ON DECK

Thursday

Boys basketball: Sisters vs. Scappoose at Sisters Holiday Tournament, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Redmond vs. Philomath at Sisters Holiday Tournament, 1 p.m.; Sisters vs. Creswell at Sisters Holiday Tournament, 5 p.m.

Friday

Boys basketball: Sisters at Sisters Holiday Tournament, TBD; North Marion at La Pine, 6 p.m.; Culver at Western Mennonite, 6:30 p.m.; Central Christian at North Lake, TBD

Girls basketball: Redmond, Sisters at Sisters Holiday Tournament, TBD; Ridgeview at Cascade, 7 p.m.; Ontario at Crook County, 5 p.m.; North Marion at La Pine, 4:30 p.m.; Culver at Western Mennonite, 5 p.m.; Gilchrist at Trinity Lutheran, 2:30 p.m.; Central Christian at North Lake, TBD

Wrestling: Culver at Joseph Hi Tournament, 11 a.m.; Ridgeview at West Albany Duals, TBD

Swimming: Ridgeview at Stayton Invite, 12 a.m.

Saturday

Boys basketball: Sisters at Sisters Holiday Tournament, TBD; Central Christian at North Clackamas Christian, 2:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Redmond, Sisters at Sisters Holiday Tournament, TBD; Central Christian at North Clackamas Christian, 1 p.m.

Wrestling: Redmond at Dallas Duals-Time, TBD; Madras at Riddle Tournament, 10 a.m.; Culver at Joseph Hi Tournament, 11 a.m.

Swimming: Bend at Lebanon Invite, TBD; Summit, Mountain View, Ridgeview, Sisters, Madras at Jay Rowan Invitational at Cascade Swim Center, 10 a.m.

Nordic skiing: OHSNO at Meissner SnoPark, Freestyle, TBD

Football

NFL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

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NFL Playoff Glance

All Times PST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4

Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 5:10 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 5

San Diego at Cincinnati, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)

San Francisco at Green Bay, 1:40 p.m. (Fox)

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11

Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 1:35 p.m. (Fox)

Cincinnati, Indianapolis or Kansas City at New England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 12

Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 10:05 a.m. (Fox)

Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19

AFC, noon (CBS)

NFC, 3:30 p.m. (Fox)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 26

At Honolulu

TBD, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (Fox)

College

Bowl Glance

All Times PST

Tuesday, Dec. 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Arizona 42, Boston College 19

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Mississippi State 44, Rice 7

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Texas A&M 52, vs. Duke 48

Today, 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

Wild Card Playoffs

COLTS 2.5 2.5 Chiefs

EAGLES 2.5 2.5 Saints

BENGALS 7 7 Chargers

49ers 2.5 2.5 PACKERS

College

Today, 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 2 S. Carolina

Outback Bowl

Lsu 7.5 8 Iowa

Rose Bowl

Stanford 1.5 7 Michigan St

Fiesta Bowl

Baylor 17.5 17 C. Florida

Thursday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

Alabama 14.5 16 Oklahoma

Friday, Jan. 3

Cotton Bowl

Missouri 1 1 Oklahoma St

Orange Bowl

Ohio St 5 3 Clemson

Saturday, Jan. 4

Compass Bowl

Vanderbilt 3 2.5 Houston

Sunday, Jan. 5

Go Daddy Bowl

Ball St 8.5 7.5 Arkansas St

Monday, Jan. 6

BCS Championship

Florida St. 8.5 8.5 Auburn

BASKETBALL

Men’s College

Tuesday’s Games

East

Dartmouth 85, Lesley 47

Georgetown 61, DePaul 54

Michigan St. 79, Penn St. 63

Pittsburgh 58, Albany (NY) 46

Princeton 73, Kent St. 68

Richmond 70, Northeastern 66

Saint Joseph’s 71, Binghamton 44

Seton Hall 81, Providence 80, 2OT

Syracuse 70, E. Michigan 48

South

Louisville 90, UCF 65

Maryland 70, NC Central 56

Memphis 88, South Florida 73

North Carolina 84, UNC Wilmington 51

SC-Upstate 94, North Greenville 61

UNC Asheville 80, Montreat 41

Virginia Tech 82, Md.-Eastern Shore 66

Midwest

Akron 77, Coppin St. 66

Creighton 67, Marquette 49

Illinois 83, Indiana 80, OT

Iowa 67, Nebraska 57

Iowa St. 99, N. Illinois 63

Kansas St. 72, George Washington 55

Ohio St. 78, Purdue 69

Villanova 76, Butler 73, OT

Xavier 70, St. John’s 60

Southwest

Houston 75, UConn 71

North Texas 61, Texas A&M 41

UTSA 64, Cameron 56

Far West

Denver 83, St. Francis (Pa.) 61

Women’s College

Tuesday’s Games

EAST

Fairfield 81, Niagara 77

George Washington 114, Bluefield St. 55

Iona 65, St. Peter’s 61

Manhattan 65, Monmouth (NJ) 59

Marist 57, Canisius 49

Rider 77, Siena 63

Seton Hall 80, Stony Brook 65

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 54, UNC Wilmington 47

Marshall 86, Davis & Elkins 72

NC A&T 58, Elon 57

MIDWEST

Belmont 81, SE Missouri 74

Ill.-Chicago 66, N. Illinois 54

Loyola of Chicago 77, Chicago St. 63

Nebraska-Omaha 80, Doane 72

South Dakota 81, Valparaiso 70

Villanova 63, Marquette 61

SOUTHWEST

South Florida 77, Houston 54

Hockey

NHL

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

All Times PST

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 40 26 12 2 54 117 86

Tampa Bay 39 23 12 4 50 110 93

Montreal 41 23 14 4 50 103 94

Detroit 41 18 14 9 45 107 117

Toronto 41 20 16 5 45 115 118

Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135

Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130

Buffalo 40 11 25 4 26 71 113

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 42 29 12 1 59 131 96

Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119

Philadelphia 40 20 16 4 44 105 111

New Jersey 41 17 16 8 42 97 103

N.Y. Rangers 41 20 19 2 42 96 109

Carolina 40 15 16 9 39 96 118

Columbus 40 17 19 4 38 109 117

N.Y. Islanders 41 13 21 7 33 107 138

Western Conference

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 42 28 7 7 63 158 115

St. Louis 39 27 7 5 59 139 93

Colorado 39 24 11 4 52 114 100

Dallas 39 20 12 7 47 115 113

Minnesota 42 20 17 5 45 97 109

Winnipeg 42 19 18 5 43 114 121

Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 95 119

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 42 29 8 5 63 137 106

San Jose 40 25 9 6 56 131 104

Los Angeles 41 25 12 4 54 110 83

Vancouver 41 23 11 7 53 111 97

Phoenix 39 20 10 9 49 120 120

Calgary 40 14 20 6 34 96 126

Edmonton 42 13 24 5 31 109 143

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

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 2, Florida 1, SO

New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1

N.Y. Islanders 5, Boston 3

Carolina 5, Montreal 4, OT

Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 0

Anaheim 6, San Jose 3

Dallas 3, Los Angeles 2

Colorado 5, Columbus 3

Philadelphia 4, Calgary 1

Phoenix 4, Edmonton 3, OT

Today’s Games

Toronto vs. Detroit at Ann Arbor, MI, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Nashville at Boston, 4 p.m.

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

Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

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

Tennis

Professional

Brisbane International

Tuesday

At Queensland Tennis Centre

Brisbane, Australia

Purse: Men, $511,825 (WT250); Women, $1 million (Premier)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4.

Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Alex Kuznetsov, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4.

Jeremy Chardy (8), France, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Marius Copil, Romania, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (7).

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

Sam Groth, Australia, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

Women

Second Round

Dominika Cibulkova (9), Slovakia, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-3.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Qatar Open

Tuesday

At The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex

Doha, Qatar

Purse: $1.195 million (WT250)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Mousa Shanan Zayed, Qatar, 6-0, 6-0.

Daniel Brands, German, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.

Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2.

Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7-5, 6-0.

David Ferrer (2), Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Ernests Gulbis (7), Latvia, def. Daniel Evans, Britain, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0.

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Michal Przysiezny, Poland, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5).

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (7).

Philipp Kohlschreiber (6), Germany, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Karim Hossam, Egypt, 7-5, 6-1.

Chennai Open

Tuesday

At SDAT Tennis Stadium

Chennai, India

Purse: $459,140 (WT250)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Edouard Roger-Vasselin (7), France, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0).

Yuki Bhambri, India, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.

Alex Kudryavtsev, Russia, def. Roberto Bautista Agut (8), Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Benjamin Becker, Germany, def. Julian Reister, Germany, 6-4, 2-1, retired.

Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Marcel Granollers (6), Spain, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-0.

Shenzhen Longgang Gemdale Open

Tuesday

At Longgang Tennis Center

Shenzhen, China

Purse: $500,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Nadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-0, 2-0, retired.

Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, def. Zhang Shuai (6), China, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Li Na (1), China, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.

Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Second Round

Peng Shuai (5), China, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

ASB Classic

Tuesday

At ASB Bank Tennis Centre

Auckland, New Zealand

Purse: $250,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Kirsten Flipkens (3), Belgium, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-4, 7-5.

Sharon Fichman, Canada, def. Sorana Cirstea (4), Romania, 6-1, 6-4.

Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

Sachie Ishizu, Japan, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Lauren Davis, United States, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-1, 6-4.

Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Alison Riske, United States, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Lucie Safarova (6), Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Karin Knapp (8), Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

Hopman Cup

Tuesday

At Perth Arena

Perth, Australia

Purse: $1 million (ITF Exhibition)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Round Robin

Group A

Italy 2, Australia 1

Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Sam Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Pennetta and Seppi, Italy, def. Stosur and Tomic, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Crain on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Waived F Lou Amundson.

NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed F Jeremy Tyler from Erie (NBADL). Released G Chris Smith.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR Mike Thomas to a reserve/future contract.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed TEs Matt Furstenburg and Nathan Overbay (TE), WRs Gerrard Sheppard and Kamar Aiken, DT Cody Larsen, OT David Mims, QB Nick Stephens and C Reggie Stephens to reserve/future contracts.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DB Brandon Burton to a reserve/future contract.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed P Drew Butler and RB Willie Carter to reserve/future contracts.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed WR Tim Benford, G Ray Dominguez, WR Lance Lewis, DE Caesar Rayford, LB Jonathan Stewart and OT John Wetzel to reserve/future contracts.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed G Lanier Coleman to the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WRs Rico Richardson, Andy Cruse and Uzoma Nwachukwu; DB Steven Terrell; and CB Loyce Means to reserve/future contracts.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WRs Jabin Sambrano and Chad Bumphis, DEs Will Pericak and D’Aundre Reed, OT DeMarcus Love, QB Matt Scott, TE Brandon Barden and RB Shaun Chapas to reserve/future contracts.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed LB James-Michael Johnson on injured reserve. Signed LB Robert James.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed C Matt Stankiewitch. Signed WR Greg Orton to the practice squad.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed RB Alvester Alexander, WRs Justin Brown and Kashif Moore, Gs Bryant Browning and Chris Hubbard, S Ross Ventrone and LB Kion Wilson to reserve/future contracts.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed LW Kerby Rychel to a three-year, entry-level contract.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled F Mark Stone from Binghamton (AHL) on an emergency basis.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned F Pierre-Cedric Labrie to Syracuse (AHL).

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed D Dion Phaneuf to a seven-year contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Ryan Olsen on a three-year, two-way, entry-level contract.

COLLEGE

FLORIDA STATE — Signed football coach Jimbo Fisher to a three-year contract extension through 2018.