Scoreboard (Dec. 21)

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TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

TODAY’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

SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

bowling

6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND

BOXING

11 a.m. Cruiserweights: Tor Hamer vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov NBC

Heavyweights: Steve Cunningham vs. Tomasz Adamek

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 a.m. New Orleans Bowl: East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ESPN

10:30 a.m. Las Vegas Bowl: Washington vs. Boise St. ESPN

golf

2 p.m. Hawaii TV Golf IND

High school football

4 p.m. Allen (Texas) vs. Houston Lamar (Texas) FOXSP

HORSE RACING

1 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 a.m. Syracuse vs. Temple ESPN2

8:30 a.m. USC at Georgia FOXSP2

9 a.m. Texas at Michigan State ESPN2

9 a.m. Arizona State at Texas Tech FOXSP

10 a.m. George Mason vs. Richmond NBCSN

11 a.m. Southern at Texas A&M FOXSP

11 a.m. Kansas at Ohio State CBS

11 a.m. Marshall at Kentucky ESPN2

12:30 p.m. Virginia vs. Old Dominion NBCSN

1 p.m. Missouri vs. Illinois ESPN2

3 p.m. Florida vs. Kansas State ESPN2

3 p.m. Davidson at Drexel NBCSN

NBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta WGN

NFL FOOTBALL

3:30 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit ESPN

SOCCER

2:30 a.m. League: Arsenal at Wigan ESPN2

Today’s BIIF Games

Boys soccer

Konawaena at Kamehameha, 4 p.m.

Christian Liberty at Kealakehe, 6 p.m.

Girls soccer

Konawaena at Kamehameha, 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 result

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

BYU 23, San Diego State 6

Friday’s game

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday’s games

New Orleans Bowl

East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), 7 a.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Washington, D.C.

Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Meineke Car Care Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 6:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 10:15 a.m. (ESPN2)

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 10:15 a.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 1:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

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

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

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

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

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

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

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

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

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

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

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

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

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

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

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

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

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

Orange Bowl

At Miami

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

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

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

Thursday, Jan. 3

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

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

Friday, Jan. 4

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

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

Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

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

Sunday, Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

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

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Miami

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

Men’s College Basketball Major Scores

Thursday’s results

EAST

La Salle 88, Iona 74

Princeton 62, Rider 45

SOUTH

Duke 76, Elon 54

Memphis 62, Lipscomb 56

N. Kentucky 54, Hampton 52

Texas-Pan American 76, Alabama St. 70, OT

Tulane 69, Pepperdine 54

UAB 76, Louisiana-Monroe 69

UCF 83, Stetson 66

MIDWEST

Cent. Michigan 92, Texas St. 80

Kent St. 77, St. Francis (Pa.) 48

Michigan 93, E. Michigan 54

Valparaiso 89, IUPUI 69

Wichita St. 65, Charleston Southern 53

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 79, Robert Morris 74

Lehigh 90, North Texas 75

Stephen F. Austin 60, Grambling St. 38

FAR WEST

Boise St. 78, Idaho 68

Portland St. 63, Idaho St. 49

UC Davis 78, S. Illinois 70

UC Irvine 61, Southern Cal 54

Utah St. 79, Nicholls St. 72

Washington 75, Cal Poly 62

Weber St. 74, E. Washington 53

Women’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Thursday’s results

east

Boston College 80, Vermont 43

Duquesne 62, West Virginia 54

Marist 62, Yale 50

Maryland 69, Delaware 53

Pittsburgh 67, Mount St. Mary’s 49

Sacred Heart 73, Lehigh 63

SOUTH

Campbell 79, Elon 69

Cent. Arkansas 62, Louisiana-Monroe 49

FIU 58, Middle Tennessee 51

Liberty 76, VCU 63

Marshall 52, Furman 46

Miami 79, NC State 53

Mississippi St. 69, Jacksonville St. 54

N. Kentucky 71, UNC Wilmington 55

MIDWEST

Marquette 70, Dartmouth 52

Michigan 73, Valparaiso 32

Missouri 69, Murray St. 55

Nebraska 80, Oral Roberts 67

S. Utah 60, North Dakota 54

Youngstown St. 80, Akron 71

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 70, UC Riverside 46

Rice 43, UTSA 41

Texas 53, Cornell 40

UTEP 60, New Mexico 45

FAR WEST

Arizona 86, Longwood 68

BYU 70, Seattle 62

CS Northridge 77, UCLA 72

Cal Poly 84, Loyola Marymount 71

Denver 50, Colorado St. 48

E. Washington 88, Weber St. 60

Gonzaga 97, Idaho 62

Idaho St. 63, Portland St. 50

Michigan St. 50, Texas Tech 48, OT

Montana 79, N. Arizona 71, OT

Notre Dame 87, Kansas St. 57

Pacific 75, Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 72

Sacramento St. 69, Montana St. 65

Texas A&M 78, Old Dominion 55

UNLV 67, Alabama A&M 62

Utah 58, UC Irvine 42

Utah St. 70, South Dakota 69

TOURNAMENT

Beach Classic

First Round

Long Beach St. 72, Canisius 67, OT

Sam Houston St. 71, Albany (NY) 68, OT

Gator Holiday Classic

First Round

Cent. Michigan 98, Saint Joseph’s 84

Florida 88, Savannah St. 38

Toledo Invite

First Round

Prairie View 49, Hampton 42

Toledo 60, Evansville 50

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Promoted Jared Banner to assistant director, player personnel; Mike Murov to coordinator, baseball operations; Duncan Webb has been promoted to assistant director, player development; Laz Gutierrez to coordinator, player development programs. Tim Hyers to minor league hitting coordinator; George Lombard to minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator; Quincy Boyd and Jim Robinson to regional crosscheckers; Steve Peck to special assignment scout; Victor Rodriguez Jr. area supervisor and Dominican Republic crosschecker; Dave Klipstein to major league scout; Anthony Turco to professional scout. Named Mike Rikard national scouting coordinator; John Booher national crosschecker; Tom Kotchman, Brian Moehler, John Pyle and Willie Romay area scouts; Wilder Lobo, Ramon Mora and Alex Requena scouts in Venezuela; Carlos Lugo scout in the Dominican Republic; Dennis Neuman scout in Curacao and Aruba; and David Tapia scout in Mexico.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Yoshinori Tateyama on a minor league contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Assigned OF-1B Scott Van Slyke outright to Albuquerque (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with 3B Placido Polanco on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Adams on a two-year contract.

American Association

WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed INF Abel Nieves.

Frontier League

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed RHP Zac Treece to a contract extension.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Signed LHP Cory Caruso, C Rick Devereaux, OF Vinnie Fayard, RHP Justin Hall, OF Andrew Heck, 1B Mark Samuelson and RHP Orlando Santos to contract extensions.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Waived F Josh Howard.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Placed CB Leodis McKelvin on injured reserve. Signed LB Kirk Morrison.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed TE Evan Moore.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed DE Jason Jones on injured reserve. Signed DT Hebron Fangupo from the practice squad. Signed WR Bryan Walters to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

CONNECTICUT WHALE—Announced F J.T. Miller was reassigned to the U.S. National Junior Team.

OLYMPICS

U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE—Announced chairman Larry Probst was elected to a second term and Bill Marolt and Whitney Ping were appointed to vacant positions on the board.

MOTORSPORTS

SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA—Announced the Board of Directors named Lisa Noble chairman for 2013.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

LA GALAXY—Signed F Gyasi Zardes.

TORONTO FC—Announced the team was awarded C Gale Agbossoumonde via a league lottery.

COLLEGE

CAMPBELL—Named Landon Mariani offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Craig Cox defensive coordinator, Kevin Thompson offensive line coach, Adam Morris wide receivers coach, D.J. Summers running backs coach, Damien Adams defensive line coach, Bryant Foster defensive backs coach and Jonathan Hodges linebackers coach.

DEPAUW—Named Bill Lynch football coach.

LSU—Suspended P Brad Wing for the Chick-fil-A Bowl for an unspecified violation of team rules.

MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO)—Named Nick Burns interim assistant director of athletic communications.

REGIS—Named Dan Flynn track and field coach.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE—Announced athletic director Scott Gines will assume the title of vice president for intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation, effective Jan. 2.

UTAH STATE—Promoted offensive coordinator Matt Wells to football coach.

WISCONSIN—Named Gary Andersen football coach.