Today
SOCCER
OIA West girls: Pearl City at Waianae, Mililani at Aiea, Kapolei at Leilehua, 5:30 p.m.
OIA West boys: Mililani at Waipahu, Radford at Waialua, Leilehua at Campbell, 5:30 p.m.; Kapolei at Nanakuli, Pearl City at Aiea, 7:15 p.m.
OIA White girls: Roosevelt at Nanakuli, 5:30 p.m., McKinley at Campbell, Farrington at Waialua, Kaimuki at Waipahu, 7:15 p.m.
Tomorrow
BASEBALL
AJA: Pearl City vs. Waialae, 7 p.m., Central Oahu Regional Park.
BASKETBALL
Merv Lopes Holiday Classic: Waialua vs. Castle, 10 a.m.; Baldwin vs. Nanakuli, 11:30 a.m.; Hilo vs. Thompson, 1 p.m.; Leilehua vs. Kamehameha, 2:30 p.m.; Keaau vs. Kalaheo, 4 p.m.; Timpview (Calif.) vs. Punahou, 5:30 p.m.; El Toro (Calif.) vs. Iolani, 7 p.m.; Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Mililani, 8:30 p.m., at St. Francis.
Na Menehune Holiday Classic: Iolani II vs. Farrington, 9 a.m.; Mid-Pacific vs. Campbell, 10:30 a.m.; Damien vs. McKinley, noon; Hawaii Baptist vs. Moanalua, 1:30 p.m.; Kailua vs. Word of Life, 3 p.m.; Aiea vs. Kahuku, 4:30 p.m.; Punahou II vs. Roosevelt, 6 p.m.; Waianae vs. Maryknoll, 7:30 p.m., at Moanalua.
Walter Wong Classic: Kamehameha II vs. Hamamatsu (Japan), 9 a.m.; Lutheran vs. South Torrence (Calif.), 10:30 a.m.; Arlington (Calif.) vs. Assumption (Canada), noon; Lake Washington (Wash.) vs. North Torrence (Calif.), 1:30 p.m.; Assets vs. Seaquan Secondary School (Canada), 3 p.m.; Saint Louis II vs. Monroe (Wash.), 4:30 p.m.; Kaiser vs. Lick-Wilmerding (Calif.), 6 p.m.; Saint Louis vs. Listowel (Canda), 7:30 p.m., at McCabe Gym.
SOCCER
OIA East boys: McKinley at Farrington, Moanalua at Kalaheo, 4 p.m.; Kalani at Castle, Roosevelt at Kahuku, 5 p.m.; Kaiser at Kailua, 7:15 p.m.
OIA East girls: Kalani at Moanalua, Kahuku at Kailua, Castle at Kaiser, 5:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
BIIF: Keaau at Hilo, Kohala at Pahoa, Waiakea at Honokaa, Kealakehe at Konawaena, 3 p.m.
OIA Red East: Moanalua vs. Kalaheo at Aikahi Park, Kaimuki at Kailua, Kalani vs. Roosevelt at Stevenson Middle School, 3:30 p.m.
OIA Red West: Kapolei at Mililani, Aiea at Pearl City, Campbell vs. Leilehua at Kaala Elementary, 3:30 p.m.
OIA White: Anuenue at Kaiser, Waianae vs. Kahuku at Hauula Playground, Farrington at Radford, Nanakuli at McKinley, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bowl glance
(All times Hawaii time)
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $750,000
TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7
Thursday, Dec. 21
Las Vegas Bowl
Payout: $1 million
BYU 38, Oregon 8
Friday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
Payout: $325,000
Troy 41, Rice 17
Saturday, Dec. 23
PapaJohns.com Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Payout: $300,000
South Florida 24, East Carolina 7
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Payout: $750,000
San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12
Armed Forces Bowl
At Fort Worth, Texas
Payout: $750,000
Utah 25, Tulsa 13
Sunday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Payout: $750,000
Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24
Today
Motor City Bowl
At Detroit
Payout: $750,000
Central Michigan (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Payout: $750,000
Florida State (6-6) vs. UCLA (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Payout: $1.1 million
Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $2.2 million
California (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
At Houston
Payout: $750,000
Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 3 p.m. (NFL)
Friday, Dec. 29
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Payout: $1.6 million
Clemson (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Payout: $1.9 million
Missouri (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-4), 9 a.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Payout: $1.7 million
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Payout: $1.2 million
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (NFL)
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $2.25 million
Maryland (8-4) vs. Purdue (8-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 30
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Payout: $750,000
Navy (9-3) vs. Boston College (9-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Payout: $2.225 million
Iowa (6-6) vs. Texas (9-3), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $2.825 million
Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Georgia (8-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 31
MPC Computers Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Payout: $750,000
Nevada (8-4) vs. Miami (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Payout: $3 million
Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3), 6 a.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Payout: $3 million
Auburn (10-2) vs. Nebraska (9-4), 6:30 a.m. (FOX)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $4.25 million
Wisconsin (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-3), 8 a.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Payout: $2.5 million
Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 8 a.m. (CBS)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Payout: $17 million
Southern Cal (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1), noon (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Payout: $17 million
Boise State (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 3:30 p.m. (FOX)
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Payout: $17 million
Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1), 3 p.m. (FOX)
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Payout: $17 million
LSU (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (10-2), 3 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 6
International Bowl
At Toronto
Payout: $750,000
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), 7 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Jan. 7
GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Payout: $750,000
Southern Miss (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 8
BCS National Championship
At Glendale, Ariz.
Payout: $17 million
Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1), 3 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 14
Hula Bowl
At Honolulu
East vs. West, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 15
Las Vegas All-American Classic
East vs. West, 11 a.m., (NFL)
Saturday, Jan. 20
East-West Shrine Classic
At Houston
East vs. West, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
BASKETBALL
NBA coaching victories
Through Dec. 25
Coaches with 500 or more NBA victories (x-active):
| 1. Lenny Wilkens |
1,332
|
| 2. x-Don Nelson |
1,204
|
| 3. x-Pat Riley |
1,164
|
| 4. Larry Brown |
1,010
|
| 5. x-Jerry Sloan |
1,004
|
| 6. Bill Fitch |
944
|
| 7. Red Auerbach |
938
|
| 8. Dick Motta |
935
|
| 9. x-Phil Jackson |
895
|
| 10. Jack Ramsay |
864
|
| 11. Cotton Fitzsimmons |
832
|
| 12 x-George Karl |
798
|
| 13. Gene Shue |
784
|
| 14. Rick Adelman |
752
|
| 15. John MacLeod |
707
|
| 16. Red Holzman |
696
|
| 17. x-Mike Fratello |
667
|
| 18. Chuck Daly |
638
|
| 19. Doug Moe |
628
|
| 20. Al Attles |
557
|
NBA career assists leaders
Through Dec. 25
(x-active)
| 1. John Stockton |
15,806
|
| 2. Mark Jackson |
10,334
|
| 3. Magic Johnson |
10,141
|
| 4. Oscar Robertson |
9,887
|
| 5. Isiah Thomas |
9,061
|
| 6. x-Gary Payton |
8,822
|
| 7. x-Jason Kidd |
8,202
|
| 8. Rod Strickland |
7,987
|
| 9. Maurice Cheeks |
7,392
|
| 10. Lenny Wilkens |
7,211
|
| 11. Terry Porter |
7,160
|
| 12. Tim Hardaway |
7,095
|
| 13. Bob Cousy |
6,955
|
| 14. Guy Rodgers |
6,917
|
| 15. Muggsy Bogues |
6,726
|
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 24, 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. UCLA (31) |
11-0 |
775 |
1
|
| 2. North Carolina |
10-1 |
740 |
2
|
| 3. Florida |
11-2 |
693 |
4
|
| 4. Wisconsin |
12-1 |
648 |
5
|
| 5. Duke |
11-1 |
624 |
6
|
| 6. Ohio State |
10-2 |
594 |
3
|
| 7. Arizona |
9-1 |
577 |
9
|
| 8. Alabama |
11-1 |
545 |
10
|
| 9. Connecticut |
10-0 |
503 |
11
|
| 10. Kansas |
10-2 |
491 |
12
|
| 11. Pittsburgh |
11-2 |
461 |
7
|
| 12. Texas A&M |
10-2 |
401 |
13
|
| 13. Washington |
10-1 |
396 |
17
|
| 14. Oklahoma State |
12-1 |
347 |
14
|
| 15. Butler |
12-1 |
337 |
16
|
| 16. Wichita State |
9-2 |
234 |
8
|
| 17. Air Force |
11-1 |
219 |
19
|
| 18. Nevada |
10-1 |
205 |
20
|
| 19. LSU |
7-3 |
203 |
15
|
| 20. Oregon |
11-0 |
176 |
23
|
| 21. Clemson |
12-0 |
172 |
22
|
| 22. Marquette |
12-2 |
168 |
21
|
| 23. Memphis |
9-3 |
131 |
18
|
| 24. Notre Dame |
10-1 |
105 |
--
|
| 25. Michigan State |
12-2 |
91 |
25
|
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 47, Maryland 32, Gonzaga 26, Washington State 23, Syracuse 20, Texas 19, Illinois 14, Missouri State 14, UNLV 13, Florida State 10, Southern Illinois 10, Georgia 5, West Virginia 4, Georgetown 2.
Associated Press Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' 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. UCLA (71) |
11-0 |
1,799 |
1
|
| 2. North Carolina (1) |
10-1 |
1,720 |
2
|
| 3. Florida |
11-2 |
1,615 |
5
|
| 4. Wisconsin |
12-1 |
1,577 |
4
|
| 5. Duke |
11-1 |
1,457 |
6
|
| 6. Ohio St. |
10-2 |
1,351 |
3
|
| 7. Arizona |
9-1 |
1,347 |
9
|
| 8. Alabama |
11-1 |
1,308 |
10
|
| 9. Kansas |
10-2 |
1,246 |
11
|
| 10. Pittsburgh |
11-2 |
1,065 |
7
|
| 11. Texas A&M |
10-2 |
1,001 |
13
|
| 12. Connecticut |
10-0 |
982 |
14
|
| 13. Oklahoma St. |
12-1 |
853 |
15
|
| 14. Washington |
10-1 |
845 |
17
|
| 15. Butler |
12-1 |
734 |
16
|
| 16. Wichita St. |
9-2 |
603 |
8
|
| 17. LSU |
7-3 |
596 |
12
|
| 18. Marquette |
12-2 |
571 |
19
|
| 19. Notre Dame |
10-1 |
517 |
20
|
| 20. Oregon |
11-0 |
501 |
21
|
| 21. Tennessee |
10-2 |
366 |
--
|
| 22. Memphis |
9-3 |
300 |
18
|
| 23. Air Force |
11-1 |
253 |
24
|
| 24. Nevada |
10-1 |
203 |
25
|
| 25. Clemson |
12-0 |
152 |
--
|
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 129, Texas 57, Michigan St. 47, Florida St. 45, Maryland 35, Syracuse 24, Kentucky 16, Missouri St. 14, Washington St. 14, Georgia Tech 9, S. Illinois 9, Georgetown 8, Virginia 7, Purdue 6, Drexel 5, Texas Tech 5, Illinois 3, Dayton 2, New Mexico 2, Boston College 1.
BOXING
Fight schedule
National TV in parentheses
2007
Jan. 3
At Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan, Cristian Mijares, Gomez Palacio, Mexico, vs. Katsushige Kawashima, Japan, 12, for Mijares' WBC interim junior bantamweight title; Edwin Valero, Japan, vs. Michael Lozada, Mexico, 12, for Valero's WBA junior lightweight title.
Jan. 5
At Las Vegas (SHO), Anthony Hanshaw, Mansfield, Ohio, vs. Jen Paul Mendy, Las Vegas, 12, for the IBO super middleweight championship.
At Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, N.M., Jose Armando Santa-Cruz, Mexico, vs. Luis Arceo, Mexico, 10, lightweights.
At Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi Mississippi,(ESPN2), Anthony Peterson, Washington, vs. Juan Humberto Garza, Mexico, 12, lightweights.
Jan. 6
At Hollywood, Fla. (SHO), Samuel Peter, Nigeria, vs. James Toney, Los Angeles, 12, heavyweights; Cory Spinks, St. Louis, vs. Rodney Jones, Stockton, Calif., 12, for Spinks' IBF junior middleweight title; Jose Antonio Rivera, Worcester, Mass. vs. Travis Simms, Norwalk, Conn., 12, for Rivera's WBA super welterweight title.
Jan. 11
At New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Kid Diamond, Las Vegas, vs. Antonio Pitalula, Mexico, 12, for the NABF lightweight title. Jan. 19
At Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Henry Bruseles, Puerto Rico, vs. Wilfredo Negron, Puerto Rico, 10, super lightweights.
Jan. 20
At Paris Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (HBO), Jose Luis Castillo, Mexico, vs. Hermann Ngoudjo, Canada, 12, WBC super lightweight eliminator.
At St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland, Nikolai Valuev, Russia, vs. Jameel McCline, West Palm Beach, Fla., 12, for Valuev's WBA heavyweight title.
Jan. 25
At Las Vegas, Ulises Solis, Mexico, vs. Will Grigsby, St. Paul, Minn. 12, for the IBF light flyweight title.
Jan. 27
At Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif. (HBO), Jorge Arce, Mexico, vs. Julio Roque Ler, Argentina, 12, super flyweights; Kelly Pavlik, Youngstown, Ohio, vs. Jose Luis Zertuche, Mexico, 12, middleweights.
BASEBALL
Free-agent signings
The 94 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (6) -- Signed Jamie Walker, lhp, Detroit, to a $12 million, three-year contract; signed Danys Baez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Bradford, rhp, New York Mets, to a $10.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Kevin Millar, 1b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Kansas City, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jay Payton, of, Oakland, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Gomez, inf, to an $850,000, one-year contract.
BOSTON (3) -- Re-signed Alex Cora, ss, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Julio Lugo, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $36 million, four-year contract; re-signed Doug Mirabelli, c, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract.
CLEVELAND (4) -- Signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, New York Mets, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Aaron Fultz, lhp, Philadelphia, to a $1.65 million, one-year contract; signed David Dellucci, of, Philadelphia, to a $11.5 million, three-year contact; signed Joe Borowski, rhp, Florida, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract.
DETROIT (2) -- Re-signed Sean Casey, 1b, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Mesa, rhp, Colorado to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
KANSAS CITY (3) -- Signed Gil Meche, rhp, Seattle, to a $55 million, five-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed David Riske, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (3) -- Signed Justin Speier, rhp, Toronto, to an $18 million, four-year contract; signed Gary Matthews Jr., of, Texas, to a $50 million, five-year contract; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, New York Mets, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.
MINNESOTA (2) -- Signed Jeff Cirillo, 3b, Milwaukee, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Rondell White, of, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (2) -- Re-signed Mike Mussina, rhp, to a $23 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, Houston, to a $16 million, one-year contract.
OAKLAND (2) -- Signed Alan Embree, lhp, San Diego, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Mike Piazza, c, San Diego, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract.
SEATTLE (2) -- Signed Jose Guillen, of, Washington, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $25 million, three-year contract.
TEXAS (4) -- Signed Frank Catalanotto, of, Toronto, to a $13.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $33.75 million, three-year contract; signed Kenny Lofton, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Gagne, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6 million, one-year contract.
TORONTO (4) -- Signed Frank Thomas, 1b, Oakland, to an $18.12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gregg Zaun, c, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; signed Royce Clayton, ss, Cincinnati, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($850,000).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (2) -- Signed Tanyon Sturtze, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Woodward, ss, New York Mets, to an $850,000, one-year contract.
CHICAGO (8) -- Re-signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, to a $75 million, five-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Mark DeRosa, 2b, Texas, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $5.25 million, two-year contract; signed Alfonso Soriano, of, Washington, to a $136 million, eight-year contract; signed Ted Lilly, lhp, Toronto, to a $40 million, four-year contract; signed Daryle Ward, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.05 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, St. Louis, to a $21 million, three-year contract.
CINCINNATI (3) -- Signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Boston, to a $14 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Stanton, lhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed David Weathers, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.
COLORADO (3) -- Re-signed Kaz Matsui, 2b, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract.
HOUSTON (2) -- Signed Carlos Lee, of, Texas, to a $100 million, six-year contract; signed Woody Williams, rhp, San Diego, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (6) -- Re-signed Nomar Garciaparra, 1b, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract; signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $44 million, five-year contract; signed Randy Wolf, lhp, Philadelphia, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Lieberthal, c, Philadelphia, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Schmidt, rhp, San Francisco, to a $47 million, three-year contract; signed Luis Gonzalez, of, Arizona, to a $7.35 million, one-year contract.
MILWAUKEE (3) -- Signed Craig Counsell, 2b, Arizona, to a $6 million, two-year contract; announced Tony Graffanino, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, St. Louis, to a $42 million, four-year contract.
NEW YORK (6) -- Re-signed Jose Valentin, 2b, to a $3.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed Orlando Hernandez, rhp, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Damion Easley, 2b, Arizona, to an $850,000, one-year contract; signed Moises Alou, of, San Francisco, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed left-hander Tom Glavine to a $10.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Guillermo Mota, rhp, to a $5 million, two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA (3) -- Signed Wes Helms, 3b, Florida, to a $5.45 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Eaton, rhp, Texas, to a $24.5 million, three-year contract; signed Rod Barajas, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (1) -- Signed Einar Diaz, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($600,000).
ST. LOUIS (5) -- Re-signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Kip Wells, rhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Gary Bennett, c, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Russ Springer, rhp, Houston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO (4) -- Re-signed Geoff Blum, 3b, to a $900,000, one-year contract; announced Todd Walker, 2b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Greg Maddux, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Doug Brocail, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (7) -- Re-signed Ray Durham, 2b, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract; signed Dave Roberts, of, San Diego, to an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Rich Aurilia, inf, Cincinnati, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Pedro Feliz, 3b, to a $5.1 million, one-year contract; signed Bengie Molina, c, Toronto, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Klesko, 1b, San Diego, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.
WASHINGTON (2) -- Signed Ray King, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($850,000); re-signed Robert Fick, 1b, to a minor league contract ($850,000).
Remaining free agents
The 83 remaining free agents:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (4) -- Bruce Chen, lhp; Russ Ortiz, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Chris Widger, c.
BOSTON (4) -- Keith Foulke, rhp; Gabe Kapler, of; Mark Loretta, 3b; Trot Nixon, of.
CHICAGO (3) -- Sandy Alomar Jr., c; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Jeff Nelson, rhp.
CLEVELAND (2) -- Aaron Boone, 3b; Lou Merloni, 2b.
DETROIT (1) -- Troy Percival, rhp.
KANSAS CITY (2) -- Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Mark Redman, lhp.
LOS ANGELES (1) -- Darin Erstad, of-1b.
MINNESOTA (4) -- Phil Nevin, 1b; Brad Radke, rhp; Shannon Stewart, of.
NEW YORK (4) -- Miguel Cairo, 2b; Ron Villone, lhp; Bernie Williams, of; Craig Wilson, of.
OAKLAND (2) -- Steve Karsay, rhp; Barry Zito, lhp.
SEATTLE (1) -- Eduardo Perez, 1b.
TAMPA BAY (2) -- Brian Meadows, rhp; Tomas Perez, ss.
TEXAS (1) -- Eric Young, 2b.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (3) -- Brian Jordan, of; Todd Pratt, c; John Thomson, rhp.
CHICAGO (1) -- John Mabry, 1b.
CINCINNATI (7) -- Ryan Franklin, rhp; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Jason Johnson, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; Paul Wilson, rhp.
COLORADO (2) -- Vinny Castilla, 3b; Mike DeJean, rhp.
FLORIDA (2) -- Matt Herges, rhp; Brian Moehler, rhp.
HOUSTON (3) -- Jeff Bagwell, 1b; Roger Clemens, rhp; Aubrey Huff, 3b.
LOS ANGELES (2) -- J.D. Drew, of; Aaron Sele, rhp.
MILWAUKEE (4) -- David Bell, 3b; Rick Helling, rhp; Dan Kolb, rhp; Tomo Ohka, rhp.
NEW YORK (6) -- Mike DiFelice, c; Cliff Floyd, of; Yusaku Iriki, rhp; Ricky Ledee, of; Steve Trachsel, rhp; Michael Tucker, rf.
PHILADELPHIA (4) -- Alex S. Gonzalez, ss; Jose Hernandez, ss; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rick White, rhp.
PITTSBURGH (2) -- Jeromy Burnitz, of; Joe Randa, 3b.
ST. LOUIS (5) -- Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Mark Mulder, lhp; Jose Vizcaino, ss; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Preston Wilson, of.
SAN DIEGO (5) -- Shawn Estes, lhp; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Chan Ho Park, rhp; Rudy Seanez, rhp; David Wells, lhp.
SAN FRANCISCO (5) -- Barry Bonds, lf; Steve Finley, cf; Todd Greene, c; Shea Hillenbrand, 1b; Jamey Wright, rhp.
WASHINGTON (3) -- Tony Armas Jr., rhp; Robert Fick, 1b; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.
GLANTZ-CULVER LINES
NCAA football
| FAVORITE |
OP |
TO |
OU |
DOG
|
Tonight
|
Motor City Bowl
|
At Detroit
|
| Cent. Michigan |
11 1/2 |
8 1/2 |
(52) |
Middle Tenn.
|
Tomorrow
|
Emerald Bowl
|
At San Francisco
|
| UCLA |
4 1/2 |
3 1/2 |
(40) |
Florida St.
|
Thursday
|
Independence Bowl
|
At Shreveport, La.
|
| Oklahoma St. |
3 |
2 |
(51) |
Alabama
|
Texas Bowl
|
At Houston
|
| Rutgers |
7 |
7 |
(45) |
Kansas St.
|
Holiday Bowl
|
At San Diego
|
| California |
5 |
4 1/2 |
(52 1/2) |
Texas A&M
|
Friday
|
Music City Bowl
|
At Nashville, Tenn.
|
| Clemson |
11 |
9 1/2 |
(57 1/2) |
Kentucky
|
Sun Bowl
|
At El Paso, Texas
|
| Oregon St. |
3 |
3 |
(52 1/2) |
Missouri
|
Liberty Bowl
|
At Memphis, Tenn.
|
| South Carolina |
6 1/2 |
6 |
(56) |
Houston
|
Champs Sports Bowl
|
At Orlando, Fla.
|
| Maryland |
3 1/2 |
Pk |
(52 1/2) |
Purdue
|
Insight Bowl
|
At Tempe, Ariz.
|
| Texas Tech |
7 1/2 |
6 1/2 |
(66) |
Minnesota
|
Saturday
|
Meineke Car Care Bowl
|
At Charlotte, N.C.
|
| Boston College |
7 1/2 |
6 |
(47) |
Navy
|
Alamo Bowl
|
At San Antonio
|
| Texas |
10 1/2 |
9 |
(53 1/2) |
Iowa
|
Chick-fil-A Bowl
|
At Atlanta
|
| Virginia Tech |
2 1/2 |
2 1/2 |
(37 1/2) |
Georgia
|
Sunday
|
MPC Computers Bowl
|
At Boise, Idaho
|
| Miami |
3 |
3 1/2 |
(42 1/2) |
Nevada
|
Monday
|
Cotton Bowl
|
At Dallas
|
| Auburn |
2 1/2 |
1 1/2 |
(45 1/2) |
Nebraska
|
Outback Bowl
|
At Tampa, Fla.
|
| Tennessee |
4 |
4 |
(41) |
Penn St.
|
Capital One Bowl
|
At Orlando, Fla.
|
| Arkansas |
1 |
1 1/2 |
(45) |
Wisconsin
|
Gator Bowl
|
At Jacksonville, Fla.
|
| West Virginia |
7 1/2 |
10 1/2 |
(47 1/2) |
Georgia Tech
|
Rose Bowl
|
At Pasadena, Calif.
|
| Southern Cal |
+1 1/2 |
1 |
(47) |
Michigan
|
Fiesta Bowl
|
At Glendale, Ariz.
|
| Oklahoma |
7 |
7 |
(50 1/2) |
Boise St.
|
Jan. 2
|
Orange Bowl
|
At Miami
|
| Louisville |
11 |
10 |
(52) |
Wake Forest
|
Jan. 3
|
Sugar Bowl
|
At New Orleans
|
| LSU |
7 |
9 |
(56) |
Notre Dame
|
Jan. 6
|
International Bowl
|
At Toronto
|
| Cincinnati |
9 |
7 1/2 |
(41 1/2) |
W. Michigan
|
Jan. 7
|
GMAC Bowl
|
At Mobile, Ala.
|
| Southern Miss. |
6 1/2 |
6 |
(41 1/2) |
Ohio
|
Jan. 8
|
BCS Championship
|
At Glendale, Ariz.
|
| Ohio St. |
8 |
7 1/2 |
(46 1/2) |
Florida
|
NFL
Saturday
|
| FAVORITE |
OP |
TO |
OU |
DOG
|
| N.Y. Giants |
3 |
2 1/2 |
(43) |
at Washington
|
Sunday
|
| at Baltimore |
8 1/2 |
9 |
(34) |
Buffalo
|
| at Chicago |
3 |
3 |
(36) |
Green Bay
|
| at Cincinnati |
6 1/2 |
6 |
(44 1/2) |
Pittsburgh
|
| at Dallas |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Detroit
|
| at Houston |
4 1/2 |
4 |
(38) |
Cleveland
|
| at Indianapolis |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Miami
|
| at Kansas City |
2 1/2 |
2 1/2 |
(36 1/2) |
Jacksonville
|
| St. Louis |
+1 |
2 1/2 |
(44) |
at Minnesota
|
| at New Orleans |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Carolina
|
| at N.Y. Jets |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Oakland
|
| at Philadelphia |
OFF |
OFF |
(OFF) |
Atlanta
|
| at Tampa Bay |
1 1/2 |
3 1/2 |
(36 1/2) |
Seattle
|
| at Tennessee |
3 |
3 |
(43) |
New England
|
| at Denver |
10 |
10 1/2 |
(41) |
San Francisco
|
| at San Diego |
14 |
14 |
(44) |
Arizona
|
Off Key
|
Dallas played Dec. 25
|
Miami played Dec. 25
|
Carolina QB questionable
|
N.Y. Jets played Dec. 25
|
Philadelphia played Dec. 25
|
NBA
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG
|
| at Washington |
8 |
Memphis
|
| at Indiana |
6 1/2 |
Houston
|
| at Detroit |
7 1/2 |
New Jersey
|
| at Minnesota |
Pk |
Chicago
|
| at San Antonio |
10 |
Milwaukee
|
| at Dallas |
12 1/2 |
Charlotte
|
| at Utah |
7 |
L.A. Clippers
|
| at Phoenix |
12 1/2 |
Portland
|
| at Denver |
8 1/2 |
Boston
|
| at Seattle |
7 1/2 |
New Orleans
|
| at Golden State |
6 |
Philadelphia
|
NHL
| FAVORITE |
LINE |
UNDERDOG |
LINE
|
| Dallas |
-130 |
at Chicago |
+110
|
| at Buffalo |
-280 |
Washington |
+230
|
| at Atlanta |
-175 |
Tampa Bay |
+155
|
| at Carolina |
-220 |
Florida |
+180
|
| at Columbus |
-120 |
Boston |
+100
|
| at New Jersey |
-175 |
Pittsburgh |
+155
|
| at N.Y. Islanders |
-140 |
N.Y. Rangers |
+120
|
| at Toronto |
-135 |
Minnesota |
+115
|
| at Nashville |
-330 |
St. Louis |
+260
|
| at Calgary |
-220 |
Vancouver |
+180
|
| at Los Angeles |
-145 |
Phoenix |
+125
|
| at San Jose |
-135 |
Anaheim |
+115
|
