NATIONAL CONFERENCE

NORTH W L T Pct PF PA

Vikings 7 5 0 .583 287 260

Chicago 6 6 0 .500 281 268

Green Bay 5 7 0 .417 334 295

Detroit 0 12 0 .000 203 393

East W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 11 1 0 .917 352 206

Dallas 8 4 0 .667 299 260

Washington 7 5 0 .583 208 222

Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249

South W L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 280 200

Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 231

Atlanta 8 4 0 .667 298 242

New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 337 301

West W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 7 5 0 .583 338 313

San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 262 313

Seattle 2 10 0 .167 216 311

St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 159 360

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

North W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 269 170

Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 292 190

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 213 247

Cincinnati 1 10 1 .125 151 310

East W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268

New England 7 5 0 .583 277 255

Miami 7 5 0 .583 253 257

Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 276 259

South W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175

Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 257 250

Houston 5 7 0 .417 282 310

Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 241 270

West W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 7 5 0 .583 292 319

San Diego 4 8 0 .333 290 274

Oakland 3 9 0 .250 172 265

Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 216 340

WEEK 14

Today's game

Oakland at San Diego, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday's games

Vikings at Detroit, noon

Cleveland at Tennessee, noon

Houston at Green Bay, noon

Atlanta at New Orleans, noon

Jacksonville at Chicago, noon

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, noon

Miami vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 3:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:15 p.m.

Monday's game

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 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):

Thursday's game

Oakland at San Diego--Raiders: OUT: LB Ricky Brown (groin), C Jake Grove (calf). QUESTIONABLE: WR Ronald Curry (ankle), WR Ashley Lelie (headache). PROBABLE: LB Jon Alston (ankle), S Rashad Baker (elbow), G Cooper Carlisle (ankle), DE Kalimba Edwards (hip), T Cornell Green (knee), TE Zach Miller (groin), WR Chaz Schilens (ankle). Chargers: DOUBTFUL: LB Marques Harris (hamstring), RB Mike Tolbert (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: S Clinton Hart (shoulder). PROBABLE: DE Luis Castillo (groin), CB Antonio Cromartie (hip), G Kris Dielman (illness), WR Malcom Floyd (shoulder).

Sunday's games

Atlanta at New Orleans--Falcons: DNP: S Erik Coleman (quadricep), CB Brent Grimes (knee, quadricep), T Todd Weiner (knee). LIMITED: DT Jonathan Babineaux (shoulder), T Sam Baker (hip, back), K Jason Elam (left hip), WR Brian Finneran (hamstring), DT Grady Jackson (knee), WR Laurent Robinson (hamstring). Saints: DNP: S Kevin Kaesviharn (neck). FULL: LB Troy Evans (knee), RB Mike Karney (knee).

Cincinnati at Indianapolis--Bengals: OUT: QB Carson Palmer (right elbow). DNP: DE Eric Henderson (neck), WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back), LB Rashad Jeanty (shin), CB David Jones (knee), S Chinedum Ndukwe (foot), DE Antwan Odom (shoulder), RB Chris Perry (hamstring), TE Ben Utecht (foot). LIMITED: T Levi Jones (hamstring). Colts: DNP: CB Antoine Bethea (not injury related), LB Gary Brackett (fibula), DT Keyunta Dawson (hamstring), DE Dwight Freeney (not injury related), LB Tyjuan Hagler (knee), CB Tim Jennings (not injury related), DE Robert Mathis (not injury related), S Bob Sanders (knee), C Jeff Saturday (calf), WR Reggie Wayne (not injury related).

Cleveland at Tennessee--Browns: OUT: TE Kellen Winslow (ankle). DNP: RB Charles Ali (ribs), LB Beau Bell (knee), DT Shaun Smith (calf), WR Syndric Steptoe (ankle), DE Corey Williams (shoulder). LIMITED: TE Darnell Dinkins (ankle). Titans: DNP: CB Cortland Finnegan (hamstring), CB Nicholas Harper (ankle), QB Vince Young (right thumb).

Dallas at Pittsburgh--Cowboys: DNP: T Flozell Adams (not injury related), WR Miles Austin (knee), RB Marion Barber (toe), T Marc Colombo (not injury related), LB Greg Ellis (not injury related), CB Mike Jenkins (hamstring), WR Terrell Owens (not injury related), LB Zach Thomas (not injury related), LB DeMarcus Ware (knee). FULL: WR Isaiah Stanback (shoulder). Steelers: DNP: DE Brett Keisel (knee), DE Travis Kirschke (back), RB Willie Parker (knee, shoulder), S Troy Polamalu (calf), DE Aaron Smith (knee), T Marvel Smith (back), CB Deshea Townsend (not injury related), WR Hines Ward (not injury related). LIMITED: QB Ben Roethlisberger (knee). FULL: CB Bryant McFadden (forearm).

Houston at Green Bay--Texans: DNP: S Nick Ferguson (knee), DE Anthony Weaver (knee), CB Eugene Wilson (ankle). FULL: WR David Anderson (achilles), QB Matt Schaub (knee), LB Chaun Thompson (hamstring). Packers: OUT: S Atari Bigby (shoulder), CB Patrick Lee (knee). LIMITED: RB Brandon Jackson (quadricep), DE Aaron Kampman (illness), DE Jeremy Thompson (ankle), C Scott Wells (concussion), CB Charles Woodson (toe), RB DeShawn Wynn (calf). FULL: T Chad Clifton (knees), RB Ryan Grant (thumb), RB John Kuhn (knee), S Aaron Rouse (ankle).

Jacksonville at Chicago--Jaguars: OUT: CB Rashean Mathis (knee). DNP: TE Greg Estandia (foot), DT John Henderson (illness), RB Greg Jones (ankle), RB Fred Taylor (not injury related). LIMITED: DT Tony McDaniel (toe). Bears: OUT: S Mike Brown (not injury related). DNP: DT Anthony Adams (foot), LB Lance Briggs (not injury related), DT Dusty Dvoracek (biceps), DT Tommie Harris (not injury related), LB Hunter Hillenmeyer (achilles), C Olin Kreutz (not injury related), RB Jason McKie (quadricep), DE Adewale Ogunleye (shoulder).

Kansas City at Denver--Chiefs: DNP: LB Donnie Edwards (knee, hamstring), CB Patrick Surtain (quadricep). LIMITED: DE Tamba Hali (ankle), G Adrian Jones (ankle), C Rudy Niswanger (ankle), C Wade Smith (ankle), LB Patrick Thomas (hamstring). Broncos: DNP: DE Ebenezer Ekuban (back), S Marlon McCree (ankle). LIMITED: CB Champ Bailey (groin). FULL: G Ben Hamilton (wrist), RB Peyton Hillis (hip), WR Chad Jackson (ankle), LB Spencer Larsen (groin, hip), WR Brandon Marshall (hip), DT Kenny Peterson (achilles), RB P.J. Pope (ribs), DT Dewayne Robertson (knee, knee), LB Nate Webster (knee), LB D.J. Williams (knee), RB Selvin Young (groin).

Miami at Buffalo--Dolphins: OUT: G Justin Smiley (ankle). Bills: DNP: QB Trent Edwards (groin), DE Chris Ellis (ankle), CB Jabari Greer (knee), DE Chris Kelsay (not injury related), TE Robert Royal (hamstring). LIMITED: DE Copeland Bryan (foot), LB Teddy Lehman (hamstring). FULL: DE Aaron Schobel (foot), S Donte Whitner (shoulder).

Minnesota at Detroit--Vikings: DNP: G Anthony Herrera (not injury related), RB Adrian Peterson (not injury related), DE Brian Robison (knee). LIMITED: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), DT Letroy Guion (ankle), T Artis Hicks (elbow), T Bryant McKinnie (ankle), TE Garrett Mills (ankle), S Darren Sharper (ankle), S Madieu Williams (shoulder). Lions: DNP: DT Chuck Darby (calf), LB Alex Lewis (pectoral), QB Dan Orlovsky (right hand), DT Cory Redding (knee), QB Drew Stanton (concussion), DE Dewayne White (calf). LIMITED: WR Shaun McDonald (ankle), G Stephen Peterman (knee), CB Keith Smith (groin), RB Kevin Smith (ankle).

New England at Seattle--Patriots: DNP: LB Vince Redd (ankle), LB Adalius Thomas (forearm), DE Ty Warren (groin), WR Kelley Washington (thigh), LB Pierre Woods (jaw). LIMITED: LB Tedy Bruschi (knee), CB Ellis Hobbs (shoulder), RB LaMont Jordan (calf), DE Richard Seymour (knee). FULL: C Dan Koppen (elbow). Seahawks: Practice not complete.

New York Jets at San Francisco--Jets: LIMITED: CB Ahmad Carroll (foot), WR Laveranues Coles (thigh), LB David Harris (groin), S Eric Smith (head). FULL: WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder), DE Shaun Ellis (back), LB Jason Trusnik (knee). 49ers: Practice not complete

Philadelphia at New York Giants--Eagles: DNP: G Shawn Andrews (back), RB Correll Buckhalter (knee). FULL: G Todd Herremans (knee, ankle), CB Asante Samuel (neck), TE L.J. Smith (hamstring), T Tra Thomas (knee, groin), RB Brian Westbrook (knee, ankle). Giants: DNP: LB Jonathan Goff (hamstring), CB Corey Webster (back). LIMITED: C Shaun O'Hara (knee), DT Fred Robbins (shoulder). FULL: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (neck).

St. Louis at Arizona--Rams: DNP: CB Tye Hill (knee). LIMITED: DE Victor Adeyanju (neck), WR Donnie Avery (hip), WR Keenan Burton (knee), LB Chris Draft (foot), RB Steven Jackson (thigh), LB Gary Stills (back), LB Will Witherspoon (shoulder). Cardinals: DNP: LB Clark Haggans (foot), LB Pago Togafau (knee), S Matt Ware (head). LIMITED: WR Anquan Boldin (back), CB Roderick Hood (ribs), C Lyle Sendlein (back), S Adrian Wilson (shoulder).

Washington at Baltimore--Redskins: DNP: DE Andre Carter (foot), LB Alfred Fincher (not injury related), LB London Fletcher (foot), DT Kedric Golston (ankle), DT Cornelius Griffin (shoulder, abdomen), G Pete Kendall (knee), RB Clinton Portis (knee, neck), T Chris Samuels (knee), CB Shawn Springs (calf), G Randy Thomas (neck), LB Marcus Washington (ankle). Ravens: DNP: T Jared Gaither (shoulder), S Ed Reed (thigh), CB Samari Rolle (thigh), CB Fabian Washington (shoulder). LIMITED: G David Hale (ankle), WR Derrick Mason (shoulder), LB Bart Scott (shoulder).

Monday's game

Tampa Bay at Carolina--Buccaneers (Estimation: did not practice Wednesday): DNP: DT Jovan Haye (knee). LIMITED: DE Gaines Adams (hip), QB Brian Griese (right elbow), WR Ike Hilliard (shoulder), TE Alex Smith (ankle). Panthers: DNP: LB Adam Seward (ankle), DE Hilee Taylor (calf). FULL: CB Ken Lucas (head).

Colleges

Men's basketball

BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE

#1 North Carolina 98, #13 Michigan State 63

#15 Wake Forest 83, Indiana 58

Maryland 75, Michigan 70

Northwestern 73, Florida St. 59

Penn State 85, Georgia Tech 83

MIAC

Augsburg 76, Hamline 73

St. John's 81, Bethel 73

St. Thomas 74, Concordia-Moorhead 63

NONCONFERENCE

Elmhurst 67, Wis.-La Crosse 54

Southwest Minnesota State 96, Northwestern (Iowa) 63

Wis.-River Falls 64, Viterbo 53

TOP 25

#3 Pittsburgh 78, Duquesne 51

#10 Tennessee 87, UNC Asheville 69

#14 Xavier 81, Auburn 74

#16 Syracuse 88, Cornell 78

MIDWEST

Drake 75, Lincoln, Pa. 50

Iowa St. 71, N. Iowa 66, OT

Kansas 100, New Mexico St. 79

Missouri St. 59, Ark.-Little Rock 37

Nebraska 80, Alabama St. 51

Ohio 75, Tulsa 63

Toledo 57, Massachusetts 56

EAST

Akron 63, Niagara 59

Boston U. 75, Harvard 59

Cent. Connecticut St. 67, Delaware 61

Columbia 84, Wagner 69

Hofstra 60, Fordham 40

Miami (Ohio) 68, Temple 52

New Hampshire 57, Colgate 54

Providence 86, Brown 62

Rhode Island 85, Northeastern 72

Rutgers 66, Rider 62

Siena 75, Loyola, Md. 68

Towson 82, UMBC 65

Yale 76, Holy Cross 66

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 65, Furman 60

East Carolina 99, UNC Wilmington 85

Fla. International 67, Florida Memorial 41

Grambling St. 98, Southern, NO 53

Hampton 62, Georgia St. 53

High Point 73, N.C. Central 64

Ill.-Chicago 74, Vanderbilt 55

Kentucky 103, Lamar 61

Longwood 79, James Madison 76

New Orleans 49, Tulane 39

Old Dominion 65, Richmond 62

Presbyterian 56, Coastal Carolina 53, OT

UAB 78, South Florida 77, OT

VMI 92, Winthrop 74

West Virginia 80, Mississippi 78

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 80, Texas Southern 61

Cent. Arkansas 73, William Woods 53

North Texas 68, Sam Houston St. 66

Texas AM-Corpus Christi 84, St. Edward's 70

Texas St. 110, SW Assemblies of God 65

Texas Tech 72, Wichita St. 69

FAR WEST

Air Force 67, N. Illinois 55

BYU 92, Weber St. 62

Boise St. 86, Wyoming 85

E. Washington 63, Portland 58

Long Beach St. 80, Pepperdine 61

San Diego St. 73, N. Colorado 62

Utah 95, Oregon 81

TCU at Colorado, 10 p.m.

UNLV at Fresno St., 10 p.m.

Santa Clara at San Jose St., 10 p.m.

San Francisco at Cal Poly, 10:30 p.m.

DePaul at California, 10:30 p.m.

CS Bakersfield at Pacific, 10:30 p.m.

UC Davis at Sacramento St., 10:35 p.m.

Women's basketball

ACC/BIG TEN, NONCONFERENCE

#2 North Carolina 72, #18 Ohio State 63

Georgia Tech 70, #21 Michigan State 57

Florida State 73, Penn State 60

MIAC

Concordia-Moorhead 62, St. Thomas 48

Gustavus 77, Carleton 53

Hamline 65, Augsburg 61

Macalester 65, St. Mary's 50

St. Benedict 73, Bethel 36

St. Catherine 75, St. Olaf 61

NONCONFERENCE

Wis.-Eau Claire 67, Minn.-Duluth 52

Wis.-River Falls 71, Viterbo 48

TOP 25

#1 Connecticut 96, Holy Cross 37

#6 Oklahoma 69, Creighton 49

#14 Auburn 95, North Carolina AT 74

#24 Pittsburgh 66, Duquesne 47

#25 Arizona State 73, UC Davis 59

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 72, Detroit 42

Butler 70, Evansville 59

Cleveland St. 70, Akron 54

Dayton 59, Cincinnati 56

Ill.-Chicago 53, Florida Atlantic 40

Illinois St. 80, W. Illinois 49

Missouri 70, Toledo 50

N. Illinois 58, N. Iowa 46

St. Francis, Pa. 61, Youngstown St. 54, OT

UMKC 61, Tulsa 55

Wis.-Green Bay 80, Missouri St. 56

EAST

Army 69, Albany, N.Y. 54

Boston U. 81, Brown 54

Georgetown 58, Fordham 46

Harvard 81, New Hampshire 58

Lafayette 59, Penn 55, OT

Maine 54, Robert Morris 52

Northeastern 56, Rhode Island 53

Providence 75, Massachusetts 63

Quinnipiac 73, Hartford 61

Sacred Heart 81, Stony Brook 42

St. John's 52, Monmouth, N.J. 48

Temple 65, Dartmouth 29

Towson 62, Bucknell 51

UMBC 85, Navy 77

West Virginia 88, Mercyhurst 38

SOUTH

Alabama 67, UCF 53

Arkansas 76, Memphis 69

Coll. of Charleston 71, S. Carolina St. 62

Florida 77, UAB 75

Georgia 72, Tennessee Tech 46

Georgia Southern 80, High Point 69

Kennesaw St. 64, Troy 58

Mercer 79, S.C.-Upstate 75

Mississippi St. 72, Louisiana Tech 42

Morgan St. 71, La Salle 70

Richmond 56, Va. Commonwealth 48

Wake Forest 74, South Carolina 57

SOUTHWEST

Ark.-Little Rock 66, Southern Miss. 44

Lamar 69, LSU-Shreveport 56

Texas St. 96, Paul Quinn 60

FAR WEST

Denver 69, Colorado St. 53

Idaho St. 83, Montana Western 60

Loyola Marymount 86, Cal Poly 77

Oregon St. 82, San Francisco 66

Pacific 68, Portland St. 50

UC Irvine 54, Sacramento St. 53

UCLA 104, CS Bakersfield 57

Washington 67, Pepperdine 53

Football

SOUTH

Louisiana-Lafayette 42, Middle Tennessee 28

NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday's games

Richmond (10-3) at Appalachian State (11-2), 11 a.m.

Weber State (10-3) at Montana (12-1), 1 p.m.

Villanova (10-2) at James Madison (11-1), 2:30 p.m.

New Hampshire (10-2) at Northern Iowa (11-2), 6 p.m.

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS

SEMIFINALS

Saturday's games

Minn.-Duluth (13-0) at California, Pa. (12-1), 11 a.m.

North Alabama (12-1) at Northwest Missouri State (12-1), 3 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Dec. 13

At Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Ala.

Semifinal winners, noon

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday's games

Cortland State (11-1) at Mount Union (12-0), 11 a.m.

Wheaton, Ill. (10-2) at Franklin (11-1), 11 a.m.

Wartburg (10-2) at Wis.-Whitewater (11-1), Noon

Washington & Jefferson (11-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-1), Noon

MIAC ALL-CONFERENCE

First Team Offense

Augsburg: Jordan Berg, sr., QB; Royce Winford, sr., WR; Brandon Rudenick, sr., C. Bethel: Logan Flannery, so., RB; Mike Ervin, sr., G. Carleton: Shane Henfling, sr., QB; Matt Frank, sr., WR; Steve Ramey, sr., utility. Concordia-Moorhead: Cory Johnson, sr., RB; Billy Oehlers, sr., G. Gustavus: Chad Arlt, sr., WR; Jared Thelemann, sr., G. Hamline: Derall King, so., T. St. John's: Dan Gamache, sr., L; Russ Gliadon, sr., K. St. Thomas: Ben Wartman, so., RB; Tom Knowles, sr., TE; Josh Ostrue, jr., C

First Team Defense

Bethel: Aaron Mills, sr., DE; Darin Schwarze, sr., ILB; Cory Svihla, so., OLB; Tim Cornish, jr., CB. Carleton: John Hanks, sr., DE; Drew Ziller, sr., FS. Concordia-Moorhead: Travis Aufderheide, jr., DT; Tom Flynn, sr., OLB. Gustavus: Tony Palma, jr., ILB; Joe Welch, jr., S. St. John's: Mike Schumacher, sr., DL; Ryan Wimmer, jr., ILB; Derek Stifter, sr., CB. St. Olaf: Michael Williams, sr., DE; Matt Nelson, sr., P. St. Thomas: Zach Sturm, jr., OLB; Brady Ervin, jr., S

Second Team Offense

Augsburg: Jason Potts, sr., RB; Muneer Al-Hameed, so., WR; Mike Struss, sr., T. Bethel: Alex King, sr., TE; Carleton: Brad Eckelmann, so., T. Concordia-Moorhead: Jesse Nelson, sr., QB; John M. Anderson, jr., T; Carl Hauser, jr., K. Gustavus: Ray Wilson, sr., RB; Michael Klayum, sr., T. Hamline: James Leary, sr., QB; Alex Garza, so., T; Alex House, so., utility. St. John's: Ben Vanderheyden, jr., WR. St. Olaf: Coty Watkins, sr., RB; John Schantzen, jr., T. St. Thomas: Fritz Waldvogel, fr., WR; Justyn Helgeson, jr., T

Second Team Defense

Augsburg: Donavon Bates, sr., OLB; Garrett Adamson, sr., FS. Carleton: Nick Cesarek, sr., CB. Concordia-Moorhead: Clinton Strother, sr., DE; Xavier Carroll, jr., CB. Gustavus: Brian Berglund, sr., NT; Ethan Armstrong, sr., CB. Hamline: Mike Labore, jr., OLB. St. John's: Joe Luke, sr., DL; Nick Kotsmith, sr., OLB; Bobby Klint, jr., FS. St. Olaf: Adam Concannon, jr., ILB. St. Thomas: Jacob Lewis, jr., NT; Andrew Pafko, sr., DE; Tommy Becker, jr., ILB; Tony Danna, so., ILB; A.C. Clouthier, jr., P

Jim Christopherson Award (MVP): Royce Winford, Augsburg. Mike Stam Award (top interior lineman): Travis Aufderheide, Concordia-Moorhead. Coach of the Year: Kurt Ramler, Carleton

Men's hockey

WCHA W L T Pts

GOPHERS 6 1 3 15

Colorado College 6 3 1 13

MSU-Mankato 5 3 2 12

Wisconsin 5 5 2 12

Denver 5 4 1 11

Alaska Anchorage 4 4 2 10

North Dakota 4 5 1 9

Minn.-Duluth 3 4 3 9

St. Cloud State 3 5 0 6

Michigan Tech 1 8 1 3

Note: Two points for win, one point for tie.

Overall: Colorado College 9-4-3, Denver 9-5-1, MSU-Mankato 8-3-3, GOPHERS 7-2-5, St. Cloud State 8-6-0, Alaska Anchorage 7-5-2, Wisconsin 7-7-2, Minn.-Duluth 6-4-4, North Dakota 5-8-1, Michigan Tech 2-11-1.

Friday's games

Denver at Michigan Tech, 6:07 p.m.

Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin, 7:07 p.m.

St. Cloud State at MSU-Mankato, 7:37 p.m.

Minn.-Duluth at Colorado College, 8:37 p.m.

Nonconference

North Dakota at Harvard, 6 p.m.

Saturday's games

Denver at Michigan Tech, 6:07 p.m.

Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin, 7:07 p.m.

St. Cloud State at MSU-Mankato, 7:07 p.m.

Minn.-Duluth at Colorado College, 8:07 p.m.

Nonconference

North Dakota at Harvard, 6 p.m.

CHA W L T Pts

Bemidji State 2 2 0 4

Robert Morris 1 0 1 3

Ala.-Huntsville 1 2 1 3

Niagara 1 1 0 2

Overall: Niagara 5-6-1, Bemidji State 5-7-0, Robert Morris 3-7-2, Ala.-Huntsville 2-5-1.

Friday's games

Niagara at Robert Morris, 6:05 p.m.

Ala.-Huntsville at Bemidji State, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday's games

Ala.-Huntsville at Bemidji State, 7:05 p.m.

Nonconference

Robert Morris vs. Ohio State at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

MIAC W L T Pts

St. Olaf 4 0 0 8

Hamline 2 0 0 4

St. Thomas 2 0 0 4

Augsburg 2 2 0 4

Bethel 2 2 0 4

Gustavus 2 2 0 4

St. Mary's 1 2 1 3

Concordia 0 3 1 1

St. John's 0 4 0 0

Overall: Hamline 7-2-0, St. Olaf 6-2-0, Bethel 5-3-1, Gustavus 5-3-0, St. Thomas 3-4-1, Augsburg 2-5-0, St. Mary's 1-6-1, Concordia 1-7-1, St. John's 1-7-0.

Friday's games

Gustavus at Bethel, 7 p.m.

St. Olaf at Concordia, 7 p.m.

St. Thomas at St. John's, 7 p.m.

Hamline at St. Mary's 7:05 p.m.

Saturday's games

St. Olaf at Concordia, 2 p.m.

St. John's at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

Bethel at Gustavus, 7:05 p.m.

St. Mary's at Hamline, 7:15 p.m.

NCHA W L T Pts

Wis.-Superior 4 0 0 8

St. Norbert 3 1 0 6

St. Scholastica 2 2 0 4

Wis.-Eau Claire 2 2 0 4

Wis.-Stevens Point 2 2 0 4

Wis.-Stout 2 2 0 4

Wis.-River Falls 1 3 0 2

Lake Forest 0 4 0 0

Overall: Wis.-Superior 10-1-1, St. Norbert 9-2-0, Wis.-Stevens Point 8-2-0, St. Scholastica 7-3-1, Wis.-Eau Claire 7-2-0, Wis.-Stout 7-4-0, Lake Forest 3-8-0, Wis.-River Falls 2-6-1.

Friday's games

St. Scholastica at Wis.-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.

Lake Forest at Wis.-River Falls, 7:05 p.m.

St. Norbert at Wis.-Stout, 7:30 p.m.

Wis.-Superior at Wis.-Stevens Point, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday's games

Lake Forest at Wis.-Stout, 3 p.m.

Wis.-Superior at Wis.-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.

St. Norbert at Wis.-River Falls, 7:05 p.m.

St. Scholastica at Wis.-Stevens Point, 7:30 p.m.

MCHA W L T Pts

Adrian 6 0 0 12

Marian 4 2 0 8

Finlandia 4 2 0 8

Lawrence 3 3 0 6

Milwauke School of Eng. 3 2 0 6

Concordia (Wis.) 1 4 0 2

Minn.-Crookston 1 5 0 2

Northland 1 5 0 2

Overall: Adrian 8-1-1, Marian 4-5-2, Finlandia 4-4-0, Lawrence 3-7-0, Concordia (Wis.) 1-7-0, Milwaukee School of Engineering 4-3-1, Northland 1-8-0, Minn.-Crookston 1-9-0.

Tuesday's result

Milwaukee School of Engineering 4, Concordia (Wis.) 0

Friday's games

Concordia (Wis.) at Marian, 7 p.m.

Adrian at Milwaukee School of Engineering, 7:05 p.m.

Lawrence at Northland, 7:05 p.m.

Finlandia at Minn.-Crookton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday's games

Adrian at Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2 p.m.

Lawrence at Northland, 2:05 p.m.

Finlandia at Minn.-Crookton, 3 p.m.

Marian at Concordia (Wis.), 7 p.m.

Women's hockey

WCHA W L T SW PTS

Wisconsin 10 0 2 1 23

GOPHERS 10 1 1 1 22

St. Cloud State 6 5 1 1 14

Minn.-Duluth 5 5 2 0 12

North Dakota 5 4 1 0 11

MSU-Mankato 3 8 1 1 8

Ohio State 3 9 0 0 6

Bemidji State 0 10 0 0 0

Note: Two points for win, one point for tie, one extra point for winning shootout.

Overall: Wisconsin 16-0-2, GOPHERS 13-2-1, Minn.-Duluth 9-5-2, St. Cloud State 9-5-2, North Dakota 8-5-1, MSU-Mankato 6-9-1, Ohio State 5-11-0, Bemidji State 1-11-2.

Today's game

Exhibition

Team USA at MSU-Mankato, 7:07 p.m.

Friday's games

GOPHERS at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Wisconsin, 2:07 p.m.

Bemidji State at Minn.-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

Saturday's games

GOPHERS at North Dakota, 4:07 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Wisconsin, 2:07 p.m.

Bemidji State at Minn.-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

MIAC W L T Pts

Concordia 4 0 0 8

Gustavus 4 0 0 8

St. Thomas 4 0 0 8

Bethel 3 1 0 6

St. Benedict 2 2 0 4

St. Olaf 1 3 0 2

Hamline 0 2 0 0

St. Catherine 0 2 0 0

Augsburg 0 4 0 0

St. Mary's 0 4 0 0

Overall: St. Thomas 6-0-0, Concordia 5-1-0, Gustavus 5-1-0, St. Benedict 4-2-0, Hamline 4-4-0, Bethel 3-4-0, St. Catherine 2-4-1, St. Olaf 1-4-1, St. Mary's 1-6-0, Augsburg 0-6-0.

Friday's games

Concordia-Moorhead at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.

Bethel at Gustavus, 7 p.m.

St. Benedict at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

St. Catherine at Augsburg, 7:05 p.m.

St. Mary's at Hamline, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday's games

St. Thomas at St. Benedict, 7 p.m.

Concordia-Moorhead at St. Olaf, 2 p.m.

Gustavus at Bethel, 7 p.m.

Hamline at St. Mary's, 7:15 p.m.

Augsburg at St. Catherine, 7:05 p.m.

NCHA W L T Pts

Wis.-Superior 3 0 0 6

Wis.-River Falls 3 1 0 6

Wis.-Stevens Point 3 1 0 6

Lake Forest 2 2 1 5

Wis.-Eau Claire 1 0 1 3

Concordia (Wis.) 0 3 2 2

Finlandia 0 5 0 0

Overall: Wis.-Eau Claire 5-1-2, Wis.-River Falls 5-1-0, Lake Forest 4-3-1, Wis.-Superior 5-3-0, Wis.-Stevens Point 4-1-1, Concordia (Wis.) 1-5-2, Finlandia 0-7-0.

Tuesday's result

Concordia (Wis.) 4, Lake Forest 4, OT

Friday's games

Wis.-Eau Claire at Concordia (Wis.), 7 p.m.

Wis.-River Falls at Lake Forest, 7 p.m.

Saturday's games

Wis.-River Falls at Concordia (Wis.), 2 p.m.

Wis.-Eau Claire at Lake Forest, 2 p.m.

Wis.-Stevens Point at Wis.-Superior, 2 p.m.

Women's soccer

COLLEGE CUP

Friday's semifinals at Cary, N.C.

Notre Dame (25-0-0) vs. Stanford (22-1-1), 3:30 p.m.

North Carolina (23-1-2) vs. UCLA (22-0-2), 6 p.m.

Sunday's championship

Semifinals winners, 1 p.m.

Volleyball

NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT

AUSTIN REGIONAL

Friday's first round

at University of Minnesota

UNI (25-8) vs. Iowa State (19-12), 5 p.m.

(6) GOPHERS (26-6) vs. North Dakota State (24-3), 7 p.m.

at American U.

(11) Oregon (23-8) vs. Delaware (19-15), 4 p.m.

American U. (24-8) vs. North Carolina (21-10), 6 p.m.

at Texas

Wichita State (29-1) vs. Rice (23-7), 4:30 p.m.

(3) Texas (25-2) vs. Lamar (17-11), 6:30 p.m.

at UCLA

San Francisco (22-7), Duke (24-8), 7:30 p.m.

(14) UCLA (20-10) vs. LSU (18-9), 10 p.m.

Saturday's second round

at University of Minnesota

First round winners, 7 p.m.

at American U.

First round winners, 5 p.m.

At Texas

First round winners, 4:30 p.m.

At UCLA

First round winners, 9 p.m.

NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT

ELITE EIGHT

at Concordia-St. Paul

Today's quarterfinals

Match 1: Cal St. San Bernardino (28-3) vs. California, Pa. (40-1), noon

M2: Nova Southeastern (24-11) vs. Truman State (32-7), 2:30 p.m.

M3: Grand Valley State (32-3) vs. Armstrong Atlantic (28-6), 5 p.m.

M4: New Haven (31-3) vs. Concordia-St. Paul (34-1), 7:30 p.m.

Friday's semifinals

W1 vs. W2, 5 p.m.

W3 vs. W4, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday's championship

Semfinal winners, 7 p.m.

Golf

PGA Tour

QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

First-round scores at La Quinta, Calif. Played on PGA West, Nicklaus Tournament Course (par 72, 7,204 yards); PGA West, TC Stadium Course (par 72, 7,300 yards). Purse: $1,057,500.

Major Manning 33-32--65T

Craig Kanada 31-34--65J

Joey Lamielle 34-31--65J

Bryan DeCorso 34-32--66T

Mark Brooks 32-34--66T

Jeff Gallagher 33-33--66J

Troy Kelly 32-34--66T

Steve LeBrun 34-32--66J

Jason Dufner 32-34--66J

Oskar Bergman 35-32--67J

Matthew Richardson 32-35--67J

Brian Stuard 36-31--67T

Ted Oh 33-34--67J

Jay Williamson 34-33--67J

Ryan Hietala 33-34--67J

Erick Justesen 30-37--67J

Kent Jones 32-35--67T

Bob Heintz 34-33--67J

Matt Every 34-34--68J

Roger Tambellini 35-33--68J

John Riegger 33-35--68J

Michael Bradley 35-33--68J

Ted Purdy 35-33--68T

Leif Olson 36-32--68T

Tyler Aldridge 34-34--68J

Joe Durant 34-34--68J

Bryce Molder 34-34--68J

Daniel Summerhays 35-33--68T

James Driscoll 33-35--68J

Scott Dunlap 33-35--68J

Todd Demsey 34-34--68T

Patton Kizzire 33-35--68T

Jason Enloe 35-33--68T

Keith Huber 35-33--68T

Jon Mills 34-34--68J

Garrett Osborn 34-35--69J

Chris Stroud 35-34--69T

Patrick Sheehan 34-35--69T

Geoffrey Sisk 35-34--69T

Gavin Coles 35-34--69J

Neal Lancaster 36-33--69J

Rodney Butcher 32-37--69J

Webb Simpson 35-34--69T

Scott Gardiner 35-34--69J

Jay Delsing 34-35--69T

D.J. Brigman 34-35--69T

James Nitties 35-34--69T

Robert Garrigus 37-32--69J

Jimmy Walker 33-36--69T

Robert Gamez 35-34--69T

Garrett Willis 35-34--69T

Harrison Frazar 34-35--69J

Brian Smock 34-35--69J

Jonas Blixt 33-36--69T

Vance Veazey 36-33--69J

Y.E. Yang 35-34--69J

David Branshaw 34-36--70J

Jim Rutledge 36-34--70T

Jeff Hart 34-36--70T

Kris Cox 34-36--70J

Marco Dawson 36-34--70T

Glen Day 35-35--70T

Gary Woodland 35-35--70T

Diego Vanegas 34-36--70T

Ryan Cobb 36-34--70J

Brian Vranesh 34-36--70J

Jeff Curl 35-35--70T

Henrik Bjornstad 33-37--70T

Drew Laning 35-35--70J

Mathias Gronberg 36-34--70T

Guy Boros 35-35--70T

Chris Smith 38-32--70T

Wil Collins 34-36--70T

Brennan Webb 33-37--70J

Derek Fathauer 36-34--70J

David Skinns 35-35--70T

Jhonattan Vegas 34-36--70J

Justin Walters 36-34--70J

Hunter Haas 36-35--71J

Matt Jones 36-35--71T

Josh Broadaway 34-37--71J

Scott Sterling 34-37--71J

Chris Riley 36-35--71T

Adam Bland 36-35--71T

Willie Wood 34-37--71J

Steven Taylor 36-35--71T

James Oh 34-37--71T

Troy Merritt 35-36--71J

Carlos Franco 34-37--71J

Jeff Gove 37-34--71T

Rich Barcelo 36-35--71T

Stuart Deane 35-36--71J

Dustin Risdon 35-36--71T

Tommy Gainey 37-34--71T

Bubba Dickerson 36-35--71T

Robert Damron 36-35--71J

Kent Eger 36-35--71T

Josh Teater 34-37--71J

Alex Aragon 38-33--71J

Martin Flores 37-34--71J

Aaron Watkins 36-35--71J

James Drew 38-33--71T

Jim Herman 36-35--71T

Hiroshi Iwata 38-34--72T

Bob May 35-37--72T

Steve Friesen 36-36--72J

Chris Tidland 37-35--72T

Sonny Skinner 37-35--72T

Notah Begay III 37-35--72J

Matthew Borchert 35-37--72J

Brad Elder 37-35--72J

Paul Gow 35-37--72J

B.J. Staten 33-39--72T

David Berganio, Jr. 37-35--72T

Andrew Bonhomme 37-35--72T

Ricky Barnes 33-39--72J

Spencer Levin 36-36--72J

Tag Ridings 35-37--72T

Frank Lickliter II 35-37--72J

Steve Wheatcroft 37-35--72T

Jason Knutzon 38-34--72T

Scott Fawcett 38-34--72J

Lee M. Williamson 37-35--72J

Dustin White 37-35--72J

S.S. Hong 37-35--72T

Charles Warren 34-39--73J

Steve Allan 35-38--73J

Brad Golden 38-35--73J

Martin Piller 36-37--73J

Seung-su Han 38-35--73T

Derek Lamely 36-37--73T

Michael Putnam 39-34--73J

Jesse Mueller 38-35--73T

Sang-moon Bae 34-39--73J

Paul Stankowski 38-35--73T

Olin Browne 39-34--73T

David Hearn 36-37--73T

Gary Christian 37-36--73T

Dave Schultz 36-37--73J

Nick Beach 35-38--73J

Richard T. Lee 35-38--73T

Won Joon Lee 37-37--74T

Jason Day 36-38--74T

John Huston 37-37--74J

Tom Gillis 37-37--74T

Jason Gore 39-35--74J

Brandon Brown 36-38--74J

Jerod Turner 38-37--75J

Chip Sullivan 37-38--75T

Joseph Sykora 36-39--75J

Kevin Stadler 38-37--75T

Andrew Buckle 37-38--75J

Sal Spallone 40-35--75J

Andrew Dresser 35-40--75J

Casey DeVoll 40-35--75T

David Robinson 35-40--75T

Richard Johnson 39-37--76T

Jonathan Fricke 40-36--76J

Michael Sims 38-38--76T

Camilo Benedetti 37-39--76T

Kevin Johnson 39-38--77J

Brian Duncan 40-37--77T

Dong Yi 39-38--77T

Soccer

European Champions League

FIRST ROUND

Top two teams in each group advance

Third-place teams advance to UEFA Cup

Home teams listed first; x-advanced to second round

GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts

AS Roma 5 3 0 2 10 6 9

Chelsea 5 2 2 1 7 4 8

Bordeaux 5 2 1 2 5 9 7

CFR Cluj 5 1 1 3 4 7 4

Tuesday's games

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 5 2 2 1 7 5 8

Panathinaikos 5 2 1 2 7 7 7

Anorthis 5 1 3 1 8 7 6

Werder Bremen 5 0 4 1 5 8 4

Tuesday's games

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

x-Barcelona 5 4 1 0 16 5 13

x-Sporting Lisbon 5 3 0 2 7 8 9

Shakhtar Donetsk 5 2 0 3 8 5 6

Basel 5 0 1 4 2 15 1

Tuesday's games

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

x-Atletico Madrid 5 3 2 0 9 4 11

x-Liverpool 5 3 2 0 8 4 11

Marseille 5 1 0 4 5 7 3

PSV Eindhoven 5 1 0 4 4 11 3

Tuesday's games

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

x-Manchester Utd 5 2 3 0 7 1 9

x-Villareal 5 2 3 0 9 5 9

Aalborg 5 1 2 2 7 12 5

Glasgow Celtic 5 0 2 3 2 7 2

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

x-Lyon 5 3 2 0 12 7 11

x-Bayern Munich 5 3 2 0 9 2 11

Fiorentina 5 0 3 2 4 8 3

Steaua Bucharest 5 0 1 4 3 11 1

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

x-Arsenal 5 3 2 0 11 3 11

x-Porto 5 3 0 2 7 8 9

Dynamo Kiev 5 1 2 2 3 4 5

Fenerbahce 5 0 2 2 4 10 2

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

x-Juventus 5 3 2 0 7 3 11

x-Real Madrid 5 3 0 2 7 6 9

Zenit 5 1 2 2 4 4 5

BATE 5 0 2 3 3 8 2

Dec. 10

Juventus vs. BATE Borisov, 1:45 p.m.

Real Madrid vs. Zenit St. Petersburg, 1:45 p.m.

Boxing

Fight schedule

National TV in parentheses

Friday's bout

At Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Luis Carlos Abregu, Argentina, vs. David Estrada, Chicago, 10, welterweights.

Saturday's bouts

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. Sergio Medina, Argentina, 12, for Lopez's WBO junior featherweight title; Victor Ortiz, Oxnard, Calif., vs. Jeffrey Resto, Bronx, N.Y., 12, for Ortiz's NABO junior welterweight 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. 12

At Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, Urbano Antillon, Maywood, Calif., vs. Juan Ramon Cruz, Puerto Rico, 10, super featherweights; Brain Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii, vs. Benjie Garci, San Diego, 10, flyweights.

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

Boston Red Sox--Agreed to terms with 2B Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract. Named Pam Greeley director, media relations.

Seattle Mariners--Named Rick Adair pitching coach and John Wetteland bullpen coach. Agreed to terms with 1B Russell Branyan on a one-year contract.

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks--Named Brett Butler manager, Mike Parrott pitching coach and Rick Burleson hitting coach for Reno (PCL); Alan Zinter hitting coach for Visalia (Cal); Andy Abad hitting coach for Yakima (NWL); and Jason Hardtke hitting coach for Missoula (Pioneer).

Chicago Cubs--Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Fox on a minor-league contract. Named Louie Eljaua special assistant to the general manager.

Houston Astros--Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Hampton on a one-year contract. Named Marc Bombard manager and Ron Jackson hitting coach for Round Rock (Texas); Eric Montague trainer for Lancaster (Cal); Wes Clements manager for Lancaster (SAL); Tom Lawless manager and Pete Rancourt hitting coach for Lexington (SAL); Jim Pankovits manager for Tri-City (NYP), Omar Lopez manager, Rick Aponte pitching coach, D.J. Boston hitting coach and Gordy McKenzie instructor for the Astros (GCL); and Luis Martinez manager, Fermin Ward assistant pitching coach, Juan Zapata outfield instructor, Vidal Robles trainer, Osiris Ramirez assistant trainer and Geremias Guzman strength and conditioning coach for the Astros (Dominican).

Milwaukee Brewers--Named Don Money manager, Chris Bosio pitching coach and Sandy Guerrero coach for Nashville (PCL); Bob Miscik manager, John Curtis pitching coach and Jim Lett coach for Huntsville (SL); Jeff Isom manager, Chris Hook pitching coach, Matt Erickson coach, Aaron Hoback trainer and Jake Marx strength and conditioning coach for Wisconsin (MWL); Jimmy Gentry trainer and Nick Miller strength and conditioning coach for Helena (Pioneer); Kenny Dominguez coach for the Brewers (Arizona); and Lee Tunnell pitching coordinator.

New York Mets--Agreed to terms with RHP Nelson Figueroa, LHP Adam Bostick, INF Andy Green and C Rene Rivera on minor-league contracts.

Pittsburgh Pirates--Named Marc DelPiano special assistant to the general manager.

St. Louis Cardinals--Agreed to terms with LHP Trever Miller on a one-year contract.

San Diego Padres--Named Jimmy Jones pitching coach of the Padres (Arizona).

San Francisco Giants--Agreed to terms with RHP Bob Howry on a one-year contract.

American Association

Pensacola Pelicans--Signed LHP Brent Solich.

Basketball

National Basketball Association

Toronto Raptors--Fired coach Sam Mitchell. Named Jay Triano coach.

Women's National Basketball Association

Washington Mystics--Named Lisa Ciaravella strength and conditioning coach.

Football

National Football League

Cincinnati Bengals--Signed LB Victor Hobson. Released DE Ben Ishola from the practice squad.

Green Bay Packers--Waived P Derrick Frost. Signed P Jeremy Kapinos.

Indianapolis Colts--Signed LB Rufus Alexander from Minnesota's practice squad. Waived DB Brandon Foster and signed him to the practice squad. Waived WR Taj Smith from the practice squad.

Minnesota Vikings --Signed DT Jimmy Kennedy. Signed S Roderick Rodgers to the practice squad.

New England Patriots--Signed LB Rosevelt Colvin. Signed LB Angelo Craig to the practice squad.

New Orleans Saints--Signed DE Rob Ninkovic from Miami's practice squad and S Terrence Holt.

New York Giants--Signed DT Leger Douzable from the practice squad. Signed OL Mike Fladell and WR Micah Rucker to the practice squad.

Philadelphia Eagles--Placed G Max Jean-Gilles on injured reserve. Signed T Chris Patrick from the practice squad. Signed G Tala Esera to the practice squad.

San Francisco 49ers--Signed LB Justin Roland to the practice squad.

Seattle Seahawks--Placed C Chris Spencer on injured reserve. Signed OT Na'Shan Goddard from the N.Y. Giants practice squad. Released QB Travis Lulay. Signed G Erik Robertson to the practice squad.

St. Louis Rams--Released LB Kelly Poppinga from the practice squad. Signed WR Joel Filani to the practice squad.

Hockey

National Hockey League

Anaheim Ducks--Traded LW Joakim Lindstrom to Phoenix for D Logan Stephenson and assigned Stephenson to Iowa (AHL).

Carolina Hurricanes--Fired coach Peter Laviolette. Named Paul Maurice coach and Ron Francis associate coach.

Nashville Predators--Assigned F Jed Ortmeyer to Milwaukee (AHL).

New Jersey Devils--Sent D Anssi Salmela to Lowell (AHL). Recalled D Jay Leach from Lowell.

Phoenix Coyotes--Assigned LW Joakim Lindstrom to San Antonio (AHL).

San Jose Sharks--Recalled RW Tom Cavanagh from Worcester (AHL). Reassigned RW Riley Armstrong to Worcester.

American Hockey League

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins--Recalled G Curtis Darling from Wheeling (ECHL).

ECHL

Bakersfield Condors--Acquired C Brett Pilkington from Trenton for future considerations. Signed F Nick Pernula.

Las Vegas Wranglers--Loaned F Mike Hamilton to Houston (AHL).

Reading Royals--Announced D Patrick Wellar has been returned from Hershey (AHL).

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League

Minnesota Swarm--Signed D Kevin Ross and F Tyler Worden.

College

Missouri Valley Conference--Named Eddie Jackson coordinator of men's basketball officials, effective for the 2009-10 season.

Buffalo State--Named Jerry Boyes Football coach.

Eastern Mennonite--Named Lester Zook men's and women's interim track and field coach.

Stillman--Named L.C. Cole Football coach.

UNC Wilmington--Fired volleyball coach Jennifer McCall.

Today's odds

NCAA basketball

Today's games

Valparaiso 5 YOUNGSTOWN ST.

Connecticut 15 BUFFALO

OKLAHOMA 9 Southern Cal

KENT ST. Pk Saint Mary's, Calif.

VA. COMMONWEALTH 10 1/2 W. Michigan

CLEVELAND ST. 2 Butler

WIS.-GREEN BAY 8 Wright St.

WIS.-MILWAUKEE 7 Detroit

TEXAS 5 1/2 Calif.-Los Angeles

WASHINGTON 6 Oklahoma St.

Coll. of Charleston 3 1/2 ELON

UNC GREENSBORO 9 1/2 The Citadel

Murray St. 1 1/2 E. KENTUCKY

MOREHEAD ST. Pick Tenn.-Martin

Austin Peay 8 1/2 SE MISSOURI

E. ILLINOIS 1 Tennessee St.

MONTANA 7 Denver

NCAA Football

Today's game

RUTGERS 10 (51) Louisville

Friday's game

Mid-American Conference Championship

At Detroit

Ball State 14 1/2 (61) Buffalo

Saturday's game

x-Navy 10 1/2 (44 1/2) Army

CONNECTICUT 3 (46 1/2) Pittsburgh

WEST VIRGINIA 7 (47) South Florida

CALIFORNIA 35 1/2 (51 1/2) Washington

Southern Cal 33 (47 1/2) UCLA

ARIZONA 10 1/2 (50) Arizona State

Cincinnati 7 (50 1/2) HAWAII

TROY 11 1/2 (54 1/2) Arkansas State

FLA. INT'L 7 1/2 (48 1/2) W. Kentucky

x-Philadelphia

Conference USA Championship

TULSA 13 (65 1/2) East Carolina

Atlantic Coast Conference Championship

at Tampa, Fla.

Boston College pick (39) Virginia Tech

Southeastern Conference Championship

at Atlanta

Florida 9 1/2 (51 1/2) Alabama

Big 12 Championship

at Kansas City, Mo.

Oklahoma 16 1/2 (79) Missouri

NFL

Today's game

SAN DIEGO 9 1/2 (42 1/2) Oakland

Sunday's games

INDIANAPOLIS 13 1/2 (41 1/2) Cincinnati

CHICAGO 6 1/2 (40) Jacksonville

GREEN BAY 5 1/2 (47) Houston

TENNESSEE 13 1/2 (37 1/2) Cleveland

DETROIT off (off) Minnesota

BALTIMORE 5 (36) Washington

N.Y. Giants 7 (43) Philadelphia

NEW ORLEANS 3 (52) Atlanta

N.Y. Jets 4 (44 1/2) SAN FRAN.

x-Buffalo 1 (42) Miami

DENVER 9 (49) Kansas City

ARIZONA 14 (48 1/2) St. Louis

PITTSBURGH 3 (40) Dallas

New England 4 1/2 (43) SEATTLE

x-Toronto

Monday's game

CAROLINA 3 (38) Tampa Bay

Off key

NBA

Today's games

DALLAS 5 Phoenix

DENVER 3 San Antonio

NHL

Today's games

PHILADELPHIA -140/+120 New Jersey

MONTREAL -155/+135 N.Y. Rangers

WASHINGTON -180/+160 N.Y. Islanders

CAROLINA -125/+105 Pittsburgh

Boston -150/+130 TAMPA BAY

Buffalo -120/+100 FLORIDA

DETROIT -240/+200 Vancouver

NASHVILLE -140/+120 Colorado

PHOENIX -145/+125 Toronto

SAN JOSE -300/+240 Columbus

Boxing

Saturday's bout at Las Vegas

Welterweights

Oscar De La Hoya -200/+170 Manny Pacquiao

Home team in capital letters.

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