On deck
Friday
Football: Class 5A state semifinal, Redmond vs. Marist, Willamette University in Salem, 5 p.m.
Football
NFL
National Football League
All Times PST
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 3 0 .700 358 225
N.Y. Jets 4 6 0 .400 202 241
Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 299
Miami 4 6 0 .400 187 205
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 9 1 0 .900 293 180
Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 210 260
Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311
Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 164 289
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 267 206
Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 217 190
Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 248 237
Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 189 234
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 7 3 0 .700 301 212
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 232 221
Oakland 3 7 0 .300 208 322
Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 152 284
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216
Dallas 5 5 0 .500 211 224
Washington 4 6 0 .400 257 254
Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 9 1 0 .900 270 193
Tampa Bay 6 4 0 .600 287 230
New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 287 273
Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 7 3 0 .700 263 207
Chicago 7 3 0 .700 249 165
Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221
Detroit 4 6 0 .400 236 246
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 7 2 1 .750 245 134
Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161
Arizona 4 6 0 .400 163 196
St. Louis 3 6 1 .350 174 237
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Monday’s Game
San Francisco 32, Chicago 7
Thursday’s Games
Houston at Detroit, 9:30 a.m.
Washington at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 5:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Denver at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Oakland at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Miami, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m.
Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 5:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26
Carolina at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
College
Tuesday’s Game
MIDWEST
Toledo 35, Akron 23
Top 25 Schedule
All Times PST
Thursday
No. 18 Texas vs. TCU, 4:30 p.m.
Friday
No. 8 LSU at Arkansas, 11:30 a.m.
No. 17 Nebraska at Iowa, 9 a.m.
No. 23 Kent State vs. Ohio, 8 a.m.
No. 24 Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, 10 a.m.
Saturday
No. 1 Notre Dame at Southern Cal, 5 p.m.
No. 2 Alabama vs. Auburn, 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, 9 a.m.
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 20 Michigan, 9 a.m.
No. 5 Oregon at No. 16 Oregon State, noon
No. 6 Florida at No. 10 Florida State, 12:30 p.m.
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. Missouri, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 6 Florida, 12:30 p.m.
No. 11 Stanford at No. 15 UCLA, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 13 South Carolina, 4 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m.
No. 19 Louisville vs. UConn, 9 a.m.
No. 21 Rutgers at Pittsburgh, 9 a.m.
No. 25 Mississippi State at Mississippi, 4 p.m.
No. 25 Utah State vs. Idaho, noon
Pac-12 Standings
All Times PST
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North
Conf. Overall
Stanford 7-1 9-2
Oregon 7-1 10-1
Oregon State 6-2 8-2
Washington 5-3 7-4
California 2-7 3-9
Washington State 0-8 2-9
South
Conf. Overall
UCLA 6-2 9-2
USC 5-4 7-4
Arizona 4-4 7-4
Arizona State 4-4 6-5
Utah 2-6 4-7
Colorado 1-7 1-10
Friday’s Games
Utah at Colorado, noon
Washington at Washington State, 12:30 p.m.
Arizona State at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Oregon at Oregon State, noon
Stanford at UCLA, 3:30 p.m.
x-Notre Dame at USC, 5 p.m.
x-nonconference
Betting line
NFL
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Thursday
Texans 3 3 LIONS
COWBOYS 4 4 Redskins
Patriots 7 6 JETS
Sunday
BENGALS 7.5 8 Raiders
Steelers NL NL BROWNS
COLTS 3 3 Bills
Broncos 10.5 10.5 CHIEFS
Titans 3 3 JAGUARS
BEARS NL NL Vikings
Falcons PK 1 BUCS
Seahawks 2.5 3 DOLPHINS
Ravens 1.5 1 CHARGERS
49ers NL NL SAINTS
CARDS 2.5 2.5 Rams
GIANTS 2.5 2.5 Packers
Monday
EAGLES NL NL Panthers
College
Thursday
TEXAS 8.5 7 Tcu
Friday
Nebraska 14 14.5 IOWA
c-Bowl Green 9 9.5 Buffalo
C Michigan 11 10.5 MASSACHUSETTS
Ball St 8.5 9 MIAMI-OHIO
Syracuse 9 8 TEMPLE
No Illinois 19.5 20 E MICHIGAN
CINCINNATI 13 13 S Florida
E CAROLINA 4.5 5 Marshall
KENT ST 10 10.5 Ohio U
Lsu 12.5 12 ARKANSAS
Utah 21.5 23 COLORADO
W Virginia PK 1 IOWA ST
Washington 10.5 11.5 WASHINGTON ST
ARIZONA 3 3 Arizona St
Saturday
OHIO ST 5.5 4 Michigan
Vanderbilt 12 11.5 WAKE FOREST
LOUISVILLE 12.5 12 Connecticut
GEORGIA 13 13 Ga Tech
N CAROLINA 24 24.5 Maryland
VA TECH 10.5 10.5 Virginia
Michigan St 7.5 8 MINNESOTA
Miami-Fla 5 6 DUKE
NORTHWESTERN 18.5 18.5 Illinois
NC STATE 13.5 14 Boston College
TENNESSEE 14.5 13 Kentucky
PENN ST 3 3 Wisconsin
PITTSBURGH 2 2 Rutgers
PURDUE 5.5 5.5 Indiana
Texas St 1.5 1.5 TX-S ANTONIO
UTAH ST 39 38.5 Idaho
San Diego St 7 7 WYOMING
a-Baylor 2 2.5 Texas Tech
ALABAMA 32 31.5 Auburn
MISSISSIPPI PK 1.5 Miss St
Stanford PK 2 UCLA
Byu 29.5 29.5 NEW MEXICO ST
FRESNO ST 16.5 16.5 Air Force
OKLAHOMA 8.5 7 Oklahoma St
TEXAS A&M 21 22 Missouri
Oregon 10.5 10 OREGON ST
Tulsa 5 5 SMU
FLORIDA ST NL NL Florida
SAN JOSE ST 4 4.5 La Tech
MEMPHIS 4 4.5 So Miss
HOUSTON 12.5 12.5 Tulane
COLORADO ST 2.5 3.5 New Mexico
UTEP 1.5 1 Rice
CLEMSON 4 4 S Carolina
C FLORIDA 22 22 Uab
Notre Dame 6 6.5 USC
Unlv NL NL HAWAII
W KENTUCKY 11.5 11.5 N Texas
MID TENN ST 2.5 2.5 Troy
UL-LAFAYETTE 18 18.5 S Alabama
Ul-Monroe 6 6 FLA INT’L
Basketball
Men’s college
Tuesday’s Games
EAST
Army 67, St. Francis (NY) 59
CCSU 83, UMBC 82, OT
Canisius 71, Buffalo 64
Columbia 75, Villanova 57
James Madison 69, Youngstown St. 68
La Salle 64, Hartford 51
N. Dakota St. 57, Duquesne 43
Rutgers 81, Boston U. 79
Saint Joseph’s 75, Harvard 56
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 103, Oakwood 77
Albany (NY) 83, SC State 55
Coastal Carolina 96, Johnson & Wales (NC) 40
ETSU 59, Charleston Southern 57
East Carolina 82, Appalachian St. 72
Evansville 62, Tennessee Tech 50
Florida 58, Savannah St. 40
Georgia St. 59, Tennessee St. 57
LSU 102, Northwestern St. 95
Louisiana Tech 71, Chattanooga 63
Maryland 83, Lafayette 74
Middle Tennessee 75, UCF 61
Mississippi 76, McNeese St. 50
Monmouth (NJ) 73, South Alabama 71
NC Central 94, Toccoa Falls 40
New Orleans 99, Blue Mountain 51
Richmond 64, Wofford 58
SE Louisiana 91, Louisiana College 49
South Florida 82, Bradley 63
Southern Miss. 69, UC Irvine 65
Troy 59, SE Missouri 56
UAB 76, Prairie View 70
UT-Martin 92, Lyon 58
Virginia 80, North Texas 64
Winthrop 59, Lenoir-Rhyne 35
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 91, Campbell 72
Creighton 105, Longwood 57
IPFW 92, Judson 22
Illinois St. 91, Fairleigh Dickinson 58
Indiana St. 68, Ball St. 48
Iowa St. 86, NC A&T 57
Kent St. 69, Bethune-Cookman 68
Michigan St. 74, Boise St. 70
Northwestern 69, Delaware St. 50
Ohio 75, Hampton 67
S. Illinois 71, SIU-Edwardsville 55
Wisconsin 88, Presbyterian 43
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 89, Florida A&M 60
Oakland 71, Texas Southern 69
Pepperdine 57, Houston Baptist 53, OT
Sam Houston St. 64, Liberty 50
Stephen F. Austin 78, Jarvis Christian 39
TCU 47, Navy 45
Texas Tech 91, Grambling St. 56
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 64, Cornell 53
Idaho 72, Green Bay 62
San Jose St. 94, UC Santa Cruz 54
Santa Clara 85, SC-Upstate 65
UC Davis 87, Sacramento St. 76
Utah Valley 86, Eastern Washington 83
TOURNAMENT
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Championship
Kansas 73, Saint Louis 59
Third Place
Texas A&M 55, Washington St. 54
Cancun Challenge-Mayan
First Round
Austin Peay 72, W. Carolina 71
Gardner-Webb 55, Howard 43
Cancun Challenge-Riviera
First Round
Iowa 63, W. Kentucky 55
Wichita St. 75, DePaul 62
EA Sports Maui Invitational
Semifinals
Butler 82, North Carolina 71
Illinois 84, Chaminade 61
Consolation Bracket
Marquette 89, Mississippi St. 62
Southern Cal 59, Texas 53, OT
Progressive Legends Classic
Championship
Indiana 82, Georgetown 72, OT
Third Place
UCLA 60, Georgia 56
Monday’s Late Game
EA Sports Maui Invitational
First Round
Illinois 94, Southern Cal 64
Women’s college
Tuesday’s Games
EAST
Boston College 64, New Hampshire 59
Cornell 70, Manhattan 60
Delaware 64, Providence 46
Fairfield 52, St. Bonaventure 49
Harvard 80, Holy Cross 62
La Salle 49, Lehigh 48
NC A&T 49, Siena 47
NJIT 73, St. Francis (NY) 61
Navy 71, Loyola (Md.) 60
Northeastern 73, Boston U. 62
Oakland 52, Canisius 51
Pittsburgh 65, Wagner 39
Princeton 88, Rider 42
Sacred Heart 79, St. Peter’s 34
Syracuse 80, Saint Joseph’s 39
Towson 62, UMBC 44
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 84, Gardner-Webb 43
Belmont 66, Binghamton 47
Coastal Carolina 79, S. Virginia 46
Coppin St. 75, Longwood 67
Georgia 94, Savannah St. 57
Kansas St. 62, Tennessee St. 47
Louisiana Tech 65, Cent. Arkansas 63
Louisville 94, UCF 73
McNeese St. 76, Houston 72
Middle Tennessee 65, Tennessee Tech 59, OT
Murray St. 76, Evansville 62
NC State 81, Charleston Southern 54
New Orleans 68, Ark.-Monticello 58
Northwestern St. 65, Wiley 57
Old Dominion 62, Md.-Eastern Shore 46
SC State 60, Presbyterian 55
SE Louisiana 91, William Carey 69
South Alabama 63, Southern U. 41
South Florida 60, Bradley 50
Stetson 66, Bethune-Cookman 52
UNC Asheville 77, Montreat 50
VCU 79, UMKC 55
W. Carolina 67, NC Central 55
Winthrop 61, Mississippi St. 59
MIDWEST
Creighton 53, South Dakota 49
IUPUI 71, Indiana St. 67
Iowa 58, Robert Morris 44
Nebraska 85, Sam Houston St. 72
Notre Dame 93, Mercer 36
Ohio St. 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 54
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. 96, Texas-Pan American 42
Stephen F. Austin 80, Northwood (Texas) 28
Texas 80, Jackson St. 53
Texas A&M 70, Liberty 55
Utah St. 67, Prairie View 66
FAR WEST
BYU 62, Arizona 48
Fresno St. 64, Grambling St. 52
Gonzaga 80, Missouri St. 66
Idaho St. 64, Boise St. 55
Loyola Marymount 85, Cal St.-Fullerton 73
New Mexico 60, New Mexico St. 37
Oregon St. 49, UC Santa Barbara 46
Pacific 72, Santa Clara 45
Portland St. 67, Corban 52
Sacramento St. 74, Utah Valley 62
Toledo 66, Colorado St. 62
Utah 62, N. Colorado 55
USA Today/ESPN Women’s Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Stanford (17) 5-0 758 4
2. UConn (12) 2-0 749 2
3. Baylor (2) 4-1 719 1
4. Duke 2-0 676 3
5. Notre Dame 2-0 646 6
6. Louisville 3-0 603 8
7. Penn State 3-0 582 9
8. Kentucky 2-1 545 7
9. Georgia 4-0 519 10
10. Maryland 2-1 502 5
11. California 3-0 464 12
12. Purdue 3-0 386 14
13. Oklahoma 2-1 323 11
14. West Virginia 3-0 319 19
15. Tennessee 3-1 287 20
16. St. John’s 2-1 255 18
17. Ohio State 2-1 253 21
18. Oklahoma State 3-0 212 22
19. Vanderbilt 3-1 189 16
20. Nebraska 3-1 180 15
21. Texas 2-0 168 24
22. UCLA 2-0 109 —
23. Kansas 3-0 106 25
24. Texas A&M 0-3 95 13
25. Dayton 4-0 81 —
Others receiving votes: Miami 53, Gonzaga 41, South Carolina 38, Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30, North Carolina 29, Virginia 20, Delaware 18, DePaul 18, Green Bay 16, Georgetown 12, Middle Tennessee 11, Syracuse 11, Chattanooga 10, Rutgers 6, Florida State 3, Minnesota 2.
Soccer
MLS
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Time PST
MLS CUP
Saturday, Dec. 1: Houston at Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m.
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Traded INF Robert Andino to Seattle for OF Trayvon Robinson. Selected the contracts of INF Jonathan Schoop and LHP Mike Belfiore from Bowie (EL). Assigned RHP Oliver Drake outright to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX—Named Arnie Beyeler first base coach. Selected the contracts of C Daniel Butler, OF Alex Hassan, RHP Alex Wilson and RHP Steven Wright from Pawtucket (IL), and C Christian Vazquez and RHP Allen Webster from Portland (EL). Designated INF Ivan De Jesus, 3B Danny Valencia, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Sandy Rosario and RHP Zach Stewart for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Selected the contracts of OF Jared Mitchell, C Josh Phegley, RHP Andre Rienzo, LHP Santos Rodriguez and RHP Charles Shirek from Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Selected the contracts of OF Tim Fedroff and RHP Chen-Chang Lee from Columbus (IL) and RHP Trey Haley and LHP T.J. House from Akron (EL). Assigned INF Matt LaPorta and INF Brent Lillibridge outright to Columbus. Designated RHP Fabio Martinez for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS—Selected the contracts of RHP Melvin Mercedes, RHP Bruce Rondon and SS Dixon Machado from Toledo (IL). Released OF Ryan Raburn. Assigned RHP Tyler Stohr outright to Toledo.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Selected the contracts of RHP Jose Cisnero, RHP Jarred Cosart, LHP Brett Olberholtzer and RHP Ross Seaton from Oklahoma City (PCL); OF Robbie Grossman and INF Jonathan Villar from Corpus Christi (TL); and RHP Chia-Jen Lo from Lancaster (Cal). Assigned INF Scott Moore outright to Oklahoma City.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Guthrie on a three-year contract and C Brett Hayes on a one-year contract. Selected the contracts of LHP Chris Dwyer, LHP Donnie Joseph, LHP John Lamb, LHP Justin Marks, LHP Mike Montgomery and RHP J.C. Gutierrez from Omaha (PCL). Designated RHP Vin Mazzaro, LHP Ryan Verdugo, C Adam Moore, C Brayan Pena, INF Clint Robinson and OF Derrick Robinson for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Selected the contracts of RHP Ryan Brasier, LHP Brandon Sisk and OF Travis Witherspoon from Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Selected the contracts of LHP Caleb Thielbar, RHP Kyle Gibson and RHP Tim Wood from Rochester (IL); OF Aaron Hicks (New Britain), C Josmil Pinto (New Britain) and RHP B.J. Hermsen from New Britain (EL); and INF Danny Santana and RHP Michael Tonkin from Fort Myers (FSL). Agreed to terms with RHP Samuel Deduno, RHP Shairon Martis, RHP Luis Perdomo, RHP Esmerling Vasquez, RHP P.J. Walters, OF Brian Dinkleman, OF Wilkin Ramirez, INF James Beresford, INF Deibinson Romero, C Eric Fryer, RHP Tom Boleska and INF Jason Christian on minor league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year contract. Claimed RHP Mickey Storey off waivers from Houston. Selected the contracts of LHP Manny Banuelos and LHP Francisco Rondon from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); OF Ramon Flores, RHP Brett Marshall and LHP Nik Turley from Trenton (EL); and RHP Jose Ramirez from Tampa (FSL). Announced RHP Dave Herndon refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Selected the contracts of RHP Arnold Leon, INF Grant Green and OF Shane Peterson from Sacramento (PCL) and RHP Michael Ynoa from Vermont (NYP). Assigned RHP Andrew Carignan outright to Sacramento. Designated RHP Jim Miller and INF Brandon Hicks for assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Selected the contracts of INF Vinnie Catricala, LHP Anthony Fernandez, LHP Bobby LaFromboise, RHP Brandon Maurer and OF Julio Morban from Tacoma (PCL). Designated OF Scott Cousins and INF Chone Figgins for assignment.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joel Peralta on a two-year contract. Selected the contracts of SS Tim Beckham from Durham (IL), SS Hak-Ju Lee from Montgomery (SL), LHP Felipe Rivero from Bowling Green (MW) and LHP Enny Romero from Charlotte (FSL).
TEXAS RANGERS—Selected the contracts of INF Leury Garcia from Frisco (Texas) and LHP Joe Ortiz from Round Rock (PCL). Acquired RHP Jake Brigham from the Cubs for RHP Barret Loux and a player to be named.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named John Gibbons manager. Selected the contracts of SS Ryan Goins and C A.J. Jimenez from New Hampshire (EL). Designated 1B Mike McDade, INF Mike McCoy and RHP Cory Wade for assignment.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Selected the contracts of C Christian Bethancourt, RHP Zeke Spruill, RHP Cory Rasmus, RHP David Hale and RHP Aaron Northcraft from Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contracts of RHP Trey McNutt and INF Logan Watkins from Tennessee (SL) and INF Christian Villanueva and RHP Robert Whitenack from Daytona (FSL). Designated INF Bryan LaHair for assignment. Announced RHP Carlos Gutierrez cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS—Selected the contracts of RHP Daniel Corcino, RHP Curtis Partch and RHP Josh Ravin from Pensacola (SL), RHP Carlos Contreras from Bakersfield (Cal) and LHP Ismael Guillon and OF Yorman Rodriguez from Dayton (MWL).
COLORADO ROCKIES—Traded LHP Matt Reynolds to Arizona for INF Ryan Wheeler. Selected the contracts of RHP Joe Gardner from Tulsa (Texas), INF Cristhian Adames from Modesto (Cal) and OF Tim Wheeler from Colorado Springs (PCL). Assigned OF Andrew Brown and INF-OF Matt McBride outright to Colorado Springs.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Selected the contracts of RHP Steven Ames and RHP Matt Magill from Chattanooga (SL).
MIAMI MARLINS—Selected the contracts of LHP Edgar Olmos, OF Kyle Jensen and C Kyle Skipworth from Jacksonville (SL), and OF Marcell Ozuna from Jupiter (FSL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Selected the contracts of RHP Hiram Burgos and OF Khris Davis from Nashville (PCL); INF Scooter Gennett and OF Josh Prince from Huntsville (TL) and RHP Nick Bucci from Brevard County (FSL).
NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Rice and RHP Carlos Torres on minor league contracts. Selected the contracts of RHP Zack Wheeler and RHP Greg Burke from Buffalo (IL), INF Wilfredo Tovar, LHP Darin Gorski and RHP Gonzalez Germen from Binghamton (EL) and RHP Hansel Robles from Brooklyn (NYP).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Selected the contracts of RHP Jonathan Pettibone from Lehigh Valley (IL); RHP Ethan Martin and RHP Trevor May from Reading (EL); and OF Zach Collier from Clearwater (FSL). Named Dave Brundage manager and Ray Burris pitching coach of Lehigh Valley (IL); Dave Lundquist pitching coach of Reading (EL); Bob Milacki pitching coach of Clearwater (FSL); Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Lakewood (SAL); Lino Connell coach and Les Lancaster pitching coach of Williamsport (NYP); Ramon Henderson coach of the Gulf Coast Phillies; Andy Tracy minor league hitting coordinator; Carlos Arroyo minor league roving pitching coach; and Jorge Velandia special assistant, player development. Fightin Phils Field Staff Announced for 2013
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Selected the contracts of RHP Phil Irwin and C Tony Sanchez from Indianapolis (PCL) and RHP Victor Black, C Ramon Cabrera and RHP Hunter Strickland from Altoona (EL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Selected the contracts of RHP Michael Blazek, RH Keith Butler, RHP Eric Fornataro and LHP Kevin Siegrist from Springfield (TL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Selected the contracts of RHP Adys Portillo and OF Jaff Decker from San Antonio (Texas) and OF Yeison Asencio from Fort Wayne (MWL). Designated RHP Cory Burns for assignment. Named Pat Murphy manager, Bronswell Patrick pitching coach and Tom Tornincasa hitting coach of Tucson (PCL); Jacque Jones hitting coach and Daniel Turner trainer of San Antonio (TL); Brian Lawrence pitching coach of Lake Elsinore (Cal); Morgan Burkhart hitting coach and Ricky Huerta trainer of Fort Wayne (MWL); Jim Gabella manager, Dave Rajsich pitching coach, Ivan Cruz hitting coach and Mitch Mattoon trainer of Eugene (NWL); Michael Collins manager, Nelson Cruz pitching coach, Carlos Sosa hitting coach and Wade Yamasaki trainer of the Gulf Coast Padres; and Miguel Serrato trainer and Jonathan Borges assistant strength coach of the Dominican Summer League Padres.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Selected the contracts of INF Nick Noonan, LHP Edwin Escobar, RHP Chris Heston, RHP Jake Dunning and OF Juan Perez from Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Selected the contracts of RHP Erik Davis from Syracuse (IL) and RHP Nathan Karns from Potomac (Carolina).
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN—Fired coach Mike Thibault and assistant coaches Scott hawk and Bernadette Mattox.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Reduced the one-game suspension of Baltimore S Ed Reed to a $50,000 fine.
ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed G Harland Gunn.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Waived K Justin Medlock. Signed K Graham Gano to a two-year contract.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed WR Jordan Shipley. Waived FB Will Ta’ufo’ou.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed CB Malcolm Williams to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Waived WR Jason Hill and LB Marcus Dowtin.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed WR Plaxico Burress.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed S Eddie Whitley to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed LB Mike Mohamed to the practice squad. Waived LB Rico Council.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed CB Jerome Murphy. Placed S Brandon Meriweather on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
BIG TEN CONFERENCE—Announced Rutgers will become a member at a date to be determined.
CALIFORNIA—Fired football coach Jeff Tedford.
IDAHO STATE—Announced offensive line coach Derrick Roche, secondary coach Daniel Drayton, defensive line coach Todd Bates and linebackers coach Rudy Griffin will not return next season.
