Scoreboard (Dec. 21)
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.
