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COLLEGEBASKETBALL St. John's vs. Seton Hall:9 a.m., FS1. Tulsa vs. Central Florida: 9 a.m., ESPNU. Temple vs. Connecticut: 10 a.m., ESPN2. Houston vs. Memphis: 11a.m., ESPNU. Butler vs. Villanova: 11:30 a.m., FS1. Georgia vs. Kansas State: 1 p.m., ESPNU. Marquette vs. DePaul: 2p.m., FS1. South Florida vs. SMU: 2p.m., ESPN2. Cornell vs. Syracuse: 3p.m., ESPNU. Creighton vs. Providence: 4:30p.m., FS1. Georgetown vs. Xavier: 7p.m., FS1. NBA BASKETBALL Sacramento Kings at Boston Celtics: 10a.m., CSN. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Peach Bowl: Mississippi vs. TCU, 9:30a.m., ESPN. Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. Arizona, 1:10p.m., ESPN. Orange Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech, 5:10p.m., ESPN. NHL HOCKEY San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks: 5p.m., CSN. SOCCER English Premier League: Man U. at Stoke, 4:45a.m., NBCSN. Ontheair pitching and durability as he does his deep North Carolina roots, Bumgarner became October's biggest star for a San Francisco club that really needed one during another improbable World Series run. Bumgarner finished first in a vote by U.S. edi- tors and news directors. He beat out Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw — who won the National League Cy Young and MVP. Re- tiring New York Yankees star Derek Jeter and golfer Rory McIlroy tied for third place. The award was an- nounced Tuesday. After months of the same questions about his well- tested left arm, Bumgar- ner made light of it all. He had just thrown 270 innings, including 21 with two wins and a save in a World Series that went the distance against the fellow wild-card Royals. "I got a splinter in my fin- ger the other day. That was kind of painful," Bumgar- ner quipped, sounding per- fectly serious. "Fortunately, it was on my right hand." Bruce Bochy's 25-year- old workhorse has earned the manager's trust that he will speak up if anything ever feels off with his arm. Otherwise, he's going to keep getting the ball. With that tricky cross- body, three-quarters deliv- ery — resembling a sling shot — Bumgarner shows hitters the ball briefly with an outstretched arm before that rapid release and sud- denly it's right there leav- ing batters baffled. On two days' rest in Game 7, that day he sat with Peavy in Kansas City, he pitched five scoreless in- nings of relief in a 3-2 win. Only after that would Bumgarner acknowledge he might need a mental and physical break at last after tossing a record 52 2/3 postseason innings. "You know what? I can't lie to you anymore," he said. "I'm a little tired now." Pitching coach Dave Righetti began field- ing inquiries before the World Series began about whether Bumgarner had the chance to make three appearances. He knew it could happen, though it wasn't exactly planned. "You don't realize when you're in the middle of the eye, 'Wow, what this guy's doing is so special,'" Righetti said. "That re- ally hasn't been done in years. ... When you've got a healthy guy who's on a roll, those are the kind of guys who change big series and do special things." The Giants locked up Bumgarner long-term in April 2012 on a $35.56 million, six-year contract through 2017. It could keep him in orange and black even longer, given the $12 million options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. That al- most seems like a bar- gain now given Bumgar- ner's performance and star power on baseball's biggest stage. Bumgarner was MVP of the World Series and NL Championship Series, go- ing 4-1 during the postsea- son following an 18-10 reg- ular season. From his four-hit, 10-strikeout gem that got things started in an 8-0 wild-card win at Pitts- burgh all the way through his brilliant relief outing in Game 7 of the World Se- ries, Bumgarner dazzled like never before. "He pitched a different game than we had seen from him earlier in the season," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle recalled re- cently. "We had watched video and saw how much sharper he had gotten as the season played out. In the wild-card game he had command of all his pitches and lived on the edges the entire outing. He also used his fastball up in the zone with deadly accuracy." Bumgarner made the rounds on the post-Series appearance circuit, then took a break to attend a rodeo. Despite the heavy work- load, Bumgarner will be eager for spring training come February. "Everything feels great and we're looking to just keep a normal offseason and a normal routine," Bumgarner said. It will hardly be normal given the attention and hype he is sure to generate after a spectacular 2014. "I just love the way he's handled everything, all the attention," Righetti said. "It looks like he's stayed the same." Athlete FROM PAGE 1 into that with that strat- egy. There's a lot of good football coaches out there. What we need to do is go out and find a coach that can come in here now and lead this football team." No matter who succeeds Harbaugh, there are signif- icant questions surround- ing San Francisco going forward. Perhaps none is bigger than getting quar- terback Colin Kaepernick to top form again after a disappointing season on the heels of his hefty con- tract extension last June. He is considering work- ing with a mechanics guru to make some tweaks, which has proven posi- tive for other NFL quar- terbacks. "The quarterback posi- tion is the most important position in all of sports. Period," York said. "I think Colin did some things very well this year. And there are things he needs to im- prove on. And that's some- thing that is very impor- tant." Here are some things to take from the Niners' 8-8 season: STAR LINEBACKERS NaVorro Bowman never made it back from that devastating left knee in- jury in last January's NFC championship game at Se- attle. Then close friend and fellow star linebacker Pat- rick Willis didn't play after an Oct. 13 win at St. Louis and needed surgery for a strained muscle in his left big toe. Getting these two back on the field will be para- mount for a defense that has been among the NFL's best. "It's my career, I want to be sure I do it smart," Wil- lis said. DAVIS' DOWN NUMBERS Vernon Davis followed one of his best NFL sea- sons with the lowest out- put since his rookie year of 2006, leaving doubts whether the Niners will bring him back with a year left on his contract. Davis matched his career high with 13 touchdowns in 2013, then became a bit part of the offense. Offensive co- ordinator Greg Roman reg- ularly said he wanted Da- vis involved and that didn't happen. Davis had only 50 tar- gets, down from 84, and finished with just 26 catches and two TDs. "I don't know what the main issue is," Davis said. "Everybody's numbers are down, (Michael) Crabtree, Frank (Gore), myself. We're all down. We've just got to figure it out. Just like any sport, whenever you're part of a team, whether you're a coach or anybody, your goal is to get the key guys in- volved, the guys who make plays, so they can contrib- ute and help the team win." BIG NAMES, KEY DECISIONS York and Baalke must decide whether franchise rushing leader Frank Gore returns, along with Crab- tree, Davis and left guard Mike Iupati. And that's just a start. It's unclear whether 14- year veteran defensive end Justin Smith will play an- other season before retire- ment. "I tell him I don't care if he gets away all the way until before the first week of the season next year and he comes back then," Willis said. "I'm going to talk to his little boys, he has three young boys now, see if they can run him a little ragged and give him back." WHAT HOME-FIELD ADVAN- TAGE? The 49ers finished 4-4 in their inaugural sea- son at $1.3 billion Levi's Stadium and hardly estab- lished the kind of home- field advantage they'd hoped for — not even close to what Seattle offers at CenturyLink Field. York apologized via Twitter on Thanksgiving night, when the 49ers lost the first of two games to rival Seattle in an 18-day span. He said Monday fans who chose to spend their holiday in the stands de- served more. "We didn't give you enough to cheer for this year. But that didn't stop you from coming out even in the last two games, where we really didn't have anything to play for," he said in opening his Mon- day news conference. "We weren't playing for a play- off contention and you guys brought it." SECONDARY CONCERNS The Niners are weak at cornerback and could see Perrish Cox and Chris Cul- liver leave, so that's a spot to be addressed through free agency and the draft. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 "The experience that you gain from the amount of snaps that he has taken right now are so valuable," interim coach Tony Sparano said. "It's not a guess any- more. He's seen it. He un- derstands it. He did it." Here are some other takeaways from the 2014 season: COACHINGQUANDARY The Raiders fired Dennis Allen after four straight losses to open the season and showed some signs of im- provement under Sparano. Oakland won three of its final six games, but it re- mains to be seen if that will be enough for Sparano to keep his job despite vo- cal support from the play- ers. Even if Sparano stays, there could be changes on the staff, with the status of offensive coordinator Greg Olson and defensive coordi- nator Jason Tarver in doubt. Owner Mark Davis also needs to decide whether to keep general manager Reg- gie McKenzie after the team won just 11 games the past three seasons. MIGHTYMACK Carr wasn't the only rookie to make a big impact. First-round pick Khalil Mack stepped in and immediately be- came the team's best player. Mack was dominant against the run with 11 tackles at or behind the line — trailing only Hous- ton's J.J. Watt. Mack also had the eighth-most quar- terback pressures of any linebacker, according to Pro Football Focus. YOUTH MOVEMENT De- spite having the oldest opening day roster, the Raiders depended heavily on their youth. According to Sparano, 27 first- or sec- ond-year players combined for 10,196 plays this season. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL NFLPLAYOFFS Wild-cardPlayoffs Saturday,Jan.3 Arizona at Carolina, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN) Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday,Jan.4 Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1:05 (CBS) Detroit at Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) DivisionalPlayoffs Saturday,Jan.10 Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Arizona, Detroit or Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday,Jan.11 Arizona, Dallas or Carolina at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh 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 Tuesday,Dec.30 MusicCityBowl At N as hv ille ,T en n. Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 BelkBowl AtCharlotte,N.C. Georgia 37, Louisville 14 FostersFarmBowl AtSantaClara Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), (n.) Wednesday,Dec.31 PeachBowl AtAtlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) FiestaBowl AtGlendale,Ariz. Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) OrangeBowl AtMiamiGardens,Fla. Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 24 5 .828 — Clippers 21 11 .656 4½ Phoenix 18 15 .545 8 Sacramento 13 18 .419 12 Lakers 10 22 .313 15½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 23 8 .742 — Houston 21 9 .700 1½ Dallas 23 10 .697 1 San Antonio 19 14 .576 5 New Orleans 16 15 .516 7 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 25 7 .781 — Oklahoma City 15 17 .469 10 Denver 13 19 .406 12 Utah 11 21 .344 14 Minnesota 5 25 .167 19 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 24 7 .774 — Brooklyn 15 16 .484 9 Boston 10 18 .357 12½ New York 5 28 .152 20 Philadelphia 4 25 .138 19 SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Atlanta 23 8 .742 — Washington 22 9 .710 1 Miami 14 18 .438 9½ Orlando 13 22 .371 12 Charlotte 10 22 .313 13½ CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 22 10 .688 — Cleveland 18 13 .581 3½ Milwaukee 16 16 .500 6 Indiana 11 21 .344 11 Detroit 8 23 .258 13½ Monday'sgames Chicago 92, Indiana 90 Milwaukee 104, Charlotte 94, OT Orlando 102, Miami 101 Brooklyn 107, Sacramento 99 Washington 104, Houston 103 Clippers 101, Utah 97 Tuesday'sgames Detroit 109, Orlando 86 Atlanta 109, Cleveland 101 New Orleans 110, Phoenix 106 Brooklyn 96, Chicago 82 Memphis 95, San Antonio 87 Dallas 114, Washington 87 Lakers 111, Denver 103 Utah 100, Minnesota 94 Toronto at Portland, (n.) Philadelphia at Golden State, (n.) Wednesday'sgames Sacramento at Boston, 10 a.m. Miami at Indiana, noon New York at Clippers, 3 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 4 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. NBALEADERS SCORINGAVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Harden, HOU 30 248 256 822 27.4 James, CLE 29 256 171 731 25.2 Davis, NOR 29 279 155 713 24.6 Bryant, LAL 28 229 176 675 24.1 Anthony, NYK 29 263 131 698 24.1 Wade, MIA 24 218 109 560 23.3 Curry, GOL 29 240 106 671 23.1 Griffin, LAC 32 282 162 733 22.9 Aldridge, POR 28 253 119 640 22.9 Butler, CHI 29 208 199 644 22.2 Lillard, POR 32 235 140 697 21.8 Bosh, MIA 24 188 106 516 21.5 Thompson, GOL 28 213 90 597 21.3 Gay, SAC 29 217 148 614 21.2 Ellis, DAL 32 260 105 661 20.7 Lowry, TOR 31 218 144 636 20.5 Gasol, MEM 30 222 161 607 20.2 Irving, CLE 28 202 115 565 20.2 Hayward, UTA 31 195 145 588 19.0 Green, BOS 28 186 113 530 18.9 NCAAMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. Kentucky (13-0) did not play. 2. Duke (11-0) did not play. 3. Virginia (12-0) beat Davidson 83-72. 4. Wisconsin (12-1) did not play. 5. Louisville (12-1) beat Long Beach State 63-48. 6. Villanova (12-0) did not play. 7. Gonzaga (13-1) did not play. 8. Arizona (12-1) did not play. 9. Iowa State (9-1) did not play. 10. Utah (9-2) vs. Carroll (Mont.). 11. Texas (11-2) did not play. 12. Maryland (13-1) beat Michigan State 68-66, 2OT. 13. Kansas (10-2) beat Kent State 78-62. 14. Notre Dame (13-1) beat Hartford 87-60. 15. St. John's (11-1) did not play. 16. Wichita State (10-2) did not play. 17. West Virginia (12-1) beat Virginia Tech 82-51. 18. Oklahoma (8-3) did not play. 19. North Carolina (10-3) beat William & Mary 86-64. 20. Ohio State (11-3) lost to Iowa 71-65. 21. Washington (11-1) did not play. 22. Baylor (11-1) beat Norfolk State 92-51. 23. Northern Iowa (11-1) did not play. 24. Colorado State (13-0) did not play. 25. Georgetown (8-3) did not play. NCAAMEN'SFARWEST Harvard 72, Grand Canyon 59 NCAAWOMEN'STOP25 Tuesday 1. South Carolina (12-0) did not play. 2. UConn (10-1) did not play. 3. Texas (10-0) vs. Rice. 4. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. 5. Texas A&M (11-2) did not play. 6. Baylor (11-1) did not play. 7. Louisville (12-1) did not play. 8. Tennessee (10-2) did not play. 9. North Carolina (12-1) beat Albany (N.Y.) 71-56. 10. Duke (8-4) did not play. 11. Kentucky (11-2) did not play. 12. Nebraska (10-2) did not play. 13. Oregon State (10-1) did not play. 14. Maryland (10-2) did not play. 15. Stanford (8-4) did not play. 16. Rutgers (10-2) did not play. 17. Mississippi State (15-0) did not play. 18. Oklahoma State (10-1) did not play. 19. Georgia (12-1) did not play. 20. Iowa (10-2) did not play. 21. Syracuse (10-3) beat CCSU 74-43. 22. Arizona State (11-1) did not play. 23. Seton Hall (13-1) beat Butler 70-65. 24. Michigan State (8-4) did not play. 25. DePaul (9-4) did not play. NCAAWOMEN'SFARWEST UCLA 59, Southern Cal 52 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 38 24 8 6 54 107 101 Vancouver 34 20 11 3 43 100 93 San Jose 36 19 12 5 43 100 93 Los Angeles 37 18 12 7 43 101 91 Calgary 38 20 15 3 43 110 100 Arizona 36 14 18 4 32 86 115 Edmonton 36 7 22 7 21 76 125 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 10 2 52 117 78 Nashville 36 24 9 3 51 106 78 St. Louis 37 22 12 3 47 108 93 Winnipeg 37 19 11 7 45 94 87 Minnesota 34 17 13 4 38 99 95 Dallas 35 16 14 5 37 102 118 Colorado 36 13 15 8 34 92 109 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 37 24 11 2 50 100 86 Tampa Bay 38 23 11 4 50 122 99 Detroit 37 19 9 9 47 105 94 Toronto 37 20 14 3 43 124 111 Florida 34 16 9 9 41 80 88 Boston 37 19 15 3 41 98 99 Ottawa 36 15 14 7 37 97 99 Buffalo 37 14 20 3 31 75 123 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 36 22 9 5 49 109 86 N.Y. Islanders 36 24 11 1 49 112 101 Washington 36 18 11 7 43 105 94 N.Y. Rangers 34 19 11 4 42 102 87 Philadelphia 36 14 16 6 34 100 109 Columbus 34 15 16 3 33 86 109 New Jersey 38 13 18 7 33 82 108 Carolina 36 10 22 4 24 72 98 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday'sgames Chicago 5, Nashville 4, SO Boston 5, Detroit 2 New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3, OT Montreal 3, Carolina 1 Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 St. Louis 3, Colorado 0 Minnesota 3, Winnipeg 2 Dallas 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1 Arizona 4, Philadelphia 2 Tuesday'sgames Montreal 2, Florida 1, SO Nashville 3, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles at Edmonton, (n.) Vancouver at San Jose, (n.) Wednesday'sgames N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 3 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 3 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 5 p.m. Arizona at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Thursday'sgames Chicago vs. Washington at Washington, DC, 10 a.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Dec. 31 NCAAFootball TODAY PeachBowl AtAtlanta Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog TCU 3½ (56½) Mississippi FiestaBowl AtGlendale,Ariz. Arizona 3 (68) Boise St. OrangeBowl AtMiamiGardens,Fla. Mississippi St. 7 (61½) Georgia Tech TOMORROW OutbackBowl AtTampa,Fla. Auburn 6½ (63½) Wisconsin CottonBowlClassic AtArlington,Texas Baylor 2½ (70) Michigan St. CitrusBowl AtOrlando,Fla. Missouri 4½ (47½) Minnesota RoseBowl PlayoffSemifinal AtPasadena Oregon 8½ (72) Florida St. SugarBowl PlayoffSemifinal AtNewOrleans Alabama 9 (58½) Ohio St. FRIDAY ArmedForcesBowl AtFortWorth,Texas Pittsburgh 3 (53½) Houston TaxSlayerBowl AtJacksonville,Fla. Tennessee 3½ (51½) Iowa AlamoBowl AtSanAntonio UCLA 1½ (59½) Kansas St. CactusBowl AtTempe,Ariz. Washington 6 (56½) Oklahoma St. SATURDAY Birmingham(Ala.)Bowl Florida 6½ (56½) East Carolina SUNDAY GoDaddyBowl AtMobile,Ala. Toledo 3½ (67) Arkansas St. NFL SATURDAY Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Carolina 5½ (38) Arizona at Pittsburgh 3 (46½) Baltimore SUNDAY at Indianapolis 3½ (49) Cincinnati at Dallas 7 (48½) Detroit NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog St. John's 1 at Seton Hall at Purdue Pk Minnesota at Wisconsin 19 Penn St. Tulsa 4½ at UCF at East Carolina 2 Tulane at Wake Forest 5 Princeton at UConn 9½ Temple at Memphis 13½ Houston Vanderbilt 1½ at Saint Louis at Villanova 12 Butler at Loyola Chicg. 8½ Bradley at Nebraska 3 Indiana at Richmond 4½ Northeastern at Illinois St. 9 Indiana St. at Kansas St. 3½ Georgia at Rhode Island 11 Brown at SMU 16 South Florida at San Diego St. 14 Air Force at Oklahoma 18 George Mason Marquette 4 at DePaul at S. Illinois 4 Missouri St. Wichita St. 14 at Drake at Syracuse 18 Cornell at New Mexico 10½ Fresno St. at Providence 6 Creighton at Wyoming 6 UNLV at Colorado St. 6 Boise St. at Utah St. 18 San Jose St. at Xavier 5½ Georgetown at Tennessee 11½ ETSU at Duke 23 Wofford NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Sacramento 1½ (209½) at Boston at Indiana 4 (187) Miami at Clippers 13 (205) New York at Cleveland 8 (201½) Milwaukee at San Antonio 3 (199) New Orleans at Houston 12½ (200) Charlotte at Okla. City 7 (211½) Phoenix NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Winnipeg -115/-105 N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers -145/+125 at Florida Tampa Bay -250/+210 at Buffalo at Boston -190/+165 Toronto at Pittsburgh -230/+190 Carolina at Columbus -110/-110 Minnesota at Detroit -200/+170 New Jersey at Anaheim -150/+130 San Jose at Dallas -190/+165 Arizona at Colorado -135/+115 Philadelphia at Calgary -220/+180 Edmonton Transactions BASEBALL NationalLeague SanDiegoPadres: Traded OF Seth Smith to Seattle for RHP Brandon Maurer. AmericanAssociation GarySouthshoreRailcats: Traded RHP Cole Stephens to Florence. Acquired RHP Jessie Snodgrass from Windy City. KansasCityT-Bones: Signed C Brian Erie. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation MiamiHeat: Assigned G Shabazz Napier to Sioux Falls (NBADL). FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague NFL: Reduced the one-game suspen- sion of Detroit DT Ndamukong Suh to a $70,000 fine. ArizonaCardinals: Placed TE Andre Hardy on practice squad injured reserve. Signed TE Ted Bolser to the practice squad. AtlantaFalcons: Signed DB Brendan Bishop, CB Jordan Mabin, TE Kyle Miller, LB Jacques Smith, RB Ronnie Wingo, Dts Ricky Heimuli and Adam Replogle and Wrs Freddie Martino and Bernard Reedy to futures contracts. BuffaloBills: Signed FB Corey Knox and TE Chris Manhertz to futures contracts. ChicagoBears: Signed DE Jamil Merrell to a futures contract. ClevelandBrowns: Signed Pks Travis Coons and Carey Spear to futures contracts. DallasCowboys: Placed DT Henry Melton on injured reserve. Signed LB James Anderson. DetroitLions: Released G Darren Keyton. GreenBayPackers: Released NT Justin Renfrow from the practice squad. HoustonTexans: Signed LB Kourtnei Brown, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, RB Ben Malena, Dbs Charles James and Terrance Parks and Wrs Jace Davis, Travis Labhart and Uzoma Nwachukwu to futures contracts. JacksonvilleJaguars: Fired offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch. Signed OT Cody Booth, TE Marcel Jensen, DB Peyton Thompson and WR Tony Washington to futures contracts. MinnesotaVikings: Signed LB Justin Anderson, QB Pat Devlin, DT Isame Faciane, C Zac Kerin, G Jordan McCray, TE Ryan Otten, RB Dominique Williams and Wrs Kain Colter and Donte Foster to futures contracts. NewOrleansSaints: Signed C Michael Brewster, TE Orson Charles, PK Dustin Hopkins, G Andrew Miller, WR Willie Snead and Rbs Edwin Baker and Toben Opurum to futures contracts. NewYorkGiants: Signed OT Michael Bamiro, CB Bennett Jackson, DE Jordan Stanton, LB Uani' Unga, RB Nikita Whitlock, Dbs Thomas Gordon and Josh Victorian and Wrs Juron Criner, Chris Harper and Julian Talley to futures contracts. NewYorkJets: Signed FB Mario Harvey, OT Brent Qvale, LB Chris Young and Dbs Keith Lewis and Dashaun Phillips to futures contracts. OaklandRaiders: Signed RB Terrance Cobb, LB Justin Jackson, DB Vernon Kearney, OT Dan Kistler, G Lamar Mady, DT Kona Schwenke, CB Jansen Watson and Wrs Jeremy Gallon and Seth Roberts to futures contracts. PittsburghSteelers: Released WR Justin Brown. Signed RB Ben Tate. SanDiegoChargers: Signed DT Chas Alecxih, CB Richard Crawford, TE David Paulson, DB Adrian Phillips, G Bryce Quigley, LB Colton Underwood and Wrs Torrence Allen and Javontee Herndon to futures contracts. WashingtonRedskins: Signed OT Edawn Coughman, P Robert Malone, NT Robert Thomas, DB Thomas Wolfe, NT Isaako Aaitui, Wrs Colin Lockett and Rashad Ross and Tes Chase Dixon and Je'ron Hamm to futures contracts. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague AnaheimDucks: Assigned F Dany Heat- ley to Norfolk (AHL). CarolinaHurricanes: Placed D John-Mi- chael Liles on injured reserve. Recalled D Ryan Murphy from Charlotte (AHL). ColumbusBlueJackets: Placed LW Cam Atkinson on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 27. Recalled C Sean Collins from Springfield (AHL). DetroitRedWings: Placed D Jakub Kindl on injured reserve. Recalled D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL). NewJerseyDevils: Placed F Jacob Josefson on injured reserve, retroactive to Saturday, and F Stephen Gionta, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled F Mike Sislo from Albany (AHL). TampaBayLightning: Recalled G Andrei Vasilevskiy from Syracuse (AHL). COLLEGE Miami: Announced OT Ereck Flowers will enter the NFL draft. Michigan: Named Jim Harbaugh football coach. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 2 B