Today’s TV SCHEDULE
Today’s TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Pac-12 championship game: UCLA vs. Stanford FOX
GOLF
4:30 a.m. Sunshine Tour: Nedbank Challenge (second round) * TGC
10 a.m. World Challenge (second round) TGC
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1:30 p.m. Tennessee at Georgetown ESPN
3:30 p.m. Syracuse at Arkansas ESPN
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Boston College at Boston U. NBCSN
5 p.m. Wisconsin at Denver NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers ESPN/twcs
PREP FOOTBALL
5 p.m. CIF Southern Section championship FOXSP
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 a.m. Oklahoma at TCU ESPN
7 a.m. Conference USA Championship game: UCF vs. Tulsa ESPN2
7 a.m. Oklahoma St. at Baylor FX
9:30 a.m. Kansas at West Virginia FOXSP
10:30 a.m. Boise St. at Nevada ABC
11 a.m. SEC championship game: Alabama vs. Georgia CBS
2 p.m. Pittsburgh at South Florida ESPN2
3 p.m. ACC championship game: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech ESPN
3 p.m. Big Ten championship game: Wisconsin vs. Nebraska FOX
3:07 p.m. Texas at Kansas State ABC
6 p.m. South Alabama at Hawaii TWCS
GOLF
4 a.m. Sunshine Tour: Nedbank Challenge (third round) * TGC
7 a.m. World Challenge (third round) TGC
10 a.m. World Challenge (third round) NBC
2 p.m. Hawaii TV Golf IND
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
5:30 p.m. CIF Southern Section Pac-5 championship FOXSP
HORSE RACING
1 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7:30 a.m. Baylor at Kentucky CBS
9 a.m. Delaware at Duke FOXSP2
9:30 a.m. Kansas at West Virginia FOXSP
10 a.m. Alabama at Cincinnati ESPN2
11 a.m. Wisconsin-Green Bay at Virginia FOXSP2
12 p.m. Villanova at Vanderbilt ESPN2
1:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Houston FOXSP
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Boston U. at Boston College NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago WGN
5:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
SOCCER
2:30 a.m. Premier League: Chelsea at West Ham ESPN2
11:30 a.m. MLS Cup: Houston at Los Angeles ESPN
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
today’s biif games
GIRLS soccer
Christian Liberty at Konawaena, 6 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Playoff Glance
MLS CUP
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Houston at Los Angeles, 10:30 a.m.
Pro Football
Nfl Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244
Miami 5 6 0 .455 211 226
N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 243 319
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211
Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 230 273
Tennessee 4 7 0 .364 238 335
Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 188 308
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 283 219
Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 231 210
Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 282 247
Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 209 248
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 3 0 .727 318 221
San Diego 4 7 0 .364 245 237
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 218 356
Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 161 301
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 305 226
Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285
Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262
Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 184 282
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327
Carolina 3 8 0 .273 214 265
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 3 0 .727 277 175
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 273 245
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 248 249
Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 2 1 .773 276 155
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 219 185
St. Louis 4 6 1 .409 205 254
Arizona 4 7 0 .364 180 227
Thursday’s result
Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13
Sunday’s games
Seattle at Chicago, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 a.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 8 a.m.
Carolina at Kansas City, 8 a.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 8 a.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 8 a.m.
Indianapolis at Detroit, 8 a.m.
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 8 a.m.
New England at Miami, 8 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Denver, 11:05 a.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 11:25 a.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego, 11:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 11:25 a.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:20 p.m.
Monday’s game
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
College Football
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1,500 1
2. Alabama 11-1 1,400 2
3. Georgia 11-1 1,331 3
4. Ohio St. 12-0 1,294 4
5. Florida 11-1 1,262 6
6. Oregon 11-1 1,242 5
7. Kansas St. 10-1 1,079 7
8. Stanford 10-2 1,061 11
9. LSU 10-2 1,056 8
10. Texas A&M 10-2 1,043 9
11. South Carolina 10-2 916 13
12. Oklahoma 9-2 834 14
13. Florida St. 10-2 764 10
14. Nebraska 10-2 704 17
15. Clemson 10-2 667 12
16. Oregon St. 8-3 528 16
17. UCLA 9-3 505 15
18. Kent St. 11-1 355 23
19. N. Illinois 11-1 349 24
20. Utah St. 10-2 274 25
21. Michigan 8-4 217 20
22. Northwestern 9-3 189 NR
23. Texas 8-3 185 18
24. Oklahoma St. 7-4 174 22
25. Boise St. 9-2 145 NR
Others receiving votes: San Jose St. 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn St. 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego St. 15, Fresno St. 12, Southern Cal 7, Arkansas St. 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball St. 1, Mississippi St. 1, North Carolina 1.
USA Today Top 25 Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Notre Dame (56) 12-0 1,469 1
2. Alabama (2) 11-1 1,398 2
3. Georgia (1) 11-1 1,341 3
4. Oregon 11-1 1,277 4
5. Florida 11-1 1,265 6
6. LSU 10-2 1,124 7
7. Kansas State 10-1 1,114 8
8. Texas A&M 10-2 1,076 10
9. Stanford 10-2 1,008 11
10. South Carolina 10-2 972 12
11. Oklahoma 9-2 878 13
12. Florida State 10-2 829 5
13. Nebraska 10-2 765 14
14. Clemson 10-2 720 9
15. Boise State 9-2 479 22
16. UCLA 9-3 445 16
17. Oregon State 8-3 410 17
18. Northern Illinois 11-1 377 23
19. Kent State 11-1 337 25
20. Northwestern 9-3 314 NR
21. Texas 8-3 312 15
22. Utah State 10-2 264 NR
23. Louisville 9-2 184 18
24. Michigan 8-4 158 20
25. Rutgers 9-2 152 19
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 129; San Jose State 105; Vanderbilt 94; Fresno State 39; TCU 34; San Diego State 28; Cincinnati 17; Arizona State 13; Arkansas State 13; Mississippi State 11; Middle Tennessee 7; Central Florida 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Arizona 3; Toledo 2; Baylor 1; Southern California 1.
Harris Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Notre Dame (109) 12-0 2869 1
2. Alabama (6) 11-1 2740 2
3. Georgia 11-1 2599 3
4. Oregon 11-1 2507 4
5. Florida 11-1 2435 5
6. Kansas State 10-1 2229 7
7. LSU 10-2 2142 8
8. Stanford 10-2 2059 11
9. Texas A&M 10-2 2038 10
10. South Carolina 10-2 1862 12
11. Oklahoma 9-2 1706 13
12. Florida State 10-2 1614 6
13. Nebraska 10-2 1493 14
14. Clemson 10-2 1446 9
15. Oregon State 8-3 975 15
16. UCLA 9-3 919 16
17. Boise State 9-2 817 21
18. Kent State 11-1 705 25
19. Northern Illinois 11-1 619 24
20. Texas 8-3 564 17
21. Northwestern 9-3 479 NR
22. Utah State 10-2 438 NR
23. Michigan 8-4 434 20
24. Louisville 9-2 394 18
25. Oklahoma State 7-4 392 22
Others receiving votes: Rutgers 302, TCU 134, San Jose State 118, Vanderbilt 67, Southern Cal 57, San Diego State 39, Fresno State 36, Baylor 31, Mississippi State 26, Louisiana Tech 19, Cincinnati 12, Arizona State 11, Syracuse 10, Tulsa 10, UCF 9, Arizona 6, Toledo 6, East Carolina 4, Arkansas State 1, Louisiana-Monroe 1, Washington
College glance
Thursday’s result
EAST
Louisville 20, Rutgers 17
Today’s games
MIDWEST
MAC Championship: N. Illinois vs. Kent St. at Detroit, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Pac-12 Championship: UCLA at Stanford, 3 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
San Diego at Marist, 7 a.m.
Kansas at West Virginia, 9:30 a.m.
Cincinnati at UConn, 10:30 a.m.
SOUTH
Louisiana-Lafayette at FAU, 10 a.m.
SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at South Florida, 2 p.m.
ACC Championship: Georgia Tech vs. Florida State at Charlotte, N.C., 3 p.m.
MIDWEST
Texas at Kansas St., 3 p.m.
Big Ten Championship: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
C-USA Championship: UCF at Tulsa, 7 a.m.
Oklahoma St. at Baylor, 7 a.m.
Oklahoma at TCU, 7 a.m.
Middle Tennessee at Arkansas St., 10 a.m.
New Mexico St. at Texas St., 1 a.m.
FAR WEST
Nicholls St. at Oregon St., 9:30 a.m.
Boise St. at Nevada, 10:30 a.m.
South Alabama at Hawaii, 6 p.m.
FCS Playoffs
Second round
New Hampshire at Wofford, 9 a.m.
Central Arkansas at Ga. Southern, 9 a.m.
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, 9 a.m.
Illinois St. at Appalachian St., 9 a.m.
Cal Poly at Sam Houston St., 11 a.m.
South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 11 a.m.
Wagner at E. Washington, 1 p.m.
Stony Brook at Montana St., 2 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Indiana (47) 6-0 1,606 1
2. Duke (18) 6-0 1,554 5
3. Michigan 5-0 1,421 4
4. Ohio St. 4-0 1,416 3
5. Louisville 5-1 1,347 2
6. Syracuse 4-0 1,323 6
7. Florida 5-0 1,227 7
8. Kentucky 4-1 1,180 8
9. Arizona 3-0 1,076 10
10. Kansas 4-1 937 12
11. Creighton 6-0 926 14
12. Gonzaga 6-0 854 17
13. Michigan St. 5-1 818 15
14. North Carolina 5-1 718 9
15. Oklahoma St. 5-0 668 20
16. Missouri 5-1 665 13
17. Cincinnati 6-0 571 22
18. NC State 4-1 553 16
19. Colorado 5-0 478 23
20. Georgetown 4-1 257 —
21. Minnesota 6-1 197 —
22. Illinois 7-0 185 —
23. San Diego St. 4-1 182 25
24. UNLV 3-1 175 18
25. New Mexico 6-0 141 —
Others receiving votes: Alabama 108, Wichita St. 99, UConn 93, UCLA 85, Pittsburgh 55, Oregon 44, Notre Dame 42, Memphis 23, Butler 20, Wisconsin 16, California 12, Florida St. 10, Saint Joseph’s 9, Ohio 8, Marquette 7, Murray St. 5, Temple 5, Baylor 4, Tennessee 3, Colorado St. 1, VCU 1.
Major Scores
Thursday’s results
EAST
Brown 69, Sacred Heart 56
Canisius 83, UMBC 65
Hartford 60, Yale 51
La Salle 63, Rider 52
Manhattan 65, Fordham 58
St. John’s 89, South Carolina 65
UConn 61, New Hampshire 53
SOUTH
Campbell 91, Newberry 78
ETSU 94, Milligan 46
FIU 80, Arkansas St. 61
Florida 82, Marquette 49
LSU 72, Seton Hall 67
Memphis 93, UT-Martin 65
Middle Tennessee 72, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
Morgan St. 67, Liberty 62
Norfolk St. 85, St. Francis (NY) 79
North Florida 72, Florida A&M 47
SC-Upstate 73, UNC Asheville 71
SE Missouri 83, New Orleans 67
South Alabama 77, FAU 66
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 54
MIDWEST
N. Dakota St. 95, Nebraska-Omaha 51
Notre Dame 64, Kentucky 50
UMKC 79, IUPUI 65
W. Illinois 73, South Dakota 71
W. Michigan 54, High Point 53
SOUTHWEST
TCU 61, S. Utah 52
UALR 58, Troy 56
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 104, Lewis-Clark St. 57
Idaho St. 70, Montana-Western 52
Long Beach St. 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Oregon 95, UTSA 78
Pepperdine 76, Montana St. 66
Women’s College Basketball
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Stanford (21) 6-0 953 1
2. UConn (17) 5-0 944 2
3. Baylor (1) 5-1 901 3
4. Duke 4-0 861 4
5. Notre Dame 4-0 802 5
6. Penn St. 5-0 752 6
7. Louisville 6-0 742 7
8. Georgia 7-0 701 8
9. Kentucky 4-1 656 9
10. California 5-0 615 11
11. Maryland 3-1 602 10
12. Oklahoma 5-1 459 13
13. Texas 5-0 453 15
14. Purdue 5-1 374 14
15. Ohio St. 4-1 366 16
16. Tennessee 4-1 328 20
17. St. John’s 4-1 314 18
18. Oklahoma St. 3-0 294 21
19. UCLA 3-1 274 19
20. Kansas 5-0 265 22
21. Nebraska 5-1 185 23
22. North Carolina 6-0 181 25
23. Dayton 6-0 177 24
24. Iowa St. 4-0 102 —
25. West Virginia 3-2 91 12
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 72, Florida St. 49, Miami 31, Syracuse 30, Delaware 18, Rutgers 15, South Carolina 15, Vanderbilt 12, Virginia 12, Georgia Tech 7, DePaul 6, Iowa 6, Middle Tennessee 4, Chattanooga 3, Gonzaga 2, Utah 1.
Major Scores
Thursday’s results
east
Princeton 71, Rutgers 55
Syracuse 91, Dartmouth 64
Villanova 66, Lehigh 49
SOUTH
Arkansas St. 60, FIU 57
Chattanooga 68, Wofford 54
Miami 69, Penn St. 65
Michigan St. 68, NC State 51
Mississippi 68, Lipscomb 46
Murray St. 63, Ball St. 53
SE Louisiana 76, New Orleans 64
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 57
MIDWEST
E. Illinois 71, IUPUI 60, OT
IPFW 78, S. Illinois 65
Idaho St. 69, South Dakota 45
Illinois 95, Wake Forest 82
Illinois St. 75, Milwaukee 54
Indiana St. 48, Saint Louis 46
Missouri 80, SE Missouri 51
Missouri St. 73, Oral Roberts 72, OT
Notre Dame 72, Cent. Michigan 63
UMass 65, Ohio 61
Virginia 90, Minnesota 68
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 72, Texas Southern 50
Oklahoma 96, Northwestern St. 35
Tulsa 80, Utah Valley 53
UALR 75, Troy 52
FAR WEST
CS Northridge 70, Santa Clara 67
Denver 57, N. Colorado 46
Montana 76, Idaho 65
Montana St. 81, Montana-Western 49
Oregon St. 71, CS Bakersfield 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, Cal Poly 67
Washington 64, Portland 44
Golf
World Challenge Scores
Thursday’s first -round scores
Nick Watney 35-32—67
Keegan Bradley 34-35—69
Graeme McDowell 36-33—69
Jim Furyk 37-32—69
Bo Van Pelt 36-34—70
Tiger Woods 36-34—70
Webb Simpson 34-36—70
Jason Day 35-36—71
Hunter Mahan 34-37—71
Bubba Watson 37-34—71
Matt Kuchar 38-35—73
Jason Dufner 39-34—73
Rickie Fowler 38-35—73
Steve Stricker 39-34—73
Ian Poulter 38-35—73
Dustin Johnson 39-35—74
Zach Johnson 37-37—74
Brandt Snedeker 36-39—75
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Named Tom Wiedenbauer minor league field coordinator; Ruben Niebla minor league pitching coordinator; Luis Ortiz lower-level hitting coordinator/cultural development coordinator; Adam Everett minor league infield coordinator; Travis Fryman special assistant; Chris Tremie manager and Tony Arnold pitching coach of Columbus (IL); Edwin Rodriguez manager, Jim Rickon hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach of Akron (EL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odor hitting coach and Jeff Harris pitching coach of Carolina (Carolina); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hittting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach of Lake County (MWL); Shaun Larkin hitting coach of Mahoning Valley (NYP); Scott Erickson pitching coach of the Arizona League Indians; and Joel Mejia field coordinator of the Dominican Summer League Indians.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Felipe Paulino on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed SS Tommy Field off waivers from Minnesota.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Traded OF Denard Span to Washington for RHP Alex Meyer.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with 3B Scott Moore on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Rich Thompson, RHP Matt Buschmann, RHP Will Inman, 1B Nick Weglarz and INF Shawn O’Malley on minor league contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Released RHP Brad Bergesen.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF B.J. Upton on a five-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS — Named Scott Harris director of baseball operations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Sam Holland, LHP Jeremy Gould, SS Luis Ugueto and OF Euri Minaya on minor league contracts.
Texas League
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS—Named Josh Brewer field superintendent.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Exercised 2013 contract options on RHP Andy Clark, RHP Jose Velazquez, LHP Andres Caceres, RHP Ian Durham, RHP Brennan Flick, RHP Matt Kline, RHP Alec Lewis, RHP Brandon Mathes, LHP Mike Hanley, RHP Jorge Marban, RHP Brent Choban, RHP Brad Allen, RHP Sean Gregory, C Eddie Rodriguez, C Jim Jacquot, INF Junior Arrojo, INF Edwin Padua, INF Pierre LePage, OF John Malloy, 1B Drew Rundle, OF David Harris, OF Kyle Bluestein, OF Ryan Skellie, OF Peter Fatse, OF Cole Miles, OF Willie Holmes and INF Stephen Cardullo.
FRONTIER GREYS — Signed OF Kenny Gilbert, RHP Jeff Lyons, OF Austin Newell, RHP Jon Shepard, RHP D.J. Stinsman and RHP Clayton VanderLaan.
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Placed 2B Doug Sanders on the retired list.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Sold the contract of C Jim Vahalik to the Baltimore Orioles. Acquired C Pat Trettel from Kansas City (AA) for a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Suspended Boston G Rajon Rondo two games and fined Brooklyn F Gerald Wallace $35,000 and Boston F Kevin Garnett $25,000 for their actions during Wednesday’s game.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Waived F Luke Harangody. Signed F Kevin Jones.
DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Derek Fisher. Waived F Troy Murphy.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Assigned G Jeremy Lamb to Tulsa (NBADL).
PHOENIX SUNS — Assigned G Kendall Marshall to Bakersfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Fined Dallas CB Mike Jenkins $7,875 for pushing Washington WR Pierre Garcon to the ground well after Garcon crossed the goal line on a 59-yard touchdown last week. Reduced the $21,000 fine of Houston DE Antonio Smith to $11,000 for kicking Miami OL Richie Incognito during the season opener.
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed C Scott Wedige.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DT Frank Kearse from the practice squad and CB Nick Hixson to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed G Andre Gurode. Signed WR Dale Moss and G Derek Dennis to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DT D’Anthony Smith on injured reserve.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Claimed G Hayworth Hicks off waivers from the N.Y. Jets. Released PK Matt Szymanski from the practice squad. Signed LB Quan Sturdivant to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released DB Josh Victorian from the practice squad. Signed WR Bert Reed, T Joe Long and OL Justin Cheadle to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released RB Curtis Brinkley. Placed S Atari Bigby on injured reserve. Signed LB Bront Bird. Claimed WR Micheal Spurlock off waivers from Jacksonville. Signed DB Sean Cattouse to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR Phil Bates to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released LB Mario Addison. Claimed LB Bryan Kehl off waivers from Kansas City.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Casey Creehan defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
SOCCER
U.S. SOCCER — Named Cheryl Bailey executive director for the women’s soccer league that will begin play in the spring of 2013.
COLLEGE
CONFERENCE USA — Announced Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic will join the conference no later than July 1, 2014.
ST. JOHN’S — Named Alfred Caronia strength and conditioning coach.