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MARKZALESKI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio argues a call with field judge Dyrol Prioleau (109) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. ByJerryMcDonald BayAreaNewsGroup ALAMEDA Jack Del Rio didn't see the point in talk- ing about his good fortune Monday given the chal- lenging road ahead. While Tennessee Titans coach Mike Mularkey was spending part of his me- dia briefing revealing that the NFL had conceded that his team was the victim of a "poorly officiated play" Sunday that led to a 24-21 win by the Raiders, Del Rio adhered to league policy. "We try to keep in- house out of respect for the guys and the job that they do," Del Rio said. "There are a lot of oppor- tunities in the game for different calls to go dif- ferent ways. I'm just not going to get into that." Del Rio is the coach of 5-6 team that remains in playoff contention. Mular- key, an interim coach of a 2-9 team, risked a fine for being specific about re- ports that are supposed to be confidential and are a weekly part of the review process. With the Kansas City Chiefs up next for the Raiders, and with four of their final five opponents currently holding playoff seeds, the holding call by B.W. Webb against Amari Cooper that allowed Derek Carr's 12-yard game-win- ning touchdown pass to Seth Roberts was yester- day's news. With Denver well atop the AFC West at 9-2, Del Rio appeared willing to concede the division title was out of reach, but lit- tle else. "Everything we'd like to accomplish, for the most part, is in front of us," Del Rio said. "Five big games left. An opportunity to play our best football down the stretch, and we're going to need it because we have a heck of a challenge in front of us, starting with the Chiefs." DelRiodismissesofficiatingissue RAIDERS COLLEGEBASKETBALL University of Maryland-Eastern Shore at Georgetown: 4p.m., FS1. Big 10/ ACC Challenge Michigan vs. N.C. State: 4p.m., ESPN2. Northwestern at Virginia Tech: 4p.m., ESPNU. Big 10/ACC Challenge, Virginia at Ohio State: 4:30p.m., ESPN. Big 10/ACC Challenge, Purdue vs. Pittsburgh: 6p.m., ESPN2. Miami at Nebraska: 6p.m., ESPNU. Big 10/ACC Challenge, Maryland at North Carolina: 6:30p.m., ESPN. Seattle at California: 7p.m., PAC12BA. NHL Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks: 5p.m., NBCSN. Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., NBCSN. On the air nents and nobody fills the seats like Kobe. Born in Philadelphia, Bryant spent much of his childhood living in Italy where his father, Joe Bry- ant, played pro basketball for several years. When his family moved back to the United States, Bry- ant went to Lower Merion High School, located in an affluent suburb about nine miles west of downtown Philadelphia. He once said early in his career that he wasn't from Philly because he didn't live within the city limits. That didn't sit well with lo- cal fans. "He was a spoiled rich kid who grew up in a fancy suburb," said Louis Manitti, a former season ticketholder. "He was never one of us. He wasn't a hard- working blue-collar guy." Local media were critical whenBryantdecidedtoskip collegeandturnproin1996. The Sixers had the first pick that year and chose Allen Iverson. Bryant went 13th to Charlotte, which traded him to Los Angeles. Bry- ant's dad played four sea- sons with the Sixers, but he declared he grew up root- ingfortheLakers.Ofcourse, Sixersfansdidn'tappreciate that slight. But nothing turned fans against Bryant more than a bold statement he made during the 2001 NBA Fi- nals when the Lakers played Philadelphia. Iver- son led the Sixers to a vic- tory on the road in Game 1 and the Lakers won Game 2. Afterward, Bryant said he wanted to come home and "cut their hearts out" by winning the series in Philadelphia. The Lak- ers did just that, winning three straight games to clinch the NBA champion- ship. "I liked Kobe until he said he wanted to rip our hearts out," said Michael Rivers, a part-time sea- son ticketholder. "He was too cocky, too arrogant and that was too personal. Just say you want to win and that's enough." Bryant has never apolo- gized for that comment. "I'm not apologizing for saying I'm going to come kick some (butt)," Bry- ant told reporters before a game in Philadelphia in 2012. "I'm just not go- ing to do it. But I certainly embrace the city and I love everything that it's taught me. So, I'm deeply appre- ciative of it." Kobe FROM PAGE 1 fracture in his left foot, and his status remains day-to- day while the 49ers gauge his progress. "Other teams didn't give me this shot, but the 49ers did and I was definitely go- ing to take it and run like a wild man when I got the chance," Draughn said af- ter Sunday's 19-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Draughn's workload last game went beyond his 15 carries for 51 yards and five catches for 35 yards. His pass protection didn't go unnoticed by those who appreciated it most. "He just sticks his face up in there," Tiller said. "He doesn't care whose blitzing. He's going to stick his hat in there and pick up that block." Such reliability as a blocker — and an all- around experience — is what the 49ers hoped they were getting when they signed Draughn rather than recall Australian rookie Jarryd Hayne from the practice squad. Pierre Thomas got signed a day after Draughn but didn't last a week. Cadet, another veteran, hasn't touched the ball in two games. "Coming up, teams sta- pled me as a third-down back, not an every-down back," Draughn said. "But (running backs coach) Tom Rathman has played this game and he is coach- ing me up to do all I can do." Upon hearing Monday that Draughn is on his eighth team, Tiller reacted with surprise, then added: "That's their loss." Notes • Tomsula praised Quinton Dial's pass-rush- ing form rather than rip the officials for Sunday's roughing penalty on Car- son Palmer, which fac- tored into the Cardinals' winning drive. Dial appeared to sack Palmer for an 8-yard loss at the Cardinals' 24-yard line with 6:39 remaining. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 start since Nov. 1 after missing two games with injured ribs. Also, Browns cornerback Justin Gilbert will make his first start this sea- son in place of Pierre De- sir. Gilbert has been a ma- jor disappointment for the Browns, who selected him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2014. The Ravens can't go a week without more inju- ries. They're missing two more offensive starters as left tackle Eugene Monroe and left guard Kelechi Os- emele are both out with injuries. James Hurst will replace Monroe and Ryan Jensen fills in for Osemele. Baltimore is already missing starting quarter- back Joe Flacco (knee) and running back Justin Forsett (broken arm). Both sustained season-ending injuries last week against St. Louis. Cleveland's offensive line will be missing starting left guard Joel Bitonio, who will sit out his second straight game with an injured an- kle. RookieCamErvingwill make his second start. The Browns remain without star cornerback Joe Haden as well as wide receivers Taylor Gabriel and Andrew Hawkins. They all have concussions. Browns FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 9 2 0 .818 252 207 Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 287 220 Oakland 5 6 0 .455 264 280 San Diego 3 8 0 .273 244 307 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England10 1 0 .909 347 212 N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 272 228 Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 266 257 Miami 4 7 0 .364 225 287 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 249 260 Houston 6 5 0 .545 232 234 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 236 299 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 203 257 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 2 0 .818 297 193 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 266 230 Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 259 276 Cleveland 2 9 0 .182 213 310 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 355 229 Seattle 6 5 0 .545 267 222 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 186 230 San Francisco3 8 0 .273 152 271 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 6 0 .455 241 267 N.Y. Giants 5 6 0 .455 287 273 Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 243 274 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 261 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 11 0 01.000 332 205 Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 260 234 Tampa Bay 5 6 0 .455 248 279 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 261 339 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 231 194 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 262 215 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 231 264 Detroit 4 7 0 .364 230 288 Thursday's games Detroit 45, Philadelphia 14 Carolina 33, Dallas 14 Chicago 17, Green Bay 13 Sunday's games Houston 24, New Orleans 6 Kansas City 30, Buffalo 22 Oakland 24, Tennessee 21 Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 7 Minnesota 20, Atlanta 10 Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 14 Indianapolis 25, Tampa Bay 12 San Diego 31, Jacksonville 25 N.Y. Jets 38, Miami 20 Arizona 19, San Francisco 13 Seattle 39, Pittsburgh 30 Denver 30, New England 24, OT Monday's game Baltimore 33, Cleveland 27 Thursday, Dec. 3 Green Bay at Detroit, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 Arizona at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Chicago, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Houston at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Miami, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Denver at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at New England, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 Dallas at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Ravens 33, Browns 27 Baltimore 10 7 7 9 — 33 Cleveland 0 13 7 7 — 27 First quarter Bal — Clay 82 punt return (Tucker kick), 9:54. Bal — FG Tucker 49, 4:22. Second quarter Cle — FG Coons 31, 11:27. Bal — Allen 13 pass from Schaub (Tucker kick), 9:58. Cle — Moore 10 pass from McCown (Coons kick), 4:36. Cle — FG Coons 21, :03. Third quarter Cle — Dansby 52 interception return (Coons kick), 12:16. Bal — Aiken 15 pass from Schaub (Tucker kick), 5:30. Fourth quarter Bal — FG Tucker 35, 9:05. Cle — Benjamin 42 pass from Davis (Coons kick), 1:47. Bal — Hill III 64 blocked field goal return (run failed), :00. A — 64,380. Bal Cle First downs 16 21 Total net yards 336 338 Rushes yds 23-104 18-63 Passing 232 275 Punt returns 4-112 1-12 Kickoff returns 3-45 2-78 Int ret 0-0 2-54 Comp-att-int 20-34-2 28-48-0 Sacked yds lost 0-0 2-14 Punts 4-42.8 6-47.2 Fumbles lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties yds 7-50 2-15 Time of poss. 29:30 30:30 INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing — Baltimore, Allen 12-55, West 7-37, Schaub 3-10, Givens 1-2. Cleveland, Johnson Jr. 7-27, McCown 2-12, Benjamin 1-10, Crowell 7-7, Davis 1-7. Passing — Baltimore, Schaub 20-34-2- 232. Cleveland, McCown 21-38-0-212, Davis 7-10-0-77. Receiving — Baltimore, Aiken 6-80, Allen 4-29, Butler 3-27, Gillmore 3-20, Juszczyk 2-18, Givens 1-48, Boyle 1-10. Cleveland, Hartline 8-74, Barnidge 7-91, Benjamin 6-90, Johnson Jr. 5-23, Moore 1-10, Johnson 1-1. Missed field goals — Cleveland, Coons 51 (BK). College football TOP 25 SCHEDULE No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 8 North Carolina, ACC championship, Charlotte, N.C., 5 p.m. No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 18 Florida, SEC championship, Atlanta, 1 p.m. No. 4 Iowa vs. No. 5 Michigan State, Big Ten championship, Indianapolis, 5:17 p.m. No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 24 USC, Pac-12 championship, Santa Clara, Calif., 4:45 p.m. No. 12 Baylor vs. Texas, 9 a.m. No. 17 Houston vs. No. 20 Temple, AAC championship, 9 a.m. Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Golden State 19 0 1.000 — Clippers 9 8 .529 9 Phoenix 8 9 .471 10 Sacramento 6 12 .333 121/2 Lakers 2 14 .125 151/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 14 4 .778 — Dallas 10 7 .588 31/2 Memphis 10 8 .556 4 Houston 7 11 .389 7 New Orleans 4 13 .235 91/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 11 7 .611 — Utah 8 8 .500 2 Minnesota 8 9 .471 21/2 Portland 7 10 .412 31/2 Denver 6 12 .333 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 11 7 .611 — Boston 10 8 .556 1 New York 8 10 .444 3 Brooklyn 4 13 .235 61/2 Philadelphia 0 18 .000 11 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Miami 10 6 .625 — Atlanta 12 8 .600 — Charlotte 10 7 .588 1/2 Orlando 9 8 .529 11/2 Washington 6 8 .429 3 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 13 4 .765 — Indiana 11 5 .688 11/2 Chicago 10 5 .667 2 Detroit 9 9 .500 41/2 Milwaukee 7 11 .389 61/2 Sunday's games Charlotte 87, Milwaukee 82 Clippers 107, Minnesota 99 Memphis 92, Philadelphia 84 Phoenix 107, Toronto 102 Brooklyn 87, Detroit 83 Orlando 110, Boston 91 Houston 116, New York 111, OT Indiana 107, Lakers 103 Monday's games Boston 105, Miami 95 Detroit 116, Houston 105 Chicago 92, San Antonio 89 Milwaukee 92, Denver 74 Atlanta 106, Oklahoma City 100 Golden State 106, Utah 103 Dallas at Sacramento, (n.) Portland at Clippers, (n.) Tuesday's games Washington at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Lakers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 7 p.m. Wednesday's games Lakers at Washington, 4 p.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Warriors 106, Jazz 103 WARRIORS (106) Rush 1-2 0-0 3, Green 8-21 4-7 20, Bogut 2-2 0-0 4, Curry 9-20 4-4 26, K.Thompson 8-15 0-0 20, Iguodala 0-0 0-0 0, Livingston 3-7 2-2 9, Ezeli 3-3 2-2 8, Barbosa 1-6 0-0 2, Clark 4-5 0-0 12, Speights 1-1 0-0 2, McAdoo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 12-15 106. JAZZ (103) Hayward 9-19 4-4 24, Favors 9-15 5-5 23, Gobert 4-8 5-8 13, Neto 0-6 0-0 0, Hood 4-12 2-2 12, Burks 8-15 1-1 19, Booker 3-5 0-0 6, Ingles 1-3 0-0 2, Burke 2-6 0-2 4, Lyles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-89 17-22 103. Golden State 26 27 30 23 — 106 Utah 20 28 29 26 — 103 3-Point Goals: Golden State 14-29 (Clark 4-5, K.Thompson 4-7, Curry 4-8, Livingston 1-1, Rush 1-1, Barbosa 0-3, Green 0-4), Utah 6-19 (Hayward 2-5, Burks 2-5, Hood 2-7, Burke 0-1, Neto 0-1); Fouled out: Bogut; Rebounds: Golden State 49 (Green 9), Utah 50 (Gobert 11); Assists: Golden State 21 (Green 7), Utah 18 (Hayward 4); Total fouls: Golden State 19, Utah 16; Technicals: Iguodala; A: 19,911 (19,911). NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 23 14 8 1 29 58 50 San Jose 23 14 9 0 28 66 58 Arizona 23 13 9 1 27 65 65 Vancouver 24 9 8 7 25 69 65 Anaheim 24 8 11 5 21 47 65 Calgary 24 8 14 2 18 56 87 Edmonton 25 8 15 2 18 62 77 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 24 19 5 0 38 85 62 St. Louis 24 15 6 3 33 65 58 Chicago 24 13 8 3 29 67 62 Nashville 23 12 7 4 28 59 60 Minnesota 22 11 7 4 26 63 61 Winnipeg 25 11 12 2 24 67 80 Colorado 24 9 14 1 19 71 75 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 25 18 4 3 39 88 56 Ottawa 23 12 6 5 29 76 68 Detroit 24 12 8 4 28 56 60 Boston 22 13 8 1 27 73 64 Tampa Bay 25 11 11 3 25 59 58 Florida 23 10 9 4 24 60 59 Buffalo 24 10 12 2 22 54 62 Toronto 24 8 11 5 21 56 66 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 25 17 6 2 36 74 53 Washington 23 17 5 1 35 75 51 N.Y. Islanders 25 13 8 4 30 72 62 Pittsburgh 23 13 8 2 28 52 54 New Jersey 23 12 9 2 26 56 57 Philadelphia 24 9 10 5 23 45 65 Carolina 24 8 12 4 20 50 70 Columbus 25 10 15 0 20 60 76 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday's games Florida 2, Detroit 1, OT Monday's games N.Y. Islanders 5, Colorado 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Carolina 3 Toronto 3, Edmonton 0 Vancouver at Anaheim, (n.) Tuesday's games Colorado at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Florida at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Arizona at Nashville, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE MEN'S TOP 25 Monday 1. Kentucky (7-0) beat Illinois State 75-63. 2. Maryland (6-0) did not play. 3. Michigan State (7-0) did not play. 4. Kansas (4-1) did not play. 5. Iowa State (5-0) did not play. 6. Oklahoma (4-0) did not play. 7. Duke (6-1) did not play. 8. Villanova (6-0) did not play. 9. North Carolina (5-1) did not play. 10. Virginia (5-1) did not play. 11. Purdue (6-0) did not play. 12. Xavier (7-0) did not play. 13. Gonzaga (4-1) did not play. 14. Syracuse (6-0) did not play. 15. Oregon (6-0) beat Fresno State 78-73. 16. Vanderbilt (5-1) did not play. 17. Cincinnati (7-0) did not play. 18. Texas A&M (6-1) did not play. 19. Arizona (6-1) did not play. 20. West Virginia (6-0) did not play. 21. Miami (5-1) did not play. 22. SMU (4-0) did not play. 23. Providence (6-1) did not play. 24. Louisville (5-0) did not play. 25. Baylor (4-1) did not play. COLLEGE WOMEN'S TOP 25 Monday 1. UConn (4-0) beat Chattanooga 79-31. 2. South Carolina (7-0) did not play. 3. Notre Dame (6-0) did not play. 4. Baylor (6-0) did not play. 5. Maryland (6-0) did not play. 6. Texas (5-0) did not play. 7. Oregon State (5-0) did not play. 8. T enne ss e e ( 5- 1) d id n ot p la y. 9. Mississippi State (5-0) did not play. 10. Ohio State (4-2) did not play. 11. Kentucky (6-0) did not play. 12. Texas A&M (5-1) did not play. 13. Florida State (5-1) did not play. 14. Duke (6-1) did not play. 15. Northwestern (6-0) did not play. 16. Stanford (6-1) did not play. 17. Arizona State (3-2) did not play. 18. California (5-1) did not play. 19. Michigan State (4-1) did not play. 20. Syracuse (4-1) did not play. 21. Oklahoma (5-1) did not play. 22. Seton Hall (7-0) did not play. 23. DePaul (5-1) did not play. 24. South Florida (3-2) did not play. 24. UCLA (3-2) did not play. Soccer MLS PLAYOFFS MLS Cup Sunday, Dec. 6: Portland vs. Columbus, 4p.m. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Tuesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Cleveland 91/2 (2021/2) Washington Lakers 11/2 (1971/2) at PHILLY Phoenix 3 (206) at Brooklyn at New Orleans 1 (2011/2) Memphis at Minnesota 2 (2011/2) Orlando at Portland 11/2 (203) Dallas NHL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog at New Jersey OFF Colorado at Montreal -165/+155 Columbus at Ottawa -160/+150 Philadelphia at Detroit -180/+165 Buffalo at St. Louis -174/+162 Florida at Nashville -180/+165 Arizona at Chicago -140/+130 Minnesota Dallas -130/+120 at Calgary at Los Angeles OFF Vancouver at San Jose -115/+105 Pittsburgh College Football Friday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Bowling Green 111/2 (70) N Illinois Saturday at Baylor 21 (681/2) Texas at Ga. Southern 21 (601/2) Georgia St at Arkansas St 25 (691/2) Texas State at La-monroe OFF (OFF) NMexico St West Virginia 61/2 (571/2) at Kansas St Appalachian St 18 (581/2) at So. Alabama at La-lafayette PK (561/2) Troy at W Kentucky 71/2 (72) Southern Miss at Houston 7 (561/2) Temple Stanford 4 (601/2) SOUTHERN CAL Alabama 17 (391/2) Florida Clemson 5 (661/2) North Carolina Michigan St 31/2 (521/2) Iowa at San Diego St 61/2 (51) Air Force NFL Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Thursday Green Bay 3 (47) at Detroit Sunday at Chicago 7 (43) San Francisco Cincinnati 7 (44) at Cleveland at Tennessee 21/2 (431/2) Jacksonville at Buffalo 3 (41) Houston at Miami 4 (44) Baltimore Carolina 7 (50) at New Orleans Seattle 1 (411/2) at Minnesota Arizona 51/2 (43) at St. Louis at Tampa Bay 2 (46) Atlanta NY Jets 21/2 (451/2) at NY Giants Denver 41/2 (431/2) at San Diego Kansas City 3 (44) at Oakland at New England 9 (481/2) Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 7 (OFF) Indianapolis Monday at Washington 4 (411/2) Dallas Transactions BASEBALL American League Cleveland Indians: Assigned OF Michael Choice outright to Columbus (IL). Agreed to terms with C Anthony Recker on a minor league contract. Detroit Tigers: Agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Zimmermann on a five-year contract. National League Oakland Athletics: Assigned LHP Fernando Abad and OF Craig Gentry outright to Nashville (PCL). Philadelphia Phillies: Claimed RHP Michael Mariot off waivers from Kansas City. St. Louis Cardinals: Agreed to terms with C Brayan Pena on a two-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Los Angeles Lakers: G Kobe Bryant an- nounced his retirement, effective at the end of the season. New York Knicks: Assigned F Cleanan- thony Early to Westchester (NBADL). Washington Wizards: Waived F Martell Webster. Signed C Ryan Hollins. FOOTBALL National Football League Buffalo Bills: Placed DT Alex Carrington on injured reserve. Released LB A.J. Tarpley. Cincinnati Bengals: Waived LB Sean Porter from the PUP list. Released G Dan France from the practice squad. Signed CB Asa Jackson to the practice squad. Indianapolis Colts: Placed RB Ahmad Bradshaw on injured reserve. Signed RB Zurlon Tipton. Miami Dolphins: Fired offensive coor- dinator Bill Lazor. Named Zac Taylor offensive coordinator. Philadelphia Eagles: Released OL Julian Vandervelde. Signed OL Barrett Jones from Chicago's practice squad and CB Mike Lee and LB Brandon Hepburn to the practice squad. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Waived S Kimario McFadden. Signed LB Adarius Glanton from Carolina's practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League Detroit Red Wings: Reassigned D Rich- ard Nedomlel from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). Nashville Predators: Assigned D Victor Bartley to Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned G Juuse Saros to Milwaukee. New York Rangers: Recalled F Jayson Megna from Hartford (AHL). COLLEGE Fresno State: Fired offensive coordina- tor Dave Schramm. Hawaii: Named Nick Rolovich football coach. Minnesota: Named Dan O'brien co- special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach. Southern Cal: Named Clay Helton per- manent football coach. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 2 B