On deck
Today
Boys basketball: Arlington at Central Christian, 2 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Paisley, 4:00 p.m.; Culver at Waldport, 4 p.m.
Girls basketball: Culver at Waldport, 2:30 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Paisley, 5:30 p.m.
Swimming: Bend at Lebanon Invite, TBD; Summit, Ridgeview, Redmond, Madras, Mountain View at Jay Rowan Invitational at Cascade Aquatic Center, 10 a.m.
Alpine skiing: OSSA at Mt. Bachelor, Giant Slalom, Cliffhanger/I-5, 10 a.m.
Nordic skiing: OISRA jamboree at Diamond Lake, noon
Wrestling: Ridgeview, Gilchrist, Sisters at La Pine Invite, 10 a.m.; Culver at Joseph Hi Tournament in Joseph, 11 a.m.
Football
NFL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
All Times PST
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Playoff Glance
Wild-card Playoffs
Today
Cincinnati at Houston, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 5 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 10 a.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Washington, 1:30 p.m. (Fox)
NFL Injury Report
NEW YORK — The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league:
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — VIKINGS: OUT: LB Tyrone McKenzie (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: QB Christian Ponder (elbow), CB Antoine Winfield (hand). PROBABLE: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), CB A.J. Jefferson (ankle), DE George Johnson (quadriceps), P Chris Kluwe (left knee), T Phil Loadholt (knee), RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen), DE Brian Robison (shoulder), S Harrison Smith (knee). PACKERS: OUT: WR Jarrett Boykin (ankle), DE Jerel Worthy (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB James Starks (knee). PROBABLE: WR Randall Cobb (ankle), TE Jermichael Finley (quadriceps), RB Alex Green (knee), CB Davon House (hip), WR Jordy Nelson (knee), CB Tramon Williams (illness), S Charles Woodson (collarbone).
CINCINNATI BENGALS at HOUSTON TEXANS — BENGALS: DOUBTFUL: S Chris Crocker (thigh). QUESTIONABLE: CB Jason Allen (hamstring). PROBABLE: DE Wallace Gilberry (illness), RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (hamstring), CB Leon Hall (not injury related), S Taylor Mays (hamstring), CB Terence Newman (groin), LB Dan Skuta (thigh). TEXANS: DOUBTFUL: G Antoine Caldwell (back). PROBABLE: CB Alan Ball (foot), RB James Casey (knee), RB Tyler Clutts (abdomen), NT Shaun Cody (back), TE Owen Daniels (chest, knee), RB Justin Forsett (knee), S Shiloh Keo (ankle), T Derek Newton (knee), WR DeVier Posey (foot), LB Brooks Reed (groin), DE Antonio Smith (ankle), G Wade Smith (knee), RB Ben Tate (foot), QB T.J. Yates (right elbow).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at BALTIMORE RAVENS — COLTS: OUT: G Joe Reitz (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: RB Delone Carter (ankle), NT Antonio Johnson (ankle), T Winston Justice (shoulder), C A.Q. Shipley (knee), S Tom Zbikowski (knee). PROBABLE: LB Pat Angerer (illness), LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb), LB Dwight Freeney (not injury related), DT Kellen Heard (illness), QB Andrew Luck (knee), LB Robert Mathis (not injury related), DE Cory Redding (quadriceps), C Samson Satele (ankle), T Bradley Sowell (illness), CB Teddy Williams (knee). RAVENS: QUESTIONABLE: WR Tandon Doss (ankle), S Bernard Pollard (chest), G Jah Reid (toe). PROBABLE: RB Anthony Allen (head), TE Billy Bajema (head), WR Anquan Boldin (shoulder), LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle), CB Chris Johnson (thigh), DE Arthur Jones (thigh), RB Vonta Leach (knee, ankle), LB Ray Lewis (triceps), LB Albert McClellan (shoulder, thigh), DE Pernell McPhee (thigh), DT Haloti Ngata (knee), G Kelechi Osemele (knee), RB Bernard Pierce (ankle), S Ed Reed (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen), WR Torrey Smith (knee), LB Terrell Suggs (biceps), G Marshal Yanda (shoulder, knee).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS — SEAHAWKS: PROBABLE: CB Jeremy Lane (knee), RB Marshawn Lynch (back). REDSKINS: QUESTIONABLE: S DeJon Gomes (knee), G Kory Lichtensteiger (ankle). PROBABLE: LB Lorenzo Alexander (shoulder), DE Stephen Bowen (biceps), QB Kirk Cousins (illness), LB London Fletcher (ankle), WR Pierre Garcon (foot), QB Robert Griffin III (knee), CB DeAngelo Hall (elbow), LB Ryan Kerrigan (ankle), C Will Montgomery (knee), WR Joshua Morgan (hand, foot), S Jordan Pugh (ankle), P Sav Rocca (right knee), S Madieu Williams (elbow).
College
FBS Bowl Glance
Subject to Change
All Times PST
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Friday, Jan. 4
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13.
Today, Jan. 5
BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Betting line
NFL
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Today
TEXANS 5 4.5 Bengals
PACKERS 8 7.5 Vikings
Sunday
RAVENS 6.5 7 Colts
Seahawks 2.5 3 REDSKINS
College
(Home teams in Caps)
Favorite Open Current Underdog
Today
Compass Bowl
Mississippi 2 3.5 Pittsburgh
Sunday
Go Daddy.com Bowl
Arkansas St 2 4 Kent St
Monday
BCS Championship
Alabama 8.5 9.5 Notre Dame
Tennis
Professional
Hopman Cup
Friday
At Perth Arena
Perth, Australia
Purse: $1 million (ITF Exhibition)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Round Robin
Group A
Serbia 3, Germany 0
Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-2, 6-0.
Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-0, 6-1.
Novak Ivanovic and Ana Djokovic, Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis Australia, and Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-2, 7-5 (score stands as 6-0, 6-0; Haas withdrew with an injury and was replaced by Kokkinakis).
Group B
South Africa 2, France 1
Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Chanelle Scheepers and Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Mathilde Johansson and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-3, 1-2, retired.
Qatar Open
Friday
At The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
Purse: $1.11 million (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 7-5, 7-5.
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. David Ferrer (1), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.
Chennai Open
Friday
At SDAT Tennis Stadium
Chennai, India
Purse: $450,000 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Quarterfinals
Benoit Paire (5), France, def. Marin Cilic (3), Croatia, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Janko Tipsarevic (2), Serbia, def. Go Soeda (8), Japan, 6-2, 6-4.
Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, def. Tomas Berdych (1), Czech Republic, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
Shenzhen Open
Friday
At Longgang Tennis Center
Shenzhen, China
Purse: $500,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Klara Zakopalova (5), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.
Li Na (1), China, def. Peng Shuai (6), China, 6-4, 6-0.
ASB Classic
Friday
At ASB Bank Tennis Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Yanina Wickmayer (3), Belgium, def. Mona Barthel (8), Germany, def. 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3).
Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Brisbane International
Friday
At Queensland Tennis Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Purse: Men, $486,000 (WT250); Women, $1 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Gilles Simon (3), France, 6-3, 6-4.
Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (4), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Jurgen Melzer (7), Austria, 6-3, 6-2.
Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Women
Semifinals
Serena Williams (3), United States, def. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, walkover.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Basketball
Men’s college
Friday’s Games
EAST
Iona 66, Siena 62
Loyola (Md.) 71, Rider 65
Manhattan 55, St. Peter’s 53
Rhode Island 59, Brown 47
Yale 61, Holy Cross 54
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 88, Jackson St. 87, 2OT
Alabama St. 69, Grambling St. 56
Georgia 52, George Washington 41
Memphis 85, Tennessee 80
Mississippi 95, Fordham 68
Southern U. 50, Prairie View 45
Texas Southern 57, Alcorn St. 48
Tulane 62, Wofford 48
MIDWEST
Saint Louis 67, Savannah St. 59
Valparaiso 74, Cleveland St. 50
SOUTHWEST
Sam Houston St. 61, Texas A&M-CC 57
FAR WEST
Hawaii 90, Cal St.-Fullerton 88
Women’s college
Friday’s Games
EAST
Canisius 65, Siena 62
Fairfield 64, Loyola (Md.) 54
Fordham 71, American U. 50
Iona 76, Niagara 65
Marist 62, Rider 47
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 66, Jackson St. 48
Alabama St. 68, Grambling St. 60
Howard 61, Temple 58
Richmond 65, Navy 59
Southern U. 60, Prairie View 55
Texas Southern 61, Alcorn St. 45
Youngstown St. 58, VCU 45
MIDWEST
Illinois St. 72, N. Iowa 41
Indiana St. 55, Bradley 54
UCF 59, Bowling Green 56
SOUTHWEST
Sam Houston St. 65, Texas A&M-CC 46
FAR WEST
Arizona 71, Washington St. 65
California 55, Utah 50
Colorado St. 97, S. Dakota Tech 53
Southern Cal 56, Oregon St. 55
Stanford 57, Colorado 40
UCLA 89, Oregon 80
Washington 77, Arizona St. 74
Deals
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALITMORE ORIOLES—Claimed C Luis Martinez off waivers from Texas.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Claimed INF-OF Russ Canzler off waivers from Cleveland.
TEXAS RANGERS—Announced C Eli Whiteside cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed RHP Chad Beck off waivers from Pittsburgh.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Carlos Garcia manager of Altoona (EL), Frank Kremblas manager of Bradenton (FSL), Michael Ryan manager of West Virginia (SAL), Dave Turgeon manager of Jamestown (NYP), Milver Reyes manager of the GCL Pirates and Keoni De Renne of the Dominican Summer League team.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Named Bryan Eversgerd pitching coach for Memphis (PCL); Scott Ensell trainer for Springfield (Texas); Arthur Adams pitching coach, Roger LaFrancois hitting coach and Keith Joynt trainer for Palm Beach (FSL); Dann Bilardello manager and Mike Petrarca trainer for Peoria (MWL); Oliver Marmol manager and Dan Martin trainer for State College (NYP); Oliver Marmol manager and Tony Reyes trainer for Johnson City (Appalachian) and Jobel Jimenez hitting coach for the Cardinals (GCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Waived F Dominic McGuire.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed WR Brittan Golden to a reserve/future contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Placed LB Tim Dobbins on injured reserve. Signed LB Cameron Collins from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Andy Reid coach. Announced general manager Scott Pioli and the team have “mutually parted ways."
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed OT Matt McCants, OT Levy Adcock, G Stephen Goodwin, TE Larry Donnell, DE Matt Broha, CB Laron Scott, QB Curtis Painter, LB Jake Muasau, WR Brandon Collins, CB Trumaine McBride, WR Kevin Hardy, G Michael Jasper, DT Bobby Skinner to reserve-future contracts.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Cliff Harris and LB Danny Lansanah to reserve/future contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named CB Chris Hawkins.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Restored CB Cedric Griffin to the 53-man roster.
COLLEGE
FIU—Named Ron Turner football coach.
FLORIDA—Announced TE Jordan Reed will enter the NFL draft.
GEORGIA—Announced LB Jarvis Jones will enter the NFL draft.
LSU—Announced S Eric Reid will enter the NFL draft.
UTAH STATE—Named Kevin McGiven offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
WISCONSIN—Announced C Travis Frederick will enter the NFL draft.
