For the Record: 12/26/2012
BY Staff Reports
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
12/26/12 at 3:40 AM
Basketball
NBA D-League
Central Division
|
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
| Tulsa |
8 |
3 |
.727 |
- |
| Texas |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
1/2 |
| Sioux Falls |
7 |
4 |
.646 |
1 |
| Austin |
6 |
5 |
.545 |
2 |
| Rio Grande Valley |
5 |
6 |
.455 |
3 |
| Iowa |
3 |
7 |
.300 |
4 1/2 |
West Division
| Santa Cruz |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
- |
| Bakersfield |
8 |
5 |
.615 |
1/2 |
| Los Angeles |
5 |
4 |
.556 |
1 1/2 |
| Reno |
3 |
6 |
.333 |
3 1/2 |
| Idaho |
1 |
10 |
.091 |
6 1/2 |
East Division
| Maine |
7 |
4 |
.636 |
- |
| Erie |
6 |
4 |
.600 |
1/2 |
| Canton |
6 |
7 |
.462 |
2 |
| Springfield |
4 |
5 |
.444 |
2 |
| Fort Wayne |
3 |
10 |
.231 |
5 |
Tuesday
Iowa 102, Sioux Falls 80
Wednesday
Austin at Canton, 6 p.m.
Maine at Idaho, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Springfield at Santa Cruz, 9 p.m.
College: Men
AP TOP 25
No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 17 San Diego St.
TOURNAMENTS
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
At Honolulu
Seventh Place
San Francisco 67, ETSU 49
Fifth Place
Mississippi 81, Hawaii 66
Third Place
Indiana State 57, Miami (Fla.) 55, OT
First Place
Arizona vs. San Diego St.
College: Women
Poll
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. Stanford (26) |
11-0 |
769 |
1 |
| 2. UConn (4) |
10-0 |
744 |
2 |
| 3. Baylor (1) |
9-1 |
717 |
3 |
| 4. Duke |
10-0 |
680 |
4 |
| 5. Notre Dame |
9-1 |
645 |
5 |
| 6. Kentucky |
10-1 |
619 |
6 |
| 7. Georgia |
12-0 |
581 |
7 |
| 8. California |
9-1 |
529 |
9 |
| 9. Maryland |
8-2 |
523 |
8 |
| 10. Penn State |
10-2 |
483 |
10 |
| 11. Purdue |
11-1 |
447 |
12 |
| 12. Louisville |
11-2 |
414 |
13 |
| 13. Oklahoma State |
9-0 |
402 |
14 |
| 14. Dayton |
12-0 |
376 |
15 |
| 15. Tennessee |
7-3 |
373 |
11 |
| 16. South Carolina |
11-1 |
301 |
17 |
| 17. Oklahoma |
9-2 |
268 |
18 |
| 18. UCLA |
7-2 |
182 |
16 |
| 19. Nebraska |
9-3 |
152 |
21 |
| 20. Kansas |
9-2 |
150 |
19 |
| 21. Texas |
7-2 |
120 |
23 |
| 22. Texas A&M |
8-4 |
114 |
22 |
| 23. North Carolina |
11-1 |
106 |
25 |
| 24. Ohio State |
8-3 |
89 |
24 |
| 25. Florida State |
10-1 |
86 |
- |
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 38, Colorado 34, Miami 27, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 15, St. John's 7, Duquesne 6, Rutgers 6, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, DePaul 5, Toledo 5, Gonzaga 3, Villanova 2.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-N. England 11 4 0 .733 529 331
Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289
N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347
Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426
South
y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303
x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371
Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451
Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406
North
y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321
x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304
Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344
West
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286
San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419
Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372
N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337
Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402
South
y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277
New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410
Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377
Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325
North
y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299
Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314
Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253
Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411
West
x-San Fran 10 4 1 .700 370 260
x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392 232
St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328
Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday
Jacksonville at Tennessee, Noon
Carolina at New Orleans, Noon
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Noon
Baltimore at Cincinnati, Noon
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, Noon
Houston at Indianapolis, Noon
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, Noon
Chicago at Detroit, Noon
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, Noon
Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.
Miami at New England, 3:25 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 7:20 p.m.
End of regular season
Hockey
CHL
| Wichita |
18 |
8 |
3 |
39 |
103 |
73 |
| Allen |
18 |
5 |
2 |
38 |
88 |
63 |
| Denver |
16 |
10 |
2 |
34 |
90 |
76 |
| Bloomington |
15 |
11 |
1 |
31 |
109 |
94 |
| Rapid City |
13 |
10 |
5 |
31 |
68 |
76 |
| Missouri |
14 |
11 |
2 |
30 |
94 |
94 |
| Fort Worth |
13 |
10 |
4 |
30 |
72 |
77 |
| Arizona |
11 |
14 |
4 |
26 |
75 |
94 |
| Quad City |
11 |
12 |
3 |
25 |
70 |
82 |
| Tulsa |
8 |
18 |
2 |
18 |
76 |
116 |
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Overtime or shootout losses are only denoted in the OT column, not the loss column.
Wednesday
Missouri at Quad City, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Worth at Tulsa, 7:05 p.m.
Allen at Wichita, 7:05 p.m.
Denver at Rapid City, 7:35 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS: Placed WR Kevin Cone on injured reserve.
BALTIMORE RAVENS: Signed LB D.J. Bryant to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS: Placed CB Dre Kirkpatrick on injured reserve. Claimed WR Dane Sanzenbacher off waivers from Chicago.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Placed RB Rashad Jennings, LB Greg K. Jones, G Mark Asper and WR Cecil Shorts on injured reserve. Claimed G Mark Asper and TE Allen Reisner off waivers from Minnesota. Signed WR Jerrrell Jackson from the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: Signed LB Marcus Dowtin to the practice squad.
COLLEGE
AUBURN: Melvin Smith cornerbacks coach.
Boxing
Fight Schedule
Dec. 31
At Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Bryan Vasquez, 12, for Uchiyama's WBA junior lightweight title; Yota Sato vs. Ryo Akaho, 12, for Sato's WBC junior bantamweight title; Tepparith Kokietgym vs. Kohei Kono, 12, for Kokietgym's WBA junior bantamweight title.
At Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka, Japan, Ryo Miyazaki vs. Pornsawan Porpramok, 12, for the vacant WBA strawweight title; Kazuto Ioka vs. Jose Rodriguez, 12, for vacant WBA junior flyweight title.
Jan. 4
At Magic City Casino, Miami (ESPN2), Rances Barthelemy vs. Arash Usmanee, 10, junior lightweights; Jonathan Gonzalez vs. Derrick Ennis, 10, junior middleweights.
Jan. 11
At Indian School, Santa Fe, N.M. (ESPN2), John Molina Jr. vs. Dannie Williams, 12, lightweights.
At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. (SHO), Ronny Rios vs. Rico Ramos, 10, featherweights.
Jan. 19
At The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York (HBO), Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Angel Garcia, 12, for Salido's WBO featherweight title; Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabriel Rosado, 12, for Golovkin's WBA middleweight title; Roman Martinez vs. Juan Carlos Burgos, 12, for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight title.
At TBA (SHO), Devon Alexander vs. Kell Brook, 12, for Alexander's IBF welterweight title.
At Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn. (NBCSN), Gabriel Campillo vs. Sergey Kovalev, 10, light heavyweights.
Jan. 25
At Turning Stone Casino Resort, Verona, N.Y. (ESPN2), Sergiy Dzinziruk vs. Brian Vera, 12, for the NABO middleweight title.
Jan. 26
At The Galen Center, Los Angeles (HBO), Andre Ward vs. Kelly Pavlik, 12, for Ward's WBA and WBC super middleweight titles; Chris Arreola vs. Bermane Stiverne, 10, heavyweights.
Jan. 30
At Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia, Daniel Geale, vs. Anthony Mundine, 12, for Geale's IBF middleweight title.
AP Sportlight
Dec. 26
1908: Jack Johnson becomes boxing's first black heavyweight champion with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney.
1917: Toronto's Harry Cameron is the first defenseman to score four goals in a game, leading the Maple Leafs past the Montreal Canadiens 7-5.
1943: Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for the NFL championship.
1946: The United States wins the Davis Cup with a 5-0 sweep of Australia, the worst defeat for a defending champion.
1954: Otto Graham scores three touchdowns and passes for three more to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 56-10 rout of the Detroit Lions for the NFL title.
1955: The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championship. Otto Graham of the Browns passes for two touchdowns and scores two more.
1960: The Philadelphia Eagles come from behind twice on a 35-yard pass to Tommy McDonald from Norm Van Brocklin and a 5-yard run by Ted Dean to beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the NFL title.
1964: Wray Carlton and Jack Kemp each score touchdowns and Pete Gogolak kicks two field goals to give the Buffalo Bills a 20-7 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL championship.
1965: The Buffalo Bills win their second straight AFL championship with a 27-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers are able to get inside Buffalo's 25-yard line only once.
1986: Center Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers plays his 915th consecutive game, setting an NHL record.
1999: Mike Vanderjagt's 21-yard field goal with 4 seconds left gives the Indianapolis Colts a 29-28 win over the Cleveland Browns. Indianapolis, which went 3-13 in 1998, makes NFL history by winning 10 more games than it did the previous season.
2001: Steve Nash scores 27 points and makes a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 53-point effort by Tim Duncan and beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-123.
2001: Colorado's Patrick Roy becomes the first NHL goalie to win 500 games as he records his seventh shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over Dallas.
2004: Peyton Manning breaks Dan Marino's single-season touchdown pass record when he throws his 48th and 49th of the season, rallying Indianapolis from a 31-16 fourth-quarter deficit to win 34-31 in overtime over San Diego.
2004: Steve Nash has 18 points and 13 assists to become the first NBA player to register 10 or more assists in 11 consecutive winning games as Phoenix beat Toronto 106-94. Magic Johnson had a record 10 twice during the 1986-87 season.
2005: DeAngelo Williams sets an NCAA record with his 34th 100-yard rushing game and scores three touchdowns, leading Memphis to a 38-31 victory over Akron in the Motor City Bowl.
2007: Chris Summers kicks a 40-yard field goal as time expired in the Motor City Bowl, lifting Purdue to a 51-48 win over Central Michigan. The 99 points ties the second-highest total in a bowl game that ended in regulation, trailing only the 2003 Insight Bowl, where California beat Virginia Tech 52-49.
2010: The NFL moves the Minnesota Vikings-Philadelphia Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of a blizzard that dumps about a foot of snow on Philadelphia. The NFL last played on a Tuesday in 1946.
2010: Tom Brady throws three touchdown passes in New England's 34-3 win at Buffalo and extends his streak of attempts without an interception to 319. That tops the NFL mark of 308 set by Bernie Kosar with Cleveland in the 1990-91 seasons.
2010: Aaron Rodgers passes for 404 yards and four touchdowns in his return from a concussion as Green Bay beats the struggling New York Giants 45-17 at Lambeau Field.
2011: Drew Brees sets the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held since 1984, and the New Orleans Saints clinch the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Brees throws for 307 yards and four touchdown passes, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go. It was Brees' final pass of the game and it gave him 5,087 yards passing, to break the record by three yards.
Today's Line
Football
NFL
Sunday
| BUFFALO |
3 1/2 (40) |
NY Jets |
| NEW ENGLAND |
10 (48) |
Miami |
| CINCINNATI |
3 (41) |
Baltimore |
| PITTSBURGH |
No line |
Cleveland |
| Houston |
4 1/2 (46) |
INDIANAPOLIS |
| TENNESSEE |
4 (42) |
Jacksonville |
| NY GIANTS |
8 (47) |
Philadelphia |
| WASHINGTON |
3 (50) |
Dallas |
| Chicago |
3 (45) |
DETROIT |
| Green Bay |
3 1/2 (46) |
MINNESOTA |
| ATLANTA |
No line |
Tampa Bay |
| NEW ORLEANS |
4 1/2 (54) |
Carolina |
| DENVER |
16 (42) |
Kansas City |
| SAN DIEGO |
No line |
Oakland |
| SAN FRANCISCO |
16 (39) |
Arizona |
| SEATTLE |
10 (41) |
St. Louis |
COLLEGE
For bowl games, see B5
Basketball
NBA
| ORLANDO |
2 (182) |
New Orleans |
| INDIANA |
4 (176) |
Chicago |
| WASHINGTON |
Pick (187) |
Cleveland |
| Miami |
10 1/2 (204) |
CHARLOTTE |
| ATLANTA |
7 1/2 (186) |
Detroit |
| MEMPHIS |
9 (182) |
Philadelphia |
| MILWAUKEE |
2 1/2 (186) |
Brooklyn |
| MINNESOTA |
OFF |
Houston |
| SAN ANTONIO |
14 (201) |
Toronto |
| New York |
4 (199) |
PHOENIX |
| DENVER |
3 (215) |
LA Lakers |
| UTAH |
4 (203) |
Golden St |
| PORTLAND |
6 (198) |
Sacramento |
COLLEGE
No games scheduled
Home team in CAPS
