Akers Trying to Fix Kicking Woes TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Jamie TV, Radio 1-7)

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NFL Three-point goals—Oklahoma City NABC/DIVISION II COACHES POLL WEDNESDAY’S LINEUP Transactions 7-14 (Durant 2-2, Sefolosha 2-3, Martin 1-2, Maynor 1-2, Westbrook 1-5), Brook- (First place votes in parentheses) BASEBALL lyn 14-34 (Williams 5-9, Wallace 4-7, W-L Pts Pv American League Teletovic 2-5, Stackhouse 2-6, Johnson 1. West Libery (12) ....6-0 393 1 Akers trying to fix kicking woes TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Jamie TV, radio 1-7). Fouled out—None. Rebounds— 2. Washburn (1)...... 6-0 377 2 Nelson coach. Oklahoma City 39 (Perkins 7), Brooklyn 3. Metro St. (1) ...... 5-0 361 3 BASKETBALL BASKETBALL After missing a winning field goal in overtime in two of the last 47 (Humphries 12). Assists—Oklahoma 4. Ala.-Huntsville (1)....7-1 338 4 National Basketball Association 7 p.m. NBA: Trail Blazers at Pacers FS South three games, kicker David Akers and his fellow 49ers (8-3-1) special 5. Bellarmine (1) ..... 5-0 336 5 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Recalled City 22 (Westbrook 9), Brooklyn 22 (Wil- 6. Western Wash...... 6-0 326 6 7 p.m. College men: Ohio at Memphis CBS Sports teamers are as perplexed as anybody about what has gone wrong. F Kevin Jones from Canton (NBADL). liams 7). Total fouls—Oklahoma City The six-time Pro Bowl kicker is 21-for-30 on field goals this season. National League 19, Brooklyn 25. Technicals—Perkins, 7. Southern Ind...... 4-0 295 8 7 p.m. College women: Baylor at Notre Dame ESPN2 Oklahoma City defensive three-second, 8. Seattle Pacific...... 7-1 266 13 “David really brings a passion and emotion to our unit,” long NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms 8 p.m. NBA: Nuggets at Hawks ESPN with 3B David Wright on an eight-year Brooklyn defensive three-second. 9. Cal Poly-Pomona . . . 6-0 264 14 snapper Brian Jennings said. “That’s one of the contributing factors contract. A—17,732 (17,732). 10. Barton ...... 7-0 255 11 9 p.m. College men: Temple at Villanova ESPN2 as to why he’s been so great throughout his career, and then also FOOTBALL 11. Lincoln Memorial. . . 6-0 232 12 9:30 p.m. College men: Penn St. at La Salle NBC Sports National Football League TIMBERWOLVES 105, 76ERS 88 12. Northwest Mo...... 6-0 205 17 why if things don’t go the way we’d like them to, it can be particu- 13. Findlay ...... 4-1 157 16 10 p.m. College men: Southern Cal at New Mexico CBS Sports NFL—Suspended Washington CB Ce- MINNESOTA (105) — Howard 7-12 larly hard on him.” 14. St. Cloud St...... 4-0 154 22 dric Griffin four games for violating the 0-2 16, Love 2-10 1-2 6, Pekovic 3-7 0-0 10:30 p.m. NBA: Mavericks at Clippers ESPN 15. Franklin Pierce...... 5-1 150 7 Just a year ago, Akers set an NFL single-season record with NFL’s policy on performance enhancing 6, Ridnour 4-8 2-2 10, Lee 4-4 0-0 10, 16. Ky. Wesleyan ..... 4-0 148 19 GOLF 44 field goals. He missed only eight kicks — and none of them of substances. Shved 5-8 3-3 17, Barea 5-10 0-0 11, Sti- 17. Indianapolis ...... 6-0 131 24 ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released TE emsma 2-2 2-2 6, Cunningham 6-10 1-2 3:30 p.m. Ladies European: Dubai Ladies Masters (tape-delayed) Golf such magnitude. The success of last season has made this year’s Todd Heap. Signed TE Kory Sperry. 18. Winona St...... 6-2 125 9 13, Williams 3-5 1-4 10, Amundson 0-1 8 p.m. PGA Australasia: Australian Open Golf shortcomings maddening. CHICAGO BEARS—Signed LB Dom 0-0 0. Totals 41-77 10-17 105. 19. Christian Brothers. . .4-1 116 10 Akers missed a 51-yard attempt with 4:16 remaining in overtime DeCicco to a two-year contract and PHILADELPHIA (88) — Turner 8-20 20. Minnesota St...... 5-0 85 NR 1:30 a.m. Asian: Thailand Championship Golf RB Harvey Unga to the practice squad. 1-3 19, T.Young 6-10 1-1 13, Allen 3-6 0-0 21. Augusta St...... 4-0 72 NR of San Francisco’s 16-13 loss at St. Louis on Sunday. The kick Waived/injured LB Patrick Trahan. Re- HOCKEY 6, Holiday 5-13 3-4 13, Richardson 6-10 22. Indiana (Pa.)...... 5-1 60 15 sailed wide right by mere inches and came only two weeks after he leased QB Matt Blanchard from the 2-4 14, Wright 2-6 0-0 6, Hawes 2-6 1-2 23. North Ala...... 7-0 41 NR 7 p.m. College men: Vermont at Dartmouth NBC Sports practice squad. missed left on a 41-yard try — also in overtime against the Rams 6, Brown 0-0 1-2 1, Wayns 1-6 0-0 2, 24. Assumption...... 7-0 40 NR CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed WR Wilkins 1-3 2-2 4, Ivey 0-0 0-0 0, Moult- 25. West Texas A&M....7-1 36 18 HORSE RACING before the game ended in a 24-24 tie. Mohamed Sanu on injured reserve. rie 1-3 2-5 4. Totals 35-83 13-23 88. Akers has made only 15 of his last 24 attempts, but he has tried Signed RB Daniel Herron from the 12:30 p.m. Live racing begins TVG Minnesota .....34 31 22 18—105 COLLEGE WOMEN practice squad and WR Vidal Hazelton to focus on his technique, not his misses. And while he watches Philadelphia....21 26 20 21— 88 to the practice squad. TUESDAY’S GAMES SOCCER film of most kicks, he hasn’t been able to pinpoint what has gone Three-point goals—Minnesota 13- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Released FB 2:30 p.m. UEFA Champions: Celtic vs. Spartak Moskva FS Ohio, FS South wrong — or at least he’s not saying as much publicly. Dominique Jones. 25 (Shved 4-7, Williams 3-4, Lee 2-2, SEC 8 p.m. UEFA: Nordsjaelland at Chelsea (tape-delayed) FS Ohio “I have no idea,” said Akers, who played at Tates Creek and the JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Re- Howard 2-3, Barea 1-3, Love 1-5, Rid- No. 6 Georgia 80 ...... Mercer 38 nour 0-1), Philadelphia 5-20 (Turner Florida 87 ...... Troy 62 University of Louisville. “I’ve done it for a lot of years. Lot I’ve gone leased LB Clint Session and TE Maurice Stovall. Signed FB Will Ta’ofu’ou to the 2-4, Wright 2-5, Hawes 1-2, Wayns 0-2, Vanderbilt 77 ...... Western Ky. 67 through. Some I’ve missed. I don’t really contemplate on those issues. practice squad. Richardson 0-3, Holiday 0-4). Fouled Texas A&M 77 ...... La. Tech 26 Around town out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 54 STATE If I’ve noticed something, I probably would have made a correction.” NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re- BASKETBALL ■ The Lions put wide receivers Titus Young and Ryan Broyles on signed Donte’ Stallworth. Placed WR (Howard, Love 10), Philadelphia 47 Bellarmine 81 ...... Georgetown 69 Julian Edelman on injured reserve. (Richardson 7). Assists—Minnesota 28 Ind. Wesleyan 68 .....Ky. Wesleyan 65 7:30 p.m. College men: Transylvania vs. Earlham at Beck Center injured reserve. Young had been inactive for the last two games after Released OL Mitch Petrus. Signed OL (Barea 10), Philadelphia 24 (Holiday 9). Ky. Christian 83 ...... Alice Lloyd 73 what Coach Jim Schwartz called “unacceptable” behavior in a game Tommie Draheim and OL Colin Miller to Total fouls—Minnesota 18, Philadelphia Lindsey Wilson 59 ...... Berea 42 HORSE RACING against Green Bay last month. Broyles needs surgery on his right knee. the practice squad. 15. A—13,986 (20,328). Wilberforce 67 ...... Kentucky St. 59 12:25 p.m. Simulcasting begins at Keeneland SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed G 12:25 p.m. Simulcasting begins at The Red Mile ■ Elusive Patriots punt returner Julian Edelman went on injured James Carpenter on the reserve/non- WIZARDS 105, HEAT 101 BELLARMINE 81, GEORGETOWN 69 reserve on Tuesday with a foot injury. football illness list. Waived/injured WR MIAMI (101) — James 12-24 1-3 26, GEORGETOWN (4-3) — Howard 9-19 Braylon Edwards. Signed G Rishaw Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Bosh 8-11 3-4 20, Chal- 7-7 25, Tyra 4-9 5-6 15, Golden 7-15 0-1 Defense Johnson from the practice squad. mers 0-2 0-0 0, Wade 9-19 6-7 24, Allen 15, Foster 4-10 2-3 10, Armstrong 2-5 Football DL—Barkevious Mingo, Louisiana St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed OL 4-12 0-0 11, Haslem 0-3 0-0 0, Harris 1-4 0-0 4, Fultz 0-10 0-0 0, Coleman 0-0 DL—Sheldon Richardson, Missouri Kyle DeVan and T Daniel Baldridge. 1-2 3, Miller 4-10 0-0 11, Anthony 3-3 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26- DL—John Jenkins, Georgia Signed G Chris Scott to the practice 6. Totals 41-89 11-16 101. 68-14-17 69. NFL DL—Corey Lemonier, Auburn Murray State rolls to win over Bethel squad. Placed T David Stewart and S LB—A.J. Johnson, Tennessee WASHINGTON (105) — Ariza 2-6 BELLARMINE (5-1) — Goodin 9-11 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Robert Johnson on injured reserve. LB—Jon Bostic, Florida 0-0 4, Singleton 2-7 5-8 9, Okafor 1-1 1-5 20, Clemons 5-7 1-2 11, Lamb 4-6 Ed Daniel had a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds to lift COLLEGE East LB—x-Cameron Lawrence, Mississippi St. 2-2 4, Price 5-7 2-2 14, Beal 5-11 0-0 Murray State to a 76-54 win over Bethel (Tenn.) on Tuesday night. AUBURN—Named Gus Malzahn 2-2 10, Brady 4-6 0-0 9, Montano 3-5 W L T Pct PF PA LB—x-Alec Ogletree, Georgia 10, Crawford 7-16 5-6 22, Seraphin 8-12 Stacy Wilson contributed 16 points and Isaiah Canaan 15 to football coach. 0-0 6, Osen 2-3 22- 6, Hamilton 2-5 y-New England . . 9 3 0 .750 430 260 DB—D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina BOSTON COLLEGE—Named Steve 0-0 16, Nene 2-4 3-6 7, Webster 3-9 5-5 0-0 5, Hutchinson 2-5 0-0 4, Hawkins N.Y. Jets ...... 5 7 0 .417 228 296 DB—Bacarri Rambo, Georgia Murray State’s (6-1) victory in which Daniel recorded his fifth- Addazio football coach. 13, Livingston 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 38-79 1-1 0-0 3, Greenwell 0-9 3-4 3, Galvin Buffalo...... 5 7 0 .417 277 337 DB—Robert Lester, Alabama straight double-double and scored the game’s first eight points. MINNESOTA—Announced QB Max 22-29 105. 1-1 0-0 2, Jones 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34- Miami ...... 5 7 0 .417 227 249 DB—Darius Slay, Mississippi St. After getting the ball at the opening tip, Daniel scored the first Shortell will transfer. Miami ...... 25 29 24 23—101 61 9-15 81. South Special teams PENN STATE—Announced sopho- Washington ....30 30 22 23—105 Halftime—Bellarmine 40-23. Three- x-Houston ....11 1 0 .917 351 221 PK—Drew Alleman, Louisiana St. P—x-Dylan Breeding, Arkansas eight points for the Racers. He started with a jumper 15 seconds more men’s basketball G John Johnson Three-point goals—Miami 8-28 (Mill- point goals—Georgetown 3-22 (Tyra Indianapolis .... 8 4 0 .667 265 306 P—x-Richard Kent, Vanderbilt into the game, followed by two layups — both on assists by Wilson is transferring from Pittsburgh. er 3-8, Allen 3-9, Bosh 1-2, James 1-4, 2-5, Golden 1-5, Haley 0-2, Fultz 0-4, Tennessee ..... 4 8 0 .333 248 359 RS—Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee — before completing the spurt with a dunk. UMASS—Suspended men’s basket- Lewis 0-1, Wade 0-1, Harris 0-1, Chalm- Howard 0-6), Bellarmine 4-14 (Brady Jacksonville .... 2 10 0 .167 206 342 ball C Cady Lalanne indefinitely. ers 0-2), Washington 7-19 (Crawford 3-6, 1-3, Hamilton 1-2, Goodin 1-1, Hawkins North ■ Mike DiNunno scored 21 points and Eastern Kentucky stayed Webster 2-4, Price 2-4, Livingston 0-1, 1-1, Greenwell 0-6, Jones 0-1). Fouled Baltimore...... 9 3 0 .750 303 242 unbeaten with a 63-57 victory at North Carolina Central. The Singleton 0-1, Beal 0-3). Fouled out— out—None. Rebounds—Georgetown 33 Pittsburgh ..... 7 5 0 .583 254 230 Odds Colonels (8-0) led 31-22 at halftime, closing the half on a 10-1 run. None. Rebounds—Miami 51 (James 13), (Golden 10), Bellarmine 40 (Clemons Cincinnati ..... 7 5 0 .583 302 260 Basketball Cleveland...... 4 8 0 .333 229 265 It’s Eastern Kentucky’s best start since the 1946-47 season, which Washington 50 (Seraphin 10). Assists— 7). Assists—Georgetown 14 (Tyra 9), Miami 27 (James 11), Washington 31 Bellarmine 20 (Montano, Clemons 5). West GLANTZ-CULVER LINE began 11-0. NBA (Crawford 6). Total fouls—Miami 20, Total fouls—Georgetown 14, Bellarmine y-Denver ...... 9 3 0 .750 349 244 ■ Jaye Crockett scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds Washington 14. Technicals—James, 16. Technicals—Georgetown, Howard. San Diego ..... 4 8 0 .333 258 257 NFL Tuesday’s games Singleton. A—17,761 (20,308). A—403. Oakland...... 3 9 0 .250 235 376 to lead Texas Tech to a 75-69 win over Northern Kentucky on Minnesota 105, Philadelphia 88 Kansas City .... 2 10 0 .167 188 322 THURSDAY’S GAME Tuesday night in Lubbock, Texas. Crockett has led the Red Raiders Washington 105, Miami 101 COLLEGE MEN IND. WESLEYAN 68, KY. WESLEYAN 65 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Favorite Open Today Underdog in scoring in five consecutive games. Oklahoma City 117, Brooklyn 111 East Denver...... 1010½ .... at Oakland Indiana 80, Chicago 76 TUESDAY’S GAMES IND. WESLEYAN (10-0) — Smith 16, W L T Pct PF PA Eshaunte Jones led the Norse (0-6) with 16 points, going 4-for-7 Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 105 Blackmon 16, Goshert 9, Ray 14, Stahl N.Y. Giants ..... 7 5 0 .583 321 243 NCAA FOOTBALL SEC 5, Krebs 8. from behind the three-point line. Tyler White added 14 points, while Memphis 108, Phoenix 98 (OT) Washington .... 6 6 0 .500 312 301 SATURDAY, DEC. 8 Kentucky 88 ...... Samford 56 Wednesday’s games KY. WESLEYAN (2-3) — Phelps 13, Dallas ...... 6 6 0 .500 280 295 Favorite Open Today Underdog Chad Jackson (Rose Hill/Scott County) added 13. No. 12 Missouri 81 . .SE Missouri St. 65 ■ BJ Young’s floater in the closing minute helped Arkansas New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Mitchell 2, Goffinet 6, Ka. Rhoads 3, Philadelphia.... 3 9 0 .250 217 320 Navy-x...... 8½ 7 ...... Army Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m. Arkansas 81 ...... Oklahoma 78 Ko. Rhoads 13, Smith 8, Barton 16, South x-at Philadelphia snap a three-game losing streak with an 81-78 win over visiting Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Ga. Tech 62 ...... Georgia 54 Gambill 4. y-Atlanta .....11 1 0 .917 317 229 SATURDAY, DEC. 15 Oklahoma. Marshawn Powell added a career-high 33 points to help Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Mississippi St. 53 ...... UTSA 42 Halftime—Ind. Wesleyan 42-26. Tampa Bay.....6 6 0 .500 333 285 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M. OVC the Razorbacks (4-3). L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. New Orleans.... 5 7 0 .417 321 327 Arizona ...... 7½ 10 ...... Nevada Denver at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Belmont 100 ...... Lipscomb 66 LINDSEY WILSON 59, BEREA 42 Carolina...... 3 9 0 .250 235 292 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Idaho ■ Laurence Bowers scored a career-high 26 points to help No. Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Eastern Ky. 63...... N.C. Central 57 Utah St...... 7½ 10 ...... Toledo BEREA (1-7) — Walker 2, Romine 5, North Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Murray St. 76 ...... Bethel 54 Green Bay ..... 8 4 0 .667 296 259 THURSDAY, DEC. 20 12 Missouri rally from 10 points down at halftime and beat South- Loveless 1, Warren 17, Burks 8, Ryann 5, Poinsettia Bowl Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m. Tennessee St. 76 ...... Drexel 66 Chicago ...... 8 4 0 .667 294 198 east Missouri State 81-65 in Columbia, Mo. Stoner 2, Smith 2. BYU...... 2½ 3 .at San Diego St. Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m. STATE Minnesota ..... 6 6 0 .500 262 272 LINDSEY WILSON (5-3) — Rainey FRIDAY, DEC. 21 ■ Wendell Lewis scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville ....College of Charleston (n) Detroit ...... 4 8 0 .333 300 315 32, Skudra 4, Brimm 9, Litzinger 3, Gil- Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl at St. Petersburg, Fla. Thursday’s games Asbury 72 .....Cincinnati Clermont 62 West five rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a 53-42 victory over visit- lis 3, Meeks 6, Rone 2. Central Fla...... 7 8 ...... Ball St. New York at Miami, 8 p.m. Kentucky St. 63 ...... Wilberforce 47 San Francisco. . . 8 3 1 .708 289 171 ing Texas-San Antonio. Halftime—Lindsey Wilson 32-25. SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Texas Tech 75 ...... Northern Ky. 69 ■ Andre Hollins scored 20 of his 22 points before halftime, and Seattle...... 7 5 0 .583 242 202 New Orleans Bowl Brescia ...... Ind.-Kokomo (n) VANDERBILT 77, WESTERN KY. 67 St. Louis ...... 5 6 1 .458 221 267 La.-Lafayette . . . 4½ 5½ . . . East Carolina No. 14 Minnesota breezed to an 88-64 win over South Dakota State. GRIZZLIES 108, SUNS 98 Lindsey Wilson 88 .. Truett McConnell 58 Arizona ...... 4 8 0 .333 186 234 Las Vegas Bowl ■ Freshman Marcus Georges-Hunt scored a career-high 18 PHOENIX (98) — Beasley 3-13 0-0 TOP 25 VANDERBILT (6-3) — Clarke 5-6 3-5 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Boise St...... 7½5½ .....Washington MONDAY, DEC. 24 6, Morris 2-5 0-0 6, Gortat 3-4 5-6 11, No. 3 Michigan 73 . . . Western Mich. 41 13, Schrann 6-9 0-0 14, Lister 5-9 2-2 Monday’s game points and Georgia Tech never trailed while beating Georgia 62-54. Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu Dragic 8-15 2-4 19, Brown 5-11 0-0 10, Southern Miss...... No. 8 Arizona (n) 13, Brown 4-5 0-0 9, Bowe 3-3 0-0 6, Washington 17, N.Y. Giants 16 ■ Otto Porter had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead No. No. 13 Illinois 72 . .Western Carolina 64 Foggie 6-10 4-5 18, Long 2-2 0-0 4, Thursday’s games Fresno St...... 11½11½ ...... SMU Scola 7-15 2-4 16, Dudley 4-7 2-2 13, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 No. 14 Minnesota 88 .. .South Dakota St. 64 Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Morrison 0-0 0-0 0, Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m. 15 Georgetown to a 64-41 victory over Texas in the opener of the Garrett 0-1 1-2 1, Tucker 0-1 4-4 4, O’Neal Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit No. 15 Georgetown 64 ...... Texas 41 Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0, Batey 0-1 0-0 0, Sunday, Dec. 9 6-10 0-0 12. Totals 38-82 16-22 98. Western Ky...... 6 6 . . . Central Mich. Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York. Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. MEMPHIS (108) — Gay 5-12 4-6 14, No. 21 UNLV ...... Portland (n) Shaw 0-0 0-0 0, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0. THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Randolph 15-22 8-8 38, Gasol 7-13 0-0 No. 25 N.C. State .....Connecticut (n) Totals 31-49 9-12 77. Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m. Military Bowl at Washington NBA 14, Conley 2-9 6-8 11, Ellington 3-9 0-0 WESTERN KY. (5-2) — Gooch 6-14 Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Jose St.....7½ 7½ ...Bowling Green 7, Arthur 3-8 0-0 6, Bayless 1-2 0-0 2, ASBURY 72, 2-5 15, McClain 1-5 0-0 2, Means 3-8 San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C. Pondexter 4-9 6-9 16, Speights 0-1 0-0 CINCINNATI-CLERMONT 62 0-0 7, Jones 4-10 0-0 12, Govan 6-12 Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Cincinnati ..... 11 7½ ...... Duke 0. Totals 40-85 24-31 108. 3-3 15, Fothergill 2-5 0-0 5, Wright 1-4 N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Holiday Bowl at San Diego Coach: No timeline for Wall’s return CINCINNATI-CLERMONT (3-9) — Phoenix . . . 25 27 20 22 4— 98 2-2 4, Johnson 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 26-65 Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. UCLA...... +1 1 ...... Baylor Slusher 18, Tolliver 2, Davis 4, Phillips Already sidelined for more than two months, Washington Wiz- Memphis . . 18 27 23 26 14—108 7-10 67. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 28 7, Doss 2, Dominic 6, Beamon 19, Ev- Three-point goals—Phoenix 6-14 Halftime—Western Ky. 35-34. Three- St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. ards point guard John Wall still is not ready to practice, let alone ans 2. La.-Monroe .....6 7 ...... Ohio (Dudley 3-4, Morris 2-3, Dragic 1-3, point goals—Vanderbilt 6-16 (Schrann Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. play — and Coach Randy Wittman said Monday night he does not ASBURY (9-4) — Euton 13, Jones 9, Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Brown 0-2, Beasley 0-2), Memphis 4-19 2-4, Foggie 2-6, Lister 1-2, Brown 1-1, Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Flannery 4, Delph 18, Morris 12, Braun- Virginia Tech.....1 1½ ...... Rutgers know when his best player will return. Wall hasn’t played at all this (Pondexter 2-6, Conley 1-3, Ellington 1-5, Smith 0-3), Western Ky. 8-22 (Jones Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. er 4, Bair 3, Richardson 9. New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m. Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl at Houston season for Washington, an NBA-worst 1-13 before a surprising 105- Gasol 0-1, Arthur 0-1, Speights 0-1, Gay 4-8, Gooch 1-2, Means 1-4, Forthergill Texas Tech ..... 13 13 ...... Minnesota Halftime—Asbury 47-15. Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. 101 win against the defending champion Heat on Tuesday night. 0-2). Fouled out—Gasol. Rebounds— 1-4, Johnson 1-3, Govan 0-1). Fouled SATURDAY, DEC. 29 Phoenix 39 (Scola 8), Memphis 63 out—Western Ky., Gooch, McClain. Monday, Dec. 10 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas EASTERN KY. 63, N.C. CENTRAL 57 Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m. Asked Monday for an idea of when Wall, the No. 1 overall pick in (Randolph 22). Assists—Phoenix 22 Rebounds—Vanderbilt 37 (Brown 13), Air Force ...... +1 1 ...... Rice the 2010 draft out of Kentucky, will be available, Wittman replied: “I (Dragic 7), Memphis 13 (Gasol 4). To- EASTERN KY. (8-0) — Cosey 3-10 Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco Western Ky. 24 (Govan 7). Assists— REDSKINS 17, GIANTS 16 can’t give you one. I don’t know what you want me to say.” tal fouls—Phoenix 26, Memphis 22. 3-4 11, DiNunno 7-12 3-4 21, Muff 2-2 Vanderbilt 21 (Lister 11), Western Ky. Arizona St...... Off Off ...... Navy A—14,481 (18,119). 3-3 7, T. Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Stutz 2-3 13 (Govan 4). Total fouls—Vanderbilt N.Y. Giants...... 3 10 3 0—16 Pinstripe Bowl at New York Wittman continued: “I mean, right now, we’re still progressing West Virginia . . . 3½ 4 ...... Syracuse 1-3 5, Walden 2-4 0-0 4, Lewis 1-4 1-2 13, Western Ky. 18. Technicals—None. Washington ...... 7 3 0 7—17 PACERS 80, BULLS 76 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio the way we are with his rehab. He’s not been on the floor to prac- 4, J. Johnson 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 22-48 A—1,209. First quarter: NYG—FG Tynes 39, Oregon St...... 1 2½ ...... Texas 11-16 63. 6:22. Was—Morgan fumble recovery in tice. He’s been on the floor to shoot some, but he’s not progressed INDIANA (80) — George 14-25 5-5 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. N.C. CENTRAL (5-5) — Copeland, Jr. WILBERFORCE 67, KENTUCKY ST. 59 end zone (Forbath kick), 4:16. Second to the point that he can get out and practice. So obviously until that 34, West 3-12 4-6 10, Hibbert 5-11 0-0 TCU...... 1 2½ ....Michigan St. 10, Hill 3-16 1-2 8, Stephenson 2-5 2-3 0-1 2-4 2, Kidd 3-6 3-4 9, Ingram 5-15 quarter: NYG—Bennett 4 pass from WILBERFORCE (3-8) — Thomas 5, MONDAY, DEC. 31 happens, I don’t know what that timetable’s going to be.” 6, T.Hansbrough 0-4 2-2 2, Green 1-2 7-8 18, Chapman 1-1 2-2 4, Willis 7-15 2-3 Manning (Tynes kick), 2:32. Was—FG Moss 9, Fischer 6, Brown 14, Hender- Music City Bowl at Nashville 0-0 2, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Mahinmi 1-3 16, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Galaya 0-0 0-0 Forbath 33, :41. NYG—FG Tynes 40, :00. Vanderbilt ...... 5 6½ ...... NC State son 8, Hall 9, Fontes 16. 4-6 6, Augustin 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 29-80 0, Jawara 1-3 0-0 2, Houston 3-4 0-0 6. Third quarter: NYG—FG Tynes 35, 3:09. Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas KENTUCKY ST. (2-4) — Moore 8, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL 20-27 80. Totals 20-45 16-21 57. Fourth quarter: Was—Garcon 8 pass Southern Cal . . . 10 10 ....Georgia Tech CHICAGO (76) — Deng 5-15 6-7 Halftime—Eastern Ky. 31-22. Three- Newton 10, Lloyd 13, Davis 4, West 6, from Griffin III (Forbath kick), 11:31. Liberty Bowl at Memphis 17, Boozer 7-13 0-1 14, Noah 4-9 1-1 9, point goals—Eastern Ky. 8-21 (DiNunno Palmer 6, Jones 4, Harper 8. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Tulsa ...... 3 Pk ...... Iowa St. Triple-doubles for Morris, Moore Hinrich 2-7 0-0 5, Belinelli 2-5 2-4 6, 4-6, Cosey 2-6, Lewis 1-3, J. Johnson 1-4, Halftime—Kentucky St. 26-23. RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 24- Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta Butler 2-4 0-0 4, Gibson 0-5 0-0 0, T. Johnson 0-1, Walden 0-1), NC Central 103, Wilson 4-9, Manning 1-5. Washing- Louisiana St. ....3 4 ...... Clemson Maci Morris, a sophomore guard, had 17 points, 11 rebounds WEDNESDAY’S GAMES TUESDAY, JAN. 1 Robinson 5-13 7-7 19, Mohammed 1-2 1-7 (Ingram 1-6, Willis 0-1). Fouled out— ton, Morris 22-124, Griffin III 5-72, Young Heart of Dallas Bowl and 10 assists in the Bell County girls’ 78-45 victory against Corbin. 0-0 2, Teague 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-73 J. Johnson, Walden. Rebounds—Eastern 2-8, Royster 1-3, Moss 1-0. TOP 25—Radford at No. 21 North Oklahoma St.. . . 18 17 ...... Purdue ■ Leslie County sophomore Katie Moore also had a triple-dou- 16-20 76. PASSING—N.Y. Giants, Manning 20- Ky. 19 (Cosey 7), NC Central 38 (Kidd Carolina, 7; No. 3 Baylor at No. 5 Notre Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. Indiana ...... 20 15 25 20—80 33-0-280. Washington, Griffin III 13-21- ble — 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists — in Leslie County’s 9). Assists—Eastern Ky. 12 (Cosey 4), Dame, 7; No. 25 Nebraska at Creighton, Mississippi St. . . . 2 2 . . . Northwestern 85-52 win at home against Jackson City. Chicago ...... 18 19 18 21—76 NC Central 9 (Ferguson, Willis 2). Total 8:05 0-163. Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. Three-point goals—Indiana 2-10 fouls—Eastern Ky. 18, NC Central 20. STATE—Chatham at Thomas More, RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Cruz 5-104, South Carolina . . . 4 4 ...... Michigan ■ Kayla Rankin had 35 points and 20 rebounds in Perry County (George 1-3, Hill 1-5, Augustin 0-1, Green A—1,170. 5:30; Transylvania at Earlham, 7:30 Bennett 5-82, Nicks 5-43, Bradshaw Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Central’s 78-50 win at Middlesboro. 0-1), Chicago 4-12 (Robinson 2-7, Deng 2-13, Pascoe 1-16, Randle 1-13, Jernigan Georgia ...... 8 10 ...... Nebraska ■ 1-2, Hinrich 1-2, Belinelli 0-1). Fouled KENTUCKY ST. 63, WILBERFORCE 47 USA TODAY/ESPN POLL 1-9. Washington, Garcon 8-106, Mor- Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. DaiJia Ruffin’s 23 points, 16 rebounds and five assists sent out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 54 gan 2-17, Young 1-15, Hankerson 1-14, Stanford...... 6 6½ ...... Wisconsin Sacred Heart to a 64-54 win against visiting Highlands. (Hibbert 11), Chicago 53 (Boozer 10). WILBERFORCE (4-8) — Marshall 3, The top 25 teams in the USA Today- Paulsen 1-11. Orange Bowl at Miami Boys’ highlights: Assists—Indiana 17 (West, Hill 5), Chi- Smith 6, Foster 36, Oliver 2, Thompson. ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants, Florida St...... 15 14 ...... N. Illinois ■ cago 18 (Hinrich 6). Total fouls—Indiana KENTUCKY ST. (2-3) — Gaston 7, with first-place votes in parentheses, Tynes 43 (WL). WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 Mike Smith led four Paul Dunbar players in double figures 21, Chicago 21. Technicals—Indiana de- Henderson 9, Dawson 12, Thomass III 7, records through Dec. 3, total points Sugar Bowl at New Orleans with 20 points in a 68-54 win at Lafayette. William Gary added 14 fensive three-second, Noah. A—21,152 Ford 6, Montague 5, Adams 17. based on 25 points for a first-place COLLEGE Florida...... 13½14 ...... Louisville (20,917). Halftime—Kentucky St. 39-28. vote through one point for a 25th- THURSDAY, JAN. 3 and Eric Trigg and Jamal Adu Peasah had 12 and 10, respectively. Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz. place vote and last week’s ranking: ALL-SEC COACHES’ TEAM Jackson Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Lafayette. Oregon...... 9½8½ ..... Kansas St. ROCKETS 107, LAKERS 105 TEXAS TECH 75, NORTHERN KY. 69 Record Pts Pvs ■ Jack Whitman had 16 points and four rebounds in Lexington (x-tie; coaches could not vote FRIDAY JAN. 4 L.A. LAKERS (105) — World Peace NORTHERN KY. (0-6) — Faulkner 1-6 1. Stanford (24).....8-0 768 1 for their own players) Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas Catholic’s 67-47 victory against visiting DeSales. 4-7 0-0 9, Jamison 6-11 0-0 15, Howard 2-2 4, Jackson 4-6 5-8 13, Snodgrass 2. Connecticut (7) . . .7-0 746 2 FIRST TEAM Texas A&M...... 3 4½ ...... Oklahoma ■ Aaron Jackson scored 15 points to go with 12 rebounds and 4-9 8-16 16, Duhon 2-4 2-3 6, Bryant 14- 2-4 0-0 6, Ju. Rossi 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 5-9 3. Baylor ...... 6-1 717 3 Offense SATURDAY, JAN. 5 three steals in Frankfort’s 72-59 win at Sayre. Justin Sanders hit 31 9-12 39, Meeks 2-8 2-2 7, Clark 2-2 2-7 16, White 6-12 0-0 14, Staley 0-0 0-0 4. Duke ...... 6-0 676 4 TE—Mychal Rivera, Tennessee Compass Bowl at Birmingham, Ala. 0-0 4, D.Morris 0-2 0-0 0, Hill 4-8 1-1 9. 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Flournoy 4-11 4-4 5. Notre Dame...... 5-0 655 5 OL—Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M Mississippi.....1½3½ ...... Pittsburgh SUNDAY, JAN. 6 four three-pointers and finished with 21 points for the Spartans. Totals 38-82 22-34 105. 13. Totals 23-50 13-21 69. 6. Kentucky...... 6-1 611 8 OL—Chance Warmack, Alabama GoDaddy.com Bowl at Mobile, Ala. ■ Jordan Fucci had 14 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in HOUSTON (107) — Parsons 5-16 2-2 TEXAS TECH (5-1) — Jackson 3-9 7. Georgia ...... 9-0 581 9 OL—D.J. Fluker, Alabama Arkansas St. . . . +1 5 ...... Kent St. 13, Patterson 2-5 2-2 6, Asik 5-8 0-2 8. Louisville...... 8-1 546 6 Tates Creek’s 47-37 win at home against Lexington Christian. 3-8 12, Gray 5-8 2-6 14, Kravic 5-6 0-2 OL—Jake Matthews, Texas A&M MONDAY, JAN. 7 10, Lin 2-8 0-0 4, Harden 3-19 9-11 15, 9. Maryland ...... 4-2 470 10 10, Williams, Jr. 2-2 0-0 6, Tolbert 1-3 C—Barrett Jones, Alabama BCS National Championship at Miami 10. Penn St...... 6-1 464 7 M.Morris 0-5 1-2 1, Douglas 8-17 3-4 22, 3-4 5, Hannahs 1-1 0-0 2, Nurse 0-2 WR—Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas Alabama ...... 7½9½ .... Notre Dame BASEBALL Delfino 6-15 0-0 15, Smith 7-8 7-8 21. 0-0 0, Robinson 4-5 0-1 9, Gotcher 0-1 11. California...... 6-1 455 11 WR—Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt Off Key—Navy plays. Totals 38-101 24-31 107. 1-2 1, Crockett 6-9 4-4 16. Totals 27-46 12. Oklahoma ...... 7-1 414 12 QB—Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M L.A. Lakers ....30 28 25 22—105 13-27 75. 13. Tennessee ...... 6-1 405 14 RB—Mike Gillislee, Florida NCAA BASKETBALL Houston...... 22 23 28 34—107 Halftime—Texas Tech 43-35. Three- 14. Purdue ...... 7-1 402 13 RB—Eddie Lacy, Alabama Victorino, Red Sox agree to 3-year deal Favorite Line Underdog Three-point goals—L.A. Lakers 7-21 15. Oklahoma St.....6-0 325 17 AP—Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee point goals—Northern Ky. 10-28 (Jones Pittsburgh-x . . . 15½ .....Duquesne Free-agent outfielder Shane Victorino and the Red Sox agreed (Jamison 3-4, Bryant 2-9, World Peace 16. Texas...... 5-0 297 18 4-7, Snodgrass 2-4, White 2-6, Ju. Rossi Defense at La Salle-y. . . 10½ ...... Penn St. 1-2, Meeks 1-5, Duhon 0-1), Houston Tuesday to a $39 million, three-year contract. Victorino hit a com- 1-2, Flournoy 1-6, Faulkner 0-3), Texas 17. Kansas ...... 7-0 248 20 DL—Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Florida ...... 4 ..at Florida St. bined .255 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI last season for the Phillies 7-34 (Douglas 3-7, Delfino 3-10, Par- Tech 8-19 (Jackson 3-6, Williams, Jr. 18. Dayton...... 9-0 204 22 DL—Sam Montgomery, Louisiana St. at Memphis ...... 7 ...... Ohio sons 1-7, Lin 0-1, Smith 0-1, Patterson 2-2, Gray 2-4, Robinson 1-2, Gotcher 19. UCLA...... 4-1 175 21 DL—Damontre Moore, Texas A&M at Detroit ...... 11 ...... Toledo and the Dodgers. He also stole a career-high 39 bases. 0-1, M.Morris 0-3, Harden 0-4). Fouled 0-1, Crockett 0-2, Nurse 0-2). Fouled 20. Ohio St...... 5-2 169 16 DL—Sharrif Floyd, Florida at Virginia ...... 4 ....Tennessee out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers ■ Free agent pitcher Dan Haren and the Nationals were close out—None. Rebounds—Northern Ky. 18 21. South Carolina. . .9-0 147 24 LB—Jarvis Jones, Georgia West Virginia-z.. 4½ ...... Marshall 64 (Howard 12), Houston 62 (Harden (Faulkner 4), Texas Tech 36 (Crockett 22. Nebraska...... 6-2 110 19 LB—C.J. Mosley, Alabama at Evansville .... 8½ .. Miami (Ohio) to completing a one-year deal for $13 million, a source told The 10). Assists—L.A. Lakers 16 (Duhon 7), at Milwaukee . . . 2½ ...... Buffalo 8). Assists—Northern Ky. 16 (Faulkner, 23. West Virginia ....4-2 90 23 LB—Kevin Minter, Louisiana St. Associated Press. Haren was 12-13 with a 4.33 ERA for the Angels. Houston 22 (Harden 6). Total fouls—L.A. at Western Ky. . . 5½ . . .Southern Ill. Snodgrass 4), Texas Tech 12 (Robinson 24. Florida St...... 7-0 79 — DB—Dee Milliner, Alabama Lakers 25, Houston 28. Technicals— at Tulsa ...... 6 ...Missouri St. 4). Total fouls—Northern Ky. 22, Texas 25. St. John’s...... 4-2 62 15 DB—Matt Elam, Florida L.A. Lakers defensive three-second. at Middle Tenn.. . . 11 ...... UAB Tech 20. A—7,758. Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 56, DB—Eric Reid, Louisiana St. A—18,052 (18,023). at Saint Louis....13 ...North Texas Texas A&M 54, Miami 53, North Caro- DB—Johnthan Banks, Mississippi St. Boise St...... 6½ ...... at Utah Special teams THUNDER 117, NETS 111 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES lina 39, Syracuse 14, DePaul 12, Gon- at Oklahoma St. . . 11 . . South Florida zaga 8, Chattanooga 6, Middle Tenn.5, PK—Caleb Sturgis, Florida at BYU ...... 11½ ...... Utah St. (All times p.m.) The last word OKLAHOMA CITY (117) — Durant Georgetown 4, Green Bay 4, South Fla. P—Kyle Christy, Florida Temple...... 1 ...at Villanova SEC—Tennessee at Virginia, 7; No. On Monday night, the Giants could have damaged the Redskins’ 9-16 12-12 32, Ibaka 8-12 2-2 18, Per- 3, Utah 1. RS—Ace Sanders, South Carolina at Alabama .... 9½ ...... Dayton 6 Florida at Florida St., 7; Stephen F. SECOND TEAM at Pepperdine. . 10½ . . .UC Riverside playoffs hopes and sent a strong message to rookie quarterback kins 2-2 3-4 7, Westbrook 9-17 6-8 25, Sefolosha 6-8 0-0 14, Martin 2-4 2-2 7, Austin at Texas A&M, 8; Dayton at Ala- MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS Offense at New Mexico . 12½ . . Southern Cal Robert Griffin III. Instead, Washington won after New York commit- Collison 2-3 1-2 5, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, bama, 9 TE—Jordan Reed, Florida at Colorado .... 5½ ...Colorado St. ted nine penalties and played an all-around ugly game that still had Maynor 2-4 4-4 9. Totals 40-66 30-34 TOP 25—Ark.-Pine Bluff at No. 19 At Bryan Station OL—Larry Warford, Kentucky Gonzaga ..... 10½ at Washington St. 117. Michigan St., 8; South Fla. at No. 23 A: Southern 42, Bryan Station 18 OL—Gabe Jackson, Mississippi St. North Dakota St. . . 1 at Morehead St. at Butler...... 18½ ...... IUPUI its coach annoyed 24 hours later. The Giants’ Tom Coughlin said: BROOKLYN (111) — Wallace 4-11 2-2 Oklahoma St., 9; Southern Cal at No. B: Bryan Station 28, Southern 23 OL—Chris Burnette, Georgia Iona...... 6½ ...at St. Peter’s 18 New Mexico, 10; No. 10 Gonzaga at OL—Dallas Thomas, Tennessee “We didn’t get the ball back when we had to get it back. We 14, Humphries 5-9 2-4 12, Blatche 7-15 at Davidson ...... 9 .....Charlotte Washington St., 11 At Edyth J. Hayes didn’t score when we had the ball in position. The penalties are 5-5 19, Williams 10-20 8-10 33, Johnson C—T.J. Johnson, South Carolina Western Ill...... 5 ..at Eastern Ill. a natural thing that eat away at your gut. How in the world can a 8-21 0-0 17, Bogans 0-1 0-0 0, Teletovic OVC—North Dakota St. at Morehead A: Edyth J. Hayes 46, LTMS 22 WR—Ryan Swope, Texas A&M at Northern Iowa . 13 . Northern Colo. 3-6 0-0 8, Stackhouse 2-6 2-2 8, Watson St., 7 B: Edyth J. Hayes 37, LTMS 17 WR—Justin Hunter, Tennessee at Valparaiso ....15 ...... IPFW team with something this important be as careless as we were? 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Childress STATE—Cumberlands at Carver, 5; QB—AJ McCarron, Alabama at Northern Ill. ....1 SIU-Edwardsville Those are the things that still eat away at me.” 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-91 19-23 111. Alice Lloyd at Va. Intermont, 7; South- At Jessie Clark RB—Todd Gurley, Georgia at Michigan St. . . . 31 . Ark.-Pine Bluff Oklahoma City. .31 30 29 27—117 ern Ill. at Western Ky., 7; Earlham at A: Jessie Clark 30, Leestown 25 RB—Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt x-at Consol Energy Center; y-at The WIRE, STAFF AND SPECIAL REPORTS Brooklyn ...... 28 20 38 25—111 Transylvania, 7:30 B: Leestown 30, Jessie Clark 29 AP—Ace Sanders, South Carolina Palestra; z-at Charleston, W.Va.