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COLLEGEFOOTBALL Bahamas Bowl:C.Michiganvs.W.Kentucky,9 a.m., ESPN. Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Rice, 5p.m., ESPN. Ontheair eryweek.That'severyplay, man. This guy's going to be special." Since drafting Wood- son fourth overall in 1998, the Raiders made 15 first- round picks the following 15 years and dealt three more away in ill-fated trades for Randy Moss, Richard Seymour and Car- son Palmer. Only two of those 15 ever made a single Pro Bowl — cornerback Nnamdi Aso- mugha and kicker Sebas- tian Janikowski — and many were colossal fail- ures such as Russell. Mack appears to be a full-fledged success. "He's continuing to grow and he's continuing to im- prove. Each week he's got- ten a little bit better," in- terim coach Tony Sparano said. "He's getting better and better and that's all we can ask for our young play- ers right now is to continue to improve." Mack's play has put him in contention to win the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Mack is one of the leading contenders for the honor, along with St. Louis' Aaron Donald and Baltimore's C.J. Mosley. The Raiders haven't had a player win a major post- season award since quar- terback Rich Gannon was MVP back in 2002. "I can't listen to it," he said. "I'll listen to it at the end of year, but not now. The grind is all I'm focus- ing on, and going out and getting better every week." He has done just that. Mack is the top-graded 4-3 outsidelinebacker,according toProFootballFocus,edging Denver star Von Miller. While many outside line- backers make their names by sacking the quarter- back, Mack has been at his best against the run where he fights off blocks to make plays in the backfield ev- ery week. Mack is second in the NFL to Houston's J.J. Watt with 11 tackles at or behind the line against the run, according to STATS. Mack is no slouch rush- ing the passer despite see- ing more than his share of double-teams. He is tied for sixth among all linebackers with 51 quarterback pres- sures and has four sacks on the season. Mack ranks third in quarterback pres- sures among linebackers over the past 11 weeks. "It's been pretty cool to see the transition from the game moving fast to it starting to slow down, and I'm starting to key a lot of different things and read a lot of different things and see how people are schem- ing, and pretty much know- ing how the game works at this level," Mack said. Mack's growing comfort level has led to more ways he can be used by defensive coordinator Jason Tarver. After starting the season mostly as a strongside line- backer, Mack now moves around the defense to get the best possible matchup and to confuse opposing quarterbacks. Buffalo's Kyle Orton ap- peared flustered by the constant pressure Mack applied this past week. "We've been able to move him more and more," Tarver said. "But what's great about Khalil is he's a one-time correction young man. He can see it once he does it. He's very con- scious of what he's doing, so when he sees it he re- members the play and you say, 'Hey, what did you feel here?' or, 'What did you do? Next time you feel that, do this.' He's got it." Mack FROM PAGE 1 off semifinals on Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl. The win- ner will face Alabama or Ohio State in the national championship game Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in North Texas. With his combination of speed and a strong arm, Mariota is a play of the day waiting to happen. He set a Pac-12 record by accounting for 53 touch- downs, including 38 TD passes. He is the highest rated passer in the country (186.33) and has thrown for 3,783 yards and just two in- terceptions. "He's an absolute com- petitor, an incredible per- fectionist," Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said. One of the most memo- rable moments from 2014: TheShovel In what was perhaps the biggest nonconfer- ence game of the season, Michigan State had Ore- gon in trouble in the sec- ond half. It was 27-18 Spar- tans midway through the third quarter and the Ducks were facing a third- and-10 after having already punted away their first two second-half possessions. Michigan State col- lapsed the pocket around Mariota, who eluded three defenders, slipping and stepping around a mess of Spartans around his feet. Mariota stumbled out of the pocket and pushed a pass to Royce Freeman, who went for 17 yards. That drive ended soon after with a touchdown. And so did the next Ore- gon drive. And the next one. The Ducks went on to win 46-27. Mariota FROM PAGE 1 The University of Mich- igan on Tuesday posted a birthday greeting and photo of Harbaugh via Twitter as he turned 51. His alma mater is a suitor for his services, with un- confirmed reports over the past week the univer- sity has already made a six- year offer. Gore, who has voiced support of Harbaugh, finished with 158 yards against the Chargers af- ter breaking four tackles on the 52-yard scoring run in the first quarter. He's showing no signs of being slowed after the concus- sion sustained at Seattle on Dec. 14. "I expect a lot out of Frank and there's not too much he does that amazes me anymore be- cause that's just the stan- dard he's set for himself," quarterback Colin Kaepe- rnick said. "He's a huge asset and I'm hoping he's back here. Feel a lot more comfortable with 21 in the backfield." Gore said there have been no formal discus- sions with the front office about what might be next. General manager Trent Baalke on Thursday ac- knowledged the mutual interest to CSN Bay Area and said the 49ers hope Gore returns. "Hopefully I'll be back," Gore said. "The organi- zation, they love me and they respect me. I want to be back, yeah, hey, I was raised here. I don't know nothing else." The running back doesn't even know who the coach will be come 2015, so that person would likely have a say. Harbaugh has kept quiet throughout the speculation about his fu- ture. "I respect that. That's hard, man, that's hard to do. He still came to work every day, worked hard and tried to win," Gore said. "He's a great coach. I just feel like it's hard to come in this league and do what he did." Harbaugh has praised Gore for his handling of a difficult season and a year in which his workload has been less than what he's ac- customed to or desires. "He's an unwavering professional in everything that he does. Great to be around. Loved by his team- mates and coaches. He's a joy to be around every day," Harbaugh said. "Boy, he's the most or as motivated as any player I've ever been around to play the game. I think back to 2011 when he had the ankle in- jury and we were playing against the Eagles. He re- ally wasn't able to walk on it all week and then went out and rushed for over a hundred yards. It's spe- cial." At 31, when people ques- tioned whether Gore could still run like an elite NFL back, he arrived at train- ing camp and said he was ready to prove wrong all the critics. Now, there's some un- finished business with the 49ers before he leaves, such as turning things around again in 2015 and getting back to the Super Bowl and winning this time. "It's been tough. You look at the last three years, we've been the top dogs of the NFL. This year has been very tough for us. That's stressful," Gore said. "That's my goal. When you play this game that should be your goal. We got there and we didn't finish. I know we've got the peo- ple to do it. This year was a crazy year, too many in- juries and just a lot." Gore FROM PAGE 1 without him. Couldn't see going forward without him. His contributions last year were a game-changer for us. His presence in the clubhouse, on the bench, his influence on that club was significant." Peavy said he had "some really nice offers" but it wasn't all about the highest bidder — "I wasn't chasing the most money" — as he weighed what was best go- ing forward following his 13th major league season. "To be able to accom- plish what we did last year was as special as anything I could ever imagine," he said. "San Francisco's a special place. It's known across the land now, what the organization's been able to accomplish. How could you not as a profes- sional athlete not want to be a part of what we have here now?" Peavy is in the process of shipping a cable car for his expansive Alabama ranch. After winning with Boston in 2013, he bought a duck boat with Jonny Gomes' encouragement. He even- tually plans to hold camps and youth clinics on his property. "We'll do something be- fore spring training and maybe send a picture out," he said of the iconic cable car. "People will really en- joy seeing something me and my family brought home commemorating some of the happiest times in our lives." Reunited with his for- mer San Diego manager Bruce Bochy, Peavy fit right in back in California. "For me it was great to be reunited with Jake last year," Bochy said. "He helped change our club. We don't get to the postseason without him. ... I'm thrilled to have him back. To have a veteran presence like Jake gives us, the intensity and fire he plays with, it's con- tagious." Peavy thanked the Gi- ants for making arrange- ments so all of his family could get to San Francisco right away after the trade. Now, he would like to bring the city another World Series crown. "Once you win, it does nothing but re-energize you and you want to win worse than you did previous to ever winning," Peavy said. "San Francisco knows what I can do. I feel like I can be a really good major league baseball player. I wouldn't show up if I didn't think that I could go out and rep- licate what I did in August and September there, and I expect to do that." To clear roster space, the Giants sent left- hander Michael Kickham through waivers and he was claimed by the Cubs. Peavy FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 11 4 0 .733 435 340 San Diego 9 6 0 .600 341 329 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 334 274 Oakland 3 12 0 .200 239 405 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-New England12 3 0 .800 459 296 Miami 8 7 0 .533 364 336 Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 326 280 N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 246 377 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis10 5 0 .667 431 359 Houston 8 7 0 .533 349 290 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 232 389 Tennessee 2 13 0 .133 244 411 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 10 4 1 .700 348 317 x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 409 351 Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 389 292 Cleveland 7 8 0 .467 289 317 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 374 248 x-Arizona 11 4 0 .733 293 279 San Francisco7 8 0 .467 286 323 St. Louis 6 9 0 .400 318 334 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 423 335 Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 440 374 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 354 366 Washington 4 11 0 .267 284 394 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 6 8 1 .433 305 371 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 378 383 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 378 404 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 257 387 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Detroit 11 4 0 .733 301 252 x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 456 328 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 312 334 Chicago 5 10 0 .333 310 429 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS AFC CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and home-field advantage through- out AFC playoffs; Denver - AFC West; Indianapolis - AFC South; Cincinnati and Pittsburgh - playoff berth. NEW ENGLAND (VS. BUFFALO) • Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs DENVER (VS. OAKLAND) Clinches first-round bye with: • Win or tie, OR • Cincinnati Loss, OR • Cincinnati tie and Indianapolis win CINCINNATI (AT PITTSBURGH) • Clinched playoff spot Clinches AFC North with: • Win or tie Clinches first-round bye with: • Win and Denver loss or tie, OR • Tie and Denver loss and Indianapolis loss or tie PITTSBURGH (VS. CINCINNATI) Pittsburgh clinches AFC North with: • Win SAN DIEGO (AT KANSAS CITY) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win, OR • Tie and Baltimore loss or tie BALTIMORE (VS. CLEVELAND) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and San Diego loss or tie, OR • Tie and San Diego loss KANSAS CITY (VS. SAN DIEGO) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and Baltimore loss and Houston loss or tie HOUSTON (VS. JACKSONVILLE) Clinches playoff spot with: • Win and Baltimore loss and San Diego loss NFC CLINCHED: Arizona - playoff berth; Seattle - playoff berth; Detroit - playoff berth; Green Bay - playoff berth; Dallas - NFC East. DALLAS (AT WASHINGTON) Clinches home-field advantage through- out NFC playoffs with: • Win and Arizona loss or tie and Detroit/ Green Bay tie Clinches first-round bye with: • Win and Seattle loss or tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR • Win and Detroit/Green Bay tie, OR • Seattle loss and Arizona loss, OR • Tie and Seattle tie and Arizona loss or tie and Detroit/Green Bay does not end in a tie DETROIT (AT GREEN BAY) Clinches NFC North with: • Win or tie Clinches home-field advantage through- out NFC playoffs with: • Win and Seattle loss or tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss and Arizona loss and Dallas loss or tie Clinches first-round bye with: • Win, OR • Tie and Dallas loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss and Arizona loss GREEN BAY (VS. DETROIT) Clinches NFC North and first-round bye with: • Win Clinches home-field advantage through- out NFC playoffs with: • Win and Seattle loss or tie SEATTLE (VS. ST. LOUIS) Clinches NFC West with: • Win, OR • Tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR • Arizona loss Clinches home-field advantage through- out NFC playoffs with: • Win and Detroit/Green Bay game does not end in a tie, OR • Win and Dallas loss or tie, OR • Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Dallas loss or tie and Green Bay/Detroit tie Clinches first-round bye with: • Win, OR • Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Dallas loss, OR • Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Green Bay/Detroit tie ARIZONA (AT SAN FRANCISCO) Clinches NFC West with: • Win and Seattle loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss Clinches home-field advantage through- out NFC playoffs with: • Win and Seattle loss or tie and Green Bay loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss and Dallas loss or tie and Green Bay/Detroit tie Cl in che s f ir st -r ou nd b ye w it h: • Win and Seattle loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss and Dallas loss or tie, OR • Tie and Seattle loss and Green Bay/ Detroit tie CAROLINA (AT ATLANTA) Clinches NFC South with: • Win or tie ATLANTA (VS. CAROLINA) Clinches NFC South with: • Win COLLEGE FOOTBALL FBS BOWL GLANCE Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), (n.) (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 23 3 .885 — Clippers 19 10 .655 51/2 Phoenix 16 14 .533 9 Sacramento 12 16 .429 12 Lakers 8 19 .296 151/2 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 21 7 .750 — Houston 20 7 .741 1/2 Dallas 20 10 .667 2 San Antonio 18 11 .621 31/2 New Orleans 14 14 .500 7 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 23 7 .767 — Oklahoma City 13 16 .448 91/2 Denver 12 17 .414 101/2 Utah 9 20 .310 131/2 Minnesota 5 22 .185 161/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 22 7 .759 — Brooklyn 12 15 .444 9 Boston 10 16 .385 101/2 New York 5 25 .167 171/2 Philadelphia 4 23 .148 17 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 7 .750 — Washington 19 8 .704 11/2 Miami 13 16 .448 81/2 Orlando 11 20 .355 111/2 Charlotte 10 19 .345 111/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 19 9 .679 — Cleveland 17 10 .630 11/2 Milwaukee 14 15 .483 51/2 Indiana 10 19 .345 91/2 Detroit 5 23 .179 14 Monday's games Charlotte 110, Denver 82 Chicago 129, Toronto 120 Houston 110, Portland 95 Utah 97, Memphis 91 Atlanta 105, Dallas 102 San Antonio 125, Clippers 118 Golden State 128, Sacramento 108 Tuesday's games Chicago 99, Washington 91 Orlando 100, Boston 95 Indiana 96, New Orleans 84 Cleveland 125, Minnesota 104 Atlanta 107, Clippers 104 Philadelphia 91, Miami 87 Brooklyn 102, Denver 96 Portland 115, Oklahoma City 111, OT Charlotte 108, Milwaukee 101 Phoenix 124, Dallas 115 Golden State at Lakers, (n.) Wednesday's games No games scheduled NCAA MEN'S TOP 25 Tuesday 1. Kentucky (12-0) did not play. 2. Duke (10-0) did not play. 3. Arizona (12-0) at UNLV, (n.) 4. Louisville (11-0) beat Cal State North- ridge 80-55. 5. Virginia (11-0) did not play. 6. Wisconsin (11-1) did not play. 7. Villanova (12-0) beat NJIT 92-67. 8. Gonzaga (11-1) did not play. 9. Texas (10-2) lost to Stanford 74-71, OT. 10. Kansas (9-2) did not play. 11. Wichita State (10-1) beat Hawaii 80-79, OT. 12. Iowa State (9-1) did not play. 13. Washington (11-0) did not play. 14. Utah (9-2) beat South Dakota State 80-66. 15. Maryland (11-1) did not play. 16. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. 17. St. John's (10-1) did not play. 18. West Virginia (11-1) did not play. 19. Oklahoma (8-3) did not play. 20. North Carolina (8-3) did not play. 21. Ohio State (10-2) did not play. 22. Baylor (10-1) did not play. 23. Northern Iowa (10-1) did not play. 24. Colorado State (12-0) did not play. 25. TCU (12-0) did not play. NCAA MEN'S FAR WEST Abilene Christian 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 61 Arizona St. 93, Detroit 54 BYU 77, UMass 71, OT Cal Poly 69, Santa Clara 58 S. Utah 66, SC State 56 Utah 80, S. Dakota St. 66 Utah Valley 51, Idaho St. 47 NCAA WOMEN'S FAR WEST CS Bakersfield 78, Hawaii 69 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 23 8 5 51 104 98 San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 99 90 Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 99 91 Los Angeles 35 17 11 7 41 97 88 Calgary 36 18 15 3 39 104 98 Arizona 34 12 18 4 28 80 112 Edmonton 35 7 21 7 21 75 121 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 23 10 2 48 107 72 Nashville 33 22 9 2 46 95 70 St. Louis 34 21 10 3 45 100 86 Winnipeg 35 18 10 7 43 88 81 Minnesota 32 16 13 3 35 93 89 Colorado 34 13 13 8 34 90 101 Dallas 33 14 14 5 33 95 113 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 22 11 2 46 95 84 Tampa Bay 36 21 11 4 46 117 96 Detroit 35 18 8 9 45 100 87 Toronto 35 20 12 3 43 118 102 Boston 35 18 14 3 39 91 91 Florida 32 15 9 8 38 73 82 Ottawa 34 14 14 6 34 90 94 Buffalo 35 13 19 3 29 69 115 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 34 22 7 5 49 108 80 N.Y. Islanders 34 23 11 0 46 105 94 N.Y. Rangers 32 18 10 4 40 97 83 Washington 34 17 11 6 40 99 90 Philadelphia 34 14 14 6 34 97 101 Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 80 107 New Jersey 36 12 17 7 31 78 104 Carolina 34 10 20 4 24 70 93 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Washington 2, Ottawa 1 Nashville 5, Columbus 1 Vancouver 7, Arizona 1 Anaheim 3, San Jose 2, OT Calgary 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Tuesday's games Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, SO Boston 5, Nashville 3 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 2 Toronto 4, Dallas 0 Detroit 6, Buffalo 3 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 Arizona 5, Edmonton 1 Colorado 5, St. Louis 0 Winnipeg 5, Chicago 1 Wednesday's games No games scheduled Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Dec. 24 NCAA Football TODAY Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog W. Kentucky 4 (68) Cent. Michigan Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice 21/2 (591/2) Fresno St. FRIDAY Heart of Dallas Bowl Louisiana Tech 6 (58) Illinois Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit North Carolina 3 (661/2) Rutgers St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF 2 (491/2) NC State NFL SUNDAY Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Green Bay 71/2 (471/2) Detroit at Houston 10 (401/2) Jacksonville at Pittsburgh 3 (48) Cincinnati Indianapolis 7 (461/2) at Tennessee at Baltimore 9 (421/2) Cleveland at New England 31/2 (44) Buffalo at Miami 51/2 (42) N.Y. Jets at Atlanta 31/2 (471/2) Carolina at Minnesota 61/2 (44) Chicago at Kansas City 21/2 (43) San Diego at N.Y. Giants 21/2 (52) Philadelphia Dallas 61/2 (491/2)at Washington New Orleans 4 (47) at Tampa Bay at Seattle 13 (41) St. Louis at 4 9e rs 5 1 /2 ( 36 1 /2 ) Ar iz ona at Denver 141/2 (48) Oakland Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Claimed C Ryan Lavarnway off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Released OF Quintin Berry. Houston Astros: Assigned INF Gregorio Petit outright to Fresno (PCL). Oakland Athletics: Assigned RHP Fer- nando Rodriguez outright to Nashville (PCL). Seattle Mariners: Assigned RHP Logan Bawcom outright to Tacoma (PCL). Texas Rangers: Announced RHP Ben Rowen cleared unconditional waivers and is a free agent. Toronto Blue Jays: Claimed LHP Scott Barnes off waivers from Texas and RHP Preston Guilmet from Pittsburgh. National League Chicago Cubs: Agreed to terms with C David Ross on a two-year contract. As- signed RHP Donn Roach and INF Logan Watkins outright to Iowa (PCL). Claimed LHP Mike Kickham off waivers from San Francisco. Los Angeles Dodgers: Assigned Of/1B Kyle Jensen outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). Miami Marlins: Claimed RHP Preston Claiborne off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees. Milwaukee Brewers: Claimed 1B Shane Peterson off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. St. Louis Cardinals: Agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Walden on a two-year contract. San Francisco Giants: Assigned 1B Angel Villalona outright to Sacramento (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Peavy on a two-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League Atlanta Falcons: Placed S William Moore on injured reserve. Signed S Sean Baker from the practice squad and RB Ronnie Wingo to the practice squad. Carolina Panthers: Placed WR De'andre Presley on injured reserve. Chicago Bears: Placed DE Willie Young on injured reserve. Signed DE Austen Lane. Cleveland Browns: Released FB Ray Agnew. Signed QB Tyler Thigpen. Re-signed DT Christian Tupou to the practice squad. Kansas City Chiefs: Released LB Darin Drakeford from the practice squad. Minnesota Vikings: Released RB Ben Tate. New England Patriots: Released DB Dax- ton Swanson from the practice squad. Signed DL Cameron Henderson to the practice squad. Seattle Seahawks: Released TE Gator Hoskins and DT Jimmy Staten from the practice squad. Signed TE RaShaun Allen, S Dion Bailey and WR Douglas McNeil to the practice squad. Tennessee Titans: Signed CB Ri'shard Anderson to the practice squad. Washington Redskins: Placed LB Trent Murphy on injured reserve. Signed OL Rishaw Johnson from the N.Y. Giants practice squad and WR Colin Lockett to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League Arizona Coyotes: Assigned F Alexandre Bolduc to Portland (AHL). Calgary Flames: Assigned D Corey Pot- ter to Adirondack (AHL). New Jersey Devils: Activated F Michael Cammalleri from injured reserve. OLYMPIC SPORTS U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: Announced distance runner Kristi Anderson ac- cepted a 12-month sanction after test- ing positive for a prohibited substance at the Pikes Peak Marathon. SOCCER Major League Soccer New York Red Bulls: Named Ali Curtis sporting director. Seattle Sounders: Completed the trans- fer of D DeAndre Yedlin to Tottenham Hotspur (England-Premier). Sporting Kansas City: Signed G Tim Melia. COLLEGE Golden State Athletic Conference: Announced Menlo College will become a member for the 2015-16 academic year. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014 2 B