toDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
toDAY’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
THURSDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Poinsettia Bowl: BYU at San Diego St. ESPN
HORSE RACING
10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota TNT
4:30 p.m. Miami at Dallas TNT
Today’s BIIF Games
Boys soccer
HAAS vs. Waiakea at St. Joseph, 3 p.m.
Ka‘u at Christian Liberty, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Ka‘u at Christian Liberty, 2 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
Saturday’s game
Atlanta at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Tennessee at Green Bay, 8 a.m.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 8 a.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8 a.m.
Oakland at Carolina, 8 a.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 8 a.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 8 a.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 8 a.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 8 a.m.
San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 8 a.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 11:05 a.m.
Chicago at Arizona, 11:25 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 11:25 a.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 3:20 p.m.
College Football
Bowl Glance
Thursday’s game
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Roundup>San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday’s game
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Roundup>Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday’s games
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
Tuesday’s results
EAST
Iona 87, Liberty 69
Lafayette 86, Arcadia 62
Providence 79, Colgate 45
Stony Brook 64, Sacred Heart 59
UNC Asheville 79, Northeastern 73
Yale 112, Albertus Magnus 63
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 59, Missouri St. 47
Auburn 81, Tennessee Tech 62
Charleston Southern 72, ETSU 51
Coll. of Charleston 76, Old Dominion 65
East Carolina 62, Gardner-Webb 60
Fla. Gulf Coast 86, Southeastern (Fla.) 60
Georgia 58, Mercer 49
Hampton 72, American U. 65
Lipscomb 87, Austin Peay 84
Miami 72, UCF 50
Middle Tennessee 77, Tennessee St. 48
NC State 88, Stanford 79
Robert Morris 66, Louisiana-Lafayette 61
South Florida 72, Youngstown St. 54
Southern Miss. 69, Georgia St. 67
Stetson 69, FAU 68
Tennessee 78, Presbyterian 62
VCU 76, W. Kentucky 44
Wake Forest 79, Furman 55
Wofford 94, Jacksonville 52
MIDWEST
Akron 76, Ark.-Pine Bluff 46
Evansville 103, Oakland City 69
Kansas 87, Richmond 59
Kansas St. 78, Texas Southern 69
Michigan St. 64, Bowling Green 53
Nebraska 59, Jacksonville St. 55
Nebraska-Omaha 74, Benedictine (Kan.) 70
Ohio St. 65, Winthrop 55
Purdue 66, Ball St. 56
W. Illinois 70, Ill.-Chicago 54
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist 100, Arlington Baptist 61
Stephen F. Austin 56, Oklahoma 55
TCU 68, Southern U. 57
Texas A&M 66, Texas A&M-CC 54
FAR WEST
Arizona 89, Oral Roberts 64
BYU 95, E. New Mexico 62
California 68, UC Santa Barbara 59
CS Northridge 93, San Diego Christian 63
Holy Cross 71, San Francisco 65
LSU 66, UC Irvine 60
San Diego St. 76, Point Loma 49
UCLA 89, Long Beach St. 70
UC Riverside 91, Whittier 62
Utah 62, SMU 53
Wyoming 71, Denver 61
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Tuesday’s results
east
St. Bonaventure 79, Kent St. 42
SOUTH
American U. 61, Md.-Eastern Shore 53
Appalachian St. 85, ETSU 57
Bethune-Cookman 74, UNC Asheville 57
Charlotte 57, NC A&T 47
E. Kentucky 68, W. Virginia St. 43
Louisville 75, Washington St. 39
Morehead St. 57, UAB 50
SC State 78, Coastal Carolina 55
Savannah St. 60, Alabama St. 48
Stetson 70, Georgia Southern 39
Tennessee St. 69, Lipscomb 60
Troy 88, Jacksonville 83, OT
UT-Martin 87, Southern Miss. 80, OT
Virginia 54, Coppin St. 44
Winthrop 78, High Point 61
MIDWEST
Bradley 66, Ill.-Chicago 52
Butler 67, IUPUI 58
Cleveland St. 67, Mississippi 55
Dayton 90, Akron 59
DePaul 87, Loyola of Chicago 69
Detroit 88, IPFW 58
Green Bay 72, N. Dakota St. 37
Indiana St. 69, Chicago St. 35
Missouri 75, Morgan St. 50
S. Dakota St. 72, Delaware St. 57
Wyoming 64, Ball St. 61
Xavier 62, UNC Wilmington 52
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 76, Tennessee 53
Lamar 64, Northwood (Mich.) 19
Texas A&M-CC 52, Cornell 49
Texas St. 75, Kennesaw St. 61
Texas-Arlington 59, North Texas 50
UALR 78, Tulsa 51
FAR WEST
BYU 67, UC Santa Barbara 39
Kentucky 80, Pepperdine 62
New Mexico 68, New Mexico St. 44
Oregon 72, Samford 61
San Francisco 71, Cal Poly 67
UC Irvine 71, Utah St. 70
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Koji Uehara on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Julio Vinas manager and Britt Burns pitching coach of Birmingham (SL); Ryan Newman manager of Winston-Salem (Carolina); Tommy Thompson manager of Kannapolis (SAL); Pete Rose Jr. manager of Great Falls (Pioneer); Bobby Magallanes manager of Bristol (Appalachian); Doug Sisson minor league outfield/baserunning instructor; and Vance Law special assistant to player development.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with 3B Mark Reynolds on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Designated RHP Mickey Storey for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with 2B Luis Rodriguez on a minor league contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a one-year contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded OF Collin Cowgill to the N.Y. Mets for INF Jefry Marte. Agreed to terms with SS Hiroyuki Nakajima on a two-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ortiz and OF Ryan Langerhans on minor league contracts and RHP Roberto Hernandez on a one-year contract.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Pat Listach minor league infield coordinator; Todd Takayoshi assistant minor league hitting coordinator; Rick Knapp minor league pitching coordinator; John Shoemaker Camelback Ranch-Glendale coordinator of instruction; Franklin Stubbs hitting coach of Albuquerque (PCL); Jody Reed manager, Hector Berrios pitching coach and Orv Franchuk hitting coach of Chattanooga (SL); Carlos Subero manager and Johnny Washington hitting coach of Rancho Cucamonga (Cal); Razor Shines manager, Bill Simas pitching coach and Mike Eylward hitting coach of Great Lakes (MWL); Esteban Lopez hitting coach of Ogden (Pioneer); and P.J. Forbes manager of the Arizona League Dodgers.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Rick Tomlin minor league pitching coordinator; Bob Skube coach and Aaron Hoback trainer for Nashville (PCL); Steve Patera trainer of Huntsville (SL); Tony Diggs manager and Dwayne Hosey coach of Helena (Pioneer); Nestor Corredor manager and Greg Barajas trainer of the Arizona League Brewers.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP John Lannan on a one-year contract.
American Association
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed INF Amos Ramon.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F/C Donatas Motiejunas from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
NBA Development League
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS — Traded C Jerome Jordan to Reno for F Vernon Macklin and a 2013 second-round draft pick.
Women’s National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Named Mike Thibault coach and general manager.
Premier Basketball League
ROCHESTER RAZORSHARKS — Named Cliff Levingston coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed OL Kraig Urbik to a contract extension. Placed LB Arthur Moats on injured reserve and WR Donald Jones on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed WR Chris Hogan and LB Greg Lloyd from the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS — Placed RB Michael Bush on injured reserve. Signed RB Kahlil Bell.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Alec Scheiner president. Placed LB James-Michael Johnson and DB T.J. Ward on injured reserve. Signed DB Prince Miller and LB Adrian Moten. Signed DL Hall Davis from the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DE Andre Branch and RB Jordan Todman on injured reserve. Released WR Quan Cosby and FB Will Taufoou. Signed WR Mike Brown, LB Brandon Marshall and TE Isaiah Stanback from the practice squad and OL Tommie Draheim and WR Brittan Golden to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Re-signed OL Selvish Capers. Waived CB Terrence Frederick.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released TE Evan Moore. Signed TE Sean McGrath from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Released PK/P Noel Prefontaine.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned F Stanislav Galiev and D Brett Flemming from Reading (ECHL) to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Lake Erie LW Patrick Bordeleau three games.
CONNECTICUT WHALE — Called up D Steven Delisle from Greenville (ECHL).
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Recalled D Patrick Cullity from Idaho (ECHL).
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
WASHINGTON STEALTH — Traded G Kevin Croswell to Philadelphia for a 2013 third-round draft pick. Released F Jeff Zywicki, F Martin Cummings, G Chris Seidel, F Peter Jacobs, F Jerome Thompson, F Mark Negrin, T T.J. Cowx, T Ryan Johnson and D Ben McCullough.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW — Re-signed M Danny O’Rourke to a one-year contract.
D.C. UNITED — Released M Stephen King and D Michael Chabala.
FC DALLAS — Signed F Wesley “Pipico” Silva.
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed G Ryan Meara.
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Acquired D/M Mobi Fehr.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed F Claudio Bieler as a designated player.
COLLEGE
JACKSONVILLE STATE — Named Bill Clark football coach.
KENT STATE — Named Paul Haynes football coach.