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By Jeff Klein, Columbian sports staff
Published: November 15, 2009, 12:00am

PRO Football

National Football League

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

West W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 5 3 0 .625 198 164

San Francisco 4 5 0 .444 184 180

Seattle 3 5 0 .375 167 167

St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 77 221

South W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 8 0 0 1.000 303 174

Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 202 166

Carolina 3 5 0 .375 148 196

Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 134 231

North W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 244 174

Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 215 172

Chicago 4 5 0 .444 186 201

Detroit 1 7 0 .125 133 237

East W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 6 2 0 .750 217 152

Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 219 153

N.Y. Giants 5 4 0 .556 232 204

Washington 2 6 0 .250 113 154

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

West W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 6 2 0 .750 150 124

San Diego 5 3 0 .625 206 179

Oakland 2 6 0 .250 78 201

Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 126 205

South W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 8 0 0 1.000 217 108

Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 188

Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 157 198

Tennessee 2 6 0 .250 148 238

North W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 180 135

Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 195 139

Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 206 154

Cleveland 1 7 0 .125 78 209

East W L T Pct PF PA

New England 6 2 0 .750 225 115

N.Y. Jets 4 4 0 .500 177 134

Miami 3 5 0 .375 193 204

Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 123 169

Thursday’s Game

San Francisco 10, Chicago 6

Sunday’s Games

Buffalo at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Denver at Washington, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 10 a.m.

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

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 1:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

New England at Indianapolis, 5:20 p.m.

Open: N.Y. Giants, Houston

Monday’s Game

Baltimore at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

COLLEGE Football

FRIday’s SCORES

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 24, West Virginia 21

Temple 56, Akron 17

PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L W L

Oregon 5 1 7 2

Arizona 4 1 6 2

Stanford 5 2 6 3

Southern Cal 4 2 7 2

Oregon St. 4 2 6 3

California 3 3 6 3

Arizona St. 2 4 4 5

Washington 2 4 3 6

UCLA 1 5 4 5

Washington St. 0 6 1 8

Today’s Games

Stanford at Southern Cal, 12:30 p.m.

Washington at Oregon St., 12:30 p.m.

UCLA at Washington St., 2 p.m.

Arizona at California, 4 p.m.

Arizona St. at Oregon, 7:20 p.m.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L W L

Montana 6 0 9 0

E. Washington 5 2 6 3

Weber St. 5 2 5 4

Montana St. 4 2 6 3

N. Arizona 4 2 5 4

Sacramento St. 4 3 4 5

N. Colorado 1 6 2 8

Portland St. 1 6 2 8

Idaho St. 0 7 0 10

Today’s Games

N. Colorado at Montana, 11 a.m.

N. Arizona at Weber St., 11 a.m.

Sacra. St. at Montana St., 11:05 a.m.

E. Washington at S. Utah, noon.

Portland St. at Idaho St., 2:35 p.m.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L W L

Nevada 5 0 6 3

Boise St. 4 0 9 0

Fresno St. 5 1 6 3

Idaho 4 2 7 3

Louisiana Tech 2 4 3 6

New Mexico St. 1 3 3 6

Utah St. 1 4 2 7

Hawaii 1 5 3 6

San Jose St. 0 4 1 7

Today’s Games

San Jose St. at Utah St., noon

Idaho at Boise St., 12:30 p.m.

Fresno St. at Nevada, 1:05 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at LSU, 4 p.m.

New Mexico St. at Hawaii, 7:05 p.m.

NORTHWEST CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L W L

Linfield 5 0 8 0

Willamette 4 1 7 2

Menlo 3 2 4 5

Pacific Lutheran 3 2 3 5

Whitworth 3 3 5 5

Lewis & Clark 0 5 1 7

Puget Sound 0 5 0 8

Today’s Games

Willamette at Menlo, noon

Puget Sound at Lewis & Clark, 1 p.m.

Pacific Lutheran at Linfield, 1 p.m.

NCAA Division II Playoffs

First Round

Today’s Games

Albany St., Ga. (8-2) at West Alabama (7-4), 9 a.m.

Edinboro (8-3) at East Stroudsburg (8-3), 9 a.m.

California, Pa. (8-3) at Fayetteville St. (8-3), 9 a.m.

Midwestern St. (9-2) at Abilene Christian (8-3), 9 a.m.

Saginaw Valley (9-2) at Nebraska-Kearney (10-1), 10 a.m.

Minn. St.-Mankato (10-1) at Hillsdale (9-2), 10 a.m.

UNC Pembroke (9-1) at Arkansas Tech (8-2), 10 a.m.

Tarleton St. (9-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (9-2), 10 a.m.

Second Round

Saturday, Nov. 21

Tarleton St.-Texas A&M-Kingsville winner at Central Washington (11-0), noon

Hockey

National Hockey League

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Northwest GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Colorado 19 12 4 3 27 58 46

Calgary 17 11 4 2 24 54 45

Vancouver 20 10 10 0 20 54 55

Edmonton 19 8 9 2 18 56 60

Minnesota 19 7 11 1 15 45 58

Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 20 13 4 3 29 67 48

Los Angeles 20 11 7 2 24 63 63

Dallas 18 8 4 6 22 57 54

Phoenix 18 10 8 0 20 47 43

Anaheim 17 6 8 3 15 48 55

Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 18 11 5 2 24 53 43

Columbus 18 10 6 2 22 55 65

Detroit 17 9 5 3 21 55 50

Nashville 17 8 8 1 17 37 48

St. Louis 17 6 7 4 16 40 44

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA

New Jersey 17 13 4 0 26 46 35

Pittsburgh 19 12 7 0 24 55 51

Philadelphia 15 10 4 1 21 57 38

N.Y. Rangers 19 10 8 1 21 59 53

N.Y. Islanders 19 7 6 6 20 52 58

Northeast GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Buffalo 16 11 4 1 23 45 35

Boston 18 8 7 3 19 41 42

Ottawa 16 8 6 2 18 47 50

Montreal 19 9 10 0 18 49 57

Toronto 17 3 9 5 11 43 63

Southeast GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 19 12 3 4 28 73 57

Atlanta 16 9 6 1 19 60 48

Tampa Bay 16 7 4 5 19 43 50

Florida 16 6 9 1 13 41 55

Carolina 18 2 12 4 8 37 68

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

Friday’s Games

Columbus 3, Anaheim 2, SO

Washington 3, Minnesota 1

N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, OT

Buffalo 2, Calgary 1, SO

Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 0

Chicago 3, Toronto 2

Today’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 11 a.m.

Calgary at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

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

Anaheim at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Minnesota at Carolina, 10:30 a.m.

Edmonton at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Western Hockey League

WESTERN CONFERENCE

U.S. Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Tri-City 16 4 0 0 83 50 32

Portland 14 7 0 0 82 66 28

Everett 12 5 1 0 66 44 25

Spokane 10 7 1 0 57 48 21

Seattle 6 12 1 3 50 84 16

B.C. Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Vancouver 15 6 1 2 87 63 33

Kelowna 11 9 1 0 77 70 23

Kamloops 10 11 2 0 77 106 22

Chilliwack 8 11 1 3 69 86 20

Prince George 3 16 1 1 47 108 8

EASTERN CONFERENCE

East Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Saskatoon 17 3 0 3 85 55 37

Moose Jaw 14 8 0 0 93 74 28

Brandon 12 9 0 2 82 69 26

Prince Albert 11 10 0 2 81 82 24

Swift Current 11 10 0 2 76 79 24

Regina 10 10 2 0 82 77 22

Central Division

W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt

Calgary 18 6 0 0 86 61 36

Medicine Hat 11 9 2 3 105 96 27

Red Deer 10 12 0 0 71 84 20

Edmonton 7 11 2 3 61 81 19

Lethbridge 8 12 2 0 69 88 18

Kootenay 8 12 1 0 56 71 17

Note: Two points for a win; one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday’s Games

Calgary 3, Medicine Hat 2 (SO)

Everett 4, Kelowna 2

Moose Jaw 4, Regina 3

Prince Albert 9, Prince George 2

Saskatoon 4, Brandon 3

Seattle 7, Kamloops 2

Tri-City 4, Lethbridge 2

Vancouver 4, Red Deer 1

Today’s Games

Regina at Moose Jaw, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Prince Albert, 5 p.m.

Prince George at Saskatoon, 5:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 6:30 p.m.

Red Deer at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

College basketball

Friday’s results

FAR WEST

Air Force 65, Western St., Colo. 54

Arizona St. 87, W. Illinois 35

BYU 70, Bradley 60

Boise St. 90, Loyola Marymount 87

Carroll, Mont. 69, Vanguard 63

Colorado 88, Ark.-Pine Bluff 72

Colorado St. 91, UC Davis 73

Fresno St. 65, San Francisco St. 59

Idaho 94, Utah 87

Montana 61, North Dakota 37

N. Arizona 113, Southwestern, Ariz. 61

N. Colorado 101, McNeese St. 73

N. Iowa 71, Denver 65

Oregon 94, Winston-Salem 43

Pacific 67, Pepperdine 64, OT

S. Dakota St. 77, Wyoming 61

San Diego 77, Stanford 64

San Francisco 73, Cal Poly 62

Santa Clara 84, CS Bakersfield 81

Tex. A&M-Corpus Christi 67, Ore. St. 43

UC Irvine 82, LaVerne 54

Utah St. 66, Weber St. 60

Utah Valley 80, N. Dakota St. 72

Washington 74, Wright St. 69

Washington St. 94, MVSU 66

WASHINGTON ST. 94, MVSU 66

MVSU (0-1) — M.Holmes 0-3 0-0 0, J.Holmes 1-2 4-4 6, Newsome 5-10 2-2 14, Behling 2-6 2-2 8, Burwell 0-4 0-0 0, Donald 0-1 0-0 0, Mayo 4-7 0-0 11, Mack 1-1 0-0 3, Cheeks 3-7 1-2 8, Jackson 3-7 3-4 12, Studivant 1-3 0-1 2, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, Cox 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 21-54 12-15 66.

WASHINGTON ST. (1-0) — Casto 6-9 6-7 18, Lodwick 1-6 2-2 4, Capers 4-6 2-2 10, Thompson 5-11 8-9 20, Moore 2-7 5-6 10, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Koprivica 4-8 0-1 9, Thames 3-6 1-2 7, Motum 2-2 0-2 5, Bjornstad 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-3 0-0 3, Loewen 0-0 0-0 0, Harthun 1-4 0-0 2, Enquist 1-1 4-4 6. Totals 30-64 28-35 94.

Halftime—Washington St. 43-26. 3-Point Goals—MVSU 12-31 (Jackson 3-5, Mayo 3-5, Behling 2-4, Newsome 2-7, Mack 1-1, Cheeks 1-4, Cox 0-1, Donald 0-1, Burwell 0-1, M.Holmes 0-2), Washington St. 6-20 (Thompson 2-5, Motum 1-1, Koprivica 1-3, Allen 1-3, Moore 1-4, Lodwick 0-2, Harthun 0-2).

No. 14 WASHINGTON 74, WRIGHT ST. 69

WRIGHT ST. (0-1) — Cooperwood 3-7 0-0 6, Thomas 2-4 0-0 4, Tabler 0-5 4-4 4, Evans 6-10 5-7 17, Brown 9-15 1-1 21, Land 4-6 3-5 12, Grote 0-2 2-4 2, Cartharn 1-2 0-0 3, Koch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 15-21 69.

WASHINGTON (1-0) — Bryan-Amaning 1-2 1-3 3, Gant 2-5 0-0 4, Overton 3-6 0-0 6, Thomas 7-14 14-18 30, Pondexter 5-12 2-2 12, Gaddy 1-4 3-4 5, Suggs 3-4 2-2 9, Holiday 0-3 2-2 2, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Breshers 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 22-52 27-35 74.

Halftime—Washington 40-28. 3-Point Goals—Wright St. 4-16 (Brown 2-5, Cartharn 1-2, Land 1-2, Grote 0-1, Evans 0-1, Tabler 0-5), Washington 3-15 (Thomas 2-7, Suggs 1-2, Holiday 0-1, Overton 0-1, Turner 0-1, Pondexter 0-1, Gaddy 0-2).

MOTOR SPORTS

NASCAR-Sprint Cup Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

Lineup after Friday’s qualifying; race Sunday

At Phoenix International Raceway

Avondale, Ariz.

Lap length: 1 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 135.12; 2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 134.579; 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 134.454; 4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 134.293; 5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 134.228.

6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 134.223; 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134.173; 8. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 134.078; 9. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 134.028; 10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 134.023.

11. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 133.949; 12. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 133.924; 13. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 133.879; 14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 133.874; 15. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.864.

16. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 133.759; 17. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 133.72; 18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 133.7; 19. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 133.68; 20. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 133.571.

21. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 133.551; 22. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 133.417; 23. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 133.403; 24. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 133.24; 25. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 133.215.

26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 133.161; 27. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 133.151; 28. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 133.121; 29. (09) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 133.087; 30. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 133.062.

31. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 132.93; 32. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 132.925; 33. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 132.812; 34. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 132.783; 35. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 132.763.

36. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 132.65; 37. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 132.333; 38. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 132.275; 39. (96) Erik Darnell, Ford, 132.178; 40. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, Owner Points.

41. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, Owner Points; 42. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, Owner Points; 43. (37) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 132.091.

Golf

LPGA-Lorena Ochoa Invitational

At Guadalajara Country Club

Guadalajara, Mexico

Purse: $1.1 million

Yardage: 6,638; Par 72 (36-36)

Second Round

@z-golf:Jiyai Shin 67-66—133 -11

Michelle Wie 70-66—136 -8

Paula Creamer 67-69—136 -8

Song-Hee Kim 65-72—137 -7

Suzann Pettersen 72-67—139 -5

Brittany Lang 69-70—139 -5

Cristie Kerr 69-70—139 -5

Brittany Lincicome 69-70—139 -5

Mariajo Uribe 67-72—139 -5

Yani Tseng 72-68—140 -4

Morgan Pressel 72-68—140 -4

Kristy McPherson 71-69—140 -4

Lorena Ochoa 71-69—140 -4

M.J. Hur 70-70—140 -4

Candie Kung 73-69—142 -2

Anna Nordqvist 73-69—142 -2

Eun-Hee Ji 68-74—142 -2

Ai Miyazato 71-72—143 -1

Katherine Hull 70-73—143 -1

Catriona Matthew 68-75—143 -1

Sophie Gustafson 75-69—144 E

Seon Hwa Lee 71-73—144 E

Laura Davies 76-69—145 +1

Na Yeon Choi 74-71—145 +1

Sun Young Yoo 73-72—145 +1

Karrie Webb 73-72—145 +1

Sophia Sheridan 72-73—145 +1

In-Kyung Kim 71-74—145 +1

Ji Young Oh 74-72—146 +2

Juli Inkster 71-75—146 +2

Hee-Won Han 71-76—147 +3

Se Ri Pak 75-73—148 +4

Angela Stanford 73-75—148 +4

Hee Young Park 79-70—149 +5

Lindsey Wright 75-74—149 +5

Natalie Gulbis 74—WD

Australian Masters, Par Scores

At Kingston Heath Golf Club

Melbourne, Australia

Purse: $1.39 million

Yardage: 7,059; Par: 72

Second Round Leaders

@z-golf:Tiger Woods 66-68—134 -10

Jason Dufner 70-67—137 -7

James Nitties 66-71—137 -7

Greg Chalmers 68-69—137 -7

Manny Villegas 70-68—138 -6

Ashley Hall 69-69—138 -6

Matthew Goggin 68-70—138 -6

Bernd Wiesberger 72-67—139 -5

Stuart Appleby 69-70—139 -5

Steven Bowditch 71-68—139 -5

Mahal Pearce 71-68—139 -5

Cameron Percy 67-72—139 -5

Scott Laycock 72-68—140 -4

Wade Ormsby 71-69—140 -4

Peter Nolan 68-72—140 -4

Aaron Baddeley 73-68—141 -3

Rod Pampling 71-70—141 -3

Also

Adam Scott 71-71—142 -2

Geoff Ogilvy 72-73—145 +1

Disney Classic

At Walt Disney Resort

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Magnolia Course, Yardage: 7,516; Par: 72 (36-36)

Palm Course, Yardage: 7,010; Par: 72 (36-36)

Second Round Leaders

@z-golf:Justin Leonard 68-64—132 -12

Justin Rose 65-69—134 -10

George McNeill 68-66—134 -10

Tom Pernice, Jr. 69-67—136 -8

Tim Herron 70-66—136 -8

Chris DiMarco 68-68—136 -8

Matt Weibring 68-68—136 -8

Mathias Gronberg 68-69—137 -7

Greg Owen 66-71—137 -7

Zach Johnson 67-70—137 -7

Kris Blanks 67-70—137 -7

Casey Wittenberg 66-71—137 -7

Bill Haas 68-69—137 -7

Chez Reavie 68-69—137 -7

Carl Pettersson 71-66—137 -7

Kent Jones 70-68—138 -6

Jonathan Byrd 70-68—138 -6

Johnson Wagner 70-68—138 -6

Tom Lehman 71-67—138 -6

Nick O’Hern 68-70—138 -6

Jeff Overton 70-68—138 -6

Cameron Beckman 70-68—138 -6

Also

Jeff Quinney 70-71—141 -3

Ben Crane 71-70—141 -3

Tennis

ATP World Tour Paribas Masters

At Paris

Purse: $4.08 million (Masters 1000)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles

Quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Robin Soderling (9), Sweden, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8), France, 7-5, 7-5.

Gael Monfils (15), France, def. Marin Cilic (12), Croatia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Radek Stepanek (13), Czech Republic, def. Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, 4-0, retired.

College soccer

NCAA Women’s Division I Tournament

Friday’s Games

First Round

West Virginia 2, Loyola, Md. 0

Wake Forest 2, Kennesaw St. 0

Virginia Tech 2, Murray St. 0

Dayton 1, Marquette 0, 2OT

Boston College 1, Harvard 0

Connecticut 1, Boston U. 0, 2OT

Rutgers 2, Duke 0

South Carolina 4, Davidson 0

Florida St. 4, SE Louisiana 1

California 2, Auburn 1, OT

Virginia 0, St. John’s 0, Virginia advances 3-1 penalty kicks

Penn St. 5, Colgate 0

North Carolina 1, High Point 0

Georgia 3, UNC Wilmington 0

Texas A&M 3, Memphis 1

LSU 7, Ark.-Pine Bluff 0

Florida 2, Illinois St. 0

Oregon St. 3, Ohio St. 1

Maryland 4, Monmouth, N.J. 0

Washington St. 1, Villanova 0

Central Michigan 2, Purdue 0

Notre Dame 5, IUPUI 0

UCF 3, Wis.-Milwaukee 0

Wisconsin 1, Arizona St. 1, Wisconsin advances 4-3 penalty kicks

Washington 1, Mississippi 0

Portland 4, Denver 0

Santa Clara 1, Michigan St. 0, OT

Oklahoma St. 1, Southern Cal 1, Oklahoma St. advances 5-4 on penalty kicks

UCLA 7, Boise St. 1

San Diego St. 1, San Diego

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Announced OF Freddy Guzman declined an outright assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and elected to become a free agent.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Signed SS Jack Wilson to a two-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated OF Brandon Boggs, LHP Matt Harrison and RHP Eric Hurley from the 60-day DL.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Named David Bell manager, Ryan Jackson hitting coach, Tom Brown pitching coach and Jimmy Mattocks athletic trainer for Carolina (SL).

COLORADO ROCKIES—Declined the 2010 contract option on RHP Rafael Betancourt.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Declined the 2010 mutual contract option on RHP Braden Looper.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Waived F Pops Mensah-Bonsu.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Chicago QB Jay Cutler $20,000 for abusive conduct toward a game official and Chicago DL Tommie Harris $7,500 for punching OL Deuce Lutui during a Nov. 8 game against Arizona. Fined Cincinnati WR Chad Ochocinco $20,000 for unprofessional conduct during a Nov. 8 against Baltimore.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed WR Maurice Purify from the practice squad. Placed S Roy Williams on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DL Alex Field to the practice squad. Placed DL Keith Grennan on the practice squad/injured list.

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NFL

Sunday

Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog

at N.Y. Jets 6 7 40½ Jacksonville

Denver 4½ 3½ 37 at Wash’ton

at Pittsburgh 6½ 7 41½ Cincinnati

at Tennessee 6 7 41 Buffalo

at Minnesota 15 16½ 47 Detroit

New Orleans 14 13½ 50 at St. Louis

Atlanta 2 1½ 43½ at Carolina

at Miami 9½ 10 43 Tampa Bay

at Oakland 2 2 36½ Kansas City

at Arizona 7½ 8½ 46½ Seattle

at San Diego +1 1½ 47 Philadelphia

Dallas Pk 3 47½ at G. Bay

at Indianapolis 3 3 49½ NEngland

Monday

Baltimore 10½ 11 40 at Cleve.

College football

Today

Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog

Boston Coll. 5½ 4 43 at Virginia

at Illinois 3½ 4½ 48 N’western

at Louisville 5 7½ 47½ Syracuse

at Ohio St. 13 16½ 37½ Iowa

at Wisconsin 9 8½ 55½ Michigan

at Penn St 21 25 55 Indiana

Michigan St. +1 3 53 at Purdue

at Wake For. 6 5 58 Florida St.

Clemson 6½ 8 56½ at N.C. St.

Georgia Tech 10 12½ 59 at Duke

Kentucky 3 3 44 at Vandy

Texas 25½ 23½ 52 at Baylor

Virginia Tech 17 18½ 48 at Maryland

W. Michigan 10 12½ 59 at E. Mich.

at Mississ. 2½ 5½ 48½ Tennessee

BYU 27 26½ 56½ at N.Mexico

Nebraska 4 4 43 at Kansas

UAB 1 1½ 63 at Memphis

at Iowa St 5½ 5½ 48½ Colorado

UCLA 18 17 48½ at WA St.

at Boise St 28 31½ 64 Idaho

at SMU 6½ 7 61 UTEP

at Pittsburgh 6½ 7 58½ Notre Dame

at So.Cal 11½ 10½ 56½ Stanford

at California +1 3 55½ Arizona

at Oregon 16 18 50½ Arizona St.

Missouri +1 1 51 at Kan. St.

at Oklahoma 17 20 56 Texas A&M

at Utah St 10 12½ 55½ San Jose St.

at Nevada 6½ 7½ 69½ Fresno St.

at Rice 1 3 57½ Tulane

at Air Force 17 17 47 UNLV

at Oregon St. 11½ 13 57½ Wash.

Florida 16 17½ 42½ at S. Car.

Alabama 13 12 43½ at Miss. St.

Southern Miss 3 3 49½ at Marshall

Miami 3½ 3 43 at N. Car.

at Okla. St 2½ 4 58½ Texas Tech

at TCU 17½ 20 47 Utah

at Georgia 3 4½ 56½ Auburn

Houston 5 4½ 64½ at UCF

at LSU 24 22½ 47 La. Tech

at S.D. St. 5 7 48 Wyoming

at Hawai’i 18½ 19½ 53 N. Mex. St.

Arkansas St. 3 4 55 at Fla. Atl.

at La-Monroe 21 21 60½ Western Ky.

at Arkansa 13½ 13½ 66½ Troy

at Fla. Intl 2 3 64½ N. Texas

at Mid. Tenn. 12 13½ 53 La.-L’yette

Sunday

at Tulsa 6 5 51 E. Carolina

NBA

Today

Favorite Line Underdog

Boston 7½ at Indiana

at Washington 5½ Detroit

Portland 4 at Charlotte

at Atlanta 7 New Orleans

at Cleveland 13 Utah

at Miami 13½ New Jersey

at Chicago 5½ Philadelphia

at Memphis 7 Minnesota

at Milwaukee 4½ Golden State

at San Antonio 11 Oklahoma City

College basketball

Today

Favorite Line Underdog

at Oregon 9 UC Davis

Wright St.-xx 1 Portland St.

at Washington 24 Belmont

Portland 3½ at E. Washington

xx-at Seattle

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