Scoreboard
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 30, 2015
On deck
Today
Boys basketball: Oregon Holiday Hoopfest at Mountain View High: La Salle vs. Lebanon, 9:45 a.m.; Bend vs. Willamette, 11:30 a.m.; Sherwood vs. Gresham, 1:15 p.m.; Marist vs. Camas (Wash.), 4:45 p.m.; Oregon Holiday Hoopfest at Summit High: Wasilla (Alaska) vs. Forest Grove, 8 a.m.; McNary vs. Mountain View, 3 p.m.; Vashon Island (Wash.) vs. Summit, 4:45 p.m.; Sisters Holiday Tournament: Baker vs. Madras, 10 a.m.; Estacada vs. Banks, noon; Sisters vs. Mazama, 2 p.m.; Henley vs. Philomath, 4 p.m.; Crook County vs. Newport at SCTC Holiday Classic in Stayton, 1:30 p.m.; Culver at Crusader New Year’s Invitational in Salem, TBD
Girls basketball: Oregon Holiday Hoopfest at Summit High: Barlow vs. Milwaukie, 9:45 a.m.; Ridgeview vs. Churchill, 11:30 a.m.; Summit vs. Pendleton, 1:15 p.m.; Oregon Holiday Hoopfest at Bend High: Mountain View vs. North Eugene, 9:45 a.m.; Camas (Wash.) vs. Grants Pass, 11:30 a.m.; Putnam vs. Willamette, 1:15 p.m.; Bend vs. St. Joseph Notre Dame (Calif.), 4:45 p.m.; Oregon Holiday Hoopfest at Mountain View High: Forest Grove vs. Marist, 8 a.m. Redmond at KSA Holiday Events Tournament in Orlando, Fla., 9 a.m.; Sisters Holiday Tournament: Banks vs. Estacada, 10 a.m.; Marshfield vs. Sisters, noon; Mazama vs. La Grande, 2 .m.; Madras vs. Henley, 4 p.m.; Crook County vs. Scappoose at SCTC Holiday Classic in Stayton, 9 a.m.; Culver at Crusader New Year’s Invitational in Salem, 6 p.m.
Wrestling: Redmond at Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno, TBD; Bend, Mountain View at NW Duals in Albany, 9 a.m.; Ridgeview, Madras, Culver at Rollin Schimmel Memorial in Pendleton, TBD
Thursday
Boys basketball: Ridgeview vs. Pocatello (Idaho) at Centennial Tournament at College of Idaho in Caldwell, 1 p.m.
Girls basketball: Redmond at KSA Holiday Events Tournament in Orlando, Fla., TBD
Friday
Boys basketball: Ridgeview at Centennial Tournament in Caldwell, Idaho, TBD
Wrestling: Culver at Jo Hi Invitational in Joseph, TBD
Saturday
Boys basketball: Bend at The Dalles, 5:30 p.m.; Mountain View at Central, 3 p.m.; Ridgeview at Centennial Tournament in Caldwell, Idaho, TBD; Coquille at La Pine, 5 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Hosanna Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Prospect at Gilchrist, 4 p.m.
Girls basketball: The Dalles at Bend, 5:30 p.m.; Mountain View at Central, 1:30 p.m.; Coquille at La Pine, 3:30 p.m.; Trinity Lutheran at Hosanna Christian, 7 p.m.; Prospect at Gilchrist, 2:30 p.m.
Wrestling: La Pine at Bob Bishop Invitational in Willamina, TBD; Culver at Jo Hi Invitational in Joseph, TBD
Swimming: Bend at Lebanon Invite, TBD
FOOTBALL
College
All Times PST
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Tuesday’s Games
Armed Forces Bowl
California 55, Air Force 36
Russell Athletic Bowl
Baylor 49, North Carolina 38
Arizona Bowl
Nevada 28, Colorado St. 23
Texas Bowl
LSU 56, Texas Tech 27
Today’s Games
Birmingham Bowl
Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 9 a.m.
Belk Bowl
N.C. State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 12:30 p.m.
Music City Bowl
Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 4 p.m.
Holiday Bowl
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Peach Bowl
Houston (12-1) vs. Florida St. (10-2), 9 a.m.
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)
Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 1 p.m.
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)
Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan St. (12-1), 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Outback Bowl
Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 9 a.m.
Citrus Bowl
Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 10 a.m.
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio St. (11-1), 10 a.m.
Rose Bowl
Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 2 p.m.
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma St. (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
TaxSlayer Bowl
Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 9 a.m.
Liberty Bowl
Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 12:20 p.m.
Alamo Bowl
Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 3:45 p.m.
Cactus Bowl
West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona St. (6-6), 7:15 p.m.
NFL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
All Times PST
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 295
N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292
Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342
Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307
Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384
Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418
Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263
Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307
Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377
Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276
x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270
Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376
San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356
Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400
N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407
Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298
Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325
Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379
New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303
x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289
Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380
Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277
x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311
San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Sunday’s Games
Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.
Washington at Dallas, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
New England at Miami, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1:25 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1:25 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m.
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
AFC
New England
Has clinched AFC East and first-round bye.
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win or tie, OR Denver loss or tie
Denver
Has clinched playoff berth.
Clinches AFC West with: Win or tie, OR Kansas City loss or tie
Clinches first-round bye with: Win, OR tie and Cincinnati loss or tie, OR Kansas City loss or tie and Cincinnati loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs: Win and New England loss
Cincinnati
Has clinched AFC North.
Clinches first-round bye with: Win and Denver loss or tie, OR Tie and Denver loss, OR Denver loss and Kansas City win
Kansas City
Has clinched playoff berth
Clinches AFC West with: Win and Denver loss
N.Y. Jets
Clinch playoff spot with: Win or tie, OR Pittsburgh loss or tie
Pittsburgh
Clinches playoff spot with: Win and N.Y. Jets loss
Houston
Clinches AFC South with: Win or tie, OR Indianapolis loss or tie, OR clinches strength of victory tiebreaker or strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis (clinches strength of victory tiebreaker if one of the following teams wins or ties: Cincinnati, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets and San Diego; clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker if Kansas City wins or ties and Baltimore wins or ties as long as both teams don’t tie)
Indianapolis
Clinches AFC South with: Win and Houston loss and Indianapolis ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston (ties strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker if BOTH of the following occurs: Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Miami all win AND Oakland and Pittsburgh win or tie as long as both teams don’t tie).
NOTE: If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory AND tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
NFC
Carolina
Has clinched NFC South and first-round bye
Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: Win or tie, OR Arizona loss or tie
Arizona
Has clinched NFC West and first-round bye.
Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: Win and Carolina loss
Green Bay
Clinches NFC North with: Win or tie
Minnesota
Clinches NFC North with: Win
America’s Line
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
Favorite Open Current O/U Underdog
NFL
Sunday
Jets 21/2 3 421/2 BILLS
PANTHERS 10 101/2 47 Buccaneers
Patriots 9 10 48 DOLPHINS
BENGALS — — — Ravens
FALCONS 4 4 52 Saints
TEXANS 6 6 451/2 Jaguars
Steelers 10 10 471/2 BROWNS
CHIEFS 61/2 61/2 431/2 Raiders
COLTS — — — Titans
Redskins — — — COWBOYS
BEARS 1 1 45 Lions
GIANTS 3 3 521/2 Eagles
PACKERS 3 3 481/2 Vikings
BRONCOS 9 9 411/2 Chargers
Rams 31/2 31/2 371/2 49ERS
CARDINALS 31/2 61/2 471/2 Seahawks
COLLEGE
Today
Birmingham Bowl
Auburn 21/2 3 631/2 Memphis
Belk Bowl
Miss St 6 6 611/2 NC State
Music City Bowl
Louisville -21/2 5 47 Texas A&M
Holiday Bowl
Usc 3 3 501/2 Wisconsin
Thursday
Peach Bowl
Florida St 61/2 7 551/2 Houston
Cotton Bowl
Alabama 9 10 47 Michigan St
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma 3 31/2 641/2 Clemson
Friday
Outback Bowl
Tennessee 9 81/2 471/2 Northwestern
Citrus Bowl
Michigan 4 4 391/2 Florida
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio St 6 61/2 561/2 Notre Dame
Rose Bowl
Stanford 61/2 61/2 531/2 Iowa
Sugar Bowl
Mississippi 7 7 68 Oklahoma St
Saturday
Taxslayer Bowl
Georgia 61/2 61/2 421/2 Penn St
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas 111/2 12 551/2 Kansas St
Alamo Bowl
Tcu 1 PK 781/2 Oregon
Cactus Bowl
ARIZONA ST 1 PK 641/2 W Virginia
BASKETBALL
Men’s college
PAC-12
All Times PST
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Tuesday’s Game
Oregon 88, W. Oregon 60
Friday’s Games
Utah at Stanford, 6 p.m.
Southern Cal at Washington St. 6 p.m.
UCLA at Washington, 8 p.m.
Colorado at California, 8 p.m.
Tuesday’s Box Score
Oregon 88, W. Oregon 60
W. OREGON (11-0)
Alexander 3-12 0-0 7, Roth 4-8 2-3 13, Nichols 2-12 0-0 4, Wiley 3-6 2-3 11, Avgi 5-14 0-0 11, Strickland 0-4 0-0 0, Alaby 1-3 0-0 2, Omlid 3-8 0-2 7, Nestell 1-3 0-0 3, Raglione 0-0 0-0 0, Schriber 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-2 0, Chirnside 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-74 4-10 60.
OREGON (11-2)
Bell 3-5 1-2 7, Benson 2-4 0-0 4, Dorsey 6-9 11-15 25, Cook 7-12 5-8 19, Brooks 5-7 3-4 13, Benjamin 2-4 0-0 4, Heller 0-0 0-0 0, Noebel 0-1 0-0 0, Small 2-2 1-2 5, Boucher 4-6 0-0 9, Ennis 0-2 0-0 0, Manuel 0-1 0-0 0, Sorkin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-54 21-31 88.
Halftime—Oregon 40-36. 3-Point Goals—W. Oregon 10-30 (Roth 3-4, Wiley 3-4, Omlid 1-2, Nestell 1-2, Avgi 1-4, Alexander 1-6, Alaby 0-1, Chirnside 0-1, Strickland 0-3, Nichols 0-3), Oregon 3-11 (Dorsey 2-2, Boucher 1-2, Cook 0-1, Benson 0-1, Noebel 0-1, Ennis 0-2, Benjamin 0-2). Fouled Out—Alaby. Rebounds—W. Oregon 26 (Nichols 5), Oregon 49 (Bell 9). Assists—W. Oregon 12 (Nichols 6), Oregon 14 (Dorsey 5). Total Fouls—W. Oregon 22, Oregon 12. A—6,137.
SCORES
Tuesday’s Games
East
Albany (N.Y.) 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 66
Binghamton 62, Mount St. Mary’s 53
Buffalo 99, Delaware 79
Maine 98, Quinnipiac 95, OT
Saint Joseph’s 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 68
UMass 83, LIU Brooklyn 79
Vermont 73, Siena 64
South
Alabama 67, Jacksonville St. 59, OT
Charleston Southern 92, St. Andrews 39
Charlotte 111, The Citadel 93
Chattanooga 80, Lipscomb 56
E. Kentucky 76, Manhattan 64
FIU 65, Florida A&M 45
Florida St. 73, Florida 71
George Washington 67, UCF 50
Georgia 79, Robert Morris 67
Georgia Tech 73, Duquesne 67
Jacksonville 69, Marist 68
Memphis 77, Tulane 65
Miami 76, Princeton 64
NC Central 107, Montreat 68
NC State 72, Northeastern 66
New Orleans 94, Blue Mountain 61
Northwestern St. 92, Centenary 69
Old Dominion 68, Norfolk St. 57
Samford 104, Miles 76
Southern Miss. 66, SE Oklahoma 52
Tennessee 74, Tennessee St. 69
UAB 76, Stephen F. Austin 66
UNC Asheville 67, Furman 65
UT Martin 57, FAU 48
Wake Forest 77, LSU 71
William & Mary 88, Cent. Michigan 84
Midwest
Ball St. 63, Alabama A&M 62
Cleveland St. 77, Cedarville 37
Iowa 83, Michigan St. 70
Kansas 78, UC Irvine 53
Kansas St. 75, Saint Louis 47
Missouri 78, Ark.-Pine Bluff 25
N. Illinois 70, Ill.-Chicago 65
Notre Dame 73, Liberty 56
Purdue 61, Wisconsin 55
Temple 77, Cincinnati 70
Southwest
Baylor 72, Texas Southern 59
Houston Baptist 101, Ecclesia 47
Incarnate Word 82, Rice 76
Lamar 97, Howard Payne 74
North Texas 69, Sam Houston St. 64
Oklahoma St. 61, UMKC 43
SMU 81, Tulsa 69
Texas A&M 82, Cal Poly 63
Texas Tech 85, Richmond 70
UConn 71, Texas 66
UTEP 85, Texas Rio Grande Valley 64
Far West
Air Force 86, Western St. (Col.) 66
Colorado St. 77, Regis 53
Hawaii 77, MVSU 48
Idaho St. 84, CS Northridge 79
Oregon 88, W. Oregon 60
Portland St. 89, Cal St.-Fullerton 82
Women’s college
PAC-12
All Times PST
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Tuesday’s Games
Arizona 68, George Mason 60
Utah 88, UC Davis 58
Washington 79, Washington St. 64
Today’s Games
Southern Cal at UCLA, 7 p.m.
Cal State Northridge at California, 7 p.m.
POLL
USA Today Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. UConn (32) 10-0 800 1
2. South Carolina 12-0 768 2
3. Notre Dame 11-1 720 3
4. Baylor 13-0 708 4
5. Maryland 11-1 659 5
6. Texas 11-0 654 6
7. Kentucky 11-0 607 7
8. Mississippi St. 12-1 550 8
9. Ohio St. 8-3 517 10
10. Oregon St. 9-2 506 9
11. Stanford 10-2 475 11
12. Duke 9-3 411 12
13. Texas A&M 9-3 369 14
13. Florida St. 10-3 369 13
15. Northwestern 11-1 352 15
16. Tennessee 8-3 290 16
17. South Florida 7-2 282 17
18. California 8-2 237 18
19. Oklahoma 9-2 209 19
20. Miami 12-1 165 20
21. Arizona St. 9-3 164 21
22. Michigan St. 9-2 129 22
23. Seton Hall 10-1 83 24
24. DePaul 8-5 79 23
25. Iowa 10-2 54 25
Others receiving votes: UCLA 44, Georgia 42, Missouri 41, Florida 24, Oregon 18, Syracuse 15, Virginia Tech 14, Princeton 9, Nebraska 8, St. John’s 8, Southern Cal 7, Auburn 4, Duquesne 3, Boston College 2, Dayton 2, Army 1, Tulane 1.
SCORES
Tuesday’s Games
East
Brown 63, Fairleigh Dickinson 48
Buffalo 66, Sacred Heart 53
CCSU 59, Dartmouth 55
Fordham 67, Texas A&M-CC 49
Iona 56, ETSU 50
La Salle 67, Norfolk St. 59
Miami (Ohio) 68, LIU Brooklyn 49
Monmouth (NJ) 63, St. Francis Brooklyn 54
Niagara 53, Mount St. Mary’s 51
Princeton 77, Marist 44
Robert Morris 53, Delaware 50
Seton Hall 64, Providence 54
St. Bonaventure 59, Canisius 47
St. Francis (Pa.) 84, W. Virginia St. 78, OT
Syracuse 83, Drexel 62
South
Charleston Southern 63, Longwood 54
Coppin St. 64, Lafayette 57
Duke 84, W. Carolina 47
FAU 82, Bethune-Cookman 60
Florida A&M 77, Clemson 68
Grambling St. 69, Nicholls St. 65
Kennesaw St. 70, Thomas (Ga.) 41
Liberty 62, Campbell 52
Louisiana-Lafayette 73, Alcorn St. 61
Mississippi 103, Alabama A&M 42
North Carolina 65, New Hampshire 60
Northwestern St. 73, Xavier (NO) 57
Presbyterian 82, High Point 70
Radford 61, Coastal Carolina 45
UNC Asheville 63, Winthrop 55
UNC Wilmington 63, North Florida 47
Vanderbilt 71, New Mexico St. 45
Virginia 71, Richmond 51
W. Kentucky 80, Belmont 65
William & Mary 75, Old Dominion 64
Midwest
DePaul 91, Marquette 86
IUPUI 68, Evansville 62
Missouri 88, Charlotte 71
Ohio 72, Middle Tennessee 49
St. John’s 66, Creighton 55
Toledo 74, Ark.-Pine Bluff 47
Villanova 57, Butler 45
Xavier 59, Georgetown 54
Southwest
Cent. Arkansas 77, Jarvis Christian 23
Texas A&M 88, Prairie View 30
Far West
Arizona 68, George Mason 60, OT
Cal Poly 97, Sacramento St. 72
Idaho St. 56, Utah Valley 47
Utah 88, UC Davis 58
Washington 79, Washington St. 64
Weber St. 79, Westminster (Utah) 46
Tournament
Hawk Classic
Saint Joseph’s 76, Cent. Michigan 66
UMBC 67, Rider 58
The Surfing Santa Classic
Hampton 59, Rhode Island 54, OT
Wake Forest 57, FIU 53
HOCKEY
NHL
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
All Times PST
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 37 21 12 4 46 101 84
Montreal 39 21 15 3 45 111 98
Boston 36 20 12 4 44 115 97
Detroit 37 18 12 7 43 94 98
Ottawa 37 18 13 6 42 111 112
Tampa Bay 37 18 15 4 40 95 88
Buffalo 36 15 17 4 34 85 94
Toronto 35 13 15 7 33 92 100
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 35 27 6 2 56 110 72
N.Y. Islanders 37 20 12 5 45 103 88
N.Y. Rangers 37 20 13 4 44 107 98
New Jersey 37 18 14 5 41 87 92
Pittsburgh 35 17 15 3 37 79 86
Philadelphia 35 15 13 7 37 76 96
Carolina 37 15 17 5 35 87 106
Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98 123
Western Conference
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 38 27 8 3 57 132 97
St. Louis 39 23 12 4 50 99 93
Chicago 38 21 13 4 46 104 94
Minnesota 35 19 10 6 44 95 84
Nashville 37 18 12 7 43 100 96
Colorado 37 18 17 2 38 106 102
Winnipeg 36 17 17 2 36 97 105
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 36 23 11 2 48 98 81
Arizona 36 17 16 3 37 100 116
Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 109
San Jose 35 17 16 2 36 96 100
Calgary 36 17 17 2 36 96 117
Anaheim 35 14 15 6 34 67 87
Edmonton 38 15 20 3 33 97 118
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Tuesday’s Games
Boston 7, Ottawa 3
N.Y. Islanders 6, Toronto 3
New Jersey 3, Carolina 2
Columbus 6, Dallas 3
Florida 3, Montreal 1
St. Louis 4, Nashville 3, OT
Winnipeg 4, Detroit 1
Anaheim 1, Calgary 0
Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2
Chicago 7, Arizona 5
Today’s Games
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Deals
Transactions
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived G Russ Smith. Signed C Ryan Hollins.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed NT Paul Soliai on injured reserve. Signed TE D.J. Tialavea from the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS — Placed WR Marcus Easley, TE Charles Clay and CB Ron Brooks on injured reserve. Claimed WR Leonard Hankerson off waivers from New England.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived DE Wes Horton.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB Mike Kafka to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Sean Baker to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS — Released CB Bill Bentley.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed S Corey Moore from the practice squad. Placed CB Charles James on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed QBs Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley. Signed LB Amarlo Herrera. Signed G Kitt O’Brien to the practice squad. Placed LB Josh McNary on injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed LB Dekoda Watson.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed LB Devon Kennard on injured reserve.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DB Dewey McDonald from the practice squad. Signed DB Chris Hackett and G Cole Manhart to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Fired Chip Kelly coach and Ed Marynowitz vice president of player personnel.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released WR Vincent Brown.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed CB Kyle Sebetic to the practice squad.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed CB Jeremy Harris from the practice squad. Waived TE Je’Ron Hamm.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled Fs Craig Cunningham and Laurent Dauphin from Springfield (AHL).
BOSTON BRUINS — Placed C David Krejci on injured reserve. Recalled D Seth Griffith from Providence (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Patrik Elias on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 21. Activated F Bobby Farnham off injured reserve.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Zach Sill from Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
MARQUETTE — Annouced a contract extension with Steve Wojciechowski men’s basketball coach through the 2021-22 season.
RUTGERS — Named Bill Busch defensive backs coach.
WASHINGTON STATE — Signed football coach Mike Leach to a contract extension through the 2020 season and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and defensive line coach Joe Salave’a to multi-year contracts.