All Hawaii times
Glantz-Culver line
NFL
Sunday
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Buffalo 3 3½ (39½) N.Y. Jets
at New England 11 10 (46½) Miami
at Cincinnati 3 2½ (41) Baltimore
at Pittsburgh Off off (off) Cleveland
Houston 5½ 7 (46½) at Indinpls
at Tennessee 5½ 4 (42) Jacksonville
at N.Y. Giants 9½ 7½ (46) Philadelphia
at Washington 3½ 3 (48½) Dallas
Chicago 3 3 (44½) at Detroit
Green Bay 3 3½ (46½) at Minn.
at Atlanta Off Off (Off) Tampa Bay
at New Orleans 4 5 (54) Carolina
at Denver 16 16 (42) Kansas City
at San Diego Off Off (Off) Oakland
at San Francisco 15 16½ (39) Arizona
at Seattle 10 10½ (41) St. Louis
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Free agent OF Hideki Matsui announced his retirement.
National League
MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP John Maine on a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated RHP Chad Beck for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Suspended Miami G Dwyane Wade one game for flailing his leg and making contact with the groin of the Charlotte’s Ramon Sessions during a Dec. 26 game at Charlotte. Fined Los Angeles Lakers C Dwight Howard $35,000 for his Flagrant Foul Two against Denver’s Kenneth Faried during a Dec. 26 game at Denver.
BROOKLYN NETS — Fired coach Avery Johnson. Promoted assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo to interim coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed WR LaQuan Williams on injured reserve.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed G Amini Silatolu on injured reserve.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed TE Steve Skelton to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed DB Curtis Holcomb to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS — Placed CB Aaron Berry on injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed DB Walter McFadden and WR Bert Reed to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed TE Cooper Helfet to the practice squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS — Signed DE Mason Brodine to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Nick Saenz to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Reasigned F Austin Smith from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned F Andrej Nestrasil, F Brent Raedeke and D Max Nicastro from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Brett Flemming from Hershey (AHL) to Reading (ECHL).
COLLEGE
CREIGHTON — Announced senior G Josh Jones is quitting the men’s basketball team for medical reasons.
FLORIDA — Announced S De’Ante Saunders and OT Matt Patchan are leaving the football team and will transfer.
Pro football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Eng. 11 4 0 .733 529 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289
N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347
Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303
x-Indianpls 10 5 0 .667 329 371
Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451
J’ville 2 13 0 .133 235 406
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Balt. 10 5 0 .667 381 321
x-Cin. 9 6 0 .600 368 303
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304
Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286
San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419
Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Wash. 9 6 0 .600 408 370
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372
N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337
Phil. 4 11 0 .267 273 402
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277
N.Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410
Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377
Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-G. Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299
Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314
Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253
Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Fran. 10 4 1 .700 370 260
x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232
St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328
Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday’s games
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8 a.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 8 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 8 a.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8 a.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 8 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 8 a.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 11:25 a.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 11:25 a.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 11:25 a.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 11:25 a.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota,11:25 a.m.
Miami at New England, 11:25 a.m.
Dallas at Washington, 3:20 p.m.
College basketball
MEN
WEST
BYU 84, N. Arizona 54
Loyola Marymount 79, Morgan St. 62
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 82, Rhode Island 59
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 70
MIDWEST
Akron 83, Texas Southern 68
IUPUI 88, IPFW 74
New Mexico 55, Cincinnati 54
W. Illinois 73, Oakland 63
SOUTH
FAU 61, Troy 54
W. Kentucky 76, FIU 63
EAST
Canisius 87, Alcorn St. 74
WOMEN
MIDWEST
Ohio St. 88, VCU 50
SOUTH
Middle Tennessee 66, North Texas 64
EAST
Hampton 62, St. Peter’s 40
College football
FBS bowl glance
Monday
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU 43, Fresno State 10
Wednesday
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
C. Michigan 24, W. Kentucky 21
Thursday
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati 48, Duke 34
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor 49, UCLA 26
Today
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)






