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Wednesday NBA— Warriors at Hawks, 4 p.m., CSNBA NCAA — Marquette at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Washington St. at UCLA, 8 p.m., CSNBA Bowls — Military Bowl 11:30 a.m., ESPN; Texas Bowl, 3 p.m., ESPN; Alamo Bowl, 6:15 p.m., ESPN Sports 1B Wednesday December 29, 2010 Webb, Vikings upset Eagles 24-14 AP Source: 49ers interview Softli for GM vacancy SANTA CLARA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers team president and CEO Jed York interviewed Tony Softli on Tuesday as the first known candidate to fill the team’s vacant general manager position, a person with knowl- edge of the situation told The Associated Press. Softli, a former personnel executive with the Caroli- na Panthers and St. Louis Rams, met Tuesday with York. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the matter. York fired coach Mike Singletary late Sunday after a 25-17 loss at St. Louis eliminated the 49ers (5-10) from playoff con- tention, their eighth straight year out of the postseason. York vowed to turn his team back into a contender, starting by hiring a GM. That person will choose Sin- gletary’s successor. San Francisco has been without a general manager since Scot McCloughan’s abrupt departure last March that York called a ‘‘mutual part- ing.’’ McCloughan wound up with the division rival Seattle Seahawks, while Trent Baalke took over foot- ball operations for the Niners. York said Baalke, vice president of player personnel, MCT photo Eagles' Michael Vick lies on the ground after fumbling the football that resulted in a touchdown for the Vikings during the second quarter in Philadelphia, Penn.,Tuesday. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles got their bye a week early — and not the way they wanted. Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start filling in for an injured Brett Favre, and the lowly Min- nesota Vikings stunned Michael Vick and the NFC East champion Eagles 24-14 in the NFL’s first Tuesday game since 1946. Adrian Peterson ran for 118 yards and a score, helping the Vikings (6-9) knock Philadelphia out of contention for a first-round playoff bye. The Eagles (10-5) could’ve secured a first-round bye with a vic- tory over the Vikings and Dallas and with a loss by either Chicago or Atlanta next week. Now the Eagles are locked into the NFC’s No. 3 seed and will host the No. 6 seed on Jan. 8 or 9. Their final game against the Cowboys is meaningless in the standings, so it’s Scoreboard NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct PF PA y-New Eng. 13 2 0 .867 480 306 x-N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 297 Miami WL T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 368 Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 385 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 336 316 Houston 5 10 0 .333 356 410 North WL T Pct PF PA x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223 x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 263 Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 291 Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 382 West WL T Pct PF PA y-Kan. City 10 5 0 .667 356 295 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 294 Raiders 7 8 0 .467 379 361 Denver 4 11 0 .267 316 438 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WL T Pct PF PA y-Philad. 10 5 0 .667 426 363 N.Y. Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 333 Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 360 Dallas South 5 10 0 .333 380 423 WL T Pct PF PA x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 278 x-New Orl. 11 4 0 .733 371 284 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 305 Carolina 2 13 0 .133 186 377 North WL T Pct PF PA y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 276 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 237 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 268 328 Detroit West 5 10 0 .333 267 339 5 10 0 .333 342 356 WL T Pct PF PA St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 312 Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 401 49ers Arizona 5 10 0 .333 282 396 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Thursday’s Game Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3 Saturday’s Game Arizona 27, Dallas 26 Sunday’s Games Kansas City 34, Tennessee 14 St. Louis 25, San Francisco 17 Chicago 38, N.Y. Jets 34 Baltimore 20, Cleveland 10 7 8 0 .467 266 295 Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 276 387 South New England 34, Buffalo 3 Detroit 34, Miami 27 Washington 20, Jacksonville 17, OT Indianapolis 31, Oakland 26 Denver 24, Houston 23 Cincinnati 34, San Diego 20 Green Bay 45, N.Y. Giants 17 Tampa Bay 38, Seattle 15 Minnesota at Philadelphia, ppd., snow Monday’s Game New Orleans 17, Atlanta 14 Tuesday’s Game Minnesota 24, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 2 Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Miami at New England, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 1:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 1:15 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 1:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 5:20 p.m. MOVES By The Associated Press BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Suspended Milwaukee G Earl Boykins one game for making intentional contact with a game official in a Dec. 27 game against Atlanta. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed G-F Alonzo Gee. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Placed S Shann Schillinger on injured reserve. BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Paul Hub- bard from the practice squad. Placed OL Cordaro Howard on injured reserve. Signed WR Rod Windsor to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed RB Brian Leonard on injured reserve. Claimed CB David Pender off waivers from Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Claimed DB Mike Richardson off waivers from Kansas City.Waived DB David Pender. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released WR Kevin Curtis and OL Eric Ghiaciuc. Signed OL Allen Barbre and LB Mike Rivera. NEW YORK JETS—Waived DL Matt Kroul. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DE Maurice Fountain to the practice squad. Traditions (530) 527-0247 Trophy Make it Matter… (T.T.) likely Vick and most of the starters will rest. Two days after a winter storm forced a postponement, there was- n’t even a snowflake visible at the Linc. The game was switched from Sunday because of a howl- ing storm that dumped about a foot of snow in the area — per- haps a good idea considering Philadelphia’s history of snow- ball-throwing fans. But 42 years after fans got a bum rap for tossing snowballs at Santa — the man in the costume said it was playful pelting — the Eagles said snowballs didn’t factor in the decision to move the game. ‘‘There were a lot of issues con- sidered, but that was absolutely not among them,’’ said Pamela Brown- er White, the Eagles senior vice president of public affairs and gov- ernment relations. Nine days after rallying from a 21-point deficit in the final 7:18 to beat the New York Giants on DeSean Jackson’s 65-yard punt return on the final play, there would be no miracle at the Linc for the Eagles. Vick, selected as the NFC Pro Bowl starter shortly before the game, mostly struggled after his 3- yard TD pass to Clay Harbor in the first quarter gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead. He lost two fumbles, threw an interception and was sacked six times. Trailing 17-7 to start the fourth quarter, the Eagles cut the deficit to 3 when Vick scored on a 10-yard TD run. But the Vikings answered on the ensuing drive. Peterson ran in from the 1 to put Minnesota up 24-14 with 6:43 left. The Pro Bowl running back showed no signs of the right knee injury that had him listed as questionable. Favre was inactive for the Vikings because of a concussion, missing his second game in three weeks after an NFL-record 297 consecutive regular-season starts. would be considered for the GM job. York planned to spend this week and next week focused on his search for a general manager. The 49ers finish the season at home Sunday against Arizona, but haven’t had a win- ning season since their last trip to the playoffs in 2002. Promoted defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will coach the season finale for a team picked by many to win the NFC West before the season began. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area was first to report Softli has interviewed. Warriors beat 76ers for third straight win OAKLAND (AP) — Monta Ellis’ right ankle was hurting and his shot wasn’t falling. That’s normally trouble for Golden State. Instead of collapsing, Ellis’ teammates picked up the scoring slack for one of the few times this season while the reigning Western Conference player of the week perfected his passing. Ellis had 22 points and a season-high 12 assists, David Lee added 21 points and 16 rebounds and Gold- en State won its third straight, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 110-95 on Monday night. ‘‘That’s what good teams do, they fill in for one another,’’ said Lee, who recorded his 12th double-dou- ble of the season. ‘‘(Ellis) was hurting a little bit today and with good reason. He’s been logging a lot of min- utes and he’s been carrying a big load for us, so tonight I tried to be more aggressive offensively, Stef (Curry) hit some shots and Dorell had a good game.’’ The Warriors made a season-high 15 3-pointers against the 76ers, getting five from Wright and four from Curry. Curry finished with 17 points, including seven straight during a decisive run in the fourth quar- ter when Golden State (12-18) pulled away. NC State tops WVU in Champs Sports Bowl ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If this was Russell Wil- son’s football finale, he sure made the most of it. Wilson threw for 275 yards and two touch- downs, leading North Car- olina State past No. 22 West Virginia 23-7 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Tuesday night. The Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading passer this season now has to decide whether to make an early move toward a professional baseball career or come back to lead the Wolpack again next year. ‘‘I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to play football and baseball my whole life,’’ Wilson said. ‘‘If it happens in the future that I can still do that, or if it doesn’t, what- ever, but I know that play- ing for Coach (Tom) O’Brien and playing for N.C. State — whether I do come back or not — has been a great opportunity and a great blessing. ‘‘I’m very passionate about N.C. State and N.C. State football, and I will always be.’’ Wilson also had 41 yards rushing, Josh Cza- jkowski made three field goals and the Wolfpack (9- MCT photo N.C. State's David Akinniyi (97) holds up the ball after recovering a West Virginia fumble during the second half of the Champs Sports Bowl,Tuesday, at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. 4) won nine games for the first time since 2002. Geno Smith had 196 yards passing and an injured Noel Devine ran for 50 yards for the Moun- taineers (9-4), whose five second-half turnovers ended any hopes of a cheerful send off for some of Bill Stewart’s staff. Stewart is being slowly Congratulations Athletes of the Week! moved out as coach, with Dana Holgorsen, Okla- homa State’s offensive coordinator, taking over at the same position next year at West Virginia before moving into Stew- art’s job in 2012. The game was current offen- sive coordinator Jeff Mullen’s last game. How it will all work remains a mystery. ‘‘I don’t mean to be a wise (guy), but this is not the time to talk about next year,’’ Stewart said. ‘‘I just finished a bowl game. I’ll see them Jan. 9 and we’ll start preparation then for 2011.’’ Instead, this one was a coronation for someone else. WE DELIVER YOUR PERSONALIZED AWARDS We DELIVER…Memories! Check out prices and ideas @ www.trophytraditions.com