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FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed TE Joe Klopfenstein. Released DT Corey Mace.
COLLEGE
NOTRE DAME—Announced junior QB Jimmy Clausen and junior WR Golden Tate will enter the NFL draft.
VIRGINIA—Named Mike London football coach.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 16 4 .800 —
Toronto 9 13 .409 8
New York 7 15 .318 10
Philadelphia 5 16 .238 11½
New Jersey 1 19 .050 15
Southeast Division
Orlando 16 4 .800 —
Atlanta 14 6 .700 2
Miami 11 9 .550 5
Charlotte 8 11 .421 7½
Washington 7 12 .368 8½
Central Division
Cleveland 15 5 .750 —
Milwaukee 9 10 .474 5½
Detroit 8 12 .400 7
Chicago 7 11 .389 7
Indiana 6 12 .333 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 14 7 .667 —
Houston 11 9 .550 2½
San Antonio 9 8 .529 3
New Orleans 8 11 .421 5
Memphis 8 12 .400 5½
Northwest Division
Denver 16 5 .762 —
Portland 13 9 .591 3½
Utah 11 8 .579 4
Oklahoma City 11 9 .550 4½
Minnesota 3 17 .150 12½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 16 3 .842 —
Phoenix 15 6 .714 2
Sacramento 9 10 .474 7
L.A. Clippers 9 11 .450 7½
Golden State 6 14 .300 10½
Sunday's late games
Miami 115, Sacramento 102
L.A. Lakers 108, Phoenix 88
Monday's games
Denver 93, Philadelphia 83
New York 93, Portland 84
Oklahoma City 104, Golden State 88
San Antonio at Utah (n)
Tuesday's games
Denver at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
nuggets 93, sixers 83
DENVER (93) — Anthony 5-21 4-4 14, Martin 1-5 1-1 3, Nene 2-4 3-4 7, Billups 8-15 11-11 31, Afflalo 3-7 0-0 9, J. Smith 3-9 2-2 11, Andersen 2-2 0-0 4, Graham 1-2 0-0 2, Lawson 4-9 3-4 12. Totals 29-74 24-26 93.
PHILADELPHIA (83) — Young 10-21 0-0 21, Brand 5-11 0-0 10, Dalembert 4-8 0-0 8, Iverson 4-11 3-4 11, Iguodala 11-21 5-5 31, Green 1-7 0-0 2, Ivey 0-3 0-0 0, Kapono 0-4 0-0 0, Carney 0-1 0-0 0, Ja.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-87 8-9 83.
Denver 20 21 22 30—93
Philadelphia 26 18 21 18—83
Three-point goals—Denver 11-18 (Billups 4-6, Afflalo 3-4, J. Smith 3-4, Lawson 1-2, Martin 0-1, Anthony 0-1), Philadelphia 5-19 (Iguodala 4-10, Young 1-2, Ivey 0-1, Carney 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Green 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Denver 49 (Billups 8), Philadelphia 51 (Dalembert 15). Assists—Denver 20 (Billups 8), Philadelphia 15 (Iverson 6). Total fouls—Denver 17, Philadelphia 21. Technicals—Anthony, Philadelphia defensive three-second. A—20,664 (20,318).
knicks 93, blazers 84
PORTLAND (84) — Aldridge 7-15 5-6 19, Webster 1-6 0-0 3, Przybilla 2-5 0-0 4, Blake 4-8 1-2 9, Roy 9-19 9-10 27, Miller 2-6 0-0 4, Cunningham 2-2 0-0 4, Bayless 4-5 6-7 14, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-66 21-25 84.
NEW YORK (93) — Harrington 4-15 2-4 12, Jeffries 3-7 0-0 6, Lee 5-9 7-8 17, Duhon 2-7 1-2 6, Chandler 5-9 2-5 14, Gallinari 4-10 3-4 14, Hughes 8-18 1-1 21, Douglas 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-78 16-24 93.
Portland 18 20 17 29—84
New York 18 31 29 15—93
Three-point goals—Portland 1-8 (Webster 1-2, Miller 0-1, Blake 0-1, Roy 0-4), New York 13-26 (Hughes 4-8, Gallinari 3-7, Chandler 2-2, Harrington 2-4, Douglas 1-1, Duhon 1-3, Jeffries 0-1). Fouled out—Jeffries. Rebounds—Portland 47 (Aldridge 13), New York 46 (Lee 10). Assists—Portland 13 (Blake 4), New York 20 (Duhon 9). Total fouls—Portland 25, New York 19. Technicals—Portland defensive three-second. A—19,763 (19,763).
thunder 104, warriors 88
GOLDEN STATE (88) — Watson 3-7 3-5 10, Radmanovic 1-9 2-2 4, Moore 3-3 0-0 6, Curry 9-14 2-2 22, Ellis 12-28 6-8 31, Maggette 3-7 5-5 11, Randolph 2-6 0-0 4, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, George 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 18-22 88.
OKLAHOMA CITY (104) — Durant 9-24 8-8 28, Green 9-16 2-4 21, Krstic 2-4 2-2 6, Westbrook 4-17 3-4 12, Sefolosha 1-3 1-2 3, Collison 4-5 0-1 8, Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Harden 6-13 13-14 26. Totals 35-83 29-35 104.
Golden State 23 26 18 21— 88
Oklahoma City 22 28 29 25—104
Three-point goals—Golden State 4-13 (Curry 2-4, Watson 1-2, Ellis 1-3, George 0-1, Radmanovic 0-3), Oklahoma City 5-16 (Durant 2-6, Green 1-2, Westbrook 1-3, Harden 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 40 (Radmanovic 8), Oklahoma City 61 (Green 13). Assists—Golden State 12 (Watson 3), Oklahoma City 21 (Harden 5). Total fouls—Golden State 24, Oklahoma City 19. Technicals—Ellis, Maggette 2, Golden State defensive three-second, Oklahoma City defensive three-second. Ejected—Maggette. A—17,334 (18,203).college men
associated press poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (62) 7-0 1,621 1
2. Texas (1) 6-0 1,514 2
3. Villanova (1) 8-0 1,460 3
4. Kentucky 8-0 1,417 5
5. Purdue 7-0 1,409 4
6. West Virginia 6-0 1,272 7
7. Syracuse (1) 8-0 1,270 8
8. Duke 7-1 1,058 6
9. Tennessee 6-1 1,047 11
10. Florida 8-0 1,024 13
11. North Carolina 7-2 985 10
12. Michigan St. 6-2 876 9
13. Ohio St. 7-1 806 15
14. Connecticut 6-1 787 14
15. Georgetown 6-0 723 16
16. Texas A&M 7-1 512 19
17. Washington 6-1 495 12
18. UNLV 7-0 429 24
19. Cincinnati 5-1 334 22
20. Wisconsin 6-1 298 —
21. Gonzaga 6-2 279 17
22. Butler 6-2 221 23
23. Texas Tech 8-0 219 —
24. Georgia Tech 6-1 171 —
25. Mississippi 7-1 127 —
Others receiving votes: Memphis 99, Clemson 96, Vanderbilt 74, Florida St. 59, Kansas St. 59, Northwestern 48, Miami 46, Oklahoma St. 41, Notre Dame 37, New Mexico 35, Charlotte 18, Illinois 18, Baylor 17, Richmond 17, Louisville 15, Missouri St. 14, St. John's 14, BYU 13, Pittsburgh 11, Dayton 8, Seton Hall 6, California 5, Minnesota 5, Cornell 3, Illinois St. 3, N.C. State 3, Tulsa 3, William & Mary 2, N. Iowa 1, UAB 1.
usa today (coaches') poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (31) 7-0 775 1
2. Texas 6-0 732 2
3. Villanova 8-0 699 3
4. Kentucky 8-0 672 4
5. Purdue 7-0 650 6
6. Syracuse 8-0 623 7
7. West Virginia 5-0 600 8
8. Duke 7-1 542 5
9. Tennessee 6-1 483 12
10. North Carolina 7-2 441 11
11. Florida 8-0 418 17
12. Connecticut 6-1 413 13
13. Georgetown 6-0 393 14
14. Michigan State 6-2 386 9
15. Ohio State 7-1 365 15
16. Washington 6-1 276 10
17. UNLV 7-0 253 21
18. Texas A&M 7-1 216 22
19. Cincinnati 5-1 177 24
20. Butler 6-2 150 20
21. Georgia Tech 6-1 128 23
22. Gonzaga 6-2 126 16
23. Wisconsin 6-1 104 —
24. Vanderbilt 6-1 67 —
24. Clemson 7-2 67 19
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 49, Florida State 37, New Mexico 37, Louisville 36, Mississippi 27, Oklahoma State 17, Kansas State 16, Illinois 12, California 10, Memphis 10, St. John's 9, Notre Dame 8, Charlotte 7, Wake Forest 7, Northwestern 6, Saint Mary's 6, Richmond 5, Tulsa 5, Brigham Young 4, Washington State 3, William & Mary 3, Dayton 2, Seton Hall 2, Baylor 1.
naia coaches' poll
The top 25 teams in the NAIA Division I men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6 and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Mountain St. (W.Va.) (7) 12-0 308 2
2. Concordia (Ca.) (4) 10-0 301 8
3. Oklahoma Baptist (1) 8-0 296 4
4. Oklahoma Christian 9-0 274 16
5. Biola (Ca.)6-0 267 17
6. Lindenwood (Mo.) 8-2 242 12
7. La. State-Shreveport 9-0 240 —
8. Fresno Pacific 7-1 233 3
9. Pikeville (Ky.) 8-1 232 —
10. Union (Tenn.)8-3219 11
11. Cumberlands (Ky.) 8-2 208 14
12. McKendree (Ill.) 8-4 197 5
13. Wsetminster (Utah) 6-4 188 9
14. St. Xavier (Ill.) 9-2 172 —
15. So. Polytechnic (Ga.) 7-1 166 —
16. Freed-Hardeman7-3 162 18
17. Texas Wesleyan 6-3 142 10
18. So. Nazarene 6-3 128 —
19. Georgetown (Ky.) 7-2 124 7
20. Benedictine (Kan.) 8-2108 —
21. Tougaloo (Miss.) 5-1 104 21
22. Westmont (Ca.) 5-2 96 —
23. Life (Ga.) 8-6 91 23
24. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5-3 84 25
25. Shorter (Ga.) 9-1 82 —
Others receiving votes: Montana Western 60, John Brown (Ark.) 52, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 40, Campbellsville 30, Central Methodist (Mo.) 30, Belhaven (Miss.) 23, Carroll (Mont.) 15, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10, Robert Morris (Ill.) 8, Emanuel (Ga.) 4, St. Catharine 1, Azusa Pacific (Ca.) 1, Lambuth (Tenn.) 1, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 1, Texas College 1, The Master's (Ca.) 1, Park (Mo.) 1, Lubbock Christian 1, Xavier (La.) 1, Oklahoma City 1.
monday's scores
SEC
Arkansas 71 Delaware St. 53
Auburn 68 Virginia 67
STATE
Cumberlands 90 Va. Intermont 36
Tusculum 61 St. Catharine 44
TOP 25
No. 2 Texas 107 Long Beach St. 74
No. 12 Michigan St. 69 The Citadel 56
No. 16 Texas A&M 75 North Texas 65
Cumberlands 90Virginia Intermont 36
Virginia Intermont — Tihlee 7, Bryant 2, Knight 12, Hardwick 6, Richards 1, Crews 4, McDaniel 4.
Cumberlands — Tanner 9, Russ 13, Harvey 4, Byron 19, Mitchell 7, Jones 14, Stepp 2, Cherry 6, Prestlet 4, Fothergill 3, Snell 9.
Halftime—Cumberlands 45-16.
Tusculum 61, St. Catharine 44
St. catharine (10-3) — Owens 4, Williams 6, Caulfield 10, Johnson 3, Peery 4, Hall 4, Rickards 8, Edwards 5.
TUSCULUM (4-4) — Troutman 7, Taylor 13, Bennett 10, Moore 12, Boone 16, Steigerwald 3.
Halftime—Tusculum 31-14.
tuesday's schedule
SEC—No. 24 Vanderbilt at Illinois, 8:30
OVC—Tennessee St. at Detroit-Mercy, 6:05
STATE—Bethel at Brescia, 7; Boyce at Ohio Christian, 7; Ind.-East at Northern Ky., 7; Alice Lloyd at Ky. Christian, 8; Evansville at Western Ky., 8
TOP 25—No. 15 Georgetown vs. No. 22 Butler at Madison Square Garden, 7; No. 23 Texas Tech at TCU, 7:30
college women
associated press poll
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
W-L Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (40) 7-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 6-0 957 2
3. Notre Dame 7-0 900 5
4. Tennessee 7-0 895 6
5. LSU 6-0 770 7
6. Baylor 7-1 724 8
7. Duke 7-1 713 11
8. Xavier 7-0 709 9
9. Ohio St. 9-1 693 3
10. Texas A&M 6-0 663 10
11. North Carolina 6-1 645 4
12. Florida St. 8-0 603 12
13. Georgia 8-0 559 13
14. Arizona St. 6-1 468 15
15. Pittsburgh 7-0 377 19
16. Oklahoma 6-2 356 18
17. Texas 5-3 269 17
18. Vanderbilt 8-1 258 16
19. Virginia 6-2 254 14
20. Dayton 8-1 175 25
21. Michigan St. 5-3 143 22
22. California 4-3 142 20
23. Kansas 5-2 141 24
24. Nebraska 8-0 131 —
25. Maryland 8-1 82 —
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 81, DePaul 73, Wis.-Green Bay 47, James Madison 40, Hartford 19, Syracuse 18, Oklahoma St. 14, West Virginia 14, Illinois 12, Gonzaga 11, St. John's 10, Temple 7, Texas Tech 7, Miami 4, Middle Tennessee 4, Mississippi St. 4, Kentucky 2, TCU 2, Louisiana Tech 1, Louisville 1, Rutgers 1, St. Bonaventure 1.
monday's scores
SEC
Rutgers 51 Florida 38
STATE
Georgetown 75 Michigan-Dearborn 60
tuesday's schedule
SEC—Tennessee St. at No. 13 Georgia, 7; Coppin St. at Arkansas, 8
State—Alice Lloyd at Ky. Christian, 6; Ky. Wesleyan at Oakland City, 6:30; Asbury at Cincinnati-Clermont, 7; Eastern Ky. at West Virginia, 7; Midway at St. Catharine, 7:30
TOP 25—IPFW at No. 3 Notre Dame, 7; North Texas at No. 10 Texas A&M, 8; Radford at No. 11 North Carolina, 7; Valparaiso at No. 15 Pittsburgh, 7; Furman at No. 19 Virginia, 7
Football
nfl
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L Pct PF PA
New England 7 5 .583 328 224
Miami 6 6 .500 278 296
N.Y. Jets 6 6 .500 249 208
Buffalo 4 8 .333 199 261
South
x-Indianapolis 12 0 1.000 331 201
Jacksonville 7 5 .583 225 273
Tennessee 5 7 .417 246 316
Houston 5 7 .417 277 266
North
Cincinnati 9 3 .750 254 187
Baltimore 6 5 .545 257 188
Pittsburgh 6 6 .500 272 231
Cleveland 1 11 .083 145 309
West
San Diego 9 3 .750 342 242
Denver 8 4 .667 240 202
Oakland 4 8 .333 142 282
Kansas City 3 9 .250 196 326
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L Pct PF PA
Dallas 8 4 .667 279 213
Philadelphia 8 4 .667 327 235
N.Y. Giants 7 5 .583 303 285
Washington 3 9 .250 200 238
South
x-New Orleans12 0 1.000 440 251
Atlanta 6 6 .500 279 279
Carolina 5 7 .417 215 262
Tampa Bay 1 11 .083 187 330
North
Minnesota 10 2 .833 359 233
Green Bay 7 4 .636 296 215
Chicago 5 7 .417 233 270
Detroit 2 10 .167 206 358
West
Arizona 8 4 .667 297 234
San Francisco 5 7 .417 245 233
Seattle 5 7 .417 243 267
St. Louis 1 11 .083 139 314
x-clinched division
Monday's game
Baltimore at Green Bay (n)
Thursday, Dec. 10
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 8:20
Sunday, Dec. 13
Seattle at Houston, 1
Green Bay at Chicago, 1
Detroit at Baltimore, 1
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1
Buffalo at Kansas City, 1
Denver at Indianapolis, 1
Carolina at New England, 1
N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 1
Miami at Jacksonville, 1
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1
St. Louis at Tennessee, 4:05
Washington at Oakland, 4:05
San Diego at Dallas, 4:15
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20
Monday, Dec. 14
Arizona at San Francisco, 8:30
Cardinals 30, Vikings 17
Sunday's game
Minnesota 7 3 0 7 — 17
Arizona 7 14 6 3 — 30
First quarter: Min—Shiancoe 3 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 9:47. Ari—Boldin 2 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), 4:49. Second quarter: Ari—Boldin 39 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), 7:42. Min—FG Longwell 25, 1:55. Ari—Fitzgerald 34 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), 1:14. Third quarter: Ari—FG Rackers 31, 7:45. Ari—FG Rackers 30, 3:19. Fourth quarter: Ari—FG Rackers 29, 4:18. Min—Harvin 31 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 1:20.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Minnesota, Harvin 2-22, Taylor 5-21, Peterson 13-19. Arizona, Hightower 6-50, B.Wells 13-28, Breaston 1-19, Rolle 1-9, Wright 1-8, Warner 3-(minus 1).
PASSING—Minnesota, Favre 30-45-2-275. Arizona, Warner 22-32-0-285.
RECEIVING—Minnesota, Rice 7-72, Harvin 6-79, Peterson 6-46, Berrian 5-36, Taylor 4-28, Shiancoe 2-14. Arizona, Fitzgerald 8-143, Boldin 7-98, Doucet 2-15, Breaston 1-8, Hightower 1-8, Patrick 1-7, Wright 1-4, Stephens-Howling 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
college
bowl schedule
All times EST
Saturday, Dec. 19
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming (6-6) vs. Fresno State (8-4), 2:30 (ESPN)
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Rutgers (8-4) vs. UCF (8-4), 8 (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss. (7-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (9-3), 8 (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU (10-2) vs. Oregon State (8-4), 8 (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Utah (9-3) vs. California (8-4), 8 (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4), 8 (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Ohio (9-4) vs. Marshall (6-6), 1 (ESPN)
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3), 4 (ESPN)
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Southern Cal (8-4) vs. Boston College (8-4), 8:30 (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 27
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Clemson (8-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 8 (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Georgia (7-5), 5 (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl
At Washington
Temple (9-3) vs. UCLA (6-6), 4:30 (ESPN)
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3), 8 (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Bowling Green (7-5) vs. Idaho (7-5), 4:30 (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4), 8 (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5), Noon (CBS)
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), Noon (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 3:30 (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 6 (NFL)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 7:30 (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida State (6-6) vs. West Virginia (9-3), 1 (CBS)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Ohio State (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-2), 5 (ABC)
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida (12-1) vs. Cincinnati (12-0), 8:30 (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 2
International Bowl
At Toronto
South Florida (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5), Noon (ESPN2)
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Mississippi (8-4), 2 (FOX)
PapaJohns.com Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Connecticut (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5), 2 (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
East Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Michigan State (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 9 (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 4
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State (13-0) vs. TCU (12-0), 8 (FOX)
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Iowa (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (11-2), 8 (FOX)
Wednesday, Jan. 6
GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 (ESPN)
Thursday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Pasadena, Calif.
Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 8 (ABC)
Odds
glantz-culver line
NCAA Football
Saturday
Favorite Open Today Underdog
Navy-x 14 14 Army
x-at Philadelphia
Jan. 1
Rose Bowl
Oregon 4 3½ Ohio St.
Sugar Bowl
Florida 10½ 10 Cincinnati
Jan. 4
Fiesta Bowl
TCU 6 7½ Boise St.
Jan. 5
Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech 2½ 3½ Iowa
Jan. 7
BCS Championship
at Alabama 3½ 5½ Texas
NFL
Thursday
Favorite Open Today Underdog
Pittsburgh 9 10 at Cleveland
Sunday
at Indianapolis 8 7 Denver
at Minnesota 7 6½ Cincinnati
at Tampa Bay Off Off N.Y. Jets
at Kansas City 1½ Pk Buffalo
at Chicago Off Off Green Bay
at Atlanta Off Off New Orleans
at Baltimore Off Off Detroit
at Jacksonville 2½ 3 Miami
at New England 13 13½ Carolina
at Houston 4½ 6 Seattle
at Tennessee 13 13 St. Louis
Washington +2 1 at Oakland
at Dallas 3 3 San Diego
at N.Y. Giants 1 1 Philadelphia
Monday
Arizona 3 3 at San Francisco
Off Key — N.Y. Jets QB questionable, Green Bay played Dec. 7, Atlanta QB questionable, Baltimore played Dec. 7, Detroit QB questionable
NCAA Basketball
Favorite Line Underdog
Temple 3 at Miami (Ohio)
Dayton 3½ at George Mason
Georgetown-x 3½ Butler
Wright St. 11 at Toledo
Texas Tech 1½ at TCU
at Marquette 16 Wis.-Milwaukee
at N. Iowa 12½ Iowa
at W. Kentucky 13½ Evansville
at Illinois 3 Vanderbilt
at Denver 5½ CS Northridge
at Kansas St. 3½ Xavier
Pittsburgh-x 9½ Indiana
at San Francisco Pk San Jose St.
at BYU 6½ Arizona St.
Fresno St. 1½ at Pepperdine
at Detroit 17 Tennessee St.
at Southern Cal 19 Sacramento St.
at Penn St. 21½ UMBC
at Minnesota 15 Morgan St.
x-at New York
NBA
Favorite Line Underdog
Denver 4 at Charlotte
at Toronto 8½ Minnesota
at Boston 12½ Milwaukee
Cleveland 7½ at Memphis
at Chicago 8½ New Jersey
at New Orleans 8 Sacramento
at Dallas 5 Phoenix
Orlando 7 at L.A. Clippers
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