All Hawaii times
Glantz-Culver line
NFL
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Cincinnati 3 4 (45½) at Phil.
Sunday
Green Bay 3 3½ (42) at Chicago
at Atlanta 1 1 (51) N.Y. Giants
at New Orleans 3 3 (54) Tampa Bay
at St. Louis 3 3 (38) Minnesota
at Cleveland Off Off (Off) Washington
at Miami 7 7(37) Jacksonville
Denver 2½ 2½ (48) Denver
at Houston 8 8½ (48) Indianapolis
at San Diego 3 3(45½) Carolina
Seattle 3 5(42½) Buffalo-x
Detroit 6½ 6(44) at Arizona
Pittsburgh +1 1½(44) at Dallas
at Oakland 2½ 3(43) Kansas City
at New England 3 5½ (47) San Fran
Monday
at Tennessee 1 1(41½) N.Y. Jets
x-at Toronto
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Eng. 10 3 0 .769 472 274
N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 245 306
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 289 352
Miami 5 8 0 .385 240 276
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Houston 11 2 0 .846 365 263
Indianapls 9 4 0 .692 292 329
Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 271 386
J’ville 2 11 0 .154 216 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 331 273
Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 278 264
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 321 280
Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 259 272
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257
San Diego 5 8 0 .385 292 281
Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402
Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 195 352
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 8 5 0 .615 373 270
Wash. 7 6 0 .538 343 329
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 300 314
Phil. 4 9 0 .308 240 34
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 337 259
Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 354 308
New Orl. 5 8 0 .385 348 379
Carolina 4 9 0 .308 265 312
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 323 279
Chicago 8 5 0 .615 308 219
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 283 286
Detroit 4 9 0 .308 320 342
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Fran 9 3 1 .731 316 184
Seattle 8 5 0 .615 300 202
St. Louis 6 6 1 .500 236 279
Arizona 4 9 0 .308 186 292
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Today’s game
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 3:20 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Green Bay at Chicago, 8 a.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 8 a.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 a.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 8 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 8 a.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 8 a.m.
Jacksonville at Miami, 8 a.m.
Denver at Baltimore, 8 a.m.
Carolina at San Diego, 11:05 a.m.
Detroit at Arizona, 11:05 a.m.
Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 11:05 a.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 11:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Dallas, 11:25 a.m.
San Francisco at New England, 3:20 p.m.
Monday’s game
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Blanton and LHP Sean Burnett on two-year contracts.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Elarton on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Hector Lopez on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS—Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from Toronto. Agreed to terms with INF/OF Brandon Snyder on a minor league contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Boston.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike McClendon and RHP Logan Kensing on minor league contracts.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Designated OF-1B Scott Van Slyke for assignment.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Grilli on a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Traded OF/INF Skip Schumaker to the L.A. Dodgers for INF Jake Lemmerman.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Travis Buck, RHP Sean O’Sullivan, RHP Jason Ray, RHP Daniel Stange, INF Gregorio Petit, C Rene Rivera and C Eddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM—Sold the contract of RHP Brad Allen to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA—Suspended Sacramento F DeMarcus Cousins one game for striking Dallas F O.J. Mayo in the groin area during Monday’s game.
DETROIT PISTONS—Assigned F Khris Middleton and G Kim English to Fort Wayne (NBADL).
NBA Development League
IDAHO STAMPEDE—Waived F Garrett Green. Acquired F Josh Owens.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Minnesota P Chris Kluwe $5,250 for wearing a message on his uniform promoting Ray Guy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed QB Kevin Kolb on injured reserve. Signed OL Mike Gibson.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed RB Zach Brown to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Released WT Lee Ziemba. Placed S Haruki Nakamura on injured reserve. Signed DB Anderson Russell from the practice squad and DB Kamaal McIlwain to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DT Amobi Okoye to a one-year contract.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released TE Chase Ford and DB Reggie Jones from the practice squad. Placed DT Josh Brent on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed DT Brian Schaefering. Signed DB Micah Pellerin to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS—Placed DT Corey Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Andre Fluellen. Released DE Kendrick Adams from the practice squad. Signed DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed RB Donald Brown and FB Robert Hughes on injured reserve. Released RB Alvester Alexander from the practice squad. Signed G Robert Griffin, RB Mewelde Moore and RB Deji Karim. Signed RB Davin Meggett to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed WR Deion Branch. Signed WR Tony Logan to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Released T Fenuki Tupou.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Released C Paul Fenaroli from the practice squad. Signed T Levy Adcock to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Released RB Kahlil Bell.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed DT Mike Patterson on the reserve/non-football illness list. Signed FB/TE Emil Igwenagu from the practice squad and DT Ronnie Cameron to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Released DE Mason Brodine from the practice squad. Signed WR Raymond Radway to the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed DE Vaughn Martin and S Darrell Stuckey on injured reserve. Re-signed RB Curtis Brinkley. Signed LB Gary Guyton. Released WR Kashif Moore from the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Released LB Joe Holland from the practice squad. Signed CB James Rogers to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed RB Collin Mooney to the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Named Pat Meyers offensive coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS—Reassigned RW Cameron Abney from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHIVAS USA—Named Jose Luis Sanchez Sola coach. Traded the No. 2 allocation order spot to Portland for the No. 3 spot and a 2013 international slot or second-round draft pick.
MONTREAL IMPACT—Signed M Justin Mapp to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Traded D Ike Opara to Sporting Kansas City for a 2013 second-round draft pick.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Re-signed D Matt Besler.
TORONTO FC—Traded F Ryan Johnson and G Milos Kocic to Portland for G Joe Bendik, a 2013 first-round draft pick and allocation money.
COLLEGE
AKRON—Promoted quarterbacks coach A.J. Milwee to offensive coordinator.
ARKANSAS—Named Jim Chaney offensive coordinator. Announced RB Knile Davis will enter the NFL draft.
ARKANSAS STATE—Named Bryan Harsin football coach.
DELAWARE—Named Peet Poillon men’s volunteer assistant lacrosse coach.
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S—Named Tom Stewart assistant baseball coach.
SAINT JOSEPH’S—Suspended junior F Halil Kanacevic from the basketball team for two games and a week of practice for unsportsmanlike conduct against Villanova.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Announced RB Marcus Lattimore will enter the NFL draft.
TENNESSEE TECH—Announced WR Da’Rick Rogers will enter the NFL draft.
TEXAS TECH—Named Kliff Kingsbury football coach.
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN—Named George Shehl football coach.
College basketball
MEN
WEST
Colorado 50, Fresno St. 43
DePaul 78, Arizona St. 61
Oregon St. 79, Portland St. 74
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 85, Lamar 68
LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70
MIDWEST
Ohio St. 85, Savannah St. 45
Wisconsin 65, Green Bay 54
SOUTH
Maryland 71, Monmouth (NJ) 38
McNeese St. 80, Louisiana Tech 72
New Orleans 79, Nicholls St. 76
Presbyterian 91, North Greenville 83
Rio Grande 67, Campbell 65
UCF 72, Bethune-Cookman 62
UNC Asheville 66, Lenoir-Rhyne 55
EAST
Albany (NY) 70, SC State 61
Coppin St. 80, UMBC 61
Fairfield 62, Milwaukee 46
Niagara 75, Hartford 59
Temple 72, Towson 61
Vermont 52, Dartmouth 50
WOMEN
WEST
Arizona St. 72, San Diego 39
Nevada 91, Cal State-LA 81
Santa Clara 62, San Jose St. 47
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 94, Oral Roberts 56
MIDWEST
Illinois 80, Oregon 62
Wright St. 78, Urbana 61
SOUTH
Chattanooga 72, Jacksonville St. 59
Louisiana Tech 52, McNeese St. 50
North Carolina 49, NC Central 21
Penn St. 60, Virginia Tech 41
SC State 73, Charleston Southern 57
EAST
Auburn 69, George Washington 59
Rutgers 63, Southern U. 49
Villanova 61, Princeton 54
College football
FBS bowl glance
Saturday
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), 7 a.m. (ESPN)
MAACO Bowl
Las Vegas
Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)
NCAA Football Championship
Subdivision playoff
Semifinals
Friday
Georgia Southern (10-3) at North Dakota State (12-1), 3 p.m.
Saturday
Sam Houston State (10-3) at Eastern Washington (11-2), 11:05 a.m.
Division II playoffs
Semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 8
Valdosta State 35, Minnesota State Mankato 19
Winston-Salem 41, West Texas A&M 18
Championship
Saturday
At Florence, Ala.
Valdosta State (11-2) vs. Winston-Salem (14-0), 8 a.m.
Division III playoffs
Semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 8
Mount Union 48, Mary Hardin-Baylor 35
St. Thomas (Minn.) 28, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 14
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
Friday
At Salem, Va.
Mount Union (14-0) vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) (14-0), 2 p.m.
NAIA playoffs
Championship
Today
At Rome, Ga.
Morningside (Iowa) (13-0) vs. Marian (Ind.) (11-1), 11:30 a.m.





