On deck
Today
Girls basketball: Crook County vs. Junction City at Junction City/Cottage Grove Holiday Tournament, 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Crook County at Bend, 7 p.m.
Swimming: Henley, Mazama and Klamath Union at Madras, 4:45 p.m.
Friday
Boys basketball: Bend at South Albany, 7 p.m.; La Pine at Redmond, 7 p.m.; Douglas at Crook County, 7 p.m.; Pendleton at Mountain View, 7:15 p.m.; Summit vs. Ashland at Ashland Rotary Hoops Classic, 7 p.m.; Gladstone at Sisters, 7 p.m.; Culver vs. Crane at Culver Tournament, 6:30 p.m.; Gilchrist at North Lake, 8:30 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Triad, 7 p.m.; Gilchrist at North Lake, 8:30 p.m.; Sherman at Central Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball: Bend at Pendleton, 7 p.m.; Mountain View at Columbia River (Wash.), 7 p.m.; Crook County at Junction City/Cottage Grove Holiday Tournament, TBD; Gilchrist at North Lake, 7 p.m.; Sherman at Central Christian, 6 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Triad, 4 p.m.; Sisters vs. Gladstone at Gladstone Holiday Classic, 7:30 p.m.;; Summit vs. Ashland at Ashland Rotary Hoops Classic, 5:30 p.m.; Redmond at La Pine, 7 p.m.; Culver vs. Crane at Culver Tournament, 5 p.m.; Gilchrist at North Lake, 7 p.m.
Swimming: Bend, Redmond, Ridgeview, Mountain View at Bend Invite at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, 4 p.m.
Wrestling: Crook County, Bend, Mountain View, Redmond, Summit, Ridgeview, Sisters, La Pine at Adrian Irwin Tournament at Ridgeview, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday
Boys basketball: Redmond at Burns, 2 p.m.; Gladstone at Crook County, 1 p.m.; Paisley at Gilchrist, 4 p.m.; Central Christian at Nixyaawii, 3:30 p.m.; Summit vs. Grants Pass at Ashland Rotary Hoops Classic, noon; Douglas at Sisters, 5 p.m.; Culver at Culver Tournament, TBD; Paisley at Gilchrist, 4 p.m.; Hosanna Christian at Trinity Lutheran, 4 p.m.
Girls basketball: Mountain View at Skyview (Wash.), 2 p.m.;; Burns at Redmond, 4 p.m.; Crook County at Junction City/Cottage Grove Holiday Tournament, TBD; Paisley at Gilchrist, 2:30 p.m.; Central Christian at Nixyaawii, 2 p.m.; Hosanna Christian at Trinity Lutheran, 5:30 p.m.; Sisters at Gladstone Holiday Classic, TBD; Summit at Ashland Rotary Hoops Classic, TBD; Culver at Culver Tournament, TBD; Paisley at Gilchrist, 2:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Crook County, Bend, Mountain View, Redmond, Summit, Ridgeview, Madras, Gilchrist, La Pine at Adrian Irwin Tournament at Ridgeview, TBD; Culver at Central Linn Tourne in Halsey,, TBD
Swimming: Summit at CVC Invitational at Kroc Center in Salem, 1 p.m.
Nordic skiing: OHSNO classic race at Meissner Sno-park, 11 a.m.
Prep sports
Boys Basketball
Wednesday’s results
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Intermountain Hybrid
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Ridgeview (38) — Justin Alvarez 8, Bowman 7, Johnson 6, O’Neal 5, Rollins 4, Stanton 3, Mendazona 3, Ross 2. Totals not available.
Redmond (59) — Trevor Genz 16, Powell 12, Rodby 11, Bordges 11, Davies 4, Thomas 2, Brown 2, Dahlen 1. Totals 20 15-28 59.
Ridgeview 10 9 8 11 — 38
Redmond 16 10 15 18 — 59
Three-point goals — Ridgeview: Alvarez 2, Bowman, Stanton; Redmond: Powell 2, Bordges.
Girls Basketball
Wednesday’s results
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Intermountain Hybrid
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Redmond (53) — Brittny Benson 17, Baker 12, Watt 6, Williams 6, Sappington 4, Current 4, Bergum 4, Redden, Lennie, Wilson. Totals 23 4-13 53.
Ridgeview (35) — Shae Wilcox 11, Hidalgo 10, B. Simmons 6, H. Wilder 2, Kenny 2, Durre 2, Stroup 2 C. Simmons, W. Wilder. Totals 15 4-8 35.
Redmond 18 11 8 16 — 53
Ridgeview 11 12 10 2 — 35
Three-point goals — Redmond: Benson 3; Ridgeview; Wilcox.
Wrestling
Sky-Em League
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La Pine 54, Elmira 21
at Elmira High School
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106 — Wilson, LP, pins Blake Potter, E, 1:28. 113 — Marvin Wolbachea, LP, pins Troy Winders, E, 5:12. 120 — C.J. Manning, LP, pins Jasper Kamerer, E, 5:41. 126 — Sean Brantley, LP, pins Mason Walker, E, 5:30. 132 — Zack Knabe, LP, pins Levi Hanson, E, 1:29. 145 — Chris Love, LP, def. Darin French, E, 6-2. 152 — Eathan Agnes, LP, wins by forfeit. 160 — Nick Beaty, E, pins Joseph Slavey, LP, :47. 170 — Brian Zimmer, LP, wins by forfeit. 182 — Hunter Weist, E, def. Tyler Markland, 9-6. 195 — Tyler Bryant, LP, wins by forfeit. 220 — Chad Jaynes, LP, def. Matt Engholm, 5-2. 285 — Darrin Dulley, LP, pins Colyn Blum, 1:06.
Rodeo
Professional
National Finals Rodeo
Wednesday
At Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas
Seventh Round
Bareback Riding
1. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, 85 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Times Up, $18,257. 2. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 83, $14,429. 3. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 82, $10,895. 4. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 81.5, $7,656. 5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 79.5, $4,712. 6. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 79, $2,945. 7. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 73. 8. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 68.5. 9. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore., 68. 10. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 67.5. 11 (tie), Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La.. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., and Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., NS.
Steer Wrestling
1. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 3.6 seconds, $18,257. 2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.7, $14,429. 3. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 3.9, $10,895. 4 (tie), Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.0, $6,184 each. 6. (tie) Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., and Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.3, $982 each. 9. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.5. 10. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas, 4.6. 11. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif., 4.7. 12. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 4.9. 13. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 5.9. 14. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 6.6. 15. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, NT.
Team Roping
1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 3.6 seconds, $18,257 each. 2. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 3.8, $14,429. 3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 4.1, $10,895. 4.Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz./Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 4.3, $7,656. 5. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.5, $4,712. 6. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 4.7, $2,945. 7. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 4.8. 8. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 5.1. 9. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif./Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas, 5.8. 10. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 6.2. 11. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 7.5. 12. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 10.1. 13 (tie), Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont./Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas. and Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., NT.
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 84 points on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Gold Coast, $18,257. 2. Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 83, $14,429. 3. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 82.5, $10,895. 4. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 81.5, $7,656. 5. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas, 80, $4,712. 6. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 79.5, $2,945. 7. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 79. 8. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 77. 9. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 75.5. 10. Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 74. 11. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 72.5. 12 (tie), Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M.. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, and Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., NS.
Tie-Down Roping
1. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.6 seconds, $18,257. 2. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 7.7, $14,429. 3. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 7.9, $10,895. 4. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.3, $7,656. 5 (tie), Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.6, $3,828 each. 7. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 9.1. 8. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 9.2. 9. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 9.4. 10. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 10.0. 11. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.1. 12. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 10.2. 13. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 17.6. 14. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas, 20.0. 15. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., NT.
Barrel Racing
1. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 13.72 seconds, $18,257. 2. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 13.81, $14,429. 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.84, $10,895. 4. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 13.87, $7,656. 5. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 13.89, $4,712. 6. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 13.91, $2,945. 7. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.95. 8. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas, 14.05. 9. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 14.26. 10. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 14.32. 11. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 14.35. 12. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 18.76. 13. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 18.98. 14. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 19.17. 15. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D., 19.41.
Bull Riding
1. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 88.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cowboy Compactor, $18,257. 2 (tie), Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., and Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 86.5, $12,662 each. 4. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 84.5, $7,656. 5. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83, $4,712. 6. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 82.5, $2,945. 7. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 77.5. 8 (tie) J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla.. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo.. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla.. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo.. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas, and Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla., NS.
Football
NFL
National Football League
All Times PST
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 10 3 0 .769 472 274
N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 245 306
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 289 352
Miami 5 8 0 .385 240 276
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Houston 11 2 0 .846 365 263
Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 292 329
Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 271 386
Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 216 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 331 273
Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 278 264
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 321 280
Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 259 272
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257
San Diego 5 8 0 .385 292 281
Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402
Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 195 352
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 8 5 0 .615 373 270
Washington 7 6 0 .538 343 329
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 300 314
Philadelphia 4 9 0 .308 240 341
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 337 259
Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 354 308
New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 348 379
Carolina 4 9 0 .308 265 312
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 323 279
Chicago 8 5 0 .615 308 219
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 283 286
Detroit 4 9 0 .308 320 342
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 9 3 1 .731 316 184
Seattle 8 5 0 .615 300 202
St. Louis 6 6 1 .500 236 279
Arizona 4 9 0 .308 186 292
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Today’s Game
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Miami, 10 a.m.
Denver at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Carolina at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Dallas, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at New England, 5:20 p.m.
Monday’s Game
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 5:30 p.m.
College
FBS Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
All Times PST
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Betting line
NFL
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Today
Bengals 3 3.5 EAGLES
Sunday
Packers 2.5 3 BEARS
FALCONS 1 1.5 Giants
SAINTS 3 3 Bucs
RAMS 3 3 Vikings
BROWNS NL NL Redskins
DOLPHINS 7 7 Jaguars
Broncos 2 2.5 RAVENS
TEXANS 7.5 7.5 Colts
CHARGERS 3 3 Panthers
t-Seahawks 4 5 BILLS
Lions 6 6 CARDS
Steelers 1 (D) 1.5 COWBOYS
RAIDERS 2.5 3 Chiefs
PATRIOTS 5.5 5.5 49ers
Monday
TITANS 1 1 Jets
t-Toronto, Canada
D-Dallas opened as the favorite
College
Saturday
New Mexico Bowl
Arizona 7.5 9.5 Nevada
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah St 8 10 Toledo
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
Byu 2.5 2.5 San Diego St
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef O Brady’s Bowl
C. Florida 7 7 Ball St
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
UL-Lafayette 4.5 6 E. Carolina
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise St 6.5 5.5 Washington
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Fresno St 11.5 11.5 Smu
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
W. Kentucky 6 6 C. Michigan
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
San Jose St 7.5 7.5 Bowling Green
Belk Bowl
Cincinnati 10.5 7 Duke
Holiday Bowl
Ucla 1 (B) 1 Baylor
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
UL-Monroe 6 7 Ohio
Russell Athletic Bowl
Virginia Tech 1 2.5 Rutgers
Meinke Car Care Bowl
Texas Tech 13 13 Minnesota
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force 1 (R) 1 Rice
Fight Hunger Bowl
Arizona St 14.5 14.5 Navy
Pinstripe Bowl
W. Virginia 4 4 Syracuse
Alamo Bowl
Oregon St 1 2 Texas
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Tcu 2 2.5 Michigan St
Monday, Dec. 31
Music City Bowl
Vanderbilt 6 6.5 Nc State
Sun Bowl
Usc 10 10 Georgia Tech
Liberty Bowl
Tulsa 2.5 PK Iowa St
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Lsu 4 4 Clemson
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Oklahoma St 18 17 Purdue
Gator Bowl
Mississippi St 2 2 Northwestern
Outback Bowl
S. Carolina 4.5 4.5 Michigan
Capital One Bowl
Georgia 9 10 Nebraska
Rose Bowl
Stanford 6 6.5 Wisconsin
Orange Bowl
Florida St 14 13.5 N. Illinois
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Sugar Bowl
Florida 14.5 14.5 Louisville
Thursday, Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon 8 8.5 Kansas St
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M 3.5 4.5 Oklahoma
Saturday, Jan. 5
Compass Bowl
Mississippi 2 3 Pittsburgh
Sunday, Jan. 6
Go Daddy.com Bowl
Arkansas St 2 4.5 Kent St
Monday, Jan. 7
BCS Championship
Alabama 8.5 9.5 Notre Dame
Basketball
Men’s college
Wednesday’s Games
EAST
Albany (NY) 70, SC State 61
Coppin St. 80, UMBC 61
Fairfield 62, Milwaukee 46
Niagara 75, Hartford 59
Temple 72, Towson 61
Vermont 52, Dartmouth 50
SOUTH
Maryland 71, Monmouth (NJ) 38
McNeese St. 80, Louisiana Tech 72
New Orleans 79, Nicholls St. 76
Presbyterian 91, North Greenville 83
Rio Grande 67, Campbell 65
UCF 72, Bethune-Cookman 62
UNC Asheville 66, Lenoir-Rhyne 55
MIDWEST
Ohio St. 85, Savannah St. 45
Wisconsin 65, Green Bay 54
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 85, Lamar 68
LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70
FAR WEST
Colorado 50, Fresno St. 43
DePaul 78, Arizona St. 61
Oregon St. 79, Portland St. 74
Wednesday’s Summary
Oregon St. 79, Portland St. 74
OREGON ST. (6-2)
Starks 0-4 4-4 4, Burton 10-17 0-2 20, Moreland 6-9 2-4 14, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson 5-12 5-8 16, Barton 1-2 0-0 2, Morris-Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Schaftenaar 0-0 0-0 0, Collier 8-14 7-11 23. Totals 30-59 18-29 79.
PORTLAND ST. (1-5)
McMullan 6-10 2-2 16, Hall 2-5 0-0 4, Harthun 4-11 3-6 11, Moore 7-7 0-0 14, Parker 8-13 0-0 16, Winston Jr. 4-6 1-1 9, Harvey 1-3 0-0 2, Winston 0-2 0-0 0, Whitmore 1-1 0-0 2, Prosser 0-0 0-0 0, Cataldo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-59 6-9 74.
Halftime—Oregon St. 32-26. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 1-6 (Nelson 1-2, Morris-Walker 0-1, Barton 0-1, Starks 0-2), Portland St. 2-12 (McMullan 2-4, Harvey 0-1, Winston 0-2, Harthun 0-5). Fouled Out—Barton, Hall. Rebounds—Oregon St. 31 (Burton, Moreland 7), Portland St. 31 (Hall, Moore 6). Assists—Oregon St. 17 (Nelson 6), Portland St. 12 (McMullan 4). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 13, Portland St. 21. Technical—Oregon St. Bench. A—1,500.
Women’s college
Wednesday’s Games
EAST
Auburn 69, George Washington 59
Rutgers 63, Southern U. 49
Villanova 61, Princeton 54
SOUTH
Chattanooga 72, Jacksonville St. 59
Louisiana Tech 52, McNeese St. 50
North Carolina 49, NC Central 21
Penn St. 60, Virginia Tech 41
SC State 73, Charleston Southern 57
MIDWEST
Illinois 80, Oregon 62
Wright St. 78, Urbana 61
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 94, Oral Roberts 56
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 72, San Diego 39
Nevada 91, Cal State-LA 81
Santa Clara 62, San Jose St. 47
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Blanton and LHP Sean Burnett on two-year contracts.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Elarton on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Hector Lopez on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS—Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from Toronto. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Brandon Snyder on a minor league contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Boston.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike McClendon and RHP Logan Kensing on minor league contracts.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Designated OF-1B Scott Van Slyke for assignment.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Traded OF/INF Skip Schumaker to the L.A. Dodgers for INF Jake Lemmerman.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Travis Buck, RHP Sean O’Sullivan, RHP Jason Ray, RHP Daniel Stange, INF Gregorio Petit, C Rene Rivera and C Eddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended Sacramento F DeMarcus Cousins one game for striking Dallas F O.J. Mayo in the groin area during Monday’s game.
DETROIT PISTONS—Assigned F Khris Middleton and G Kim English to Fort Wayne (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Minnesota P Chris Kluwe $5,250 for wearing a message on his uniform promoting Ray Guy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed QB Kevin Kolb on injured reserve. Signed OL Mike Gibson.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed RB Zach Brown to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released WT Lee Ziemba. Placed S Haruki Nakamura on injured reserve. Signed DB Anderson Russell from the practice squad and DB Kamaal McIlwain to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DT Amobi Okoye to a one-year contract.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released TE Chase Ford and DB Reggie Jones from the practice squad. Placed DT Josh Brent on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed DT Brian Schaefering. Signed DB Micah Pellerin to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS—Placed DT Corey Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Andre Fluellen. Released DE Kendrick Adams from the practice squad. Signed DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed RB Donald Brown and FB Robert Hughes on injured reserve. Released RB Alvester Alexander from the practice squad. Signed G Robert Griffin, RB Mewelde Moore and RB Deji Karim. Signed RB Davin Meggett to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed WR Deion Branch. Signed WR Tony Logan to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released T Fenuki Tupou.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Released C Paul Fenaroli from the practice squad. Signed T Levy Adcock to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Released RB Kahlil Bell.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed DT Mike Patterson on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed FB/TE Emil Igwenagu from the practice squad and DT Ronnie Cameron to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Released DE Mason Brodine from the practice squad. Signed WR Raymond Radway to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed DE Vaughn Martin and S Darrell Stuckey on injured reserve. Re-signed RB Curtis Brinkley. Signed LB Gary Guyton. Released WR Kashif Moore from the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Released LB Joe Holland from the practice squad. Signed CB James Rogers to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Collin Mooney to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS—Reassigned RW Cameron Abney from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).
American Hockey League
CONNECTICUT WHALE—Signed G Bryan Hince to a professional tryout contract from Greenville (ECHL). Reassigned G Jason Missiaen to Greenville.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHIVAS USA—Named Jose Luis Sanchez Sola coach. Traded the No. 2 allocation order spot to Portland for the No. 3 spot and a 2013 international slot or second-round draft pick.
MONTREAL IMPACT—Signed M Justin Mapp to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Traded D Ike Opara to Sporting Kansas City for a 2013 second-round draft pick.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Re-signed D Matt Besler.
TORONTO FC—Traded F Ryan Johnson and G Milos Kocic to Portland for G Joe Bendik, a 2013 first-round draft pick and allocation money.
COLLEGE
AKRON—Promoted quarterbacks coach A.J. Milwee to offensive coordinator.
ARKANSAS—Named Jim Chaney offensive coordinator. Announced RB Knile Davis will enter the NFL draft.
ARKANSAS STATE—Named Bryan Harsin football coach.
DELAWARE—Named Peet Poillon men’s volunteer assistant lacrosse coach.
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S—Named Tom Stewart assistant baseball coach.
SAINT JOSEPH’S—Suspended junior F Halil Kanacevic from the basketball team for two games and a week of practice for unsportsmanlike conduct against Villanova.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced RB Marcus Lattimore will enter the NFL draft.
TENNESSEE TECH—Announced WR Da’Rick Rogers will enter the NFL draft.
TEXAS TECH—Named Kliff Kingsbury football coach.
