This Day In Sports 1993 — The Buffalo Bills stage pro football’s biggest comeback to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in the first round of the Numbers Game NFL playoffs. The Oilers held a 35-3 lead 1:41 into the third quarter. Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, January 3, 2019 C5 Morning rush Long wait over as Howell returns to Kapalua Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON man field. Woods hasn’t played Ovechkin to skip NHL All-Star Game, be Associated Press Kapalua since 2005, and he KAPALUA, Hawaii — No he’s back contemplated coming this year suspended 1 game until the final few weeks having Alex Ovechkin will skip the NHL’s All-Star tournament is harder to qualify In this Nov. 18 Weekend in San Jose to get some extra rest and serve for than the Sentry Tournament file photo Charles qualified by winning the Tour an automatic one-game suspension. of Champions. Howell III watches Championship, ending a five- The Washington Capitals announced Ovechkin’s No one knows that as well as his drive off the year battle of back injuries. Johnson and Thomas are decision Wednesday, hours before the league unveiled Charles Howell III. second tee during playing for the fourth straight the full All-Star rosters. The team said the NHL’s With the final shot of 2018 the final round of leading goal-scorer wants to take advantage of the ad- on the PGA Tour, he holed a 15- year, the longest active streak of the RSM Classic winning on the PGA Tour. They joining bye week to prepare for the second half of the foot birdie putt on the second ex- golf tournament tra hole to win the RSM Classic. know it’s not easy to win, even season. in St. Simons “My body needs a rest,” Ovechkin said after prac- That made him the final player though they have made it look tice Wednesday. The 33-year-old Russian has played to qualify for the winners-only Island, Ga. that way at times. in 202 consecutive regular-season games and leads the field at Kapalua. Associated Press “If it wasn’t as hard, I would Capitals with 45 points in 33 games this season. For Howell, that meant his just to get into a playoff at Sea ing to win anymore. I’ve had a win more,” Johnson said. “So, first return to Maui in 11 years. Island, and the way he dropped good career. I’m proud of what yeah, it is difficult. There’s Nadal withdraws, Murray loses to “In one sense, it feels like a to his knees when the winning I’ve done, and if it ends now, it so many good players on the PGA Tour. Any week any guy Medvedev in Brisbane lifetime ago,” Howell said. “And putt dropped illustrated the size would be good.” BRISBANE, Australia — Andy Murray lost his that’s playing in the field’s got in one sense, it feels like yester- of the burden lifted. Now he’s thinking about second-round match less than an hour after Rafael a chance to win and so it’s just day.” Winning got him to paradise, where it starts. Nadal withdrew from the Brisbane International on It all looked so familiar when difficult to win.” which in Howell’s case starts Dustin Johnson is the de- Wednesday. Both players arrived in Australia after he arrived, from turning down The last time Howell was at with the Masters. He grew up fending champion when the long injury breaks. the road lined by Cook pines Kapalua, the field featured 10 to the Ritz-Carlton, the sweep- in Augusta, Georgia, his parents new year begins Thursday on a players now on the PGA Tour ing views of the Pacific from still live a short drive from Au- course with some of the widest Champions. He didn’t have the Plantation Course that was gusta National and he has had fairways, biggest greens, sharp specks of gray in his hair. He built on the side of a mountain, to watch the Masters on televi- shifts in elevation and views of didn’t have two children, ages 8 Planner the familiar butterfly logo ev- sion the last six years. humpback whales breaching in and 7. McIlroy was in his first erywhere he looked. But there was something the channel between Maui and full year as a pro. Woods only And then he started doing special about Kapalua, too. Molokai. had 13 majors. COMING UP IN THE VALLEY the math. “You see the other guys It’s where everyone wants to He has heard for too long In the 11 years since he was around me, you see the field be at the start of the year, un- that he should have won more ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) at Kapalua, Howell has teed it I’m in — Justin Thomas, Rory less a schedule or the need for than just three times on the ■ M. Basketball: Saturday at Victor Valley, 3 p.m. up 340 times on the PGA Tour McIlroy. And it’s like, ‘Holy time off gets in the way. That’s PGA Tour, though his victory at ■ W. Basketball: Saturday at Santa Monica, 5 p.m. until he won again, and even cow, I’m in this field,’” Howell why Tiger Woods, Phil Mick- Sea Island was popular just be- that wasn’t easy. He had to bird- said. “There was a time I won- elson and Justin Rose are the cause he had to wait so long for UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) ie three of the last four holes dered that maybe I was not go- only 2018 winners not in the 34- the next one. ■ M. Basketball: Thurs. vs. CSU Maritime, 7:30 p.m. ■ W. Basketball: Thurs. vs. CSU Maritime, 5:30 p.m. NFL College Football Sports Odds NHL NBA NATIONAL CONFERENCE FCS Playoffs NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE COMING UP IN SOCAL West Championship Today Pacific Division Pacific Division W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Jan. 5 FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB at SAN ANTONIO 1½ (216½) Toronto CHARGERS (National Football League) y-L.A. Rams 13 3 0 .813 527 384 At Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas Calgary 41 25 12 4 54 146 115 Golden State 25 13 .658 — x-Seattle 10 6 0 .625 428 347 Denver 3 (227½) at SACRAM. Vegas 43 24 15 4 52 130 115 L.A. Clippers 21 16 .568 3½ ■ Sunday, Wild Card playoffs at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern at GOLDEN STATE 8½ (225½) Houston San Francisco 4 12 0 .250 342 435 Washington (12-2), 9 a.m. San Jose 42 22 13 7 51 145 133 L.A. Lakers 21 17 .553 4 Arizona 3 13 0 .188 225 425 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (CBS) Today Ducks 41 19 15 7 45 102 120 Sacramento 19 18 .514 5½ East FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Vancouver 43 20 19 4 44 128 136 Phoenix 9 30 .231 16½ W L T Pct PF PA Bowl Glance Southern Miss 7 at RICE Edmonton 40 19 18 3 41 114 127 Southwest Division Saturday, Dec. 15 RAMS (National Football League) y-Dallas 10 6 0 .625 339 324 at TROY 6 Coastal Carolina Arizona 40 17 21 2 36 101 115 W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 367 348 Celebration Bowl at PURDUE 7 Iowa Kings 41 16 22 3 35 92 121 Houston 21 15 .583 — N.C. A&T 24, Alcorn State 22 ■ Jan. 12, Divisional Playoff vs. TBA, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Washington 7 9 0 .438 281 359 at DREXEL 7 Elon Central Division San Antonio 21 17 .553 1 N.Y. Giants 5 11 0 .313 369 412 Cure Bowl at OLD DOMINION 7½ Marshall GP W L OT Pts GF GA Memphis 18 19 .486 3½ South Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24 NC State 4 at MIAMI Winnipeg 39 25 12 2 52 134 111 Dallas 18 19 .486 3½ W L T Pct PF PA New Mexico Bowl Wright St 5½ at DETROIT Nashville 41 24 15 2 50 124 104 New Orleans 17 22 .436 5½ y-New Orlns 13 3 0 .813 504 353 Utah State 52, North Texas 13 at INDIANA 11½ Illinois Dallas 41 21 16 4 46 113 110 Northwest Division USC (College Basketball) Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 414 423 Las Vegas Bowl Coll. Of Charleston 8 at TOWSON at MICHIGAN 12 Penn St Colorado 41 19 14 8 46 138 128 W L Pct GB Carolina 7 9 0 .438 376 382 Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 ■ Today vs. California, 7 p.m. (Pac-12) at JAMES MADISON 4 UNC-Wilmington Minnesota 38 18 17 3 39 110 108 Denver 24 11 .686 — Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 396 464 Camellia Bowl at DELAWARE PK William & Mary Chicago 42 15 21 6 36 121 153 Oklahoma City 24 13 .649 1 ■ Sunday vs. Stanford, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) North Georgia Southern 23, Eastern Michigan 21 N. Kentucky 5 at OAKLAND St. Louis 37 15 18 4 34 102 123 Portland 22 16 .579 3½ ■ W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans Bowl Jan. 10 at Oregon State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) at ST. JOSEPH’S 8½ George Mason EASTERN CONFERENCE Utah 18 20 .474 7½ y-Chicago 12 4 0 .750 421 283 Appalachian State 45, Middle Tenness. 13 W Kentucky 9 at CHARLOTTE Atlantic Division Minnesota 17 21 .447 8½ UCLA (College Basketball) Minnesota 8 7 1 .531 360 341 Tuesday, Dec. 18 at MIDDLE TENNESSEE PK FIU GP W L OT Pts GF GA Green Bay 6 9 1 .406 376 400 EASTERN CONFERENCE Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl at SOUTH ALABAMA 3 Appalachian St Tampa Bay 40 31 7 2 64 168 117 ■ Today vs. Stanford, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Detroit 6 10 0 .375 324 360 Atlantic Division UAB 37, Northern Illinois 13 at UAB 6½ FAU Toronto 39 26 11 2 54 144 109 AMERICAN CONFERENCE at MILWAUKEE 3 Cleveland St W L Pct GB ■ Saturday vs. California, 1 p.m. (Pac-12) Wednesday, Dec. 19 Boston 40 22 14 4 48 114 105 West at NORTH TEXAS 4½ Louisiana Tech Toronto 28 11 .718 — Frisco (Texas) Bowl Buffalo 40 21 13 6 48 115 115 ■ Jan. 10 at Oregon, 6 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) W L T Pct PF PA at TEXAS STATE 4 Georgia Southern Philadelphia 25 14 .641 3 Ohio 27, San Diego State 0 Montreal 40 21 14 5 47 128 128 y-Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 565 421 at LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 12 Arkansas St Boston 22 15 .595 5 Thursday, Dec. 20 at GREEN BAY 11½ Youngstown St Florida 38 17 15 6 40 124 134 DUCKS (National Hockey League) x-Chargers 12 4 0 .750 428 329 Brooklyn 18 21 .462 10 Gasparilla Bowl at ARIZONA ST 10½ Utah Detroit 42 15 20 7 37 118 145 ■ Friday vs. Vegas, 7 p.m. (FSW) Denver 6 10 0 .375 329 349 New York 9 29 .237 18½ Marshall 38, South Florida 20 at UTSA 6 UTEP Ottawa 41 15 21 5 35 129 163 Oakland 4 12 0 .250 290 467 Southeast Division ■ Sunday vs. Edmonton, 5 p.m. (PRIME) Friday, Dec. 21 Georgia St 5 at TEXAS-ARLING. Metropolitan Division East W L Pct GB Bahamas Bowl at LOUISIANA-MONROE 7 UALR GP W L OT Pts GF GA ■ Jan. 9 vs. Ottawa, 7 p.m. (PRIME) W L T Pct PF PA at WISCONSIN 10½ Minnesota Miami 18 18 .500 — FIU 35, Toledo 32 Washington 38 24 11 3 51 138 112 y-New Eng 11 5 0 .688 436 325 at ARIZONA 6 Colorado Charlotte 18 19 .486 ½ Miami 7 9 0 .438 319 433 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Pittsburgh 40 22 12 6 50 140 117 KINGS (National Hockey League) at SAN FRANCISCO 4 Saint Mary’s CA Orlando 17 20 .459 1½ Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 269 374 BYU 49, Western Michigan 18 Columbus 39 23 13 3 49 129 119 ■ Today vs. Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. (FSW) at MEMPHIS 6½ Wichita St Washington 15 23 .395 4 N.Y. Jets 4 12 0 .250 333 441 Saturday, Dec. 22 San Diego 7 at SANTA CLARA N.Y. Islanders 38 21 13 4 46 114 102 Atlanta 11 26 .297 7½ ■ Saturday vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m. (FSW) South Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl at USC 12½ California N.Y. Rangers 39 17 15 7 41 113 130 Central Division W L T Pct PF PA Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34 Loyola Marymount 3½ at PEPPERDINE Carolina 38 16 17 5 37 94 109 ■ Monday at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN) W L Pct GB y-Houston 11 5 0 .688 402 316 Armed Forces Bowl at UCLA 6 Stanford New Jersey 39 15 17 7 37 117 132 Milwaukee 26 10 .722 — x-Indianapolis10 6 0 .625 433 344 Army 70, Houston 14 BYU 3½ at PACIFIC Philadelphia 39 15 19 5 35 111 140 CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) National Hockey League NOTE: Two points for a win, one point Indiana 25 12 .676 1½ Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 310 303 Dollar General Bowl Today for overtime loss. Top three teams in Detroit 17 19 .472 9 ■ Friday at Phoenix, 6 p.m. (PRIME) Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 245 316 Troy 42, Buffalo 32 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE each division and two wild cards per Chicago 10 28 .263 17 ■ Sunday vs. Orlando, 12:30 p.m. (PRIME) North Hawaii Bowl at TORONTO OFF Minnesota OFF conference advance to playoffs. Cleveland 8 30 .211 19 W L T Pct PF PA Louisiana Tech 31, Hawaii 14 at BOSTON -137 Calgary +127 ■ Tuesday vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. (PRIME) Wednesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games y-Baltimore 10 6 0 .625 389 287 Wednesday, Dec. 26 at PHILADELPHIA -109 Carolina -101 Pittsburgh 9 6 1 .594 428 360 Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 2 Dallas 122, Charlotte 84 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at BUFFALO OFF Florida OFF LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Cleveland 7 8 1 .469 359 392 Calgary 5, Detroit 3 Miami 117, Cleveland 92 Boston Col. vs. Boise St., ccd., weather at MONTREAL -172 Vancouver +160 Cincinnati 6 10 0 .375 368 455 Vancouver 4, Ottawa 3, OT Washington 114, Atlanta 98 ■ Friday vs. New York, 7:30 p.m. (SpectrumSN) Quick Lane Bowl at NY ISLANDERS -162 Chicago +152 x-clinched playoff spot. y-clinched division Washington -120 atST. LOUIS +110 Dallas 5, New Jersey 4 Brooklyn 126, New Orleans 121 ■ Sunday at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. (SpectrumSN) Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10 Sunday, Dec. 30 Tampa Bay -185 at KINGS +170 Edmonton 3, Arizona 1 Boston 115, Minnesota 102 ■ Monday at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. (SpectrumSN) Detroit 31, Green Bay 0 Cheez-It Bowl College Football San Jose 5, Colorado 4 TCU 10, California 7, OT Detroit 101, Memphis 94 Houston 20, Jacksonville 3 Monday Today’s Games Orlando 112, Chicago 84 Thursday, Dec. 27 National Championship Game New England 38, N.Y. Jets 3 Minnesota at Toronto, 11 a.m. Philadelphia 132, Phoenix 127 Independence Bowl At Santa Clara Carolina 33, New Orleans 14 Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City 107, L.A. Lakers 100 ON TV TODAY Buffalo 42, Miami 17 Duke 56, Temple 27 FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Florida at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Pinstripe Bowl Alabama -9 -5 (59) Clemson Today’s Games Atlanta 34, Tampa Bay 32 Calgary at Boston, 4 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Dallas 36, N.Y. Giants 35 Wisconsin 35, Miami 3 NFL COLLEGE BASKETBALL Playoffs Saturday Chicago vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Denver at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Kansas City 35, Oakland 3 Texas Bowl Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 4:30 p.m. ■ Iowa at Purdue, 4 p.m., BTN FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Houston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia 24, Washington 0 Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38 Vancouver at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. at HOUSTON 3 2 (48½) Indianapolis Friday’s Games ■ Penn State at Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN Chicago 24, Minnesota 10 Friday, Dec. 28 Washington at St. Louis, 5 p.m. at DALLAS 1 1 (42½) Seattle Utah at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh 16, Cincinnati 13 Music City Bowl Playoffs Sunday Tampa Bay at Kings, 7:30 p.m. ■ North Carolina State at Miami, 4 p.m., ESPNU Brooklyn at Memphis, 5 p.m. Seattle 27, Arizona 24 Auburn 63, Purdue 14 at BALTIMORE 1 2½ (41½) LA Chargers Friday’s Games ■ Illinois at Indiana, 4 p.m., FS1 L.A. Chargers 23, Denver 9 Camping World Bowl at CHICAGO 4 6 (41) Philadelphia Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 5 p.m. ■ George Mason at St. Joseph’s, 4:30 p.m., CBSSN L.A. Rams 48, San Francisco 32 Syracuse 34, West Virginia 18 Updated odds available at Pregame.com Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m. Orlando at Minnesota, 5 p.m. ■ Minnesota at Wisconsin, 6 p.m., BTN Baltimore 26, Cleveland 24 Alamo Bowl Columbus at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Indianapolis 33, Tennessee 17 Washington State 28, Iowa State 26 Golf Washington at Dallas, 5 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5 p.m. ■ St. Mary’s at San Francisco, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Dec. 29 New Jersey at Arizona, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. ■ Peach Bowl PGA Tour schedule N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Jacksonville State at Belmont, 6 p.m., ESPNU NFL Playoff Glance Nov. 15-18 — RSM Classic (Charles New York at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Wild-card Playoffs Atlanta Vegas at Ducks, 7 p.m. ■ Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m., FS1 Howard III) Oklahoma City at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 Florida 41, Michigan 15 Saturday’s Games x-Nov. 29-Dec. 2 — Hero World Saturday’s Games ■ Wichita State at Memphis, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN Indianapolis at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Challenge (Jon Rahm) Calgary at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Seattle at Dallas, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Charlotte, N.C. Minnesota at Ottawa, 10 a.m. Charlotte at Denver, 2 p.m. ■ California at USC, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Jan. 3-6 — Sentry Tournament of Utah at Detroit, 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6 Virginia 28, South Carolina 0 Champions, Kapalua Resort (Plantation), Columbus at Florida, 4 p.m. ■ Stanford at UCLA, 8 p.m., ESPN Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 10:05 Arizona Bowl Kapalua, Hawaii Vancouver at Toronto, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland, 5 p.m. ■ BYU at Pacific, 8 p.m., ESPNU a.m. (CBS) Tucson, Ariz. Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Waialae Nashville at Montreal, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 1:40 p.m. (NBC) Nevada 16, Arkansas State 13, OT CC, Honolulu Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. GOLF Divisional Playoffs Cotton Bowl Classic Jan. 17-20 — CareerBuilder N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. ■ PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of Champions, first round, Maui, Saturday, Jan. 12 Arlington, Texas Challenge, PGA West (Stadium Course, Edmonton at Kings, 7 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers/ CFP Semifinal, Clemson 30, Notre Nicklaus Tournament Course) and La Tampa Bay at San Jose, 8 p.m. Houston at Portland, 7 p.m. Hawaii, 3 p.m., GOLF Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Dame 3 Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif. Chicago/Dallas/Seattle at L.A. Rams, Orange Bowl Jan. 24-27 — Farmers Insurance College Basketball HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Miami Gardens, Fla. Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and Sunday, Jan. 13 ■ Under Armour All-America Game, Orlando, Fla., 3 p.m., ESPN2 CFP Semifinal, Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 South), San Diego Men’s Top 25 Fared New Mexico 65, Air Force 58 Houston/Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers Jan. 31-Feb. 3 — Waste Management Wednesday South Dakota 71, Denver 70 at New England, 10:05 a.m. (CBS) Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, 1. Duke (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. SOUTHWEST NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Dallas/Seattle/Philadelphia at New Monday, Dec. 31 Military Bowl Scottsdale, Ariz. Clemson, Saturday. Iowa St. 69, Oklahoma St. 63 ■ Toronto at San Antonio, 5 p.m., TNT Orleans, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) SMU 82, East Carolina 54 Annapolis, Md. Feb. 7-10 — AT&T Pebble Beach 2. Michigan (13-0) did not play. Next: ■ Houston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., TNT Conference Championships Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, vs. Penn State, Thursday. Sunday, Jan. 20 Cincinnati 35, Virginia Tech 31 Sun Bowl Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course), 3. Tennessee (11-1) did not play. Next: NFC vs. Georgia, Saturday. Women’s Top 25 Fared NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE El Paso, Texas Pebble Beach, Calif. Wednesday TBD, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) 4. Virginia (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. ■ Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13 Feb. 14-17 — Genesis Open, Riviera 1. UConn (31) (11-0) did not play. Next: Chicago at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m., NBCSN AFC CC, Los Angeles No. 9 Florida State, Saturday. Redbox Bowl at No. 8 Baylor, Thursday. ■ Tampa Bay at Kings, 7:30 p.m., FSW TBD, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Feb. 21-24 — WGC-Mexico 5. Kansas (12-1) beat No. 23 Oklahoma Santa Clara, Calif. 2. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: Pro Bowl Championship, Chapultepec GC, Mexico 70-63. Next: at Iowa State, Saturday. Sunday, Jan. 27 Oregon 7, Michigan State 6 vs. Pittsburgh, Thursday. SOCCER City 6. Nevada (13-0) vs. Utah State, late. 3. Louisville (12-0) did not play. Next: At Orlando, Fla. Liberty Bowl Feb. 21-24 — Puerto Rico Open, Next: at New Mexico, Saturday. ■ Premier League: Manchester City vs. Liverpool, 11:55 a.m., AFC vs. NFC, Noon (ABC/ESPN) Memphis, Tenn. vs. North Carolina, Thursday. Coco Beach Golf & CC, Rio Grande, 7. Gonzaga (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. 4. Maryland (12-1) did not play. Next: NBCSN Super Bowl Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33 Puerto Rico Santa Clara, Saturday. Sunday, Feb. 3 vs. Ohio State, Saturday. Holiday Bowl Feb. 28-March 3 — Honda Classic, 8. Michigan State (12-2) beat At Atlanta 5. Oregon (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL San Diego PGA National (Champions), Palm Beach Northwestern 72-42. Next: at No. 14 AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 Washington, Friday. ■ Northwestern 31, Utah 20 Gardens, Fla. Ohio State, Saturday. 6. Stanford (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi State at Arkansas, 4 p.m., SEC p.m. (CBS) Gator Bowl ■ March 7-10 — Arnold Palmer 9. Florida State (12-1) did not play. Next: Southern Cal, Friday. UConn at Baylor, 6 p.m., ESPN Jacksonville, Fla. Invitational, Bay Hill Golf & Lodge, at No. 4 Virginia, Saturday. 7. Mississippi State (12-1) did not play. ■ South Carolina at Texas A&M, 6 p.m., SEC Boxing Texas A&M 52, NC State 13 Orlando, Fla. 10. Virginia Tech (12-1) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Thursday. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday. Schedule March 14-17 — The Players 8. Baylor (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. Jan. 11 Tuesday, Jan. 1 Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Players 11. Texas Tech (12-1) beat West Virginia 1 UConn, Thursday. At StageWorks of Louisiana, Shreveport Outback Bowl Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 62-59. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday. 9. N.C. State (13-0) did not play. Next: (SHO), Devin Haney vs. Xolisani Ndongeni, Tampa, Fla. March 21-24 — Valspar 12. Auburn (11-2) did not play. Next: at vs. Duke, Thursday. 10, lightweights. Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22 Championship, Innisbrook Resort Mississippi, Wednesday. 10. Tennessee (11-1) did not play. Next: Prep calendar Jan. 13 Citrus Bowl (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Fla. 13. Kentucky (10-2) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Thursday. At the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles Orlando, Fla. March 27-31 — WGC-Dell Match at Alabama, Saturday. 11. Oregon State (10-2) did not play. (FS1), Jose Uzcategui vs. Caleb Plant, 12, Kentucky 27, Penn State 24 Play, Austin CC, Austin, Texas 14. Ohio State (12-1) did not play. Next: Next: vs. Washington State, Friday. TODAY IN THE VALLEY for Uzcategui’s IBF super middleweight Fiesta Bowl March 28-31 — Corales Puntacana vs. No. 8 Michigan State, Saturday. 12. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: title; Brandon Figueroa vs. Moises Flores, Glendale, Ariz. Resort & Club Championship, 15. North Carolina (10-3) beat Harvard vs. Illinois, Sunday. 10, featherweights; Ahmed Elbiali vs. LSU 40, UCF 32 Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales), 77-57. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday. 13. Texas (11-2) beat Oklahoma State BOYS BASKETBALL 16. Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: Allan Green, 10, light heavyweights; Rose Bowl Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 60-51. Next: at West Virginia, Sunday. vs. Xavier, Sunday. 5th annual Hunter Dodge AV New Year’s Classic Hugo Centeno Jr. vs. Juan De Angel, 10, Pasadena, Calif. April 4-7 — Valero Texas Open, TPC 14. Syracuse (11-2) did not play. Next: 17. Mississippi State (12-1) did not play. ■ Quartz Hill vs. West at Eastside, 2 p.m. middleweights. Ohio State 28, Washington 23 San Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio at Clemson, Thursday. Next: at South Carolina, Tuesday. ■ Victor Valley vs. Antelope Valley at AVHS, 2 p.m. Jan. 18 Sugar Bowl April 11-14 — Masters, Augusta 15. Michigan State (11-1) did not play. At Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, National GC, Augusta, Ga. 18. North Carolina State (12-1) did not Next: at Northwestern, Thursday. ■ Vasquez vs. Burroughs at Paraclete, 3 p.m. New Orleans play. Next: at Miami, Thursday. N.Y., Bryant Jennings vs. Oscar Rivas, 12, Texas 28, Georgia 21 April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbour 16. Kentucky (13-1) did not play. Next: ■ Palmdale Aerospace Academy vs. Mojave at Eastside, 3:30 p.m. for Jennings’ IBF International-WBO-NABO Town GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 19. Houston (14-0) beat Tulsa 74-56. vs. Vanderbilt, Thursday. April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Next: vs. American, Sunday. ■ Desert Christian vs Eastside at Eastside High, 3:30 p.m. heavyweights titles; Carlos Adames vS. Paul Monday, Jan. 7 17. Gonzaga (13-1) did not play. Next: Louisiana, Avondale, La. 20. Buffalo (12-1) did not play. Next: at ■ Lancaster Baptist vs. Littlerock at Paraclete, 4:30 p.m. Valenzuela Jr., 10, super welterweights. College Football Championship vs. Saint Mary’s, Thursday. At Madison Square Garden Theater, New May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Eastern Michigan, Friday. 18. California (9-2) did not play. Next: Santa Clara, Calif. ■ Lone Pine vs. Eastside at Eastside, 5 p.m. York, Demetrius Andrade vs. Artur Akavov, Championship, Quail Hollow Club, 21. Indiana (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. vs. UCLA, Friday. Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (14-0), ■ Banning vs. Desert at AVHS, 5 p.m. 12, for Andrade’s WBO middleweight title; Charlotte, N.C. Illinois, Thursday. 19. Iowa (9-3) did not play. Next: vs. 5 p.m. (ESPN) Jorge Linares vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, 12, May 9-12 — AT&T Byron Nelson, 22. Wisconsin (10-3) did not play. Next: Nebraska, Thursday. ■ California City vs. McFarland at Paraclete, 6 p.m. vs. Minnesota, Thursday. ■ for Linares’ WBC International Silver super Trinity Forest GC, Dallas 20. Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: Adelanto vs. Highland at AVHS, 6:30 p.m. lightweight title; Chris Algieri vs. Daniel Saturday, Jan. 19 May 16-19 — PGA Championship, 23. Oklahoma (11-2) lost to No. 5 vs. No. 24 DePaul, Friday. ■ San Pedro vs. Paraclete at Paraclete, 7:30 p.m. Gonzalez, 10, welterweights. East-West Shrine Classic Bethpage State Park (Black), Kansas 70-63. Next: vs. Oklahoma 21. Texas A&M (11-2) did not play. Next: ■ Banning vs. Antelope Valley at AVHS, 8 p.m. Jan. 19 At St. Petersburg, Fla. Farmingdale, N.Y. State, Saturday. vs. No. 23 South Carolina, Thursday. At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (SHO), East vs. West, Noon (NFLN) May 23-26 — Charles Schwab 24. Nebraska (11-3) lost to Maryland 22. Arizona State (9-3) did not play. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner, 12, for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Challenge, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas 74-72. Next: at No. 25 Iowa, Sunday. Next: at Utah, Friday. ■ Antelope Valley at Legacy Tournament, TBA Pacquiao’s WBA welterweight title; Badou At Pasadena, Calif. May 30-June 2 — Memorial, 25. Iowa (11-2) did not play. Next: at 23. South Carolina (8-4) did not play. Jack vs. Marcus Browne, 12, for the WBA American vs. National, TBA (NFLN) Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio Purdue, Thursday. Next: at No. 21 Texas A&M, Thursday. ■ Knight at Shadow Hills Tournament, TBA interim light heavyweight title; Rau’shee Saturday, Jan. 26 June 6-9 — RBC Canadian Open, 24. DePaul (10-4) did not play. Next: at Warren vs. Nordine Oubaali, 12, for the Senior Bowl Hamilton Golf & CC, Hamilton, Ontario Scores No. 20 Marquette, Friday. GIRLS SOCCER vacant WBC bantamweight title; Jhack At Mobile, Ala. June 13-16 — US Open, Pebble FAR WEST 25. Iowa State (11-2) beat Kansas State ■ Antelope Valley at Saugus, 5:30 p.m. Tepora vs. Hugo Ruiz, 12, featherweights. North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLN) Beach GL, Pebble Beach, Calif. Boise St. 69, Wyoming 55 96-58. Next: at Kansas, Saturday.