12 – THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 THE DAILY SCOREBOARD NFL playoff picture Bowling results WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS PULASKI CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT Standings — Bruins 7-1, Penguins 5-3 Sabres 3-5, Saturday, Jan. 4 Blackhawks 3-5, Redwings 3-5, Rangers 3-5. Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35 p.m. (NBC) High game — Jeffrey Fleeger Jr. 208, Kyle Seylr New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10 p.m. (NBC) 208, Jeffrey Wenner 202. High series — Bear Whitling 563, Jeffrey Fleeger Jr. Sunday, Jan. 5 527, Jeffrey Wenner 516. San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Latest line DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS NFL Saturday, Jan. 11 Favorite Points Underdog Saturday Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, AFC Wild Card Playoffs 4:35 p.m. (FOX) COLTS 2.5 (46.5) Chiefs NFC Wild Card Playoffs Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New EAGLES 2.5 (54.5) Saints England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday Sunday, Jan. 12 AFC Wild Card Playoffs BENGALS 7 (46.5) Chargers Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at NFC Wild Card Playoffs Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) 49ers 2.5 (48.5) PACKERS Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, Odds to win Super Bowl XLVIII Team Open Current 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Seahawks 8/1 5/2 Broncos 6/1 3/1 CONFERENCE Patriots 10/1 8/1 CHAMPIONSHIPS Oil City junior wrestler Alex 49ers 7/1 8/1 Panthers 60/1 10/1 Sunday, Jan. 19 Chelton took first place this Bengals 25/1 15/1 AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS) past weekend at the 7th Packers 12/1 18/1 NFC, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Eagles 50/1 20/1 Annual Rusty Wright Open Saints 15/1 25/1 PRO BOWL held at Lakeview. Chelton fin- Chiefs 50/1 30/1 Colts 40/1 30/1 Sunday, Jan. 26 ished first in the ages 11-12, Chargers 50/1 50/1 At Honolulu 80-pound division. He also Odds to win the NFC Championship TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) Team Open Current placed second in the ages Seahawks 4/1 4/5 SUPER BOWL 13-15, 82-pound division. 49ers 7/2 7/2 Panthers 30/1 9/2 Sunday, Feb. 2 Packers 6/1 10/1 At East Rutherford, N.J. Youth wrestling Eagles 25/1 12/1 AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. Saints 8/1 15/1 7TH ANNUAL RUSTY WRIGHT OPEN Odds to win the AFC Championship (FOX) Oil City junior wrestlers Cam Crocker (left) and Brayden Oil City results Team Open Current Crocker took first place this past weekend at the 7th Annual Ages 8 & under Broncos 2/1 4/5 Pro bowl selections 85 — 1. Cam Crocker. Patriots 5/1 3/1 Rusty Wright Open held at Lakeview. Cam Crocker finished Ages 9-10 Bengals 15/1 8/1 Sunday, Jan. 26 120 — 1. Brayden Crocker. Colts 18/1 15/1 first in the ages 8 and under 85-pound division while Brayden Ages 11-12 At Aloha Stadium Chiefs 25/1 15/1 Honolulu Crocker took first place in the ages 9-10, 120-pound division. 80 — 1. Alex Chelton. Ages 13-15 Chargers 25/1 25/1 OFFENSE 82 — 2. Alex Chelton. College Football Favorite Points Underdog Quarterbacks — Tom Brady, Patriots; Drew Brees, NBA standings Franklin results NHL standings Ages 11-12 Adocare V100 Bowl Saints; Peyton Manning, Broncos; Cam Newton, Shreveport, LA Panthers; Philip Rivers, Chargers; Russell Wilson, EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE 105 — 1. Holden Cook. Ages 13-15 Arizona 7 (57.5) Boston Coll Seahawks. Atlantic Division Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 180 — 2. Jeff Craig. Sun Bowl Wide Receivers — Antonio Brown, Steelers; Dez GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 13 15 .464 — El Paso, TX Bryant, Cowboys; Josh Gordon, Browns; A.J. Green, Boston 39 26 11 2 54 114 81 Ucla 7 (47.5) Va Tech Tampa Bay 39 23 12 4 50 110 93 Boston 13 17 .433 1 Bengals; Andre Johnson, Texans; Calvin Johnson, Brooklyn 10 20 .333 4 Basketball boxscores Liberty Bowl Lions; Brandon Marshall, Bears; Demaryius Thomas Montreal 40 23 14 3 49 99 89 Memphis, TN Detroit 41 18 14 9 45 107 117 Philadelphia 9 21 .300 5 BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL (Broncos). New York 9 21 .300 5 OTTO-ELDRED (31) Miss St 7 (50.5) Rice Toronto 41 20 16 5 45 115 118 Chick-fil-A Bowl Tackles — Branden Albert, Chiefs; Jason Peters, Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135 Southeast Division Eaton 1 0-0 2, Braund 2 0-0 4, Tennies 0 0-0 0, Eagles; Tyron Smith, Cowboys; Joe Staley, 49ers; Joe W L Pct GB Johnson 4 0-0 9, Stewart 1 0-0 2, Applebee 1 0-0 2, Atlanta, GA Florida 40 15 20 5 35 95 128 Texas A&M 12.5 (74.0) Duke Thomas, Bronws; Trent Williams, Redskins. Buffalo 39 11 24 4 26 71 110 Miami 23 7 .767 — Chase 1 0-0 2, Milliron 0 0-0 0, Drummond 2 0-0 4, Guards — Jahri Evans, Saints; Ben Grubbs, Saints; Metropolitan Division Atlanta 17 14 .548 6 ½ Shay 2 0-0 6. Totals: 14 0-0 31. Wednesday Washington 14 14 .500 8 Gator Bowl Mike Iupati, 49ers; Logan Mankins, Patriots; Louis GP W L OT Pts GF GA KEYSTONE (53) Charlotte 14 17 .452 9 ½ Jacksonville, FL Vasquez, Broncos; Marshal Yanda, Ravens. Pittsburgh 41 29 11 1 59 130 94 Henry 2 0-0 4, Warner 0 0-0 0, Shick 2 0-0 4, Lencer Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119 Orlando 10 20 .333 13 7 0-0 17, Wolbert 2 1-4 6, Graf 2 1-2 5, Braun 0 0-0 0, Georgia 9 (60.5) Nebraska Centers — Ryan Kalil, Panthers; Alex Mack, Central Division Sherry 2 0-0 4, Haines 3 0-0 6, Courson 3 1-2 7. Totals: Heart of Dallas Bowl Browns; Mike Pouncey, Dolphins; Max Unger, Philadelphia 38 18 16 4 40 97 107 N.Y. Rangers 40 19 19 2 40 94 108 W L Pct GB 23 3-8 53. Dallas, TX Seahawks. New Jersey 40 16 16 8 40 95 102 Indiana 24 5 .828 — Score by Quarters N Texas 6.5 (55.0) Unlv Tight Ends — Jordan Cameron, Browns; Vernon Columbus 39 17 18 4 38 106 112 Detroit 14 19 .424 12 Otto-Eldred...... 2 11 4 14 — 31 Capital One Bowl Davis, 49ers; Jimmy Graham, Saints; Julius Thomas, Chicago 12 17 .414 12 Keystone ...... 17 8 17 11 — 53 Orlando, FL Carolina 39 14 16 9 37 91 114 3-point goals — Otto-Eldred (Shay 2, Johnson), Broncos. N.Y. Islanders 40 12 21 7 31 102 135 Cleveland 10 20 .333 14 ½ Wisconsin 1 (51.0) S Carolina Milwaukee 6 24 .200 18 ½ Keystone (Lencer 3, Wolbert). Outback Bowl Running Backs — Jamaal Charles, Chiefs; Matt WESTERN CONFERENCE VISIONQUEST (50) Forte, Bears; Frank Gore, 49ers; Marshawn Lynch, Tampa, FL Central Division WESTERN CONFERENCE Brown 6 3-3 16, J. Robinson 3 1-2 8, D. Robinson 5 Lsu 7.5 (49.5) Iowa Seahawks; LeSean McCoy, Eagles; Adrian Peterson, 0-0 10, White 0 0-0 0, Dark 0 0-0 0, Branch 3 1-3 7, GP W L OT Pts GF GA Southwest Division Rose Bowl Vikings. Chicago 42 28 7 7 63 158 115 W L Pct GB Williams 4 1-1 9. Totals: 21 6-9 50. Fullbacks — Marcel Reece, Raiders; Mike Tolbert, SLIPPERY ROCK (64) Pasadena, CA St. Louis 38 26 7 5 57 137 92 San Antonio 24 7 .774 — Stanford 5 (42.5) Michigan St Panthers. Colorado 38 23 11 4 50 109 97 Whitmer 4 6-7 16, Badger 4 0-0 10, Cessar 3 1-2 7, Houston 21 12 .636 4 Fiesta Bowl Dallas 38 19 12 7 45 112 111 Neal 2 0-0 4, Dutton 3 4-8 10, Kadlubek 3 2-2 10, DEFENSE Dallas 18 13 .581 6 Glendale, AZ Minnesota 41 20 16 5 45 96 107 New Orleans 14 15 .483 9 Rager 2 1-4 5, Heller 1 0-0 2, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 Defensive Ends — Greg Hardy, Panthers; Cameron Winnipeg 41 18 18 5 41 111 121 0-0 0, Popejoy 0 0-0 0, Marks 0 0-0 0, Bowser 0 0-0 0, Baylor 17 (69.5) C Florida Memphis 13 17 .433 10 ½ Thursday Jordan, Saints; Robert Quinn, Rams; Cameron Wake, Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 95 119 Northwest Division Grey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 14-23 64. Dolphins; J.J. Watt, Texans; Mario Williams, Bills. Pacific Division Score by Quarters Sugar Bowl W L Pct GB New Orleans, LA Interior Linemen — Gerald McCoy, Bucs; Haloti GP W L OT Pts GF GA Oklahoma City 25 5 .833 — VisionQuest...... 10 16 13 11 — 50 Slippery Rock...... 15 7 21 21 — 64 Alabama 15.5 (51.5) Oklahoma Ngata, Ravens; Dontari Poe, Chiefs; Justin Smith, Anaheim 41 28 8 5 61 131 103 Portland 24 7 .774 1 ½ 3-point goals — VisionQuest (Brown, J. Robinson), Friday 49ers; Ndamukong Suh, Lions; Kyle Williams, Bills. San Jose 39 25 8 6 56 128 98 Minnesota 15 16 .484 10 ½ Los Angeles 40 25 11 4 54 108 80 Slippery Rock (Whitmer 2, Badger 2, Kadlubek 2). Cotton Bowl Outside Linebackers — John Abraham, Cardinals; Denver 14 15 .483 10 ½ JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS Vancouver 40 23 11 6 52 108 93 Utah 9 24 .273 17 ½ Arlington, TX Ahmad Brooks, 49ers; Tamba Hali, Chiefs; Justin Phoenix 38 19 10 9 47 116 117 JOHN HAY (49) Missouri 1 (60.5) Oklahoma St Pacific Division Pollard 0 0-0 0, Wilson 6 1-2 16, Reese 0 0-0 0, Houston, Chiefs; Robert Mathis, Colts; Terrell Suggs, Calgary 39 14 19 6 34 95 122 W L Pct GB Orange Bowl Ravens. Edmonton 41 13 24 4 30 106 139 Sanders 0 0-0 0, Donnerson 0 1-2 1, Pate 2 0-0 4, Miami, FL L.A. Clippers 21 11 .656 — Thompson 0 1-2 1, Jones 2 1-2 5, Ronda 2 0-0 4, Ricks Inside/Middle Linebackers — NaVorro Bowman, NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Phoenix 18 11 .621 1 ½ Ohio St 2.5 (68.5) Clemson 49ers; Vontaze Burfict, Bengals; Luke Kuechly, Sunday’s Games 7 0-1 16, Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 4-9 49. Saturday Golden State 19 13 .594 2 FRANKLIN (61) Panthers; Patrick Willis, 49ers. Buffalo 2, Washington 1, SO L.A. Lakers 13 18 .419 7 ½ Compass Bowl Schultz 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 2-2 2, Gray-Law 0 2-2 2, Birmingham, AL Cornerbacks — Brandon Flowers, Chiefs; Brent Florida 4, Montreal 1 Sacramento 9 20 .310 10 ½ YaSenka 2 2-2 7, West 1 4-6 6, Huff 4 9-13 17, Grimes, Dolphins; Joe Haden, Browns; Patrick Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 3 Sunday’s Games Hoffman 4 0-2 8, Irwin 0 0-0 0, Spaid 7 5-6 19. Totals: Vanderbilt 2.5 (54.5) Houston Peterson, Cardinals; Darrelle Revis, Bucs; Richard St. Louis 3, Dallas 2, OT Orlando 109, Atlanta 102 18 24-33 61. Sunday Sherman, Seahawks; Aqib Talib, Patriots; Alterraun Toronto 5, Carolina 2 Golden State 108, Cleveland 104, OT Score by Quarters Go Daddy Bowl Mobile, AL Verner, Titans. N.Y. Rangers 4, Tampa Bay 3 Oklahoma City 117, Houston 86 John Hay...... 6 13 12 18 — 49 Ball St 8.5 (64.5) Arkansas St Free Safeties — Jairus Byrd, Bills; Earl Thomas, Vancouver 2, Calgary 0 San Antonio 112, Sacramento 104 Franklin ...... 7 22 9 23 — 61 Philadelphia 111, L.A. Lakers 104 3-point goals — John Hay (Wilson 3, Riks 2), Monday Seahawks; Eric Weddle, Chargers. N.Y. Islanders 5, Minnesota 4 Franklin (YaSenka). BCS Championship Strong Safeties — Eric Berry, Chiefs; Kam Winnipeg 2, Colorado 1, OT Monday’s Games Washington 106, Detroit 99 Pasadena, CA Chancellor, Seahawks; Troy Polamalu, Steelers. San Jose 3, Anaheim 1 Florida St 8.5 (67.5) Auburn Monday’s Games Dallas 100, Minnesota 98 College football SPECIAL TEAMS Chicago 95, Memphis 91 NBA Ottawa 3, Washington 1 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Favorite Points O/U Underdog Punters — Brandon Fields, Dolphins; Johnny New Orleans 110, Portland 108 Chicago 1, Los Angeles 0 At Detroit CELTICS 2.5 (200.5) Hawks Miami at Denver, Late Hekker, Rams. Nashville 6, Detroit 4 Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 PACERS 13 (193.5) Cavaliers Placekickers — Matt Prater, Broncos; Justin Tucker, Philadelphia at Vancouver, Late Charlotte at Utah, Late Poinsettia Bowl Warriors 5.5 (204.5) MAGIC Ravens. Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, Late At San Diego ROCKETS 10.5 (212.5) Kings Tuesday’s Games Punt Returners — Antonio Brown, Steelers; Dexter Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 1 p.m. Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 SPURS 12 (207.5) Nets Atlanta at Boston, 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 McCluster, Chiefs. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 5 p.m. BULLS 4 ( NL ) Raptors Cleveland at Indiana, 3 p.m. Military Bowl Special Teamers — Justin Bethel, Cardinals; St. Louis at Minnesota, 6 p.m. THUNDER 4.5 (211.5) Blazers Matthew Slater, Patriots. Golden State at Orlando, 5 p.m. At Annapolis, Md. LAKERS 7 ( NL ) Bucks N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 7 p.m. Marshall 31, Maryland 20 Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m. College Basketball Brooklyn at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Texas Bowl Favorite Points Underdog Buffalo at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. At Houston NFL draft order Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. XAVIER 4 St. John’s San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 May 8-10 Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. PRINCETON 8.5 Kent St Los Angeles at Dallas, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Fight Hunger Bowl First Round At San Francisco Ohio St 6.5 PURDUE Columbus at Colorado, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Richmond 2.5 NORTHEASTERN W L T Pct Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m. Washington 31, BYU 16 1. Houston Texans 2 14 0 .125 Dallas at Washington, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 PROVIDENCE 6 Seton Hall Edmonton at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m. KANSAS ST 4 George Wash 2. Washington Redskins 3 13 0 .188 Pinstripe Bowl Wednesday’s Games New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. At New York ILLINOIS 3 Indiana 3. Jacksonville Jaguars 4 12 0 .250 Toronto vs. Detroit at Ann Arbor, MI, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m. SYRACUSE 19 E Michigan 4. Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Belk Bowl Michigan St 5.5 PENN ST 5. Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 At Charlotte, N.C. N CAROLINA 22.5 NC-Wilmington 6. Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 .250 North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 Louisville 12 C FLORIDA 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 12 0 .250 Penguins stats Transactions Russell Athletic Bowl GEORGETOWN 14.5 DePaul 8. Minnesota Vikings 5 10 1 .344 2013-2014 Pittsburgh Penguins (29-11-1) Monday’s Sports Transactions At Orlando, Fla. TEXAS A&M 13.5 N Texas 9. Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 POS NO. PLAYER ...... GP G A PTS +/- BASEBALL Louisville 36, Miami 9 IOWA ST 25 No Illinois 10. Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 C 87 Sidney Crosby ...... 41 22 36 58 11 American League Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Memphis 7 S FLORIDA L 14 Chris Kunitz ...... 41 21 21 42 21 TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired RHP Miles At Tempe, Ariz. IOWA 15.5 Nebraska 11. Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 Mikolas from Pittsburgh for 1B Chris McGuiness. C 71 Malkin RES ...... 32 9 32 41 2 Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 Villanova 4 BUTLER 12. New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 Designated OF Rafael Ortega for assignment. Monday, Dec. 30 L 18 James Neal ...... 21 14 16 30 2 Connecticut 10 HOUSTON 13. St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 Frontier League Armed Forces Bowl CREIGHTON 8.5 Marquette C 36 Jussi Jokinen ...... 41 9 17 26 4- 14. Chicago Bears 8 8 0 .500 FLORENCE FREEDOM — Traded OF Byron At Fort Worth, Texas Added Game 15. Pittsburgh Steelers 8 8 0 .500 L 9 Dupuis RES ...... 39 7 13 20 6 Wiley to Kansas City (AA) for INF Justin Bass. Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6 Duke 17 Elon 16. x-Baltimore Ravens 8 8 0 .500 D 2 Matt Niskanen ...... 41 3 15 18 19 Exercised the 2014 contract options on RHP Andrew Music City Bowl NHL 16. x-Dallas Cowboys 8 8 0 .500 C 16 Brandon Sutter ...... 41 8 7 15 1 Strenge, INF Bobby Joe Tannehill, RHP Brandon At Nashville, Tenn. Favorite Odds O/U Underdog Mathes, LHP Brent Choban, C Brian Sheehan, RHP 18. New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 D 3 Olli Maatta ...... 41 3 9 12 2 Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17 Penguins -$125/+$105 (5.0) DEVILS Casey Henn, RHP Chuck Weaver, OF Cole Miles, Alamo Bowl 19. Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 C 46 Joe Vitale ...... 39 1 11 12 5 PANTHERS -$110/-$110 (5.0) Rangers D 58 Letang RES ...... 24 6 5 11 6- RHP Daniel DeSimone, OF David Harris, INF Jacob At San Antonio Blues -$125/+$105 (5.0) WILD 20. Arizona Cardinals 10 6 0 .625 Tanis, C Jim Jacquot, RHP Jorge Marban, INF Junior Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) BRUINS -$220/+$180 (5.5) Islanders 21. y-Green Bay Packers 8 7 1 .531 D 7 Martin RES ...... 23 2 9 11 1- Arrojo, OF Kyle Bluestein, RHP Michael Oros, OF Holiday Bowl Canadiens -$120/even (5.0) HURRICANES 22. y-San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 .563 D 5 Deryk Engelland ...... 29 3 5 8 0 Nick Stein, OF Pablo Bermudez, RHP Patrick At San Diego D 44 Brooks Orpik ...... 33 1 7 8 4 JETS -$170/+$150 (5.0) Sabres 23. y-Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 Robinson and RHP Steve Matre. Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) L 15 Tanner Glass ...... 26 2 4 6 3- DUCKS -$120/even (5.5) Sharks 24. y-Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 CYCLING Tuesday, Dec. 31 R 59 Megna RES ...... 15 4 2 6 3 USADA — Announced American cyclist David STARS -$110/-$110 (5.0) Kings 25. y-Cincinnati Bengals 11 5 0 .688 AdvoCare V100 Bowl R 27 Craig Adams ...... 41 3 2 5 7- LeDuc tested positive for prohibited substances and At Shreveport, La. AVALANCHE -$160/+$140 (5.5) Blue Jackets 26. y-Indianapolis Colts 11 5 0 .688 COYOTES -$180/+$160 (6.0) Oilers R 23 Chris Conner ...... 18 4 1 5 2- accepted a two-year suspension. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) 27. y-New Orleans Saints 11 5 0 .688 FOOTBALL Sun Bowl Flyers -$110/-$110 (5.5) FLAMES D 47 Simon Despres ...... 15 0 4 4 2 Grand Salami: Over/under 60.5 goals. 28. y-New England Patriots 12 4 0 .750 R 19 Bennett RES ...... 12 1 2 3 0 National Football League At El Paso, Texas 29. y-San Francisco 49ers 12 4 0 .750 BUFFALO BILLS — Fired receivers coach Ike Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) NOTE: The ‘Grand Salami’ is the total combined D 41 Robert Bortuzzo ...... 25 0 3 3 3- Hilliard. Liberty Bowl goals for all the games on the card. 30. y-Carolina Panthers 12 4 0 .750 C 49 Brian Gibbons ...... 7 1 1 2 0 31. y-Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Brandon Hartson, At Memphis, Tenn. R 12 Chuck Kobasew...... 24 2 0 2 1 CB C.J. Wilson, CB Demontre Hurst, TE Fendi 32. y-Seattle Seahawks 13 3 0 .813 Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Sports on TV D 8 Brian Dumoulin ...... 6 0 1 1 1 Onobun, QB Jerrod Johnson, LB Lawrence Wilson, Chick-fil-A Bowl x-Subject to coin flip C 25 Ebbett RES ...... 5 0 1 1 0 OT Rogers Gaines, S Sean Cattouse, WR Terrence At Atlanta TUESDAY, DEC. 31 y-Subject to playoffs D 4 Rob Scuderi ...... 12 0 1 1 3 Toliver, DT Tracy Robertson and TE Zach Miller to Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) COLLEGE FOOTBALL L 39 Harry Zolnierczyk ...... 9 1 0 1 1- reserve/future contracts. Wednesday, Jan. 1 DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed WR Tim Benford, Heart of Dallas Bowl 12:30 p.m. This date in sports D 55 Samuelsson MNR ...... 5 0 0 0 1- ESPN — AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Arizona vs. Boston C 38 Zach Sill ...... 14 0 0 0 4- G Ray Dominguez, WR Lance Lewis, DE Caesar At Dallas DEC. 31 Rayford, LB Jonathan Stewart and OT John Wetzel to UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU) College, at Shreveport, La. reserve/future contracts. Gator Bowl 2 p.m. 1974 — Catfish Hunter, baseball’s first free agent, College basketball DETROIT LIONS — Fired coach Jim Schwartz. At Jacksonville, Fla. CBS — Sun Bowl, Virginia Tech vs. UCLA, at El signs with the New York Yankees. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Fired coach Leslie Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Paso, Texas 1982 — Jockey Pat Day edges Angel Cordero Jr. by AP TOP 25 Frazier. Capital One Bowl 4 p.m. two races to capture leading rider honors. Day rides The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL R.J. At Orlando, Fla. ESPN — Liberty Bowl, Rice vs. Mississippi St., at Dana’s Woof and Miltons Magic to victory during the basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, Mattes and LB Taylor Reed to the practice squad. Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) Memphis, Tenn. evening program at Delta Downs for 399 wins for the records through Dec. 29, total points based on 25 Released OL R.J. Dill from the practice squad. Outback Bowl 8 p.m. year. points for a first-place vote through one point for a TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Fired coach Greg At Tampa, Fla. ESPN — Chick-fil-A Bowl, Duke vs. Texas A&M, 1988 — A dense fog rolls in during the second quar- 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Schiano and general manager Mark Dominik. Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) at Atlanta ter of the Chicago Bears’ 20-12 NFC semifinal victory Record Pts Prv TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed T Jeff Adams, DT Rose Bowl MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Chigbo Anunoby, CB George Baker, LBs Brandon over the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field in 1. Arizona (60) 13-0 1,620 1 At Pasadena, Calif. Noon 2. Syracuse (5) 12-0 1,550 2 Copeland and Jonathan Willard, C Tyler Horn, DE Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Chicago. The fog obscures the game from most of the FS1 — St. John’s at Xavier 65,534 fans present and a national television audience 3. Ohio St. 13-0 1,462 3 Adewale Ojomo and TE Adam Schiltz to reserve/ Fiesta Bowl future contracts. 1 p.m. that could watch only ground-level shots. 4. Wisconsin 13-0 1,408 4 At Glendale, Ariz. 5. Michigan St. 11-1 1,364 5 WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Fired coach Mike Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) ESPN2 — Ohio St. at Purdue 1989 — Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets the world 6. Oklahoma St. 11-1 1,278 7 Shanahan, special teams coordinator Keith Burns, Thursday, Jan. 2 2:30 p.m. record for most wins in a single season. His 598th win 7. Duke 10-2 1,144 9 advance scout Larry Coyer, coaching assistant Sugar Bowl FS1 — Seton Hall at Providence is aboard 2-year-old East Royalty in the Inner Harbor 8. Wichita St. 13-0 1,067 10 Richmond Flowers, quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur, At New Orleans 3 p.m. Stakes at Laurel Racecourse. 9. Baylor 10-1 1,013 11 receivers coach Mike McDaniel, offensive coordinator Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) ESPN2 — Indiana at Illinois 2003 — Englishman Rhys Lloyd kicks a 42-yard 10. Oregon 12-0 987 12 Kyle Shanahan, linebackers coach Bob Slowik and Friday, Jan. 3 FSN — George Washington at Kansas St. field goal with 23 seconds left to give Minnesota a 11. Villanova 11-1 943 8 defensive assistant Bobby Slowik. Orange Bowl 5 p.m. 31-30 victory over Oregon in the Sun Bowl. The 12. Florida 10-2 915 13 HOCKEY At Miami ESPN2 — Louisville at UCF Golden Gophers finish the year 10-3, their first 10-win 13. Iowa St. 11-0 869 14 National Hockey League Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) FS1 — DePaul at Georgetown season since 1905. 14. Louisville 11-2 812 6 WINNIPEG JETS — Reassigned D Julian Melchiori Cotton Bowl 7 p.m. 2004 — Louisville snaps Boise State’s 22-game win- 15. Kentucky 10-3 753 18 to St. John’s (AHL). At Arlington, Texas ESPN2 — Memphis at South Florida ning streak in the highest-scoring Liberty Bowl ever. 16. Kansas 8-3 666 16 American Hockey League Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX) 7:30 p.m. NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Reassigned D Mike The Cardinals (11-1) hold off the Broncos 44-40 to 17. UConn 11-1 647 15 Saturday, Jan. 4 FS1 — Villanova at Butler match a school record for victories in a season. 18. Memphis 9-2 625 17 Little to Florida (ECHL). BBVA Compass Bowl OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS — Recalled D Erik 9 p.m. 2005 — Harness drivers Catello Manzi and Brian 19. North Carolina 9-3 413 19 At Birmingham, Ala. 20. Colorado 11-2 373 21 Burgdoerfer from Bakersfield (ECHL). Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) ESPN2 — UConn at Houston Spears each set single-season records. Manzi, 55, 21. San Diego St. 10-1 371 20 COLLEGE Sunday, Jan. 5 10 p.m. becomes the oldest harness driver to lead North 22. Iowa 11-2 258 22 ALABAMA A&M — Named James Michael Spady GoDaddy.com Bowl FS1 — Marquette at Creighton America in victories (727), even without a win on the 23. UMass 11-1 160 23 football coach. At Mobile, Ala. NHL HOCKEY last day. Sears becomes the first driver to surpass $15 24. Gonzaga 11-2 78 24 INDIANA — Announced freshman men’s basketball Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN) 1 p.m. million ($15,085,991) in pursue earnings. 25. Missouri 11-1 76 25 C Luke Fischer has withdrawn from school and is Monday, Jan. 6 ROOT — Pittsburgh at New Jersey 2006 — San Diego coach Marty Schottenheimer Others receiving votes: Illinois 57, Texas 40, George expected to transfer. BCS National Championship WINTER SPORTS wins his 200th regular-season game, joining Don Washington 37, Oklahoma 36, Toledo 32, Florida St. LOUISVILLE — Dismissed junior F Chane Behanan At Pasadena, Calif. 6 p.m. Shula, George Halas, Tom Landry and Curly Lambeau 24, UCLA 19, Harvard 10, Michigan 7, Creighton 5, from the men’s basketball team for another violation of Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. NBCSN — Olympic trials, speed skating: men’s and in that exclusive club. Kansas St. 3, Pittsburgh 2, LSU 1. university policy. (ESPN) women’s 1500 long track, at Kearns, Utah