on deck
Today
Swimming: Summit at CVC Relays at Kroc Center in Salem, TBD; Mountain View at Springfield Relays, 4 p.m.
Friday
Boys basketball: Willamette at Summit, 7 p.m.; Estacada at Redmond, 7 p.m.; Crook County at Madras, 7 p.m.; Lakeview at La Pine, 8:15 p.m.; Ridgeview vs. Burns at La Pine Tournament, 4:45 p.m.; Culver at Sherman County, 4:30 p.m.; Central Christian at Gilchrist JV, 8 p.m.
Girls basketball: Springfield at Bend, 7 p.m.; Redmond at Estacada, 7 p.m.; Summit vs. Reynolds at Aloha Tip-Off Tournament, 3 p.m.; Ridgeview vs. Burns at La Pine Tournament, 3 p.m.; Lakeview at La Pine, 6:45 p.m.; Madras at Crook County, 7 p.m.; Culver at Sherman County, 3 p.m.; Central Christian vs. Chiloquin at Gilchrist JV Tournament, 3:30 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Horizon Christian (Hood River) 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Boys basketball: Sisters at Crook County, 7 p.m.; Central Christian at Gilchrist JV Tournament, TBD; Ridgeview, La Pine at La Pine Tournament, TBD; Culver at Sherman County Tournament, TBD
Girls basketball: Crook County at Sisters, 7 p.m.; Central Christian at Gilchrist JV Tournament, TBD; Trinity Lutheran at Horizon Christian Tournament, TBD; Summit at Aloha Tip-Off Tournament, TBD; La Pine, Ridgeview at La Pine Tournament, TBD; Culver at Sherman County Tournament, TBD
Swimming: Bend, Summit, Redmond, Ridgeview at Madras Relays, 1 p.m.;; Sisters at KROC Center in Salem, 2 p.m.
Wrestling: Bend, Mountain View, Redmond, Madras, Ridgeview, Crook County, Culver, Gilchrist at C.O. Officials Tournament at Mountain View, 10 a.m.
Prep sports
Football
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OSAA STATE PLAYOFFS
CLASS 6A
Semifinals
At Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
Saturday’s Games
Lake Oswego vs. Tigard, noon
Jesuit vs. Sheldon, 4 p.m.
CLASS 5A
Final
At Hillsboro Stadium
Saturday’s Game
Marist vs. Sherwood, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 4A
Final
At Hillsboro Stadium
Saturday’s Game
North Bend/OR Coast Tech vs. Baker, 1 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Final
At Cottage Grove High School
Saturday’s Game
Dayton vs. Cascade Christian, 4 p.m.
CLASS 2A
Final
At Hillsboro Stadium
Saturday’s Game
Oakland vs. Portland Christian, 4:15 p.m.
CLASS 1A
Final
At Cottage Grove High School
Saturday’s Game
Camas Valley vs. St. Paul, noon
Football
NFL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
All Times PST
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244
Miami 5 6 0 .455 211 226
N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 243 319
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211
Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 230 273
Tennessee 4 7 0 .364 238 335
Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 188 308
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 283 219
Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 231 210
Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 282 247
Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 209 248
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 3 0 .727 318 221
San Diego 4 7 0 .364 245 237
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 218 356
Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 161 301
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 4 0 .636 305 226
Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285
Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262
Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 184 282
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 10 1 0 .909 294 216
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 308 304
Carolina 3 8 0 .273 214 265
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 3 0 .727 277 175
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 273 245
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 248 249
Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 2 1 .773 276 155
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 219 185
St. Louis 4 6 1 .409 205 254
Arizona 4 7 0 .364 180 227
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Today’s Game
New Orleans at Atlanta, 5:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Seattle at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
New England at Miami, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Denver, 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:20 p.m.
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 5:30 p.m.
College
Schedule
All Times PST
(Subject to change)
Today’s Game
EAST
Louisville at Rutgers, 4:30 p.m.
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Friday’s Games
MIDWEST
MAC Championship, N. Illinois vs. Kent St. at Detroit, 4 p.m.
FAR WEST
Pac-12 Championship, UCLA at Stanford, 5 p.m.
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Saturday’s Games
EAST
San Diego at Marist, 9 a.m.
Kansas at West Virginia, 11:30 a.m.
Cincinnati at UConn, 12:30 a.m.
SOUTH
Louisiana-Lafayette at FAU, noon
SEC Championship, Alabama vs. Georgia at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at South Florida, 4 p.m.
ACC Championship, Georgia Tech vs. Florida State at Charlotte, N.C., 5 p.m.
MIDWEST
C-USA Championship, UCF at Tulsa, 9 a.m.
Texas at Kansas St., 5 p.m.
Big Ten Championship, Nebraska vs. Wisconsin at Indianapolis, 5:15 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. at Baylor, 9 a.m.
Oklahoma at TCU, 9 a.m.
Middle Tennessee at Arkansas St., noon
New Mexico St. at Texas St., 1 p.m.
FAR WEST
Nicholls St. at Oregon St., 11:30 a.m.
Boise St. at Nevada, 12:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Hawaii, 8 p.m.
FCS Playoffs
Second Round
New Hampshire at Wofford, 11 a.m.
Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern, 11 a.m.
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, 11 a.m.
Illinois St. at Appalachian St., 11 a.m.
Cal Poly at Sam Houston St., 1 p.m.
South Dakota St. at North Dakota St., 1 p.m.
Wagner at E. Washington, 3 p.m.
Stony Brook at Montana St., 4 p.m.
Top 25 Schedule
All Times PST
Friday
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 17 UCLA, Pac-12 championship, 5 p.m.
No. 18 Kent State vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois, MAC championship at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Saturday
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia, SEC championship at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
No. 7 Kansas State vs. No. 23 Texas, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Oklahoma at TCU, 9 a.m.
No. 13 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, ACC championship at Charlotte, N.C., 5 p.m.
No. 14 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin, Big Ten championship at Indianapolis, 5:15 p.m.
No. 16 Oregon State vs. Nicholls State, 11:30 a.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma State at Baylor, 9 a.m.
No. 25 Boise State at Nevada, 12:30 p.m.
Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
All Times PST
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
MWC vs. Pac-12, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
MAC vs. WAC, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
San Diego St. (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 21
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Big East vs. C-USA, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
C-USA vs. Sun Belt, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
MWC vs. Pac-12, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (6-6) vs. MWC, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Big Ten vs. MAC, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
ACC vs. At-large, noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
ACC vs. Big East, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Big 12 vs. Pac-12, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
ACC vs. SEC, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
ACC vs. Big East, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Big Ten vs. Big 12, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Pac-12 Standings
All Times PST
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North
Conf. Overall
Stanford 8-1 10-2
Oregon 8-1 11-1
Oregon State 6-3 8-3
Washington 5-4 7-5
California 2-7 3-9
Washington State 1-8 3-9
South
Conf. Overall
UCLA 6-3 9-3
USC 5-4 7-5
Arizona State 5-4 7-5
Arizona 4-5 7-5
Utah 3-6 5-7
Colorado 1-8 1-11
Friday’s Game
Pac-12 Championship, UCLA at Stanford, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
x-Nicholls State at Oregon State, 11:30 a.m.
Betting line
NFL
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Today
FALCONS 4 3.5 Saints
Sunday
BEARS 4 3.5 Seahawks
PACKERS 9 9 Vikings
49ers 7 7 RAMS
JETS 3.5 4.5 Cardinals
Panthers 3 3 CHIEFS
LIONS 4 5 Colts
BILLS 6 6 Jaguars
Patriots 7 7 DOLPHINS
Texans 5 6 TITANS
BRONCOS 6.5 7 Buccaneers
RAVENS NL NL Steelers
RAIDERS NL NL Browns
Bengals 1 (SD) 1.5 CHARGERS
COWBOYS 9 10 Eagles
Monday
Giants 2.5 2.5 REDSKINS
SD-San Diego opened as the favorite
College
Today
RUTGERS 2.5 3 Louisville
Friday
MAC Championship
N. Illinois 5 6.5 Kent State
Pac-12 Championship
STANFORD 10 9 Ucla
Saturday
Cincinnati 5.5 5.5 CONNECTICUT
Pittsburg 6 6.5 S. FLORIDA
Oklahoma 7 6.5 TCU
KANSAS ST 10.5 12 Texas
Oklahoma St 4.5 4.5 BAYLOR
Boise St 8.5 9.5 NEVADA
W. VIRGINIA 20 20 Kansas
TEXAS ST 12.5 13 New Mexico St
ARKANSAS ST 10 10 Mid Tenn St
UL-Lafayette 9.5 9 FLA ATLANTIC
HAWAII 4 5 S. Alabama
Conference USA Championship
TULSA PK 2 C. Florida
SEC Championship
Alabama 7.5 7,5 Georgia
ACC Championship
Florida St 13.5 14 Georgia Tech
Big 10 Championship
Nebraska 3 3 Wisconsin
Soccer
MLS
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Time PST
MLS CUP
Saturday, Dec. 1: Houston at Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m.
Basketball
Men’s college
Wednesday’s Games
EAST
Boston College 73, Penn St. 61
Boston U. 74, Coastal Carolina 44
Fairleigh Dickinson 66, St. Peter’s 61
George Mason 55, Rhode Island 52
Iona 83, Niagara 72
LIU Brooklyn 70, Columbia 61
Lafayette 63, Delaware 60
Maine 76, Northeastern 73
Navy 54, IPFW 49
Penn 65, Binghamton 54
Saint Joseph’s 74, American U. 55
Stony Brook 76, Cornell 53
Temple 54, Buffalo 39
UMass 64, Siena 63
Wagner 48, Princeton 42, OT
West Virginia 94, VMI 69
SOUTH
Austin Peay 108, Berea 53
Coll. of Charleston 72, Charleston Southern 67
Duke 73, Ohio St. 68
Duquesne 73, Appalachian St. 72
E. Kentucky 84, Delaware St. 51
Elon 55, Georgia Southern 50
Florida Gulf Coast 86, Samford 62
George Washington 54, James Madison 53
Longwood 88, Cent. Pennsylvania 75
Louisiana Tech 99, SE Louisiana 62
Loyola (Md.) 67, Coppin St. 51
Marshall 70, Morehead St. 67
Miami 67, Michigan St. 59
NC A&T 90, UNC Greensboro 79
Purdue 73, Clemson 61
Radford 73, Hampton 64
Richmond 86, William & Mary 78, 2OT
SC State 74, Jacksonville 72
VCU 92, Stetson 56
W. Carolina 79, Furman 65
Wofford 70, Winthrop 55
MIDWEST
Boise St. 83, Creighton 70
Bradley 82, Cent. Michigan 65
Cent. Arkansas 74, E. Illinois 72
Cleveland St. 69, Ball St. 63
Illinois 75, Georgia Tech 62
Kent St. 85, Youngstown St. 78, OT
Loyola of Chicago 81, Tennessee Tech 78
Ohio 69, St. Bonaventure 64
S. Dakota St. 71, North Dakota 70
S. Illinois 57, Fresno St. 54
Toledo 80, Texas A&M-CC 68
Virginia 60, Wisconsin 54
Weber St. 62, Dayton 61
Wichita St. 86, Tulsa 60
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma 63, Oral Roberts 62
Prairie View 81, Houston 80
SMU 62, Utah 55
Texas-Arlington 72, North Texas 59
UTEP 55, New Mexico St. 54
FAR WEST
Air Force 76, Jackson St. 47
Arizona 93, N. Arizona 50
Arizona St. 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54
BYU 85, Montana 60
Nevada 84, UC Davis 83
New Mexico 76, Mercer 58
Stanford 68, Seattle 57
UNLV 85, UC Irvine 57
Utah St. 80, Santa Clara 78, OT
Washington St. 64, Idaho 55
Wyoming 68, UC Santa Barbara 40
Women’s college
Wednesday’s Games
EAST
Albany (NY) 76, NJIT 41
Army 61, Columbia 51
Bryant 81, Brown 58
Bucknell 55, Mount St. Mary’s 43
Cornell 74, St. Francis (NY) 56
Delaware 68, St. Bonaventure 58
Duquesne 78, Buffalo 52
Fordham 55, Manhattan 45
Georgetown 69, La Salle 61
Harvard 63, New Hampshire 44
Holy Cross 57, CCSU 56
Marist 85, Hofstra 70
Northwestern 67, Boston College 63
Providence 70, Iona 58
Quinnipiac 89, Yale 62
Seton Hall 57, Siena 48
Stony Brook 56, Robert Morris 48
Towson 58, Coppin St. 55
UConn 101, Colgate 41
SOUTH
Auburn 70, Tulane 65
Charlotte 62, UCF 59
FAU 67, South Alabama 56
Florida St. 83, Iowa 69
George Washington 75, Morgan St. 40
Georgia 83, Furman 47
Howard 40, Loyola (Md.) 37
Kennesaw St. 51, Jacksonville St. 50
Kentucky 92, Miami (Ohio) 53
Louisville 76, E. Kentucky 42
Mercer 46, Davidson 43
Mississippi St. 70, Savannah St. 55
North Carolina 57, Ohio St. 54
North Florida 56, Bethune-Cookman 55
Presbyterian 58, Charleston Southern 57
Richmond 76, NC A&T 63
SC State 68, Jacksonville 45
South Carolina 58, Drexel 55, OT
South Florida 77, UNC Asheville 29
Southern Miss. 88, Florida A&M 71
Tennessee 88, Middle Tennessee 81, OT
UNC Wilmington 59, NC Central 45
Vanderbilt 67, Austin Peay 36
Virginia Tech 47, Wisconsin 38
Winthrop 63, Coll. of Charleston 61
MIDWEST
Bradley 67, N. Illinois 58
Butler 65, E. Michigan 59
Cincinnati 55, Morehead St. 45
Cleveland St. 68, VCU 57
Dayton 95, Wright St. 73
Detroit 97, W. Michigan 57
Duke 71, Michigan 54
Indiana 52, Clemson 49
Kansas 101, Grambling St. 47
Marquette 77, S. Dakota St. 74, OT
Maryland 90, Nebraska 71
Purdue 85, Georgia Tech 73
St. Francis (Pa.) 81, Kent St. 67
Temple 70, Bowling Green 56
UT-Martin 73, Evansville 57
SOUTHWEST
Arizona 71, North Texas 66
Oklahoma St. 90, Texas St. 55
TCU 76, SMU 70
Texas-Pan American 49, Texas A&M-CC 45
FAR WEST
Colorado 68, Wyoming 59
Creighton 65, BYU 62, OT
Loyola Marymount 69, Colorado St. 52
New Mexico St. 69, UTEP 68
Pacific 66, Fresno St. 56
Sacramento St. 68, San Francisco 60
UC Riverside 71, Washington St. 65
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Designated 1B Joe Mahoney for assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX—Traded RHP Zach Stewart to Pittsburgh for a player to be named; RHP Sandy Rosario to Oakland for a player to be named or cash considerations; and 3B Danny Valencia to Baltimore for cash considerations. Named Greg Colbrunn hitting coach.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Reinstated LHP Nick Hagadone. Designated LHP Rafael Perez for assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Announced RHP Chris Volstad and C Brayan Pena refused outright assignment and elected free agency.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with LHP Andy Pettitte on a one-year contract. Designated C Eli Whiteside for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with RHP Pat Neshek on a one-year contract. Designated OF Jermaine Mitchell for assignment. Named Scott Emerson minor league roving pitching instructor; Steve Scarsone manager, Rick Rodriguez pitching coach and Jared Elliot strength and conditioning coach for Sacramento (PCL); Aaron Nieckula manager and Brian McArn hitting coach for Midland (Texas); Jimmy Escalante pitching coach, Haas Pratt hitting coach, Travis Tims athletic trainer and Sean Doran strength and conditioning coach for Stockton (Cal) and Ryan Christenson manager, John Wasdin pitching coach and Casey Myers hitting coach for Beloit (MWL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Released OF Chone Figgins.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Yangervis Solarte and RHP Collin Balester on minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Designated RHP Casey Coleman for assignment.
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathan Broxton on a three-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded RHP Luis Rico and LHP Luis Santos to Kansas City for RHP Vin Mazzaro and 1B Clint Robinson. Designated INF Jamaico Navarro and INF Matt Hague for assignment. Named Ricky Bennett, Carlos Berroa, Ron Hopkins and John Kosciak professional scouts.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Traded RHP Cory Burns to Texas for a player to be named or cash considerations. Agreed to terms with OF Travis Buck, RHP Daniel Stange, RHP Jason Ray and C Eddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS—Promoted Pete D’Alessandro to vice president of basketball operations and Mike Bratz to director of player personnel.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Assigned C Robert Sacre to Los Angeles (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Detroit DT Ndamukong Suh $30,000 for kicking Houston QB Matt Schaub in the groin during Sunday’s game.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Corbin Bryant to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed LB Patrick Trahan from the practice squad and DE Aston Whiteside to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released DL Tevita Finau from the practice squad. Signed WR Andre Holmes to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed DT Josh Chapman and DE Fili Moala on injured reserve. Signed DT Kellen Heard. Signed CB Delano Howell from Buffalo’s practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Claimed DE Jason Babin off waivers from Philadelphia. Placed RB Jalen Parmele and CB William Middleton on injured reserve. Released WR Micheal Spurlock and CB Chris Harris. Signed WR Quan Cosby and DB Antwaun Molden. Signed WR Toney Clemons and RB Jordan Todman from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released LB Bryan Kehl.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released G Ryan Durand.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed RB James Develin from the practice squad and WR Jeremy Ebert to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released G Scott Winnewisser. Signed G Ryan Lee to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Mardy Gilyard. Signed WR Eddie McGee and OL Dennis Landolt to the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Jerrell Harris to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed WR Kyle Williams and RB Kendall Hunter on injured reserve. Released DB Eddie Whitley from the practice squad. Signed WR Chad Hall to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed OL Derek Hardman. Released WR Diondre Borel from the practice squad. Signed LB Joe Holland to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Lennon Creer to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released LB Darryl Gamble from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Reassigned G Allen York from Springfield (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned D Max Nicastro from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW—Exercised options on G Andy Gruenebaum, G Matt Lampson, D Eric Gehrig, D Josh Williams, M Bernardo Anor, M Dilly Duka, M Ethan Finlay, M Kevan George, F Justin Meram and F Aaron Schoenfeld. Declined options on G William Hesmer, D Rich Balchan, D Julius James, D Sebastian Miranda, M Chris Birchall, M Tony Tchani and F Tommy Heinemann.
D.C. UNITED—Announced the retirement of F Josh Wolff, who will remain with the club as an assistant coach.
TORONTO FC—Named Kevin Payne president.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE—Announced Louisville has been elected as a member.
CAPITAL—Named Bill Olin men’s lacrosse coach.
CLEMSON—Suspended men’s basketball F Milton Jennings one game.
LIMESTONE—Named Remington Steele women’s assistant lacrosse coach.
LSU—Agreed to terms with football coach Les Miles on a seven-year contract.
UCLA—Announced junior C Joshua Smith will leave the men’s basketball program.