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COLLEGEMEN'S BASKETBALL Iowa at Michigan State:4 p.m., ESPN. Connecticut vs. Tulsa: 4p.m., ESPN2. High Point vs. Winthrop: 4 p.m., ESPNU. Southern Miss vs. Florida Atl.: 4p.m., CSN. Pittsburgh at Louisville: 6 p.m., ESPN. Washington at Arizona: 6p.m., FS1. BYU at Gonzaga: 6p.m., ESPN2. Murray vs. Belmont: 6p.m., ESPNU. San Diego vs. Portland: 7p.m., CSNBA. California at Stanford: 8p.m., FS1. Pacific vs. St. Mary: 8p.m., ESPNU. NBA BASKETBALL Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs: 5p.m., TNT. Sacramento Kings at Utah Jazz: 6p.m., CSN. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors: 7:30p.m., TNT. GOLF Latin America Amateur Championship Round 1: 11 a.m., ESPN2. Diamond Resorts Invitational Day 1: 11:30a.m., GOLF. PGA GOLF Sony Open Round 1: 4p.m., GOLF. EPGA GOLF Eurasia Cup Round 1: 8:30 p.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY Chicago Blackhawks at Mon- treal Canadiens: 4:30p.m., NBCSN. Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., CSN. Ontheair coming back into South- ern California because of the previous failures. They knew they had to get it right this time around, and I believe that they think they've got the right busi- ness model." The Rams haven't for- mally secured a home sta- dium for next season, al- though they appear likely to return to the Coliseum, their home from 1946-79, after the Rose Bowl ex- pressed no interest in fos- tering an NFL team last year. USC athletic direc- tor Pat Haden, the former Rams quarterback, plans to talk with the Rams soon about returning to the Tro- jans' 93-year-old home, which is managed by the school. The Rams would be a fi- nancial windfall for USC, which wants to make $270 million in upgrades. Haden said its current lease with the Coliseum Com- mission allows for only one NFL team to use the arena, although it could be amended if the Char- gers decide to move as well. When the Rams spent two days in Oxnard, Cal- ifornia, last August for training camp, a wide- spread rumor claimed the Rams are interested in building a permanent base in Thousand Oaks, the up- scale suburb 35 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Although the Rams haven't confirmed that plan, Kroenke lives in Mal- ibu, and Thousand Oaks is only a picturesque canyon drive away. "I've had a home in the area for 20 years," Kroenke said Tuesday. "It will be a lot of fun for me, as I spend a lot of time out there any- way, to move forward, to look forward and build a great stadium for our league and for Los Ange- les." The players have a bit of time to get settled in LA. The Rams held their mini- camp and organized team activities in June last sea- son, and while Fisher has scheduled their offseason workouts for May in other years, that plan typically isn't set for three more months. The Rams' ticket office was closed Wednesday, but it will have plenty of work to do after a tempo- rary venue is chosen. The NFL schedule usually isn't finalized until mid-April, and the Rams will have only seven regular-season home games in 2016, play- ing the eighth in London against the New York Gi- ants. Carter thinks the team's marketing department will need a smart plan to re-in- troduce the Rams, who broke hearts in 1994 with their departure. "I think it's appropri- ate, and would be help- ful, to have the right kind of 'We're back' cam- paign," Carter said. "With the passage of time, peo- ple might give them a lit- tle bit of a pass on how it played out 20 years ago. But simply relying on history and mythology is not going to get it done. They need to take a fresh look at this market and make sure they're really involved in all aspects of Southern California." Rams FROM PAGE 1 By Genaro C. Armas TheAssociatedPress GREENBAY,WIS. The most important member of the Green Bay Packers isn't necessarily Aaron Rodgers. For Green Bay to have any chance at beating Ari- zona on Saturday night in an NFC divisional round playoff game, the offensive line will have to do a much better job of protecting the quarterback. The last time these teams met, on Dec. 27, the Cardinals had virtually unfettered access into the backfield with eight sacks of Rodgers and nine over- all. The game didn't exactly make for enjoyable viewing for the offensive line dur- ing film review this week. "It's not fun to watch it," right tackle Bryan Bulaga said Wednesday. "It was a learning tape to take a look at, correct and move on." With the line battered by injuries, the Packers expe- rienced one of their lowest points of the season in the 38-8 loss at Arizona. The nightmarish trip included two fumbles lost by Rod- gers on sacks that led to Cardinals defensive touch- downs each time. Rodgers was sacked 13 times over the final two weeksoftheregularseason, most in the league during that stretch. Starting left tackle David Bakhtiari was out with an ankle injury during that same period. Momentum turned dur- ing last week's 35-18 vic- tory over Washington. The Packers found a solid replacement for Bakhtiari when jack-of-all-trades J.C. Tretter got the start. Protection improved as the game progressed. The Packers' quick tempo added energy and kept the Red- skins' defense on the field. "Eventually, their bulls got a little less power, their speed rush is a lit- tle slower and everything kind of slows down for you, and that plays to your ad- vantage a little bit," Tret- ter said about how a fast- paced attack helps the of- fensive line. Tretter's outing gives the Packers some peace of mind that they can effec- tively replace Bakhtiari if Rodgers' regular blind-side protector remains side- lined. Tretter got help at times on the edge, but Rodgers liked the protection overall even when Tretter was go- ing one on one. The Pack- ers also got the ball out quickly to receivers who made big plays. "Feel a lot better," coach Mike McCarthy said. "I think it's clearly something that, one of the things that we needed to improve on from prior games, and J.C. Tretter gave us that." Arizona coach Bruce Arians said the game wasn't the beat-down that the score seemed to reflect. "I don't really think we dominated them in any form or fashion," Arians said. NFL PLAYOFFS Packers look to get better protection for Rodgers GreenBayvisits Arizona in NFC on Saturday night NICK WASS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) bounces off the turf in the end zone a er being sacked for a safety during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff game Sunday against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md. Scoreboard Football NFLPLAYOFFS Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 KansasCity30,Houston0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Kansas City at New England, 1:35 (CBS) Green Bay at Arizona, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 17 Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Denver, 1:30 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara TBD, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) BOWL GLANCE Monday College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Alabama 45, Clemson 40 Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson National vs. American, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Sa tu rda y, J an . 3 0 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLN) NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Golden State 36 3 .923 — Clippers 25 13 .658 101/2 Sacramento 15 22 .405 20 Phoenix 13 27 .325 231/2 Lakers 9 31 .225 271/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 34 6 .850 — Dallas 22 18 .550 12 Memphis 21 19 .525 13 Houston 21 19 .525 13 New Orleans 11 26 .297 211/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 28 12 .700 — Utah 17 20 .459 91/2 Portland 16 24 .400 12 Denver 15 24 .385 121/2 Minnesota 12 28 .300 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 24 15 .615 — Boston 20 19 .513 4 New York 20 21 .488 5 Brooklyn 11 28 .282 13 Philadelphia 4 36 .100 201/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 23 16 .590 — Miami 22 16 .579 1/2 Orlando 20 18 .526 21/2 Washington 18 19 .486 4 Charlotte 18 20 .474 41/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 27 9 .750 — Chicago 22 15 .595 51/2 Indiana 22 17 .564 61/2 Detroit 21 17 .553 7 Milwaukee 16 25 .390 131/2 Tuesday's games Indiana 116, Phoenix 97 San Antonio 109, Detroit 99 New York 120, Boston 114 Oklahoma City 101, Minnesota 96 Milwaukee 106, Chicago 101 Houston 107, Memphis 91 Cleveland 110, Dallas 107, OT Lakers 95, New Orleans 91 Wednesday's games Washington 106, Milwaukee 101 Charlotte 107, Atlanta 84 Brooklyn 110, New York 104 Houston 107, Minnesota 104 Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 89 Boston 103, Indiana 94 Denver 112, Golden State 110 New Orleans at Sacramento, (n.) Utah at Portland, (n.) Miami at Clippers, (n.) Thursday's games Toronto vs. Orlando at London, England, noon Chicago at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m. Portland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m. Charlotte at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Miami at Denver, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Nuggets 112, Warriors 110 WARRIORS (110) Rush 2-3 0-0 4, J.Thompson 1-4 2-2 4, Bogut 7-8 1-2 15, Curry 13-25 7-7 38, K.Thompson 7-13 1-2 17, Barnes 7-17 2-2 18, Iguodala 2-5 0-0 4, Speights 0-5 1-2 1, Barbosa 1-3 2-2 5, Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Ezeli 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 42-88 16-20 110. NUGGETS (112) Gallinari 5-14 17-19 28, Faried 2-4 1-2 5, Jokic 3-6 0-0 6, Nelson 1-10 0-0 3, Harris 7-14 4-4 19, Nurkic 3-8 2-2 8, Arthur 8-11 2-2 18, Mudiay 1-7 2-2 4, Barton 7-11 5-6 21, Foye 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-87 33-37 112. Golden State 25 29 19 37 — 110 Denver 32 23 28 29 — 112 3-Point Goals: Golden State 10-26 (Curry 5-12, Barnes 2-4, K.Thompson 2-5, Bar- bosa 1-2, Rush 0-1, Iguodala 0-2), Denver 5-22 (Barton 2-5, Gallinari 1-2, Harris 1-4, Nelson 1-6, Foye 0-1, Miller 0-1, Jokic 0-1, Mudiay 0-2); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Golden State 45 (Bogut 7), Denver 59 (Arthur 11); Assists: Golden State 25 (Curry 9), Denver 22 (Nelson 9); Total fouls: Golden State 25, Denver 18; Technicals: Denver defensive three second; A: 18,004 (19,155). NBA LEADERS SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT Pts Avg Curry, GOL 36 352 193 1063 29.5 Harden, HOU 39 322 342 1092 28.0 Durant, OKC 32 294 191 852 26.6 James, CLE 35 340 181 904 25.8 Cousins, SAC 29 248 210 741 25.6 Westbrook, OKC 39 342 255 990 25.4 Lillard, POR 33 275 168 820 24.8 George, IND 38 291 220 915 24.1 Griffin, LAC 30 281 129 697 23.2 DeRozan, TOR 39 299 274 892 22.9 Davis, NOR 32 278 159 730 22.8 Butler, CHI 37 270 240 823 22.2 Anthony, NYK 38 292 182 820 21.6 Thomas, BOS 38 265 212 815 21.4 K. Thompson, GOL36274 89 757 21.0 McCollum, POR 38 306 87 795 20.9 Lowry, TOR 39 259 187 807 20.7 Wiggins, MIN 38 276 208 783 20.6 Bledsoe, PHX 31 223 138 632 20.4 Leonard, SAN 38 284 129 768 20.2 MEN'S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED Wednesday 1. Kansas (14-2) did not play. 2. Oklahoma (14-1) beat Oklahoma State 74-72. 3. Maryland (15-2) did not play. 4. Michigan State (16-1) did not play. 5. North Carolina (15-2) did not play. 6. Villanova (15-2) beat Marquette 83-68. 7. Xavier (15-1) did not play. 8. Miami (13-2) did not play. 9. Duke (14-3) lost to Clemson 68-63. 10. SMU (16-0) beat East Carolina 79-55. 11. West Virginia (15-1) did not play. 12. Providence (15-2) did not play. 13. Virginia (13-3) did not play. 14. Kentucky (13-3) did not play. 15. Texas A&M (14-2) did not play. 16. Iowa (12-3) did not play. 17. Iowa State (12-4) did not play. 18. Arizona (13-3) did not play. 19. South Carolina (15-1) lost to Alabama 73-50. 20. Pittsburgh (14-1) did not play. 21. Louisville (13-3) did not play. 22. Baylor (13-3) beat TCU 82-54. 23. Butler (12-4) did not play. 24. Purdue (15-3) beat Penn State 74-57. 25. Gonzaga (13-3) vs. BYU. WOMEN'S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED Wednesday 1. UConn (15-0) beat Memphis 86-46. 2. South Carolina (15-0) did not play. 3. Notre Dame (15-1) did not play. 4. Texas (16-0) beat Kansas 75-38. 5. Ohio State (12-3) did not play. 6. Baylor (17-1) did not play. 7. Mississippi State (16-1) did not play. 8. Maryland (14-2) did not play. 9. Kentucky (13-1) did not play. 10. Arizona State (13-3) did not play. 11. Stanford (13-3) did not play. 12. Oregon State (12-3) did not play. 13. Tennessee (11-4) did not play. 14. Oklahoma (12-3) did not play. 15. Texas A&M (12-4) did not play. 16. Florida State (11-4) did not play. 17. UCLA (11-4) did not play. 18. Michigan State (12-4) lost to Indiana 81 -6 5. 19. South Florida (11-4) beat Tulane 71-67. 20. Florida (14-2) did not play. 21. Miami (15-2) did not play. 22. Duke (12-5) did not play. 23. Louisville (12-5) did not play. 24. Missouri (14-2) did not play. 25. Southern Cal (14-2) did not play. FAR WEST SCORES Boise St. 66, Nevada 58 New Mexico 67, UNLV 53 San Jose St. 67, Wyoming 66 Utah St. 66, Air Force 53 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 42 27 12 3 57 112 92 Arizona 42 22 16 4 48 120 128 San Jose 41 21 18 2 44 118 113 Vancouver 43 17 16 10 44 105 120 Anaheim 41 17 17 7 41 78 99 Calgary 41 19 20 2 40 109 129 Edmonton 44 17 23 4 38 108 131 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 44 29 11 4 62 149 116 Chicago 45 28 13 4 60 129 106 St. Louis 46 25 14 7 57 116 114 Minnesota 43 22 13 8 52 113 102 Nashville 43 19 17 7 45 109 118 Colorado 44 21 20 3 45 125 127 Winnipeg 43 19 21 3 41 112 125 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 43 26 12 5 57 118 92 Detroit 43 22 14 7 51 107 112 Montreal 43 23 17 3 49 122 107 Tampa Bay 43 22 17 4 48 111 102 Boston 42 21 16 5 47 126 113 Ottawa 43 20 17 6 46 119 131 Toronto 41 16 18 7 39 105 115 Buffalo 43 17 22 4 38 100 117 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 42 32 7 3 67 139 90 N.Y. Rangers 42 23 14 5 51 123 110 N.Y. Islanders 43 23 15 5 51 119 109 New Jersey 44 21 18 5 47 99 107 Pittsburgh 42 20 16 6 46 99 103 Philadelphia 41 19 15 7 45 94 110 Carolina 44 19 18 7 45 105 120 Columbus 45 16 25 4 36 114 145 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's games N.Y. Islanders 5, Columbus 2 Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT St. Louis 5, New Jersey 2 Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2 San Jose 4, Winnipeg 1 Chicago 3, Nashville 2 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 Arizona 4, Edmonton 3, OT Wednesday's games Columbus 3, Toronto 1 Philadelphia 3, Boston 2 Florida at Calgary, (n.) Ottawa at Anaheim, (n.) Thursday's games N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Colorado, 6 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 6 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Boston at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Carolina, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Tennis WTA HOBART INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Wednesday At The Domain Tennis Centre Hobart, Australia Purse: $226,750 (Intl.) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Mona Barthel (9), Germany, def. Naomi Os ak a, J ap an , 7 -6 ( 2) , 6 -2 . Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-3, 6-1. Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia, def. Kimberly Birrell, Australia, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles Quarterfinals Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, and Johanna Larsson (2), Sweden, def. Misaki Doi and Nao Hibino, Japan, 7-5, 6-2. APIA INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Wednesday At Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney Purse: Men, $404,780 (WT250); Women, $687,900 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Second Round Grigor Dimitrov (4), Bulgaria, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Dominic Thiem (2), Austria, 7-6 (2), 2-2, retired. Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Andreas Seppi (5), Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Fed- erico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3. Jeremy Chardy (6), France, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Alexandr Dolgopolov (8), Ukraine, def. Al ex an de r S ar ki ss ia n, U ni te d S ta te s, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Viktor Troicki (3), Serbia, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Bernard Tomic (1), Australia, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-2, 6-2. WOMEN Quarterfinals Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-0. Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Sam Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Belinda Bencic (8), Switzerland, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. Doubles MEN First Round Sam Groth and John Peers, Australia, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-3, 6-3. Quarterfinals Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Colin Fleming, Britain, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 10-6. Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, def. Marcelo Melo, Brazil, and Daniel Nestor (3), Canada, 6-4, 6-3. WOMEN Quarterfinals Chan Hao-ching and Yung-jan (2), Tai- wan, def. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-2, 6-2. Raluca Olaru, Romania, and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Katarina Srebotnik (4), Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Liang Chen and Peng Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-3. Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic (3), France, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 6-2. ATP WORLD TOUR ASB CLASSIC RESULTS Wednesday At ASB Bank Tennis Centre Auckland, New Zealand Purse: $463,520 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Kevin Anderson (4), South Africa, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5). David Ferrer (1), Spain, def. Matthew Barton, Australia, 6-2, 6-4. Roberto Bautista Agut (8), Spain, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Jack Sock, United States, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-2, 6-4. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Benoit Paire (5), France, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1. John Isner (3), United States, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (4), 6-4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2), France, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Thursday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Toronto 4 (1921/2) at Orlando at Philadelphia OFF (OFF) Chicago at Memphis OFF (OFF) Detroit at San Antonio 51/2 (1951/2) Cleveland at Utah OFF (OFF) Sacramento at Golden State 17 (2141/2) Lakers NHL Thursday Favorite Line Underdog at NY Islanders -120/+110 NY Rangers at Washington -205/+185 Vancouver Chicago -115/+105 at Montreal at St. Louis -165/+155 Carolina at Winnipeg -115/+105 Nashville Detroit -115/+105 at Arizona at Colorado -125/+115 New Jersey at San Jose -174/+162 Edmonton NFL Playoffs Saturday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at New England 5 (42) Kansas City at Arizona 7 (50) Green Bay Sunday at Carolina 21/2 (44) Seattle at Denver 7 (391/2) Pittsburgh Transactions BASEBALL American League Detroit Tigers: Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Wilson on a one-year contract. Seattle Mariners: Designated RHP A.J. Schugel for assignment. Named Todd Donovan assistant director of player personnel and Nick Manno, Andy Pratt and Jason Lefkowitz pro scouts. Texas Rangers: Released RHP Kohsuke Tomita. Agreed to terms with RHP Tom Wilhelmsen on a one-year contract and INF Pedro Ciriaco on a minor league con- tract. Named Ben Baroody assistant to the senior director of amateur scouting. Toronto Blue Jays: Named Gil Kim direc- tor of player development. National League Miami Marlins: Designated 1B Tommy Medica and RHP Andre Rienzo for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson and 3B Chris Johnson on one-year contracts. San Francisco Giants: Traded RHP Cody Hall to Arizona for a player to be named or cash. Washington Nationals: Agreed to terms with C Wilson Ramos on a one-year contract. Assigned RHPs Erik Davis and Taylor Hill outright to Syracuse (IL). FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals: Signed LB Quay- shawn Nealy to the practice squad. Carolina Panthers: Signed WR Jarrett Boykin to a reserve/future contract. Cincinnati Bengals: Signed WR Greg Little to a reserve/future contract. Cleveland Browns: Named Hue Jackson coach. Minnesota Vikings: Signed G David Yan- key to a reserve/future contract. New England Patriots: Released OL Torrian Wilson from the practice squad. Re-signed WR DeAndre Carter to the practice squad. Signed DB Cedric Thompson and WR J.J. Worten to the practice squad. New York Jets: Signed DE Lawrence Okoye to a reserve/future contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League Arizona Coyotes: Claimed D Kevin Con- nauton off waivers from Columbus. Colorado Avalanche: Waived D Nathan Guenin. Recalled D Chris Bigras and Nikita Zadorov. Edmonton Oilers: Recalled F Zack Kas- sian from Bakersfield (AHL). Assigned F Greg Chase from Bakersfield (AHL) to Norfolk (ECHL). Recalled D Ben Betker from Norfolk to Bakersfield. Montreal Canadiens: Assigned F Tim Bozon from St. John's (AHL) to Brampton (ECHL). Nashville Predators: Assigned D Garrett Noonan from Milwaukee (AHL) to Cincin- nati (ECHL). San Jose Sharks: Placed F Danius Zubrus on injured reserve. Sent F Raffi Torres to San Jose (AHL) for a conditioning assignment. Washington Capitals: Assigned G Vitek Vanecek to South Carolina (ECHL) from the Czech National Junior Team. hit a jumper with a min- ute left for a 109-102 Den- ver lead. But the Warriors fought back, getting a layup from Barnes and a 3 from Curry sandwiched around a Nug- gets turnover, pulling to 109-107 with 37.1 seconds left. With the Warriors in po- sition to tie or go in front, Gallinari stole the ball from Curry, prompting a fast break that ended in Gary Harris being fouled and making a pair of free throws. Thompson hit a 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining to pull the War- riors to 111-110. They fouled Gallinari intentionally and he made one of two free throws, but Thompson missed a long jumper at the buzzer. The Warriors, who trailed by as many as 10 earlier, pulled to 55-54 at halftime on Barnes' jumper in the final seconds of the second quarter. Gallinari had 15 points in the first half, including a reverse layup that pre- ceded Barnes' final shot in the second quarter to keep the Nuggets on top at the break. Tip-Ins Warriors: F Draymond Green was not available because of a scheduled rest day. ... Curry hit a 3-pointer in his 93rd con- secutive road game, ex- tending his NBA record. ... Leandro Barbosa re- turned from a shoulder in- jury, seeing his first game action since Christmas. ... Barnes scored in double figures for a third straight game. Nuggets: F J.J. Hickson was sidelined after under- going a root canal earlier in the day. ... Denver added depth at guard by signing Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract. Up Next Warriors: Complete a back-to-back set by host- ing the Lakers on Thurs- day night. Nuggets: Continue an eight-game homestand against the Clippers on Fri- day night. 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