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TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

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.