Scoreboard (Dec. 13)

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THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

EXTREME SPORTS

2:30 p.m. Dew Tour: iON Mountain Championships * NBCSN

GOLF

1:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship (first round) TGC

4 p.m. PGA Tour Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (second round) TGC

9 p.m. Asian Tour: Johor Open (second round) * TGC

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

3 p.m. Teams TBA ESPN

4:30 p.m. Teams TBA ESPN

HORSE RACING

10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

NBA BASKETBALL

3 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New York TNT

5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Portland TNT

NFL FOOTBALL

3 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia NFL

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

2 p.m. NCAA semifinals ESPN2

4 p.m. NCAA semifinals ESPN2

FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

3 p.m. FCS semifinals ESPN2

EXTREME SPORTS

11 a.m. Dew Tour: iON Mountain Championships * NBCSN

GOLF

1:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship (second round) TGC

5:30 a.m. The Royal Trophy (first round) * TGC

3 p.m. PGA Tour Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (third round) TGC

8 p.m. Asian Tour: Johor Open (third round) * TGC

HORSE RACING

10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

7 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m. Charlotte at Miami FOXSP2

NBA BASKETBALL

3 p.m. Boston at Houston ESPN

5:30 p.m. Memphis at Denver ESPN

* — Tape-delayed broadcast

Pro Football

Nfl Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 10 3 0 .769 472 274

N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 245 306

Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 289 352

Miami 5 8 0 .385 240 276

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Houston 11 2 0 .846 365 263

Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 292 329

Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 271 386

Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 216 359

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 331 273

Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 278 264

Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 321 280

Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 259 272

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257

San Diego 5 8 0 .385 292 281

Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402

Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 195 352

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 8 5 0 .615 373 270

Washington 7 6 0 .538 343 329

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 300 314

Philadelphia 4 9 0 .308 240 341

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 337 259

Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 354 308

New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 348 379

Carolina 4 9 0 .308 265 312

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 323 279

Chicago 8 5 0 .615 308 219

Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 283 286

Detroit 4 9 0 .308 320 342

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 9 3 1 .731 316 184

Seattle 8 5 0 .615 300 202

St. Louis 6 6 1 .500 236 279

Arizona 4 9 0 .308 186 292

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Today’s game

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 3:20 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Green Bay at Chicago, 8 a.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 8 a.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 a.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 8 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 8 a.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 8 a.m.

Jacksonville at Miami, 8 a.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 8 a.m.

Carolina at San Diego, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 11:05 a.m.

Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 11:05 a.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 11:25 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 11:25 a.m.

San Francisco at New England, 3:20 p.m.

Monday’s game

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.

College Football

Bowl Glance

Saturday’s games

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)

Monday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Roundup>Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 7 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Roundup>Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 9 a.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Roundup>Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Roundup>LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Roundup>Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 7 a.m. (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Roundup>Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 7 a.m. (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Roundup>Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 8 a.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Roundup>South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Roundup>Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), noon (ESPN)

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Roundup>Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Roundup>Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Roundup>Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Roundup>Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 3 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Roundup>Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Roundup>Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Roundup>Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Wednesday’s results

EAST

Albany (NY) 70, SC State 61

Coppin St. 80, UMBC 61

Fairfield 62, Milwaukee 46

Niagara 75, Hartford 59

Temple 72, Towson 61

Vermont 52, Dartmouth 50

SOUTH

Maryland 71, Monmouth (NJ) 38

McNeese St. 80, Louisiana Tech 72

New Orleans 79, Nicholls St. 76

Presbyterian 91, North Greenville 83

Rio Grande 67, Campbell 65

UCF 72, Bethune-Cookman 62

UNC Asheville 66, Lenoir-Rhyne 55

MIDWEST

Ohio St. 85, Savannah St. 45

Wisconsin 65, Green Bay 54

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 85, Lamar 68

LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70

FAR WEST

Colorado 50, Fresno St. 43

DePaul 78, Arizona St. 61

Oregon St. 79, Portland St. 74

Women’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Wednesday’s results

east

Auburn 69, George Washington 59

Rutgers 63, Southern U. 49

Villanova 61, Princeton 54

SOUTH

Chattanooga 72, Jacksonville St. 59

Louisiana Tech 52, McNeese St. 50

North Carolina 49, NC Central 21

Penn St. 60, Virginia Tech 41

SC State 73, Charleston Southern 57

MIDWEST

Illinois 80, Oregon 62

Wright St. 78, Urbana 61

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 94, Oral Roberts 56

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 72, San Diego 39

Nevada 91, Cal State-LA 81

Santa Clara 62, San Jose St. 47

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Blanton and LHP Sean Burnett on two-year contracts.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Elarton on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Hector Lopez on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from Toronto. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Brandon Snyder on a minor league contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Boston.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike McClendon and RHP Logan Kensing on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Designated OF-1B Scott Van Slyke for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Traded OF/INF Skip Schumaker to the L.A. Dodgers for INF Jake Lemmerman.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Travis Buck, RHP Sean O’Sullivan, RHP Jason Ray, RHP Daniel Stange, INF Gregorio Petit, C Rene Rivera and C Eddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Suspended Sacramento F DeMarcus Cousins one game for striking Dallas F O.J. Mayo in the groin area during Monday’s game.

DETROIT PISTONS—Assigned F Khris Middleton and G Kim English to Fort Wayne (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Minnesota P Chris Kluwe $5,250 for wearing a message on his uniform promoting Ray Guy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed QB Kevin Kolb on injured reserve. Signed OL Mike Gibson.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed RB Zach Brown to the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released WT Lee Ziemba. Placed S Haruki Nakamura on injured reserve. Signed DB Anderson Russell from the practice squad and DB Kamaal McIlwain to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DT Amobi Okoye to a one-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Released TE Chase Ford and DB Reggie Jones from the practice squad. Placed DT Josh Brent on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed DT Brian Schaefering. Signed DB Micah Pellerin to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Placed DT Corey Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Andre Fluellen. Released DE Kendrick Adams from the practice squad. Signed DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed RB Donald Brown and FB Robert Hughes on injured reserve. Released RB Alvester Alexander from the practice squad. Signed G Robert Griffin, RB Mewelde Moore and RB Deji Karim. Signed RB Davin Meggett to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed WR Deion Branch. Signed WR Tony Logan to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released T Fenuki Tupou.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Released C Paul Fenaroli from the practice squad. Signed T Levy Adcock to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Released RB Kahlil Bell.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed DT Mike Patterson on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed FB/TE Emil Igwenagu from the practice squad and DT Ronnie Cameron to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Released DE Mason Brodine from the practice squad. Signed WR Raymond Radway to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed DE Vaughn Martin and S Darrell Stuckey on injured reserve. Re-signed RB Curtis Brinkley. Signed LB Gary Guyton. Released WR Kashif Moore from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to a two-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Released LB Joe Holland from the practice squad. Signed CB James Rogers to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Collin Mooney to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

EDMONTON OILERS—Reassigned RW Cameron Abney from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHIVAS USA—Named Jose Luis Sanchez Sola coach. Traded the No. 2 allocation order spot to Portland for the No. 3 spot and a 2013 international slot or second-round draft pick.

MONTREAL IMPACT—Signed M Justin Mapp to a one-year contract.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Traded D Ike Opara to Sporting Kansas City for a 2013 second-round draft pick.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Re-signed D Matt Besler.

TORONTO FC—Traded F Ryan Johnson and G Milos Kocic to Portland for G Joe Bendik, a 2013 first-round draft pick and allocation money.

COLLEGE

AKRON—Promoted quarterbacks coach A.J. Milwee to offensive coordinator.

ARKANSAS—Named Jim Chaney offensive coordinator. Announced RB Knile Davis will enter the NFL draft.