Scoreboard (Dec. 20)
ToDAY’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
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2:30 p.m. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl: UCF vs. Ball State ESPN
HORSE RACING
Noon The Quarters FOXSP2
men’s college BASKETBALL
2 p.m. FAU at Indiana ESPN2
2 p.m. Western Carolina at Tennessee FOXSP2
3 p.m. Ohio at Oklahoma foxsp
4 p.m. BYU at Baylor ESPN2
nba BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
Today’s BIIF Games
Boys soccer
Makua Lani at Parker, 3 p.m.
Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
Kohala at Hawaii Prep, 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
Today’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)
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
EAST
Bucknell 71, Marist 65
Canisius 72, Temple 62
Coppin St. 64, Towson 61
Duquesne 71, W. Michigan 66
Pittsburgh 71, Delaware St. 43
Seton Hall 79, Longwood 61
St. Bonaventure 97, The Citadel 57
St. Peter’s 80, LIU Brooklyn 67
UMass 85, Ohio 76
West Virginia 76, Oakland 71
SOUTH
Belmont 76, S. Dakota St. 49
Charlotte 68, Radford 52
Coastal Carolina 69, Clemson 46
Detroit 74, Alcorn St. 58
Duke 88, Cornell 47
Florida 82, SE Louisiana 43
Louisville 79, FIU 55
Marshall 64, Savannah St. 48
NC A&T 78, E. Kentucky 67
Pepperdine 66, Alabama St. 58
Samford 75, UT-Martin 62
South Carolina 74, Appalachian St. 69
Tulane 76, Texas-Pan American 49
UNC Wilmington 87, UNC Greensboro 73
Virginia 75, Morgan St. 57
MIDWEST
Bradley 77, MVSU 42
Cincinnati 60, Xavier 45
Cleveland St. 77, Notre Dame (Ohio) 66
Creighton 71, Tulsa 54
Drake 72, NC Central 69
Green Bay 49, Marquette 47
Illinois St. 74, Dayton 73
Indiana 93, Mount St. Mary’s 54
Iowa 90, SC State 46
Iowa St. 76, UMKC 61
Notre Dame 85, Kennesaw St. 57
SE Missouri 94, New Orleans 71
SIU-Edwardsville 81,
Robert Morris-Chicago 49
Saint Louis 72, E. Illinois 45
South Dakota 85, Morehead St. 75
Wright St. 67, Miami (Ohio) 59
SOUTHWEST
Alabama 66, Texas Tech 62
Murray St. 61, Arkansas St. 54
Oklahoma St. 69, Texas-Arlington 44
Rice 63, Chicago St. 60, OT
Sam Houston St. 89, Huston-Tillotson 53
Texas 85, North Carolina 67
UTEP 91, Oregon 84, 3OT
FAR WEST
Colorado St. 78, CS Bakersfield 58
Gonzaga 74, Campbell 52
Mississippi 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Montana 62, N. Arizona 56
New Mexico 68, New Mexico St. 63
Oregon St. 69, Howard 53
Portland 74, North Florida 64
Sacramento St. 62, Montana St. 57
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, Pacific 46
Seattle 75, N. Illinois 48
UNLV 73, N. Iowa 59
Utah Valley 67, Troy 64, OT
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Wednesday’s results
east
Bowling Green 64, UMass 61
Bucknell 75, Towson 62
La Salle 70, CCSU 46
Manhattan 58, Ohio 49
Seton Hall 82, New Orleans 35
Stony Brook 65, St. Francis (NY) 52
UConn 97, Oakland 25
SOUTH
Auburn 53, Chattanooga 40
Bethune-Cookman 59, Georgia Southern 48
Charleston Southern 69, W. Carolina 61
Clemson 62, Providence 47
Florida A&M 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 65
Florida Gulf Coast 70, Richmond 62
Florida St. 94, Mercer 42
Gardner-Webb 62, Wofford 57
LSU 90, Grambling St. 59
Louisiana-Lafayette 65, Tulane 64, OT
North Carolina 76, East Carolina 67
North Florida 69, Coastal Carolina 58
Stanford 53, South Carolina 49
Stetson 74, UNC Asheville 47
UCF 55, South Alabama 54
UNC-Greensboro 49, NC Central 39
MIDWEST
Iowa 97, Missouri St. 43
Marquette 73, Navy 65
Memphis 65, Saint Louis 58
N. Illinois 48, E. Illinois 38
Princeton 67, Illinois St. 50
W. Kentucky 84, Wright St. 67
W. Michigan 70, Valparaiso 69
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 99, MVSU 42
Arkansas St. 66, Nicholls St. 58
Georgia 72, TCU 59
SMU 71, Stephen F. Austin 62
Texas Southern 64, UMKC 53
FAR WEST
Michigan St. 49, Oregon St. 35
Notre Dame 100, Alabama A&M 39
Old Dominion 85, UNLV 67
San Diego St. 90, Fresno Pacific 41
Santa Clara 77, CS Bakersfield 56
Texas A&M 83, Kansas St. 60
Utah Valley 65, Carroll (Mont.) 53
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended free agent minor league RHP Kyle Pelchy 50 games for refusing to take an off-season drug test.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with 1B Travis Ishikawa, LHP Daniel Schlereth and LHP Zach Braddock on minor league contracts.
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Dempster on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Pedro Beato for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Designated OF Russ Canzler for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Martinez and C Brian Jeroloman on minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS—Released LHP Adam Wilk. Assigned LHP Matt Hoffman outright to Toledo (EL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Meg Vaillancourt vice president of community relations and executive director of the Astros In Action Foundation. Traded LHP Rob Rasmussen to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP John Ely.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with OF Ichiro Suzuki on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Jim Miller for assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Traded LHP Jason Vargas to the L.A. Angels for 1B/DH Kendrys Morales.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with 2B Lance Zawadzki on a minor league contract. Claimed RHP Mickey Storey off waivers from Houston.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Named Steve Sax first base coach and Turner Ward assistant hitting coach. Named Greg Gross hitting coach of Reno (PCL); Andy Green manager and Jacob Cruz hitting coach of Mobile (SL); Bill Plummer manager and Gil Heredia pitching coach of Visalia (Cal); Jason Camilli hitting coach of South Bend (MWL); Robby Hammock manager, Doug Bochtler pitching coach and Wilson Valera hitting coach of Missoula (Pioneer); and Luis Urueta manager of the Arizona League Diamondbacks.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with LHP Jeff Francis on a one-year contract.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Alfredo Figaro on a minor league contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released TE Steve Skelton from the practice squad.
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Released LB D.J. Bryant from the practice squad. Signed RB Lonyae Miller to the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Kevin Elliott and LB Brian Smith to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed C Zack Williams on injured reserve. Signed G Hayworth Hicks from the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed G Reggie Stephens to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed TE George Bryan to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released DE Robert Rose from the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS—Placed CB Jacob Lacey on injured reserve. Signed CB Rob Bartell. Signed DB Ross Weaver to the practice squad. Placed DT Nick Fairley on injured reserve. Signed DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed CB Otis Merrill to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Released G Robert Griffin from the practice squad. Signed T Lee Ziemba to the practice squad.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Placed RB Daniel Thomas on injured reserve. Signed DB Julian Posey from the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Placed CB Corey White on injured reserve. Signed WR Saalim Hakim from the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Placed WR Stephen Hill on injured reserve. Signed DB Donnie Fletcher from the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed TE Clay Harbor on injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Reinstated RB Rashard Mendenhall from the suspended list. Placed G Willie Colon and CB DeMarcus Van Dyke on injured reserve. Signed DB Justin King.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed LB Kyle Knox and DE Monte Taylor to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed TE Drake Dunsmore and LB Joe Holland to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released LB Kourtnei Brown from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
TORONTO ARGONAUTS—Released S Etienne Boulay. Re-signed DL Donte Paige-Moss. Signed LB Shane Horton.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE—Announced the resignation of president Julian Posada.
D.C. UNITED—Re-signed D Robbie Russell.
FC DALLAS—Signed F Bradlee Baladez to a homegrown contract.
National Women’s Soccer League
PORTLAND THORNS FC—Named Cindy Parlow coach.
COLLEGE
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN—Named Neil Hilton women’s assistant soccer coach.
ST. CATHERINE—Promoted women’s interim basketball coach Sean Pinkerton to head coach.
SETON HILL—Named Isaac Collins football coach.
SOUTH ALABAMA—Announced the retirement of men’s basketball coach Ronnie Arrow, effective immediately. Named men’s associate head basketball coach Jeff Price interim coach.
STANFORD—Agreed to terms with football coach David Shaw on a long-term contract extension.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN—Announced it has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, effective July 1, 2013.
