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Glantz-Culver Line

NFL playoffs

Today

Favorite Open Today O/u Underdog

at N.Y. Giants 31/2 3 (471/2) Atlanta

Pittsburgh 8 81/2 (331/2) at Denver


NCAA football

Today

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas St. 1 11/2 (65) N. Illinois

Monday

BCS title game, New Orleans

Alabama +1 2 (40) LSU


Pro football

NFL playoffs

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Today

Atlanta at New York Giants, 8 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 11:30 a.m.

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 11:30 a.m.

Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 8 a.m.

Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 11:30 a.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis



Pro hockey


National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 39 26 9 4 56 116 82

Philadelphia 39 24 11 4 52 133 115

New Jersey 41 23 16 2 48 114 117

Pittsburgh 40 21 15 4 46 123 106

N.Y. Islanders 39 14 19 6 34 91 125

Northeast Division

Boston 38 26 11 1 53 141 73

Ottawa 42 21 15 6 48 129 139

Toronto 41 21 15 5 47 133 131

Buffalo 41 18 18 5 41 107 121

Montreal 41 16 18 7 39 109 114

Southeast Division

Florida 41 20 13 8 48 107 115

Winnipeg 41 20 16 5 45 109 119

Washington 39 21 16 2 44 116 115

Tampa Bay 40 17 20 3 37 109 136

Carolina 43 14 22 7 35 112 146

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

St. Louis 41 24 12 5 53 107 89

Chicago 41 24 13 4 52 132 120

Detroit 40 25 14 1 51 131 92

Nashville 41 22 15 4 48 111 114

Columbus 40 11 24 5 27 95 130

Northwest Division

Vancouver 42 26 13 3 55 138 102

Minnesota 42 21 15 6 48 96 101

Colorado 43 23 19 1 47 114 120

Calgary 43 19 19 5 43 103 124

Edmonton 41 16 22 3 35 111 119

Pacific Division

San Jose 38 23 11 4 50 112 89

Dallas 40 23 16 1 47 112 114

Los Angeles 42 20 15 7 47 88 93

Phoenix 42 20 17 5 45 108 109

Anaheim 39 11 22 6 28 92 129

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s results

Vancouver 4, Boston 3

Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 2, OT

Dallas 4, Edmonton 1

Columbus 1, Los Angeles 0

Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1, OT

Toronto 4, Detroit 3

Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 1

New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis 4, Colorado 0

Nashville 5, Carolina 2

Phoenix 5, N.Y. Islanders 1

Calgary 3, Minnesota 1

San Jose 5, Washington 2

Today’s games

Philadelphia at Ottawa, noon

Detroit at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.

Columbus at Anaheim, 3 p.m.


Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed WR Jarred Fayson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned F Drayson Bowman to Charlotte (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Activated D Steve Montador from injured reserve. Assigned D Dylan Olsen to Rockford (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Reassigned RW Bill Thomas to San Antonio (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

MONTREAL IMPACT—Named Denis Hamlett assistant coach and Nicolas Gagnon assistant coach for the U21 team and technical assistant of the Impact soccer schools.

COLLEGE

NORTH CAROLINA—Announced the NCAA granted FB Devon Ramsay a hardship waiver, giving him an extra year of eligibility in 2012



College basketball

MEN

STATE

Hawaii 82, San Jose St. 69

EAST

American U. 82, Colgate 54

Bryant 59, St. Francis (Pa.) 56

Bucknell 75, Army 59

Buffalo 66, Kent St. 65

CCSU 68, Robert Morris 53

Charlotte 57, Saint Joseph’s 52

Cornell 78, Albright 60

Dayton 87, Temple 77

Duquesne 66, St. Bonaventure 52

Harvard 63, Dartmouth 47

Holy Cross 84, Lehigh 78

LIU 79, Quinnipiac 75

Lafayette 65, Navy 63

Loyola (Md.) 77, Canisius 62

Maine 89, UMBC 70

Mount St. Mary’s 66, Fairl. Dickinson 45

Richmond 70, Rhode Island 53

Rutgers 67, UConn 60

Seton Hall 66, Providence 57

St. Francis (NY) 99, Sacred Heart 84

Syracuse 73, Marquette 66

Wagner 89, Monmouth (NJ) 79

West Virginia 74, Georgetown 62

Xavier 67, Fordham 59

SOUTH

Alabama 74, Georgia 59

Alabama A&M 65, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62

Alcorn St. 63, Jackson St. 60

Bethune-Cookman 59, NC A&T 56

Campbell 77, Presbyterian 65

Chattanooga 65, Appalachian St. 63

Clemson 79, Florida St. 59

C. Carolina 80, Charleston South. 77, OT

Coll. of Charleston 66, Furman 43

Davidson 96, Georgia Southern 74

Delaware 75, William & Mary 64

Denver 67, South Alabama 50

Duke 81, Georgia Tech 74

E. Kentucky 63, SE Missouri 59

ETSU 76, Mercer 61

Florida A&M 62, NC Central 60

Gardner-Webb 65, High Point 61, OT

George Mason 61, Georgia St. 58

Hampton 57, Howard 55

Jacksonville St. 72, Tennessee St. 65

Kentucky 79, South Carolina 64

LSU 81, Mississippi 55

Longwood 85, NJIT 70

Louisiana-Monroe 54, FIU 50

MVSU 67, Alabama St. 60

Memphis 62, UAB 59

M. Tennessee 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 53

Morgan St. 73, SC State 68

Murray St. 87, Austin Peay 75

New Mexico St. 83, Louisiana Tech 73

Norfolk St. 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 72

North Carolina 83, Boston College 60

N. Florida 88, Florida Gulf Coast 81, OT

Northeastern 68, James Madison 56

Northwestern St. 83, Texas St. 68

Notre Dame 67, Louisville 65, 2OT

Old Dominion 75, Towson 38

SC-Upstate 68, Kennesaw St. 53

SIU-Edwardsville 69, UT-Martin 65

Savannah St. 72, Coppin St. 60

Southern Miss. 71, Tulane 66, OT

Southern U. 72, Grambling St. 59

Stetson 73, Jacksonville 61

Tennessee 67, Florida 56

Tennessee Tech 66, Morehead St. 55

The Citadel 73, Samford 62

Troy 67, W. Kentucky 65

UCF 81, East Carolina 63

UNC Asheville 98, Liberty 75

UNC Wilmington 86, Hofstra 80

Vanderbilt 65, Auburn 35

Virginia 52, Miami 51

W. Carolina 67, Wofford 57

Wake Forest 58, Virginia Tech 55

Winthrop 91, VMI 84

MIDWEST

Akron 65, Miami (Ohio) 60

Ball St. 78, W. Michigan 69

Bowling Green 67, Ohio 57

Cent. Michigan 85, Toledo 69

Cleveland St. 69, Loyola of Chicago 48

Creighton 92, Bradley 83

E. Michigan 47, N. Illinois 40

Illinois 59, Nebraska 54

Illinois St. 75, Evansville 73

Kansas St. 75, Missouri 59

Milwaukee 64, Green Bay 63

Missouri St. 69, Indiana St. 63

N. Iowa 83, Drake 68

Oakland 93, IUPUI 81

Ohio St. 76, Iowa 47

Saint Louis 78, George Washington 56

South Dakota 76, UMKC 57

St. John’s 57, Cincinnati 55

W. Illinois 75, IPFW 65

Wichita St. 83, S. Illinois 73

Youngstown St. 71, Ill.-Chicago 50

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 98, Mississippi St. 88

Arkansas St. 75, North Texas 72

Baylor 73, Texas Tech 60

E. Illinois 74, Houston Baptist 62

Iowa St. 74, Texas A&M 50

Kansas 72, Oklahoma 61

Lamar 103, Cent. Arkansas 67

Marshall 63, Rice 61

McNeese St. 71, Texas A&M-CC 69

Oral Roberts 97, S. Dakota St. 75

SMU 57, Tulsa 55

Stephen F. Austin 63, SE Louisiana 36

Texas 58, Oklahoma St. 49

Texas Southern 84, Prairie View 49

Texas-Arlington 85, Nicholls St. 55

UALR 40, FAU 38

UTEP 70, Houston 50

WEST

BYU 81, San Francisco 56

CS Bakersfield 72, Texas-Pan Am. 57

Cal Poly 73, Cal St.-Fullerton 67

Colorado 71, Washington St. 60

Colorado St. 87, Nebraska-Omaha 63

E. Washington 76, N. Arizona 59

Gonzaga 82, Santa Clara 60

Idaho 63, Fresno St. 59

Long Beach St. 81, CS Northridge 68

Loyola Marymount 79, San Diego 68

Montana 68, Idaho St. 44

N. Colorado 61, Sacramento St. 53

N. Dakota St. 72, S. Utah 69, OT

Nevada 78, Utah St. 71

New Mexico 85, North Dakota 57

Portland 53, Pepperdine 43

Stanford 103, Oregon St. 101, 4OT

UC Irvine 70, UC Davis 55

UC Riverside 64, Pacific 57

UCLA 75, Arizona St. 58

Utah Valley 77, Seattle 72

Washington 57, Utah 53

Weber St. 88, Portland St. 81

WOMEN

TOP 25

No. 1 Baylor 57, Iowa State 45

No. 3 Notre Dame 74, No. 2 UConn 67

No. 4 Stanford 67, Oregon State 60

Michigan 73, No. 8 Ohio State 62

No. 10 Rutgers 58, Cincinnati 47

No. 13 Texas Tech 69, Missouri 63

No. 15 Georgetown 66, South Florida 56

No. 17 Green Bay 88, Milwaukee 53

Providence 60, No. 20 DePaul 52

Michigan State 75, No. 22 Penn St. 65

Oklahoma State 70, No. 23 Texas 51



Tennis

ATP: Qatar ExxonMobil Open

At Doha, Qatar

Singles final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, def. Gael Monfils (4), France, 7-5, 6-3.


Brisbane International

At Brisbane, Australia

Singles

Men semifinals

Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Bernard Tomic (8), Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (3), Ukraine, def. Gilles Simon (2), France, 6-3, 6-4.

Women final

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.


ITF Hopman Cup

At Perth, Australia

Championship

Czech Republic 2, France 0

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Marion Bartoli, France, 7-5, 6-1.

Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 7-6 (0), 6-4.


ATP: Aircel Chennai Open

At Chennai, India

Singles semifinals

Milos Raonic (4), Canada, def. Nicolas Almagro (2), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Janko Tipsarevic (1), Serbia, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-4.


WTA: ASB Classic

At Auckland, New Zealand

Singles final

Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, vs. Zheng Jie, China, ppd.



College football


Bowl glance

Friday

Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas

No. 7 Arkansas 29, No. 11 Kansas St. 16

Saturday

BBVA Compass Bowl,

Birmingham, Ala.

SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6

Today

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday

BCS National Championship

At New Orleans

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic,

St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 11 a.m., (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)


Football Championship

Subdivision title game

Saturday, Frisco, Texas

North Dakota St. 17, Sam Houston St. 6


Golf

Africa Open

At East London, South Africa

Yardage: 6,770 ; Par: 73 (37-36)

Third round

Tjaart van der Walt 69-64-65—198

Louis Oosthuizen 69-62-67—198

Retief Goosen 65-68-66—199

Danny Willett 67-68-65—200

Richard Sterne 69-69-64—202

Jaco van Zyl 71-65-67—203

Craig Lee 68-67-68—203

Alastair Forsyth 69-66-68—203

Tyrone Ferreira 68-68-69—205

Richard Bland 67-69-69—205

Magnus Carlsson 69-66-70—205

Thomas Aiken 64-69-72—205




Glantz-Culver Line

NFL playoffs

Today

Favorite Open Today O/u Underdog

at N.Y. Giants 31/2 3 (471/2) Atlanta

Pittsburgh 8 81/2 (331/2) at Denver


NCAA football

Today

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas St. 1 11/2 (65) N. Illinois

Monday

BCS title game, New Orleans

Alabama +1 2 (40) LSU


Pro football

NFL playoffs

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Today

Atlanta at New York Giants, 8 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 11:30 a.m.

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 11:30 a.m.

Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 8 a.m.

Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 11:30 a.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis



Pro hockey


National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 39 26 9 4 56 116 82

Philadelphia 39 24 11 4 52 133 115

New Jersey 41 23 16 2 48 114 117

Pittsburgh 40 21 15 4 46 123 106

N.Y. Islanders 39 14 19 6 34 91 125

Northeast Division

Boston 38 26 11 1 53 141 73

Ottawa 42 21 15 6 48 129 139

Toronto 41 21 15 5 47 133 131

Buffalo 41 18 18 5 41 107 121

Montreal 41 16 18 7 39 109 114

Southeast Division

Florida 41 20 13 8 48 107 115

Winnipeg 41 20 16 5 45 109 119

Washington 39 21 16 2 44 116 115

Tampa Bay 40 17 20 3 37 109 136

Carolina 43 14 22 7 35 112 146

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

St. Louis 41 24 12 5 53 107 89

Chicago 41 24 13 4 52 132 120

Detroit 40 25 14 1 51 131 92

Nashville 41 22 15 4 48 111 114

Columbus 40 11 24 5 27 95 130

Northwest Division

Vancouver 42 26 13 3 55 138 102

Minnesota 42 21 15 6 48 96 101

Colorado 43 23 19 1 47 114 120

Calgary 43 19 19 5 43 103 124

Edmonton 41 16 22 3 35 111 119

Pacific Division

San Jose 38 23 11 4 50 112 89

Dallas 40 23 16 1 47 112 114

Los Angeles 42 20 15 7 47 88 93

Phoenix 42 20 17 5 45 108 109

Anaheim 39 11 22 6 28 92 129

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s results

Vancouver 4, Boston 3

Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 2, OT

Dallas 4, Edmonton 1

Columbus 1, Los Angeles 0

Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1, OT

Toronto 4, Detroit 3

Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 1

New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis 4, Colorado 0

Nashville 5, Carolina 2

Phoenix 5, N.Y. Islanders 1

Calgary 3, Minnesota 1

San Jose 5, Washington 2

Today’s games

Philadelphia at Ottawa, noon

Detroit at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.

Columbus at Anaheim, 3 p.m.


Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed WR Jarred Fayson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned F Drayson Bowman to Charlotte (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Activated D Steve Montador from injured reserve. Assigned D Dylan Olsen to Rockford (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Reassigned RW Bill Thomas to San Antonio (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

MONTREAL IMPACT—Named Denis Hamlett assistant coach and Nicolas Gagnon assistant coach for the U21 team and technical assistant of the Impact soccer schools.

COLLEGE

NORTH CAROLINA—Announced the NCAA granted FB Devon Ramsay a hardship waiver, giving him an extra year of eligibility in 2012



College basketball

MEN

STATE

Hawaii 82, San Jose St. 69

EAST

American U. 82, Colgate 54

Bryant 59, St. Francis (Pa.) 56

Bucknell 75, Army 59

Buffalo 66, Kent St. 65

CCSU 68, Robert Morris 53

Charlotte 57, Saint Joseph’s 52

Cornell 78, Albright 60

Dayton 87, Temple 77

Duquesne 66, St. Bonaventure 52

Harvard 63, Dartmouth 47

Holy Cross 84, Lehigh 78

LIU 79, Quinnipiac 75

Lafayette 65, Navy 63

Loyola (Md.) 77, Canisius 62

Maine 89, UMBC 70

Mount St. Mary’s 66, Fairl. Dickinson 45

Richmond 70, Rhode Island 53

Rutgers 67, UConn 60

Seton Hall 66, Providence 57

St. Francis (NY) 99, Sacred Heart 84

Syracuse 73, Marquette 66

Wagner 89, Monmouth (NJ) 79

West Virginia 74, Georgetown 62

Xavier 67, Fordham 59

SOUTH

Alabama 74, Georgia 59

Alabama A&M 65, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62

Alcorn St. 63, Jackson St. 60

Bethune-Cookman 59, NC A&T 56

Campbell 77, Presbyterian 65

Chattanooga 65, Appalachian St. 63

Clemson 79, Florida St. 59

C. Carolina 80, Charleston South. 77, OT

Coll. of Charleston 66, Furman 43

Davidson 96, Georgia Southern 74

Delaware 75, William & Mary 64

Denver 67, South Alabama 50

Duke 81, Georgia Tech 74

E. Kentucky 63, SE Missouri 59

ETSU 76, Mercer 61

Florida A&M 62, NC Central 60

Gardner-Webb 65, High Point 61, OT

George Mason 61, Georgia St. 58

Hampton 57, Howard 55

Jacksonville St. 72, Tennessee St. 65

Kentucky 79, South Carolina 64

LSU 81, Mississippi 55

Longwood 85, NJIT 70

Louisiana-Monroe 54, FIU 50

MVSU 67, Alabama St. 60

Memphis 62, UAB 59

M. Tennessee 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 53

Morgan St. 73, SC State 68

Murray St. 87, Austin Peay 75

New Mexico St. 83, Louisiana Tech 73

Norfolk St. 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 72

North Carolina 83, Boston College 60

N. Florida 88, Florida Gulf Coast 81, OT

Northeastern 68, James Madison 56

Northwestern St. 83, Texas St. 68

Notre Dame 67, Louisville 65, 2OT

Old Dominion 75, Towson 38

SC-Upstate 68, Kennesaw St. 53

SIU-Edwardsville 69, UT-Martin 65

Savannah St. 72, Coppin St. 60

Southern Miss. 71, Tulane 66, OT

Southern U. 72, Grambling St. 59

Stetson 73, Jacksonville 61

Tennessee 67, Florida 56

Tennessee Tech 66, Morehead St. 55

The Citadel 73, Samford 62

Troy 67, W. Kentucky 65

UCF 81, East Carolina 63

UNC Asheville 98, Liberty 75

UNC Wilmington 86, Hofstra 80

Vanderbilt 65, Auburn 35

Virginia 52, Miami 51

W. Carolina 67, Wofford 57

Wake Forest 58, Virginia Tech 55

Winthrop 91, VMI 84

MIDWEST

Akron 65, Miami (Ohio) 60

Ball St. 78, W. Michigan 69

Bowling Green 67, Ohio 57

Cent. Michigan 85, Toledo 69

Cleveland St. 69, Loyola of Chicago 48

Creighton 92, Bradley 83

E. Michigan 47, N. Illinois 40

Illinois 59, Nebraska 54

Illinois St. 75, Evansville 73

Kansas St. 75, Missouri 59

Milwaukee 64, Green Bay 63

Missouri St. 69, Indiana St. 63

N. Iowa 83, Drake 68

Oakland 93, IUPUI 81

Ohio St. 76, Iowa 47

Saint Louis 78, George Washington 56

South Dakota 76, UMKC 57

St. John’s 57, Cincinnati 55

W. Illinois 75, IPFW 65

Wichita St. 83, S. Illinois 73

Youngstown St. 71, Ill.-Chicago 50

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 98, Mississippi St. 88

Arkansas St. 75, North Texas 72

Baylor 73, Texas Tech 60

E. Illinois 74, Houston Baptist 62

Iowa St. 74, Texas A&M 50

Kansas 72, Oklahoma 61

Lamar 103, Cent. Arkansas 67

Marshall 63, Rice 61

McNeese St. 71, Texas A&M-CC 69

Oral Roberts 97, S. Dakota St. 75

SMU 57, Tulsa 55

Stephen F. Austin 63, SE Louisiana 36

Texas 58, Oklahoma St. 49

Texas Southern 84, Prairie View 49

Texas-Arlington 85, Nicholls St. 55

UALR 40, FAU 38

UTEP 70, Houston 50

WEST

BYU 81, San Francisco 56

CS Bakersfield 72, Texas-Pan Am. 57

Cal Poly 73, Cal St.-Fullerton 67

Colorado 71, Washington St. 60

Colorado St. 87, Nebraska-Omaha 63

E. Washington 76, N. Arizona 59

Gonzaga 82, Santa Clara 60

Idaho 63, Fresno St. 59

Long Beach St. 81, CS Northridge 68

Loyola Marymount 79, San Diego 68

Montana 68, Idaho St. 44

N. Colorado 61, Sacramento St. 53

N. Dakota St. 72, S. Utah 69, OT

Nevada 78, Utah St. 71

New Mexico 85, North Dakota 57

Portland 53, Pepperdine 43

Stanford 103, Oregon St. 101, 4OT

UC Irvine 70, UC Davis 55

UC Riverside 64, Pacific 57

UCLA 75, Arizona St. 58

Utah Valley 77, Seattle 72

Washington 57, Utah 53

Weber St. 88, Portland St. 81

WOMEN

TOP 25

No. 1 Baylor 57, Iowa State 45

No. 3 Notre Dame 74, No. 2 UConn 67

No. 4 Stanford 67, Oregon State 60

Michigan 73, No. 8 Ohio State 62

No. 10 Rutgers 58, Cincinnati 47

No. 13 Texas Tech 69, Missouri 63

No. 15 Georgetown 66, South Florida 56

No. 17 Green Bay 88, Milwaukee 53

Providence 60, No. 20 DePaul 52

Michigan State 75, No. 22 Penn St. 65

Oklahoma State 70, No. 23 Texas 51



Tennis

ATP: Qatar ExxonMobil Open

At Doha, Qatar

Singles final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3), France, def. Gael Monfils (4), France, 7-5, 6-3.


Brisbane International

At Brisbane, Australia

Singles

Men semifinals

Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Bernard Tomic (8), Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (3), Ukraine, def. Gilles Simon (2), France, 6-3, 6-4.

Women final

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.


ITF Hopman Cup

At Perth, Australia

Championship

Czech Republic 2, France 0

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, def. Marion Bartoli, France, 7-5, 6-1.

Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Richard Gasquet, France, 7-6 (0), 6-4.


ATP: Aircel Chennai Open

At Chennai, India

Singles semifinals

Milos Raonic (4), Canada, def. Nicolas Almagro (2), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Janko Tipsarevic (1), Serbia, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-4.


WTA: ASB Classic

At Auckland, New Zealand

Singles final

Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, vs. Zheng Jie, China, ppd.



College football


Bowl glance

Friday

Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas

No. 7 Arkansas 29, No. 11 Kansas St. 16

Saturday

BBVA Compass Bowl,

Birmingham, Ala.

SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6

Today

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday

BCS National Championship

At New Orleans

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic,

St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 11 a.m., (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)


Football Championship

Subdivision title game

Saturday, Frisco, Texas

North Dakota St. 17, Sam Houston St. 6


Golf

Africa Open

At East London, South Africa

Yardage: 6,770 ; Par: 73 (37-36)

Third round

Tjaart van der Walt 69-64-65—198

Louis Oosthuizen 69-62-67—198

Retief Goosen 65-68-66—199

Danny Willett 67-68-65—200

Richard Sterne 69-69-64—202

Jaco van Zyl 71-65-67—203

Craig Lee 68-67-68—203

Alastair Forsyth 69-66-68—203

Tyrone Ferreira 68-68-69—205

Richard Bland 67-69-69—205

Magnus Carlsson 69-66-70—205

Thomas Aiken 64-69-72—205