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Saturday, December 17, 2011 – Daily News Scoreboard NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct N England 10 3 0 .769 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 Miami South 4 9 0 .308 WL T Pct y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 North WL T Pct Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 West WL T Pct Denver 8 5 0 .615 Raiders 7 6 0 .538 San Diego 6 7 0 .462 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 Dallas WL T Pct 7 6 0 .538 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 Washington 4 9 0 .308 South WL T Pct x-N Orleans10 3 0 .769 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 Carolina 4 9 0 .308 Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 North WL T Pct y-Green Bay13 0 0 1.000 Detroit 8 5 0 .615 49ERS Continued from page 1B is still getting pieced together. Staley, who took a blow to the head against Arizona and didn't return, ran light sprints on the sideline dur- ing the portion of Friday's practice open to the media but did not participate with the team. One of the lead- ers of the line and the 49ers, Staley said he feels fine now but is unsure if he'll be cleared to play. The left tackle is going BONDS Continued from page 1B little easy,'' said Jessica Wolfram, one of the jurors who convicted Bonds of obstruction. ''He was just so clearly guilty, so I actually am happy he got sentenced to something.'' Chicago 7 6 0 .538 Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 West WL T Pct y-49ers 10 3 0 .769 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Thursday's Game Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday's Game Dallas at Tampa Bay, 5:20 p.m. Sunday's Games New Orleans at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Seattle at Chicago, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Carolina at Houston, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Detroit at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. New England at Denver, 1:15 p.m. Cleveland at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 5:20 p.m. Monday's Game Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m. NHL At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Philadelphia30 20 7 3 N.Y. Rangers29 17 8 4 Pittsburgh 32 17 11 4 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 N.Y. Islanders29 9 14 6 Northeast Division GP W L OT Boston 30 20 9 1 through a series of neuro- logical tests this week under the NFL's concus- sion protocol. The NFL on Friday denied Harrison's appeal of a one-game suspension for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy, giving San Francisco at least some relief against a blitz-happy defense. Alex Boone would make his first career start if Staley is inactive, and given the 49ers' recent struggles, he's ready for a lot of disguised pressure from all sides of Pitts- Buffalo 31 16 12 3 Toronto 31 16 12 3 Ottawa 33 15 14 4 Montreal 32 13 12 7 Southeast Division GP W L OT Florida 32 17 9 6 Washington 30 16 13 1 Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 Tampa Bay 31 13 16 2 Carolina 33 10 18 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Chicago 32 20 8 4 Detroit 30 19 10 1 St. Louis 30 18 9 3 Nashville 31 16 11 4 Columbus 31 9 18 4 Northwest Division GP W L OT Minnesota 32 20 8 4 Vancouver 31 18 11 2 Calgary 32 14 14 4 Edmonton 31 14 14 3 Colorado 32 14 17 1 Pacific Division GP W L OT Dallas 31 18 12 1 Sharks 29 16 10 3 Phoenix 31 16 12 3 Los Angeles31 14 13 4 Anaheim 31 9 17 5 Thursday's Games Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Carolina 4, Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Nashville 4, Detroit 3 Washington 1, Winnipeg 0 Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2 San Jose 5, Colorado 4 Friday's Games Florida 3, Calgary 2, SO burgh's defense. ''I feel like in the NFL when you can't pick up a blitz one time, everyone just hammers you with that same blitz,'' Boone said. ''They just keep throwing it at you and throwing it at you to see if maybe they can get the same thing out of it. So we expect a lot of blitzes, a lot of pressure.'' The NFC West-champi- on 49ers are clinging to the No. 2 seed and a first- round playoff bye — while New Orleans is making a hard charge — and can't afford to waste a chance at home in the regular-season Wolfram said she researched the case after the trial and viewed evidence not presented then. After that, she felt even more comfort- able that Bonds was guilty. Besides Bonds, 10 people were convicted of various charges in BALCO cases. Six of them, including track star Marion Jones, were ensnared for lying to grand jurors, federal investigators or the Buffalo 5, Toronto 4 Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 6, Dallas 3 Chicago 4, Anaheim 1 Saturday's Games Boston at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Vancouver at Toronto, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 6 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 7 p.m. Sunday's Games Carolina at Florida, 2 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 4 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Moves Friday's Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Danny Haas national crosschecker. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Traded RHP Cory Burns to San Diego for OF Aaron Cunningham. Agreed to terms with INF Jose Lopez and OF Felix Pie on minor league contracts. Designated RHP Josh Judy to their minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Named Bill Smith assistant to the president and general manager. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Chris Bosio pitching coach, Dave McKay first base coach, Jamie Quirk bench coach and Mike Borzello and Franklin Fort major league staff assistants. Reassigned bench coach Pat Listach to third base coach. finale at Candlestick. The recent struggles have come on the road, in part, because of crowd noise leading to miscom- munication. The 49ers fin- ish the season at Seattle and St. Louis. And even though San Francisco is preparing for a home game this week, coach Jim Harbaugh pumped in music over the loudspeakers during prac- tice Friday, including the White Stripes, Soundgar- den and a variety of hip hop and country music selections — all in an effort to improve commu- court. Others, including Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson, pleaded guilty to steroid distribu- tion charges. The government's top BALCO investigator, Jeff Novitzky, declined to comment outside the courtroom after attending the hear- ing. Bonds was one of two former baseball superstars to stand trial in NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with OF Mike Baxter on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Waived G Keith Bogans and G Jennero Pargo. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Claimed G Ish Smith off waivers from Memphis. MIAMI HEAT — Agreed to terms with coach Erik Spoelstra on a contract exten- sion. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS — Agreed to terms with F Jason Smith on a three-year contract. SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Cory Joseph. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Re-signed G/F Maurice Evans. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined New Orleans S Roman Harper $22,500, San Francisco LB Larry Grant $15,000, New England DE Andre Carter $15,000, Kansas City LB Jovan Belcher $15,000, Detroit LB Stephen Tul- loch $10,000 and Washington CB DeAn- gelo Hall $7,500 for their actions during last week's games. Denied an appeal of a one-game suspension by Pittsburgh LB James Harrison. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed TE Benjamin Watson on injured reserve. Signed FB Eddie Williams from the prac- tice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned F Tomas Tatar to Grand Rapids (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reas- signed F Kyle Wilson to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned D Tim Erixon to Connecticut (AHL). nication. ''Some of it is commu- nication, some of it isn't. Some of it's just we're not getting it done,'' Smith said of the offense's woes. ''It's tough. You're on the road. It's noisy, especial- ly on third down a lot of times. So, it's tough to make calls, hear calls. They're moving around at the last second. All of those things kind of go into it. So, just got to con- tinue to focus and hone in (on) preparation. Things like that all play into that.' doping-related cases this year. The trial of pitcher Roger Clemens was halted after just two days in July because prosecutors used inadmis- sible evidence. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton has set a new trial for April 17. Both men will face a different judgment day in 2013, when they'll be eligible for the Hall of Fame. The scramble is on for NBAteams with new coaches AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Lawrence Frank spent the offseason preparing, never sure when the uncertainty would end. When he was intro- duced as Detroit's new coach in early August, he couldn't really talk about the players he'd be working with. The NBA lockout was in full swing, so Frank's leadership was mostly theoretical. He could only wait for his chance to try to turn around the Pistons. Now that opportunity is finally here, and there's no time to waste. ''Everyone knew that there was going to be a lockout. No one knew how long it would be, so you just use that time to pre- pare,'' Frank said. ''Once there was an agreement, it happened quickly. You had to be ready to act.'' Frank is one of a half- dozen coaches in the NBA who are new to their teams, scrambling to get ready for a season that was in so much doubt less than a month ago. Training camps opened Dec. 9, and the rush to sign free agents and fill out rosters has been ongo- ing. Once the season starts, there will be even less time to make adjustments thanks to a compressed 66- game schedule. ''My experience, you really don't know players ... until you have them on the court and you put them in situations you want to see them in — and see what their skills are and get a chance to interact with them,'' said Rick Adelman, the new coach of the Min- nesota Timberwolves. ''We're all going to have to figure out a way to build the trust here in a short period of time.'' Adelman, Frank and new Toronto coach Dwane Casey take over teams that are coming off difficult sea- sons. In each case, a play- off berth would be a big step forward. At the other end of the spectrum, Mike Brown replaces Phil Jack- son in Los Angeles as the Lakers try to coax another championship out of Kobe Bryant and the rest of an experienced roster. Mark Jackson makes his coaching debut with the Golden State Warriors. Kevin McHale is at the helm in Houston after Adelman and the Rockets parted ways. With the season set to begin on Christmas, these coaches are trying to allo- cate practice time as best they can now that the lock- out's restrictions on contact with players are a thing of the past. ''You try to trim out the fat, a lot of the breakdown drills that you would nor- mally do,'' Frank said. ''Keep it 5-on-5. You still have to maintain the teach- ing and the attention to detail, and the stopping and the correcting, but it's not as much breakdown work.'' Frank is leading his sec- ond team after a head coaching stint with New Jersey from 2004-09. Mark Jackson is coaching for the first time, but he's not intimidated by this whirl- wind start. ''We are not going to start this season by making excuses,'' Jackson said. ''I'm not going to give the guys the option of saying, 'Well, we wish we could have had a longer time.' Everybody knows what it takes to defend. Everybody can recognize good defen- sive teams and bad defen- sive teams. Everybody can recognize who takes pride in getting stops and who doesn't.'' Jackson played during the lockout-shortened 1999 season, so he can draw from that experience. He's also coaching in the same area as Jim Harbaugh and Hue Jackson, two rookie NFL coaches who have overcome lockout upheaval to guide the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders to success this year. Mark Jackson spent the extended offseason preach- ing at his ministry in the Los Angeles area. He held meetings in Oakland, Calif., and a ''boot camp- style training'' session in Southern California to overload his new coaching staff with information. In other words, he prac- ticed practice. ''We got on the court. We went over what we expect,'' Jackson said. ''We went over calls, principles, beliefs, how we're going to input the system. It's been an incredible time. There's no question about this staff and how prepared we are going forward.'' Brown faces a unique challenge. He's coaching a team that still expects to contend for the title, but the Lakers were swept by eventual champion Dallas in last season's playoffs. Following Phil Jackson would be tough under the best of circumstances, but Brown's Lakers began camp amid all sorts of tur- moil after they nearly blew up their roster to acquire Chris Paul. A deal involv- ing Los Angeles, Houston and New Orleans was nixed by the NBA. McHale met with the three Houston players who would have been involved in the trade, and he said their first full practice went well. Brown ran his first practice without Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom — two Lakers who were expected to be dealt in the failed trade. Odom eventually was traded to Dallas. It was hardly an ideal way for Brown's tenure to begin, but he remained focused on his job. ''I have a game plan for every practice, and we fol- low it step by step, and whatever we get to, we get to,'' Brown said. ''If we don't get to certain things, then we try to get to it the next day. There's nothing tricky, nothing special you can try to do. I know what plan I have for this team on both ends of the floor, so we will implement it — probably not in as slow a process as I would like.'' Players also understand that time is of the essence, but they might need a little while to adjust to their new coaches. Minnesota for- ward Kevin Love is eager to help the Timberwolves improve after last season's 17-65 showing, but his team isn't too familiar with Adelman and his staff. ''It's really tough,'' Love said recently. ''We're definitely going to have to spend some time off the floor together, get to know each other a little bit.'' Detroit is in a similar sit- uation. The Pistons went 30-52 in 2010-11 and struggled to co-exist with coach John Kuester, who was fired in June after the team's ownership changed hands. Frank's job is to restore pride to the franchise, and he's made it clear he wants to move on from whatever happened last season on a different coach's watch. In that sense, the pro- tracted lockout might have actually been a plus. Now Frank and his players can wipe the slate clean. ''There was a dark cloud that was just there. I think the lockout in many ways helped our organization,'' Frank said. ''I think there were a lot of deep scars. I think we needed some dis- tance and some removal from it. I think when you go through something like that, what you realize is you never want to do it again. ''What that provokes is change.'' BOXING •6 p.m., SHO — WBA champion Andre Ward (24-0-0) vs. WBC champion Carl Froch (28-1-0), for WBA/WBC super mid- dleweight title, at Atlantic City, N.J. COLLEGE FOOTBALL •8 a.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division II, playoffs, championship game, Wayne St. vs. Pittsburg St., at Florence, Ala. EXTREME SPORTS • 1:30 p.m., NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Nike Open, at Breckenridge, Colo. GOLF • Noon, TGC — Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Masters, final round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape) • 5:30 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour Australa- sia, JBWere Masters, final round, at Chel- tenham, Australia • 10:30 p.m., TGC — Asian Tour, Thai- land Championship, final round, at Bangkok HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL • Noon, CSNC—CIF Division 3 Champi- onship, Campolindo-Moraga vs.Washing- ton Union-Fresno •4 p.m., CSNC—CIF Division 2 Cham- pionship, Del Oro-Loomis vs. Helix-La Mesa •10 p.m., CSNC—CIF Open Division Championship, De La Salle-Concord vs. Westlake-Westlake Village MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 9 a.m., ESPN — Ohio St. at South Car- olina •9 a.m., CSNB — Miami vs. FAU, at Sun- rise, Fla. • 11 a.m., CBS — Butler vs. Purdue, at Indianapolis • 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Temple at Texas • 11:30 a.m., CSNB — Florida vs. Texas A&M, at Sunrise, Fla. •1 p.m., CBS — Gonzaga vs. Arizona, at Seattle • 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Notre Dame vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis • 1:30 p.m., CSNB — Mississippi at Southern Miss. • 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Syracuse at NC State •7 p.m., FSN — Georgia at Southern Cal • 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 — New Mexico vs. Oklahoma St., at Oklahoma City NBA PRESEASON BASKETBALL • 7:30 P.M., CSNB — Sacramento at Golden State NFL FOOTBALL •5 p.m., NFL — Dallas at Tampa Bay NHL HOCKEY • 10 a.m., NHL NETWORK—Boston at Philadelphia •4 p.m., NHL NETWORK—Vancouver at Toronto SOCCER •7 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Norwich City at Everton • 9:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Chelsea at Wigan • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Siena at AC Milan • 11:30 p.m., FOX SOCCER — FIFA Club World Cup, Third Place Match, Kashiwa Reysol (Japan) vs. Al-Sadd (Qatar) SWIMMING • 11:30 a.m., NBC — Team USA vs. European All-Stars, at Atlanta WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL • 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA, Division I championship match, UCLA-Florida St. winner vs. Illinois-Southern Cal winner, at San Antonio Sunday EXTREME SPORTS • 11 a.m., NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Nike Open, at Breckenridge, Colo. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 2:30 p.m., CSNB — Virginia at Oregon NFL FOOTBALL • 10 a.m., CBS — Tennessee at Indi- anapolis • 1:15 p.m., CBS — New England at Den- ver •5 p.m., NBC — Baltimore at San Diego SOCCER • 2:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—FIFA Club World Cup, Final, Santos (Brazil) vs. Barcelona (Spain) • 6 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A • 8 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester City • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Roma at Napoli WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • Noon, CSNB — Southern Cal at Texas A&M • 5:30 p.m., ESPN — UConn at Baylor Beaten Giants fan speaks on camera for first time SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants fan who was nearly beaten to death on opening day has spoken on camera for the first time since the attack. In the video clip aired on San Francisco's NBC affili- ate Thursday, Dr. Nancy Snyderman of the news magazine show ''Rock Cen- ter'' introduces herself to Bryan Stow, who is sitting on a bed. After she introduces her- self, Stow asks Snyderman: ''How are you?'' She says she's doing well, and Stow replies: ''That's good.'' ''Rock Center'' released the video to preview its full report on Stow's recovery at an undisclosed rehab center. The video is scheduled to air Monday at 10 p.m. The paramedic and father of two young children spent months in a medically induced coma after being punched in the head, kicked and slammed to the ground outside Dodger Stadium last March. He was moved from the hospital to the rehab center in October as he continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury. LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce ORANGE (AP) — Kobe Bryant's wife, who stood by her husband when he was charged with sexual assault in 2003, filed for divorce on Fri- day from the Los Angeles Lak- ers star, citing irreconcilable differences after a decade of marriage. Vanessa Bryant signed the papers on Dec. 1. Kobe Bryant signed his response on Dec. 7 and it was filed Friday, accord- ing to the documents. ''The Bryants have resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately with the assis- tance of counsel and a judg- ment dissolving their marital status will be entered in 2012,'' according to a statement from a representative for the couple. In the filing, Vanessa Bryant asked for joint legal and physi- cal custody of the couple's two daughters, Natalia, 8, and Gian- na, 5. Kobe Bryant asked for the same in his response. Vanessa Bryant also requested spousal support. The Bryants ''ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season the public respect our privacy during this difficult time,'' according to the statement. Bryant met his future wife in 1999 on a music video shoot when Vanessa Laine was 18 years old. Six months later, she and the then-21-year-old Bryant became engaged. They married on April 18, 2001. The Bryants have been through trying times together. Vanessa Bryant appeared at a news conference with her husband when he was charged with sexually assaulting a 19- year-old woman who worked at the exclusive Lodge & Spa at Cordillera near Vail, Colo., in 2003. She held his hand and stroked it tenderly as the NBA star admitted he was guilty of adultery — but nothing else. Earlier she had issued her own statement to the media, vowing to stand by her husband. 2B On the tube Saturday