Scoreboard Dec. 23
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic semifinals ESPN2
NFL FOOTBALL
8 a.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh CBS
8 a.m. New Orleans at Dallas FOX
11:25 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore FOX
3:20 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle NBC
MONDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Hawaii Bowl: Fresno St. vs. SMU ESPN
College Football
Bowl Glance
Friday’s result
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Roundup>UCF 38, Ball State 17
Saturday’s results
New Orleans Bowl
Roundup>Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
Las Vegas Bowl
Roundup>Boise St. 28, Washington 26
Monday’s game
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Roundup>SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday’s game
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Roundup>Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday’s games
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)
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 13 2 0 .867 402 277
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 11 0 .267 348 411
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 result
Atlanta 31, Detroit 18
Today’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.
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Saturday’s results
EAST
Boston College 71, Providence 68
Boston U. 70, Cornell 57
Bryant 79, Dartmouth 66
Drexel 69, Davidson 58
Elon 70, Columbia 69
Fairfield 60, Saint Joseph’s 57
George Washington 76, VMI 67
Georgetown 65, American U. 48
Hartford 56, Marist 46
Harvard 72, Holy Cross 65
La Salle 100, Sacred Heart 71
Loyola of Chicago 54, St. Peter’s 49
Maine 84, Florida Gulf Coast 78
N. Kentucky 55, Navy 46
NJIT 71, CCNY 43
Princeton 79, Bucknell 67
Rhode Island 65, Georgia St. 60
Seton Hall 89, LIU Brooklyn 58
South Carolina 63, Manhattan 57
St. Francis (NY) 73, Colgate 61
Temple 83, Syracuse 79
Tulane 83, Hofstra 62
UMass 88, East Carolina 81
Vermont 76, Fairleigh Dickinson 62
Villanova 83, Monmouth (NJ) 56
West Virginia 72, Radford 62
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 78, Presbyterian 70
Coll. of Charleston 60, Coastal Carolina 51
Florida St. 79, Charlotte 76
Gardner-Webb 83, Spalding 54
George Mason 67, Richmond 64
Georgia 64, Southern Cal 56
Georgia Tech 73, The Citadel 41
Jacksonville 65, Furman 53
Kentucky 82, Marshall 54
Louisiana-Lafayette 91, Duquesne 79
Louisville 78, W. Kentucky 55
Mercer 66, Alabama 59
Mississippi St. 79, Cent. Arkansas 72
NC State 92, St. Bonaventure 73
North Carolina 97, McNeese St. 63
Old Dominion 63, Virginia 61
South Alabama 77, UALR 62
Wake Forest 84, UNC Greensboro 70
Winthrop 74, Auburn 67
MIDWEST
Butler 75, Evansville 67
Cincinnati 68, Wright St. 58
Dayton 77, Murray St. 68
DePaul 69, UMBC 61
Drake 74, E. Illinois 56
Green Bay 72, South Dakota 55
Illinois St. 83, Austin Peay 57
Iowa 80, Coppin St. 50
Kansas 74, Ohio St. 66
Kansas St. 67, Florida 61
Kent St. 73, Arkansas St. 69
Marquette 84, LSU 80
Miami (Ohio) 82, Ill.-Chicago 70
Michigan St. 67, Texas 56
Minnesota 75, Lafayette 50
Missouri 82, Illinois 73
Oakland 59, E. Michigan 57
Ohio 93, Md.-Eastern Shore 57
SE Missouri 66, UMKC 65
Saint Louis 65, Loyola Marymount 44
Valparaiso 79, Purdue-Calumet 51
W. Michigan 87, Mount St. Mary’s 66
Wichita St. 59, Southern Miss. 51
Wisconsin 74, Milwaukee 53
Wofford 56, Xavier 55
SOUTHWEST
Arizona St. 77, Texas Tech 62
Arkansas 95, Alabama A&M 68
FIU 48, Texas Southern 45
Houston 79, Chicago St. 57
Oklahoma St. 78, Tennessee Tech 42
Southern U. 53, Texas A&M 51
TCU 65, Rice 63
Texas-Pan American 80,
Nebraska-Omaha 72
Tulsa 72, Oral Roberts 68
FAR WEST
Air Force 61, UC Riverside 53
California 85, Prairie View 53
Colorado St. 70, Portland 53
E. Washington 57, Idaho St. 54
Georgia Southern 63, MVSU 52
NC Central 73, Utah Valley 67
New Mexico St. 71, Missouri St. 51
North Florida 80, CS Bakersfield 70
Oregon 91, Houston Baptist 50
Oregon St. 86, San Diego 79
San Jose St. 68, James Madison 77
S. Dakota St. 70, New Mexico 65
Seattle 72, Campbell 49
UC Davis 82, Nicholls St. 71
UCLA 91, Fresno St. 78
UNLV 89, Canisius 74
Utah St. 70, S. Illinois 58
Virginia Tech 66, Bradley 65, OT
Washington 67, N. Illinois 57
Weber St. 73, Portland St. 69, OT
TOURNAMENT
Cable Car Classic
Championship
Santa Clara 69, Wagner 45
Third place
SMU 67, Alcorn St. 52
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational
First round
UTEP 83, Ark.-Pine Bluff 61
Nebraska 89, Cent. Michigan 75
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
First round
Arizona 73, ETSU 53
Indiana St. 87, Mississippi 85, OT
San Diego St. 80, San Francisco 58
Miami 73, Hawaii 58
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Saturday’s results
east
Bucknell 69, St. Peter’s 62, OT
Dayton 91, Siena 53
Delaware 82, Monmouth (NJ) 53
George Washington 60, George Mason 52
La Salle 60, Fairfield 50
Memphis 65, Seton Hall 58
Northeastern 78, UMass 51
Northwestern 73, Mississippi 69
Providence 78, Rhode Island 52
Quinnipiac 75, St. John’s 72
UConn 102, Hartford 45
SOUTH
Auburn 85, Jacksonville 49
Clemson 63, Samford 51
Florida St. 93, UNC-Greensboro 63
Gardner-Webb 54, NC Central 32
Southern Miss. 53, Cent. Arkansas 44
Stanford 73, Tennessee 60
Tennessee Tech 67, Marshall 60
Tulane 73, North Texas 62
Tulsa 75, Grambling St. 62
UAB 56, UT-Martin 51
UALR 49, South Alabama 40
UCF 60, Florida Gulf Coast 53
Vanderbilt 69, Coll. of Charleston 44
Virginia Tech 73, Wake Forest 52
MIDWEST
Butler 56, Indiana St. 45
Cleveland St. 58, New Hampshire 47
Detroit 90, Madonna 43
IPFW 71, Rochester (Mich.) 59
Ill.-Chicago 66, N. Illinois 61, OT
Loyola of Chicago 81, Chicago St. 43
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 53
Creighton 91, South Florida 74
Houston 74, Texas St. 61
Miami (Ohio) 62, Nevada 49
Oklahoma St. 90, Texas-Arlington 54
TCU 73, Texas-Pan American 37
Wichita St. 61, SMU 59
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 62, Longwood 50
Boise St. 52, South Dakota 50
Cal St.-Fullerton 60, San Jose St. 59
Colorado 81, Utah Valley 45
Duke 75, Southern Cal 60
E. Washington 61, Idaho St. 55
Montana 82, Sacramento St. 55
Montana St. 69, N. Arizona 52
N. Colorado 53, North Dakota 41
Portland St. 74, Weber St. 60
UC Davis 71, CS Bakersfield 59
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Assigned RHP Pedro Beato outright to Pawtucket (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Assigned 3B Brandon Laird and OF Che-Hsuan Lin outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with OF Cody Ross on a three-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Recalled G Scott Machado from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Recalled G Josh Selby from Reno (NBADL).
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Suspended C DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Waived C Earl Barron and G Shaun Livingston.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed S Eddie Pleasant from the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Placed S Dwight Lowery on injured reserve. Activated LB Daryl Smith from injured reserve.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Placed PK Dan Carpenter on injured reserve. Signed PK Nate Kaeding.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Waived TE Allen Reisner and G Mark Asper. Activated CB Chris Cook from injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Kamar Aiken from the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed CB Quinton Pointer from the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Cam Johnson from the practice squad to a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
WORCESTER SHARKS—Returned D Denny Urban to Reading (ECHL).
ECHL
ECHL—Suspended Lake Erie C Mitchell Heard two games.
