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COLLEGEBASKETBALL N.C. State vs. Virginia:4p.m., ESPN2. Syracuse vs. Georgia Tech: 4 p.m., ESPNU. DePaul vs. Creighton: 6p.m., FS1. Colorado vs. Utah: 6p.m., ESPN2. Kansas vs. Baylor: 6p.m., ESPNU. California vs. USC: 8p.m., ESPNU. NBA BASKETBALL Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers: 4p.m., ESPN. Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves: 6:30p.m., ESPN. Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings: 7p.m., CSN. Indiana Pacers at Golden State Warriors: 7:30p.m., CSNBA. GOLF EPGA South African Open Championship Round 1: 12:30 a.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins: 5p.m., NBCSN. New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks: 7:30p.m., NBCSN. Ontheair theoutsideworldthanksto social media — tweeting, posting on Facebook, feed- ing information for blogs and keeping in touch with a bevy of supporters on the ground. "The guys are doing great," said Josh Lowell with Big Up Productions, which has been chronicling their climbs for the last six years. "(Monday) they are resting and trying to grow skin back on their finger- tips so they can continue to do battle with the hardest climbing sections, which involve grabbing tiny, ra- zor-sharp edges of rock." If all goes as planned, the duo could be at the top as soon as Friday or Satur- day, Lowell said. "But that's best-case scenario. It could take sev- eral more days just to get through the difficult sec- tion where they currently are. If any weather moves in, that could also delay things, but the forecast is looking good for now," he said. Evans said the two have a cellphone on their ascent, but they weren't taking calls Monday because they were resting and "want no distractions while on the cliff." The two also weren't answering emails from roughly 1,500 feet above the ground. There are 32 sections of the climb. On Sunday night, Lowell said Caldwell, climbing in the dark, com- pleted the last of the three hardest sections of climb- ing, which was a major breakthrough. "He still has 1,500 feet of hard, scary climbing ahead, but mentally he is feeling really confident right now, and incredibly excited. (Jorgeson) is extremely close to completing pitch 15, one of the hardest. (Tuesday) he will try to complete it and catch up to Tommy so they can continue forging ahead," he said. In 1970, Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell (no re- lation to Tommy Caldwell) climbed Dawn Wall using ropes and countless rivets over 27 days. The duo prepared for at least six years for the climb, according to friends and their personal web- sites. John Long, the first person to climb El Capitan in one day in 1975, said he speaks to the climbers sev- eral times a day. "It's almost inconceiv- able that anyone could do something that contin- uously difficult," he said Monday, adding that he be- lieves they spent the equiv- alent of a year's time on the wall in preparation for the climb. Climb FROM PAGE 1 one of the best players at his position in the nation and a top prospect at cen- ter for the NFL draft this spring. He's always been a perfect fit in Oregon's hy- per-drive offense because he's quick and agile despite his size. Going into the season, it looked like Oregon's offen- sive line — which helped Oregon lead the Pac-12 in rushing, scoring and to- tal offense last season — would be a force with five returning starters. But then left tackle Tyler Johnstone injured his right knee during fall camp and was declared done for the season. Jake Fisher moved over from right tackle to take Johnstone's spot and junior Andre Yrureta- goyena took over at right tackle. That is until Yrure- tagoyena injured his foot against Michigan State in Week 2. Then Fisher hurt his knee against Wyoming the next week, leaving the Ducks with inexperienced options at tackle for games against Washington State and Arizona. Mariota was sacked 12 times over the course of those two games. Then tackle Matt Pier- son went down with a left knee injury late in a vic- tory over Stanford on Nov. 1. Grasu himself missed the final two regular-sea- son games, against Colo- rado and Oregon State, af- ter hurting his lower left leg on Nov. 8 against Utah. "There wasn't one injury that I didn't have faith in the coaching staff and the players that they weren't going to step up. It was just, 'Who's the next guy? They're going to step up.' There was never any doubt in my mind that our team, our players weren't ready or our coaching staff wasn't ready," he said. Grasu returned to play in the Rose Bowl playoff victory over Florida State, although he said he didn't do as well as he would have liked. He's like that, always trying to figure out how to get better. "I could have been a lit- tle more physical but we got the W and that's all that matters to me," he said. "But I felt good, I could move, I could run. Right now I've got to get healthy again and get ready to go." Grasu, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, be- came Oregon's starting center as a redshirt fresh- man after beating out Kar- rington Armstrong for the job. At the time, then-coach Chip Kelly said the best compliment he could give Grasu was that he never had to think about him. Grasu is just as impor- tant to the Ducks off the field. Twice he's been hon- ored with the team's Todd Doxey Award for the player that best represents the "spirituality, dedication and brotherhood associ- ated with being an out- standing teammate." The award is named after the Oregon defensive back who drowned in an accident shortly before the 2008 season. Grasu FROM PAGE 1 The quartet will be in- ducted in Cooperstown on July 26. The BBWAA had not voted in four players to- gether since selecting Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hart- nett, Ted Lyons and Dazzy Vance 60 years earlier. A five-time Cy Young Award winner with 303 victories and 4,875 strike- outs, Johnson was selected on 534 of 549 ballots by BBWAA members who have been with the orga- nization for 10 consecutive years at any point. The left- hander appeared on 97.3 percent of the ballots, the eighth-highest mark in the history of voting. Outfielder Dave Win- field (6-foot-6), elected in 2001, had been the tallest Hall of Famer, according to STATS. "I don't think people quite understand how dif- ficult it is to be 6-foot-10 and be throwing a ball 60 feet, 6 inches away," John- son said. "In order to do that, you have to consistent with your release point and where you're landing and your arm slot and all that. For someone 6-1, 6-2, there's less body to keep under control, so it's a lot easier." A three-time Cy Young winner with flamboyance to go along with his fast- ball, Martinez appeared on 500 ballots (91.1 percent). He was 219-100, struck out 3,154, led the major leagues in ERA five times and in 2004 helped the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years. Martinez followed Juan Marichal (1983) as the second Dominican Hall of Famer. Eleven inches shorter than Johnson, Mar- tinez pitched with excep- tional intensity. "My body would change half an hour before the game, and I would just be- come this serious, focused person because my dad reminded me you've got to be serious about your job," Martinez recalled. "I saw everybody as an en- emy, and I saw everybody as like in a jungle: You just kill to survive. And that's the intensity and the focus I had to keep to do it ev- ery day on a day-to-day ba- sis. And that's the kind of chip on the shoulder that people thought I had, even though that was my way to concentrate and do the day to day things that I did in baseball." Smoltz was on 455 bal- lots (82.9 percent). The 1996 NL Cy Young winner was 213-155 with 154 saves, the only pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves. He went 15-4 in the postseason during a 21-year career that included 3 seasons in the bullpen when he returned slowly following elbow sur- gery that sidelined him for the 2000 season. He combined with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine to form a starting rotation that was the primary factor in Atlanta's record 14 con- secutive playoff appear- ances. "The three of us share such a unique bond that I don't think anyone really feels any different than the other person, although I can tell you that I'm not in their class when it talks about the numbers that they put up," Smoltz said. "But I'm probably not in anyone's class because of the strangeness of my ca- reer and the uniqueness of what I did." Biggio appeared on 454 ballots, 42 more than needed and up from 68.2 percent in his first appear- ance and 74.8 percent last year. A catcher who shifted to second base and spent three seasons in the out- field, he had 3,060 hits and 668 doubles in 20 big league seasons, all with the Hous- ton Astros. Hall FROM PAGE 1 Minnesota a 2-0 lead. Zuck- er's goal came after goalie Alex Stalock had the puck knocked away by Jason Po- minville as he handled it near the side of the net. San Jose's Melker Karls- son scored for the third straight game midway through the second to get the Sharks on the board. The Wild, who are fad- ing in the Western Con- ference, were trying to re- bound after a 7-1 loss at Dallas on Saturday. San Jose brought enough energy to rally on Tuesday despite playing its third game in four nights. The Sharks snapped a seven- game road losing streak to Minnesota. NOTES: Sharks C To- mas Hertl played despite getting 16 to 18 stitches to close a cut on his upper lip after being hit by a puck while on the bench Mon- day at Winnipeg. ... Wild D Marco Scandella missed the third period after he got hit in the head with a puck in the second. ... Minnesota recalled D Jus- tin Falk from AHL Iowa. ... Linesman Ryan Gallo- way was struck by a puck in the side of the head and was bleeding when he left the game early in the third period. He returned with about 3 minutes left. Sharks FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFLPLAYOFFS Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 BaltimoreatNewEngland,1:35p.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 Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) COLLEGE FOOTBALL FBS BOWL GLANCE Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 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 30, Washington 22 Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 27 5 .844 — Clippers 23 12 .657 51/2 Phoenix 21 16 .568 81/2 Sacramento 14 20 .412 14 Lakers 11 24 .314 171/2 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 25 9 .735 — Dallas 26 10 .722 — Houston 23 11 .676 2 San Antonio 21 15 .583 5 New Orleans 17 17 .500 8 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 27 8 .771 — Oklahoma City 17 18 .486 10 Denver 15 20 .429 12 Utah 12 23 .343 15 Minnesota 5 28 .152 21 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 24 10 .706 — Brooklyn 16 18 .471 8 Boston 11 21 .344 12 Philadelphia 5 28 .152 181/2 New York 5 32 .135 201/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB At la nt a 26 8 . 76 5 — Washington 23 11 .676 3 Miami 15 20 .429 111/2 Orlando 13 24 .351 141/2 Charlotte 12 24 .333 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 25 10 .714 — Cleveland 19 16 .543 6 Milwaukee 18 18 .500 71/2 Indiana 14 22 .389 111/2 Detroit 11 23 .324 131/2 Monday's games 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 Portland 98, Lakers 94 Atlanta 107, Clippers 98 Golden State 117, Oklahoma City 91 Tuesday's games Phoenix 102, Milwaukee 96 Detroit 105, San Antonio 104 Wednesday's games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 5 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Lakers at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday's games Charlotte at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Houston at New York, 5 p.m. Miami at Portland, 7:30 p.m. NCAA MEN'S TOP 25 Tuesday 1. Kentucky (14-0) beat Mississippi 89-86, OT. 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 (14-1) beat No. 24 St. John's 90-72. 9. Utah (12-2) did not play. 10. Texas (12-3) did not play. 11. Maryland (14-1) did not play. 12. Kansas (11-2) did not play. 13. Notre Dame (15-1) did not play. 14. West Virginia (14-1) did not play. 15. Wichita State (12-2) did not play. 16. Oklahoma (11-3) did not play. 17. Iowa State (11-2) beat Oklahoma State 63-61. 18. North Carolina (11-4) did not play. 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 (13-3) beat Minnesota 74-72, OT. 23. Arkansas (12-2) beat Georgia 79-75. 24. St. John's (11-4) lost to No. 8 Vil- lanova 90-72. 25. Old Dominion (12-1) did not play. NCAA WOMEN'S TOP 25 Tuesday 1. South Carolina (14-0) did not play. 2. UConn (12-1) did not play. 3. Texas (12-0) did not play. 4. N otr e D am e ( 14 -1 ) d id n ot p la y. 5. Baylor (13-1) beat Kansas State 74-44. 6. Louisville (14-1) did not play. 7. Tennessee (12-2) did not play. 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 (12-1) did not play. 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) did not play. 16. Oklahoma State (10-2) did not play. 17. Iowa (11-2) did not play. 18. Arizona State (13-1) did not play. 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) did not play. 23. Minnesota (14-1) did not play. 24. Rutgers (10-4) did not play. 25. Western Kentucky (12-2) did not play. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110 San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108 Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Arizona 39 15 20 4 34 92 130 Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 39 26 9 4 56 119 90 Chicago 40 26 12 2 54 124 87 St. Louis 40 24 13 3 51 124 99 Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 Dallas 39 18 15 6 42 121 128 Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 107 110 Colorado 40 16 16 8 40 103 117 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110 Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93 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 39 16 15 8 40 103 107 Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140 METROPOLITAN DIVISION 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 38 18 17 3 39 100 121 Philadelphia 40 15 18 7 37 108 121 New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118 Carolina 40 12 24 4 28 79 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2 Tuesday's games Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1, SO New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2 Nashville 3, Carolina 2 San Jose 4, Minnesota 3, OT Colorado 2, Chicago 0 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 St. Louis 6, Arizona 0 Detroit at Edmonton, (n.) N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, (n.) Wednesday's games 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. Thursday's games New Jersey at Boston, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Colorado, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 6 p.m. Florida at Vancouver, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sharks 4, Wild 3 San Jose 0 1 2 1 — 4 Minnesota 2 0 1 0 — 3 First Period: 1, Minnesota, Zucker 13 (Pominville), 15:21. 2, Minnesota, Spurgeon 5 (Zucker, Pominville), 17:22; Penalties: Goodrow, SJ (closing hand on puck), 9:47, Falk, Min (hooking), 18:00. Second Period: 3, San Jose, Karlsson 4 (Burns, Pavelski), 10:54; Penalties: Ten- nyson, SJ (interference), 1:55, Koivu, Min (tripping), 4:12, Couture, SJ (embellish- ment), 11:01, Koivu, Min (tripping), 11:01, Vanek, Min (hooking), 13:09. Third Period: 4, San Jose, Pavelski 21 (Couture), 6:21. 5, San Jose, Wingels 10 (Sheppard, Burns), 7:35. 6, Minnesota, Zucker 14 (Coyle), 12:12; Penalties: Vanek, Min (interference), 17:58. Overtime: 7, San Jose, Vlasic 6 (Braun), 3:09; Penalties: None. Shots on Goal: San Jose 8-6-10-2=26. Minnesota 10-6-12-3=31. Goalies: San Jose, Stalock 5-4-1 (31 shots-28 saves). Minnesota, Kuemper 13-12-1 (26-22). A: 19,043 (17,954); T: 2:39. Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Rourke; Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Ryan Galloway. Tennis WTA ASB CLASSIC RESULTS Wednesday At ASB Bank Tennis Centre Auckland, New Zealand Purse: $250,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Venus Williams (3), United States, def. Kurumi Nara, Japan, 6-4, 6-1. Coco Vandeweghe (7), United States, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-3, 6-1. WTA SHENZHEN OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At Longgang Tennis Center Shenzhen, China Purse: $500,000 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Zheng Shuai, China, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Zarina Diyas (4), Kazakhstan, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-3, 6-4. Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-1, 6-2. BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Tuesday At Queensland Tennis Centre Brisbane, Australia Purse: Men, $494,310 (WT250); Women, $1 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN First Round Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Kevin Ander- son (5), South Africa, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Marius Copil, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Steve Johnson, United States, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 2-6, 7-6 (0), 7-5. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. John Millman, Australia, def. Rhyne Wil- liams, United States, 6-3, 6-1. Alexandr Dolgopolov (7), Ukraine, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-2, 6-3. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-1. Sam Groth, Australia, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-3, 6-2. WOMEN Second Round Angelique Kerber (3), Germany, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 6-3, 7-5. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Madison Keys, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, def. Ajla Tomlja- novic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2. Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Yaro- slava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 6-1. ATP WORLD TOUR QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex Doha, Qatar Purse: $1.195 million (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 6-4. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa, Qatar, 6-1, 6-1. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-1. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 7-5, 6-2. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Leonardo Mayer (8), Argentina, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4). Joao Souza, Brazil, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1. Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3. ATP WORLD TOUR AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At SDAT Tennis Stadium Chennai, India Purse: $458,400 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Elias Ymer, Sweden, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Luca Va nn i, I ta ly , 6 -1 , 2- 6, 7 -5 . Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Vijay Sundar Prashanth, India, 6-2, 6-1. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 7-6 (0), 6-3. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, def. Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, 6-3, 6-3. Gu ill er m o G arc ia- Lo pe z ( 5) , S pa in , d ef . Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Alejan- dro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-1, 6-3. Yen-hsun Lu (6), Taiwan, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 6-3, 6-4. Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, def. Alejan- dro Falla, Colombia, 6-0, 6-1. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Jan. 7 NCAA Football MONDAY Championship At Arlington, Texas Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Oregon 61/2 (75) Ohio St. NFL SATURDAY Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at New England 7 (48) Baltimore at Seattle 101/2 (40) Carolina SUNDAY at Green Bay 6 (53) Dallas at Denver 7 (54) Indianapolis NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Houston 8 (194) at Cleveland New Orleans 31/2 (1961/2) at Charlotte Milwaukee 6 (1961/2) at Philadelphia at Washington 141/2 (1961/2) New York at Brooklyn 6 (202) Boston at Atlanta 4 (1981/2) Memphis at Chicago 111/2 (197) Utah at Dallas 101/2 (214) Detroit at Denver 71/2 (200) Orlando Phoenix 71/2 (2141/2) at Minnesota Oklahoma City 6 (212) at Sacramento at Golden State 11 (205) Indiana at Clippers 12 (214) Lakers NHL Favorite Line Underdog Washington -125/+105 at Toronto at Pittsburgh -170/+150 Boston at Calgary -125/+105 Detroit at Anaheim -140/+120 N.Y. Rangers Transactions BASEBALL American League Cleveland Indians: Named Jason Bere bullpen coach. Released RHP Tyler Cloyd. Agreed to terms with LHP Michael Roth on a minor league contract. Detroit Tigers: Designated RHP Luke Putkonen for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Tom Gorzelanny on a one-year contract. Los Angeles Angels: Signed INF Roberto Baldoquin. Texas Rangers: Designated RHP Matt West for assignment. National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Named Randy Johnson special assistant to the presi- dent and CEO. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA: Fined Indiana G C.J. Watson $5,000 for violating the league's anti-flopping rules for the second time this season. Brooklyn Nets: Released F Brandon Davies. FO OT BA LL National Football League Buffalo Bills: Signed G Alex Kupper to a future contract. Cincinnati Bengals: Signed LB L.J. Fort, OT Dan France, NT Kwame Geathers, DB Onterio McCalebb, TE Jake Murphy and Wrs Tevin Reese and Eric Ward to future contracts. Indianapolis Colts: Signed RB Michael Hill. Signed LB Victor Butler to a future contract. Placed G Hugh Thornton on injured reserve. Miami Dolphins: Named Mike Tan- nenbaum executive vice president of football operations. New Orleans Saints: Signed PK Derek Dimke and OT Tavon Rooks to future contracts. Oakland Raiders: Signed P Michael Palardy to a future contract. Philadelphia Eagles: Signed LB Brandon Hepburn, RB Matthew Tucker and WR Arrelious Benn to future contracts. St. Louis Rams: Signed TE Brad Smelley to a future contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League Anaheim Ducks: Recalled G Igor Bobkov from Utah (ECHL) to Norfolk (AHL). Arizona Coyotes: Assigned G Mike Lee from Portland (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 2 B