Scoreboard (Jan. 4)
T0DAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BOXING
5 p.m. Junior lightweights: Rances Barthelemy vs. Arash Usmanee ESPN2
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3 p.m. Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma FOX
GOLF
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Tournament of Champions (first round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
12 p.m. All-America Game ESPN
HORSE RACING
Noon Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Memphis at Tennessee ESPN2
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Colorado College at Nebraska-Omaha NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
3 p.m. Chicago at Miami ESPN
5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers ESPN/FOXSP2
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
9:30 p.m. Dakar Rally (stage 1) * NBCSN
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 a.m. Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi ESPN
8 a.m. FCS championship game: North Dakota St. vs. Sam Houston St. ESPN2
GOLF
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Tournament of Champions (second round) TGC
2 p.m. Hawaii TV Golf IND
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
1 p.m. Simeon (Ill.) vs. Montverde (Fla.) ESPN2
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
8 a.m. All-American Bowl NBC
HORSE RACING
1 p.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
4 p.m. The Quarters FOXSP2
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 a.m. Pittsburgh at Rutgers ESPN2
11 a.m. NC State at Boston College ESPN2
11 a.m. Florida State at Clemson FOXSP2
12 p.m. Lehigh at VCU NBCSN
2 p.m. Long Beach State at UC-Santa Barbara FOXSP2
6 p.m. California at USC FOXSP
NBA BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers FOXSP2
NFL FOOTBALL
11:30 a.m. AFC Wild Card Game: Cincinnati at Houston NBC
3 p.m. NFC Wild Card Game: Minnesota at Green Bay NBC
SOCCER
7 a.m. FA Cup: West Ham vs. Manchester United (third round) FOX
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8:30 a.m. Oklahoma at Texas FOXSP2
9 a.m. Purdue at Nebraska CBS
11 a.m. Notre Dame at Connecticut CBS
* Tape-delayed broadcast
today’s BIIF games
BOYS BASKETBALL
Varsity games follow 6 p.m. JV contests unless noted below
St. Joseph at Kamehameha, 7 p.m.
Laupahoehoe at Hawaii Prep, 7 p.m.
Pahoa at Ka‘u
Konawaena at Honokaa
GIRLS basketball
Kealakehe at Konawaena, 7 p.m.
College Football
Bowl Glance
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Roundup>Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Roundup>Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Roundup>Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Roundup>Rice 33, Air Force 14
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Roundup>Arizona State 62, Navy 28
Pinstripe Bowl
At New York
Roundup>Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14
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 17, TCU 16
Monday, Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Roundup>Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Roundup>Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Roundup>Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Roundup>Clemson 25, LSU 24
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Roundup>Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Roundup>Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Roundup>Georgia 45, Nebraska 31
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Roundup>South Carolina 33, Michigan 28
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Roundup>Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Roundup>Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
Wednesday’s result
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Roundup>Louisville 33, Florida 23
Thursday’s result
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Roundup>Oregon 35, Kansas State 17
Friday’s game
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Roundup>Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 3 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday’s game
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Roundup>Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday’s game
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 Playoff Glance
Wild-card
Saturday’s games
Roundup>Cincinnati at Houston, 11:30 a.m. (NBC)
Roundup>Minnesota at Green Bay, 3 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday’s games
Roundup>Indianapolis at Baltimore, 8 a.m. (CBS)
Roundup>Seattle at Washington, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
Roundup>Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 11:30 a.m. (CBS)
Roundup>Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 3 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
Roundup>Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 a.m. (FOX)
Roundup>Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 11:30 a.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
Roundup>AFC, TBA (CBS)
Roundup>NFC, TBA (FOX)
Pro Bowl
At Honolulu
Sunday, Jan. 27
Roundup>AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
At New Orleans
Sunday, Feb. 3
Roundup>AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Men’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Thursday’s results
EAST
American U. 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 49
Bryant 84, Robert Morris 77
Fairfield 66, Canisius 45
Fairleigh Dickinson 72, Mount St. Mary’s 65
Niagara 94, Marist 72
Sacred Heart 77, LIU Brooklyn 73
St. Francis (NY) 63, Quinnipiac 61
St. Francis (Pa.) 67, CCSU 60
Wagner 60, Monmouth (NJ) 56
SOUTH
Belmont 73, Jacksonville St. 62
E. Kentucky 65, E. Illinois 54
FAU 75, Louisiana-Lafayette 70
Mississippi St. 97, New Orleans 46
Morehead St. 68, SIU-Edwardsville 64
Murray St. 73, UT-Martin 62
Nicholls St. 83, Cent. Arkansas 79
Northeastern 84, George Mason 74
Northwestern St. 78, McNeese St. 63
Oral Roberts 86, SE Louisiana 72
South Alabama 77, Louisiana-Monroe 72
Southern Miss. 135, Dillard 41
Tennessee St. 72, Tennessee Tech 66
MIDWEST
Detroit 74, Milwaukee 59
Michigan 94, Northwestern 66
N. Dakota St. 92, South Dakota 66
Oakland 91, Nebraska-Omaha 79
S. Dakota St. 77, UMKC 61
SE Missouri 86, Austin Peay 84
Wisconsin 60, Penn St. 51
Wright St. 64, Green Bay 53
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 66, Middle Tennessee 60, OT
Houston 96, Texas-Pan American 71
North Texas 76, Troy 59
Stephen F. Austin 79, Lamar 43
Texas A&M 67, Houston Baptist 59
UALR 75, W. Kentucky 67
FAR WEST
Arizona 92, Colorado 83, OT
BYU 92, Loyola Marymount 51
Cal Poly 79, Long Beach St. 73
Denver 64, Texas St. 53
Gonzaga 78, Pepperdine 62
Idaho 64, San Jose St. 55
Montana 81, E. Washington 66
Montana St. 62, Portland St. 59
N. Arizona 57, Sacramento St. 50
New Mexico St. 82, UTSA 62
North Dakota 66, Idaho St. 53
San Diego 61, Portland 50
Southern Cal 71, Stanford 69
UC Riverside 65, CS Northridge 64
UC Santa Barbara 74, UC Irvine 71
UCLA 79, California 65
UNLV 74, Chicago St. 52
Utah St. 75, Seattle 66
Weber St. 79, N. Colorado 54
Women’s College Basketball
Major Scores
Thursday’s results
EAST
Colgate 72, NJIT 36
Hofstra 82, Norfolk St. 47
Holy Cross 64, Dartmouth 52
Northeastern 94, Rhode Island 53
Penn St. 73, Northwestern 69
SOUTH
Auburn 50, Arkansas 47
Campbell 64, Coastal Carolina 54
Cent. Arkansas 72, Nicholls St. 56
Charlotte 70, Coppin St. 53
Duke 67, NC State 57
Florida St. 85, Georgia Tech 78
Georgia 77, Missouri 46
High Point 71, Charleston Southern 54
Kentucky 76, Florida 69
LSU 84, Mississippi 79
Longwood 87, Gardner-Webb 75
Miami 78, Clemson 56
NC A&T 56, UNC Wilmington 47
North Carolina 60, Maryland 57
Northwestern St. 64, McNeese St. 62
Oral Roberts 81, SE Louisiana 62
Presbyterian 51, Liberty 49
Radford 66, UNC Asheville 54
South Alabama 55, Louisiana-Monroe 45
Tennessee 73, South Carolina 53
Vanderbilt 92, Mississippi St. 41
Virginia 52, Virginia Tech 48
MIDWEST
Akron 86, Chicago St. 45
Butler 56, Cleveland St. 54
Creighton 81, S. Illinois 60
Evansville 68, Drake 62
Iowa 77, Ohio St. 71, OT
Michigan 65, Indiana 48
Michigan St. 66, Minnesota 51
Nebraska-Omaha 59, Oakland 41
North Dakota 64, Idaho St. 59
S. Dakota St. 82, UMKC 47
South Dakota 73, N. Dakota St. 52
Wichita St. 76, Missouri St. 64
SOUTHWEST
Denver 73, Texas St. 70, OT
Lamar 65, Stephen F. Austin 50
New Mexico St. 69, UTSA 52
Texas A&M 91, Alabama 52
Tulsa 97, Langston 35
W. Kentucky 78, UALR 69
FAR WEST
CS Northridge 65, UC Riverside 49
Cal St.-Fullerton 83, Hawaii 74
E. Washington 58, Montana 56
Fresno St. 77, CS Bakersfield 68
Gonzaga 77, San Diego 57
Idaho 82, San Jose St. 65
Long Beach St. 62, Cal Poly 52
Loyola Marymount 65, Pepperdine 47
Montana St. 81, Portland St. 74
N. Arizona 71, S. Utah 61
N. Colorado 69, Weber St. 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 68, San Francisco 48
Santa Clara 59, Portland 58
Seattle 71, Utah St. 68, OT
UC Santa Barbara 51, UC Irvine 46
Wyoming 87, S. Dakota Tech 38
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with OF Nick Swisher on a four-year contract. Designated OF Thomas Neal for assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Blaine Boyer on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Carli Todd communications coordinator.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Frasor on a one-year contract. Designated C Eli Whiteside for assignment. Named Brad Holman pitching coach and Scott Coolbaugh coach for Round Rock (PCL); Steve Mintz pitching coach, Josue Perez coach and Anthony Miller strength coach for Myrtle Beach (Carolina); Corey Ragsdale manager, Ryan O’Malley pitching coach, Justin Mashore coach and Wade LaMont strength coach for Hickory (SAL); Oscar Marin pitching coach and Bobby Rose coach for Spokane (Northern); Kenny Holmberg manager, Jose Jaimes pitching coach, Jorge Orta coach and Josiah Igono strength coach for the Rangers (Arizona) and Joe Mikulik roving outfield instructor.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX—Released C Patrick Arlis, C Tyler Goodro, OF Danny Gallinot, LHP Trent Lare, RHP Wes Littleton, OF Jake Luce, OF Derrick Pyles and INF Garrett Rau. Traded RHP Chad Povich to Laredo for future considerations.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Traded OF/1B Marcos Rodriguez to Amarillo for OF Tim Alberts.
BASKETBALL
NBA Development League
ERIE BAYHAWKS—Traded F Mychel Thompson and G Donald Sloan to Sioux Falls, who sent G Andrew Goudelock to Rio Grande Valley and a 2013 second-round draft pick to Erie. Rio Grande Valley sent F Mike Singletary to Erie.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DL Kendrick Adams, TE Dan Gronkowski and DB Kent Richardson to reserve/future contracts.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed LS Travis Tripucka to a reserve/future contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed RB Jon Hoese, NT Johnny Jones and WR Isaiah Williams to reserve/future contracts.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Reinstated CB Brandon Browner from the suspended list.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed S Sean Baker, LS Andrew DePaola, TE Drake Dunsmore, LB Joe Holland, TE Zach Miller, DE Ernest Owusu, T Mike Remmers, CB James Rogers, DB Nick Saenz and QB Adam Weber.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed S Devin Holland to a reserve/future contract.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Named Orlondo Steinauer defensive coordinator.
SASKETCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Announced the resignation of special teams coordinator Craig Dickenson.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed PK Justin Palardy to a contract extension. Re-signed DB Johnny Sears.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Reassigned F Jay Barriball from Peoria (AHL) to Bloomington (CHL).
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Loaned D Brendon Nash to San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Loaned D Jason DeSantis to Hamilton.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS—Signed D Diego Calderon.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Signed D Jose Goncalves.
COLLEGE
AUBURN—Named Dameyune Craig co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN—Announced the resignation of football coach Jay Mills.
COLORADO—Named Kent Baer defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Brian Lindgren offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Klayton Adams tight ends coach, Gary Bernardi offensive line coach, Charles Clark secondary coach and Jim Jeffcoat defensive line coach.
LYNCHBURG—Named Nasim Moadab men’s and women’s interim tennis coach
MICHIGAN STATE—Announced RB Le’Veon Bell will enter the NFL draft.
SHENANDOAH—Named Scott Yoder football coach.
VIRGINIA—Named Tom O’Brien associate head coach for offense and tight ends coach, Jon Tenuta associate head coach for defense and defensive coordinator, Jeff Banks special teams and running backs coach and Marques Hagans wide receivers coach.
