Scoreboard Dec. 25

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TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (third-place game) ESPN2

4:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (championship game) ESPN2

NBA BASKETBALL

7 a.m. Boston at Brooklyn ESPN

10 a.m. New York at L.A. Lakers ABC/twcs

12:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Miami ABC

3 p.m. Houston at Chicago ESPN

5:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers ESPN/FOXSP2

WEDNESDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2:30 p.m. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan ESPN

HORSE RACING

10:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

SOCCER

4:55 a.m. Premier League: Newcastle at Manchester United ESPN2

Pro Football

Nfl Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 11 4 0 .733 529 331

Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289

N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347

Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303

x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371

Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451

Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321

x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303

Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304

Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286

San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329

Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419

Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370

Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372

N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337

Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277

New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410

Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377

Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325

North

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299

Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314

Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253

Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-San Francisco 10 4 1 .700 370 260

x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232

St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328

Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Saturday’s result

Atlanta 31, Detroit 18

Sunday’s results

Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7

Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13

New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT

Minnesota 23, Houston 6

Carolina 17, Oakland 6

Miami 24, Buffalo 10

Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10

New England 23, Jacksonville 16

Washington 27, Philadelphia 20

St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13

San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17

Denver 34, Cleveland 12

Chicago 28, Arizona 13

Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14

Seattle 42, San Francisco 13

Sunday, Dec. 30

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8 a.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 8 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 8 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8 a.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 8 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 8 a.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 11:25 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 11:25 a.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 11:25 a.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 11:25 a.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 11:25 a.m.

Miami at New England, 11:25 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 3:20 p.m.

College Football

Bowl Glance

Monday’s result

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Roundup>SMU 43, Fresno State 10

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 Basketball

NBA Glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 20 7 .741 —

Brooklyn 14 12 .538 5½

Boston 13 13 .500 6½

Philadelphia 13 15 .464 7½

Toronto 9 19 .321 11½

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 18 6 .750 —

Atlanta 16 9 .640 2½

Orlando 12 15 .444 7½

Charlotte 7 20 .259 12½

Washington 3 22 .120 15½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 15 11 .577 —

Indiana 16 12 .571 —

Milwaukee 14 12 .538 1

Detroit 9 21 .300 8

Cleveland 6 23 .207 10½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 21 8 .724 —

Memphis 18 7 .720 1

Houston 14 12 .538 5½

Dallas 12 16 .429 8½

New Orleans 5 22 .185 15

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 —

Denver 15 13 .536 7

Minnesota 13 12 .520 7½

Utah 15 14 .517 7½

Portland 13 13 .500 8

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 21 6 .778 —

Golden State 18 10 .643 3½

L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 8

Phoenix 11 17 .393 10½

Sacramento 9 18 .333 12

Monday’s results

No games scheduled

Today’s games

Boston at Brooklyn, 12 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Sunday’s results

EAST

Fordham 81, Siena 75

Iona 100, Norfolk St. 72

Penn St. 72, New Hampshire 45

Pittsburgh 59, Kennesaw St. 43

SOUTH

Clemson 77, SC State 41

MIDWEST

Akron 87, Cleveland St. 57

IUPUI 77, Ball St. 68

N. Iowa 82, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 75

Northwestern 63, Brown 42

FAR WEST

Boise St. 67, New Orleans 51

CS Bakersfield 69, MVSU 64

Colorado St. 88, Virginia Tech 52

James Madison 62, San Diego 59

North Florida 74, Georgia Southern 46

Portland 57, Bradley 55

TOURNAMENTS

Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational

Championship

UTEP 68, Nebraska 52

Third place

Cent. Michigan 62, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

Semifinals

Arizona 69, Miami 50

San Diego St. 62, Indiana St. 55

Consolation bracket

Hawaii 84, ETSU 61

Mississippi 85, San Francisco 78

ap top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Duke (63) 11-0 1,623 1

2. Michigan (2) 12-0 1,551 2

3. Arizona 11-0 1,463 4

4. Louisville 11-1 1,422 5

5. Indiana 11-1 1,383 6

6. Kansas 10-1 1,309 9

7. Missouri 10-1 1,157 12

8. Cincinnati 12-0 1,144 11

9. Syracuse 10-1 1,140 3

10. Ohio St. 9-2 965 7

11. Minnesota 12-1 878 13

12. Illinois 12-1 875 10

13. Gonzaga 11-1 824 14

14. Florida 8-2 772 8

15. Georgetown 10-1 674 15

16. Creighton 11-1 589 17

17. San Diego St. 11-1 557 18

18. Butler 9-2 512 19

19. Michigan St. 11-2 416 20

20. UNLV 11-1 382 21

21. Notre Dame 12-1 337 22

22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 318 24

23. NC State 9-2 264 25

24. Pittsburgh 12-1 189 —

25. Kansas St. 9-2 152 —

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, North Carolina 16, VCU 16, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, UConn 6.

Women’s College Basketball

Major Scores

Sunday’s results

east

Hofstra 63, Northwestern 54

Penn St. 82, NJIT 37

MIDWEST

Green Bay 53, Wisconsin 38

N. Dakota St. 60, Milwaukee 48

ap top 25

Record Pts Pv

1. Stanford (24) 11-0 982 1

2. UConn (14) 10-0 964 2

3. Baylor (2) 9-1 931 3

4. Duke 10-0 883 4

5. Notre Dame 9-1 824 5

6. Georgia 12-0 790 6

7. Kentucky 9-1 774 7

8. California 9-1 687 8

9. Maryland 8-2 671 9

10. Penn St. 10-2 621 11

11. Purdue 11-1 537 13

12. Louisville 11-2 522 14

13. Tennessee 7-3 517 10

14. Oklahoma St. 8-0 466 15

15. Dayton 12-0 454 16

16. North Carolina 11-1 349 17

17. UCLA 7-2 307 12

18. Oklahoma 9-2 286 18

19. South Carolina 11-1 254 21

20. Texas 8-2 195 20

21. Florida St. 10-1 183 23

22. Kansas 9-2 162 19

23. Colorado 10-0 156 25

24. Texas A&M 8-4 118 22

25. Arkansas 10-1 107 —

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 39, Miami 32, Ohio St. 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan St. 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

Frontier League

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Exercised the 2013 contract options on INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS — Exercised the 2013 contract options on OF Brandon Anderson, RHP Nick Anderson, LHP Andrew Armstrong, INF Evan Button, RHP Mickey Cassidy, RHP Nelson Curry, RHP Jordan Goldschmidt, RHP Garrett Granitz, INF Matt Greener, RHP Cody Hallahan, OF Michael Hur, INF Carlos Luciano, INF Ted Obregon, RHP Drew Rucinski, C Michael Thomas, C Greg Van Horn, LHP Ziggie VanderWall, INF Trevor Whyte, RHP Jordan Cudney, LHP Jon Gulbransen, LHP Nick Cicio, LHP Darrin Tew, LHP Alex Szymanski, LHP Brad Schnitzer, OF Devin Shepherd and RHP Brett Scarpetta. Declined options on INF Justino Cuevas, RHP Tyree Hayes and OF Rudy Wilson.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Sent INF Will Block and RHP Steven Grife to River City to complete earlier trades.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Placed TE Scott Chandler on injured reserve.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Patrick Mannelly to a one-year contract extension.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS — Named Joel Thomas running backs coach.

TEXAS TECH — Suspended CB Cornelius Douglas, LB Chris Payne and DT Leon Mackey from the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Cycling

HAWAII CYCLING CLUB

2012 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

FINAL STANDINGS

18-24 men

1 Chris Chang

25-29 men

1 Yanis Nora

35-39 women

1 Rani Tanimoto

2 Sylvia Ravaglia

40-44 men

1 Penn Henderson

2 Sean Maynard

3 Mike Wolf

45-49 men

1 Kris Kiser

2 Kawika Singsun

50-54 women

1 Shirley Pratt

50-54 men

1 Dave Pratt

55-59 women

1 Roberta Hickman

55-59 men

1 Thomas Neal Takach

2 Cliff Acheson

60-64 men

1 Jim Moore

65-69 men

1 Bob Smith

Racers were required to compete in four out of seven races in order to qualify.