on deck
Today
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 11 1 0 .917 317 229
Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 310 254
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327
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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Thursday’s Game
Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13
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.
Thursday’s Summary
Falcons 23, Saints 13
New Orleans 0 7 6 0 — 13
Atlanta 7 10 0 6 — 23
First Quarter
Atl—Turner 3 run (Bryant kick), 11:09.
Second Quarter
Atl—Gonzalez 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 14:08.
Atl—FG Bryant 45, 8:53.
NO—Ingram 1 run (Hartley kick), 3:18.
Third Quarter
NO—FG Hartley 21, 8:24.
NO—FG Hartley 52, 3:53.
Fourth Quarter
Atl—FG Bryant 29, 14:48.
Atl—FG Bryant 55, 4:25.
A—70,514.
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NO Atl
First downs 24 15
Total Net Yards 436 283
Rushes-yards 23-101 23-124
Passing 335 159
Punt Returns 4-62 1-13
Kickoff Returns 4-94 1-22
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 5-20
Comp-Att-Int 28-50-5 18-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 1-6
Punts 4-45.3 6-53.2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-30 5-25
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New Orleans: P.Thomas 14-84, Ingram 6-13, Ivory 3-4. Atlanta: Turner 12-83, Rodgers 8-43, Ryan 3-(minus 2).
PASSING—New Orleans: Brees 28-50-5-341. Atlanta: Ryan 18-33-0-165.
RECEIVING—New Orleans: Moore 7-123, Colston 6-71, Sproles 5-47, Graham 4-59, Collins 2-2, Morgan 1-38, P.Thomas 1-5, Ingram 1-(minus 1), Higgins 1-(minus 3). Atlanta: Jones 5-48, Gonzalez 4-58, Snelling 4-28, Rodgers 2-(minus 4), White 1-20, Cox 1-8, Turner 1-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
College
Thursday’s Game
EAST
Louisville 20, Rutgers 17
Schedule
All Times PST
(Subject to change)
Today’s Game
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
Today
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)
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
Today’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
Sunday
BEARS 4 4 Seahawks
PACKERS 9 9 Vikings
49ers 7 7 RAMS
JETS 3.5 5 Cardinals
Panthers 3 3 CHIEFS
LIONS 4 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 PK PK 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
MAC Championship
N. Illinois 5 7 Kent State
Pac-12 Championship
STANFORD 10 9 Ucla
Saturday
Cincinnati 5.5 5 CONNECTICUT
Pittsburg 6 7 S. FLORIDA
Oklahoma 7 6 TCU
KANSAS ST 10.5 11.5 Texas
Oklahoma St 4.5 4.5 BAYLOR
Boise St 8.5 9 NEVADA
W. VIRGINIA 20 20 Kansas
TEXAS ST 12.5 13.5 New Mexico St
ARKANSAS ST 10 10 Mid Tenn St
UL-Lafayette 9.5 9 FLA ATLANTIC
HAWAII 4 6 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
Thursday’s Games
EAST
Brown 69, Sacred Heart 56
Canisius 83, UMBC 65
Hartford 60, Yale 51
La Salle 63, Rider 52
Manhattan 65, Fordham 58
St. John’s 89, South Carolina 65
UConn 61, New Hampshire 53
SOUTH
Campbell 91, Newberry 78
ETSU 94, Milligan 46
FIU 80, Arkansas St. 61
Florida 82, Marquette 49
LSU 72, Seton Hall 67
Memphis 93, UT-Martin 65
Middle Tennessee 72, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
Morgan St. 67, Liberty 62
Norfolk St. 85, St. Francis (NY) 79
North Florida 72, Florida A&M 47
SC-Upstate 73, UNC Asheville 71
SE Missouri 83, New Orleans 67
South Alabama 77, FAU 66
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 54
MIDWEST
N. Dakota St. 95, Nebraska-Omaha 51
Notre Dame 64, Kentucky 50
UMKC 79, IUPUI 65
W. Illinois 73, South Dakota 71
W. Michigan 54, High Point 53
SOUTHWEST
TCU 61, S. Utah 52
UALR 58, Troy 56
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 104, Lewis-Clark St. 57
Idaho St. 70, Montana-Western 52
Long Beach St. 73, Loyola Marymount 70
Oregon 95, UTSA 78
Pepperdine 76, Montana St. 66
Thursday’s Summary
Oregon 95, Texas-San Antonio 78
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (3-3)
Wilkins 3-5 0-0 6, Hill 7-11 5-6 19, Hale III 6-9 2-2 18, Burrage 8-14 0-1 17, Sims 2-6 0-0 6, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 1-3 0-0 3, McGregor 1-2 2-2 4, Wood 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 30-53 9-11 78.
OREGON (6-1)
Kazemi 8-9 4-4 20, Singler 3-10 1-1 8, Austin 4-6 2-2 10, Artis 7-8 0-0 16, Dotson 2-4 2-2 8, Richardson III 1-2 0-0 2, Loyd 1-2 1-2 3, Carter 2-4 0-0 4, Emory 4-5 1-2 9, Woods 6-10 3-4 15. Totals 38-60 14-17 95.
Halftime—Oregon 51-40. 3-Point Goals—Texas-San Antonio 9-16 (Hale III 4-5, Sims 2-5, Wood 1-2, Thomas 1-2, Burrage 1-2), Oregon 5-11 (Artis 2-3, Dotson 2-3, Singler 1-3, Richardson III 0-1, Loyd 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Texas-San Antonio 19 (Hill 6), Oregon 31 (Carter 7). Assists—Texas-San Antonio 14 (Burrage 6), Oregon 20 (Loyd 5). Total Fouls—Texas-San Antonio 15, Oregon 17. A—5,204.
Women’s college
Wednesday’s Games
EAST
Princeton 71, Rutgers 55
Syracuse 91, Dartmouth 64
Villanova 66, Lehigh 49
SOUTH
Arkansas St. 60, FIU 57
Chattanooga 68, Wofford 54
Miami 69, Penn St. 65
Michigan St. 68, NC State 51
Mississippi 68, Lipscomb 46
Murray St. 63, Ball St. 53
SE Louisiana 76, New Orleans 64
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 57
MIDWEST
E. Illinois 71, IUPUI 60, OT
IPFW 78, S. Illinois 65
Idaho St. 69, South Dakota 45
Illinois 95, Wake Forest 82
Illinois St. 75, Milwaukee 54
Indiana St. 48, Saint Louis 46
Missouri 80, SE Missouri 51
Missouri St. 73, Oral Roberts 72, OT
Notre Dame 72, Cent. Michigan 63
UMass 65, Ohio 61
Virginia 90, Minnesota 68
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 72, Texas Southern 50
Oklahoma 96, Northwestern St. 35
Tulsa 80, Utah Valley 53
UALR 75, Troy 52
FAR WEST
CS Northridge 70, Santa Clara 67
Denver 57, N. Colorado 46
Montana 76, Idaho 65
Montana St. 81, Montana-Western 49
Oregon St. 71, CS Bakersfield 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, Cal Poly 67
Washington 64, Portland 44
Golf
PGA Tour
World Challenge
Thursday
At Sherwood Country Club
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Purse: $4 million
Yardage: 7,023; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Nick Watney 35-32—67
Keegan Bradley 34-35—69
Graeme McDowell 36-33—69
Jim Furyk 37-32—69
Bo Van Pelt 36-34—70
Tiger Woods 36-34—70
Webb Simpson 34-36—70
Jason Day 35-36—71
Hunter Mahan 34-37—71
Bubba Watson 37-34—71
Matt Kuchar 38-35—73
Jason Dufner 39-34—73
Rickie Fowler 38-35—73
Steve Stricker 39-34—73
Ian Poulter 38-35—73
Dustin Johnson 39-35—74
Zach Johnson 37-37—74
Brandt Snedeker 36-39—75
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Named Tom Wiedenbauer minor league field coordinator; Ruben Niebla minor league pitching coordinator; Luis Ortiz lower-level hitting coordinator/cultural development coordinator; Adam Everett minor league infield coordinator; Travis Fryman special assistant; Chris Tremie manager and Tony Arnold pitching coach of Columbus (IL); Edwin Rodriguez manager, Jim Rickon hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach of Akron (EL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odor hitting coach and Jeff Harris pitching coach of Carolina (Carolina); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hitting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach of Lake County (MWL); Shaun Larkin hitting coach of Mahoning Valley (NYP); Scott Erickson pitching coach of the Arizona League Indians; and Joel Mejia field coordinator of the Dominican Summer League Indians.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Felipe Paulino on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Claimed SS Tommy Field off waivers from Minnesota.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Traded OF Denard Span to Washington for RHP Alex Meyer.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with 3B Scott Moore on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Rich Thompson, RHP Matt Buschmann, RHP Will Inman, 1B Nick Weglarz and INF Shawn O’Malley on minor league contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Released RHP Brad Bergesen.
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with OF B.J. Upton on a five-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS—Named Scott Harris director of baseball operations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with RHP Sam Holland, LHP Jeremy Gould, SS Luis Ugueto and OF Euri Minaya on minor league contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Acquired OF Denard Span from the Minnesota Twins for RHP Alex Meyer.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended Boston G Rajon Rondo two games and fined Brooklyn F Gerald Wallace $35,000 and Boston F Kevin Garnett $25,000 for their actions during Wednesday’s game.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Luke Harangody. Signed F Kevin Jones.
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed G Derek Fisher. Waived F Troy Murphy.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Assigned G Jeremy Lamb to Tulsa (NBADL).
PHOENIX SUNS—Assigned G Kendall Marshall to Bakersfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Dallas CB Mike Jenkins $7,875 for pushing Washington WR Pierre Garcon to the ground well after Garcon crossed the goal line on a 59-yard touchdown last week. Reduced the $21,000 fine of Houston DE Antonio Smith to $11,000 for kicking Miami OL Richie Incognito during the season opener.
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed C Scott Wedige.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed DT Frank Kearse from the practice squad and CB Nick Hixson to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed G Andre Gurode. Signed WR Dale Moss and G Derek Dennis to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Placed DT D’Anthony Smith on injured reserve.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Claimed G Hayworth Hicks off waivers from the N.Y. Jets. Released PK Matt Szymanski from the practice squad. Signed LB Quan Sturdivant to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Released DB Josh Victorian from the practice squad. Signed WR Bert Reed, T Joe Long and OL Justin Cheadle to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Released RB Curtis Brinkley. Placed S Atari Bigby on injured reserve. Signed LB Bront Bird. Claimed WR Micheal Spurlock off waivers from Jacksonville. Signed DB Sean Cattouse to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed WR Phil Bates to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Named Tom Moore as an assistant to offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released LB Mario Addison. Claimed LB Bryan Kehl off waivers from Kansas City.
SOCCER
U.S. SOCCER—Named Cheryl Bailey executive director for the women’s soccer league that will begin play in the spring of 2013.
Major League Soccer
PHILADELPHIA UNION—Named Jim Curtin assistant coach. Signed assistant coach Brendan Burke to a new contract.
CHICAGO (Nov. 29, 2012)—U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today that Cheryl Bailey has been named the Executive Director for the new U.S. Soccer-led women’s soccer league that will begin play in the spring of 2013.
COLLEGE
CONFERENCE USA—Announced Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic will join the conference by July 1, 2014.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Announced thr resignation of assistant head football coach Monte Kiffin after the Trojans’ bowl game next month to pursue a return to the NFL.
ST. JOHN’S—Named Alfred Caronia strength and conditioning coach.
