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2B Daily News – Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Scoreboard NBA At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB New York 1 0 1.000 — New Jersey 1 0 1.000 — Toronto 1 0 1.000 — Philadelphia 0 0 .000 1/2 Boston 0 1 .000 1 Southeast Division WL Pct GB Charlotte 1 0 1.000 — Miami 1 0 1.000 — Orlando 1 1 .500 1/2 Atlanta 0 0 .000 1/2 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Central Division WL Pct GB Indiana 1 0 1.000 — Chicago 1 0 1.000 — Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 1 0 1.000 — New Orleans1 0 1.000 — Houston 0 1 .000 1 Memphis 0 1 .000 1 Dallas Warriors 0 1 .000 1 ——— Sunday's Games New York 106, Boston 104 Miami 105, Dallas 94 Chicago 88, L.A. Lakers 87 Oklahoma City 97, Orlando 89 L.A. Clippers 105, Golden State 86 Monday's Games Toronto 104, Cleveland 96 Charlotte 96, Milwaukee 95 Indiana 91, Detroit 79 Orlando 104, Houston 95 New Jersey 90, Washington 84 Oklahoma City 104, Minnesota 100 Denver 115, Dallas 93 San Antonio 95, Memphis 82 New Orleans 85, Phoenix 84 L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, late Philadelphia at Portland, late Chicago at Golden State, late Tuesday's Games Atlanta at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Miami, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NHL 0 2 .000 1 1/2 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Oklahoma City 2 0 1.000 — Denver 1 0 1.000 1/2 Portland 0 0 .000 1 Utah 0 0 .000 1 Minnesota 0 1 .000 1 1/2 Pacific Division WL Pct GB L.A. Clippers1 0 1.000 — Kings L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000 1 Phoenix 0 1 .000 1 MULLIN Continued from page 1B being dismissed as Golden State's executive vice presi- dent of basketball operations after the 2008-09 season. He can see himself becoming a general manager again but is enjoying his TV gig for the time being. While talking to the Warriors on Saturday, Mullin said he wished them luck and expressed his deep admi- ration and respect for Jackson — and told them how they can trust that Jackson is ''going to do everything he can do to put you in a position to succeed and shoulder the burden for them as much as he can.'' Mullin believes in Jackson's defense-first focus — Jackson guaranteed a playoff berth for this season — and that the Warriors can still be a high-scoring team with that approach. ''Mark, with no coaching experience, there's been a lot made about that. But being a player for so long, a lot of that will help him. The experience he needs to acquire, he'll get that along the way,'' Mullin said. ''We knew each other in high school, we went to college together, and through the NBA we always stayed in contact. Then we reunited in Indiana, shoot, 12 years later. We've always been close.'' After a few minutes chatting up Jackson near the bench during pregame warmups and reflecting on their longtime friendship and dissecting his team, Mullin was abruptly pulled away by a producer. ''I'm on the clock,'' he said with a smile as he depart- ed to start work. Wild Oats XI leads race SYDNEY (AP) — Favored supermaxi Wild Oats XI, winner of line honors in five of the past six years, held a lead of 16 nautical miles over its nearest rival in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race Tuesday as it led a depleted fleet into Bass Strait. Wild Oats XI and second-placed Investec Loyal had opened a significant gap over the remaining 85 yachts in the fleet after the withdrawal of 2003 line honors winner Wild Thing with sail damage. Investec Loyal was 23 miles ahead of third-placed Lahana which held a similar margin over Hugo Boss in fourth. The Anthony Bell-skippered Investec Loyal was second last year while Lahana, skippered by Peter Millard, has fin- ished second, third and fourth in previous years. On positions reported at 1.30pm AEDT (0230 GMT), Wild Oats XI had about 323 of the 628-nautical mile race to go before reaching the finish line off Hobart, capital of the island state of Tasmania. 0 0 .000 1/2 At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L N.Y. Rangers34 22 8 Philadelphia34 21 9 Pittsburgh 35 20 11 New Jersey 35 19 15 N.Y. Islanders 34 11 Northeast Division GP W L Boston 33 23 9 Toronto 35 18 13 Ottawa 36 17 14 Buffalo 35 17 15 Montreal 36 13 16 Southeast Division GP W L Florida 36 18 11 Winnipeg 35 16 14 Washington 34 17 15 Tampa Bay 34 14 17 Carolina 37 12 19 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L Chicago 36 23 9 St. Louis 35 21 10 Detroit 35 22 12 Nashville 36 18 14 Columbus 35 9 22 Northwest Division GP W L Minnesota 37 20 12 Vancouver 35 21 12 Colorado 37 19 17 Calgary 36 17 15 Edmonton 34 15 16 Pacific Division GP W L Sharks 32 19 10 Dallas 35 20 14 Phoenix 35 18 14 Los Angeles35 16 14 Anaheim 34 9 19 Sunday's Games No games scheduled Monday's Games Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 Buffalo 4, Washington 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 Carolina 4, New Jersey 2 St. Louis 5, Dallas 3 Detroit 4, Nashville 1 Chicago 4, Columbus 1 Edmonton at Vancouver, late Phoenix at Los Angeles, late Anaheim at San Jose, late Tuesday's Games Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m. Montreal at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 4:30 p.m. BOWL Continued from page 1B phy before the game start- ed in a pre-game accident. The Tigers were more than happy to claim the replacement. North Carolina scored first, with Renner hitting Dwight Jones for a 22- yard touchdown pass with 12:12 left in the first quar- ter. That would be the high point for the Tar Heels. RAIDERS Continued from page 1B seasons with at least 11 losses. Oak- land ended that run by going 8-8 last season, but the Raiders were eliminat- ed in the first quarter of their 15th game when Kansas City clinched the AFC West. In past years, elimination came far earlier in the season as the Raiders were never really even in contention. ''This time of year you're usually shipping your car home, making travel plans,'' linebacker Quentin Groves said. ''But now it's all about getting that W.'' And getting help. Oakland needs a win and a Denver loss at home to Kansas City to win the division. The Raiders can get a wild- card spot by winning, having Cincin- nati lose at home to Baltimore and By The Associated Press Week 17 AFC CLINCHED: New Eng- land-East Division and first-round bye; Houston- South Division; Baltimore St. Louis at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 6 p.m. NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct y-N England12 3 0 .800 N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 Miami South 5 10 0 .333 WL T Pct y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 North WL T Pct x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 x-Pittsburgh11 4 0 .733 Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 West WL T Pct Denver 8 7 0 .533 Raiders 8 7 0 .533 San Diego 7 8 0 .467 Kansas City 6 9 0 .400 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 Dallas WL T Pct 8 7 0 .533 Philadelphia 7 8 0 .467 Washington 5 10 0 .333 South WL T Pct y-New Orleans 12 3 0 x-Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 North WL T Pct y-Green Bay14 1 0 .933 Missouri responded with a 40-yard touchdown pass from receiver T.J. Moe to Wes Kemp after a lateral from Franklin. Moe hadn't thrown a touch- down pass since his days as a high school quarter- back in suburban St. Louis, and it was just his second complete pass of the season. The Tigers scored again on Franklin's 2-yard run to take a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter. The touch- x-Detroit 10 5 0 .667 Chicago 7 8 0 .467 Minnesota 3 12 0 .200 West PF WL T Pct PA y-49ers 12 3 0 .800 Seattle 7 8 0 .467 Arizona 7 8 0 .467 St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Thursday's Game Indianapolis 19, Houston 16 Saturday's Games Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OT Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17 Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0 Buffalo 40, Denver 14 Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16 Minnesota 33, Washington 26 Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14 New England 27, Miami 24 N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14 Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16 Detroit 38, San Diego 10 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7 Sunday's Game Green Bay 35, Chicago 21 Monday's Game New Orleans 45, Atlanta 16 Sunday, Jan. 1 Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. San Diego at Oakland, 1:15 pa.m. Kansas City at Denver, 1:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1:15 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1:15 p.m. down was set up by Franklin's 16-yard pass to L'Damian Washington that put the Tigers at the 2- yard line. Washington grew up in Shreveport, just a few miles from Indepen- dence Stadium. And Missouri just kept piling on. The Tigers scored two touchdowns and a field goal during the second quarter to take a 31-10 halftime lead. North Carolina had a either the New York Jets winning at Miami or Tennessee losing at Houston. The Jets and Titans play early Sun- day, but the Broncos' and Bengals' games will be simultaneous to Oak- land's, making for a complicated day. While some players said they don't want to know what happens in the other games, receiver T.J. Housh- mandzadeh said it will be impossible for him not to get updates throughout the day. ''I'm not going to be one of those guys that says, 'I won't be paying attention.' I will,'' he said. ''But all of that doesn't matter if we don't win. So the bottom line is, if we win, and we don't get in, it hurts, but, at least you handled your part of the deal.'' Houshmandzadeh has been to the playoffs twice, with Cincinnati in 2005 and Baltimore last season. Many of the other Raiders are still looking for their first postseason trip. Only punter Shane Lechler and and Pittsburgh-wild-card spots. NEW ENGLAND — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win or tie OR Baltimore loss or tie Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1:15 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Moves Monday's Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with LHP Andy Sonnanstine and RHP Manny Corpas on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed C Samuel Dalembert to a multiyear con- tract. FOOTBALL National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed OT Daniel Baldridge from the practice squad. Placed DE Matt Roth and CB Ashton Youboty on injured reserve. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released DB Ross Ventrone. Released DL Cedric McKinley from practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled LW Jean- Francois Jacques from Syracuse (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Zac Dalpe from Charlotte (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Brandon Pirri from Rockford (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled LW Dane Byers from Springfield (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled G Curtis McElhinney and F Patrick O'Sullivan from Portland (AHL). Placed G Mike Smith on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 20. Assigned G Justin Pogge to Portland (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled F Adam Cracknell from Peoria (AHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Signed coach Ron Wilson to a contract exten- sion. glimmer of hope late in the third when Jheranie Boyd caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Renner to pull the Tar Heels to 34-17. But Mis- souri responded minutes later with Franklin's sec- ond touchdown run of the night and the rout contin- ued. ————— Follow David Brandt on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/da vidbrandtAP kicker Sebastian Janikowski have been to the playoffs as Raiders, making this a new situation for most in the locker room. ''It feels good to be this close,'' said safety Michael Huff, who is in his sixth season. ''It's been a while since it's been like this around here. It's a good feeling. We know we have to go out there and handle our business this week and everything will take care of itself.'' Notes: RB Darren McFadden (right foot), WR Jacoby Ford (left foot) and Huff (hamstring) all planned to run Monday to determine how close they are to returning to practice. Huff, who has missed the past two games, said he will play no matter what. Ford, who has missed six games, said he would like to play as long as it didn't hurt the team. Jackson said he'd have a better idea Wednesday if McFadden could return after missing the past eight games. NFL Playoff Scenarios — Clinches AFC North AND Pittsburgh loss or tie BALTIMORE Division and first-round bye with: Win OR Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie OR Pittsburgh loss — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win AND New England loss PITTSBURGH — Clinches AFC North Division and first-round bye with: Win AND Baltimore loss or tie OR Tie AND Baltimore loss OR — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win AND Baltimore loss or tie AND New Eng- land loss DENVER — Clinches AFC West Division with: Win OR Tie AND Oakland loss or tie OR Oakland loss OAKLAND — Clinches AFC West Division with: Win AND Denver loss D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY or tie OR Tie AND Denver loss — Clinches wild-card redbluffdailynews.com/jobs spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie OR Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win CINCINNATI — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win or tie N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie N.Y. JETS — Clinch wild-card spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie TENNESSEE — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Oakland loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Denver loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland win AND Denver win NFC CLINCHED: Green Bay-North Division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; New Orleans-South Divi- sion; San Francisco-West Division; Atlantaand Detroit-wild-card spots. SAN FRANCISCO — Clinches first-round bye with: Win OR Tie AND New Orleans tie OR New Orleans loss NEW ORLEANS — Clinches first-round bye with: Win and San Francisco loss or tie OR Tie and San Francisco loss N.Y. GIANTS — Clinch NFC East Division with: Win or tie DALLAS — Clinches NFC East Division with: Win