Sportsline
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
Saturday
New Mexico Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Temple 7½ 6½ 48 Wyoming
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State 3 2½ 57½ Ohio
New Orleans Bowl
San Diego State 5½ 5 58½ La.-Lafayette
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Thursday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Atlanta 10½ 11 42½ Jacksonville
Saturday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Dallas 6½ 7 46 at Tampa Bay
Sunday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at N.Y. Giants 7½ 7 45½ Washington
Green Bay 14 13½ 46 at Kansas City
at Minnesota off off off New Orleans
at Chicago off off off Seattle
at Buffalo off off off Miami
at Houston 6½ 6½ 46 Carolina
Tennessee 7 6½ 41 at Indianapolis
at St. Louis off off off Cincinnati
Detroit Pk 1 47½ at Oakland
New England 4½ 6 46½ at Denver
at Philadelphia 2 2½ 44½ N.Y. Jets
at Arizona 6½ 6½ 37½ Cleveland
Baltimore 1 2 44 at San Diego
Monday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at San Francisco off off off Pittsburgh
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL — MEN
Today
Favorite Line Underdog
Wisconsin 10 at Milwaukee
at Mississippi State 12 FAU
at Minnesota 17½ Cent. Michigan
at Wyoming 15 UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara 10½ at San Diego
at Oregon State 17 Ill.-Chicago
ProFootball
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274
N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341
Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208
Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251
Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 252
Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202
Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270
Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 302
Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299
Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281
Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292
Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286
Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 267
Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355
Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278
Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305
Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255
Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182
Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288
Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259
St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Result
Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3
Sunday’s Results
New Orleans 22, Tennessee 17
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 10
N.Y. Jets 37, Kansas City 10
Detroit 34, Minnesota 28
Houston 20, Cincinnati 19
Jacksonville 41, Tampa Bay 14
Atlanta 31, Carolina 23
Philadelphia 26, Miami 10
New England 34, Washington 27
Arizona 21, San Francisco 19
Denver 13, Chicago 10, OT
San Diego 37, Buffalo 10
Green Bay 46, Oakland 16
N.Y. Giants 37, Dallas 34
Monday’s Result
Seattle 30, St. Louis 13
Thursday’s Game
Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New Orleans at Minnesota, noon
Seattle at Chicago, noon
Cincinnati at St. Louis, noon
Carolina at Houston, noon
Green Bay at Kansas City, noon
Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon
Miami at Buffalo, noon
Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon
Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 3:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.
CollegeFootball
BOWL SCHEDULE
Saturday’s Games
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl
At Las Vegas
Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 26
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
At Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
Armed Forces Bowl
At Dallas
Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
At Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 5:40 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
TicketCity Bowl
At Dallas
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), noon (ESPN)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), noon (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), noon (ESPN2)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 6
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 3 p.m. (NFLN)
Saturday, Feb. 5
Texas vs. Nation
At San Antonio
Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m. (CBSSN)
CollegeBasketball
MEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Syracuse (51) 10-0 1,607 3
2. Ohio State (7) 8-1 1,478 2
3. Kentucky (4) 8-1 1,468 1
4. Louisville (2) 9-0 1,374 5
5. North Carolina (1) 8-2 1,373 4
6. Baylor 7-0 1,284 6
7. Duke 9-1 1,273 7
8. Xavier 8-0 1,122 8
9. UConn 8-1 1,087 9
10. Missouri 9-0 1,030 10
11. Marquette 9-0 988 11
12. Kansas 7-2 945 13
13. Florida 7-2 891 12
14. Wisconsin 8-2 728 14
15. Pittsburgh 9-1 696 15
16. Georgetown 8-1 602 18
17. Mississippi State 9-1 574 17
18. Indiana 9-0 462 —
19. Illinois 10-0 375 24
20. Michigan 7-2 354 20
21. Michigan State 8-2 310 —
22. Texas A&M 8-1 270 22
23. Alabama 8-2 204 16
24. Murray State 10-0 93 —
25. Creighton 7-1 88 19
25. Vanderbilt 6-3 88 —
Others receiving votes: Harvard 73, San Diego State 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland State 7, N. Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach State 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita State 1.
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MEN’S USA TODAY-ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Syracuse (28) 10-0 746 3
2. Ohio State (2) 8-1 671 2
3. Kentucky 8-1 665 1
4. Louisville 9-0 658 4
5. Duke 9-1 618 5
6. North Carolina 8-2 608 6
7. Baylor 7-0 539 7
8. Missouri 9-0 512 10
9. Xavier 8-0 503 8
10. Connecticut 8-1 485 9
11. Marquette 9-0 466 11
12. Kansas 7-2 441 13
13. Florida 7-2 418 12
14. Pittsburgh 9-1 356 14
15. Wisconsin 8-2 317 16
16. Mississippi State 9-1 251 18
17. Georgetown 8-1 246 21
18. Michigan 7-2 185 19
19. Illinois 10-0 182 22
20. Indiana 9-0 171 —
21. Alabama 8-2 143 15
22. Texas A&M 8-1 108 25
23. Michigan State 8-2 107 —
24. Creighton 7-1 54 17
25. Vanderbilt 6-3 51 —
Others receiving votes: Harvard 43, Murray State 42, California 29, Memphis 27, San Diego State 26, Purdue 14, Gonzaga 13, Virginia 12, Saint Louis 9, UNLV 9, Saint Mary’s 5, Saint Joseph’s 5, Stanford 5, Oklahoma 4, Northern Iowa 3, Northwestern 3.
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WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Baylor (39) 10-0 975 1
2. UConn 9-0 930 2
3. Notre Dame 9-1 896 3
4. Stanford 6-1 852 4
5. Maryland 11-0 803 5
6. Tennessee 5-2 773 7
7. Miami 8-1 723 9
8. Kentucky 10-0 717 10
9. Duke 7-2 637 6
10. Texas A&M 7-2 575 8
11. Rutgers 9-1 560 11
12. Ohio State 8-0 547 13
13. Georgia 8-1 480 14
14. Louisville 8-2 457 15
15. Texas Tech 8-0 451 16
16. Penn State 8-2 364 17
17. Georgetown 9-2 316 19
18. North Carolina 7-1 313 18
19. Green Bay 8-0 241 21
20. Vanderbilt 10-0 220 23
21. Delaware 8-0 209 22
22. Purdue 7-3 206 12
23. DePaul 8-2 166 20
24. Texas 6-2 130 25
25. Nebraska 9-1 54 —
Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, LSU 8, Oklahoma 8, Southern Cal 7, Arizona State 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, BYU 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 2, Florida State 1, Kansas 1.
ProHockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 28 18 7 3 39 101 81
N.Y. Rangers 27 17 6 4 38 83 60
Pittsburgh 30 17 9 4 38 94 75
New Jersey 29 15 13 1 31 76 84
N.Y. Islanders 27 9 12 6 24 62 88
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 28 18 9 1 37 94 59
Toronto 29 15 11 3 33 91 94
Buffalo 29 15 12 2 32 79 79
Montreal 30 12 11 7 31 74 77
Ottawa 30 13 13 4 30 91 105
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 30 16 9 5 37 82 77
Washington 28 15 12 1 31 88 89
Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 82 92
Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79 101
Carolina 31 9 18 4 22 79 108
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92
Detroit 28 18 9 1 37 89 62
St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62
Nashville 29 14 11 4 32 77 79
Columbus 29 8 17 4 20 71 99
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 30 20 7 3 43 79 64
Vancouver 29 18 10 1 37 97 71
Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80
Calgary 29 14 13 2 30 73 80
Colorado 30 13 16 1 27 78 91
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 28 16 11 1 33 73 78
Phoenix 29 15 11 3 33 77 76
San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 75 64
Los Angeles 29 13 12 4 30 65 67
Anaheim 29 8 16 5 21 67 95
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday’s Result
Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT
N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 1
Monday’s Result
New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 4
Today’s Games
Los Angeles at Boston, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Transactions
MONDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Albers on a one-year contract. Declined to tender a contract to LHP Rich Hill.
DETROIT TIGERS — Declined to tender a contract to 2B Will Rhymes.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Declined to tender a contract to LHP Aaron Laffey.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jerome Williams on a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent SS Pedro Florimon outright to Rochester (IL). Named Gene Glynn manager and Tom Brunansky coach for Rochester; Stu Cliburn pitching coach and Rudy Hernandez coach for New Britain (EL); and Ivan Arteaga pitching coach of Elizabethton (Appalachian).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned OF Colin Curtis outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Announced OF Greg Golson cleared waivers, becoming a free agent.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with INF Daric Barton, INF Adam Rosales and C Landon Powell on one-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Acquired RHP Burke Badenhop from Miami for C Jake Jefferies.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed RHP Jim Hoey off waivers from Minnesota. Sent C Brian Jeroloman and RHP Drew Carpenter outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Designated RHP Jesse Chavez for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Litsch, RHP Dustin McGowan and C Jeff Mathis on one-year contracts.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Cody Ransom.
CHICAGO CUBS — Declined to tender a contract to C Koyie Hill.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with C Ramon Hernandez on a two-year contract and RHP Kevin Slowey on a minor league contract. Declined to tender contracts to OF Cole Garner and OF Ryan Spilborghs.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with C Humberto Quintero on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a two-year contract.
MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with INF Donnie Murphy on a one-year contract and OF Aaron Rowand on a minor league contract
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with SS Alex Gonzalez and C George Kottaras on one-year contracts. Acquired RHP Jose Veras from Pittsburgh for 3B Casey McGehee.
NEW YORK METS — Claimed RHP Jeremy Hefner off waivers from Pittsburgh. Agreed to terms with LHP Garrett Olson and C Lucas May on minor league contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded OF Ben Francisco to Toronto for LHP Frank Gailey.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a one-year contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Declined to tender a contract to LHP Doug Slaten.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS — Acquired F Brandon Bass from Orlando for F Glen Davis and G Von Wafer. Signed F JaJuan Johnson and G E’Twaun Moore. Re-signed G-F Sasha Pavlovic.
CHICAGO BULLS — Re-signed F Brian Scalabrine.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Re-signed G Anthony Parker. Waived forward J.P. Prince.
DALLAS MAVERICKS — Re-signed F Brian Cardinal. Signed F Vince Carter.
DETROIT PISTONS — Waived G Richard Hamilton and G Kareem Rush.
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Signed F Marcus Morris. Claimed G Jeremy Lin off waivers from Golden State. Added G Ibrahim Jaaber to the training-camp roster.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Matched the Golden State offer for C DeAndre Jordan.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed F Derrick Williams.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Re-signed C Tony Battie.
TORONTO RAPTORS — Agreed to terms with G Anthony Carter.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived WR Derrick Mason.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Fired coach Todd Haley. Named Romeo Crennel interim coach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired coach Tony Sparano. Named Todd Bowles interim coach.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed WR Stephen Burton on injured reserve. Signed WR Emmanuel Arceneaux from the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed LB Jacob Cutrera and DT John McCargo on injured reserve. Signed DT Frank Okam from the practice squad. Released RB Nic Grigsby from the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Acquired QB Ricky Ray from Edmonton for QB Steven Jyles, K Grant Shaw and a 2012 first-round draft pick.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL — Fined San Jose F Andrew Desjardins $2,500 for boarding Chicago D Sami Lepisto in a Dec. 11 game. Fined Boston F Brad Marchand $2,500 for slew-footing Pittsburgh D Matt Niskanen in a Dec. 5 game.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned F Ben Smith to Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled C Dane Byers from the Springfield (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Fired coach Terry Murray. Named assistant coach John Stevens interim coach.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned D Jonathon Blum to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Activated RW Cam Janssen from injured reserve. Placed D Anton Volchenkov on injured reserve. Acquired D Kurtis Foster and G Timo Pielmeier from Anaheim for F Rod Pelley, D Mark Fraser and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Sent F Micheal Haley to Bridgeport (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Agreed to terms with F Antti Miettinen on a two-year contract. Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Manchester C Cam Paddock four games because of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 9 game at Providence. Suspended Oklahoma City C Josh Green four games because of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 9 game against Peoria.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS — Announced F John Kurtz and G Timo Pielmeier were assigned to the team from Syracuse (AHL).
Central Hockey League
MISSOURI MAVERICKS — Announced G Charlie Effinger was recalled by Chicago (AHL).
RIO GRANDE VALLEY KILLER BEES — Suspended F Jason Beeman. Waived D Tim Billingsley.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS — Named Tim Hinchey president.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Announced MF Erik Friberg was transferred to Malmo FF of Sweden.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Agreed to terms to allow Omar Bravo to return to Mexico to join Cruz Azul for the 2012 season.
COLLEGE
COASTAL CAROLINA — Announced resignation of women’s volleyball coach Kristen Bauer.
MIAMI — Announced sophomore RB Lamar Miller will enter the NFL draft.
MUHLENBERG — Named Corey Goff director of athletics, effective July 1.
OHIO WESLEYAN — Announced the retirement of football coach Mike Hollway at the end of year. Named defensive coordinator Pat Delaney interim football coach.
TEXAS TECH — Fired offensive line coach Matt Moore and defensive backs coach Otis Mounds. Reassigned defensive line coach Sam McElroy to another position. Named Terry Price and John Lovett defensive assistant coaches.
TOLEDO — Named Matt Campbell football coach.
TRINITY (TEXAS) — Named Aly Hazelwood assistant volleyball coach.
ProBoxing
FIGHT SCHEDULE
(Nationally televised fights in parentheses)
Today
At Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan, Koki Kameda vs. Mario Macias, 12, for Kameda’s WBA World bantamwright title.
Saturday
At ESPRIT arena, Duesseldorf, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck, 12, for Klitschko’s WBA Super World-IBF-WBO heavyweight titles; Gennady Golovkin vs. Lajuan Simon, 12, for Golovkin’s WBA World middleweight title.
At Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington (HBO), Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson, 12, for Khan’s WBA Super World and IBF junior welterweight titles; Seth Mitchell vs. Timur Ibragimov, 10, heavyweights.
Dec. 17
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch, 12, for Froch’s WBC Super World and WBC super middleweight titles; Bowie Tupou vs. Donnell Holmes, 10, heavyweights.
Dec. 31
At Yokohama (Japan) Cultural Gymnasium, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jorge Solis, 12, for Uchiyama’s WBA World junior lightweight title; Celestino Caballero vs. Satoshi Hosono, 12, for Caballero’s WBA World featherweight title.
At Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center (SHO), Tavoris Cloud vs. Zsolt Erdei, 12, for Cloud’s IBF light heavyweight title; Rico Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12, for Ramos’ WBA World junior featherweight title.
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BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Okla. State 8 1 437 229 11 1 592 310
Kansas State 7 2 322 303 10 2 397 334
Baylor 6 3 368 349 9 3 522 430
Oklahoma 6 3 351 240 9 3 483 273
Missouri 5 4 270 257 7 5 386 300
Texas 4 5 244 234 7 5 344 279
Texas A&M 4 5 354 281 6 6 475 344
Iowa State 3 6 194 275 6 6 282 355
Texas Tech 2 7 267 409 5 7 406 471
Kansas 0 9 157 393 2 10 268 511
Thursday, Nov. 24
Texas 27, Texas A&M 25
Saturday, Nov. 26
Oklahoma 26, Iowa State 6
Missouri 24, Kansas 10
Baylor 66, Texas Tech 42
Saturday, Dec. 3
Kansas State 30, Iowa State 23
Baylor 48, Texas 24
Oklahoma State 44, Oklahoma 10
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Saturday
New Mexico Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Temple 7½ 6½ 48 Wyoming
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Utah State 3 2½ 57½ Ohio
New Orleans Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
San Diego State 5½ 5 58½ La.-Lafayette
Dec. 20
Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
FIU 4½ 4½ 50 Marshall
Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
TCU 11 11 55½ Louisiana Tech
Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Boise State 11½ 13½ 67 Arizona State
Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Southern Miss. 5½ 6½ 61 Nevada
Dec. 26
Independence Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Missouri 3½ 3½ 53½ North Carolina
Dec. 27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Purdue 2½ 2½ 60 W. Michigan
Belk Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
NC State 1½ 1½ 45½ Louisville
Dec. 28
Military Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Toledo 3 3 71 Air Force
Holiday Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Texas 3 3½ 48 California
Dec. 29
Champs Sports Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Florida State 3 3 48 Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Baylor 8½ 9 78 Washington
Dec. 30
Armed Forces Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
BYU Pk 3 55½ Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Rutgers 2 2 44½ Iowa State
Music City Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Mississippi State 6½ 6½ 48 Wake Forest
Insight Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Oklahoma 15½ 15 58 Iowa
Dec. 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Texas A&M 10 9½ 65 Northwestern
Sun Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Georgia Tech 3 3 50½ Utah
Fight Hunger Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Illinois 3 3 46½ UCLA
Liberty Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Vanderbilt 1½ 3 49½ Cincinnati
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Auburn 1 1 48½ Virginia
Jan. 2
TicketCity Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Houston 7 5½ 57½ Penn State
Outback Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Georgia 3 3 52 Michigan State
Capital One Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
South Carolina 1 1 48 Nebraska
Gator Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Florida 1 2 44 Ohio State
Rose Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Oregon 4½ 6½ 72 Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Oklahoma State 3 3½ 75 Stanford
Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Michigan 1 1½ 51½ Virginia Tech
Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Clemson Pk 3 60½ West Virginia
Jan. 6
Cotton Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Arkansas 7½ 7½ 64 Kansas State
Jan. 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Pittsburgh 5½ 5½ 49 SMU
Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Arkansas State 1 1 62 N. Illinois
Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
LSU 1 Pk 39 Alabama
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NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUBDIVISION PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Friday’s Result
Montana 48, Northern Iowa 10
Saturday’s Results
Sam Houston State 49, Montana State 13
Georgia Southern 35, Maine 23
North Dakota State 24, Lehigh 0
Semifinals
Friday’s Game
Montana (11-2) at Sam Houston State (13-0), 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Georgia Southern (11-2) at North Dakota State (12-1), 1:30 p.m.
Championship
Friday, Jan. 7
At Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
Semifinal winners, noon
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CollegeBasketball
MEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Syracuse (51) 10-0 1,607 3
2. Ohio State (7) 8-1 1,478 2
3. Kentucky (4) 8-1 1,468 1
4. Louisville (2) 9-0 1,374 5
5. North Carolina (1) 8-2 1,373 4
6. Baylor 7-0 1,284 6
7. Duke 9-1 1,273 7
8. Xavier 8-0 1,122 8
9. UConn 8-1 1,087 9
10. Missouri 9-0 1,030 10
11. Marquette 9-0 988 11
12. Kansas 7-2 945 13
13. Florida 7-2 891 12
14. Wisconsin 8-2 728 14
15. Pittsburgh 9-1 696 15
16. Georgetown 8-1 602 18
17. Mississippi State 9-1 574 17
18. Indiana 9-0 462 —
19. Illinois 10-0 375 24
20. Michigan 7-2 354 20
21. Michigan State 8-2 310 —
22. Texas A&M 8-1 270 22
23. Alabama 8-2 204 16
24. Murray State 10-0 93 —
25. Creighton 7-1 88 19
25. Vanderbilt 6-3 88 —
Others receiving votes: Harvard 73, San Diego State 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland State 7, N. Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach State 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita State 1.
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MEN’S USA TODAY-ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Syracuse (28) 10-0 746 3
2. Ohio State (2) 8-1 671 2
3. Kentucky 8-1 665 1
4. Louisville 9-0 658 4
5. Duke 9-1 618 5
6. North Carolina 8-2 608 6
7. Baylor 7-0 539 7
8. Missouri 9-0 512 10
9. Xavier 8-0 503 8
10. Connecticut 8-1 485 9
11. Marquette 9-0 466 11
12. Kansas 7-2 441 13
13. Florida 7-2 418 12
14. Pittsburgh 9-1 356 14
15. Wisconsin 8-2 317 16
16. Mississippi State 9-1 251 18
17. Georgetown 8-1 246 21
18. Michigan 7-2 185 19
19. Illinois 10-0 182 22
20. Indiana 9-0 171 —
21. Alabama 8-2 143 15
22. Texas A&M 8-1 108 25
23. Michigan State 8-2 107 —
24. Creighton 7-1 54 17
25. Vanderbilt 6-3 51 —
Others receiving votes: Harvard 43, Murray State 42, California 29, Memphis 27, San Diego State 26, Purdue 14, Gonzaga 13, Virginia 12, Saint Louis 9, UNLV 9, Saint Mary’s 5, Saint Joseph’s 5, Stanford 5, Oklahoma 4, Northern Iowa 3, Northwestern 3.
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WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Baylor (39) 10-0 975 1
2. UConn 9-0 930 2
3. Notre Dame 9-1 896 3
4. Stanford 6-1 852 4
5. Maryland 11-0 803 5
6. Tennessee 5-2 773 7
7. Miami 8-1 723 9
8. Kentucky 10-0 717 10
9. Duke 7-2 637 6
10. Texas A&M 7-2 575 8
11. Rutgers 9-1 560 11
12. Ohio State 8-0 547 13
13. Georgia 8-1 480 14
14. Louisville 8-2 457 15
15. Texas Tech 8-0 451 16
16. Penn State 8-2 364 17
17. Georgetown 9-2 316 19
18. North Carolina 7-1 313 18
19. Green Bay 8-0 241 21
20. Vanderbilt 10-0 220 23
21. Delaware 8-0 209 22
22. Purdue 7-3 206 12
23. DePaul 8-2 166 20
24. Texas 6-2 130 25
25. Nebraska 9-1 54 —
Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, LSU 8, Oklahoma 8, Southern Cal 7, Arizona State 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, BYU 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 2, Florida State 1, Kansas 1.
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WOMEN’S USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Monday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Baylor (29) 6-0 773 1
2. Connecticut (2) 6-0 744 2
3. Notre Dame 5-1 704 3
4. Texas A&M 6-0 688 4
5. Stanford 4-1 655 5
6. Duke 4-1 597 6
7. Maryland 7-0 582 8
8. Tennessee 2-2 561 7
9. Miami 5-1 520 9
10. Kentucky 7-0 481 11
11. Louisville 6-1 461 12
12. Rutgers 6-0 441 13
13. North Carolina 5-0 369 15
14. Georgia 5-1 364 10
15. Penn State 5-1 297 16
16. Purdue 6-0 293 17
17. Green Bay 5-0 262 18
18. Ohio State 5-0 228 19
18. Oklahoma 3-1 228 14
20. Georgetown 5-2 172 21
21. DePaul 5-1 170 20
22. Texas 5-1 139 22
22. Vanderbilt 6-0 139 —
24. Gonzaga 3-1 42 —
25. Texas Tech 5-0 37 —
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 21, Delaware 16, Iowa State 15, Michigan 15, Syracuse 15, Nebraska 13, Kansas 11, Princeton 11, LSU 4, Tulane 2, UNLV 2, Iowa 1, James Madison 1, Middle Tennessee 1.
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADERS
Final
Points
1, Tony Stewart, 2,403. 2, Carl Edwards, 2,403. 3, Kevin Harvick, 2,345. 4, Matt Kenseth, 2,330. 5, Brad Keselowski, 2,319. 6, Jimmie Johnson, 2,304. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,290. 8, Jeff Gordon, 2,287. 9, Denny Hamlin, 2,284. 10, Ryan Newman, 2,284.
11, Kurt Busch, 2,262. 12, Kyle Busch, 2,246. 13, Clint Bowyer, 1,047. 14, Kasey Kahne, 1,041. 15, A J Allmendinger, 1,013. 16, Greg Biffle, 997. 17, Paul Menard, 947. 18, Martin Truex Jr., 937. 19, Marcos Ambrose, 936. 20, Jeff Burton, 935.
Money
1, Carl Edwards, $8,485,989. 2, Tony Stewart, $6,529,871. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $6,296,359. 4, Kevin Harvick, $6,197,144. 5, Matt Kenseth, $6,183,584. 6, Kyle Busch, $6,161,023. 7, Kurt Busch, $5,936,466. 8, Jeff Gordon, $5,912,834. 9, Clint Bowyer, $5,633,951. 10, Denny Hamlin, $5,401,193.
11, Ryan Newman, $5,303,023. 12, Brad Keselowski, $5,087,744. 13, Juan Pablo Montoya, $5,020,776. 14, A J Allmendinger, $4,825,564. 15, Jamie McMurray, $4,794,767. 16, Kasey Kahne, $4,775,156. 17, Marcos Ambrose, $4,750,389. 18, Regan Smith, $4,579,858. 19, Bobby Labonte, $4,505,653. 20, David Reutimann, $4,374,766.
CollegeFootball
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. LSU (60) 12-0 1,500 1
2. Alabama 11-1 1,440 2
3. Oklahoma State 10-1 1,286 5
4. Stanford 11-1 1,281 4
5. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,196 6
6. Arkansas 10-2 1,060 3
7. Houston 12-0 1,055 8
8. Oregon 10-2 1,054 9
9. Boise State 10-1 1,053 7
9. Southern Cal 10-2 1,053 10
11. Michigan State 10-2 866 11
12. Georgia 10-2 825 13
13. Oklahoma 9-2 808 12
14. South Carolina 10-2 796 14
15. Wisconsin 10-2 749 15
16. Kansas State 9-2 658 16
17. Michigan 10-2 570 17
18. TCU 9-2 488 19
19. Baylor 8-3 468 21
20. Nebraska 9-3 352 22
21. Clemson 9-3 258 18
22. West Virginia 8-3 196 —
23. Penn State 9-3 151 20
24. Southern Miss. 10-2 78 —
25. Florida State 8-4 58 —
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 53, Texas 45, Cincinnati 23, Arkansas State 18, Georgia Tech 16, BYU 13, Missouri 13, Virginia 9, Tulsa 7, Louisville 3, N. Illinois 1.
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USA TODAY TOP 25
The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. LSU (59) 12-0 1,475 1
2. Alabama 11-1 1,411 2
3. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,291 4
4. Stanford 11-1 1,289 5
5. Oklahoma State 10-1 1,245 6
6. Houston 12-0 1,096 7
7. Oregon 10-2 1,041 9
8. Boise State 10-1 1,033 8
9. Michigan State 10-2 941 10
10. Arkansas 10-2 937 3
11. Oklahoma 9-2 882 11
12. Wisconsin 10-2 852 12
13. South Carolina 10-2 833 13
14. Georgia 10-2 816 14
15. Kansas State 9-2 681 15
16. Michigan 10-2 658 16
17. TCU 9-2 534 18
18. Baylor 8-3 457 20
19. Nebraska 9-3 390 22
20. West Virginia 8-3 295 23
21. Clemson 9-3 286 17
22. Penn State 9-3 192 19
23. Southern Mississippi 10-2 173 —
24. Florida State 8-4 86 —
25. Cincinnati 8-3 56 —
Others receiving votes: Texas 51, Georgia Tech 42, Brigham Young 29, Notre Dame 29, Northern Illinois 19, Missouri 16, Arkansas State 13, Ohio 8, Virginia 8, Rutgers 6, Louisiana Tech 4.
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CollegeBasketball
MEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Kentucky (46) 6-0 1,599 2
2. Ohio State (17) 6-0 1,564 3
3. Duke (2) 7-0 1,465 6
4. Syracuse 6-0 1,439 5
5. North Carolina 5-1 1,337 1
6. Louisville 5-0 1,259 7
7. Baylor 5-0 1,183 9
8. UConn 6-1 1,055 4
9. Wisconsin 6-0 1,045 11
10. Florida 4-1 1,040 10
11. Xavier 4-0 982 12
12. Alabama 7-0 912 13
13. Missouri 6-0 746 21
14. Michigan 5-1 681 15
15. Kansas 3-2 676 14
16. Marquette 5-0 637 16
17. Pittsburgh 5-1 537 17
18. UNLV 7-0 535 —
19. Gonzaga 4-0 525 19
20. Vanderbilt 5-1 482 18
21. Mississippi State 7-1 277 24
22. Memphis 2-2 269 8
23. Saint Louis 6-0 149 —
24. California 5-1 121 20
25. Texas A&M 4-1 115 25
Others receiving votes: Creighton 104, Harvard 101, Michigan State 84, San Diego State 66, Georgetown 46, Florida State 24, Arizona 15, Illinois 13, Washington 12, Cleveland State 11, Purdue 6, Marshall 5, Stanford 3, Villanova 2, Cincinnati 1, Northwestern 1, Virginia Tech 1.
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MEN’S USA TODAY-ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Kentucky (22) 6-0 765 2
2. Ohio State (8) 6-0 748 3
3. Syracuse (1) 6-0 701 5
4. Duke 7-0 691 6
5. North Carolina 5-1 628 1
6. Louisville 5-0 620 7
7. Wisconsin 6-0 530 11
8. Baylor 5-0 509 10
9. Florida 4-1 493 9
10. Connecticut 6-1 456 4
11. Xavier 4-0 447 12
12. Alabama 7-0 443 13
13. Missouri 6-0 356 21
14. Kansas 3-2 342 14
15. Michigan 5-1 310 15
16. Marquette 5-0 309 17
17. Pittsburgh 5-1 287 16
18. Gonzaga 4-0 248 19
19. Vanderbilt 5-1 200 22
20. UNLV 7-0 186 —
21. Memphis 2-2 145 8
22. Creighton 5-0 104 25
23. California 5-1 98 18
24. Mississippi State 7-1 86 —
25. Saint Louis 6-0 78 —
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 63, Harvard 61, Arizona 27, Florida State 25, Purdue 25, Northwestern 23, San Diego State 20, Cleveland State 12, Georgetown 8, Michigan State 8, Illinois 7, George Mason 3, Indiana 3, Marshall 3, Washington 3, Texas 2, Cincinnati 1, Stanford 1.
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WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Baylor (39) 6-0 999 1
2. UConn 6-0 946 2
3. Notre Dame 5-1 902 4
4. Texas A&M (1) 6-0 888 5
5. Stanford 4-1 851 3
6. Maryland 7-0 763 8
7. Duke 4-1 726 7
8. Tennessee 2-2 725 6
9. Miami 5-1 671 9
10. Louisville 6-1 645 11
11. Rutgers 6-0 562 13
12. Kentucky 7-0 527 14
13. Purdue 6-0 503 15
14. North Carolina 5-0 449 16
15. Georgia 5-1 408 10
16. Penn State 5-1 347 17
17. Ohio State 5-0 332 18
18. Oklahoma 3-1 306 12
19. Texas Tech 5-0 262 19
20. Georgetown 5-2 244 21
21. Texas 5-1 185 24
22. DePaul 5-1 181 23
23. Green Bay 5-0 146 —
24. Delaware 4-0 117 —
25. Vanderbilt 6-0 77 —
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 73, Nebraska 55, LSU 27, Southern Cal 17, Virginia 15, Michigan 11, Florida State 10, Princeton 9, Georgia Tech 8, Tulane 6, California 3, Northwestern 2, Arkansas 1, Iowa State 1.
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WOMEN’S USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Monday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Points Pvs.1. Baylor (29) 6-0 773 1
2. Connecticut (2) 6-0 744 2
3. Notre Dame 5-1 704 3
4. Texas A&M 6-0 688 4
5. Stanford 4-1 655 5
6. Duke 4-1 597 6
7. Maryland 7-0 582 8
8. Tennessee 2-2 561 7
9. Miami 5-1 520 9
10. Kentucky 7-0 481 11
11. Louisville 6-1 461 12
12. Rutgers 6-0 441 13
13. North Carolina 5-0 369 15
14. Georgia 5-1 364 10
15. Penn State 5-1 297 16
16. Purdue 6-0 293 17
17. Green Bay 5-0 262 18
18. Ohio State 5-0 228 19
18. Oklahoma 3-1 228 14
20. Georgetown 5-2 172 21
21. DePaul 5-1 170 20
22. Texas 5-1 139 22
22. Vanderbilt 6-0 139 —
24. Gonzaga 3-1 42 —
25. Texas Tech 5-0 37 —
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 21, Delaware 16, Iowa State 15, Michigan 15, Syracuse 15, Nebraska 13, Kansas 11, Princeton 11, LSU 4, Tulane 2, UNLV 2, Iowa 1, James Madison 1, Middle Tennessee 1.
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COLLEGIATE BASEBALL TOP 30
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Sunday, points and previous rank. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Record Points Pvs.1. South Carolina 44-12 494 3
2. Florida 41-15 493 4
3. Vanderbilt 44-9 492 5
4. Texas 40-13 489 6
5. Virginia 45-9 487 1
6. Oregon State 38-14 485 2
7. Texas Christian 40-15 484 7
8. Georgia Tech 39-17 480 8
9. North Carolina 44-12 478 16
10. Cal. State Fullerton 37-14 477 10
11. Arizona State 38-14 475 13
12. Florida State 40-15 473 9
13. Texas A&M 38-18 472 11
14. Oklahoma 40-15 469 12
15. Connecticut 39-15-1 467 14
16. Miami, Fla. 34-20 463 15
17. UCLA 31-20 461 17
18. Clemson 39-17 459 18
19. U.C. Irvine 37-14 456 19
20. Rice 38-18 452 24
21. Southern Miss. 38-15 448 21
22. Arkansas 36-18 445 30
23. California 30-18 442 25
24. Coastal Carolina 37-18 439 26
25. Kent State 39-14 436 28
26. Stanford 30-19 435 —
27. Fresno State 37-14 433 20
28. St. John’s 32-18 430 —
29. Troy 40-16 428 —
30. James Madison 37-17 425 —
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BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 25
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through Sunday and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):
Record Pvs.1. South Carolina 44-12 3
2. Texas 40-13 5
3. Florida 41-15 6
4. Vanderbilt 44-9 7
5. Virginia 45-9 1
6. Oregon State 38-14 2
7. Florida State 40-15 4
8. Arizona State 38-14 8
9. Cal State Fullerton 37-14 9
10. Texas Christian 40-15 10
11. Georgia Tech 39-17 12
12. North Carolina 44-12 17
13. Texas A&M 38-18 11
14. Clemson 39-17 18
15. Connecticut 39-15 15
16. Rice 38-18 19
17. Miami 34-20 16
18. Oklahoma 40-15 13
19. Southern Mississippi 38-15 14
20. Arkansas 36-18 23
21. Troy 40-16 —
22. Florida International 37-17 24
23. UCLA 31-20 —
24. UC Irvine 37-14 —
25. East Carolina 37-18 —
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Fishing
WEST TEXAS FISHING REPORT
AUSTIN — Here is the weekly fishing report for selected Texas lakes as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (For reports on other Texas lakes, visit www.txfishing.com.)
Skiing
SKIING REPORT
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions for selected states, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information, or for information on other states, go to www.snocountry.com:
Boxing
FIGHT SCHEDULE
(Nationally televised fights in parentheses)
Saturday
At City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England (VERSUS), Ricky Hatton, Britain, vs. Juan Lazcano, Sar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, 12, junior middleweights.
PrepBasketball
TEXAS STATE RANKINGS
SUGAR LAND (AP) — High school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Tex Preps Basketball magazine for this week:
BOYS
Class 5A
PrepFootball
ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE RANKINGS
Results of the Associated Press high school football poll, with first place votes in parentheses, last season’s records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last year’s final regular-season poll:
Class 5A
Record Points Pvs.
1. Southlake Carroll (18 16-0 197 1
2. Katy (2
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Today
National League
Favorite Line Underdog Line
at Philadelphia -300 Atlanta +250
at San Francisco -140 Colorado +130
American League
Favorite Line Underdog Line
at Texas -120 Oakland +110
at Seattle -140 Los Angeles +130
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Today
Favorite Open Today Underdog
Temple 6½ 6½ at Miami (Ohio)
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Sunday
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Minnesota 20½ 20½ 42½ at St. Louis
Dallas 9 8½ 42 at Kansas City
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL — MEN
Today
Favorite Line Underdog
at Princeton 13½ Penn
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Today
Favorite Line Underdog
at Indiana 6 Sacramento
