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toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m. Richmond at Kansas ESPN2

2 p.m. W. Kentucky at VCU NBCSN

2 p.m. Furman at Wake Forest FOXSP2

4 p.m. Stanford at N.C. State ESPN2

5 p.m. Point Loma Nazarene at San Diego State FOXSP2

NBA BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers twcs

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

3 p.m. Tennessee at Baylor ESPN

WEDNESDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m. Xavier at Cincinnati ESPN2

2 p.m. W. Michigan at Duquesne NBCSN

3 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Oklahoma State FOXSP2

4 p.m. North Carolina at Texas ESPN2

NBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m. Brooklyn at New York ESPN

4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Memphis ESPN

5:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2

Today’s BIIF Games

Boys soccer

Makua Lani at Honokaa, 4 p.m.

Parker at Kealakehe, 5 p.m.

Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 7 p.m.

Girls soccer

Makua Lani at Honokaa, 2 p.m.

Hawaii Prep at Konawaena, 5 p.m.

Pro Football

Nfl Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 10 4 0 .714 506 315

N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 320

Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 279

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306 402

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 12 2 0 .857 394 280

Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 309 358

Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 285 396

Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 219 383

North

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 348 307

Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 355 293

Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 302 291

Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 280 310

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 409 274

San Diego 5 9 0 .357 299 312

Oakland 4 10 0 .286 263 402

Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 195 367

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 8 6 0 .571 381 350

Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 338

N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 304

Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 253 375

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 371 259

New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 389 379

Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 354 349

Carolina 5 9 0 .357 296 319

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 344 292

Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 319 308

Chicago 8 6 0 .571 321 240

Detroit 4 10 0 .286 330 380

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-San Francisco 10 3 1 .750 357 218

Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219

St. Louis 6 7 1 .464 258 315

Arizona 5 9 0 .357 224 302

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Thursday’s result

Cincinnati 34, Philadelphia 13

Sunday’s results

Green Bay 21, Chicago 13

New Orleans 41, Tampa Bay 0

Minnesota 36, St. Louis 22

Houston 29, Indianapolis 17

Atlanta 34, N.Y. Giants 0

Washington 38, Cleveland 21

Miami 24, Jacksonville 3

Denver 34, Baltimore 17

Carolina 31, San Diego 7

Arizona 38, Detroit 10

Seattle 50, Buffalo 17

Oakland 15, Kansas City 0

Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 24, OT

San Francisco 41, New England 34

Monday’s result

Tennessee 14, N.Y. Jets 10

College Football

Bowl Glance

Saturday’s results

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Roundup>Arizona 49, Nevada 48

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Roundup>Utah State 41, Toledo 15

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

Monday’s results

EAST

Bucknell 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 49

Canisius 82, Longwood 54

Syracuse 72, Detroit 68

Temple 63, Alcorn St. 46

UConn 84, Md.-Eastern Shore 50

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 102, Fla. Christian 51

Florida St. 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48

Georgia Tech 75, Alabama St. 41

Vanderbilt 66, Cornell 55

MIDWEST

Bradley 62, Georgia Southern 43

Missouri 102, SC State 51

Northwestern 74, Texas St. 68

Notre Dame 74, IPFW 62

Oakland 70, Valparaiso 68

S. Illinois 74, New Orleans 61

SIU-Edwardsville 77, Eureka 74

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 73, SC-Upstate 57

Louisiana Tech 75, UALR 73

UNLV 62, UTEP 60

FAR WEST

Colorado St. 83, North Florida 55

Jackson St. 91, Seattle 82

N. Arizona 87, Montana St. 80

N. Colorado 90, Tabor 62

Portland 69, CS Bakersfield 51

S. Utah 79, North Dakota 67

Santa Clara 72, Cal Poly 64

UC Davis 87, E. Washington 65

ap top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (62) 9-0 1,622 2

2. Michigan (3) 11-0 1,543 3

3. Syracuse 9-0 1,465 4

4. Arizona 8-0 1,371 8

5. Louisville 9-1 1,362 6

6. Indiana 9-1 1,321 1

7. Ohio St. 8-1 1,249 7

8. Florida 7-1 1,163 5

9. Kansas 8-1 1,110 9

10. Illinois 12-0 1,044 10

11. Cincinnati 10-0 967 11

12. Missouri 8-1 886 12

13. Minnesota 11-1 730 13

14. Gonzaga 10-1 710 14

15. Georgetown 9-1 579 15

16. New Mexico 11-0 548 17

17. Creighton 10-1 530 16

18. San Diego St. 8-1 493 18

19. Butler 8-2 361 —

20. Michigan St. 9-2 343 19

21. UNLV 8-1 315 20

22. Notre Dame 9-1 291 22

23. North Carolina 8-2 256 21

24. Oklahoma St. 8-1 244 24

25. NC State 7-2 198 25

Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, VCU 7, Wichita St. 6, Murray St. 4, UConn 4, Miami 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1.

Women’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Monday’s results

east

New Hampshire 77, Wagner 54

Sacred Heart 55, Manhattan 38

SOUTH

Charleston Southern 71, Trinity Baptist 46

Liberty 95, Virginia Union 39

Presbyterian 53, UCF 49

Southern U. 59, SE Louisiana 56

UC Riverside 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 37

Wofford 58, Alabama 52

MIDWEST

California 71, Northwestern 65

Cent. Michigan 96, Robert Morris 56

Iowa St. 67, N. Iowa 59

W. Illinois 70, E. Illinois 68

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas St. 75, Austin Peay 44

Nebraska-Omaha 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 63

SMU 76, Louisiana-Monroe 56

FAR WEST

Ohio St. 65, Gonzaga 60

S. Utah 79, Houston Baptist 58

ap top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Stanford (22) 9-0 978 1

2. UConn (16) 8-0 967 2

3. Baylor (2) 8-1 931 3

4. Duke 8-0 884 4

5. Notre Dame 6-1 821 5

6. Georgia 11-0 789 6

7. Kentucky 8-1 773 7

8. California 7-1 663 10

9. Maryland 7-2 641 9

10. Tennessee 7-1 602 13

11. Penn St. 9-2 595 11

12. UCLA 7-1 539 14

13. Purdue 10-1 495 15

14. Louisville 9-2 491 8

15. Oklahoma St. 7-0 440 16

16. Dayton 10-0 395 17

17. North Carolina 10-1 317 19

18. Oklahoma 8-2 285 12

19. Kansas 9-1 215 22

20. Texas 7-2 197 18

21. South Carolina 10-0 152 24

22. Texas A&M 6-3 139 23

23. Florida St. 8-1 126 —

24. West Virginia 7-2 101 25

25. Colorado 9-0 99 —

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 94, Miami 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 41, Ohio St. 37, Delaware 15, Vanderbilt 15, Michigan 10, Michigan St. 9, Chattanooga 7, Duquesne 7, Syracuse 6, Iowa 5, Villanova 5, Toledo 2, Gonzaga 1, Rutgers 1.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Tampa Bay minor league OF Cody Rogers 50 games for refusing to take an offseason drug test.

American League

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Anibal Sanchez on a five-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with DH Carlos Pena on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Traded C John Buck, C Travis d’Arnaud, RHP Noah Syndergaard and OF Wuilmer Beccera to the N.Y. Mets for RHP R.A. Dickey, C Josh Thole and C Mike Nickeas. Agreed to terms with Dickey on a three-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with 3B Ian Stewart on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Jeff Beliveau for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Chang-Yong Lim on a minor league contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with INF Donnie Murphy on a minor league contract.

Frontier League

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Alex Guthrie to a contract extension.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Traded 3B Jason Taylor to River City for SS Max Casper, RHP Doug Shields and RHP Jason Sullivan.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Sold the contract of RHP Mike Recchia to the Baltimore Orioles.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA — Promoted Mike Bass to executive vice president, communications.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Assigned G Josh Selby to Reno (NBADL). Recalled G Tony Wroten from Reno.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended Washington T Jordan Black four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed OL Mike Gibson. Released DT Ricky Lumpkin.

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed DT Matt Toeaina on injured reserve. Signed T Cory Brandon from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released DB Dimitri Patterson.

Canadian Football League

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Named Kent Austin coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS — Reassigned D Hubert Labrie from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned D Gleason Fournier and F Andrej Nestrasil from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).

American Hockey League

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Recalled F Luke Glendening from Toledo (ECHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Released D Chris Reed from a professional tryout agreement and returned him to Cincinnati (ECHL).

ECHL

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Traded F Daniel Koger to Bakersfield for F Robby Dee.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Juninho.

COLLEGE

CINCINNATI — Announced QB Brendon Kay has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.

SAN JOSE STATE — Named Ron Caragher football coach.

TEMPLE — Named Matt Rhule football coach.

UC DAVIS — Named Ron Gould football coach.

WEST VIRGINIA — Announced WR Stedman Bailey will enter the NFL draft.