All Hawaii times
All Hawaii times
Glantz-Culver line
NFL playoffs
Today
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Houston 5 4½ (43) Cincinnati
at Green Bay 8 7½ (46) Minnesota
Sunday
at Baltimore 7 7 (47) Indianapolis
BCS National Championship
Monday at Miami
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
Alabama 7½ 9½ (40½) Notre Dame
Pro football
Wild-card playoffs
Today
Cincinnati at Houston, 11:30 a.m. (NBC)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 3 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 8 a.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Washington, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 11:30 a.m. (CBS)
Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 3 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 a.m. (FOX)
Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 11:30 a.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
AFC, TBA (CBS)
NFC, TBA (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (NBC)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALITMORE ORIOLES—Claimed C Luis Martinez off waivers from Texas.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS—Announced C Eli Whiteside cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed RHP Chad Beck off waivers from Pittsburgh.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Carlos Garcia manager of Altoona (EL), Frank Kremblas manager of Bradenton (FSL), Michael Ryan manager of West Virginia (SAL), Dave Turgeon manager of Jamestown (NYP), Milver Reyes manager of the GCL Pirates and Keoni De Renne of the Dominican Summer League team.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Waived F Dominic McGuire.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed WR Brittan Golden to a reserve/future contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Placed LB Tim Dobbins on injured reserve. Signed LB Cameron Collins from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Andy Reid coach. Announced general manager Scott Pioli and the team have “mutually parted ways.”
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed OT Matt McCants, OT Levy Adcock, G Stephen Goodwin, TE Larry Donnell, DE Matt Broha, CB Laron Scott, QB Curtis Painter, LB Jake Muasau, WR Brandon Collins, CB Trumaine McBride, WR Kevin Hardy, G Michael Jasper, DT Bobby Skinner to reserve-future contracts.
NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Cliff Harris and LB Danny Lansanah to reserve/future contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named CB Chris Hawkins.
WASHINGTON REDSKIN—Restored CB Cedric Griffin to the 53-man roster.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE—Acquired MF Joel Lindpere from New York for a 2013 international roster spot.
COLORADO RAPIDS—Re-signed G Steward Ceus.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Terminated the contract of MF Victor Palsson.
COLLEGE
FIU—Named Ron Turner football coach.
FLORIDA—Announced TE Jordan Reed will enter the NFL draft.
GEORGIA—Announced LB Jarvis Jones will enter the NFL draft.
GUILFORD- Named Philip Newton assistant men’s lacrosse coach.
HAMLINE—Suspended men’s basketball coach Nelson Whitmore indefinitely after a player was accused of punching a woman. Disissed freshman F Eugene Lawrence III from the men’s basketball team and suspended him from the university pending a hearing. Forfeited its Jan. 5 game at Gustavus Adolphus.
LSU—Announced S Eric Reid will enter the NFL draft.
SOUTHERN MISS—Named Marcus Arroyo offensive coordinator/outside receivers coach, David Duggan defensive coordinator/linebackers coach, Pete Perot offensive line coach, John Simon running back coach, Andrew Thacker safeties coach and John Wozniak inside wide receivers/special teams coach. Retained Steve Buckley as recruiting coordinator.
UTAH STATE—Named Kevin McGiven offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
WISCONSIN—Announced C Travis Frederick will enter the NFL draft.
College football
FBS bowl glance
Wednesday
Sugar Bowl
Louisville 33, Florida 23
Thursday
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon 35, Kansas State 17
Friday
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13
Today
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Sunday
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 7
BCS National Championship
At Miami
Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tennis
ATP: ExxonMobil Open
At Doha, Qatar
Singles semifinals
Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 7-5, 7-5.
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. David Ferrer (1), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.
Brisbane International
At Brisbane, Australia
Singles
Men’s quarterfinals
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Gilles Simon (3), France, 6-3, 6-4.
Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (4), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Jurgen Melzer (7), Austria, 6-3, 6-2.
Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Women’s semifinals
Serena Williams (3), United States, def. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, walkover.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
ATP: Aircel Chennai Open
At Chennai, India
Singles quarterfinals
Benoit Paire (5), France, def. Marin Cilic 3), Croatia, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Janko Tipsarevic (2), Serbia, def. Go Soeda (8), Japan, 6-2, 6-4.
Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, def. Tomas Berdych (1), Czech Republic, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
ITF Hyundai Hopman Cup
At Perth, Australia
Round Robin
Group A
Serbia 3, Germany 0
Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-2, 6-0.
Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-0, 6-1.
Novak Ivanovic and Ana Djokovic, Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis Australia, and Tatjana Malek, Germany, 6-2, 7-5 (score stands as 6-0, 6-0; Haas withdrew with an injury and was replaced by Kokkinakis).
Group B
South Africa 2, France 1
Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Chanelle Scheepers and Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Mathilde Johansson and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-3, 1-2, retired.
WTA: Shenzhen
Longgang Gemdale
At Shenzhen, China
Singles semifinals
Klara Zakopalova (5), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.
Li Na (1), China, def. Peng Shuai (6), China, 6-4, 6-0.
WTA: ASB Classic
At Auckland, New Zealand
Singles semifinals
Yanina Wickmayer (3), Belgium, def. Mona Barthel (8), Germany, def. 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3).
Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
College basketball
MEN
WEST
Coll. of Idaho 72, Corban 60
Concordia (Ore.) 84, Evergreen St. 65
E. Oregon 73, NW Christian 58
SOUTHWEST
Sam Houston St. 61, Texas A&M-CC 57
MIDWEST
Saint Louis 67, Savannah St. 59
Valparaiso 74, Cleveland St. 50
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 88, Jackson St. 87, 2OT
Alabama St. 69, Grambling St. 56
Georgia 52, George Washington 41
Memphis 85, Tennessee 80
Mississippi 95, Fordham 68
Southern U. 50, Prairie View 45
Texas Southern 57, Alcorn St. 48
Tulane 62, Wofford 48
EAST
Iona 66, Siena 62
Loyola (Md.) 71, Rider 65
Manhattan 55, St. Peter’s 53
Rhode Island 59, Brown 47
Yale 61, Holy Cross 54
WOMEN
TOP 25
No. 4 Stanford 57, No. 20 Colorado 40
No. 7 California 55, Utah 50
No. 16 UCLA 89, Oregon 80