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COLLEGEBASKETBALL Arkansas vs. Georgia:4p.m., ESPN. Marquette vs. Georgetown: 4p.m., FS1. Connecticut vs. S. Florida: 4p.m., ESPN2. East Carolina vs. Cincinnati: 4p.m., ESPNU. Ohio State vs. Minnesota: 6p.m., ESPN. Villanova vs. St. John's: 6p.m., FS1. Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State: 6p.m., ESPN2. Auburn vs. Vanderbilt: 6p.m., ESPNU. NHL HOCKEY San Jose Sharks at Minne- sota Wild: 5p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER FA Cup: West Ham vs. Everton: 11:30a.m., FS1. Ontheair By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press EUGENE, ORE. When the Oregon Ducks look back at their lone loss of the sea- son, sure there's lingering disappointment, but not a lot of second-guessing. Instead, some players have pointed to the Ari- zona loss as the turning point of their season, when they woke up and revived for their march to the na- tional championship. "I think we learned a lot in terms of having that loss early in the year and kind of experiencing failure a little bit," quarterback Marcus Mariota said a few games afterward. "Now that we have had our backs against the wall, guys feel the need to fight, play loose and play with high inten- sity." Lesson learned, Oregon will play for the national title next Monday night against Ohio State in Ar- lington, Texas. The sec- ond-seeded Ducks (13-1) defeated Florida State in college football's first play- offs to advance, while the fourth-seeded Buckeyes (13-1) upset Alabama. Back in early October, Oregon was undefeated and ranked second in The Associated Press poll. The Ducks were boosted by a key victory earlier in the season over Mich- igan State and looking to avoid the pitfalls that had thwarted them the season before, when late-season losses against Arizona and Stanford took them out of a BCS bowl game for the first time since 2008. The Wildcats were also undefeated, but unranked and 24-point underdogs. And the game was at Aut- zen Stadium, where the Ducks hadn't lost since 2012. Oregon led 7-3 at half- time before Arizona fresh- man Nick Wilson ran for a pair of touchdowns and caught another to build a 24-14 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Ducks rallied with a field goal and Mariota's touchdown pass to Keanon Lowe to tie the game with 8:21 left. With Arizona driving downfield, Tony Wash- ington was called for un- sportsmanlike conduct to give the Wildcats a first down. Then a pass interfer- ence call paved the way for Terris Jones-Grigsby's go- ahead 1-yard touchdown. On Oregon's ensuing se- ries, Mariota was sacked and stripped of the ball by Scooby Wright, giving the Wildcats the 31-24 win. Afterward, senior cor- nerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, who decided to stay at Or- egon for a final year in part to give a national champi- onship one more shot, was the voice of reason. "Every loss is a test of our character to see how we respond. Not every team in college football is going to go undefeated so everyone has to learn from their losses and get better," he said. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Arizona loss provided valuable lesson for Ducks CHRIS PIETSCH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon center Hroniss Grasu takes questions from reporters a er practice. Oregon faces Ohio State on Jan. 12in the title game in college football's first playoff. happens," Pagano said. "You never want to lose great coaches and good people and all of that stuff." Hamilton also has ties to the Bay Area. Before com- ing to Indianapolis, he was the 49ers quarterbacks coach in 2006 and was an assistant at Stanford from 2010-12. Indianapolis plays at Denver in the playoffs this weekend. The Raiders also inter- viewed Mangini on Mon- day, a person with knowl- edge of the meeting said on condition of anonym- ity because the team is not releasing details on inter- views. Mangini has five years of head coaching experience, having spent three years with the New York Jets and two with Cleveland. He has been an assistant in San Francisco the past two years. Mangini has a 33-47 career record and made the playoffs once with the Jets. The Raiders are seek- ing a full-time coach after firing Dennis Allen four games into last season. In- terim coach Tony Sparano is also a candidate. Oakland has previously interviewed Denver de- fensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and Philadelphia offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur for the job, a per- son with knowledge of the search said. Seattle coach Pete Carroll told SiriusXM NFL Radio last week that Seahawks offensive coordi- nator Darrell Bevell also in- terviewed for the job. Bevell and Hamilton have no previous profes- sional head coaching ex- perience, while Mangini, Del Rio and Shurmur all have been head coaches in the NFL before. The Raid- ers have hired a coach with NFL head coaching expe- rience only three times in their history with Joe Bu- gel, Norv Turner and Art Shell's second stint with the team. Oakland has had eight coaches since the start of the 2003 season. The Raid- ers have not had a winning record or playoff berth in that span as the constant turnover has contributed to the struggles on the field. The Raiders also report- edly interviewed Mike Sha- nahan, who coached the team in 1988-89 before be- ing fired following disputes with late owner Al Davis. Davis refused to pay Sha- nahan the remainder of his contract when he was fired. Shanahan filed a grievance and won but Davis never paid him the money he was owed. Shanahan went on to win two Super Bowl titles with Denver and spent four years as coach in Washing- ton before being fired fol- lowing the 2013 season. Shanahan has a 170-138 ca- reer record and has made the playoffs eight times. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 JACK DEMPSEY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE A person with knowledge on the subject said the Raiders are interviewing Jack Del Rio for their head coaching vacancy. it 2-2. The clubs entered the night holding both of the Western Conference's wild card playoff spots. The Sharks (21-14-5) moved into a tie with Van- couver and Los Angeles for second in the Pacific Divi- sion. The Jets (20-13-7) killed two penalties in the fi- nal 10 minutes. Ladd was called for illegal contact to Karlsson's head, and Paul Postma was whistled for delay of game. Hutchinson, who en- tered with the NHL's best save percentage and goals- against average, stopped 34 shots. Making his fifth start in six games, Hutchinson has received an increased workload at the expense of longtime starter Ondrej Pavelec. Niemi made 17 saves in his eighth start in nine games. The teams traded power-play goals in the first period, with Burns opening the scoring at 2:53. Pavelski won an offen- sive zone faceoff, and two passes later Burns ham- mered in a slap shot from the point for his 11th goal. Ladd took a pass in the high slot from Bryan Lit- tle and beat Niemi to the glove side at 9:17 for his 15th goal. The Sharks had a 13-4 shots advantage in the first period and limited the Jets to only one even-strength shot. Pavelski floated a shot from the right boards that Karlsson tipped down and through Hutchinson's pads to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead early in the second. The Jets begin a three- game Western swing Thursday at Arizona. The Sharks will continue their three-game trip Tuesday at Minnesota. NOTES: San Jose C Joe Thornton missed a second straight game with an upper-body injury. Thornton was placed on the injured list after playing in 319 con- secutive games. Grant Clitsome missed the game with an undis- closed injury, making it five Winnipeg defensemen sidelined. Callup Julien Brouillette made his first start with the Jets. Winnipeg forward Mi- chael Frolik went to the dressing room following a hard check late in the sec- ond period, but returned for the start of the third. Sharks FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFLPLAYOFFS ^Wild-card Playoffs Saturday,Jan.3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday,Jan.4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 ^Divisional Playoffs Saturday,Jan.10 Baltimore at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday,Jan.11 Dallas at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis 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 Su nda y, F eb .1 ^At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) COLLEGEFOOTBALLFBSBOWL GLANCE Thursday,Jan.1 OutbackBowl AtTampa,Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT CottonBowlClassic AtArlington,Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 CitrusBowl AtOrlando,Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 RoseBowl AtPasadena,Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 SugarBowl AtNewOrleans Playoff semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Friday,Jan.2 ArmedForcesBowl AtFortWorth,Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayerBowl AtJacksonville,Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 AlamoBowl At S an A nt on io UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 CactusBowl AtTempe,Ariz. Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 Saturday,Jan.3 Birmingham(Ala.)Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Sunday,Jan.4 GoDaddyBowl AtMobile,Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday,Jan.10 MedalofHonorBowl AtCharleston,S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. Monday,Jan.12 CollegeFootballChampionship AtArlington,Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday,Jan.17 East-WestShrineClassic AtSt.Petersburg,Fla. East vs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPACollegiateBowl AtCarson,Calif. National vs. American, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday,Jan.24 SeniorBowl AtMobile,Ala. North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN) Basketball WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 26 5 .839 — Clippers 23 11 .676 4½ Phoenix 20 16 .556 8½ Sacramento 14 20 .412 13½ Lakers 11 23 .324 16½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 25 9 .735 — Dallas 26 10 .722 — Houston 23 11 .676 2 San Antonio 21 14 .600 4½ New Orleans 17 17 .500 8 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 26 8 .765 — Oklahoma City 17 17 .500 9 Denver 15 20 .429 11½ Utah 12 23 .343 14½ Minnesota 5 28 .152 20½ EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 24 10 .706 — Brooklyn 16 18 .471 8 Boston 11 21 .344 12 Philadelphia 5 28 .152 18½ New York 5 32 .135 20½ SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Atlanta 25 8 .758 — Washington 23 11 .676 2½ Miami 15 20 .429 11 Orlando 13 24 .351 14 Charlotte 12 24 .333 14½ CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 25 10 .714 — Cleveland 19 16 .543 6 Milwaukee 18 17 .514 7 Indiana 14 22 .389 11½ Detroit 10 23 .303 14 Sunday'sgames Dallas 109, Cleveland 90 Miami 88, Brooklyn 84 Detroit 114, Sacramento 95 Milwaukee 95, New York 82 Phoenix 125, Toronto 109 Lakers 88, Indiana 87 Monday'sgames Philadelphia 95, Cleveland 92 Charlotte 104, Boston 95 Dallas 96, Brooklyn 88, OT Washington 92, New Orleans 85 Chicago 114, Houston 105 Memphis 105, New York 83 Denver 110, Minnesota 101 Indiana 105, Utah 101 Lakers at Portland, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday'sgames Phoenix at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Detroit at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGEBASKETBALL Men'sBasketballTop25 Monday 1. Kentucky (13-0) did not play. 2. Duke (13-0) did not play. 3. Virginia (13-0) did not play. 4. Wisconsin (14-1) did not play. 5. Louisville (13-1) did not play. 6. Gonzaga (14-1) did not play. 7. Arizona (13-1) did not play. 8. Villanova (13-1) did not play. 9. Utah (12-2) did not play. 10. Texas (12-3) lost to No. 16 Oklahoma 70-49. 11. Maryland (14-1) did not play. 12. Kansas (11-2) did not play. 13. Notre Dame (15-1) beat No. 18 North Carolina 71-70. 14. West Virginia (14-1) beat Texas Tech 78-67. 15. Wichita State (12-2) did not play. 16. Oklahoma (11-3) beat No. 10 Texas 70-49. 17. Iowa State (10-2) did not play. 18. North Carolina (11-4) lost to No. 13 Notre Dame 71-70. 19. Seton Hall (12-2) did not play. 20. VCU (11-3) did not play. 21. Baylor (11-2) did not play. 22. Ohio State (12-3) did not play. 23. Arkansas (11-2) did not play. 24. St. John's (11-3) did not play. 25. Old Dominion (12-1) did not play. MEN'SFARWESTSCORES No major team scores reported from the FAR WEST. Women'sBasketballTop25 Monday 1. South Carolina (14-0) did not play. 2. UConn (12-1) did not play. 3. Texas (12-0) did not play. 4. Notre Dame (14-1) did not play. 5. Baylor (12-1) did not play. 6. Louisville (14-1) did not play. 7. Tennessee (12-2) beat Vanderbilt 57-49. 8. North Carolina (14-1) did not play. 9. Texas A&M (14-2) did not play. 10. Kentucky (13-2) did not play. 11. Oregon State (11-1) at Southern Cal. 12. Maryland (11-2) did not play. 13. Duke (10-4) did not play. 14. Mississippi State (17-0) did not play. 15. Stanford (10-4) beat Utah 55-44. 16. Oklahoma State (10-2) did not play. 17. Iowa (11-2) did not play. 18. Arizona State (12-1) vs. Washington State. 19. Nebraska (10-3) did not play. 20. Georgia (13-2) did not play. 21. Syracuse (10-4) did not play. 22. Princeton (16-0) beat Hampton 75-63. 23 . M in ne sot a ( 14 -1 ) d id n ot p la y. 24. Rutgers (10-4) did not play. 25. Western Kentucky (12-2) did not play. WOMEN'SFARWESTSCORES Oregon 62, UCLA 46 Stanford 55, Utah 44 Wa sh in gt on 7 9, A ri zo na 6 9 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110 Va nc o uv er 3 7 22 1 2 3 47 1 09 9 8 San Jose 40 21 14 5 47 109 105 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124 Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 38 25 9 4 54 116 88 Chicago 39 26 11 2 54 124 85 St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99 Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 Dallas 38 18 14 6 42 119 124 Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 104 106 Colorado 39 15 16 8 38 101 117 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 39 26 11 2 54 108 89 Tampa Bay 41 25 12 4 54 134 108 Detroit 39 20 10 9 49 109 99 Toronto 40 21 16 3 45 130 122 Boston 40 19 15 6 44 104 108 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97 Ottawa 38 16 15 7 39 102 105 Buffalo 40 14 23 3 31 77 136 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94 N.Y. Islanders 39 26 12 1 53 121 109 Washington 38 20 11 7 47 112 99 N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 113 90 Columbus 37 17 17 3 37 96 119 Philadelphia 39 14 18 7 35 106 120 New Jersey 41 14 20 7 35 90 117 Carolina 39 12 23 4 28 77 102 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday'sgames Carolina 2, Boston 1, SO Anaheim 4, Nashville 3, SO Washington 4, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 2 Chicago 5, Dallas 4, OT Columbus 4, Colorado 3 Edmonton 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Monday'sgames San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2 Tuesday'sgames Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Wednesday'sgames Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Sharks3,Jets2 SanJose 1 1 1 — 3 Winnipeg 1 0 1 — 2 FirstPeriod: 1, San Jose, Burns 11 (Mar- leau, Couture), 2:53 (pp). 2, Winnipeg, Ladd 15 (Little, Wheeler), 9:17 (pp); Penalties: Perreault, Wpg, double minor (high-sticking), 1:14, Little, Wpg (slash- ing), 3:15, McGinn, SJ (hooking), 8:39. SecondPeriod: 3, San Jose, Karlsson 3 (Pavelski, Burns), 4:15;Penalties: Burns, SJ (holding), 1:03, Halischuk, Wpg (slashing), 19:52. ThirdPeriod: 4, Winnipeg, Harrison 2 (Lowry, Frolik), 4:03 (pp). 5, San Jose, Vlasic 5 (Couture, Pavelski), 19:55;Pen- alties: Burns, SJ (hooking), 2:23, Frolik, Wpg (hooking), 7:26, Ladd, Wpg (illegal check to head minor), 11:52, Postma, Wpg (delay of game), 15:03. ShotsonGoal: San Jose 13-12-12=37. Winnipeg 4-9-6=19. Goalies: San Jose, Niemi 16-9-4 (19 shots-17 saves). Winnipeg, Hutchinson 10-4-2 (37-34). A: 15,016 (15,004);T: 2:31. Referees: Brian Pochmara, Frederick L'Ecuyer;Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Jan. 6 NFL SATURDAY Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at New England 7 (48) Baltimore at Seattle 11 (40) Carolina SUNDAY at Green Bay 6½ (53) Dallas at Denver 7 (54) Indianapolis NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Phoenix 3 (209½) at Milwaukee at San Antonio 7½ (201½) Detroit NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Philadelphia -120/+100 Ottawa at New Jersey -230/+190 Buffalo at Montreal -135/+115 Tampa Bay at Nashville -230/+190 Carolina at Minnesota -160/+140 San Jose at Chicago -250/+210 Colorado at Dallas -170/+150 Columbus St. Louis -160/+140 at Arizona Detroit -175/+155 at Edmonton at Vancouver -125/+105 N.Y. Islanders NCAAFootball MONDAY Championship AtArlington,Texas Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog Oregon 6½ (75) Ohio St. NCAABasketball Favorite Line Underdog at Kentucky 23 Mississippi UConn 8½ at South Florida at Houston 7 UCF at Cincinnati 15 East Carolina at Georgetown 8 Marquette at Florida St. 8½ Virginia Tech at Penn St. 2 Michigan at Georgia 2 Arkansas at Akron 4 W. Michigan at Toledo 8 Cent. Michigan at GWashington 16 Saint Louis at Butler 6 Providence at Vanderbilt 8 Auburn at Minnesota 2 Ohio St. Pittsburgh 1 at Boston College Villanova 3½ at St. John's at Alabama 3½ Texas A&M at Iowa St. 5 Oklahoma St. at San Diego St. 8 New Mexico at Iona 11 Quinnipiac Transactions BA SE BA LL AmericanLeague KansasCityRoyals: Announced the retirement of vice president of baseball operations/assistant general manager Dean Taylor, who will continue as a consultant to baseball operations. Promoted J.J. Picollo to vice president/assistant general manager of player personnel, Rene Francisco to vice president/assistant general manager of major league, international operations and Scott Sharp to assistant general manager/baseball operations, Jin Wong to assistant general manager/baseball administration, Chino Cadahia to senior coordinator/player development, Kyle Vena to director baseball adminis- tration, Mike Groopman to director baseball operations/analytics, and John Williams to director baseball analyt- ics/player personnel. Named Ronnie Richardson director minor league opera- tions, Daniel Mack director baseball analytics/research science, Chris Getz baseball operations assistant/player development, Phillip Stringer baseball operations assistant and Nick Relic minor league video coordinator. TexasRangers: Agreed to terms with INF Adam Rosales on a one-year contract. Signed RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo to a minor league contract. NationalLeague ArizonaDiamondbacks: Agreed to terms with INF Cliff Pennington on a one-year contract. ColoradoRockies: Agreed to terms with C Nick Hundley a two-year contract. Designated RHP Chris Martin for as- signment. NewYorkMets: Agreed to terms with RHP Buddy Carlyle on a minor league contract. PhiladelphiaPhillies: Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Harang on a one-year contract. AmericanAssociation SiouxCityExplorers: Signed LHP Kenny Long. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation ClevelandCavaliers: Traded G Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City for a protected 2015 first-round draft pick. Traded F Lou Amundson and C Alex Kirk and a 2019 second-round draft pick to the N.Y. Knicks for Gs J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert. NewYorkKnicks: Acquired F Lance Thomas from Oklahoma City. Waived C Samuel Dalembert. Women'sNationalBasketball Association LosAngelesSparks: Named Brian Agler co ac h. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague ArizonaCardinals: Signed RB Zach Bau- man, TE Ted Bolser, G John Fullington, WR Travis Harvey, CB Jimmy Legree, OT Kelvin Palmer, WR Ryan Spadola, CB Ross Weaver and CB Darren Woodard to future contracts. MinnesotaVikings: Signed DT Chigbo Anunoby, DE Leon Mackey and CB De- Marcus Van Dyke to future contracts. PittsburghSteelers: Signed TE Rob Blanchflower, CB Kevin Fogg, WR C.J. Goodwin, DE Ethan Hemer, LB Howard Jones, DL Joe Kruger and OL Alejandro Villanueva to future contracts. SeattleSeahawks: Signed DT Landon Cohen. TampaBayBuccaneers: Signed S M.D. Jennings, TE Taylor Sloat and P Chase Tenpenny. TennesseeTitans: Signed TE Dorin Dickerson to a futures contract. HOCKEY NationalHockeyLeague DetroitRedWings: Reassigned D Richard Nedomlel from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL). MinnesotaWild: Reassigned F Tyler Graovac to Iowa (AHL). NashvillePredators: Reassigned F Miikka Salomaki to Milwaukee (AHL). WinnipegJets: Recalled D Keaton Ellerby from St. John's (AHL). Placed F Evander Kane on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 28. AmericanHockeyLeague GrandRapidsGriffins: Recalled F Tyler Barnes from Toledo (ECHL). Signed D Chouinard to a professional tryout. ECHL ElmiraJackals: Traded D Spencer McAvoy to Orlando to complete an earlier trade. GwinnettGladiators: Announced G Mike Lee was reassigned to the team by Portland (AHL) and G Louis Domingue was returned to Portland. ReadingRoyals: Announced D Maxim Lamarche was assigned to the team from Lehigh Valley (AHL). Activated G Joe Howe and loaned him to Manchester (AHL). Placed F Andrew Johnston on the reserve list. LACROSSE MajorLeagueLacrosse OhioMachine: Traded D Chad Wied- maier and a 2015 first-round draft pick to Boston for D Brian Karalunas and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick. SOCCER MajorLeagueSoccer Mls: Signed MF Fatai Alashe, MF Nick Besler, D Boyd Okwuonu, D Otis Earle, D Ramon Martin Del Campo, MF Dan Metzger, F Khiry Shelton and MF-D Andy Thoma. ColumbusCrew: Signed F Federico Higuain to a designated player contract. NewYorkCityFC: Signed D Andres Mendoza. COLLEGE Arkansas: Re-signed defensive coordi- nator Robb Smith. Auburn: Fired co-defensive coordinator Charlie Harbison. Colgate: Announced the resignation of men's assistant ice hockey coach Jason Lefevre. Florida: Named Doug Nussmeier offen- sive coordinator, Geoff Collins defensive coordinator, Randy Shannon associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Terrell Williams defensive line coach, Kirk Callahan defensive backs coach, Mike Summers offensive line coach, Greg Nord tight ends and special teams coach, Tim Skip- per running backs coach and Mike Kent director of strength and conditioning. Announced senior QB Jeff Driskel will transfer to Louisiana Tech. Houston: Named Craig Naivar named assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, Jason Washington special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach, Drew Mehringer | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 2 B