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NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card Round Saturday's games N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 1:30 p.m., NBC Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m., NBC Sunday's games Baltimore at New England, 10 a.m., CBS Green Bay at Arizona, 1:40 p.m., FOX NCAA F Final AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press final college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (60) 14-0 1,500 1 2. Texas 13-1 1,399 2 3. Florida 13-1 1,370 5 4. Boise St. 14-0 1,366 6 5. Ohio St. 11-2 1,224 8 6. TCU 12-1 1,163 3 7. Iowa 11-2 1,126 10 8. Cincinnati 12-1 1,060 4 9. Penn St. 11-2 1,016 11 10. Virginia Tech 10-3 953 12 11. Oregon 10-3 886 7 12. BYU 11-2 806 15 13. Georgia Tech 11-3 768 9 14. Nebraska 10-4 724 20 15. Pittsburgh 10-3 697 17 16. Wisconsin 10-3 571 24 17. LSU 9-4 501 13 18. Utah 10-3 491 23 19. Miami 9-4 310 14 20. Mississippi 9-4 296 — 21. Texas Tech 9-4 224 — 22. Southern Cal 9-4 216 — 23. Cent. Michigan12-2 166 25 24. Clemson 9-5 125 — 25. West Virginia 9-4 91 18 Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 90, Ore- gon St. 89, Navy 85, Stanford 67, Oklahoma St. 40, Rutgers 37, Auburn 8, Georgia 7, Flori- da St. 6, Arizona 5, Connecticut 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Air Force 3, Arkansas 3, Vil- lanova 2. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Lakers 28 8 .778 — Phoenix 23 14 .622 5.5 Clippers 16 18 .471 11 KINGS 14 21 .400 13.5 WARRIORS 11 24 .314 16.5 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 25 11 .694 — San Antonio 21 13 .618 3 Houston 20 16 .556 5 New Orleans 18 16 .529 6 Memphis 18 17 .514 6.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 23 13 .639 — Portland 23 15 .605 1 Okla. City 19 16 .543 3.5 Utah 19 17 .528 4 Minnesota 8 29 .216 15.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 25 9 .735 — Toronto 19 18 .514 7.5 New York 15 20 .429 10.5 Philadelphia 10 25 .286 15.5 New Jersey 3 33 .083 23 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 24 12 .667 — Atlanta 23 12 .657 .5 Miami 18 16 .529 5 Charlotte 15 19 .441 8 Washington 12 22 .353 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 28 10 .737 — Milwaukee 15 18 .455 10.5 Chicago 14 20 .412 12 Detroit 11 23 .324 15 Indiana 11 24 .314 15.5 ——— Friday's results Golden State 108, Sacramento 101 Atlanta 93, Boston 85 Dallas 112, San Antonio 103 Denver 99, Cleveland 97 Memphis 91, Utah 89 Miami 109, Phoenix 105 Milwaukee 96, Chicago 93 Minnesota 116, Indiana 109 New Orleans 103, New Jersey 99 Portland 107, L.A. Lakers 98 Toronto 108, Philadelphia 106 Washington 104, Orlando 97 Saturday's games Denver at Sacramento, 7 p.m., CSNCA Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5 p.m., WGN New York at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Sunday's games Boston at Toronto, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Washington, 10 a.m. Miami at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. New Jersey at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Portland, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. NCAA BBALL Friday's Top 25 result Arizona State 68, No. 24 Washington 51 Saturday's Top 25 games No. 2 Texas vs. Colorado, 10:45 a.m. No. 3 Kentucky vs. Georgia, 1 p.m. No. 4 Purdue at No. 17 Wisconsin, 10:30 a.m. No. 5 Duke at No. 20 Ga.Tech, 11 a.m., ESPN No. 6 Villanova vs. Marquette, 11 a.m. No. 8 West Virginia at Notre Dame, 5 p.m. No. 10 Michigan State at Iowa, 2:35 p.m. No. 11 Kansas St. at Missouri, 11 a.m. ESPN2 No. 12 G'town vs. No. 13 UConn, 9 a.m., ESPN No. 14 Mississippi vs. Mississippi St., 10:30 am. No. 15 New Mexico vs. UNLV, 1 p.m.VERSUS No. 19 Gonzaga at Portland, 7 p.m. No. 22 Texas Tech at Oklahoma St., 5:05 p.m. No. 25 BYU at UTEP, 6 p.m. Saturday's other televised games Florida at Vanderbilt, 9 a.m., ESPN2 Northern Iowa at Illinois State, 1 p.m., ESPN2 Murray State at Austin Peay, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Southern Cal at California, 7:30 p.m., FSN Sunday's Top 25 games No. 1 Kansas at No. 16 Tennessee, 10:30 a.m. No. 7 Syracuse vs. South Florida, 11 a.m. No. 9 N. Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 4:45 p.m. No. 18 Florida State at Maryland, 2:30 p.m. No. 21 Temple at Rhode Island, 10 a.m. No. 24 Washington at Arizona, 2:30 p.m. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 28 9 7 63 146 113 Phoenix 26 15 4 56 116 107 Kings 25 16 3 53 131 124 Dallas 19 14 11 49 128 139 Ducks 18 19 7 43 123 140 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 31 10 3 65 146 93 Nashville 26 15 3 55 126 124 Detroit 22 15 6 50 111 109 Columbus 17 20 9 43 122 154 St. Louis 17 19 7 41 111 127 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 27 16 1 55 143 106 Calgary 25 14 5 55 120 106 Colorado 24 15 6 54 131 129 Minnesota 21 20 3 45 116 129 Edmonton 16 23 5 37 121 147 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 30 10 1 61 122 89 Pittsburgh 27 17 1 55 142 125 Rangers 21 17 6 48 117 121 Philadelphia 21 19 3 45 130 124 Islanders 18 19 8 44 113 140 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 28 11 4 60 120 98 Boston 22 14 7 51 113 104 Ottawa 22 18 4 48 125 134 Montreal 22 21 3 47 118 124 Toronto 15 21 9 39 122 156 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 26 11 6 58 154 120 Atlanta 19 18 6 44 136 141 Tampa Bay 16 16 10 42 106 126 Florida 17 20 7 41 125 140 Carolina 12 24 7 31 106 151 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday's results Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 Carolina 2, Colorado 1 Columbus 3, Calgary 2 Dallas 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Tampa Bay at New Jersey, ppd., power failure Saturday's games Detroit at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. CSNBA N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 10 a.m. Colorado at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Florida at Ottawa, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games Ottawa at Carolina, 2 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago, 4 p.m. Dallas at Columbus, 4 p.m. DEALS National Football League NFL—Fined New England DB James Sanders $7,500 for unnecessary roughness against Houston WR David Anderson, Ari- zona LB Chike Okeafor $7,500 for a face- mask penalty on Green Bay QB Matt Flynn, and St. Louis DE Chris Long $7,500 for a head-butt of San Francisco OT Chris Patrick during games on Sunday. KANSAS CITY—Named Charlie Weis offen- sive coordinator. MIAMI—Signed RB Tristan Davis, G Ray Feinga, WR Ryan Grice-Mullen, WR Taurus Johnson, DE Brian Johnston, TE John Nal- bone, S Nate Ness and WR Julius Pruit. N.Y. JETS—Signed WR S.J. Green and DB Bo Smith to futures contracts. SEATTLE—Fired coach Jim Mora. National Basketball Association MEMPHIS—Claimed G Lester Hudson off waivers. OKLAHOMA CITY—Recalled F D.J. White from Tulsa (NBADL). National Hockey League SAN JOSE—Recalled F John McCarthy from Worcester (AHL) and D Jason Demers from Stockton (ECHL). Assigned F Jamie McGinn to Worcester. BOSTON—Recalled C Trent Whitfield from Providence (AHL). Reassigned LW Matt Mar- quardt from Reading (ECHL) to Providence (AHL). NASHVILLE—Recalled C Cal O'Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned F Mike San- torelli to Milwaukee. OTTAWA—Recalled F Zack Smith and F Martin St. Pierre from Binghamton (AHL). VANCOUVER—Recalled D Evan Oberg from Manitoba (AHL). Major League Baseball COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—Suspended N.Y. Yankees minor league P Rony Bautista, L.A. Angels minor league RHP Roberto Toribio and Chicago White Sox minor league OF Miguel Negron 50 games for testing pos- itive for substances in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Pro- gram. American League OAKLAND—Designated 1B Tommy Everidge for assignment. CLEVELAND—Named Joe Kessler strength and conditioning coach. KANSAS CITY—Agreed to terms with OF Scott Podsednik on a one-year contract. MINNESOTA—Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Maroth on a minor league contract. SEATTLE—Agreed to terms with OF Franklin Gutierrez on a four-year contract extension. National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with C J.R.Towles and INF Chris Johnson on one- year contracts and RHP Josh Banks on a minor league contract. Released RHP Ryan Sadowski from his minor league contract and has agreed to terms with a Korean Baseball League club for the 2010 season. NEW YORK—Claimed LHP Jay Marshall off waivers from Oakland. WASHINGTON—Assigned LHP Victor Garate outright to Syracuse (IL). Major League Soccer NEW YORK—Signed D Roy Miller. College AKRON—Named Mitch Browning offensive line coach. BUFFALO—Named Greg Forest offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, William Inge defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Ernest Jones associate head coach and defensive backs coach, Mike Daniels running backs coach, Marty Spieler tight ends and special teams coach, Jerome Oliver defensive line coach and Adam Shorter offensive line coach. FLORIDA—Named George Edwards defen- sive coordinator. Named Chuck Heater co- defensive coordinator in addition to his duties as safeties coach. GEORGIA TECH—Announced WR Demaryius Thomas will enter the NFL draft. Fired defensive coordinator Dave Wommack. MONTANA—Named Jonathan Smith offen- sive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Mike Breske defensive coordinator, Michael Gray assistant head coach and defensive line coach, Mick Delaney associate head coach and running backs coach; Shalon Baker wide receivers coach, Scott Gragg tight ends coach, Bob Beers Sr. offensive line coach and Mike Hudson, defensive line coach. 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The newspaper said that Seattle — with team owner Paul Allen, the Microsoft Corp. tycoon for whom money is no limitation — is believed to be offering Carroll a five-year contract worth $7 million per season to be its president and coach. That would be a raise of more than $2 million annually on what Carroll is believed to be earning at USC. Carroll's agent, Gary Uberstine, did not immediately return phone and e- mail messages left by The Associated Press on Friday night. ''Pete's name comes out at this time every year. In the past, he hasn't com- mented on such reports,'' USC spokesman Tim Tessalone said in an e- mail to The AP. ''He was not expected in (Friday). ... At this point, we have nothing to report.'' A Seahawks spokesman inside the team's headquarters refused to com- ment on Carroll. Carroll did not return a phone message left by The AP. Leiweke did not respond to an e- mail asking about Carroll, who was 6- 10 in 1994 with the New York Jets and then 27-21 while twice reaching the playoffs from '97-99 with the New England Patriots — before he restored a dynasty at USC. The opportunity in Seattle is unique for Carroll. The Seahawks do not have a GM in place, so Carroll could con- ceivably have more authority over foot- ball matters, far more than he would have had filling any of the NFL coach- ing openings he's been mentioned in connection with in recent winters. Seattle is also interested in talking to Minnesota defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier but has yet to interview him for the job, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation who did not want to be named because the Seahawks have not disclosed can- didates. Per league postseason rules, Seattle would have to interview Frazier before the end of the weekend, or wait until the Vikings are eliminated from the playoffs or after the NFC title game in two weeks. The league's Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates, such as Frazier, for head coaching vacancies. University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian, who left his friend Carroll and the Trojans 12 months ago for his first head coaching job, chuck- led when asked if he'd like to be a head coach in the same city as his mentor. ''That'd be kind of fun,'' Sarkisian said. Leiweke fired Mora during a morn- ing meeting at team headquarters, end- ing a four-week internal evaluation the CEO conducted of his floundering franchise. Hours later, the team confirmed the firing in a news release. Sunday, Mora finished his only sea- son in Seattle 5-11, after taking over his hometown team at the end of Mike Holmgren's tenure. Wednesday, Mora had said he was charging ahead with assessing 2009 and preparing for next season, saying of his future: ''I'm not too worried about it. I'm just going to go work until I'm told not to work.'' Mora had three years and almost $12 million remaining on his contract. ''We've made a tough decision today,'' Leiweke said. ''It became apparent after conducting an extensive internal audit that a new direction was needed to provide an opportunity for the organization to be successful. Today's decision, while difficult, is part of the process in building a franchise with a new vision in 2010.'' Leiweke called Mora ''truly a standup man who gave his full effort to our franchise.'' ''Coach Mora will be missed,'' Seattle defensive end Darryl Tapp wrote on his Twitter page. Seattle is 9-23 since its last playoff appearance in January 2008, after four consecutive NFC West titles. ''This team, more importantly this community, means so much to me that it hurts not being able to see this through,'' Mora said in the team state- ment. ''I am disappointed I did not get the chance to complete my contract. This is a tough business that sometimes demands immediate gratification.'' GM and president Tim Ruskell took the initial fall for the Seahawks' flop when he was fired Dec. 3. Leiweke noted then that Mora was steward of a rocky transition from Holmgren's regime to one with a new offense, new defense and almost entirely new coach- ing staff. Leiweke said last month he expect- ed Mora to return for a second season. Seattle was one of eight teams to have a new head coach and largely new staffs in 2009. Half of those teams improved their win totals: the Browns (5-11) and Seahawks each gained one win over '08; the Chiefs (4-12) and Lions (2-14) were plus-2. Mora's first season following Holmgren's mostly glorious decade in Seattle was in sharp contrast to his rookie season as a head coach in Atlanta in 2004. That year, Mora took what had been a 5-11 Falcons team to the NFC championship game. This time, the Seahawks' injured and ineffective offensive line wrecked new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp's running game — and quarter- back Matt Hasselbeck's health. The three-time Pro Bowl passer missed 2 1/2 games, then played through broken ribs, a sore passing shoulder and thumb injury. NEW YORK (AP) — If ever two players seemed like locks to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith would be the choices. Rice retired as the NFL's career receiving leader, and Smith finished as the top rusher. They were among 17 final- ists announced Friday for the Hall of Fame, including two senior nominees. The voting for entry into the shrine by a 44- member panel will take place Feb. 6, the day before the Super Bowl. The Class of 2010 will be inducted in August in Canton, Ohio. Rice finished his career with 1,549 catches for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns. He leads second place Marvin Harrison by 447 career receptions, and his 208 total TDs (11 rushing) are 33 more than runner-up Smith. He is a two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year for his 21-year career and also holds numerous Super Bowl records. Like Rice, Smith won three Super Bowls. He rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns. He also caught 515 pass- es and scored on 19 receptions. Smith was the league MVP in 1993. Rice was the Super Bowl MVP in 1989 and Smith in 1994. Other finalists include receiver Tim Brown, also a first- time nominee, and fellow wideouts Cris Carter and Andre Reed. Tight end Shannon Sharpe, running back Roger Craig, center Dermontti Dawson, guard Russ Grimm, defensive tackles John Randle and Cortez Kennedy, defensive end Richard Dent, DE/linebacker Charles Haley, LB Rickey Jackson, and coach Don Coryell also made the cut. The two senior nominees are running back Floyd Little and cornerback Dick LeBeau, who is considered one of the NFL's top assistant coaches and now is defensive coordina- tor in Pittsburgh. A final candidate must get 80 percent of the vote to make the Hall. A minimum of four and a maximum of seven inductees will be chosen, but no more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a single year. For six entrants, one must be a senior nominee. For seven, both senior nomi- nees must make it. Two semifinalists who did not make Friday's cut: former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and former Browns/Ravens owner Art Modell. Rice, Emmitt Smith, lead 17 HOF finalists SANTA CLARA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary interviewed veteran coach Larry Mac Duff for the team's vacant special teams coordinator position. Earlier this week, San Francisco declined to renew the contract of Al Everest, who took over the job from Mac Duff in 2007. Upgrading the Niners' return game is among Sin- gletary's offseason priori- ties after the team struggled in that area all season. The unit was last in the NFL in average punt return yardage. Mac Duff, 61, spent four seasons as San Francisco's special teams coordinator from 2003-06 and then went from the 49ers to co- defensive coordinator at Texas for one season in 2007. He most recently was defensive coordinator and special teams coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. The team didn't say Fri- day when Mac Duff had met with Singletary. Mac Duff has more than 35 years experience coaching football. While at Arizona in the 1990s, Mac Duff became known for the Wildcats' successful ''Desert Swarm'' defense. San Francisco finished Singletary's first full season as coach at 8-8, ending a franchise-worst stretch of six straight losing seasons but missing the playoffs for the seventh straight year. The 49ers began 3-1 and were talking playoffs, but then lost four straight and five of six to greatly dimin- ish their chances. They also dropped six straight road games, five in a row by a combined 19 points, before winning their season finale at St. Louis 28-6 last Sun- day. 49ers interview Mac Duff for special teams coach points and four rebounds. With Andris Biedrins still working his way back into shape after groin and back injuries sidelined him for 25 games, Golden State's bench was stretched thin following the loss of Randolph, and Warriors coach Don Nelson was once again forced to play his starters longer than he preferred. Ellis, who has played in all 48 minutes of regulation seven times this season, was the workhorse with 46 min- utes — and Golden State needed him the entire way. He finished 15 of 29 from the floor while topping the 30-point mark for the 14th time in his last 24 games. That was a big boost for the Warriors, who were coming off a 107-101 win at Minnesota on Wednesday after losing to the Lakers, Portland and Denver. Early on it looked like Evans and the Kings would get the last laugh. Despite Ellis scoring 18 in the first half, Sacramento built a 61-46 lead at the break behind 14 points from Evans and 10 apiece from Thompson and Ime Udoka. The Kings upped the margin to 76-58 following a 3-pointer by Beno Udrih with 6:35 left in the third quarter before the Warriors slowly began to trim away at the lead. With Maggette scoring eight of his points and Ellis adding four as part of a 18- 10 run, Golden State pulled to 86-78 heading into the third quarter. (Continued from page 1B) RALLY