On deck
Today
Boys basketball: Ridgeview at Bend, 7 p.m.; Madras vs. Astoria at Seaside Holiday Classic, 5:15 p.m.; La Pine vs. Central Linn at Seaside Holiday Classic, 1:45 p.m.; Central Christian at Echo, 4:30 p.m.; Summit at Redmond, 7 p.m.; Sisters at North Valley, 6 p.m.; Culver vs. Chiloquin at Klamath Klash in Klamath Falls, 8 p.m.
Girls basketball: Bend at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.; Madras vs. Elma (Wash.) at Seaside Holiday Classic, TBD; La Pine vs. Central Linn or Seaside at Seaside Holiday Classic, TBD; Central Christian at Echo, 3 p.m.; Redmond at Summit, 7 p.m.; Culver vs. Mazama JV at Klamath Klash in Klamath Falls, 12:15 p.m.
Wrestling: Crook County at Weisbrodt Invite in Lebanon, noon; Culver vs. Vashon Island (Wash.) at Roseburg, TBD
Swimming: Madras at Rainier Invitational in St. Helens, TBD
Saturday
Boys basketball: Madras, La Pine at Seaside Tournament, TBD; Culver at Klamath Klash in Klamath Falls, TBD
Girls basketball: Madras, La Pine at Seaside Tournament, TBD; Culver at Klamath Klash in Klamath Falls, TBD
Wrestling: Crook County at Weisbrodt Invite in Lebanon, TBD; Gilchrist at Ridgeview Novice, 11 a.m.
Basketball
Men’s college
Thursday’s Games
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
Thursday’s Games
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
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 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
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Saturday’s Game
Atlanta at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Tennessee at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 10 a.m.
Oakland at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 5:20 p.m.
College
FBS Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
All Times PST
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Thursday’s Game
Poinsettia Bowl
BYU 23, San Diego State 6
Today, 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), 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 8:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4), 12:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 12:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
Texas (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Betting line
NFL
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Saturday
Falcons 3 3.5 LIONS
Sunday
PACKERS 13 12.5 Titans
PANTHERS 8 8.5 Raiders
DOLPHINS 4.5 4 Bills
STEELERS 4.5 3.5 Bengals
Patriots 14 14.5 JAGUARS
Colts 6.5 6.5 CHIEFS
COWBOYS 3 3 Saints
Redskins 4.5 6.5 EAGLES
BUCS 3 3 Rams
Giants PK 2 RAVENS
TEXANS 7.5 8 Vikings
BRONCOS 12.5 13 Browns
Bears 6 5.5 CARDS
SEAHAWKS PK PK 49ers
JETS 2 2 Chargers
College
Today
Beef O Brady’s Bowl
C. Florida 7 7.5 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 12.5 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 7.5 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 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 2.5 Northwestern
Outback Bowl
S. Carolina 4.5 5.5 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 Louisville
Thursday, Jan. 3
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon 8 8 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
Deals
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.
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.
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.
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.
