BASKETBALL

Men’s college

Pac-12

All Times PST

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Monday’s Late Game

Colorado 90, Auburn 59

Tuesday’s Games

Oregon St. 86, Corban 62

San Diego St. 53, Utah 49

Today’s Game

UC Irvine at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Akron vs. Southern Cal, at Charleston, S.C., 9:30 a.m.

Loyola Marymount at Arizona State, 5 p.m.

Syracuse vs California, at New York, 6 p.m.

Nicholls State at UCLA, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Summary

Oregon St. 86, Corban 62

CORBAN (3-1)

Monterossi 3-10 2-2 8, Roth 2-3 2-2 7, Carter 4-10 9-13 18, Crowe 3-4 1-2 9, Ward 1-4 2-2 4, Webb 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 1-4 3-6 5, Herzberg 2-4 2-2 8, Crossland 1-4 1-1 3, Ferry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 22-30 62.

OREGON ST. (2-0)

Payton II 7-12 2-3 16, N’diaye 1-2 0-0 2, Duvivier 3-4 1-2 8, Morris-Walker 6-13 2-2 16, Schaftenaar 5-6 0-1 11, Robbins 5-11 1-5 11, Gomis 1-1 2-2 4, Sanders 2-3 0-0 6, AJ 0-1 0-0 0, Reid 5-9 0-1 10, Stangel 0-0 0-0 0, Livesay 0-0 0-0 0, Dahlen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-63 8-16 86.

Halftime—Oregon St. 48-29. 3-Point Goals—Corban 6-16 (Crowe 2-2, Herzberg 2-4, Roth 1-2, Carter 1-5, Monterossi 0-1, Crossland 0-2), Oregon St. 6-13 (Sanders 2-3, Morris-Walker 2-4, Schaftenaar 1-2, Duvivier 1-2, Robbins 0-2). Fouled Out—Harris. Rebounds—Corban 24 (Crowe 6), Oregon St. 37 (Payton II 9). Assists—Corban 8 (Roth 3), Oregon St. 20 (Payton II 4). Total Fouls—Corban 18, Oregon St. 24. A—3,608.

Tuesday’s Games

TOP 25

No. 1 Kentucky 72, No. 5 Kansas 40

No. 4 Duke 81, No. 19 Michigan State 71

No. 9 Virginia 75, S.C. State 55

No. 11 Wichita State 71, Memphis 56

No. 15 VCU 87, Toledo 78

No. 16 San Diego State 53, No. 25 Utah 49

No. 20 Ohio State 74, Marquette 63

No. 21 Nebraska 82, Central Arkansas 56

EAST

Canisius 63, Lehigh 51

Columbia 70, Wagner 56

Cornell 58, Colgate 52

Georgetown 78, Texas A&M-CC 62

La Salle 60, Quinnipiac 58

New Hampshire 84, Thomas (Maine) 36

Rider 73, Penn 57

UMass 77, Manhattan 68, OT

SOUTH

Baylor 69, South Carolina 65

Coastal Carolina 82, Columbia International 51

Davidson 86, Campbell 51

E. Kentucky 115, Kentucky Christian 35

ETSU 111, Virginia-Wise 66

FIU 53, Stetson 52

Georgia 80, Stony Brook 70

Georgia Southern 86, Trinity (Fla.) 49

Georgia Tech 66, Alabama A&M 46

Grambling St. 55, Lyon 49

Jackson St. 66, Jacksonville 57

LSU 69, Texas Tech 64, OT

Marshall 87, WVU Tech 65

McNeese St. 90, Louisiana College 63

Murray St. 68, Middle Tennessee 49

New Orleans 88, Pensacola Christian 61

Northeastern 76, Florida St. 73

Old Dominion 63, Richmond 57

Presbyterian 82, Piedmont 72

S. Illinois 84, Tennessee St. 67

UNC Wilmington 84, UNC Greensboro 72

VMI 124, Johnson 42

William & Mary 56, Howard 49

Wofford 86, Iona 73

MIDWEST

Butler 70, Chattanooga 48

Cent. Michigan 75, Youngstown St. 63

Chicago St. 102, Indiana-Northwest 51

DePaul 80, Drake 62

Kent St. 62, Malone 52

Minnesota 76, W. Kentucky 54

North Dakota 76, Mayville St. 39

SE Missouri 86, Hannibal-LaGrange 49

Saint Louis 69, Indiana St. 56

Xavier 97, Long Beach St. 74

SOUTHWEST

Buffalo 74, Texas-Arlington 68

Incarnate Word 94, Huston-Tillotson 63

N. Iowa 79, Stephen F. Austin 77, OT

Oklahoma St. 91, NW Oklahoma St. 45

FAR WEST

Boise St. 72, Montana 67, 2OT

BYU 91, UALR 62

Cal Poly 65, San Francisco St. 43

Colorado 90, Auburn 59

High Point 62, Hawaii 54

Oregon St. 86, Corban 62

Portland St. 84, Willamette 63

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 83, New Mexico St. 71

San Diego St. 53, Utah 49

Wyoming 61, Western St. (Col.) 46.

Women’s college

Top 25 Coaches Poll

Record Pts Pvs

1. Stanford (14) 2-0 764 6

2. Notre Dame (6) 1-0 748 3

3. South Carolina (8) 1-0 739 2

4. Connecticut (4) 1-1 736 1

5. Tennessee 2-0 675 4

6. Texas A&M 3-0 613 5

7. Duke 1-0 601 7

8. Maryland 2-0 576 8

9. Kentucky 2-0 550 10

10. Louisville 2-0 506 11

11. North Carolina 2-0 468 13

12. Baylor 1-1 440 9

13. Texas 1-0 403 12

14. California 1-0 378 14

15. Nebraska 2-0 319 16

16. West Virginia 2-0 300 17

17. Michigan State 1-0 285 15

18. Iowa 2-0 236 19

19. Oklahoma State 2-0 219 20

20. DePaul 2-1 208 18

21. Oregon State 2-0 170 21

22. Syracuse 1-0 93 25

23. James Madison 2-0 53 NR

24. Rutgers 1-0 44 NR

25. South Florida 2-0 43 NR

Others receiving votes: Georgia 41, Gonzaga 38, Purdue 24, Vanderbilt 24, Florida State 16, St. John’s 15, Oklahoma 11, Washington State 9, North Carolina State 8, Western Kentucky 8, Dayton 6, Albany 5, Arizona State 5, Penn State 5, Brigham Young 3, Mississippi State 3, Virginia 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Oregon 2, Richmond 2, Cal State Northridge 1, Ohio State 1, Seton Hall 1.

Tuesday’s Games

TOP 25

No. 14 California 76, Nevada 54

No. 18 DePaul 101, Bradley 77

No. 22 Rutgers 74, Northeastern 60

No. 24 Gonzaga 88, Idaho State 63

EAST

Army 68, Stony Brook 59

Bryant 72, Vermont 55

Buffalo 88, St. Francis (Pa.) 80

Fordham 61, Mount St. Mary’s 37

Hofstra 66, Fairfield 53

Providence 78, Brown 69

Quinnipiac 87, Hampton 59

Saint Joseph’s 78, Temple 74, OT

Sacred Heart 84, Bridgeport 41

Yale 83, Holy Cross 70

SOUTH

Florida A&M 60, Alabama St. 49

Florida Gulf Coast 97, FIU 49

Florida St. 103, Bethune-Cookman 34

Gardner-Webb 118, Montreat 37

Jacksonville St. 64, Alabama 62

Liberty 69, VCU 53

Louisiana-Lafayette 69, Xavier (La.) 53

Morgan St. 90, Wesley 50

Murray St. 110, Blackburn 31

N. Florida 62, Edward Waters 57

NC A&T 63, UNC Asheville 46

NC State 70, Charlotte 63

New Hampshire 78, Howard 68

Northwestern St. 69, Louisiana Tech 57

SC-Upstate 78, Converse 50

SE Louisiana 79, Southern 76

Georgia Southern 78, Jacksonville 65

Presbyterian 120, Allen 45

Virginia Tech 60, Norfolk St. 49

Wake Forest 89, Tennessee Tech 62

MIDWEST

Akron 82, N. Iowa 73

Bowling Green 80, Iona 59

Creighton 88, S. Dakota St. 81

IPFW 90, Grace 51

IUPUI 66, E. Illinois 44

Illinois 66, Robert Morris 48

Indiana 81, Valparaiso 49

Iowa St. 84, Drake 67

Kansas 69, Texas Southern 44

Kansas St. 65, UMKC 36

North Dakota 83, Milwaukee 76

Youngstown St. 68, Kent St. 49

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 100, Lamar 73

Texas Tech 81, Texas St. 77, OT

UALR 61, Missouri St. 48

Stephen F. Austin 83, Prairie View 73

FAR WEST

Boise St. 70, New Mexico St. 45

Eastern Washington 86, Wichita St. 58

San Diego 60, Cal St.-Fullerton 54

San Francisco 85, CS Monterey Bay 48

UC Davis 90, Sacramento St. 82

HOCKEY

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PST

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 20 14 5 1 29 55 51

Tampa Bay 20 13 5 2 28 73 54

Boston 20 12 8 0 24 53 49

Detroit 18 9 4 5 23 50 42

Ottawa 17 8 5 4 20 47 45

Toronto 19 9 8 2 20 58 60

Florida 16 6 5 5 17 35 42

Buffalo 20 5 13 2 12 34 69

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 17 13 3 1 27 64 35

N.Y. Islanders 18 12 6 0 24 59 52

Washington 18 8 7 3 19 52 50

N.Y. Rangers 18 7 7 4 18 50 58

New Jersey 19 8 9 2 18 47 56

Philadelphia 16 7 7 2 16 51 53

Carolina 18 6 9 3 15 43 55

Columbus 18 6 11 1 13 44 64

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 18 12 4 2 26 52 37

St. Louis 18 12 5 1 25 49 35

Winnipeg 20 10 7 3 23 40 43

Chicago 18 10 7 1 21 51 36

Minnesota 17 10 7 0 20 50 39

Colorado 19 6 8 5 17 47 61

Dallas 19 6 9 4 16 53 67

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 20 11 4 5 27 54 50

Calgary 20 12 6 2 26 63 53

Vancouver 18 12 6 0 24 53 52

Los Angeles 19 10 5 4 24 50 42

San Jose 21 10 9 2 22 57 57

Arizona 19 8 9 2 18 48 59

Edmonton 18 6 10 2 14 44 60

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Tuesday’s Games

Calgary 4, Anaheim 3, SO

Boston 2, St. Louis 0

N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2

Detroit 5, Columbus 0

Buffalo 4, San Jose 1

Nashville 9, Toronto 2

Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 0

Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 1

Carolina 6, Dallas 4

Washington 2, Arizona 1, OT

Los Angeles 5, Florida 2

Today’s Games

Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

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

SOCCER

MLS playoffs

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PST

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Two-leg aggregate series)

Sunday’s Games

New England at New York, 10:30 a.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 29

New York at New England, noon

Sunday, Nov. 30

Los Angeles at Seattle, 6 p.m.

International

U.S. 2014 schedule

Saturday, Feb. 1 — United States 2, South Korea 0

Wednesday, March 5 — Ukraine 2, United States 0

Wednesday, April 2 — United States 2, Mexico 2

Tuesday, May 27 — United States 2, Azerbaijan 0

Sunday, June 1 — United States 2, Turkey 1

Saturday, June 7 — United States 2, Nigeria 1

a-Monday, June 16 — United States 2, Ghana 1

a-Sunday, June 22 — United States 2, Portugal 2

a-Thursday, June 26 — Germany 1, United States 0

a-Tuesday, July 1 — Belgium 2, United States 1, OT

Wednesday, Sept. 3 — United States 1, Czech Rep. 0

Friday, Oct. 10 — United States 1, Ecuador 1

Tuesday, Oct. 14 — United States 1, Honduras 1

Friday, Nov. 14 — Colombia 2, United States 1

Tuesday, Nov. 18 — Ireland 4, United States 1

a-World Cup

FOOTBALL

College

College Football Playoff Rankings

Record

1. Alabama 9-1

2. Oregon 9-1

3. Florida St. 10-0

4. Mississippi St. 9-1

5. TCU 9-1

6. Ohio St. 9-1

7. Baylor 8-1

8. Mississippi 8-2

9. UCLA 8-2

10. Georgia 8-2

11. Michigan St. 8-2

12. Kansas St. 7-2

13. Arizona St. 8-2

14. Auburn 7-3

15. Arizona 8-2

16. Wisconsin 8-2

17. Utah 7-3

18. Georgia Tech 9-2

19. Southern Cal 7-3

20. Missouri 8-2

21. Oklahoma 7-3

22. Clemson 7-3

23. Nebraska 8-2

24. Louisville 7-3

25. Minnesota 7-3

Tuesday’s Games

Akron 30, Massachusetts 6

Northern Illinois 21, Ohio 14

Pac-12

All Times PST

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North

Conf Overall

W L W L PF PA

Oregon 6 1 9 1 460 250

Stanford 3 4 5 5 239 165

California 3 5 5 5 407 397

Washington 2 5 6 5 333 291

Oregon State 2 5 5 5 276 295

Washington State 2 5 3 7 338 380

South

W L W L PF PA

Southern Cal 6 2 7 3 352 233

Ariz. St. 5 2 8 2 357 259

Arizona 5 2 8 2 356 261

UCLA 5 2 8 2 347 279

Utah 4 3 7 3 314 238

Colorado 0 7 2 8 298 386

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Saturday’s Games

Washington St. at Arizona St., 10 a.m.

Arizona at Utah, 12:30 p.m.

Stanford at California, 1 p.m.

Colorado at Oregon, 1:30 p.m.

Southern Cal at UCLA, 5 p.m.

Oregon St. at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

America’s Line

Favorite Open Current O/U Underdog

NFL

Thursday

Chiefs 7 7 43 RAIDERS

Sunday

FALCONS 3 3 47 Browns

EAGLES 11 11 481/2 Titans

PATRIOTS 7 7 48 Lions

Packers 9 9 481/2 VIKINGS

COLTS 131/2 131/2 501/2 Jaguars

TEXANS 2 2 431/2 Bengals

BILLS 41/2 41/2 39 Jets

BEARS 6 6 461/2 Bucs

SEAHAWKS 61/2 61/2 411/2 Cards

CHARGERS 6 5 431/2 Rams

BRONCOS 71/2 71/2 491/2 Dolphins

49ERS 81/2 9 441/2 Washington

Cowboys 3 31/2 471/2 GIANTS

Monday

SAINTS 31/2 31/2 491/2 Ravens

College

Today

BUFFALO 7 7 44 Kent St

TOLEDO — — — Bowl Green

Thursday

W VIRGINIA 11/2 2 571/2 Kansas St

DUKE 61/2 6 661/2 N Carolina

Arkansas St 61/2 51/2 571/2 TEXAS ST

Friday

RICE 91/2 8 531/2 Utep

S DIEGO ST 3 4 501/2 Air Force

UTAH ST 111/2 121/2 461/2 San Jose St

Saturday

Va Tech 15 15 401/2 WAKE FOREST

Miami-Fla 61/2 6 491/2 VIRGINIA

TENNESSEE 3 31/2 47 Missouri

S CAROLINA — — — S Alabama

BALL ST 17 17 521/2 E Michigan

MICHIGAN ST 22 22 581/2 Rutgers

NEBRASKA 101/2 101/2 561/2 Minnesota

MISS ST 30 30 511/2 Vanderbilt

OHIO ST 321/2 341/2 651/2 Indiana

MICHIGAN 41/2 41/2 411/2 Maryland

OKLAHOMA — 25 531/2 Kansas

PITTSBURGH 71/2 71/2 491/2 Syracuse

Northwestern 3 2 491/2 PURDUE

C MICHIGAN -1 1 521/2 W Michigan

E CAROLINA 171/2 18 561/2 Tulane

FLORIDA ST 20 191/2 561/2 Boston Coll

Penn St 61/2 61/2 431/2 ILLINOIS

Wisconsin 9 91/2 511/2 IOWA

Marshall 20 20 681/2 UAB

La Tech 121/2 12 671/2 O. DOMINION

COLORADO ST 21 22 641/2 New Mexico

W KENTUCKY 8 91/2 571/2 Tx-S Antonio

Boise St 141/2 13 541/2 WYOMING

IOWA ST — 11/2 691/2 Texas Tech

Mississippi 3 3 451/2 ARKANSAS

BAYLOR 251/2 27 681/2 Oklahoma St

HOUSTON 20 20 571/2 Tulsa

OREGON — — — Colorado

NOTRE DAME 41/2 4 531/2 Louisville

N TEXAS 21/2 21/2 491/2 Florida Int’l

Stanford 61/2 6 561/2 CALIFORNIA

UL-LAFAYETTE 11 101/2 621/2 App’chian St

UTAH 31/2 31/2 531/2 Arizona

WASHINGTON 6 61/2 531/2 Oregon St

CLEMSON 41 41 571/2 Georgia St

ARIZONA ST 161/2 161/2 681/2 Wash St

MEMPHIS 19 181/2 461/2 S Florida

MID TENN ST 61/2 61/2 591/2 Fla Atlantic

Cincinnati 11 91/2 551/2 CONNECTICUT

Ul-Monroe 8 8 531/2 N MEXICO ST

C FLORIDA 261/2 271/2 471/2 Smu

UCLA 3 31/2 601/2 Usc

NEVADA 8 8 601/2 Fresno St

HAWAII 10 10 551/2 Unlv

NFL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

All Times PST

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 8 2 0 .800 323 218

Miami 6 4 0 .600 249 180

Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 200 204

N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 .200 174 265

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 310 253

Houston 5 5 0 .500 229 204

Tennessee 2 8 0 .200 168 250

Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 158 282

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 6 3 1 .650 224 221

Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 288 263

Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 261 181

Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 216 195

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 7 3 0 .700 293 224

Kansas City 7 3 0 .700 241 171

San Diego 6 4 0 .600 218 192

Oakland 0 10 0 .000 152 265

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 7 3 0 .700 299 251

Dallas 7 3 0 .700 261 212

N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 .300 205 263

Washington 3 7 0 .300 204 256

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 238 255

New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 261 252

Carolina 3 7 1 .318 215 300

Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 194 279

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 7 3 0 .700 188 156

Green Bay 7 3 0 .700 330 225

Chicago 4 6 0 .400 215 290

Minnesota 4 6 0 .400 181 220

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 9 1 0 .900 237 176

San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 211 212

Seattle 6 4 0 .600 260 215

St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 185 258

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Thursday’s Game

Kansas City at Oakland, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Green Bay at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Detroit at New England, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

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

Arizona at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Washington at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh

Monday, Nov. 24

Baltimore at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB — Suspended free agent OF Dayton Alexander 76 games after a positive test positive for metabolites of Methandienone and Methyltestosterone and free agent OF Ben McQuown 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Singed RHP Oliver Drake.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum and RHP Dustin Molleken on minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Alex Presley on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Pat Listach manager of Tacoma (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Tony Beasley third base coach.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with C Russell Martin on a five-year contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named David Finley vice president, amateur & international scouting, Galen Carr director of player personnel, Jeff Pickler special assistant, pro scouting & player development and Jack Cressend as pitching crosschecker.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Frank Cacciatore coach at Reading (EL); Greg Legg manager, Rob Ducey coach and Steve Schrenk pitching coach for Clearwater (FSL); Shawn Williams manager and Nelson Prada coach for Lakewood (SAL); Pat Borders manager at Williamsport (NYP); and Brian Sweeney pitching coach of GCL Phillies.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with Collin Balester, LHP Jeremy Bleich, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Brad Lincoln, INF Gustavo Nunez, RHP Blake Wood, RHP Felipe Gonzalez, RHP Marek Minarik, RHP Tyler Sample and OF Junior Sosa on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned G Nick Johnson to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson for the remainder of the season for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed TE Troy Niklas on injured reserve. Signed TE Matthew Mulligan.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed DT Ricky Havili-Heimuli to the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Activated FB Mike Tolbert from the injured reserve/return list. Signed WR-CB De’Andre Presley from the practice squad. Waived WR Jason Avant. Placed OT Nate Chandler on injured reserve.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR-KR Marc Mariani to a two-year contract. Waived S Ahmad Dixon.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Terrell Manning to the practice squad. Released LB Justin Jackson from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived RB Ben Tate. Signed LB Zac Diles. Re-signed DL Jacobbi McDaniel to the practice squad. Signed LB Scott Solomon to the practice squad. Released LB D.J. Smith from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released G Jeff Baca and LB Will Smith from the practice squad. Signed LB Keith Smith and CB Robert Steeples to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed KR Josh Cribbs and TE Weslye Saunders. Placed RB Ahmad Bradshaw on injured reserve. Waived LB Victor Butler. Signed RB Michael Hill to the practice squad. Released WR Eric Thomas from the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB Dominique Williams to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed WR Brandin Cooks and S Rafael Bush on injured reserve. Waived RB Edwin Baker. Signed LB Moise Fokou. Signed CB Terrence Frederick from the practice squad. Signed S Pierre Warren from Minnesota’s practice squad.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released RB LeGarrette Blount.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released T Andrew McDonald and S Steven Terrell. Signed C Lemuel Jeanpierre and DT Travian Robertson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reassigned D Stephen Johns to Rockford (AHL). Recalled F Joakim Nordstrom and D Adam Clendening from Rockford (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Frederic St. Denis to Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Jyrki Jokipakka from Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Martin Frk from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Rocco Grimaldi from San Antonio (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Assigned G Josh Harding to Iowa (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHICAGO FIRE — Agreed to terms with MF Patrick Nyarko.

COLUMBUS CREW — Exercised the 2015 contract options with G Steve Clark, G Matt Lampson, G Brad Stuver, D Chad Barson, D Waylon Francis, D Ben Sweat, D Tyson Wahl, D Josh Williams, MF Romain Gall, MF Kevan George, MF Hector Jimenez, MF Ben Speas, MF Tony Tchani, DP Federico Higuain, F Adam Bedell and F Aaron Schoenfeld.