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COLLEGEBASKETBALL SMU vs. Cincinnati:8a.m., ESPN2. Villanova vs. Seton Hall: 9 a.m., FS1. Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State: 9a.m., ESPNU. Duquesne vs. Dayton: 10a.m., NBCSN. Connecticut vs. Florida: 11 a.m., CBS. Xavier vs. DePaul: 11a.m., FS1. Washington State vs. Arizona Women's: 11a.m., PAC-12. Texas vs. Texas Tech: 11a.m., ESPNU. Rhode Island vs. St. Louis: noon, NBCSN. Illinois vs. Ohio State: 12:30 p.m., ESPN2. St. Bonaventure vs. Massa- chusetts: 1p.m., CSNBA. Washington vs. Arizona State Women's: 1p.m., PAC-12. Baylor vs. Oklahoma: 1p.m., ESPNU. St. Mary vs. Loyola M.: 1p.m., CSN. Maryland vs. Nebraska Women's: 1:15p.m., CBS. Creighton vs. Georgetown: 1:30p.m., FS1. Richmond vs. Davidson: 2 p.m., NBCSN. Virginia vs. Miami: 2:30p.m., ESPN2. Utah vs. California Women's: 3p.m., PAC-12. Tulane vs. Memphis: 3p.m., ESPNU. Penn State vs. Rutgers: 4:30 p.m., ESPN2. Oregon State vs. UCLA Women's: 5p.m., PAC-12. Oregon State vs. Oregon: 5 p.m., ESPNU. Gonzaga vs. Portland: 6:30 p.m., ESPN2. Colorado vs. Stanford Women's: 7p.m., PAC-12. San Diego State vs. Fresno State: 7p.m., ESPNU. BYU vs. San Francisco: 8p.m., CSNBA. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Birmingham Bowl East Caro- lina vs. Florida: 9a.m., ESPN. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL U.S. Army All American Bowl East vs. West: 10a.m., NBC. NFL FOOTBALL Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers: 1:20p.m., ESPN. Baltimore Ravens at Pitts- burgh Steelers: 5:15p.m., NBC. COLLEGE HOCKEY Union C. vs. Boston U.: 4p.m., NBCSN. NHL HOCKEY St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., CSN. MOTORCYCLE RACING AMA Supercross: 7p.m., FS1. SOCCER FA FA Cup Swansea vs. Tran. Rovers: 7a.m., FS1. FA FA Cup Crystal vs. Dover: 5 a.m., FS1. RADIO College Women's Basketball, Chico State at UC San Diego: 5:05p.m., KPAY. College Men's Basketball, Chico State at UC San Diego: 7:30p.m., KPAY. Ontheair Kelly was promoted from offensive coordina- tor to head coach before the 2009 season and the next year the Ducks went 12-1 and first played for the title. Oregon fell to Auburn 22-19 on Wes Bynum's 19- yard field goal as time ex- pired. Afterward Kelly vowed, "We'll be back." Kelly's successor, Mark Helfrich, made good on the promise: Here the sec- ond-seeded Ducks are, fol- lowing a 59-20 victory over Florida State in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State de- feated Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl in New Or- leans later Thursday night. The loss in college foot- ball's first-ever playoffs snapped a 29-game win- ning streak by the third- seeded Seminoles, and Or- egon emphasized its dom- inance by piling up the most points ever scored in a Rose Bowl game. It was quarterback Jameis Win- ston's first — and maybe only, if he decides to go to the NFL — college loss. "They were undefeated the last two years, and I mean just that in itself says a lot about what they've been able to do. Coming in, we didn't focus on that," quarterback Marcus Mar- iota said. "We just wanted to focus on ourselves and really just trying to exe- cute to the best of our abil- ities." But in the midst of the game, Oregon also took a huge step in changing the national perception of the Ducks — shoving aside the image of a gimmicky team with a multitude of uniforms that could never stand up to the defending national champion. "I hope they keep saying they (the Ducks) are soft, because it just motivates our guys," offensive coor- dinator Scott Frost said. Mariota is the personifi- cation of Oregon's ascent, becoming the first Duck to win the Heisman Trophy. He has an ongoing con- ference record with 40 touchdown passes this sea- son. He's also passed for a touchdown in each of his 40 games of his college ca- reer — the longest streak in FBS history. The junior from Hawaii, who opted at the end of last season to stay at Oregon, has 56 total touchdowns this season. Along with his 40 via pass, he's also run for 15 scores and caught a TD pass. He's the first FBS- level player to pass for 40 and run for 15. Never one to put the fo- cus on himself, Mariota was grateful for the oppor- tunity to add to the team's legacy with a shot at the ti- tle. "All the hard work, all the stuff that we put into it during the offseason and for it to kind of pay off and allow us to be a part of this game, it's a great feeling," he said. "We're very fortu- nate to be a part of it, and we're excited to get going and get prepared for it." Oregon FROM PAGE 1 Here are potential un- sung heroes for each team this wild-card weekend: CARDINALS Outside line- backer Alex Okafor led the Cardinals with eight sacks and could be the key to pressuring Cam Newton and limiting his scram- bling. Mobile quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick hurt the Cardi- nals recently, so they have to keep Newton in check. PANTHERS WR Philly Brown has turned into Carolina's deep threat and has been used on run- ning plays late in the sea- son. While Kelvin Benja- min will likely go against Patrick Peterson, Brown's speed and playmaking skills could make the dif- ference. RAVENS Cornerback Lardarius Webb has a dif- ficult assignment covering Steelers All-Pro Antonio Brown in a matchup that could determine which team advances. Brown had an excellent season, but Webb isn't backing down. STEELERS RB Josh Harris had nine carries this sea- son, but the rookie is be- ing asked to replace the in- jured Le'Veon Bell. Fellow rookie Dri Archer along with newly acquired Ben Tate also are in the mix, but Harris will keep get- ting the ball if he's pro- ductive. BENGALS TE Jermaine Gresham averaged a ca- reer-low 7.4 yards per catch on 62 receptions while Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green and Mohamed Sanu make the big plays for Cincinna- ti's offense. Andy Dalton likes dumping the ball off, so Gresham could be quite active. COLTS LB Jonathan New- some set a franchise rookie record with 6 sacks, in- cluding two last week that built his case for more playing time. The Colts had trouble pressuring quarter- backs, so they'll need New- some to disrupt Dalton's rhythm. LIONS S James Ihedigbo had a career-best four in- terceptions in his first sea- son with the Lions. He is coming off being benched in the second half in last week's loss at Green Bay, so he'll have even more moti- vation to make plays. Ihe- digbo also knows what it takes to win in the play- offs. He played for the Ra- vens two years ago. COWBOYS WR Cole Beas- ley is easily overlooked on an offense that includes Dez Bryant, DeMarco Mur- ray and Jason Witten. But Beasley has a knack for making a tough catch and slipping through the de- fense for a key first down. Playoffs FROM PAGE 1 you can tell he's just hav- ing fun with his friends on the field." Dallas led all teams with four All-Pros, includ- ing guard Zack Martin, the only rookie on the squad. League rushing leader De- Marco Murray, tackle Ty- ron Smith and wide re- ceiver Dez Bryant also made it. "I wasn't really coming in this year expecting to do this, but it's been a fun sea- son," said Martin, a first- round draftee from Notre Dame who has been a ma- jor cog in the Cowboys' su- perb running attack. Making their first All- Pro teams were all four Cowboys, plus Seattle in- side linebacker Bobby Wag- ner; Buffalo DE Mario Wil- liams and DT Marcell Da- reus; Kansas City outside LB Justin Houston; Pitts- burgh WR Antonio Brown and RB Le'Veon Bell; Bal- timore guard Marshal Yanda; Green Bay fullback John Kuhn; Cincinnati kick returner Adam Jones; and Indianapolis punter Pat McAfee. Colts kicker Adam Vina- tieri joined McAfee. "It's pretty awesome," McAfee said. "When we both signed back here (in March), that was the plan — to be the two best spe- cialists in the league. I'm not sure I made it, but he certainly did." Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made it for the second time; he also was the All-Pro QB in 2011. Brown was next clos- est to sweeping the panel, earning 49 votes. Murray drew 48 and Houston 47. "When you step into a stadium he's a known is- sue, but still he performs," Steelers coach Mike Tom- lin said of Brown. "We could talk about some of the same things about guys like J.J. Watt. We knew what he was capable of when we were getting ready to play him, but it still doesn't stop the storm from coming." Cleveland tackle Joe Thomas earned his fifth All-Pro spot, the most of anyone on the current team. Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis got his fourth All-Pro berth. Seattle and Pittsburgh each had three All-Pros. There were 16 AFC players and 11 from the NFC. The Seahawks were all defensive players: Wag- ner, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas. "I'm on such a great de- fense that sometimes there are guys that get over- looked and unfortunately I was one of them," said Wagner, who missed five games with injuries. "But I think all the things that has happened this year as far as the awards and the recognition and stuff like that, it means so much more to me this year be- cause everything that I went through this year." Repeaters from 2013 were Watt, Thomas, De- troit DT Ndamukong Suh, Carolina inside linebacker Luke Kuechly, Sherman and Thomas. APWritersWillGraves, Tim Booth, Schuyler Dixon, Kristie Rieken and Howard Ulman contrib- uted to this report. All-Pro FROM PAGE 1 TOM LYNN — ASSOCIATED PRESS The Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers celebrates a touchdown pass Sunday against the Detroit Lions in Green Bay, Wis. Scoreboard Football NFL NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 ArizonaatCarolina,1:35p.m.(ESPN) Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 4 Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 10:05 a.m. (CBS) Detroit at Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs 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 Ar iz ona , D al la s o r C aro li na a t G re en B ay , 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) COLLEGE FOOTBALL FBS BOWL GLANCE Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), (n.) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl At M ob ile , A la . Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 25 5 .833 — Clippers 22 11 .667 41/2 Phoenix 19 16 .543 81/2 Sacramento 14 19 .424 121/2 Lakers 10 22 .313 16 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 23 8 .742 — Dallas 24 10 .706 1/2 Houston 22 10 .688 11/2 San Antonio 20 14 .588 41/2 New Orleans 17 16 .515 7 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 26 7 .788 — Oklahoma City 17 17 .500 91/2 Denver 13 20 .394 13 Utah 11 22 .333 15 Minnesota 5 26 .161 20 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 24 8 .750 — Brooklyn 16 16 .500 8 Boston 11 19 .367 12 New York 5 30 .143 201/2 Philadelphia 4 27 .129 191/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 8 .750 — Washington 22 10 .688 2 Miami 14 19 .424 101/2 Orlando 13 23 .361 13 Charlotte 10 24 .294 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 23 10 .697 — Cleveland 19 14 .576 4 Milwaukee 17 17 .500 61/2 Indiana 13 21 .382 101/2 Detroit 9 23 .281 131/2 Thursday's games Chicago 106, Denver 101 Sacramento 110, Minnesota 107 Friday's games Brooklyn 100, Orlando 98 Cleveland 91, Charlotte 87 Dallas 119, Boston 101 Detroit 97, New York 81 New Orleans 111, Houston 83 Oklahoma City 109, Washington 102 Indiana 94, Milwaukee 91 Phoenix 112, Philadelphia 96 Atlanta 98, Utah 92 Toronto at Golden State, (n.) Memphis at Lakers, (n.) Saturday's games Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 5 p.m. Miami at Houston, 5 p.m. Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games Dallas at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Brooklyn at Miami, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Detroit, 3 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Indiana at Lakers, 6:30 p.m. NBA LEADERS SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Harden, HOU 31 260 260 858 27.7 James, CLE 29 256 171 731 25.2 Davis, NOR 31 294 165 753 24.3 Bryant, LAL 29 235 184 698 24.1 Anthony, NYK 30 270 135 717 23.9 Wade, MIA 25 227 111 580 23.2 Aldridge, POR 29 263 122 663 22.9 Curry, GOL 30 244 108 684 22.8 Griffin, LAC 33 288 163 746 22.6 Lillard, POR 33 244 144 723 21.9 Butler, CHI 31 219 210 678 21.9 Bosh, MIA 25 195 108 534 21.4 Thompson, GOL 29 219 90 611 21.1 Irving, CLE 30 224 127 625 20.8 Gay, SAC 31 228 156 644 20.8 Lowry, TOR 32 228 149 661 20.7 Ellis, DAL 33 268 108 681 20.6 Gasol, MEM 31 228 166 624 20.1 Hayward, UTA 32 204 150 614 19.2 Nowitzki, DAL 31 207 126 579 18.7 Green, BOS 29 188 115 536 18.5 Harris, ORL 33 230 109 609 18.5 Conley, MEM 31 199 116 566 18.3 Vucevic, ORL 29 231 62 526 18.1 Jefferson, CHA 32 255 67 577 18.0 Knight, MIL 33 205 119 594 18.0 Paul, LAC 33 213 105 583 17.7 Gasol, CHI 30 208 110 528 17.6 Walker, CHA 33 204 120 577 17.5 Wall, WAS 31 203 111 540 17.4 G. Dragic, PHX 32 211 72 540 16.9 Teague, ATL 28 161 123 472 16.9 Matthews, POR 33 203 49 556 16.8 Millsap, ATL 31 193 104 520 16.8 Love, CLE 31 168 133 519 16.7 Evans, NOR 31 204 85 516 16.6 Bledsoe, PHX 34 189 154 565 16.6 Johnson, Bro 29 183 66 481 16.6 Crawford, LAC 32 169 123 526 16.4 Wroten, PHL 23 130 90 378 16.4 Collison, SAC 30 167 122 491 16.4 Lawson, DEN 32 179 134 522 16.3 Randolph, MEM 26 167 84 419 16.1 Parsons, DAL 32 188 70 514 16.1 Duncan, SAN 29 175 110 460 15.9 Jackson, OKC 30 180 81 471 15.7 Favors, UTA 29 187 79 453 15.6 Holiday, NOR 32 202 55 499 15.6 Anderson, NOR 32 179 66 496 15.5 Beal, WAS 22 124 51 340 15.5 REBOUNDS PER GAME G Off Def Tot Avg Jordan, LAC 33 140 312 452 13.7 Drummond, DET 31 154 243 397 12.8 Chandler, DAL 32 131 251 382 11.9 Randolph, MEM 26 97 200 297 11.4 Vucevic, ORL 29 88 239 327 11.3 Gasol, CHI 30 76 254 330 11.0 Aldridge, POR 29 80 230 310 10.7 Duncan, SAN 29 77 233 310 10.7 Davis, NOR 31 84 243 327 10.5 Love, CLE 31 58 255 313 10.1 Asik, NOR 28 101 181 282 10.1 Noah, CHI 26 85 170 255 9.8 Monroe, DET 29 84 176 260 9.0 Valan., TOR 31 81 192 273 8.8 Faried, DEN 30 98 154 252 8.4 Favors, UTA 29 83 158 241 8.3 Gasol, MEM 31 51 205 256 8.3 Jefferson, CHA 32 48 215 263 8.2 Gortat, WAS 31 66 187 253 8.2 Bosh, MIA 25 28 176 204 8.2 Dieng, MIN 31 107 145 252 8.1 Millsap, ATL 31 53 198 251 8.1 Green, GOL 30 36 205 241 8.0 Mozgov, DEN 33 89 175 264 8.0 Hill, LAL 32 99 155 254 7.9 Sullinger, BOS 29 68 162 230 7.9 Griffin, LAC 33 66 192 258 7.8 Thompson, CLE 32 118 132 250 7.8 Garnett, Bro 26 30 168 198 7.6 Adams, OKC 33 91 156 247 7.5 NCAA MEN'S FAR WEST Stanford 71, Washington St. 56 Stanford 71, Washington St. 56 WASHINGTON ST. (6-7) Iroegbu 2-9 1-3 5, Redding 2-5 5-6 9, Railey 2-2 3-6 7, Hawkinson 0-6 11-15 11, Lacy 3-9 3-7 9, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Kernich- Drew 1-1 0-0 3, Dunbar 0-1 0-0 0, Longrus 0-0 0-0 0, Cheatum 0-0 0-0 0, Ballard 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 2-5 1-2 6, Boese 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 14-43 24-39 56. STANFORD (9-3) Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Nastic 5-9 6-9 16, Randle 5-13 7-8 18, Brown 6-13 0-0 13, Verhoeven 0-1 0-0 0, Cartwright 1-3 1-2 4, Humphrey 1-1 0-0 2, Mar. Allen 4-5 0-0 8, R. Allen 4-10 1-2 10. Totals 26-56 15-21 71. Halftime: Stanford 27-24; 3-Point Goals: Washington St. 4-14 (Boese 2-3, Kernich-Drew 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Redding 0-1, Iroegbu 0-2, Lacy 0-5), Stanford 4-13 (Cartwright 1-2, Brown 1-3, R. Allen 1-4, Randle 1-4); Fouled Out: Railey, Ver- hoeven; Rebounds: Washington St. 33 (Hawkinson 15), Stanford 37 (Brown 11); Assists: Washington St. 7 (Hawkinson, Lacy 2), Stanford 10 (Brown 5); Total Fouls: Washington St. 19, Stanford 26; A: 4,373. NCAA WOMEN'S TOP 25 Friday 1. South Carolina (13-0) beat Auburn 77-58. 2. UConn (11-1) did not play. 3. Texas (11-0) did not play. 4. Notre Dame (13-1) beat Florida State 74-68. 5. Texas A&M (13-2) beat Vanderbilt 75-61. 6. Baylor (11-1) did not play. 7. Louisville (13-1) beat Georgia Tech 75-48. 8. Tennessee (10-2) vs. Missouri. 9. North Carolina (13-1) beat ETSU 95-62. 10. Duke (9-4) beat N.C. A&T 87-36. 11. Kentucky (12-2) beat Alabama 78-66. 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 (10-3) did not play. 17. Mississippi State (16-0) beat No. 19 Georgia 64-56. 18. Oklahoma State (10-1) did not play. 19. Georgia (12-2) lost to No. 17 Mis- sisippi State 64-56. 20. Iowa (10-2) did not play. 21. Syracuse (10-3) did not play. 22. Arizona State (11-1) did not play. 23. Seton Hall (13-2) lost to St. John's 59-50. 24. Michigan State (8-5) did not play. 25. DePaul (9-5) lost to Villanova 79-76, OT. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 39 24 9 6 54 107 104 Los Angeles 39 19 12 8 46 106 96 Vancouver 36 21 12 3 45 105 97 San Jose 38 20 13 5 45 104 96 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Arizona 37 14 19 4 32 86 121 Edmonton 38 8 22 8 24 82 131 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 38 25 11 2 52 119 81 Nashville 36 24 9 3 51 106 78 St. Louis 37 22 12 3 47 108 93 Winnipeg 38 19 12 7 45 96 92 Minnesota 36 18 14 4 40 103 99 Dallas 36 17 14 5 39 108 118 Colorado 37 14 15 8 36 96 112 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 38 25 11 2 52 104 88 Tampa Bay 40 24 12 4 52 130 106 Detroit 38 20 9 9 49 108 95 Toronto 39 21 15 3 45 129 117 Florida 36 17 10 9 43 84 93 Boston 38 19 15 4 42 101 103 Ottawa 36 15 14 7 37 97 99 Buffalo 39 14 22 3 31 76 130 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 38 24 9 5 53 117 90 N.Y. Islanders 38 26 11 1 53 119 104 Washington 37 19 11 7 45 108 96 N.Y. Rangers 35 20 11 4 44 107 89 Columbus 35 16 16 3 35 89 110 Philadelphia 38 14 17 7 35 104 115 New Jersey 40 13 20 7 33 85 115 Carolina 38 11 23 4 26 75 101 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday's games Washington 3, Chicago 2 Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2 Friday's games Florida 2, Buffalo 0 Montreal 4, New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 3, Toronto 1 N.Y. Islanders 2, Calgary 1 Edmonton at Colorado, (n.) St. Louis at Anaheim, (n.) Saturday's games Ottawa at Boston, 10 a.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Toronto at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5 p.m. Columbus at Arizona, 5 p.m. Detroit at Vancouver, 7 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games Boston at Carolina, 10 a.m. Florida at Washington, noon Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 5 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Jan. 3 NCAA Football TODAY Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Florida 7 (56) East Carolina TO MORRO W GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 31/2 (671/2) Arkansas St. JAN. 12 Championship At Arlington, Texas Oregon 7 (741/2) Ohio St. NFL TODAY Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Carolina 61/2 (371/2) Arizona at Pittsburgh 3 (45) Baltimore TOMORROW at Indianapolis 31/2 (49) Cincinnati at Dallas 61/2 (48) Detroit NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog at Ohio St. 81/2 Illinois Penn St. 1 at Rutgers at Maryland 4 Minnesota at NC State 41/2 Pittsburgh Syracuse 8 at Virginia Tech at Oklahoma St. 9 Kansas St. Villanova 61/2 at Seton Hall at Dayton 14 Duquesne at Will. & Mary 9 Coll. of Charl. George Wash. 21/2 at Saint Joseph's Xavier 10 at DePaul Northeastern 8 at Delaware at Florida 8 UConn at Oklahoma 81/2 Baylor Hofstra 3 at UNC Wilmington at Marquette 1 Providence at Boise St. 101/2 Utah St. at Georgia St. 15 UALR at Vanderbilt 41/2 Yale Texas 8 at Texas Tech at Purdue 31/2 Michigan at Notre Dame 111/2 Georgia Tech Rhode Island 6 at Saint Louis at Buffalo 101/2 Cornell at Cincinnati 11/2 SMU at James Mad. 41/2 Towson at St. John's 4 Butler at Memphis 12 Tulane at Missouri St. 81/2 Drake at Duke 24 Boston College at UMass 81/2 St. Bonaventure at TCU Pk West Virginia at Drexel 7 Elon St. Mary's (Cal) 81/2 at Loy. Mary. at Georgetown 81/2 Creighton at Davidson 8 Richmond at Nevada Pk Air Force at G. Mason Pk La Salle at G. Southern 21/2 Texas St. at Oregon 9 Oregon St. North Carolina 61/2 at Clemson Virginia 6 at Miami at South Florida 5 East Carolina at Pepperdine 71/2 Pacific at Arkansas St. 91/2 Appalachian St. at New Mexico Pk Colorado St. at Bradley 2 S. Illinois Louisiana Tech 71/2 at Southern Miss. at Texas-Ar. 81/2 S. Alabama at La.-Lafayette 13 Troy Gonzaga 11 at Portland Iowa St.-x 6 South Carolina San Diego 21/2 at Santa Clara Wyoming 19 at San Jose St. San Diego St. 8 at Fresno St. BYU 31/2 at San Francisco at W. Carolina 7 The Citadel at Mississippi 16 Austin Peay Wofford 10 at Samford at E. Illinois 6 Jacksonville St. N. Colorado 1 at Montana St. at E. Wash. 15 Idaho St. Mercer 3 at UNC Greensboro at Chattanooga 11 Furman Murray St. 3 at Morehead St. at SIU-Edward. 1 Ten. Tech SE Missouri 5 at Tennessee St. at Montana 91/2 North Dakota at Sac. St. 111/2 S. Utah at Idaho 31/2 Weber St. at Portland St. 21/2 N. Arizona x-at Brooklyn, N.Y. NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Orlando 31/2 (1891/2) Charlotte Utah 1 (201) at Minnesota at Houston 9 (198) Miami at Chicago 11 (2061/2) Boston at San Antonio 41/2 (1991/2) Washington at Denver Pk (2041/2) Memphis at Portland 51/2 (205) Atlanta at Clippers 18 (212) Philadelphia NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Boston -200/+170 Ottawa at Los Angeles -135/+115 Nashville at Pittsburgh -150/+130 Montreal at N.Y. Rangers -370/+280 Buffalo at New Jersey -120/+100 Philadelphia at Winnipeg -135/+115 Toronto at Arizona -110/-110 Columbus at Dallas -145/+125 Minnesota at Vancouver -135/+115 Detroit at San Jose -145/+125 St. Louis Transactions BASEBALL American League Toronto Blue Jays: Named Dane Johnson bullpen coach, Eric Owens assistant hitting coach, Sal Fasano minor league pitching coordinator, Darold Knowles rehabilitation pitching coach and Rick Langford senior pitching advisor. Promoted Heather Connolly to manager, major league administration and Joe Sheehan to manager, baseball research and development. FOOTBALL National Football League Green Bay Packers: Promoted Eliot Wolf to director of player personnel. HOCKEY National Hockey League Arizona Coyotes: Assigned F Tyler Gaudet to Portland (AHL). Chicago Blackhawks: Recalled F Teuvo Teravainen from Rockford (AHL). Edmonton Oilers: Traded LW David Per- ron to Pittsburgh for C Rob Klinkhammer and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Florida Panthers: Recalled D Shane O'brien from San Antonio (AHL). New Jersey Devils: Assigned F Stefan Matteau and F Joe Whitney to Albany (AHL). Placed F Mike Sislo on waivers. Activated F Patrik Elias, F Martin Havlat and F Michael Ryder. COLLEGE Butler: Removed the interim tag from men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann. Elizabethtown: Announced the retire- ment of director of athletics Nancy Latimore announced at the conclusion of the 2014-15 academic year. Minnesota: Announced TE Maxx Wil- liams will enter the NFL draft. Portland State: Named Mark Rountree athletic director. Virginia Tech: Suspended junior F Joey van Zegeren indefinitely from the men's basketball team. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015 2 B