On deck

Today

Boys basketball: Sisters vs. Astoria at Seaside Holiday Classic, 10:30 a.m.; Madras vs. La Pine at Seaside Holiday Classic, 5:15 p.m.; Culver vs. South Wasco County at Culver Tournament, 3:30 p.m.; Echo at Central Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Bend at Springfield, 3 p.m.; Sisters vs. Elma (Wash.) at Seaside Holiday Classic, 3:30 p.m.; Madras at Seaside Holiday Classic, TBD; La Pine vs. Newport at Seaside Holiday Classic, noon; Culver vs. Lost River at Culver Tournament, 2 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran vs. McDermitt (Nev.) at Crane Christmas Tournament, noon; Echo at Central Christian, 2 p.m.

Wrestling: Bend, Redmond, Summit, Ridgeview, Sisters, Madras, La Pine at AI Invite at Ridgeview, 10 a.m.; Culver at Central Linn Tournament, TBD; Crook County at Weisbrodt Duals in Lebanon, 11:30 a.m.

Football

NFL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

All Times PST

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311

Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296

N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354

South

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y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319

Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399

Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375

North

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Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274

Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277

Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362

West

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x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372

x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311

Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

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Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349

Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385

N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357

Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434

South

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New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270

Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324

Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388

North

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Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391

Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362

Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339

Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205

San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228

Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291

St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

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Sunday’s Games

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Denver at Houston, 10 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Atlanta at San Francisco, 5:40 p.m.

College

Bowl Glance

All Times PST

Today, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

At Annapolis, Md.

Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger Bowl

At San Francisco

BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

At New York

Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 8:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 12:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl

At Dallas

UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPNU)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, Texas

Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 4

BBVA Compass Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 5

GoDaddy.com Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS National Championship

At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Betting line

NFL

(Home teams in CAPS)

Favorite Opening Current Underdog

Sunday

Dolphins 3 3 BILLS

PANTHERS 3 3 Saints

Cowboys 3 3 REDSKINS

RAMS 5.5 5 Buccaneers

EAGLES 3.5 3 Bears

JETS 1.5 2 Browns

CHIEFS 6.5 7 Colts

BENGALS 7.5 8 Vikings

Broncos 10.5 10 TEXANS

Titans 5 5.5 JAGUARS

SEAHAWKS 10 10.5 Cardinals

LIONS 9 9 Giants

CHARGERS 10 10 Raiders

PACKERS 2.5 2.5 Steelers

RAVENS 2.5 2.5 Patriots

Monday

49ERS 13 13 Falcons

College

Saturday, Dec. 21

New Mexico Bowl

Washington St 3.5 5.5 Colorado St

Las Vegas Bowl

Usc 6 6 Fresno St

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

San Diego St 2.5 (B) 1.5 Buffalo

New Orleans Bowl

Tulane PK 2 UL-Lafayette

Monday, Dec. 23

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl

E. Carolina 12.5 13.5 Ohio

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

Oregon St 2.5 3 Boise St

Thursday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Bowling Green 5.5 5 Pittsburgh

Poinsettia Bowl

N. Illinois 1.5 1 Utah St

Friday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl

Marshall 2.5 2 Maryland

Texas Bowl

Minnesota 4.5 4.5 Syracuse

Fight Hunger Bowl

Washington 3 3 Byu

Saturday, Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

Notre Dame 16 15.5 Rutgers

Belk Bowl

N. Carolina 2.5 3 Cincinnati

Russell Athletic Bowl

Louisville 3 3.5 Miami-Fla

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

Kansas St 3 3.5 Michigan

Monday, Dec. 30

Armed Forces Bowl

Navy 6 6.5 Mid Tenn St

Music City Bowl

Mississippi 2.5 3 Georgia Tech

Alamo Bowl

Oregon 13 14 Texas

Holiday Bowl

Arizona St 13.5 14 Texas Tech

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

Arizona 7 7 Boston College

Sun Bowl

Ucla 7 7 Virginia Tech

Liberty Bowl

Mississippi St 7 7 Rice

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Texas A&M 12.5 12.5 Duke

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Gator Bowl

Georgia 9 9 Nebraska

Heart of Dallas Bowl

N. Texas 6.5 6.5 Unlv

Capital One Bowl

Wisconsin 2.5 1 S. Carolina

Outback Bowl

Lsu 7.5 7.5 Iowa

Rose Bowl

Stanford 1.5 5 Michigan St

Fiesta Bowl

Baylor 17.5 17 C. Florida

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

Alabama 14.5 15.5 Oklahoma

Friday, Jan. 3

Cotton Bowl

Missouri 1 1 Oklahoma St

Orange Bowl

Ohio St 5 2.5 Clemson

Saturday, Jan. 4

Compass Bowl

Vanderbilt 3 2.5 Houston

Sunday, Jan. 5

Go Daddy Bowl

Ball St 8.5 8.5 Arkansas St

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS Championship

Florida St. 8.5 8.5 Auburn

BASKETBALL

Men’s College

Friday’s Games

EAST

Albany (NY) 70, Yale 62

American International 80, Post (Conn.) 66

Chestnut Hill 72, Stonehill 66

Marist 69, Bucknell 51

Syracuse 75, High Point 54

SOUTH

Furman 86, Liberty 83

Georgia St. 73, Georgia Southern 61

Lindsey Wilson 108, WVU Tech 52

Samford 75, Jacksonville 58

UNC Asheville 83, Va. Intermont 58

William & Mary 94, Goucher 60

MIDWEST

Bemidji St. 103, Minn.-Crookston 61

Concordia (Mich.) 104, Olivet 92

Indiana 79, Nicholls St. 66

Luther 71, Wis.-River Falls 69

Minnesota 92, Nebraska-Omaha 79

Minot St. 74, Mary 49

Valley City St. 68, Minn.-Morris 67

SOUTHWEST

CS Northridge 67, Texas A&M-CC 66

FAR WEST

Coll. of Idaho 83, Oregon Tech 64

Corban 75, Evergreen St. 71

Idaho 69, Idaho St. 65

Montana 91, Montana-Western 74

Portland 74, Bradley 53

Princeton 83, Pacific 58

S. Oregon 83, E. Oregon 60

SMU 62, Wyoming 54

UC Riverside 57, Ill.-Chicago 56

UNLV 82, Sacred Heart 50

Utah St. 77, UC Santa Barbara 71, OT

Utah Valley 103, Haskell Indian Nations 64

W. Illinois 61, Troy 58

TOURNAMENT

BVI Tropical Shootout

First Round

Southern Miss. 88, Coppin St. 74

UALR 75, Jacksonville St. 70

Women’s College

Friday’s Games

EAST

St. Francis (NY) 74, Lafayette 52

SOUTH

Alabama 113, Troy 105, OT

E. Illinois 57, Georgia Southern 50

East Carolina 76, Ohio 47

Elon 56, Campbell 49

FAU 67, Abilene Christian 63

Florida Gulf Coast 75, St. Francis (Pa.) 68

Louisiana Tech 50, UALR 39

Memphis 91, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45

Mercer 59, Alabama St. 54

Mississippi St. 109, SE Louisiana 57

NC State 89, LSU 79

Nicholls St. 73, Bethune-Cookman 56

Norfolk St. 116, Va. Lynchburg 40

North Florida 61, Air Force 40

S. Indiana 90, Trevecca Nazarene 64

South Carolina 69, Winthrop 61

Stetson 103, Murray St. 72

Tulane 79, Virginia 72, OT

W. Kentucky 66, Belmont 46

Wake Forest 92, South Alabama 66

MIDWEST

Akron 86, Rochester (Mich.) 43

Chicago St. 55, S. Illinois 51

Clemson 56, Creighton 52

Marquette 71, Denver 54

Michigan 83, Southern U. 59

Michigan St. 67, Georgetown 54

Ohio St. 52, Appalachian St. 38

St. Bonaventure 61, Kent St. 44

UCLA 58, Minnesota 55

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 79, Tennessee Tech 53

Georgia Tech 102, UTEP 77

Houston 67, Rice 54

TCU 78, Sam Houston St. 46

Texas 90, Northwestern St. 60

Texas Tech 62, Jacksonville 48

FAR WEST

DePaul 73, Washington 66

E. Washington 81, Boise St. 66

Montana St. 50, Carroll (Mont.) 36

Oregon 124, Cal Poly 87

Oregon St. 68, UNLV 60

Pittsburgh 76, Louisiana-Monroe 61

San Diego 79, UC Irvine 55

San Francisco 76, Fresno St. 47

Santa Clara 87, Georgia St. 68

Utah Valley 59, Idaho St. 56

TOURNAMENT

Beach Classic

First Round

Florida St. 73, Pacific 66

Long Beach St. 73, Richmond 61

Christmas City Classic

First Round

Delaware 69, Youngstown St. 48

Lehigh 87, Vermont 78

Gator Holiday Classic

First Round

FIU 84, La Salle 58

Florida 86, Tennessee St. 56

Wright State Invitational

First Round

Bradley 87, Lipscomb 85

Wright St. 90, Gardner-Webb 77

Hockey

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PST

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 74

Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 84

Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 81

Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 101

Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 106

Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 122

Florida 37 14 18 5 33 87 117

Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63 100

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 37 26 10 1 53 117 80

Washington 35 19 13 3 41 111 104

Philadelphia 35 16 15 4 36 86 97

Carolina 35 14 14 7 35 81 98

New Jersey 36 14 15 7 35 85 90

N.Y. Rangers 36 16 18 2 34 82 100

Columbus 35 14 17 4 32 91 100

N.Y. Islanders 36 10 19 7 27 90 124

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 38 25 7 6 56 140 105

St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 81

Colorado 34 23 10 1 47 100 80

Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88

Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 102

Winnipeg 37 16 16 5 37 100 108

Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80 99

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 37 25 7 5 55 119 93

Los Angeles 36 24 8 4 52 101 69

San Jose 35 21 8 6 48 113 88

Vancouver 38 21 11 6 48 104 92

Phoenix 34 18 10 6 42 106 105

Calgary 35 13 16 6 32 88 111

Edmonton 37 11 23 3 25 95 127

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

Friday’s Games

Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, SO

Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2, OT

N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3

Washington 4, Carolina 2

Winnipeg 5, Florida 2

Today’s Games

Calgary at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Phoenix at Ottawa, 11 a.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.

Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB — Suspended Baltimore LHP Troy Patton 25 games, without pay, after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with OF Xavier Paul on a minor league contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Named Jim Rickon hitting coach and Chad Wolfe athletic trainer for Columbus (IL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odorm hitting coach, Jeff Harris Pitching coach and Jeremy Heller athletic trainer for Akron (EL); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hitting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach for Carolina (Carolina); Mark Budzinski manager, Shaun Larkin hitting coach and Rigo Beltran pitching coach for Lake County (MWL); Phil Clark hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach for Mahoning Valley (NYP); Mark Allen pitching coach for Arizona (GCL) and Jesus Sanchez pitching coach for Indians (DSL). Named Luis Ortiz minor league assistant field coordinator and Edwin Rodriguez minor league special assistant.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Named Gary Tuck bullpen coach; Trey Hillman special assistant, major and minor league operations; Mike Quade roving outfield and baserunning instructor, and Matthew Krause strength and conditioning coordinator.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed C Chris Gimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay. Agreed to terms with 1B Daric Barton on a one-year contract. Released LHP Pedro Figueroa.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with INF Kensuke Tanaka, LHP Ryan Feierabend and RHP Daniel McCutchen on minor league contracts.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Eric Chavez on a one-year contract and RHP Brad Ziegler on a two-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHPs Jonathan Sanchez, Tsuyoshi Wada and Tommy Hottovy and OF Mitch Maier on minor league contracts.

CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jose Diaz and Chien-Ming Wang, LHP Lee Hyde, Cs Corky Miller, Rossmel Perez and Max Ramirez, INFs Argenis Diaz, Reynaldo Navarro and Kristopher Negron, and OF Jason Bourgeois on minor league contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated LHP Eric Surkamp for assignment. Added RHP Ryan Vogelsong to the 40-man roster.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Brian Daubach manager, Chris Michalak pitching coach and Mark Harris hitting coach for Harrisburg (EL); Tripp Keister manager, Franklin Bravo pitching coach and Brian Rupp hitting coach for Potomac (Carolina); Patrick Anderson manager for Hagerstown (SAL); Billy Gardner Jr. manage, Paul Menhart pitching coach and Joe Dillon hitting coach for Syracuse (IL); Amaury Garcia hitting coach and Tim Redding pitching coach for Auburn (NYP); Michael Barrett manager and Jorge Mejia hitting coach for the Nationals (GCL). Named Tony Beasley and Jeff Garber co-field coordinators; Troy Gingrich hitting coordinator and Jon Kotredes medical and rehab coordinator for their minor leagues.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Assigned G Nemanja Nedovic to Santa Cruz (NBADL).

LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed G Kendall Marshall.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Fined Philadelphia QB Nick Foles $10,000 for an illegal peel-back block on Minnesota LB Erin Henderson; Arizona LB Marcus Benard $15,750 for roughing the passer on a hit on Tennessee QB Ryan Fitzpatrick; Cardinals LB Daryl Washington $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and Tennesse DE Kamerion Wimbley $10,000 for hitting Arizona QB Carson Palmer in the knee area in games last week.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated F Marian Gaborik and D James Wisniewski from injured reserve.

DALLAS STARS — Placed D Aaron Rome on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 16.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA — Suspended junior LB Xzavier Dickson and freshman RB Alvin Kamara from the football team and neither will play in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2.

BENTLEY — Named Bill Kavanaugh football coach.

CASTLETON STATE — Announced the resignation of football coach Marc Klatt.

EMORY & HENRY — Named Curt Newsome football coach.

JAMES MADISON — Named Everett Withers football coach.

KANSAS STATE — Signed athletics director John Currie to a contract extension through the 2019 academic year.

NORTH CAROLINA — Announced it won’t seek the reinstatement of junior basketball G P.J. Hairston from the NCAA after the junior committed several rule violations.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL — Named Jerry Mack football coach.

RUTGERS — Named Sarah Baumgartner senior associate athletic director.

SUL ROSS STATE — Named John Pearce football coach.

UTAH — Named Dave Christensen offensive coordinator. Demoted Dennis Erickson to running backs coach.