
NFL
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
North W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 274 209
Chicago 5 5 0 .500 240 231
Vikings 5 5 0 .500 223 234
Detroit 0 10 0 .000 173 308
East W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 9 1 0 .900 292 170
Washington 6 4 0 .600 181 182
Dallas 6 4 0 .600 230 229
Philadelphia 5 4 1 .550 264 193
South W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina 8 2 0 .800 222 155
Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 219 160
Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 231 198
New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 266 249
West W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 7 3 0 .700 289 228
San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 230 275
Seattle 2 8 0 .200 190 257
St. Louis 2 8 0 .200 144 317
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 209 150
Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 222 180
Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 201 221
Cincinnati 1 8 1 .150 138 249
East W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 7 3 0 .700 289 221
Miami 6 4 0 .600 209 197
New England 6 4 0 .600 219 194
Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 219 218
South W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 10 0 0 1.000 244 131
Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 224 224
Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 212 210
Houston 3 7 0 .300 236 287
West W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 6 4 0 .600 248 271
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 254 229
Oakland 2 8 0 .200 128 235
Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 165 273
WEEK 12
Thursday's game
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's games
Vikings at Jacksonville, noon
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, noon
Tampa Bay at Detroit, noon
Chicago at St. Louis, noon
New England at Miami, noon
San Francisco at Dallas, noon
Buffalo at Kansas City, noon
Houston at Cleveland, noon
Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon
Oakland at Denver, 3:05 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m.
Washington at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at San Diego, 7:15 p.m.
Monday's game
Green Bay at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.
INJURY REPORT
The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice):
Today's game
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh--Bengals: OUT: WR Antonio Chatman (neck), DE Eric Henderson (neck), LB Abdul Hodge (elbow), T Levi Jones (back), G Scott Kooistra (knee), S Chinedum Ndukwe (foot), DE Antwan Odom (shoulder), QB Carson Palmer (right elbow), G Andrew Whitworth (ankle). DOUBTFUL: WR Jerome Simpson (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Johnathan Joseph (foot). PROBABLE: WR Andre Caldwell (foot), WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back), TE Reggie Kelly (ankle), RB Kenny Watson (shoulder). Steelers: OUT: CB Bryant McFadden (forearm), T Marvel Smith (back), CB Deshea Townsend (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: TE Matt Spaeth (wrist).
Sunday's games
Buffalo at Kansas City--Bills: DNP: LB Marcus Buggs (ankle), CB Jabari Greer (knee), DE Aaron Schobel (foot), S Bryan Scott (knee), S Donte Whitner (shoulder). LIMITED: WR Josh Reed (ankle). Chiefs: DNP: WR Mark Bradley (calf), LB Donnie Edwards (hamstring, knee), TE Tony Gonzalez (knee), G Adrian Jones (ankle). LIMITED: DE Tamba Hali (ankle), S Jarrad Page (groin), CB Patrick Surtain (quadricep), LB Patrick Thomas (thigh). FULL: CB Brandon Flowers (thigh), LB Derrick Johnson (thigh).
Carolina at Atlanta--Panthers: DNP: G Jeremy Bridges (illness), S Thomas Davis (ankle). LIMITED: C Ryan Kalil (ankle). FULL: DT Darwin Walker (neck). Falcons: DNP: T Sam Baker (hip, back), DT Grady Jackson (knee), DT Kindal Moorehead (foot), WR Laurent Robinson (hamstring), T Todd Weiner (knee), WR Roddy White (back). LIMITED: DE John Abraham (neck), K Jason Elam (left hip), WR Brian Finneran (hamstring). FULL: CB Brent Grimes (knee, ankle), TE Ben Hartsock (back), CB Chris Houston (rib), RB Jerious Norwood (rib).
Chicago at St. Louis--Bears: DNP: WR Marty Booker (knee), DT Tommie Harris (not injury related), C Olin Kreutz (not injury related), LB Darrell McClover (hamstring), T Fred Miller (shoulder). LIMITED: DT Marcus Harrison (ankle), LB Nick Roach (ankle), LB Jamar Williams (neck). Rams: OUT: RB Steven Jackson (thigh). DNP: LB Chris Draft (foot), CB Tye Hill (knee), G Richie Incognito (shoulder), DE Eric Moore (spine), T Orlando Pace (knee). LIMITED: DE Leonard Little (hamstring). FULL: CB Ron Bartell (knee), DT La'Roi Glover (knee).
Houston at Cleveland--Texans: OUT: QB Matt Schaub (knee). DNP: DT Travis Johnson (knee), G Chester Pitts (calf). LIMITED: WR Andre Davis (finger), LB Morlon Greenwood (fibula), RB Steve Slaton (chest). FULL: RB Ryan Moats (ankle), DT Amobi Okoye (ankle). Browns: DNP: RB Jerome Harrison (hamstring), S Sean Jones (ankle), LB Willie McGinest (not injury related), DT Shaun Rogers (neck), DT Shaun Smith (calf), RB Lawrence Vickers (ankle), DE Corey Williams (shoulder), TE Kellen Winslow (shoulder), RB Jason Wright (neck). LIMITED: G Eric Steinbach (ribs).
Minnesota at Jacksonville--Vikings: DNP: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), TE Garrett Mills (ankle), WR Bobby Wade (thigh). LIMITED: LB Vinny Ciurciu (hand), CB Benny Sapp (concussion), S Madieu Williams (shoulder). Jaguars: DNP: RB Greg Jones (ankle), CB Omare Lowe (knee), CB Rashean Mathis (foot), RB Fred Taylor (neck), WR Troy Williamson (groin). LIMITED: DT John Henderson (knee). FULL: WR Matt Jones (thigh).
New England at Miami--Patriots: DNP: LB Eric Alexander (hamstring), RB LaMont Jordan (calf), LB Adalius Thomas (forearm), CB Jonathan Wilhite (illness). LIMITED: DE Richard Seymour (toe). FULL: CB Mike Richardson (concussion), S Raymond Ventrone (concussion). Dolphins: No injuries to report.
New York Giants at Arizona--Giants: DNP: LB Chase Blackburn (neck), RB Brandon Jacobs (knee), LB Aaron Ross (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Gerris Wilkinson (knee). FULL: CB Kevin Dockery (back), LB Jonathan Goff (concussion). Cardinals: DNP: LB Clark Haggans (foot), CB Roderick Hood (not injury related). LIMITED: DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring), T Mike Gandy (ankle), DE Travis LaBoy (ankle). FULL: CB Eric Green (knee).
New York Jets at Tennessee--Jets: DNP: LB David Harris (groin), S Eric Smith (head). LIMITED: WR Laveranues Coles (thigh), K Mike Nugent (right thigh), LB Jason Trusnik (knee). FULL: WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder), DE Shaun Ellis (shoulder), TE Bubba Franks (hip), WR Brad Smith (shoulder), LB Cody Spencer (shoulder). Titans: OUT: CB Eric King (forearm). DNP: LB Keith Bulluck (chest), CB Nicholas Harper (ankle), CB Reynaldo Hill (hip), DT Jason Jones (foot), RB LenDale White (calf), WR Paul Williams (ankle). LIMITED: RB Quinton Ganther (hamstring), DE William Hayes (knee), DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (groin).
Oakland at Denver--Raiders: DNP: LB Ricky Brown (groin), C Jake Grove (calf), WR Javon Walker (ankle). LIMITED: QB JaMarcus Russell (knee, ankle), WR Chaz Schilens (ankle). FULL: DE Derrick Burgess (tricep), RB Darren McFadden (toe), QB Andrew Walter (ankle). Broncos: OUT: S Marlon McCree (ankle), LB Nate Webster (knee), LB D.J. Williams (knee). DNP: RB Selvin Young (groin). LIMITED: CB Champ Bailey (groin). FULL: RB Peyton Hillis (shoulder), RB P.J. Pope (ribs), DT Dewayne Robertson (knees), TE Tony Scheffler (groin), DT Josh Shaw (toe, finger).
Philadelphia at Baltimore--Eagles: OUT: G Shawn Andrews (back). DNP: RB Brian Westbrook (knee, ankle). FULL: S Sean Considine (rib), LS Jon Dorenbos (shoulder), T Jon Runyan (knee). Ravens: OUT: WR Terrance Copper (neck). DNP: T Jared Gaither (shoulder), WR Derrick Mason (shoulder), S Ed Reed (neck), CB Samari Rolle (shoulder). LIMITED: T Willie Anderson (ankle), TE Daniel Wilcox (thigh), S Tom Zbikowski (thumb, thigh).
San Francisco at Dallas--49ers: DNP: WR Arnaz Battle (foot), CB Dashon Goldson (knee), CB Walt Harris (not injury related), WR Josh Morgan (groin), DE Justin Smith (not injury related), LB Patrick Willis (hip). LIMITED: CB Tarell Brown (neck), RB Michael Robinson (stinger), S Mark Roman (groin), TE Delanie Walker (shoulder). FULL: T Barry Sims (ankle). Cowboys: DNP: WR Miles Austin (knee), WR Terrell Owens (illness). LIMITED: RB Felix Jones (hamstring), WR Isaiah Stanback (shoulder), TE Jason Witten (ribs). FULL: LB Bobby Carpenter (groin), QB Tony Romo (right finger).
Tampa Bay at Detroit--Buccaneers: DNP: QB Brian Griese (right elbow). LIMITED: RB Warrick Dunn (back), WR Ike Hilliard (shoulder), S Jermaine Phillips (forearm), TE Alex Smith (ankle). FULL: G Arron Sears (shoulder). Lions: DNP: DT Chuck Darby (calf), WR Mike Furrey (concussion), WR Calvin Johnson (quadricep), RB Rudi Johnson (knee), G Edwin Mulitalo (hand), QB Dan Orlovsky (right hand), C Dominic Raiola (hand), CB Keith Smith (groin), DE Dewayne White (calf). LIMITED: DE Ikaika Alama-Francis (concussion), DE Jared DeVries (hand), RB Jerome Felton (ankle), S Kalvin Pearson (shoulder), DT Cory Redding (groin), S Dwight Smith (foot), RB Kevin Smith (groin).
Washington at Seattle--Redskins: DNP: G Pete Kendall (knee), DT Anthony Montgomery (achilles), RB Clinton Portis (knee), WR Antwaan Randle El (ankle), T Chris Samuels (knee), LB Marcus Washington (ankle). LIMITED: RB Ladell Betts (knee). FULL: CB Shawn Springs (calf). Seahawks: Practice not complete.
Indianapolis at San Diego--Colts: DNP: S Antoine Bethea (ankle), LB Gary Brackett (quadricep), DE Dwight Freeney (not injury related), WR Roy Hall (knee), CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring), CB Tim Jennings (not injury related), DE Robert Mathis (toe), DT Darrell Reid (hip), S Bob Sanders (knee). Chargers: DNP: DE Luis Castillo (groin), WR Craig Davis (groin), CB Cletis Gordon (knee), DT Jamal Williams (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Antonio Cromartie (hip). FULL: DE Jacques Cesaire (knee), LB Stephen Cooper (elbow), S Steve Gregory (neck).
Monday's game
Green Bay at New Orleans--Packers: OUT: LB Nick Barnett (knee). DNP: CB Jarrett Bush (ankle), WR Donald Driver (not injury related). LIMITED: T Chad Clifton (knees), CB Charles Woodson (toe). FULL: DE Jeremy Thompson (groin). Saints: OUT: CB Aaron Glenn (ankle), RB Mike Karney (knee). LIMITED: RB Reggie Bush (knee), WR Marques Colston (knee), C Jonathan Goodwin (knee), DT Antwan Lake (ankle), RB Deuce McAllister (knee), TE Jeremy Shockey (ankle), T Jon Stinchcomb (calf).
Colleges
Men's basketball
BIG TEN, NONCONFERENCE
#5 Michigan State 70, IPFW 59
Northwestern 66, Texas AM-Corpus Christi 48
TOP 25
#20 Wake Forest 120, UNC-Wilmington 88
#23 Villanova 77, Niagara 62
MIDWEST
Butler 64, Ball St. 55
Dayton 62, Delaware St. 42
Drake 86, Morehead St. 70
E. Illinois 82, Manchester 53
Ill.-Chicago 84, N. Iowa 77
Kansas St. 82, Emporia St. 60
Kent St. 76, Saint Louis 74, OT
UMKC 66, Wichita St. 63
W. Illinois 75, Eureka 57
Wis.-Milwaukee 87, Upper Iowa 59
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 76, Bryant 67
Brown 62, Holy Cross 57
George Washington 71, Binghamton 57
Harvard 80, New Hampshire 69
Maine 58, Princeton 55, OT
Manhattan 61, Morgan St. 60
Wagner 59, St. Peter's 44
SOUTH
Alabama 89, Florida AM 48
American U. 65, Howard 63
Appalachian St. 87, Charlotte 84, 2OT
Clemson 93, Wofford 40
East Carolina 86, Campbell 65
Georgia St. 82, Southern Poly St. 64
Mercer 78, Auburn 74
Mississippi St. 102, North Alabama 61
N. Carolina AT 83, Talladega 54
Nicholls St. 79, New Orleans 62
Va. Commonwealth 72, S. Dakota St. 56
Virginia 77, South Florida 75
William & Mary 74, Norfolk St. 58
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 55, Murray St. 47
Cent. Arkansas 74, Bacone 57
Nebraska 62, TCU 50
Texas St. 104, Huston-Tillotson 81
FAR WEST
Pacific 66, UC San Diego 58
San Jose St. 79, Cal Maritime 37
Wyoming 80, Prairie View 75
E. Washington at UC Irvine, 10:05 p.m.
Tuesday's result
TOP 25
#15 Arizona State 59, San Diego State 52
Women's basketball
BIG TEN, NONCONFERENCE
GOPHERS 68, North Dakota State 56
#17 Ohio State 78, Syracuse 71
Illinois 65, Missouri 55
Michigan State 85, Detroit 48
Penn State 97, Stony Brook 58
TOP 25
#2 Oklahoma 85, Middle Tennessee 65
#4 North Carolina 73, #22 Xavier 67
#13 Vanderbilt 80, Eastern Kentucky 38
#15 Notre Dame 96, Evansville 61
#20 Auburn 71, Georgia Southern 45
MIDWEST
Bradley 71, E. Illinois 69
Buffalo 66, Youngstown St. 42
IUPUI 66, Indiana-Southeast 40
Marquette 77, Indiana St. 53
S. Illinois 79, Arkansas St. 76
UMKC 69, SIU-Edwardsville 56
Valparaiso 69, Bowling Green 58
Wis.-Green Bay 66, Chicago St. 48
EAST
American U. 77, Howard 50
Army 56, Md.-Eastern Shore 43
Binghamton 66, Colgate 41
Cornell 50, Albany, N.Y. 46
Delaware 71, La Salle 57
Drexel 76, Saint Joseph's 61
Duquesne 66, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 59
Fordham 62, Manhattan 49
Georgetown 83, Brown 42
Iona 53, Monmouth, N.J. 51
Lehigh 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 54
Long Island U. 64, St. Peter's 60
Massachusetts 67, New Hampshire 51
St. Bonaventure 60, Canisius 56
Towson 75, Loyola, Md. 66
UMBC 89, George Mason 60
Villanova 45, Penn 43
SOUTH
Alabama AM 75, Miles 70, OT
Clemson 52, South Carolina 45
Coastal Carolina 67, Wofford 64
Georgia Tech 77, Kennesaw St. 49
Kent St. 66, Delaware St. 56
Longwood 78, St. Francis, Pa. 66
Mississippi 74, Louisiana-Lafayette48
Mobile 87, Alabama St. 84
Morehead St. 98, Saint Louis 86
Navy 53, Winston-Salem 49
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 63, High Point 46
Lamar 58, Grambling St. 49
Rice 47, Prairie View 45
Tulsa 64, Missouri St. 56
FAR WEST
Colorado 93, Colorado St. 63
Gonzaga 95, Utah Valley St. 79
Oregon St. 69, Houston 47
San Diego 64, CS Northridge 51
Utah St. 64, N. Arizona 56, OT
Weber St. 77, Washington 66
Football
MAC
#14 Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24
BIG TEN Conference Overall
W L W L
Penn State 6 1 10 1
Michigan State 6 1 9 2
Ohio State 6 1 9 2
Northwestern 4 3 8 3
Iowa 4 3 7 4
GOPHERS 3 4 7 4
Illinois 3 4 5 6
Wisconsin 3 5 6 5
Michigan 2 5 3 8
Indiana 1 6 3 8
Purdue 1 6 3 8
Saturday's games
Iowa at GOPHERS, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Purdue, 11 a.m.
Michigan at Ohio State, 11 a.m.
Cal Poly at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois at Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Penn State, 2:30 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
SECOND ROUND
Saturday's games
West Chester (9-3) at Bloomsburg (10-1), 11 a.m.
Seton Hill (10-2) at California, Pa. (10-1), 11 a.m.
Ashland (9-3) at Grand Valley State (10-0), 11 a.m.
Tusculum (9-3) at Delta State (9-1), noon
Valdosta State (9-2) at North Alabama (10-1), noon
West Texas AM (11-1) at Abilene Christian (10-0), noon
Pittsburg State (11-1) at Northwest Missouri State (10-1), noon
Chadron State (11-1) at Minn.-Duluth (11-0), noon
NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
Saturday's games
Randolph-Macon (6-4) at Mount Union (10-0), 11 a.m.
Lycoming (7-3) at Hobart (8-1), 11 a.m.
Plymouth State (10-1) at Cortland State (9-1), 11 a.m.
Curry (9-1) at Ithaca (9-1), 11 a.m.
Franklin (9-1) at Otterbein (9-1), 11 a.m.
Wabash (9-1) at Case Reserve (10-0), 11 a.m.
Wheaton, Ill. (8-2) at Trine (10-0), 11 a.m.
Christopher Newport (8-1) at Washington & Jefferson (9-1), 11 a.m.
Wesley (8-1) at Muhlenberg (9-1), 11 a.m.
Thomas More (8-2) at North Central (10-0), noon
St. John's. (8-2) at Wis.-Whitewater (9-1), noon
Wartburg (8-2) at Wis.-Stevens Point (9-1), noon
Aurora (9-1) at Monmouth, Ill. (10-0), noon
LaGrange (9-1) at Millsaps (10-0), noon
Hardin-Simmons (9-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-1), noon
Occidental (9-0) at Willamette (10-0), 2 p.m.
NSIC ALL-CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
First team offense
Minn.-Duluth--Nate Baier, G; Mitch Cady, T; Tubias Lemeke, C; Isaac Odim, RB; Ted Schlafke, QB; D.J. Winfield, WR. MSU-Moorhead--Jabari Taylor, WR. St. Cloud State--Cody Anderson-Norblom, TE; Scott Ferguson, LT; Brandon Geiss, RB; Adam Koss, RT; Fred Williams, WR
First team defense
Bemidji State--Terrell Phelps, CB. Mary (N.D.)--Pierre Atkinson, DE; Shawn Melland, LB. Minn.-Duluth--Jake Comnick, LB; Drew Fautsch, DE; Jim Johnson, DB; Ben Loth, LB; Tyler Yelk, DB. St. Cloud State--Ryan Kees, DE; Cale Pulczinski, DE; Matt McLagan, LB; Darius Dotch, DB
First team special teams
Minn.-Crookston--Travis Coulson, P. St. Cloud State--Brian Cristan, K; Fred Williams, RS
Second team offense
Bemidji State--Derek Edholm, QB; Nathan Mahlik, T. Mary (N.D.)--L.T. Brown, C; Roman Penirian, WR. MSU-Moorhead--Ryan Chatterton, G/C. Northern State--Brian Jark, WR; Tavis Ve'e, RB; Michael Zerr, G. St. Cloud State--Jeff Dirkes, RG; Nate Johnson, WR
Second team defense
Bemidji State--Jake Anderson, LB; Rob Wills, DE. Mary (N.D.)--Chris Moody, LB. Minn.-Duluth--Robbie Aurich, LB; Cole Strilzuk, DB; Dustin Timmerman, DE. MSU-Moorhead--Eric Schaumburg, DB. Northern State--Bryar Johnson; DE; Nate McGruder, CB. St. Cloud State--Tom Conboy, NT; Matt Jensen, DB; David Kamin, LB
Second team special teams
MSU-Moorhead--Joe Johnson, RS. Northern State--Thomas Parrott, K
SOUTH DIVISION
First team offense
Augustana--Mark Booth, LG; Joe Clark, RB; Jeremy Huber, FB; Tyler Schulte, WR. MSU-Mankato--Vincent Flurry, WR; Andy Schoonover, G. Wayne State (Neb.)--Silas Fluellen, QB; Logan Masters, WR; Brian Okonofua, G. Winona State--Todd Burkoth, TE; Seth Haun, C; Nick Urban, T
First team defense
Augustana--Brian Baumgartner, S; Eric Bergman, DE; Matt Lien, S. MSU-Mankato--Chris Brunkhorst, DT; Kelvin Rodgers, DB; Blake Freese, LB. Southwest Minnesota State--Tyler Reed, S. Wayne State (Neb.)--Darius Davis, DT; Luke Hoffman, LB; Troy Pribnow, DE; Ryan Reeves, LB. Winona State--Brent Yule, LB
First team special teams
Concordia-St. Paul--Thomas Schoenberg, P. MSU-Mankato--Kelvin Rodgers, RS. Wayne State (Neb.)--Nick Hope, K
Second team offense
Augustana--Clinton Berentschot, LT. Concordia-St. Paul--Tyrone Ruffin, WR. MSU-Mankato--Matt Gray, G; Jeremy Clark, T. Southwest Minnesota State--Josh Shudlick, QB; Zach Wysong, RB. Upper Iowa--Kyle Hosch, TE. Wayne State (Neb.)--Frederick Bruno, WR; Collin Prosser, T. Winona State--Jason Enos, G; Randy Spring, RB; Tyree Burks, WR
Second team defense
Augustana--Jason Donnelly, CB; Chris Janisch, LB; Concordia-St. Paul--Tim Oachs, DE; Rojeer Wright, LB. MSU-Mankato--Randy Earl, DE; Andrew Franklin, DT; Tony Hunter, LB; Ryan Weinzierl, DB. Southwest Minnesota State--Mike Liggins, LB. Wayne State (Neb.)--Tyler Krueger, DE; Matt Greenway, DB. Winona State--Lucas Wolfe, DB
Second team special teams
Augustana--Ryan Grossman, P. Southwest Minnesota State--Scott Talcott, K. Winona State--Eric Swan, RS
WIAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
First team offense
Eau Claire--Brett Schreiner, TE; Cory Sartorelli, RB; Dan Puls, L. La Crosse--Jason Olejniczak, L; Eric Donoval, RS. River Falls--Michael Zweifel, WR; Scott Witte, C. Stevens Point--Jared Beckwith, QB; Jared Jenkins, WR; Brad Kalsow, APB; Luke Frisch, P. Stout--Craig Warminski, RB; Dusty Tervelt, L. Whitewater--Levell Coppage, RB; Mike Sherman, L; Jeff Schebler, K
Second team offense
Eau Claire--Craig Kolb, P. La Crosse--Chris Johnson, APB; Andrew Gebel, L. Oshkosh--Jeremy Roach, RS. Platteville--Mike Genslinger, RB; Nick Grosso, WR; Ben Hermus, C. Stevens Point--Tyler VandenWyngaard, L; Ryan Graboski, K. Stout--Nate Newholm, L. Whitewater--Nick Slupski, TE; Jeff Donovan, QB; Aaron Rusch, WR; Robert Gilbreath, L
First team defense
Eau Claire--Tom Dohr, LB; Craig Polifka, DB. La Crosse--Drew Kiefer, LB. Platteville--David Akey, L. Stevens Point--Matt Lunder, L; Brad Vickroy, L; Brandon Stremkowski, LB; Bryan Blum, DB. Stout--Marcus Ball, L; Jake Pomputis, DB. Whitewater--Anthony White, L; Jace Rindahl, LB; Troney Shumpert, DB
Second team defense
Eau Claire--Matt Ebner, L; Dave Wicklund, DB. La Crosse--Mitch Dougherty, L; Derek Dreher, DB. Oshkosh--James Taraboi, LB. Platteville--Tim Stephenson, L; Joe Tinucci, LB; Quincy Hudson, DB. River Falls--Ben Arata, . DB. Stevens Point--Charlie Dercks, L. Stout--Scott Riha, L; Andy Towner, LB. Whitewater--Jon Baldwin, L; Kyle Supianoski, LB
Player of the Year--Brad Vickroy, Stevens Point. George Chryst Coach of the Year--John Miech, Stevens Point. Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete--Jake Pomputis, Stout
Men's hockey
WCHA W L T Pts
GOPHERS 5 0 3 13
Colorado College 5 2 1 11
Wisconsin 4 4 2 10
Denver 4 3 1 9
North Dakota 4 4 0 8
Alaska Anchorage 3 3 2 8
MSU-Mankato 3 3 2 8
St. Cloud State 2 3 0 4
Minn.-Duluth 1 4 2 4
Michigan Tech 1 6 1 3
Note: Two points for win, one point for tie.
Overall: Colorado College 7-2-3, GOPHERS 6-0-4, St. Cloud State 7-4-0, Alaska Anchorage 6-4-2, Denver 6-4-1, MSU-Mankato 5-3-2, Minn.-Duluth 4-4-3, Wisconsin 4-6-2, North Dakota 4-6-0, Michigan Tech 2-7-1.
Friday's games
GOPHERS at Denver, 8:37 p.m.
MSU-Mankato at Michigan Tech, 6:07
Wisconsin at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.
North Dakota at Minn.-Duluth, 7:37 p.m.
Colorado College at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 p.m.
Saturday's games
GOPHERS at Denver, 8:07 p.m.
MSU-Mankato at Michigan Tech, 6:07
North Dakota at Minn.-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
Wisconsin at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.
Colorado College at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 p.m.
CHA W L T Pts
Robert Morris 1 0 1 3
Ala.-Huntsville 1 2 1 3
Bemidji State 1 1 0 2
Niagara 0 0 0 0
Overall: Niagara 4-5-1, Robert Morris 2-6-2, Bemidji State 2-6-0, Ala.-Huntsville 1-4-1.
Friday's games
Bemidji State at Niagara, 6 p.m.
Nonconference
Ala.-Huntsville at Yale, 6 p.m.
Robert Morris at Lake Superior, 6:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Bemidji State at Niagara, 6 p.m.
Nonconference
Ala.-Huntsville at Yale, 6 p.m.
Robert Morris at Lake Superior, 4:05 p.m.
MIAC W L T Pts
Augsburg 2 0 0 4
Gustavus 2 0 0 4
Hamline 2 0 0 4
St. Olaf 2 0 0 4
St. Thomas 0 0 0 0
Bethel 0 2 0 0
Concordia 0 2 0 0
St. John's 0 2 0 0
St. Mary's 0 2 0 0
Overall: Gustavus 5-1-0, Hamline 4-2-0, St. Olaf 4-2-0, Bethel 3-2-1, Augsburg 2-3-0, St. Thomas 1-2-1, St. John's 1-5-0, Concordia 0-6-0, St. Mary's 0-6-0.
Today's game
Bethel at St. John's, 7 p.m.
Friday's games
Augsburg at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.
Gustavus at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.
Concordia at St. Mary's, 7:05 p.m.
St. John's at Bethel, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Concordia at St. Mary's, 2:05 p.m.
St. Thomas at Augsburg, 7 p.m.
St. Olaf at Gustavus, 7:05 p.m.
Nonconference
Hamline at Concordia (Wis.), 7 p.m.
Sunday's games
Nonconference
Hamline at Concordia (Wis.), 2 p.m.
NCHA W L T Pts
Wis.-Superior 2 0 0 4
St. Norbert 2 0 0 4
Wis.-Eau Claire 1 1 0 2
St. Scholastica 1 1 0 2
Wis.-River Falls 1 1 0 2
Wis.-Stevens Point 1 1 0 2
Lake Forest 0 2 0 0
Wis.-Stout 0 2 0 0
Overall: St. Norbert 7-0-0, Wis.-Superior 7-1-0, Wis.-Eau Claire 6-1-0, Wis.-Stevens Point 6-1-0, Wis.-Stout 5-4-0, St. Scholastica 4-2-1, Lake Forest 2-6-0, Wis.-River Falls 1-4-1.
Friday's games
Wis.-River Falls at Wis.-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.
St. Norbert at St. Scholastica, 7:05 p.m.
Lake Forest at Wis.-Superior, 7:05 p.m.
Wis.-Stout at Wis.-Stevens Point, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
St. Norbert at Wis.-Superior, 7:05 p.m.
Lake Forest at St. Scholastica, 7:05 p.m.
Wis.-Eau Claire at Wis.-Stout, 7:30 p.m.
Wis.-River Falls at Wis.-Stevens Point, 7:30 p.m.
MCHA W L T Pts
Adrian 4 0 0 8
Marian 4 0 0 8
Milwauke School of Eng. 2 2 0 4
Finlandia 2 2 0 4
Concordia (Wis.) 1 3 0 2
Minn.-Crookston 1 3 0 2
Northland 1 3 0 2
Lawrence 1 3 0 2
Overall: Adrian 6-1-1, Marian 4-2-2, Milwaukee School of Engineering 3-3-0, Finlandia 2-3-0, Concordia (Wis.) 1-4-0, Lawrence 1-4-0, Minn.-Crookston 1-5-0, Northland 1-6-0.
Friday's games
Northland at Finlandia, 7:15 p.m.
Minn.-Crookston at Lawrence, 8 p.m.
Saturday's games
Northland at Finlandia, 3 p.m.
Minn.-Crookston at Lawrence, 4 p.m.
Nonconference
Hamline at Concordia (Wis.), 7 p.m.
Sunday's games
Nonconference
Hamline at Concordia (Wis.), 2 p.m.
Women's hockey
WCHA W L T SW PTS
Wisconsin 8 0 2 1 19
GOPHERS 8 1 1 1 18
Minn.-Duluth 4 4 2 0 10
St. Cloud State 4 5 1 1 10
North Dakota 4 3 1 0 9
MSU-Mankato 3 4 1 1 8
Ohio State 3 9 0 0 6
Bemidji State 0 8 0 0 0
Note: Two points for win, one point for tie, one extra point for winning shootout.
Overall: Wisconsin 12-0-2, GOPHERS 9-2-1, St. Cloud State 7-5-2, North Dakota 7-4-1, Minn.-Duluth 6-4-2, MSU-Mankato 6-5-1, Ohio State 5-9-0, Bemidji State 1-9-2.
Friday's games
MSU-Mankato at GOPHERS, 7:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at St. Cloud State, 2:07 p.m.
Nonconference
Wisconsin vs. New Hampshire at Ft. Myers, Fla., 7:07 p.m.
Saturday's games
MSU-Mankato at GOPHERS, 4:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at St. Cloud State, 2:07 p.m.
North Dakota at Minn.-Duluth, 3:07 p.m.
Nonconference
Wisconsin vs. New Hampshire at Ft. Myers, Fla., 2:07 p.m.
Sunday's game
North Dakota at Minn.-Duluth, 3:07 p.m.
MIAC W L T Pts
Bethel 2 0 0 4
Concordia 2 0 0 4
Gustavus 2 0 0 4
St. Thomas 2 0 0 4
St. Benedict 1 1 0 2
St. Olaf 1 1 0 2
Augsburg 0 2 0 0
Hamline 0 2 0 0
St. Catherine 0 2 0 0
St. Mary's 0 2 0 0
Overall: St. Thomas 4-0-0, Hamline 4-2-0, Concordia 3-1-0, Gustavus 3-1-0, St. Benedict 3-1-0, Bethel 2-3-0, St. Olaf 1-2-1, St. Mary's 1-4-0, St. Catherine 1-4-0, Augsburg 0-3-0.
Friday's games
St. Mary's at Concordia, 7 p.m.
St. Benedict at Bethel, 7 p.m.
St. Olaf at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas at Augsburg, 7:05 p.m.
Nonconference
St. Catherine at Chatham, 7 p.m.
Saturday's games
Bethel at St. Benedict, 2 p.m.
Augsburg at St. Thomas, 2 p.m.
St. Mary's at Concordia, 2 p.m.
Gustavus at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.
Nonconference
St. Catherine at Chatham, 1 p.m.
Hamline at Sacred Heart, 2 p.m.
Sunday's game
Nonconference
Hamline at Sacred Heart, 2 p.m.
NCHA W L T Pts
Wis.-River Falls 2 0 0 4
Wis.-Stevens Point 2 0 0 4
Wis.-Eau Claire 1 0 1 3
Wis.-Superior 1 0 0 2
Concordia (Wis.) 0 1 1 1
Finlandia 0 3 0 0
Lake Forest 0 2 0 0
Overall: Wis.-Eau Claire 4-1-1, Wis.-River Falls 4-0-0, Wis.-Superior 3-3-0, Lake Forest 2-3-0, Wis.-Stevens Point 2-0-1, Concordia (Wis.) 1-3-1, Finlandia 0-6-0.
Friday's game
Wis.-Superior at Concordia (Wis.), 7 p.m.
Saturday's games
Finlandia at Lake Forest, 2 p.m.
Wis.-Stevens Point at Wis.-River Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Wis.-Superior at Concordia (Wis.), 2 p.m.
Nonconference
Wis.-Eau Claire at Adrian, 5 p.m.
Sunday's games
Finlandia at Lake Forest, noon
Nonconference
Wis.-Stevens Point at Wis.-River Falls, 2:05 p.m.
Wis.-Eau Claire at Adrian, 5 p.m.
Men's soccer
NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
AREA SCHOOLS
SECTIONALS
Saturday's games
Augsburg (13-3-6) vs. Loras (18-4-1), 7:30 p.m.
Carleton (17-1-3) vs. Middlebury (15-2-2), 4 p.m.
Women's soccer
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
THIRD ROUND
Friday's games
GOPHERS (22-3-0) at Notre Dame (23-0-0) 6:30 p.m.
Rutgers (13-6-2) at Stanford (20-1-1), 9 p.m.
Saturday's games
Boston College (15-5-2) at Florida State (16-2-3), 1 p.m.
Illinois (12-8-2) at North Carolina (21-1-2), 4:30 p.m.
Duke (14-5-3) at Virginia (15-4-3), 6 p.m.
Southern Cal (16-4-2) at UCLA (20-0-2), 8:30 p.m.
James Madison (14-6-2) at Portland (19-1-0), 9 p.m.
Sunday's game
Texas AM (17-4-1) at Florida (19-3-1), noon
NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
AREA SCHOOLS
SECTIONALS
Saturday's third round
At Wheaton, Ill.
Carleton (17-5-0) vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (12-8-2)
At Grantham, Pa.
Wis.-Stevens Point (19-3-0) vs. Eastern (16-5-5), 1:30 p.m.
Volleyball
NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT
ST. PAUL REGIONAL
Today's quarterfinals
Match 1: (3) Minn.-Duluth vs. (6) Wayne State, noon
M2: (2) Southwest Minnesota State vs. (7) Metro State, 2:30 p.m.
M3: (4) Neb.-Kearney vs. (5) Augustana (S.D.), 5 p.m.
M4: (1) Concordia-St. Paul vs. (8) Regis, 7:30 p.m.
Friday's semifinals
W1 vs. W2, 5:30 p.m.
W3 vs. W4, 8 p.m.
Saturday's final
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINALS
At Bloomington, Ill.
Today's games
Wis.-Oshkosh (30-2) vs. Juniata (34-4), 1 p.m.
New Paltz State (33-9) vs. La Verne (25-2), 3:30 p.m.
St. Benedict (29-6) vs. Emory (31-5), 6 p.m.
Ohio Northern (33-4) vs. Williams (28-12), 8:30 p.m.
Wrestling
WIAC
Oshkosh 25, Platteville 15
NONCONFERENCE
Wis.-La Crosse 43, North Iowa 6
High schools
Football
PREP BOWL, at Metrodome
Class AAAA
Nov. 28: Blaine vs. Wayzata 7 p.m.
Class AAAA
Nov. 29: Mankato West vs. Northfield, 3 p.m.
Class AAA
Nov. 29: DeLaSalle vs. Glencoe-Silver Lake, noon
Class AA
Nov. 28: Caledonia vs. Luverne, 4 p.m.
Class A
Nov. 28: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg vs. Royalton, 1 p.m.
Nine-Man
Nov. 28: Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley vs. Houston, 10 a.m.
Soccer
MLS
MLS CUP
Sunday: Columbus vs. New York, 2:30 p.m.
European Champions League
FIRST ROUND
Top two teams in each group advance
Third-place teams advance to UEFA Cup
(Home teams listed first)
GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts
Chelsea 4 2 1 1 6 3 7
AS Roma 4 2 0 2 7 5 6
Bordeaux 4 2 0 2 4 8 6
CFR Cluj 4 1 1 2 3 4 4
Wednesday's games
Bordeaux vs. Chelsea, 1:45 p.m.
CFR Cluj vs. AS Roma, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 9
Chelsea vs. CFR Cluj, 1:45 p.m.
AS Roma vs. Bordeaux, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP B GP W D L GF GA Pts
Inter Milan 4 2 2 0 7 4 8
Anorthis 4 1 2 1 6 5 5
Panathinaikos 4 1 1 2 6 7 4
Werder Bremen 4 0 3 1 3 6 3
Wednesday's games
Anorthosis Famagusta vs. Werder Bremen, 1:45 p.m.
Inter Milan vs. Panathinaikos, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 9
Panathinaikos vs. Anorthosis Famagusta, 1:45 p.m.
Werder Bremen vs. Inter Milan, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP C GP W D L GF GA Pts
Barcelona 4 3 1 0 11 3 10
Sporting Lisbon 4 3 0 1 5 3 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 0 3 3 5 3
Basel 4 0 1 3 2 10 1
Wednesday's games
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Basel, 1:45 p.m.
Sporting Lisbon vs. Barcelona, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 9
Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 1:45 p.m.
Basel vs. Sporting Lisbon, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP D GP W D L GF GA Pts
Atletico Madrid 4 2 2 0 7 3 8
Liverpool 4 2 2 0 7 4 8
Marseille 4 1 0 3 5 6 3
PSV Eindhoven 4 1 0 3 3 9 3
Wednesday's games
Atletico Madrid vs. PSV Eindhoven, 1:45 p.m.
Liverpool vs. Olympique Marseille, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 9
Olympique Marseille vs. Atletico Madrid, 1:45 p.m.
PSV Eindhoven vs. Liverpool, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP E GP W D L GF GA Pts
Manchester Utd 4 2 2 0 7 1 8
Villareal 4 2 2 0 9 5 8
Glasgow Celtic 4 0 2 2 1 5 2
Aalborg 4 0 2 2 5 11 2
Tuesday's games
Aalborg vs. Glasgow Celtic, 1:45 p.m.
Villarreal vs. Manchester United, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 10
Glasgow Celtic vs. Villarreal, 1:45 p.m.
Manchester United vs. Aalborg, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP F GP W D L GF GA Pts
Bayern Munich 4 2 2 0 6 2 8
Lyon 4 2 2 0 10 6 8
Fiorentina 4 0 3 1 3 6 3
Steaua Bucharest 4 0 1 3 3 8 1
Tuesday's games
Bayern Munich vs. Steaua Bucharest, 1:45 p.m.
Fiorentina vs. Lyon, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 10
Lyon vs. Bayern Munich, 1:45 p.m.
Steaua Bucharest vs. Fiorentina, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP G GP W D L GF GA Pts
Arsenal 4 2 2 0 10 4 8
Dynamo Kiev 4 1 2 1 3 3 5
Porto 4 2 0 2 5 7 6
Fenerbahce 4 0 2 2 3 8 2
Tuesday's games
Arsenal vs. Dynamo Kiev, 1:45 p.m.
Fenerbahce vs. Porto, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 10
Dynamo Kiev vs. Fenerbahce, 1:45 p.m.
Porto vs. Arsenal, 1:45 p.m.
GROUP H GP W D L GF GA Pts
Juventus 4 3 1 0 7 3 10
Real Madrid 4 2 0 2 6 5 6
Zenit 4 1 1 2 4 4 4
BATE 4 0 2 2 3 7 2
Tuesday's games
BATE Borisov vs. Real Madrid, 1:45 p.m.
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Juventus, 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 10
Juventus vs. BATE Borisov, 1:45 p.m.
Real Madrid vs. Zenit St. Petersburg, 1:45 p.m.
World Cup
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
SEMIFINALS
Top two in each group advance
(x-advanced to next round)
GROUP ONE GP W D L GF GA Pts
x-United States 6 5 0 1 14 3 15
x-Trinidad 6 3 2 1 9 6 11
Guatemala 6 1 2 3 6 7 5
Cuba 6 1 0 5 5 18 3
Wednesday's results
Trinidad and Tobago 3, Cuba 0
United States 2, Guatemala 0
GROUP TWO GP W D L GF GA Pts
x-Honduras 6 4 0 2 9 5 12
x-Mexico 6 3 1 2 9 6 10
Jamaica 6 3 1 2 6 6 10
Canada 6 0 2 4 6 13 2
Wednesday's results
Honduras 1, Mexico 0
Jamaica 3, Canada 0
GROUP THREE GP W D L GF GA Pts
x-Costa Rica 6 6 0 0 19 3 18
x-El Salvador 6 3 1 2 11 3 10
Haiti 6 0 3 3 4 13 3
Suriname 6 0 2 4 4 19 2
Wednesday's results
Suriname 1, Haiti 1, tie
Costa Rica 2, El Salvador 1
Boxing
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
Today's bout
At HP Pavilion, San Jose, Bobby Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Robert Frankel, Denver, 10 lightweights.
Friday's boutst
At Casino Rama, Ontario, Canada (SHO), Steve Molitor, Canada, vs. Celestino Caballero, Panama, 12, for Molitor's WBA-IBF bantamweight title; Raymond Olubowale, Canada, vs. Grzegorz Kielsa, Canada, 10, heavyweights.
At Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Ind., Eric Mitchell, Vero Beach, Fla., vs. Danny Perez, San Diego, 12, for Mitchell's USBA light middleweight title; Aaron Mitchell, Vero Breach, Fla., vs. Delray Raines, Paris, Ark., 12, middleweights.
Saturday's bouts
At Rostock, Germany, Hugo Hernan Garay, Argentina, vs. Juergen Braehmer, Germany, for Garay's WBA light heavyweight title.
At The MGM Grand, Las Vegas (HBO), Ricky Hatton, Britain, vs. Paulie Malignaggi, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for Hatton's IBO light welterweight title and Malignaggi's IBF light welterweight title; James Kirkland, Austin, Texas, vs. Brian Vera, Austin, Texas, 10, middleweights; Matthew Hatton, Britain, vs. Ben Tackie, Bronx, N.Y., 10, welterweights.
Nov. 27
At Phitsanulok, Thailand, Oleydong Sithsanerchai, Thailand, vs. Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym, Thailand, 12, for Sithsanerchai's WBC minimumweight title.
Nov. 28
At Panama City, Panama, Jorge Linares, Japan, vs. Whyber Garcia, Panama, 12, for the vacant WBA super featherweight title.
Nov. 29
At Mexico City, Edgar Sosa, Mexico, vs. Juanito Rubillar, Philippines, 12, for Sosa's WBC light flyweight title.
At Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif. (HBO), Paul Williams, Augusta, Ga., vs. Verno Phillips, Denver, 12, for the interim WBO light middleweight title; Chris Arreola, Riverside, Calif., vs. Travis Walker, Houston, 12, for Arreola's NABF heavyweight title.
Dec. 6
At Nottingham, England, Carl Froch, Britain, vs. Jean Pascal, Canada, 12, for the vacant WBC super middleweight title.
At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, vs. Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, 12, welterweights; Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, vs. Bernabe Concepcion, Philippines, 12, for Lopez's WBO super bantamweight title.
Dec. 11
At Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. (VERSUS), Steve Cunningham, Philadelphia, vs. Tomasz Adamek, Poland, 12, for Cunningham's IBF cruiserweight title; Joseph Agbeko, Bronx, N.Y., vs. William Gonzalez, Nicaragua, 12, bantamweights.
Dec. 13
At Macau, China, Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Brian Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii, 12, for Solis' IBF lightweight title.
At Mannheim, Germany (HBO), Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine, vs. Hasim Rahman, Baltimore, 12, for Klitschko's IBF-WBO-IBO heavyweight titles.
At Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Kendall Holt, Paterson, N.J., vs., Ricardo Torres, Colombia, for Holt's WBO light welterweight title; Demetrius Hopkins, Philadelphia, vs. Germaine Sanders, Chicago, 10, light welterweights; Yuri Foreman, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. James Moore, New York, 10, for Foreman's NABF light middleweight title.
At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. (VERSUS), James Toney, Sherman Oaks, Calif., vs. Tony Thompson, Silver Spring, Md., 12, heavyweights.
Dec. 20
At Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Nikolai Valuev, Russia, vs. Evander Holyfield, Atlanta, 12, for Valuev's WBA heavyweight title.
Dec. 23
At Tokyo, Daisuke Naito, Japan, vs. Shingo Yamaguchi, Japan, 12, for Naito's WBC flyweight title.
Dec. 31
At Hiroshima, Japan, Takefumi Sakata, Japan, vs. Denkaosan Kaovichit, Thailand, 12, for Sakata's WBA flyweight title.
Jan. 3
At Kanagawa, Japan, Yusuke Kobori, Japan, vs. Paulus Moses, Nambia, 12, for Kobori's WBA lightweight title; Toshiaki Nishioka, Japan, vs. Genaro Garcia, Mexico, 12, for the interim WBC super bantamweight title.
Jan. 30
At Montreal, Herman Ngoudjo, Canada, vs. Juan Urango, Miami, 12, for the vacant IBF light welterweight title.
Transactions
Baseball
American League
Cleveland Indians--Named Chuck Hernandez bullpen coach.
Kansas City Royals--Traded RHP Ramon Ramirez to Boston for OF Coco Crisp.
Seattle Mariners--Named Don Wakamatsu manager.
National League
Chicago Cubs--Purchased the contracts of RHP Mitch Atkins and RHP Justin Berg from Iowa (PCL) and RHP Marcos Mateo from Dayton (FSL).
Houston Astros--Purchased the contracts of OF Brian Bogusevic and INF Drew Sutton from Corpus Christi (Texas) and INF Tommy Manzella from Round Rock (PCL).
Milwaukee Brewers--Purchased the contracts of RHP Omar Aguilar and RHP Alex Periard from Huntsville (SL) and RHP Cody Scarpetta Helena (Pioneer). Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Rogers.
St. Louis Cardinals--Purchased the contracts of SS Tyler Greene and RHP Matt Scherer from Memphis (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Ian Ostlund on a minor league contract.
American Association
Lincoln Saltdogs--Purchased the contract of RHP Chris Cullen from Reno (GBL).
Basketball
National Basketball Association
Charlotte Bobcats--Waived F Andre Brown and F Linton Johnson.
Women's National Basketball Association
Atlanta Dream--Named Carol Ross assistant coach.
Football
National Football League
NFL--Fined Minnesota DE Jared Allen $25,000 for late hits. Reinstated Dallas CB Adam "Pacman" Jones, effective Dec. 7.
Atlanta Falcons --Waived DE Brandon Miller. Signed WR Eric Weems from the practice squad.
Cincinnati Bengals--Placed WR Antonio Chatman on injured reserve. Signed OT Dennis Roland from the practice squad.
Indianapolis Colts--Placed TE Tom Santi and CB Nick Graham on injured reserve. Signed DB Brandon Foster from the practice squad and TE Jamie Petrowski from Tennessee's practice squad. Signed DB A.J. Davis and DB Brannon Condren and WR Marques Hagans to the practice squad.
Kansas City Chiefs--Signed LB Curtis Gatewood and DE Andy Studebaker to two-year contracts, and RB Jackie Battle from the practice squad.
New Orleans Saints --Placed RB Aaron Stecker and TE Mark Campbell on injured reserve. Signed FB Darian Barnes and TB Mike Bell. Signed WR Chris Francies and RB Lavarus Giles to the practice squad.
Philadelphia Eagles --Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo to the practice squad.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers --Placed RB Earnest Graham and LB Geno Hayes on injured reserve. Signed RB Noah Herron and LB Matt McCoy.
Hockey
National Hockey League
Columbus Blue Jackets--Placed D Rostislav Klesla on injured reserve.
Ottawa Senators--Recalled C Cody Bass from Binghamton (AHL).
St. Louis Blues--Recalled F Steve Regier from Peoria (AHL).
San Jose Sharks--Assigned F Brad Staubitz to Worcester (AHL).
American Hockey League
Peoria Rivermen--Assigned G Chris Holt to Alaska (ECHL).
Syracuse Crunch--Announced Columbus (NHL) assigned RW Derek Dorsett to the team.
Toronto Marlies--Named Jim Hughes assistant coach.
ECHL
Elmira Jackals--Traded D Chris St. Croix to Las Vegas for C Chris Korchinski and C Paul McIlveen.
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
Calgary Roughnecks--Signed F Kaleb Toth to a one-year contract.
College
Bentley--Announced the retirement of Football coach Peter Yetten.
Lehman--Named Raphael Vallejo and Jhnonny Reyes assistant baseball coaches.
Methodist--Announced the resignation of women's golf coach Vici Pate, effective at the end of the 2009 season.
AREA SIGNINGS/COMMITMENTS
Baseball
Concordia-St. Paul--Marcus Fitzgerald, South St. Paul (transfer-Dakota County Technical College); Griff Kilber, Chaska
Today's odds
NCAA Football
Today's game
GEORGIA TECH 3 1/2 (40 1/2) Miami
Friday's games
TOLEDO 3 (51 1/2) Miami (Ohio)
BOWLING GREEN 3 1/2 (55 1/2) Buffalo
Fresno State 2 1/2 (49 1/2) SAN JOSE ST.
Saturday's games
TEMPLE 10 1/2 (45) E. Michigan
RUTGERS 17 1/2 (43) Army
Illinois 3 (50 1/2) N'THWSTERN
CINCINNATI 5 (49) Pittsburgh
WAKE FOREST 2 (41 1/2) Boston College
PURDUE 12 (49 1/2) Indiana
OHIO STATE 20 1/2 (44 1/2) Michigan
VIRGINIA TECH 17 (41) Duke
MARYLAND 1 (46) Florida State
N. CAROLINA 11 (45 1/2) N.C. State
KANSAS STATE 10 (64 1/2) Iowa State
VANDERBILT 3 (37) Tennessee
Arkansas 1 (42) MISSISSIPPI ST.
Akron 2 1/2 (54) OHIO
Colorado State 2 (45) WYOMING
RICE 9 (64) Marshall
NOTRE DAME 20 (49) Syracuse
Washington 7 1/2 (49) WASH. STATE
TULSA 28 1/2 (74 1/2) Tulane
OKLAHOMA 7 (77) Texas Tech
PENN ST. 14 1/2 (48) Michigan St.
Clemson 2 1/2 (41 1/2) VIRGINIA
TCU 18 (45) Air Force
CALIFORNIA 9 (53) Stanford
Louisiana Tech 7 (53 1/2) N. MEXICO ST.
Boise State 5 1/2 (63) NEVADA
East Carolina 6 1/2 (50) UAB
HOUSTON 15 1/2 (77) Texas-El Paso
UTAH 6 (53 1/2) Bringham Young
Iowa 6 (41 1/2) MINNESOTA
ARIZONA 2 1/2 (57) Oregon St.
West Virginia 7 (45 1/2) LOUISVILLE
MEMPHIS 5 (46 1/2) Central Florida
Nev.-Las Vegas 12 1/2 (58 1/2) SAN DIEGO ST.
LSU 4 (54 1/2) Mississippi
HAWAII 23 1/2 (60 1/2) Idaho
ARKANSAS ST. 4 1/2 (51) Fla. Atlantic
FLA. INTL' 6 1/2 (51 1/2) Louisiana-Monroe
MIDDLE TENN. 20 (58) North Texas
TROY 9 (65) La.-Lafayette
Sunday's game
SOUTH FLORIDA 3 (48 1/2) Connecticut
NCAA basketball
Today's games
VANDERBILT 3 Illinois
ARKANSAS 12 UC Davis
OKLAHOMA ST. 4 1/2 Tulsa
WASHINGTON 17 1/2 Fla. International
x-Rice Pick Cal Poly
BYU 30 North Florida
Iowa 9 THE CITADEL
UNLV 20 N. Arizona
x-at Provo, Utah
O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off at San Juan, Puerto Rico
First round
Virginia Tech 13 1/2 Fairfield
Xavier 6 Missouri
Memphis 20 1/2 Chattanooga
Southern Cal 7 Seton Hall
2K Sports Classic at New York
Semifinals
Duke 16 S. Illinois
UCLA 12 1/2 Michigan
NFL
Today's game
PITTSBURGH 10 1/2 (34 1/2) Cincinnati
Sunday's games
CLEVELAND 3 (50) Houston
Buffalo 3 (43 1/2) KANSAS CITY
TENNESSEE 5 (40 1/2) N.Y. Jets
MIAMI 1 1/2 (42) New England
DALLAS 10 (46 1/2) San Francisco
Tampa Bay 8 1/2 (41 1/2) DETROIT
BALTIMORE 1 (39 1/2) Philadelphia
Chicago 8 1/2 (43) ST. LOUIS
JACKSONVILLE 2 1/2 (40 1/2) Minnesota
ATLANTA 1 (42 1/2) Carolina
DENVER 9 1/2 (42 1/2) Oakland
Washington 3 1/2 (40) SEATTLE
N.Y. Giants 3 (48 1/2) ARIZONA
SAN DIEGO 3 (49) Indianapolis
Monday's game
NEW ORLEANS 2 1/2 (51 1/2) Green Bay
NBA
Today's games
BOSTON 6 Detroit
L.A. Lakers 2 1/2 PHOENIX
NHL
Today's games
NEW JERSEY -140/+120 Florida
Pittsburgh -130/+110 ATLANTA
Montreal -125/+105 OTTAWA
MINNESOTA -165/+145 Vancouver
DALLAS -130/+110 Chicago
COLORADO -135/+115 Calgary
Detroit -140/+120 EDMONTON
Washington -130/+110 LOS ANGELES
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