Green Bay 10½ 12½ (46) Tennessee
at Carolina 8 9 (46) Oakland
at Miami 5 4½ (41½) Buffalo
at Pittsburgh 5 3½ (42½) Cincinnati
New England 14 14½ (50) at Jacksonville
Indianapolis 6 6½ (42) at Kansas City
at Dallas 3 2½ (51½) New Orleans
Washington 4 6½ (45) at Philadelphia
at Tampa Bay 3 3 (43½) 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 (39½) San Diego
NCAA Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at UConn 19 Fordham
at Indiana 33 FAU
at Delaware 11½ Penn
at South Florida 10½ Bowling Green
at Wyoming 12½ UC Santa Barbara
at Baylor 8 BYU
at Northwestern Pk Stanford
Middle Tenn. 5½ at Vanderbilt-x
at Utah 8 CS Northridge
Washington St.-y 7 Buffalo
S. Illinois-z 13½ Nicholls St.
at Utah St. 11½ UC Davis
at Denver 16½ S. Utah
at Tennessee 14 W. Carolina
at Notre Dame 16 Niagara
at N. Dakota St. 13½ Morehead St.
at North Dakota 3 N. Colorado
at Colorado 20 N. Arizona
at Sacramento St. Pk Montana
x-at Bridgestone Arena
y-at Seattle
z-at Logan, Utah
Cable Car Classic
First Round
At Santa Clara, Calif.
Wagner 1½ SMU
at Santa Clara 22 Alcorn St.
NBA
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
at Toronto 4 Orlando
at Philadelphia 1 Atlanta
at New York 7½ Chicago
at Boston 5½ Milwaukee
Indiana 4½ at Cleveland
at Detroit 8 Washington
at Memphis 9 Dallas
at San Antonio 14 New Orleans
at Golden State 10½ Charlotte
at L.A. Clippers 13 Sacramento
GIRLS
Today
City League
Northern Lakes League
Anthony Wayne at Perrysburg
Bowling Green at Napoleon
Maumee at Springfield
Southview at Northview
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Montpelier at Archbold
Liberty Center at Bryan
Patrick Henry at Evergreen
Wauseon at Swanton
Other Northwest Ohio
Pettisville at Fairview
Southeast Michigan
Bedford at Adrian
Dundee at Blissfield
Erie Mason at Ida
Sand Creek at Summerfield
Britton-Deerfield at Whiteford
Cardinal Stritch 22 16 16 5 – 59
Emm. Christian 6 10 6 9 – 31
Cardinal Stritch: Tucker 2-0-0-4, Hardy 1-0-0-2, Rieker 7-0-2-16, Zalewski 1-0-1-3, Mass 2-1-1-8, Walsh 1-0-0-2, Latz 1-0-0-2, Merkren 5-0-1-11, Gozdowski 5-0-1-11. Totals: 25-1-6-59.
Emmanuel Christian: Simon 4-0-0-8, Graham 0-0-1-1, McCauley 0-0-2-2, Snyder 1-0-0-2, Daniels 5-0-0-10, Allen 3-0-2-8. Totals: 13-0-5-31.
Clay 9 14 4 6 – 33
Notre Dame 17 9 10 14 – 50
CLAY: Schaefer 0-1-4-7, Brummett 2-2-6, Enck 2-3-7, Connor 0-1-3-6, Charchol 0-1-1, Novak 3-0-6. Totals: 7-2-13-33.
NOTRE DAME: Battle 1-0-2, Ohlinger 0-1-0-3, McIntyre 6-1-13, Mitchell 0-1-0-3, Worthy 4-2-10, Jefferson 3-2-1-13, Schroeder 1-0-2, Floyd 2-0-4. Totals: 17-4-4-50.
Lima Senior 11 12 12 24 – 59
Whitmer 16 17 15 21 – 69
Lima Senior: Benjamin 6-4-1-25, Allen 2-4-2-18, Thompson 3-0-0-6, Cowlan 2-0-0-4, Washington 1-0-0-2, Griffin 1-0-0-2, Upthegrove 1-0-0-2. Totals: 16-8-3-59.
Whitmer: Meinen 2-1-5-12, Semler 1-0-0-2, Blood 3-0-4-10, Kimmel 2-0-0-4, Tracy 1-0-0-2, Sarabia 5-0-0-10, McCarver 10-0-9-29. Totals: 24-1-18-69.
Elmwood 13 10 20 12 – 55
Gibsonburg 7 5 13 8 – 33
Elmwood: Ti. Hillard 2-1-5, Curtis 3-1-2-11, Swavel 0-3-3, Gross 5-1-11, Emmitt 2-1-0-7, To. Hillard 3-4-10, George 2-4-8. Totals: 17-2-15-55.
Gibsonburg: Perales 2-3-7, Fork 0-1-2-5, Alvarado 3-2-8, Shammo 0-1-0-3, Rahe 1-1-3, Baxter 1-1-3, Holcomb 1-2-4. Totals: 8-2-11-33.
Woodmore 9 11 11 18 – 49
Ottawa Hills 10 0 11 16 – 37
Woodmore: O'Connor 0-2-2, Weirich 2-2-6, Bench 2-0-4, Johnson 3-3-9, Wank 5-9-19, Avers 4-1-9. Totals: 16-17-49.
Ottawa Hills: Mi. Healy 0-2-2, Fenton 1-2-4, Al. Dewire 6-2-14, Petro 1-0-2, Ab. Dewire 3-0-6, VanSlooten 4-1-9. Totals: 15-7-37.
St. Ursula 2 8 14 13 – 37
Findlay 25 11 17 19 – 72
St. Ursula: Leonard 3-0-0-6, Farell 1-0-1-3, Rode 1-0-0-2, Christopher 1-0-3-5, Burns 2-0-5-9, Linenkugal 0-0-2-2, Jordan 2-0-0-4, Harder 2-0-2-6. Totals: 12-0-13-37.
Findlay: Swisher 2-1-0-7, Bendt 1-0-3-5, Muehl 3-1-2-11, Hardesty 2-3-0-13, Smarkel 4-0-4-12, McQueen 5-0-0-10, Stanfield 4-0-6-14. Totals: 21-5-15-72.
Evergreen 8 8 6 12 – 34
Rossford 8 6 10 11 – 35
EVERGREEN: Mossing 6-7-19, Truckor 3-1-0-9, Noe 1-0-2, Marvin 1-0-2, Siefker 1-0-2. Totals: 12-1-7-34.
ROSSFORD: Hotz 2-0-4, Morris 6-2-14, Swope 2-0-4, Mitchell 6-1-13. Totals: 16-3-35.
Fostoria 7 9 8 16 – 40
Fremont Ross 12 16 11 14 – 53
FOSTORIA: Hampton 7-1-4-21, Smith 2-1-5, Tucker 1-2-4, Valenti 0-1-1, Moore 3-3-9. Totals: 13-1-11-40.
FREMONT ROSS: Spencer 2-2-6, Hasselbach 8-6-22, Michael 2-0-4, Kiser 1-4-6, Holmes 2-1-5, Hall 2-0-4, Overmyer 2-0-4, Topel 1-0-2. Totals: 20-0-13-53.
Genoa 16 13 5 20 – 54
Toledo Christian 16 15 12 17 – 60
GENOA: Albright 6-6-18, Gerke 1-1-1-6, Peer 2-0-4, Jensen 2-1-1-8, Pickard 1-0-2, Lavelle 0-2-1-7, Plantz 1-1-0-5, Skilliter 0-2-2, Borowicz 1-0-2. Totals: 14-5-11-54.
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Westmeyer 7-1-8-25, Wehrle 6-2-14, Harder 1-4-6, Kollmorgan 2-0-4, Yeager 1-0-2, Johnson 0-1-6-9. Totals: 17-2-20-60.
Danbury 13 4 7 10 6– 40
Northwood 6 11 6 11 1– 35
Danbury: Kennedy 2-0-4, Stephens 2-0-2, Rhodes 0-1-1-4, Larelle 0-1-1, K. Almandinger 1-1-3, A. Almandinger 0-3-2-11, Wright 3-2-8, Kukay 3-1-7. Totals: 10-4-8-40,
Northwood: Cruz 2-4-8, Bowers 1-0-2, Buczko 0-2-2, Roach 5-2-1-17, Sawmiller 3-0-6. Totals: 11-2-7-35.
BOYS
Today
City League
Rogers at Bowsher
Waite at Scott
Start at Woodward
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
Lima Senior at Central Catholic
Clay at Whitmer
Fremont Ross at Findlay
St. Francis vs. St. John's (at Owens CC)
Northern Lakes League
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bowling Green
Northern Buckeye Conf.
Genoa at Cardinal Stritch
Lake at Delta
Defiance at Rossford
Ottawa Hills at Woodmore
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
Gibsonburg at Danbury
Toledo Christian vs. Edgerton (NW Ohio Classic)
Other Northwest Ohio
Bettsville at Fremont St. Joe
New Riegel at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Lakota at Carey
North Baltimore at Tiffin Calvert
Stryker at Holgate
Kenton at Liberty-Benton
Port Clinton at Perkins
Southeast Michigan
Adrian at Bedford
Dundee at Blissfield
Erie Mason at Ida
Britton-Deerfield at Whiteford
Perrysburg 16 12 9 22 – 59
Maumee 12 4 15 15 – 46
PERRYSBURG: Byrd 1-1-1-6, Koczynski 3-1-0-9, Moschetti 2-4-2-18, Schimmoeller 2-0-4, Thomas 3-0-6, Edwards 5-2-0-16. Totals: 16-8-3-59.
MAUMEE: King 4-1-1-12, McGovern 3-2-8, Wanamaker 3-2-0-12, Kline 2-0-4, Cliff 1-0-2, Kamer 4-0-8. Totals: 17-3-3-46.
Bowling Green 20 5 14 16 – 55
Northview 9 8 20 19 – 56
BOWLING GREEN: Brown 12-2-26, M.Gardner 1-3-0-11, Herringshaw 1-2-0-8, Dill 2-1-5, Stone 1-2-4, E.Gardner 0-1-1. Totals: 17-5-6-55.
NORTHVIEW: Hartnett 4-8-16, Czerniakowski 2-1-3-10, Downing 3-0-6, Bernsdorff 0-1-3-6, West 1-1-0-5, Valentine 2-0-4, Bartlett 0-1-0-3, Villolovos 1-0-2, Wendt 1-0-2, Nowicki 1-0-2. Totals: 15-4-14-56.
Southview 11 16 6 17 – 50
Anthony Wayne 17 16 23 24 – 80
SOUTHVIEW: Roberts 4-2-10, Theiss 0-1-0-3, Brock 0-1-0-3, Morrison 1-2-2-10, Stewart 3-1-7, Miller 0-1-2-5, Parsons 0-2-0-6, Pinckney 1-1-0-5, Hall 0-1-1. Totals: 9-8-8-50.
ANTHONY WAYNE: Fox 1-4-3-17, Debo 3-3-1-16, Murphy 1-1-0-5, Breymaier 2-0-4, Reid 1-0-2, Fiock 1-1-2-7, Donnal 6-2-11-29. Totals: 15-11-17-80.
Swanton 6 7 15 12 – 40
Wauseon 17 14 20 18 – 69
SWANTON: McComb 1-1-0-5, Kennedy 4-0-8, Robinson 0-2-2, Schnabel 6-1-13, Verdell 3-1-0-9, Bryant 1-0-2, Thatcher 0-1-1. Totals: 16-2-4-40
WAUSEON: Robinson 0-2-0-6, Shadbolt 1-0-2, Schweinhagen 2-0-4, Fink 0-2-2, Byers 2-1-2-9, Boysel 0-1-1, Bzovi 5-3-7-26, Hammons 4-0-8, Newlove 1-0-2, Castle 4-1-9. Totals: 19-6-13-69.
Otsego 14 22 18 19 – 73
Fostoria 7 11 9 10 – 37
OTSEGO: Rodgers 0-1-1, Myers 0-2-1-7, Downs 0-1-1, Griffin 5-0-10, Williams 1-0-2, Smoyer 1-4-0-14, Thomas 7-8-22, Limes 6-4-16. Totals: 20-6-15-73.
FOSTORIA: Cook 0-2-2, V.Cousin 1-0-2, Fuller 2-2-6, A.Cousin 2-3-0-13, Bemis 2-0-4, Abell 1-0-2, Stennett 4-0-8. Totals: 12-3-4-37.
Montpelier 5 5 5 7 – 22
Archbold 15 19 23 14 – 71
Montpelier: Parker 10, McCord 2, Thorp 6, Matzinger 4.
Archbold: Grosjean 4, Kinsmen 2, Frank 2, Wyse 2, E. Wyse 6, Walker 6, Schnitkey 12, Fisher 6, Dietrich 12, Geiring 6, Shannon 11.
Springfield 17 16 14 19 – 66
Napoleon 17 17 13 16 – 63
SPRINGFIELD: Hodges 2-0-4, Roy 1-2-4, Hassell 7-2-16, Hicks 0-6-3-21, Shy 2-1-5, Good 1-3-3-14, Jones 1-0-2. Totals: 14-9-11-66.
NAPOLEON: Homan 1-0-2, Dunbar 2-2-3-13, Lankenau 3-3-0-15, Willeman 0-2-0-6, Lauf 5-1-6-19, Damman 3-0-6, Schlade 1-0-2. Totals: 15-8-9-63.
sports note
SOCCER COACH: St. John's Jesuit High School is seeking a head varsity boys soccer coach. Applicants should forward a letter of interest, resume, and references to SJJ athletic director Bob Ronai at rronai@sjjtitans.org. Deadline to apply is February 8, 2013.
college basketball
Men
EAST
La Salle 88, Iona 74
Princeton 62, Rider 45
SOUTH
Duke 76, Elon 54
Memphis 62, Lipscomb 56
N. Kentucky 54, Hampton 52
Tulane 69, Pepperdine 54
UAB 76, Louisiana-Monroe 69
UCF 83, Stetson 66
MIDWEST
Cent. Michigan 92, Texas St. 80
Huntington 68, Cornerstone 63
Kent St. 77, St. Francis (Pa.) 48
Milwaukee Engineering 56, Beloit 52
Valparaiso 89, IUPUI 69
Wichita St. 65, Charleston Southern 53
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 79, Robert Morris 74
Lehigh 90, North Texas 75
Stephen F. Austin 60, Grambling St. 38
FAR WEST
UC Davis 78, S. Illinois 70
Women
EAST
Boston College 80, Vermont 43
Duquesne 62, West Virginia 54
Marist 62, Yale 50
Maryland 69, Delaware 53
Pittsburgh 67, Mount St. Mary's 49
Sacred Heart 73, Lehigh 63
SOUTH
Campbell 79, Elon 69
Cent. Arkansas 62, Louisiana-Monroe 49
FIU 58, Middle Tennessee 51
Lee 106, Brescia 58
Liberty 76, VCU 63
Marshall 52, Furman 46
Miami 79, NC State 53
Mississippi St. 69, Jacksonville St. 54
N. Kentucky 71, UNC Wilmington 55
MIDWEST
Aurora at Augustana (Ill.), ppd.
ETSU at Iowa St., ppd.
Marquette 70, Dartmouth 52
Michigan 73, Valparaiso 32
Missouri 69, Murray St. 55
Mount St. Joseph 66, Kalamazoo 46
Nebraska 80, Oral Roberts 67
S. Utah 60, North Dakota 54
Youngstown St. 80, Akron 71
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma 70, UC Riverside 46
Rice 43, UTSA 41
Texas 53, Cornell 40
FAR WEST
Arizona 86, Longwood 68
BYU 70, Seattle 62
E. Washington 88, Weber St. 60
Michigan St. 50, Texas Tech 48, OT
Notre Dame 87, Kansas St. 57
UNLV 67, Alabama A&M 62
Utah St. 70, South Dakota 69
TOURNAMENT
Beach Classic
First Round
Long Beach St. 70, Canisius 65, OT
Gator Holiday Classic
First Round
Cent. Michigan 98, Saint Joseph's 84
Florida 88, Savannah St. 38
Toledo Invite
First Round
Prairie View 49, Hampton 42
Toledo 60, Evansville 50