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Today COLLEGEBASKETBALL Tennessee vs. N.C. State:4 p.m., ESPN2. Hampton University vs. Il- linois: 4p.m., ESPNU. San Diego State vs. Cincin- nati: 6p.m., ESPN2. Loyola Marymount vs. Stan- ford: 6p.m., PAC-12. New Mexico State vs. Baylor: 6p.m., ESPNU. Cal State Northridge vs. Oregon: 8p.m., PAC-12. NBA BASKETBALL Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors: 5p.m., ESPN. Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets: 7:30p.m., ESPN. NHL HOCKEY Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild: 5p.m., NBCSN. Ontheair ElCaminohasthemost boys titles in Holiday Clas- sic history with seven. Local teams joining this year's field include Pleasant Valley, Enterprise and Lib- erty Christian. Red Bluff comes into the tournament with a 6-1 re- cord. The Spartans won the Argonaut Quarterback Club Tournament in Jack- son earlier this month. The Spartans' first-round opponent Del Norte is 4-2 and was scheduled to play Eagle Point on Tuesday. The Spartans' best Hol- iday Classic finish is third, most recently in 2009. The boys bracket begins at 4 p.m. Thursday with Lake Oswego (1-0, game scheduled Tuesday) against Pleasant Valley (1-5). Pleasant Valley won the Holiday Classic in 2000. At 5:30 p.m. Enterprise (3-3) meets Golden Valley (4-3). Enterprise won the 2002 Holiday Classic. The final boys first- round game is between South Medford (1-2) and Liberty Christian (2-2) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. South Medford won their fourth Holiday Clas- sic title in 2010. Classic FROM PAGE 1 and 2016 from New York and Chicago, respectively. New IOC president Thomas Bach has encour- aged the United States to launch a bid for 2024, lead- ing to speculation that an American bid would have a good chance to win. U.S. officials are expected to choose early next year which city will represent the United States in the in- ternational bidding process if they decide to pursue the Games. The IOC is sched- uled to pick the winner in 2017 from a list that already includes Rome and Germa- ny's Berlin and Hamburg. Paris, as well as cities in South Africa and Australia, also might enter the race. The Bay Area lost the do- mestic race to New York (2012),andwithdrewits2016 bid when the 49ers decided to move to Santa Clara — ending a proposed football stadium in San Francisco that would have served as the primary Olympic venue. The region also had a bid for the 1996 games. But local bidders feel better about the system to pick a city this time around. "Today was very clear that the USOC is look- ing for a partner that will work together to bring the Olympic Games home," said Anne Warner Cribbs, an Olympic gold medalist who is pushing the effort with San Francisco venture capitalist Steve Strandberg and Baer. "There doesn't feel the tension that there used to be and we're happy about that." Local officials declined to discuss the specifics of their meeting Tuesday, but it seems they are selling the area's growth with new sports facilities such as Levi's Stadium, the Earth- quakes' Avaya Stadium and a proposed Warriors arena in San Francisco. Unlike previous propos- als, the preliminary plan calls for a compact 17-day spectacle with all 28 sports competitions being held within the Bay Area. Baer said the 2012 Lon- don Games inspired their vision of a compact Olym- pics. "We don't have Bucking- ham Palace, but we have some other iconic venues," he said. "There has to be a name out there, and a host city, but that was one of the things that excites us: we have the South Bay, North Bay and East Bay." The group also intro- duced Denver-based ar- chitect Jerry Anderson, who helped design the re- cent games in London and Sochi, Russia. Anderson said Tuesday the use of existing facili- ties, while economically prudent, also will allow the athletes and fans to feel part of an Olympic city much like what unfolded in London. "The city is our Olympic park, so we want people to embrace the city," he said, adding that most events would be a walk, short bus ride or boat ride away. Mindful of regional dif- ferences, the bid leaders added that the Olympics would benefit the entire region. Strandberg, a trustee with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Founda- tion, stressed to the USOC that the plan addresses Bay Area housing and trans- portation needs. It's in "alignment of what Mayor (Ed) Lee and the other mayors in the re- gion want," he said. Olympics FROM PAGE 1 fall, at just 17.9 points per game and an average of only 5.6 points after half- time. Rather than condemn their offensive teammates, defenders smiled when asked to pick their side's MVP. They should consider it practice. Come Wednes- day, all team members will formally fill out ballots for the annual team awards and Pro Bowl selections. Defenders who drew the most praise during the in- formal poll: safety Antoine Bethea, linebacker Michael Wilhoite and defensive tackle Ray McDonald. Bethea, signed away from the Indianapolis Colts to re- place Donte Whitner, has been a constant presence with veteran leadership for a young secondary. He has the team's second-most tackles (104) and is tied with Ried for the second-most in- terceptions (three). Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio called Beathea a "great pick up" this off- season. "He took over an important position, replac- ing a guy that had been an important player here for us," Fangio said. "And it's been seamless, and he's been professional, and he's earned the respect of all his teammates and his coaches." Bethea termed this an "unexpected year" in terms of missing out on the playoffs. Stepping up as a leader, he said, "wasn't my key thought. It was to be the best player I can be." Regarding Wilhoite's multiple MVP nods, one linebacker hailed Wilhoite for taking part (and relay- ing the play call) on al- most every snap (96.3 per- cent). Wilhoite has done so as the replacement to Na- Varro Bowman, last sea- son's team MVP whose re- covery from knee surgery sidelined him this season. One player who nomi- nated McDonald for de- fensive MVP, along with fellow defensive tackle Jus- tin Smith, explained: "They do a lot more for us than you guys see." McDonald has three sacks in the past five games, all coming after Santa Clara County pros- ecutors opted not to press charges against him for an Aug. 31 arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. Just about every other defensive starter got men- tioned in the MVP poll, and that included rookie linebacker Chris Borland, who's amassed a team-high 128 tackles in place of an injured Patrick Willis. Several acknowledged the true MVP might be Fangio, not just for jug- gling an injury-ravaged lineup but simply because: "He's making the calls," one lineman said. Another player made sure to vouch for defen- sive line coach Jim Tom- sula, with the following ca- veat: "Jimmy T. teaches it. Vic calls it. But we players have to execute it." • Defensive back Jim- mie Ward, this year's first- round draft pick, is excited for his 2015 prospects de- spite re-fracturing his right foot Nov. 9 to end his rookie season. "I'm going through the same thing Crab went through and hopefully it heals well," Ward said, referring to how Michael Crabtree overcame fractures to his left foot in 2009 and 2011. Not only did Ward break the same foot he had sur- gery on in March, he said he bent a screw that was inserted to stabilize his Jones fracture. His ensu- ing surgery resulted in a bigger screw, as well as a bone-marrow injection from his hip, he said. Ward made no inter- ceptions in eight games at nickel back but did learn a lot, stating: "Next year I know what to do. I know the competition and the best guys." And who might they be? "Brandon Marshall. I'll leave it at that," said Ward, who allowed three touch- down catches to Marshall in a brutal baptism. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 Marreese Speights had 18. Harrison Barnes scored 11 points while playing with a mask to protect a broken bone in his face. The Warriors trailed by as many as 14 and got within two twice in the fourth quarter, the last at 90-88 on an alley-oop dunk for Livingston with 5:09 to go. Memphis responded with a 7-0 run capped by two foul shots for Court- ney Lee after Golden State coach Steve Kerr and War- riors guard Andre Iguo- dala each picked up a tech- nical foul. Golden State closed a three-game road swing with 7-foot center An- drew Bogut sitting out a fourth straight game with a right knee injury and David Lee still out with a hamstring problem. The Warriors countered the size difference inside with Curry and Thompson go- ing to the basket repeat- edly. They managed to tie Memphis with 50 points in the paint. Memphis' reserves helped fuel one of the best runs in franchise history in the second quarter, with the Grizzlies scoring 20 straight points while hit- ting their first six shots of the period. Carter hit three of his 3-pointers in the surge, helping Memphis to a 57-49 lead at halftime. The Warriors used a 14-2 run in the fourth to get close but couldn't fin- ish off the comeback. Tip-Ins Warriors: Golden State turned the ball over seven times in the third quarter. ... Draymond Green had a career-high five blocks. He blocked Randolph twice in the same sequence in the third quarter before Ran- dolph finally scored over him. Green had four blocks in a game five times pre- viously, the last Sunday at New Orleans. Grizzlies: That 20-0 run at the start of the sec- ond quarter was the third- longest consecutive point streak in franchise history. ... The Grizzlies and War- riors don't play again un- til March 27 in Memphis. Up Next Warriors: Host Thunder on Thursday night. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICANCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 407 303 Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 322 254 San Diego 8 6 0 .571 303 294 Oakland 2 12 0 .143 213 381 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-New England11 3 0 .786 442 280 Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 302 254 Miami 7 7 0 .500 327 301 N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 .214 230 360 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis10 4 0 .714 424 317 Houston 7 7 0 .500 324 277 Tennessee 2 12 0 .143 231 390 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 211 376 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 4 1 .679 311 289 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 389 339 Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 376 267 Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 276 300 NATIONALCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 11 3 0 .786 287 244 Seattle 10 4 0 .714 339 242 San Francisco7 7 0 .500 251 285 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 291 297 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 10 4 0 .714 381 328 Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 416 347 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 317 339 Washington 3 11 0 .214 257 370 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 364 374 Carolina 5 8 1 .393 288 358 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 348 369 Tampa Bay 2 12 0 .143 254 367 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 10 4 0 .714 281 238 Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 436 325 Minnesota 6 8 0 .429 277 297 Chicago 5 9 0 .357 296 409 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday'sgame New Orleans 31, Chicago 15 Thursday,Dec.18 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 5:25 p.m. Saturday,Dec.20 Philadelphia at Washington, 1:30 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 5:25 p.m. Sunday,Dec.21 Baltimore at Houston, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Miami, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Carolina, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. Buffalo at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 5:30 p.m. Monday,Dec.22 Denver at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m. NFLPLAYOFFSCENARIOS AFC CLINCHED: Denver - AFC West; India- napolis - AFC South; New England - AFC East NEWENGLAND(ATN.Y.JETS) Clinches home-field advantage through- out AFC playoffs with: • Win and Denver loss Clinches first-round bye with: • Win, OR • Tie and Indianapolis loss or tie, OR • Loss and Cincinnati loss or tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie and Baltimore loss or tie DENVER(ATCINCINNATI) Clinches first-round bye with: • Win, OR • Tie and Indianapolis loss, OR tie CINCINNATI(VS.DENVER) Clinches AFC North with: • Win and Pittsburgh loss and Baltimore loss or tie Clinches playoff spot with: • Win, OR • Tie and Baltimore loss, OR • Tie and Kansas City loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie, OR • Kansas City loss and San Diego loss and Buffalo loss or tie PITTSBURGH(VS.KANSASCITY) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win BALTIMORE(ATHOUSTON) Clinches a playoff spot with: • Win and Pittsburgh loss and Cincinnati loss, OR • Win and Kansas City loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie, OR • Tie and Kansas City loss and San Diego loss and Buffalo loss or tie NFC CLINCHED: Arizona - playoff spot ARIZONA(VS.SEATTLE) Clinches NFC West and home-field ad- vantage throughout NFC playoffs with: • Win DETROIT(ATCHICAGO) Clinches NFC North with: • Win and Green Bay loss Clinches first-round bye with: • Win and Green Bay loss and Dallas loss Clinches playoff spot with: • Win, OR • Tie and Philadelphia loss or tie, OR • Philadelphia loss DALLAS(VS.INDIANAPOLIS) Clinches NFC East with: • Win and Philadelphia loss or tie, OR • Tie and Philadelphia loss Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and Green Bay loss or tie and De- troit loss or tie as long as both don't tie SEATTLE(ATARIZONA) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and Philadelphia loss or tie, OR • Win and Detroit loss or tie, OR • Win and Green Bay loss or tie, OR • Tie and Philadelphia loss, OR • Tie and Detroit loss and Green Bay loss, OR • Philadelphia loss and Dallas win or tie GREENBAY(ATTAMPABAY) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and Philadelphia loss or tie, OR • Win and Dallas win or tie, OR • Tie and Philadelphia loss, OR • Tie and Philadelphia tie and Dallas win or tie, OR • Philadelphia loss and Dallas win or tie NEW,ORLEANS(VS.ATLANTA) Clinches NFC South with: • Win and Carolina loss Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 21 3 .875 — Clippers 17 7 .708 4 Phoenix 12 14 .462 10 Sacramento 11 13 .458 10 Lakers 8 17 .320 13½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 20 4 .833 — Houston 18 5 .783 1½ Dallas 18 8 .692 3 San Antonio 17 8 .680 3½ New Orleans 12 12 .500 8 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 19 6 .760 — Oklahoma City 11 13 .458 7½ Denver 10 14 .417 8½ Utah 6 19 .240 13 Minnesota 5 19 .208 13½ EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 19 6 .760 — Brooklyn 10 13 .435 8 Boston 8 14 .364 9½ New York 5 22 .185 15 Philadelphia 2 22 .083 16½ SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Washington 18 6 .750 — Atlanta 17 7 .708 1 Miami 12 13 .480 6½ Orlando 10 17 .370 9½ Charlotte 6 18 .250 12 CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 15 9 .625 — Cleveland 14 9 .609 ½ Milwaukee 13 12 .520 2½ Indiana 8 17 .320 7½ Detroit 5 20 .200 10½ Monday'sgames Boston 105, Philadelphia 87 Indiana 110, Lakers 91 Cleveland 97, Charlotte 88 Atlanta 93, Chicago 86 Toronto 95, Orlando 82 Milwaukee 96, Phoenix 94 Portland 108, San Antonio 95 Clippers 113, Detroit 91 Tuesday'sgames Washington 109, Minnesota 95 Miami 95, Brooklyn 91 New Orleans 119, Utah 111 Memphis 105, Golden State 98 Dallas 107, New York 87 Oklahoma City at Sacramento, (n.) Wednesday'sgames Phoenix at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Utah at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 5 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Portland, 7 p.m. Indiana at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Grizzlies105,Warriors98 WARRIORS(98) Barnes 4-7 2-2 11, Green 2-11 0-0 4, Ezeli 1-3 1-2 3, Curry 9-25 0-0 19, Thompson 8-16 2-2 22, Speights 7-14 4-4 18, Iguodala 3-10 0-0 9, Livingston 5-9 2-2 12. Totals 39-95 11-12 98. GRIZZLIES(105) Allen 1-7 0-0 2, Randolph 8-12 1-2 17, Gasol 11-21 2-4 24, Conley 6-18 5-5 17, C.Lee 1-4 3-3 5, Carter 5-12 2-2 16, Leuer 4-6 3-3 11, Prince 1-6 0-0 3, Koufos 2-2 0-0 4, Udrih 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 42-92 16-19 105. GoldenState 30 19 20 29 _ 98 Memphis 24 33 23 25 _ 105 3-PointGoals: Golden State 9-31 (Thompson 4-5, Iguodala 3-9, Barnes 1-3, Curry 1-10, Green 0-4), Memphis 5-14 (Carter 4-7, Prince 1-1, Leuer 0-1, C.Lee 0-1, Conley 0-4);Fouledout: None; Rebounds: Golden State 56 (Green 10), Memphis 54 (Randolph 10);Assists: Golden State 18 (Curry, Green 6), Mem- phis 24 (Udrih 8);Totalfouls: Golden State 19, Memphis 16;Technicals: Green, Iguodala, Golden State Coach Kerr, Carter;A: 18,119 (18,119). NCAAMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. Kentucky (11-0) did not play. 2. Duke (9-0) did not play. 3. Arizona (11-0) beat Oakland 101-64. 4. Louisville (9-0) did not play. 5. Wisconsin (10-1) did not play. 6. Virginia (9-0) did not play. 7. Villanova (10-0) did not play. 8. Gonzaga (10-1) did not play. 9. Texas (9-1) beat Lipscomb 106-61. 10. Kansas (8-1) did not play. 11. Wichita State (8-1) beat Alabama 53-52. 12. Ohio State (8-1) did not play. 13. Iowa State (8-1) did not play. 14. Utah (7-2) did not play. 15. Oklahoma (7-2) beat Oral Roberts 85-53. 16. Washington (8-0) did not play. 17. Maryland (10-1) did not play. 18. Miami (9-1) did not play. 19. San Diego State (7-2) did not play. 20. St. John's (8-1) did not play. 21. Notre Dame (10-1) did not play. 22. West Virginia (9-1) did not play. 23. Butler (8-2) did not play. 24. North Carolina (7-3) beat UNC Greensboro 79-56. 25. Michigan State (7-3) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. South Carolina (9-0) did not play. 2. UConn (6-1) did not play. 3. Texas (8-0) did not play. 4. Texas A&M (11-0) did not play. 5. Notre Dame (10-1) did not play. 6. North Carolina (9-1) lost to No. 16 Oregon State 70-55. 7. Stanford (6-2) did not play. 8. Kentucky (10-1) did not play. 9. Baylor (8-1) did not play. 10. Louisville (9-1) did not play. 11. Tennessee (8-2) beat Wichita State 54-51. 12. Nebraska (9-1) did not play. 13. Duke (5-3) did not play. 14. Maryland (8-2) did not play. 15. Georgia (10-0) did not play. 16. Oregon State (8-0) beat No. 6 North Carolina 70-55. 17. Rutgers (8-2) did not play. 18. Michigan State (7-2) beat Alcorn State 77-41. 19. Oklahoma State (7-1) did not play. 19. Syracuse (8-1) beat Canisius 70-37. 21. Mississippi State (11-0) did not play. 22. West Virginia (8-1) did not play. 23. Iowa (8-2) did not play. 24. California (7-2) did not play. 25. DePaul (6-3) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'SFARWEST New Mexico St. 79, Cal Poly 65 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 33 21 7 5 47 97 89 Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 89 86 San Jose 32 17 11 4 38 90 82 Los Angeles 32 15 11 6 36 84 78 Calgary 33 17 14 2 36 97 90 Arizona 30 10 16 4 24 70 99 Edmonton 31 7 19 5 19 65 104 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 32 22 9 1 45 100 64 St. Louis 31 21 8 2 44 94 72 Nashville 30 20 8 2 42 81 59 Winnipeg 32 16 10 6 38 78 75 Minnesota 29 16 12 1 33 84 75 Dallas 29 11 13 5 27 85 103 Colorado 30 10 13 7 27 78 98 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 33 20 10 3 43 110 87 Montreal 32 20 10 2 42 87 80 Detroit 32 17 7 8 42 92 80 Toronto 31 19 9 3 41 109 87 Florida 29 13 8 8 34 66 75 Boston 31 15 13 3 33 78 81 Ottawa 30 12 12 6 30 80 86 Buffalo 32 13 17 2 28 62 100 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 30 20 6 4 44 98 71 N.Y. Islanders 31 21 10 0 42 99 89 N.Y. Rangers 29 15 10 4 34 89 79 Washington 30 14 10 6 34 86 81 Columbus 30 13 15 2 28 72 95 New Jersey 32 11 15 6 28 74 94 Philadelphia 30 11 14 5 27 80 90 Carolina 30 8 19 3 19 62 87 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday'sgames Buffalo 5, Ottawa 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday'sgames Columbus 1, Detroit 0, SO Florida 2, Washington 1, SO Nashville 3, Boston 2, SO Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 1 Toronto 6, Anaheim 2 Montreal 4, Carolina 1 St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 2 Winnipeg 5, Buffalo 1 Chicago 5, Minnesota 3 N.Y. Rangers 5, Calgary 2 Arizona 2, Edmonton 1, OT Wednesday'sgames Ottawa at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Dec. 17 NCAAFootball SATURDAY NewOrleansBowl Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog Nevada 1 (61) La.-Lafayette NewMexicoBowl AtAlbuquerque Utah St. 10 (47½) UTEP LasVegasBowl Utah 3½ (58) Colorado St. FamousIdahoPotatoBowl AtBoise Air Force 1½ (56½) W. Michigan CamelliaBowl AtMontgomery,Ala. South Alabama 3 (54) Bowling Green MONDAY MiamiBeachBowl Memphis 1 (57½) BYU TUESDAY BocaRaton(Fla.)Bowl Marshall 10 (65) N. Illinois PoinsettiaBowl AtSanDiego San Diego St. 3 (54) Navy NFL TOMORROW Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Jacksonville 3 (40½) Tennessee SATURDAY at 49ers 2½ (41½) San Diego Philadelphia 9 (50½) at Washington SUNDAY at Miami 6½ (42½) Minnesota Green Bay 10½ (48½) at Tampa Bay Detroit 7 (46) at Chicago at New Orleans 6 (56) Atlanta New England 10 (47) at N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh 3 (46½) Kansas City at Carolina OFF (OFF) Cleveland Baltimore 4½ (41½) at Houston at St. Louis 5 (43½) N.Y. Giants Buffalo 5½ (39) at Oakland at Dallas 3 (55½) Indianapolis Seattle 8 (37) at Arizona MONDAY Denver 3 (48) at Cincinnati OFFKEY Carolina QB questionable NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog at Ball St. 2½ James Madison at NC State 6½ Tennessee at Miss. St. 11 Arkansas St. Detroit 2½ at UCF at Old Dominion 2½ Georgia St. at N'Western 8½ Cent. Michigan at SMU 18½ Ill.-Chicago at Tulsa 10 Missouri St. at Cincinnati Pk San Diego St. at Michigan St. 16 E. Michigan at Stanford 17 Loyola Marymount at UNLV 6½ Portland Northeastern 6 Cal Poly-x at Oregon 16 CS Northridge at Pittsburgh 11 Manhattan at Illinois St. 11½ UT-Martin at Green Bay 11 Morehead St. at Neb.-Omaha 4 N. Colorado x-at Santa Clara NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Cleveland 8 (204) Atlanta at Charlotte 1 (199) Phoenix at Miami 6 (188) Utah Dallas 6½ (201) at Detroit at Boston 4½ (197) Orlando at Toronto 8½ (200) Brooklyn at San Antonio 3 (195) Memphis at Portland 8½ (205) Milwaukee Houston 4 (206) at Denver at Clippers 11 (201) Indiana NHL Favorite Line Underdog at New Jersey -130/+110 Ottawa at Minnesota -135/+115 Boston at Vancouver -145/+125 Dallas Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague ChicagoWhiteSox: Agreed to terms with OF Melky Cabrera on a three-year contract. ClevelandIndians: Agreed to terms with RHP Gavin Floyd on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Nick Maronde for as- signment. KansasCityRoyals: Agreed to terms with 1B/Dh Kendrys Morales on a two- year contract. LosAngelesAngels: Named Dave Anderson manager and Johnny Narron hitting coach of Salt Lake (PCL), Bill Richardson manager and Andrew Camp- bell strength and conditioning coach of Arkansas (TL), Chad Tracy manager and Ryan Barba hitting coach of Burlington (MWL), Dave Stapleton manager, John Slusarz pitching coach and Alexis Go- mez co-hitting coach of Orem (Pioneer), and Jairo Cuevas co-pitching coach and Paul McAnulty co-hitting coach of the ASL Angels. NationalLeague AtlantaBraves: Named John Moses hitting coach of Gwinnett (IL), Garey Ingram hitting coach of Mississippi (SL), Randy Ingle manager and Carlos Men- dez hitting coach of Carolina (Carolina), Robinson Cancel manager of Danville (Appalachian), Ralph Wheeler manager of the GCL Braves, Dave Trembley minor league field coordinator, Chris Dayton assistant minor league strength and conditioning coordinator, Lebi Ochoa senior adviser to player development and Jeff Pink minor league equipment manager. ColoradoRockies: Agreed to terms with INF Daniel Descalso on a two-year contract. LosAngelesDodgers: Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon McCarthy on a four- year contract. Traded RHP Craig Stem to Miami and OF Noel Cuevas to Colorado to complete earlier trades. Designated RHP Brian Wilson for assignment. SanDiegoPadres: Signed RHP Brandon Morrow to a one-year contract. Desig- nated LHP Juan Oramas for assignment. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014 2 B