Scoreboard Dec. 5
Today’s TV SCHEDULE
GOLF
10:30 a.m. Ladies European Tour: Dubai Ladies Masters (first round) * TGC
3 p.m. PGA Tour Australasia: Australian Open (first round) TGC
8:30 p.m. Asian Tour: Thailand Championship (first round) TGC
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
4 p.m. Temple at Villanova ESPN2
4:30 p.m. Penn St. at La Salle NBCSN
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2 p.m. Vermont at Dartmouth NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Denver at Atlanta ESPN
5:30 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers ESPN/FOXSP2
SOCCER
9:30 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Celtic vs. Spartak Moskva FOXSP
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Baylor at Notre Dame ESPN2
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BOXING
5 p.m. Lightweights: Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Ray Beltran ESPN2
GOLF
1:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Nelson Mandela Championship (first round) TGC
10:30 a.m. Ladies European Tour: Dubai Ladies Masters (second round) * TGC
3 p.m. PGA Tour Australasia: Australian Open (second round) TGC
8:30 p.m. Asian Tour: Thailand Championship (second round) TGC
HORSE RACING
10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Long Beach St. at Syracuse ESPN2
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. New York at Miami TNT
5:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix TNT
NFL FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Denver at Oakland NFL
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
Today’s BIIF Games
Boys soccer
Honokaa at Parker, 3 p.m.
Kohala at Konawaena, 4 p.m.
Hawaii Prep vs. Makua Lani at Old Kona Airport Park, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Kohala at Konawaena, 2 p.m.
Hawaii Prep vs. Makua Lani at Old Kona Airport Park, 2 p.m.
Pro Football
Nfl Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260
N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296
Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337
Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221
Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306
Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359
Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242
Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230
Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260
Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 9 3 0 .750 349 244
San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257
Oakland 3 9 0 .250 235 376
Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243
Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301
Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295
Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327
Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259
Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198
Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272
Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171
Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202
St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267
Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
Thursday’s game
Denver at Oakland, 3:20 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 a.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 8 a.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 8 a.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 8 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 8 a.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 8 a.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 8 a.m.
St. Louis at Buffalo, 8 a.m.
Dallas at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.
Miami at San Francisco, 11:05 a.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 11:25 a.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 11:25 a.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 3:20 p.m.
Monday’s game
Houston at New England, 10:30 a.m.
College Football
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1,500 1
2. Alabama 12-1 1,424 2
3. Ohio St. 12-0 1,302 4
4. Florida 11-1 1,279 5
5. Oregon 11-1 1,250 6
6. Georgia 11-2 1,213 3
7. Kansas St. 11-1 1,129 7
8. Stanford 11-2 1,094 8
9. LSU 10-2 1,051 9
10. Texas A&M 10-2 1,025 10
11. South Carolina 10-2 907 11
12. Oklahoma 10-2 851 12
13. Florida St. 11-2 789 13
14. Clemson 10-2 691 15
15. Oregon St. 9-3 638 16
16. N. Illinois 12-1 534 19
17. UCLA 9-4 440 17
18. Utah St. 10-2 379 20
19. Michigan 8-4 306 21
20. Boise St. 10-2 276 25
21. Northwestern 9-3 266 22
22. Louisville 10-2 248 NR
23. Nebraska 10-3 227 14
24. San Jose St. 10-2 157 NR
25. Kent St. 11-2 117 18
Others receiving votes: Penn St. 83, Vanderbilt 67, Wisconsin 62, Texas 51, San Diego St. 22, Fresno St. 20, Baylor 15, Cincinnati 15, Oklahoma St. 15, TCU 14, Arkansas St. 13, Southern Cal 11, Tulsa 9, Rutgers 6, Ball St. 2, North Carolina 1, West Virginia 1.
College glance
Friday’s games
FCS Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Sam Houston St. at Montana St., 3 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
Army vs. Navy at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
SOUTH
Jackson St. vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff, SWAC championship at Birmingham, Ala., 8 a.m.
FCS Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion, 7 a.m.
Wofford at North Dakota St., 10 a.m.
Illinois St. at E. Washington, 1 p.m.
Bowl Glance
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Roundup>Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Roundup>Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Roundup>San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Roundup>Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
Roundup>East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), 7 a.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Roundup>Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Roundup>SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Roundup>Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington, D.C.
Roundup>Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Roundup>Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Roundup>Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Roundup>Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Roundup>Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Roundup>Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Roundup>Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 6:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Roundup>Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 10:15 a.m. (ESPN2)
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Roundup>Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 10:15 a.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Roundup>Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 1:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Roundup>Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Tuesday’s results
EAST
Army 91, Marist 57
Bucknell 76, Kent St. 60
Delaware 68, Radford 59
Georgetown 64, Texas 41
Harvard 79, Boston College 63
Lafayette 61, St. Francis (Pa.) 58
Lehigh 81, Fordham 63
NC State 69, UConn 65
Seton Hall 68, NJIT 59
St. Bonaventure 58, Siena 43
UMass 72, Northeastern 66
Wagner 52, Hofstra 44
SOUTH
Belmont 100, Lipscomb 66
Charleston Southern 101, The Citadel 73
E. Kentucky 63, NC Central 57
East Carolina 111, St. Andrews 59
Elon 71, Dartmouth 49
Florida A&M 87, Edward Waters 69
George Mason 74, UMBC 63
Georgia Tech 62, Georgia 54
Howard 55, American U. 50
Kentucky 88, Samford 56
Liberty 76, S. Virginia 51
Louisville 80, Coll. of Charleston 38
Mississippi St. 53, UTSA 42
Murray St. 76, Bethel (Tenn.) 54
New Mexico St. 58, South Alabama 52
Northwestern St. 89, Louisiana Tech 83
Richmond 80, Old Dominion 53
Robert Morris 61, Campbell 58
Saint Joseph’s 67, Coppin St. 55
Tulane 65, Nicholls St. 48
Winthrop 77, Brevard 54
MIDWEST
Bradley 72, George Washington 68
Illinois 72, W. Carolina 64
Iowa 87, South Dakota 63
Iowa St. 83, Florida Gulf Coast 72
Michigan 73, W. Michigan 41
Minnesota 88, S. Dakota St. 64
Missouri 81, SE Missouri 65
Purdue 72, Lamar 39
Wisconsin 86, Nebraska-Omaha 40
Wyoming 81, Illinois St. 67
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 81, Oklahoma 78
Houston 54, TCU 48
Northwestern 74, Baylor 70
Texas Tech 75, N. Kentucky 69
UALR 91, St. Gregory’s 30
FAR WEST
Arizona 63, Southern Miss. 55
Pacific 78, Nevada 72, OT
San Diego 67, S. Utah 53
San Francisco 81, St. John’s 65
UC Irvine 94, San Diego Christian 52
UNLV 68, Portland 60
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Tuesday’s results
east
Army 52, Manhattan 47
Colgate 67, Columbia 48
Georgetown 61, Monmouth (NJ) 48
Harvard 73, Providence 59
Navy 69, William & Mary 64
Stony Brook 51, Sacred Heart 46
Syracuse 66, Wagner 28
Yale 67, Fordham 53
SOUTH
East Carolina 65, NC Central 28
Florida 87, Troy 62
Georgia 80, Mercer 38
Liberty 60, James Madison 48
Middle Tennessee 70, Austin Peay 56
Prairie View 63, Northwestern St. 31
South Alabama 86, Spring Hill 52
Stetson 65, Lynn 51
Vanderbilt 77, W. Kentucky 67
Wake Forest 80, Florida A&M 60
West Virginia 64, Marshall 48
MIDWEST
Belmont 58, Indiana 54
E. Illinois 70, Evansville 57
Indiana St. 58, N. Illinois 52
Kansas St. 48, Wichita St. 43
Miami (Ohio) 72, Wright St. 54
Milwaukee 116, Bradley 112, 2OT
N. Iowa 81, Chicago St. 41
North Dakota 76, Air Force 42
S. Dakota St. 66, E. Michigan 65
Tulsa 49, Nebraska-Omaha 48
Valparaiso 82, IPFW 73
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 87, LeMoyne-Owen 57
Cent. Arkansas 99, Central Baptist 21
Texas A&M 77, Louisiana Tech 26
Texas-Pan American 59, Texas-Arlington 57
UALR 64, Southern Miss. 45
FAR WEST
BYU 81, Utah St. 77
Gonzaga 65, E. Washington 50
New Mexico 52, Cal St.-Fullerton 43
San Diego 81, Point Loma 56
Utah Valley 68, Weber St. 56
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Anthony Carter on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Acquired RHP Alex White and RHP Alex Gillingham from Colorado for RHP Wilton Lopez and a player to be named or cash considerations.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Jamie Nelson coach. Acquired SS Yunel Escobar from Miami for INF Derek Dietrich.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a two-year contract.BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Recalled F Kevin Jones from Canton (NBADL).
National League
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with 3B David Wright on an eight-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Washington CB Cedric Griffin four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances.
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released TE Todd Heap. Signed TE Kory Sperry.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Dom DeCicco to a two-year contract and RB Harvey Unga to the practice squad. Waived/injured LB Patrick Trahan. Released QB Matt Blanchard from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed WR Mohamed Sanu on injured reserve. Signed RB Daniel Herron from the practice squad and WR Vidal Hazelton to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released FB Dominique Jones.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released LB Clint Session and TE Maurice Stovall. Signed FB Will Taofuou to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed Donte Stallworth. Placed WR Julian Edelman on injured reserve. Released OL Mitch Petrus. Signed OL Tommie Draheim and OL Colin Miller to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed G James Carpenter on the reserve/non-football illness list. Waived/injured WR Braylon Edwards. Signed G Rishaw Johnson from the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OL Kyle DeVan and T Daniel Baldridge. Signed G Chris Scott to the practice squad. Placed T David Stewart and S Robert Johnson on injured reserve.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released G Devin Tyler.
MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Signed FB Patrick Lavoie to a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Reassigned F Alain Berger and D Joe Stejskal to Wheeling (ECHL).
MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed G Peter Mannino to a one-year contract. Released D Vincent LoVerde from a professional tryout agreement.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Assigned D Patrick Cullity to Idaho (ECHL).
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH — Traded F Derek Hopcroft to Buffalo for a conditional 2014 sixth-round draft pick.
WASHINGTON STEALTH — Signed F Athan Iannucci to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS — Re-signed D George John to a multiyear contract.
PHILADELPHIA UNION — Exercised the 2014 contract option on M Zach Pfeffer and loaned him to Hoffenheim (Bundesliga-Germany) for 2013.
COLLEGE
AUBURN — Named Gus Malzahn football coach.
BOSTON COLLEGE — Named Steve Addazio football coach.
CATAWBA — Named Curtis Walker football coach.
LIMESTONE — Named Daryl Williams interim football coach.
MINNESOTA — Announced QB Max Shortell will transfer.