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COLLEGEMEN'S BASKETBALL Cent. Conn. at Connecticut: 9:30a.m.,ESPNU. Diamond Head Classic Conso- lation: 11:30a.m., ESPNU. Diamond Head Classic Semifi- nal: 1:30p.m., ESPNU. Illinois at Missouri: 4p.m., ESPN2. Utah Valley at Louisville: 4 p.m., ESPNU. Las Vegas Classic Third Place: 5p.m., FS1. Diamond Head Classic Semifi- nal: 6p.m., ESPN2. Pepperdine vs. Portland: 6 p.m., ESPNU. Loyola M. at Gonzaga: 6p.m., CSN. Las Vegas Classic Champion- ship: 7:30p.m., FS1. St. Mary vs. S. Clara: 8p.m., CSN. Diamond Head Classic Conso- lation: 8:30p.m., ESPNU. NBA BASKETBALL Sacramento Kings at Indiana Pacers: 4p.m., CSN. Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors: 7:30p.m., CSNBA. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Poinsettia Bowl Boise State vs. N. Illinois: 1:30p.m., ESPN. GoDaddy Bowl Georgia South. vs. Bowling Green: 5p.m., ESPN. Ontheair Murraygothischance.He hasn't looked back since. "I just think I've been able to be in there and be involved and been able to learn that way as opposed to maybe being on the side- lines," Murray said. "Being out there while the bullets are flying and learning that way, that's been the differ- ence." If there's a knock on Oakland's running game, it's in the lack of consis- tency. Murray has been limited to 50 yards or fewer six times this season. The Raiders are 1-5 in those games. "I definitely think for me individually I have a lot of room for improve- ment," Murray said. "A lot of things I want to get bet- ter at, maybe plays that I feel like I left on the field. I always believed in my abil- ities, I always believed if I'm on the field I can make plays and do good things. I'll continue to do that." Note: Because of the short week, coach Jack Del Rio scrapped plans for a full practice and instead went with a walk-through. That should help some of the team's veteran play- ers such as safety Charles Woodson, who has been nursing a shoulder injury since Week 1. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 ferent players. McCaffrey is the first Stanford player to win the award since it was first handed out in 1998 and first running back to win it since one of his football he- roes, Southern California's Reggie Bush, did it in 2005. "This award is a testa- ment to all the efforts and support of my teammates, coaches, staff and the en- tire Stanford football pro- gram," McCaffrey said in a statement to the AP on Tuesday. The 200-pound sopho- more was a revelation this season and, like Bush, dis- played an ability to dom- inate games in various ways. He ran for 1,847 yards (second-most in the na- tion behind Henry) and eight touchdowns, caught a team-best 41 passes for 540 yards and four scores and averaged 28.9 yards per kickoff return with an- other score. He also threw two touchdown passes. "What is Christian Mc- Caffrey? The answer is football player," Stanford coach David Shaw said in a recent interview. "It's not running back. It's not receiver. It's not returner. It's football player. What do you need for him to do?" Add it all up and McCaf- frey set the NCAA record for all-purpose yards with 3,496 this season, break- ing the mark of 3,250 set by Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders in 1988. McCaffrey played two more games than Sanders though he had fewer total touches when he passed the record. "You can say he had the best year in the history of college football," Shaw said. McCaffrey, who is the son of former Stanford and NFL receiver Ed McCaf- frey, can also kick and punt though he admits without much consistency. "(In high school) I had one 60 yard punt and I had one negative-3-yard punt," he said. Shaw said he is confi- dent McCaffrey could hold his own on defense if nec- essary. "One day we needed some guys to flip over and be on the scout team," Shaw said. "And he flipped over and jumped over at corner. And the back pedal was natural. The plant and dive was natural. The flip- ping the hips to run deep was natural. He could be phenomenal at that posi- tion, too." McCaffrey led the Cardi- nal (11-2) to a Pac-12 cham- pionship and their third Rose Bowl appearance in the last four year. Stanford will play Iowa on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. His record-breaking sea- son will make him one of the favorites to win the Heisman heading into the 2016 season. It will be a high standard to match, but McCaffrey said he has plenty left to prove. "I'm not satisfied at all with the season, my per- sonal season," he said. "All the great players you ask always expect greatness. There's definitely a lot of work to be done. A lot of room for improvement." McCaffrey FROM PAGE 1 100 percent health-wise," he said. "But I'm getting better and building some strength. I'm going to keep going. I still have symp- toms that I'm learning to deal with." Kerr has missed the first 27 games of the season be- cause of a fluid leak caused by offseason spinal surgery, which has sapped his en- ergy and made him prone to frequent headaches. But he said "things are moving in the right direction" with his health and that the big- gest challenge now is not just preparing to coach again, but do so for the en- tire remainder of the long campaign. "Just the energy that it takes not for just one game, but the course of the sea- son — that's the challenge, all the travel," he said. "So I'm planning on traveling to Houston and Dallas af- ter Christmas and keep going from there. We'll see where it takes us — I don't have a target date. I just want to keep going and keep getting stronger and keep feeling better." Taking over a practice for Walton, and then con- ducting a 13-minute me- dia session, was another step in the process. Kerr has had only fleeting me- dia contact since it was announced Oct. 1 that he would be taking a leave of absence. Asked how much he has improved since that date, he smiled and said, "I don't know … 27.4 percent? I still have somewhat of a sense of humor. It's hard to say. It's been sort of up and down. But this has been a really good week, and that's the main thing. I have to keep that going. "My back is fine, it's not the back," he added. "It's the repercussions of other things. I don't know anybody else who's been through this, so it's hard to call anybody for advice. I've got a good gauge for what it takes, having coached last year and knowing my body, knowing what I'm feeling. Nobody's holding me back. I'm trying to be practical and make sure I'm doing the right thing. I want to be ready for the long haul." Said Stephen Curry: "Having Coach kind of test it out, he looks good, he looks energized. I don't re- ally know how he feels in- side, but he's got his pres- ence and his voice." Kerr seemed happy that he could return a favor for Walton on the latter's own tough day at practice. "Luke showed up and wasn't feeling well," he said. "I was going to be part of it anyway. But he went home. It was just nat- ural to step in and do it." Kerr said that not be- ing able to coach his team coming off a championship "is probably the most frus- trating thing I've ever gone through. But as I've told you guys, this is life. Peo- ple get sick, things happen. Youhavetohealandrecover and that's what I'm doing." He lauded not only the job Walton has done, but the entire coaching staff and the players for taking on added responsibility in his absence. He maintained he was not surprised that Walton took command of the situation so ably, how- ever. "I didn't expect 26-1, but just observing Luke, I think he got very comfort- able in this gig about 10 games in, and that was im- pressive," Kerr said. "That was quick, but he's a fast learner and the guy loves the game, the players love him, and he's a natural. So it doesn't surprise me he's done as well as he has and will continue to do so." That said, Kerr admit- ted he wasn't particularly happy with the way the Warriors played in their victory over Milwaukee last Friday and called a film session Monday to go over shortcomings he has been spotting. "I was disappointed in the first-half effort defen- sively and the attention to detail," he said. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 his team's 2-for-14 perfor- mance on third down. Gabbert said the long- yardage situations are dif- ficult to convert. "They know what we're trying to do on third- and-15. We're trying to get to the (first-down) sticks, so that's the coverage that they're going to play," Gab- bert said. "They're going to drop everybody right there at the marker and make you throw underneath so they can rally and make a tackle." For the season, the 49ers rank 30th in the league, converting 30 per- cent of their third downs. Since Gabbert became the starter Week 9, the offense has converted just 25 per- cent. The 49ers are 2-4 with Gabbert under center. One of Gabbert's favorite third-down options is run- ning back Shaun Draughn, who entered the starting lineup the same day Gab- bert replaced Kaepernick against the Falcons on Nov. 8. Draughn is Gabbert's second-most targeted op- tion behind receiver An- quan Boldin. Draughn suffered a knee injury in the first half of Sunday's game and did not return. He had an MRI at Stanford University Medical Center. The 49ers added running back Du- Juan Harris from the Ra- vens practice squad Tues- day, waiving Travaris Ca- det to make room on the roster. Draughn's status for Sunday's game against the Lions is unknown. He's been an unlikely source of production after San Fran- cisco lost its top three run- ning backs to start the season to injuries: Carlos Hyde (foot), Reggie Bush (knee) and Mike Davis (hand). Draughn has 263 yards rushing and 175 receiv- ing as the starting run- ning back over the past six games. Davis returned to prac- tice this week after being placed on short-term in- jured reserve following surgery, but he is not eligi- ble to play until the season finale against the Rams on Jan. 3. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259 Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257 Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356 San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-NEngland 12 2 0 .857 435 269 N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272 Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336 Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380 Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287 Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360 Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269 x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 San Francisco4 10 0 .286 202 339 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362 N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358 Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 0 01.000 449 278 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353 New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 350 432 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265 Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272 Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363 Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday's game Detroit 35, New Orleans 27 Thursday, Dec. 24 San Diego at Oakland, 5:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26 Washington at Philadelphia, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Ne w E ng la nd a t N .Y. J et s, 1 0 a .m . Indianapolis at Miami, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Detroit, 10 a.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 Cincinnati at Denver, 5:30 p.m. NFL LEADERS WEEK 15 SCORERS Nonkickers TD Rus Rec Ret X2 Pts Baldwin, SEA 13 0 13 0 0 78 Beckham Jr., NYG 13 0 13 0 0 78 A. Robinson, JAX 13 0 13 0 0 78 Eifert, CIN 12 0 12 0 0 72 D. Freeman, ATL 12 10 2 0 0 72 Dav. Johnson, ARI 12 7 4 1 0 72 Je. Hill, CIN 11 10 1 0 1 68 Gronkowski, NWE 11 0 11 0 0 66 B. Marshall, NYJ 11 0 11 0 0 66 An. Brown, PIT 10 0 9 1 2 64 De. Hopkins, HOU 10 0 10 0 1 62 BOWL SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron 23, Utah State 21 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Toledo 32, Temple 17 Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia South- ern (8-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Golden State 26 1 .963 — Clippers 16 13 .552 11 Phoenix 12 18 .400 151/2 Sacramento 11 17 .393 151/2 Lakers 5 23 .179 211/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 24 5 .828 — Dallas 15 13 .536 81/2 Memphis 16 14 .533 81/2 Houston 15 14 .517 9 New Orleans 8 19 .296 15 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 19 9 .679 — Utah 12 14 .462 6 Denver 11 17 .393 8 Minnesota 11 17 .393 8 Portland 11 19 .367 9 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 18 12 .600 — Boston 15 13 .536 2 New York 14 15 .483 31/2 Brooklyn 8 20 .286 9 Philadelphia 1 29 .033 17 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 18 12 .600 — Miami 16 11 .593 1/2 Orlando 16 12 .571 1 Charlotte 15 12 .556 11/2 Washington 12 14 .462 4 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 18 7 .720 — Indiana 16 11 .593 3 Detroit 17 12 .586 3 Chicago 15 11 .577 31/2 Milwaukee 11 18 .379 9 Monday's games Washington 113, Sacramento 99 Boston 113, Minnesota 99 Orlando 107, New York 99 Brooklyn 105, Chicago 102 Houston 102, Charlotte 95 Atlanta 106, Portland 97 San Antonio 106, Indiana 92 Utah 110, Phoenix 89 Oklahoma City 100, Clippers 99 Tuesday's games Memphis 104, Philadelphia 90 Toronto 103, Dallas 99 Detroit 93, Miami 92 Lakers 111, Denver 107 Wednesday's games New York at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 4 p.m. Houston at Orlando, 4 p.m. Memphis at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Dallas at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NBA LEADERS Through Dec. 20 SCORING G FG FT Pts Avg Curry, GOL 27 283 161 858 31.8 Harden, HOU 28 230 263 798 28.5 Durant, OKC 21 192 129 566 27.0 James, CLE 24 241 128 635 26.5 George, IND 26 218 163 681 26.2 Westbrook, OKC 27 236 170 679 25.1 Cousins, SAC 19 156 133 468 24.6 Lillard, POR 29 243 144 712 24.6 Griffin, LAC 28 268 127 669 23.9 Davis, NOR 24 204 135 556 23.2 DeRozan, TOR 29 219 207 654 22.6 Bledsoe, PHX 28 217 130 611 21.8 Anthony, NYK 27 202 140 586 21.7 Thomas, BOS 27 192 136 579 21.4 Butler, CHI 25 174 157 534 21.4 Wiggins, MIN 26 192 147 548 21.1 Lowry, TOR 29 190 148 609 21.0 Leonard, SAN 26 202 91 545 21.0 Jackson, DET 28 206 120 573 20.5 McCollum, POR 29 221 70 584 20.1 MEN'S TOP 25 FARED Tuesday 1. Michigan State (13-0) beat Oakland 99-93, OT. 2. Kansas (9-1) at San Diego State, (n.) 3. Oklahoma (8-0) vs. Washington State, (n.) 4. Maryland (10-1) did not play. 5. Virginia (10-1) beat California 63-62, OT. 6. Xavier (12-0) beat Wake Forest 78-70. 7. North Carolina (10-2) did not play. 8. Arizona (12-1) beat Long Beach State 85-70. 9. Butler (10-1) beat Southern Utah 88-52. 10. Providence (12-1) did not play. 11. Iowa State (10-1) beat No. 22 Cincin- nati 81-79. 12. Kentucky (9-2) did not play. 13. Miami (10-1) beat La Salle 95-49. 14. Purdue (12-1) beat Vanderbilt 68-55. 15. Duke (9-2) did not play. 16. Louisville (10-1) beat UMKC 75-47. 17. Villanova (9-2) beat Delaware 78-38. 18. SMU (10-0) beat Kent State 90-74. 19. West Virginia (10-1) did not play. 20. George Washington (10-2) lost to DePaul 82-61. 21. Texas A&M (9-2) did not play. 22. Cincinnati (10-3) lost to No. 11 Iowa State 81-79. 23. Baylor (8-2) did not play. 24. Utah (10-2) beat Delaware State 105-58. 25. South Carolina (11-0) beat St. John's 75-61. MEN'S FAR WEST Air Force 80, Johnson & Wales (CO) 56 Arizona 85, Long Beach St. 70 Montana 75, Montana-Western 43 UC Santa Barbara 80, Iona 76 Utah 105, Delaware St. 58 Weber St. 99, S. Dakota St. 95 No. 5 Virginia 63, California 62, OT CALIFORNIA (9-3) Brown 5-11 8-9 18, Rabb 4-6 1-1 9, Rooks 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 4-13 1-1 10, Mathews 6-13 0-0 16, Singer 2-3 0-0 4, Okoroh 0-0 0-2 0, Bird 2-6 0-0 5, Domingo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 10-13 62. VIRGINIA (10-1) Gill 5-14 7-7 17, Wilkins 2-4 1-2 5, Brogdon 3-12 1-2 10, Perrantes 4-9 0-0 10, Thomp- son 2-4 0-0 5, Hall 1-4 0-0 3, Shayok 0-1 0-0 0, Tobey 1-2 0-0 2, Reuter 3-4 5-6 11. Totals 21-54 14-17 63. Halftime: California 27-20. End of Regula- tion_Tied 52; 3-Point Goals: California 6-17 (Mathews 4-8, Wallace 1-3, Bird 1-3, Brown 0-3), Virginia 7-12 (Brogdon 3-5, Perrantes 2-3, Hall 1-1, Thompson 1-2, Shayok 0-1); Fouled Out: Okoroh; Rebounds: California 36 (Rabb 12), Vir- ginia 30 (Wilkins 7); Assists: California 10 (Domingo, Rabb, Singer 2), Virginia 14 (Perrantes 6); Total Fouls: California 18, Virginia 14; A: 13,265. WOMEN'S TOP 25 FARED Tuesday 1. UConn (9-0) did not play. 2. South Carolina (12-0) beat Elon 78-63. 3. Notre Dame (10-1) did not play. 4. Baylor (13-0) did not play. 5. Texas (10-0) did not play. 6. Maryland (11-0) did not play. 7. Kentucky (10-0) did not play. 8. Mississippi State (11-1) did not play. 9. Ohio State (8-3) did not play. 10. Florida State (8-3) did not play. 11. Oregon State (9-1) did not play. 12. Stanford (9-2) beat Cal State Bakers- field 83-41. 13. Duke (9-3) did not play. 14. Tennessee (8-3) did not play. 15. Northwestern (11-1) beat UMKC 80-38. 16. Texas A&M (9-3) beat UALR 69-39. 17 . D eP a ul ( 8- 5) d id n ot p la y. 18. Oklahoma (9-2) did not play. 19. UCLA (7-3) did not play. 20. South Florida (7-2) did not play. 21. California (8-2) did not play. 22. Arizona State (8-3) did not play. 23. Miami (12-1) beat FIU 83-55. 24. Michigan State (9-2) did not play. 25. Missouri (12-0) did not play. WOMEN'S FAR WEST Hawaii 76, San Jose St. 73 Sacramento St. 126, UC Irvine 78 Stanford 83, CS Bakersfield 41 Utah 64, Utah St. 61 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 32 20 10 2 42 81 71 Vancouver 36 13 14 9 35 91 103 San Jose 33 16 15 2 34 88 91 Calgary 34 16 16 2 34 91 113 Arizona 32 15 15 2 32 87 102 Edmonton 35 15 18 2 32 91 106 Anaheim 33 12 15 6 30 62 85 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 35 26 7 2 54 124 88 St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 92 85 Chicago 36 20 12 4 44 96 87 Minnesota 33 18 9 6 42 91 80 Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86 Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 99 97 Winnipeg 34 15 17 2 32 92 104 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 36 20 13 3 43 105 89 Boston 33 19 10 4 42 104 85 Florida 35 19 12 4 42 95 81 Detroit 34 17 10 7 41 89 89 Ottawa 35 17 12 6 40 105 104 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 87 82 Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89 Toronto 32 12 13 7 31 84 90 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71 N.Y. Rangers 36 20 12 4 44 104 93 N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82 New Jersey 35 17 13 5 39 83 87 Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92 Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84 Carolina 34 13 16 5 31 80 101 Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games N.Y. Islanders 5, Anaheim 2 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 2 Washington 2, Carolina 1 Nashville 5, Montreal 1 Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 Toronto 7, Colorado 4 Edmonton 3, Winnipeg 1 Tuesday's games Florida 2, Ottawa 1, SO St. Louis 2, Boston 0 N.Y. Rangers 3, Anaheim 2, OT New Jersey 4, Detroit 3 Vancouver 2, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota 2, Montreal 1 Dallas 4, Chicago 0 Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1 Toronto at Arizona, (n.) San Jose at Los Angeles, (n.) Wednesday's games No games scheduled Thursday's games No games scheduled Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Cleveland OFF (OFF) New York at Charlotte 2 (202) Boston at Orlando 11/2 (2061/2) Houston at Washington 11/2 (2021/2) Memphis at Indiana 7 (2131/2) Sacramento Dallas 31/2 (1981/2) at Brooklyn San Antonio 101/2 (1961/2) at Minn. at New Orleans 81/2 (OFF) Portland at Milwaukee 10 (1941/2) Philadelphia at Atlanta 51/2 (203) Detroit at Phoenix 81/2 (OFF) Denver at Golden State 14 (208) Utah Oklahoma City 13 (207) at Lakers College Basketball Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Cleveland St 41/2 Bowling Green Illinois 41/2 at Missouri TCU 9 at Bradley at M in ne so ta 4 M il wau ke e at Wisconsin 101/2 Green Bay at Gonzaga 19 Loyola Marymount Pepperdine 2 at Portland at San Diego 3 CS Northridge at S. Francisco 3 Pacific St. Mary's (Cal) 101/2 at Santa Clara College Football Wednesday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Boise St 9 (56) N Illinois GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile Bowling Green 7 (64) Ga. Southern NFL Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Oakland 5 (47) San Diego Saturday at Philadelphia 3 (471/2) Washington Sunday at Minnesota 6 (451/2) NY Giants at Tampa Bay 3 (46) Chicago Carolina 7 (471/2) at Atlanta at Buffalo 6 (421/2) Dallas at New Orleans 31/2 (OFF) Jacksonville at Detroit 9 (43) San Francisco at Kansas City 121/2 (421/2) Cleveland at Miami OFF (OFF) Indianapolis New England 3 (46) at NY Jets at Tennessee OFF (OFF) Houston at Arizona 4 (491/2) Green Bay at Seattle 13 (401/2) St. Louis Pittsburgh 10 (47) at Baltimore Monday at Denver 31/2 (401/2) Cincinnati Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB International: Named Charles Hill managing director of MLB Europe, Middle East and Africa. American League Cleveland Indians: Released 3B Chris Johnson. Agreed to terms with LHP Ross Detwiler on a minor league contract. National League St. Louis Cardinals: Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Leake on a five-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Memphis Grizzlies: Reassigned Fs James Ennis and Jarell Martin and G Russ Smith to Iowa (NBADL). Minnesota Timberwolves: Recalled G Tyus Jones from Idaho (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals: Placed S Tyrann Mathieu on injured reserve. Re-signed S Chris Clemons. Baltimore Ravens: Placed TE Crockett Gillmore on injured reserve. Placed LB Brennen Beyer on the practice squad in- jured list. Signed LB Chris Carter. Signed DE Nordly Capi to the practice squad. Buffalo Bills: Placed LB Randell Johnson and WR Robert Woods on injured reserve and T Seantrel Henderson on the reserve/non-football illness list. Released WR Marcus Thigpen. Signed Wrs Dezmin Lewis, Walter Powell and Greg Salas and DE Jerel Worthy. Signed TE Jacob Maxwell and QB Zac Dysart to the practice squad. Chicago Bears: Waived RB Antone Smith. Terminated the practice squad contract of DL Toby Johnson. Signed DT D'anthony Smith from the practice squad and CB De'vante Bausby and DL Davon Coleman to the practice squad. Cleveland Browns: Placed OL John Greco on injured reserve. Re-signed WR Darius Jennings. Green Bay Packers: Placed LS Brett Goode on injured reserve. Signed LS Rick Lovato. Houston Texans: Placed QB T.J. Yates on injured reserve. Signed QB B.J. Daniels from the practice squad. Miami Dolphins: Placed Lbs Koa Misi and Chris McCain on injured reserve. Re-signed LB James-Michael Johnson and OL Jacques McClendon. Signed G Shelley Smith. Minnesota Vikings: Signed LB Alex Singleton to the practice squad. New England Patriots: Placed LB Eric Martin on injured reserve. Released DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen. Signed RB Steven Jackson. New York Jets: Signed WR Joe Anderson to the practice squad. Tennessee Titans: Placed DT Mike Mar- tin on injured reserve. Signed QB Alex Tanney from Indianpolis' practice squad. Washington Redskins: Signed TE Marcel Jensen from Buffalo's practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League Washington Capitals: Reassigned D Con- nor Carrick to Hershey (AHL). | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 2 B