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COLLEGEBASKETBALL Michigan State at Iowa:4 p.m., ESPN. LSU at Missouri: 4p.m., ESPN2. Radford at Gardner Webb: 4 p.m., ESPNU. San Francisco at Gonzaga: 6 p.m., CSN-BA. Stanford at UCLA: 6p.m., ESPN. Memphis at SMU: 6p.m., ESPN2. Rutgers at Nebraska: 6p.m., ESPNU. Arizona at Oregon: 7:30p.m., PAC-12. Pepperdine at BYU: 8p.m., ESPNU. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Arizona State at Arizona: 5 p.m., PAC-12 NBA BASKETBALL Houston Rockets at New York Knicks: 5p.m., TNT. Miami Heat at Portland Trail Blazers: 7:30p.m., TNT. NHL HOCKEY San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues: 5p.m., CSN-CA. Ontheair aformerNFLquarterback in former coach Jim Har- baugh, who took over as new Michigan coach last week. The 49ers said Har- baugh and the team mu- tually agreed to part ways with one season left on his $25 million, five-year deal. The 49ers are still con- ducting interviews to find Harbaugh's replacement. They were scheduled for interviews later this week with Arizona Cardinals de- fensive coordinator Todd Bowles and Detroit defen- sive coordinator Teryl Aus- tin. Kaepernick said lead- ing into the final game of the season that he was working to tweak his off- season regimen to bounce back from a disappointing year. The Niners finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the first time in four years after three straight trips to the NFC championship game and a narrow Super Bowl loss following the 2012 season. In his second full season as a starter, the 27-year- old Kaepernick completed 289 of 478 passes for 3,369 yards and 19 touchdowns while throwing 10 inter- ceptions and taking a ca- reer-high 52 sacks. Harbaugh stuck by Kae- pernick through the strug- gles, which including a four-game losing streak featuring two tough losses to the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Se- ahawks and an embarrass- ing defeat at Oakland. Kaepernick will hardly be receiving a complete overhaul, but those work- ing with him will try to simulate pressure game situations where he has to consider his first, second, third and fourth progres- sions and "really try to put some chaos into that," Gile said. Other star NFL quarter- backs such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Pey- ton Manning have made strides working with spe- cial coaches at the posi- tion. The Sacramento Bee first reported Kaepernick would team up with War- ner this winter. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 most other quarterbacks. Two weeks ago against Detroit, Rodgers had to be carted to the locker room after aggravating the calf injury. He limped back on to the field in the middle of the third quarter, throw- ing for one score and tum- bling in from 1 yard for an- other to help lead the Pack- ers to victory and a fourth straight NFC North crown. Rodgers is such a stickler for preparation that no one in the locker room doubts the team's leader can play well without practice. "We would definitely love to be able to have that preparation, but health is the most important thing for him at this time. You've got to trust the system," re- ceiver Randall Cobb said. The injury, though, has limited Rodgers' mobility the last two weeks, which in turn has affected his trademark ability to ex- tend plays. That mobility has bailed out the Packers in potentially troublesome situations time and again in Rodgers' seven years as starter. The rest of the Packers have promised they will help pick up any slack. In the passing game, that means an offensive line that has been playing well might need to hold blocks longer to protect Rodgers in what would have other- wise been a scrambling sit- uation. Receivers who must be prepared in order to earn Rodgers' trust and targets must be even sharper on the field. "Just making sure you're creating more separa- tion and just doing every- thing you can to make sure you're running your route as well as possible, make it less (stressful for) him," rookie wideout Davante Adams said. Rodgers didn't roll out much the last two games af- ter getting hurt. The Pack- ers lined him up in shot- gun formations much of the time, even on running plays. Rodgers still dis- played his typically accu- rate arm in making quick- strike tosses on slants and other short routes. In the win against Tampa Bay, Rodgers used "no-look" passes to try to take advantage when the defense was in zone cov- erage. "Look at the No. 3 re- ceiver and throw it to No. 2. Did that a few times against Tampa, and the re- action from the defender is always fun," Rodgers said. "It's just a matter of ma- nipulating defenders with your eye control." And even with the sore calf, don't forget that Rod- gers still called for a quar- terback sneak against De- troit that led to a 1-yard score. "Well you never know when he's going to extend. He may be limited with mobility right now, but you look at last week, or the week before in Detroit, he still moved around," Cobb said. "We stress week in and week out, regardless what's going on back at quarterback (to be able) to create separation at the line of scrimmage and get open on your routes." NOTES: DT Josh Boyd (knee) and TE Brandon Bo- stick (illness) also missed practice. CB Davon House (shoulder) was limited, along with OL Josh Sit- ton for a lingering toe in- jury. ... McCarthy kept the doors open at the indoor practice field to let in the arctic air. "You didn't like it?" he joked to a reporter. "It was 22 degrees inside, so that's about what we're looking for at game time." Rodgers FROM PAGE 1 TOM LYNN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE The Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers celebrates a touchdown pass to Randall Cobb in the second half of a Dec. 28game against the Detroit Lions in Green Bay, Wis. was involved in all the cus- tomary Rose Bowl activi- ties, including the obliga- tory visit to Disneyland for the photo op with Mickey Mouse. They had essentially al- ready done their work: There had been 26 days between the team's regu- lar-season finale and the Granddaddy of Them All. That gave the Ducks plenty of time to scheme for the Seminoles and quarterback Jameis Winston. The fourth-seeded Buck- eyes were similarly pre- pared upon arrival in New Orleans, giving them time for events like a dinner that featured entertainment from a couple of alligators and a python. Adding the national championship as a 15th game presents some unique challenges for coaches and their players — like guard- ing against fatigue or injury. "I was talking to some- one earlier and they said it's been like 25 weeks. I guess it is just part of the grind. Part of our job is tak- ing care of your body and making sure you're ready to go when you're number is called," said Ohio State senior receiver Evan Spen- cer. Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer led a former team, Florida, to national cham- pionships in 2006 and 2008. There wasn't a lot of comparison he could offer. "Practices are a little dif- ferent. Those ones, we had 37 days to prepare. I re- member in '06 it was 37 or 47, some ridiculous num- ber; '06 was the first one removed from the tradi- tional bowl date," he said. This one, Meyer said, "is a one game shot that really, you have four practices in shoulder pads." Oregon was keeping ev- erything the same as dur- ing the regular season. Same practice times, same meeting schedule. The Ducks, like the Buckeyes, leave Friday for the Dal- las area. "We understand what we're playing for. But the nice thing is that guys who haven't been in a game like this — not many of us have — it makes it easier to treat it like a regular game," Or- egon center Hroniss Grasu said. Coach Mark Helfrich was one of those who called it all odd. But in a good way. "It's weird in some sense: It's obviously not just another game, but it's sort of just another week of fall. We're in school, they're not, so that's a little bit of nuance to it. But we've had a plan for this and built a plan for this last summer and our guys have done a phenomenal job of execut- ing our long-term plan," he said. "Logistically, the time of day and how we're prac- ticing, all that stuff is the same. But obviously what we're doing during that time is different from when you are in Week 1 or Week 26, or whatever it is now." Title FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFLPLAYOFFS DivisionalPlayoffs Saturday,Jan.10 Baltimore at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday,Jan.11 Dallas at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS) ConferenceChampionships Sunday,Jan.18 NFC, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) ProBowl Sunday,Jan.25 AtGlendale,Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 5 p.m. (ESPN) SuperBowl Sunday,Feb.1 AtGlendale,Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) COLLEGEFOOTBALLFBSBOWL GLANCE Thursday,Jan.1 OutbackBowl AtTampa,Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT CottonBowlClassic AtArlington,Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Cit ru sB ow l AtOrlando,Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 RoseBowl AtPasadena,Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 SugarBowl AtNewOrleans Playoff semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Friday,Jan.2 ArmedForcesBowl AtFortWorth,Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayerBowl AtJacksonville,Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 AlamoBowl AtSanAntonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 CactusBowl AtTempe,Ariz. Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 Saturday,Jan.3 Birmingham(Ala.)Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Sunday,Jan.4 GoDaddyBowl AtMobile,Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday,Jan.10 MedalofHonorBowl AtCharleston,S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. Monday,Jan.12 CollegeFootballChampionship AtArlington,Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 27 5 .844 — Clippers 23 12 .657 5½ Phoenix 21 16 .568 8½ Sacramento 14 20 .412 14 Lakers 11 24 .314 17½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 25 10 .714 — Dallas 26 11 .703 — Houston 24 11 .686 1 San Antonio 21 15 .583 4½ New Orleans 17 18 .486 8 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 27 8 .771 — Oklahoma City 17 18 .486 10 Denver 16 20 .444 11½ Utah 13 23 .361 14½ Minnesota 5 28 .152 21 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 24 10 .706 — Brooklyn 16 19 .457 8½ Boston 12 21 .364 11½ Philadelphia 5 29 .147 19 New York 5 33 .132 21 SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Atlanta 27 8 .771 — Washington 24 11 .686 3 Miami 15 20 .429 12 Charlotte 13 24 .351 15 Orlando 13 25 .342 15½ CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 25 11 .694 — Cleveland 19 17 .528 6 Milwaukee 19 18 .514 6½ Indiana 14 22 .389 11 Detroit 12 23 .343 12½ Tuesday'sgames Phoenix 102, Milwaukee 96 Detroit 105, San Antonio 104 Wednesday'sgames Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 77 Washington 101, New York 91 Charlotte 98, New Orleans 94 Houston 105, Cleveland 93 Atlanta 96, Memphis 86 Boston 89, Brooklyn 81 Utah 97, Chicago 77 Detroit 108, Dallas 95 Denver 93, Orlando 90 Phoenix at Minnesota, (n.) Oklahoma City at Sacramento, (n.) Indiana at Golden State, (n.) Lakers at Clippers, (n.) Thursday'sgames Charlotte at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Houston at New York, 5 p.m. Miami at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday'sgames Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAAMEN'STOP25 Wednesday 1. Kentucky (14-0) did not play. 2. Duke (14-0) beat Wake Forest 73-65. 3. Virginia (14-0) beat N.C. State 61-51. 4. Wisconsin (15-1) beat Purdue 62-55. 5. Louisville (14-1) beat Clemson 58-52. 6. Gonzaga (14-1) did not play. 7. Arizona (13-1) did not play. 8. Villanova (14-1) did not play. 9. Utah (13-2) beat Colorado 74-49. 10. Texas (12-3) did not play. 11. Maryland (14-2) lost to Illinois 64-57. 12. Kansas (12-2) beat No. 21 Baylor 56-55, (n.) 13. Notre Dame (15-1) did not play. 14. West Virginia (14-1) did not play. 15. Wichita State (13-2) beat Bradley 63-43. 16. Oklahoma (11-3) did not play. 17. Iowa State (11-2) did not play. 18. North Carolina (11-4) did not play. 19. Seton Hall (12-3) lost to Xavier 69-58. 20. VCU (12-3) beat Davidson 71-65. 21. Baylor (11-3) lost to No. 12 Kansas 56-55. 22. Ohio State (13-3) did not play. 23. Arkansas (12-2) did not play. 24. St. John's (11-4) did not play. 25. Old Dominion (12-1) did not play. NCAAMEN'SFARWEST Air Force 78, San Jose St. 56 NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Wednesday 1. South Carolina (14-0) did not play. 2. UConn (13-1) beat Tulsa 98-60. 3. Texas (13-0) beat West Virginia 61-55. 4. Notre Dame (14-1) did not play. 5. Baylor (13-1) did not play. 6. Louisville (14-1) did not play. 7. Tennessee (12-2) did not play. 8. North Carolina (14-1) did not play. 9. Texas A&M (14-2) did not play. 10. Kentucky (13-2) did not play. 11. Oregon State (12-1) did not play. 12. Maryland (11-2) did not play. 13. Duke (10-4) did not play. 14. Mississippi State (17-0) did not play. 15. Stanford (10-4) did not play. 16. Oklahoma State (11-2) beat Texas Tech 66-35. 17. Iowa (11-2) did not play. 18. Arizona State (13-1) did not play. 19. Nebraska (10-3) did not play. 20. Georgia (13-2) did not play. 21. Syracuse (10-4) did not play. 22. Princeton (16-0) did not play. 23. Minnesota (14-1) did not play. 24. Rutgers (11-4) beat Michigan 81-68. 25. Western Kentucky (12-2) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'SFARWEST Colorado St. 58, Wyoming 55 New Mexico 62, San Diego St. 53 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110 Vancouver 38 23 12 3 49 112 100 San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Arizona 39 15 20 4 34 92 130 Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 39 26 9 4 56 119 90 Chicago 40 26 12 2 54 124 87 St. Louis 40 24 13 3 51 124 99 Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 Dallas 39 18 15 6 42 121 128 Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 107 110 Colorado 40 16 16 8 40 103 117 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110 Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93 Detroit 40 21 10 9 51 113 101 Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 132 128 Boston 40 19 15 6 44 104 108 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97 Ottawa 39 16 15 8 40 103 107 Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94 N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112 Washington 39 21 11 7 49 118 101 N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 113 90 Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121 Philadelphia 40 15 18 7 37 108 121 New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118 Carolina 40 12 24 4 28 79 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday'sgames Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1, SO New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2 Nashville 3, Carolina 2 San Jose 4, Minnesota 3, OT Colorado 2, Chicago 0 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 St. Louis 6, Arizona 0 Detroit 4, Edmonton 2 Vancouver 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Wednesday'sgames Washington 6, Toronto 2 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Detroit at Calgary, (n.) N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, (n.) Thursday'sgames New Jersey at Boston, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Colorado, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 6 p.m. Florida at Vancouver, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday'sgames N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 6 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Tennis BRISBANEINTERNATIONAL RESULTS Wednesday At Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia Purse: Men, $494,310 (WT250);Women, $1million(Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN SecondRound Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (7), Ukraine, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7). Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Steve John- son, United States, 6-4, 7-5. Grigor Dimitrov (4), Bulgaria, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8). Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 7-6 (2), 6-1. WOMEN SecondRound Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Carla Suarez Navarro (7), Spain, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-4, 6-1. ATPWORLDTOURAIRCEL CHENNAIOPENRESULTS Wednesday At SDAT Tennis Stadium Chennai, India Purse: $458,400 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound David Goffin (4), Belgium, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (1). Gilles Muller (8), Luxembourg, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-4, 6-3. Stan Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-1, 6-4. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4. WTASHENZHENOPENRESULTS Wednesday At Longgang Tennis Center Shenzhen, China Purse: $500,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Timea Bacsinszky (8), Switzerland, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 7-5, 6-2. Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. ATPWORLDTOURQATAR EXXONMOBILOPENRESULTS Wednesday At The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex Doha, Qatar Purse: $1.195 million (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Ivo Karlovic (7), Croatia, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Jan- Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (9), 6-4. David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 7-5, 6-2. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-1. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-2. Richard Gasquet (6), France, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Jan. 8 NCAAFootball MONDAY Championship AtArlington,Texas Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog Oregon 6 (75½) Ohio St. NFL SATURDAY Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at New England 7 (48) Baltimore at Seattle 10½ (39½) Carolina SUNDAY at Green Bay 6 (53) Dallas at Denver 7 (54) Indianapolis NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog at Towson 5 Drexel at UNC Wilm. 7½ Delaware Old Dominion 8 at Marshall at Richmond 6 George Mason at Iowa 2 Michigan St. at St. Bon. 1 Dayton Northeastern 1½ at James Madison LSU 3 at Missouri Wright St. 1 at Youngstown St. at Cleveland St. 8 Oakland Hofstra 5 at Coll. of Charleston William & Mary 4½ at Elon at W. Kentucky 4 Charlotte at UTSA 5 Southern Miss. at Valparaiso 16½ Ill.-Chicago at S. Alabama 3 Appalachian St. at Middle Tenn. 6½ FIU at UAB 3 FAU Georgia St. 1 at La.-Lafayette at Texas-Ar. 6½ La.-Monroe at Texas St. 5½ UALR at Arkansas St. 2 Georgia Southern at Oregon St. 1½ Arizona St. at UTEP 6 Louisiana Tech at Gonzaga 22 San Francisco at UCLA Pk Stanford at SMU 8 Memphis at Nebraska 7 Rutgers at Portland 8½ Santa Clara at UC Riverside 2½ Cal St.-Fullerton Arizona 6½ at Oregon at UC Irvine 4½ Long Beach St. at San Diego 14 Loyola Marymount at BYU 14½ Pepperdine Denver 1 at IPFW at Furman 5 UNC Greensboro at Wofford 13½ VMI at Chattanooga 6½ W. Carolina Canisius 8 at Marist at Siena 7½ Niagara at ETSU 4 Mercer at The Citadel 4 Samford Sacramento St. 1 at North Dakota at Neb.-Omaha 2 N. Dakota St. Murray St. 6 at Tennessee Tech at SE Missouri 3½ Morehead St. E. Kentucky 1½ at UT-Martin at Jacks. St. 2½ Austin Peay at Idaho St. 4 Montana St. at N. Colorado 7½ Portland St. at Weber St. 2 Montana NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Toronto 11½ (200) Charlotte Houston 11 (192) at New York at Portland 10 (200½) Miami NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Boston -200/+170 New Jersey at Philadelphia -115/-105 Washington at Carolina -190/+165 Buffalo Chicago -145/+125 at Minnesota at St. Louis -155/+135 San Jose at Nashville -170/+150 Dallas Winnipeg -125/+105 at Arizona at Colorado -145/+125 Ottawa at Vancouver -160/+140 Florida at Los Angeles -160/+140 N.Y. Rangers Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: Designated C Dan Butler for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a one-year contract. NationalLeague ArizonaDiamondbacks: Agreed to terms with INF Nick Punto on a minor league contract. Named Robby Hammock man- ager of Mobile (SL), J.R. House manager of Visalia (Cal), Mark Grudzielanek manager of Kane County (MWL), Shelley Duncan manager of Hillsboro (NWL), Joe Mather manager of Missoula (Pioneer) and Mike Benjamin manager of the AZL Diamondbacks. AtlantaBraves: Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a two-year contract and LHP Josh Outman and C A.J. Pierzyn- ski on one-year contracts. NewYorkMets: Agreed to terms with RHP Bobby Parnell on a one-year contract. SanDiegoPadres: Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Johnson on a one-year con- tract. Designated INF-OF Jake Goebbert for assignment. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation ClevelandCavaliers: Acquired C Timofey Mozgov from Denver for two protected 2015 first-round draft picks. MiamiHeat: Recalled G Shabazz Napier from Sioux Falls (NBADL). NewYorkKnicks: Released Fs Lou Amundson and Lance Thomas and C Alex Kirk. Signed G Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract. WashingtonWizards: Waived G-F Glen Rice Jr. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague AtlantaFalcons: Announced assistant general manager Scott Pioli will take on pro and college scouting and will report to general manager Thomas Dimitroff. BaltimoreRavens: Signed LB Austin Spitler to a future contract. CarolinaPanthers: Signed TE Mike McNeill to a future contract. ChicagoBears: Signed C Taylor Boggs to a future contract. ClevelandBrowns: Signed C Braxston Cave to a future contract. DetroitLions: Signed DT Xavier Proctor, DE Roy Philon, DB Nate Hess, LB Jerrell Harris, Tes Jordan Thompson and Emil Igwenagu and Wrs Andrew Peacock and Skye Dawson to future contracts. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 2 B