Sports agate
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 02:44 p.m., December 13, 2007
Updated 02:44 p.m., December 13, 2007
Pro Football
National Football League
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New England 13 0 0 1.000 503 222
Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 222 291
N.Y. Jets 3 10 0 .231 239 315
Miami 0 13 0 .000 213 355
South
y-Indianapolis 11 2 0 .846 381 217
Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 305 229
Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 249 264
Houston 6 7 0 .462 291 305
North
Pittsburgh 9 4 0 .692 309 189
Cleveland 8 5 0 .615 360 356
Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 310 326
Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 226 314
West
San Diego 8 5 0 .615 308 250
Denver 6 7 0 .462 282 336
Oakland 4 9 0 .308 241 298
Kansas City 4 9 0 .308 179 271
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 12 1 0 .923 423 275
N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 290 270
Washington 6 7 0 .462 253 273
Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 271 262
South
Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 255 215
New Orleans 6 7 0 .462 300 293
Carolina 5 8 0 .385 210 294
Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 185 306
North
x-Green Bay 11 2 0 .846 361 229
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 305 244
Detroit 6 7 0 .462 294 339
Chicago 5 8 0 .385 253 296
West
x-Seattle 9 4 0 .692 315 228
Arizona 6 7 0 .462 302 322
San Francisco 3 10 0 .231 171 312
St. Louis 3 10 0 .231 206 316
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Today’s Game
Denver at Houston, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore at Miami, noon
Arizona at New Orleans, noon
Green Bay at St. Louis, noon
N.Y. Jets at New England, noon
Buffalo at Cleveland, noon
Seattle at Carolina, noon
Tennessee at Kansas City, noon
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, noon
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, noon
Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:15 p.m.
Detroit at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 17
Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
College
Football
Division II
Final MIAA Standings
Conf. All
W L W L
*Northwest Missouri 9 0 9 1
*Washburn 7 2 8 3
Missouri Western 6 3 8 3
Pittsburg State 6 3 8 3
Central Missouri 6 3 7 4
Missouri Southern 4 5 6 5
Truman State 4 5 6 5
Fort Hays State 2 7 4 7
Emporia State 1 8 3 8
Southwest Baptist 0 9 0 11
* — Advanced to playoffs
Saturday’s Game
NW Missouri State vs. Valdosta (Ga.) State, 11 a.m. (NCAA Division II Championship Game), Florence, Ala., ESPN2
Big 12 Final Standings
NORTH
Big 12 All
Missouri 7-1 11-1
Kansas 7-1 11-1
Colorado 4-4 6-6
Kansas State 3-5 5-7
Nebraska 2-6 5-7
Iowa State 2-6 3-9
SOUTH
Big 12 All
Oklahoma 6-2 10-2
Texas 5-3 9-3
Oklahoma State 4-4 6-6
Texas Tech 4-4 8-4
Texas A&M 4-4 7-5
Baylor 0-8 3-9
BCS Final Standings
Dec. 2
1. Ohio State .9588
2. LSU .9394
3. Virginia Tech .8703
4. Oklahoma .8572
5. Georgia .8392
6. Missouri .7763
7. USC .7637
8. Kansas .7589
9. West Virginia .6628
10. Hawaii .6468
11. Arizona State .6204
12. Florida .6133
13. Illinois .4597
14. Boston College .4586
15. Clemson .3844
16. Tennessee .3251
17. BYU .3027
18. Wisconsin .2915
19. Texas .2523
20. Virginia .2349
2007-08 Bowl Schedule
Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, Utah (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl, Florida Atlantic (7-5) vs. Memphis (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 22 PapaJohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala., Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-5), noon (ESPN2)
Dec. 22 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, New Mexico (8-4) vs. Nevada (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl, BYU (10-2) vs. UCLA (6-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 23 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, East Carolina (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl at Detroit, Central Michigan (8-5) vs. Purdue (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Arizona State (10-2) vs. Texas (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Champ Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Boston College (10-3) vs. Michigan State (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, Maryland (6-6) vs. Oregon State (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Texas Bowl at Houston, TCU (7-5) vs. Houston (8-4), 7 p.m. (NFL)
Dec. 29 Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., Connecticut (9-3) vs. Wake Forest (8-4), noon (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., Mississippi State (7-5) vs. UCF (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Penn State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Colorado (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, California (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, South Florida (9-3) vs. Oregon (8-4), 1 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 31 Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, Fresno State (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., Florida State (7-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, Clemson (9-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Indiana (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 6:30 p.m. (NFL)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Tennessee (9-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4), 10:30 a.m. (FOX)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida (9-3), noon (ABC)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia (9-3) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), noon (CBS)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., Southern California (10-2) vs. Illinois (9-3), 4 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, Hawaii (12-0) vs. Georgia (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz., West Virginia (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 3 Orange Bowl at Miami, Kansas (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 5 International Bowl at Toronto, Rutgers (7-5) vs. Ball State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., Tulsa (9-4) vs. Bowling Green (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 7 BCS National Championship at New Orleans, Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)
College
Basketball
DIVISION i
Men’s Basketball
Scores from Wednesday
East
Massachusetts 83, Boston College 80
Penn St. 61, Princeton 38
Stony Brook 77, Hofstra 74
South
Middle Tennessee 86, Belmont 80, OT
Ohio 61, Maryland 55
Midwest
Michigan 103, Oakland, Mich. 87
Minnesota 78, S. Dakota St. 72
Vanderbilt 91, DePaul 85, OT
Wisconsin 61, Wis.-Milwaukee 39
Xavier 64, Cincinnati 59
Southwest
Arkansas 67, Texas-San Antonio 42
West
BYU 88, Lamar 66
Nevada 76, San Diego 62
New Orleans 67, Colorado 65
Pacific 71, Santa Clara 65
Portland St. 74, Cal Poly 66
AP Top 25
Dec. 10
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (48) 8-0 1,772 1 2. Memphis (19) 7-0 1,708 2 3. Kansas (2) 9-0 1,637 3 4. Texas (2) 9-0 1,560 4 5. Georgetown (1) 7-0 1,528 5 6. Duke 9-0 1,434 6 7. Washington St. 9-0 1,358 8 8. UCLA 8-1 1,356 7 9. Michigan St. 8-1 1,136 9 10. Marquette 6-1 1,053 11 11. Pittsburgh 9-0 1,034 12 12. Tennessee 8-1 1,033 10 13. Indiana 8-1 924 15 14. Texas A&M 8-1 846 16 15. Clemson 8-0 702 18 16. Oregon 7-1 694 19 17. Xavier 7-1 503 21 18. Butler 8-1 413 13 19. Gonzaga 8-2 386 17 20. Vanderbilt 9-0 379 23 21. Arizona 6-2 360 22 22. Louisville 5-2 286 14 23. Villanova 7-1 279 25 24. Saint Mary’s, Calif. 7-0 197 — 25. BYU 7-2 191 20
Others receiving votes: Miami 133, Southern Cal 118, Arkansas 88, West Virginia 70, Stanford 61, Rhode Island 41, Dayton 36, Florida 24, Boston College 15, Wisconsin 14, Mississippi 10, California 9, Creighton 5, N.C. State 2, Virginia 2, Davidson 1, Holy Cross 1, Sam Houston St. 1.
DIVISION i
Women’s Basketball
Scores from Wednesday
East
Cent. Connecticut St. 61, Stony Brook 59
Hartford 49, Marist 32
Iona 92, New Hampshire 79
Long Island U. 67, N.J. Tech 63
Louisville 87, Vermont 52
Rider 66, Army 61, OT
Rutgers 53, Princeton 48
South
Coll. of Charleston 70, Kennesaw St. 49
S. Carolina St. 62, Savannah St. 54
UNC Asheville 68, Campbell 55
Midwest
DePaul 91, Chicago St. 51
Notre Dame 94, Valparaiso 56
Southwest
Baylor 80, Oregon 45
Texas St. 84, SW Assemblies of God 51
West
Arizona 62, Boise St. 61
St. Mary’s. Cal. 79, Fresno St. 68
Santa Clara 79, Cal Poly 72
Weber St. 65, BYU 54
Division II
Men’s Basketball
NABC Top 25 — Dec. 11
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Team Record Pvs
1. Bentley, Mass. (6) 8-0 1
2. Grand Valley State, Mich. (2) 10-0 2
3. South Dakota 8-0 3
4. Rollins, Fla. 6-0 4
5. Winona State, Minn. 10-1 5
6. Cal St.-San Bernardino 7-0 6
7. Drury, Mo. 6-0 8
8. St. Cloud State, Minn. 8-0 12
9. Seattle, Wash. 5-0 10
10. SW Oklahoma State 8-0 13
11. Brigham Young-Hawaii 3-0 16
12. Nebraska-Omaha 7-0 22
13. NW Missouri State 5-1 11
14. Augusta State, Ga. 4-2 14
15. South Carolina Aiken 6-0 20
16. Findlay, Ohio 5-2 9
17. Pittsburg State 6-0 NR
18. Emporia State 4-2 7
19. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 4-1 23
20. Mount Olive, N.C. 4-1 24
21. Central Oklahoma 8-2 17
22. Virginia Union 2-1 15
23. West Liberty State, W.Va. 8-0 NR
24. Florida Tech 8-0 NR
25. Bellarmine, Ky. 6-1 NR
Others receiving votes: Washburn 16, St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 13, West Georgia 10, Central Missouri 7, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 7, Wayne State (Mich.) 7, Indianapolis (Ind.) 6, Morehouse (Ga.) 6, Merrimack (Mass.) 4, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 3, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Georgia College & State 2, Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) 1.
Women’s Basketball
WBCA Coaches Poll — Dec. 11
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Team Record Pvs
1. North Dakota (23) 8-0 1
2. Delta State (Miss.) (3) 7-0 2
3. California-San Diego 7-0 4
4. Alaska Anchorage 9-0 5
5. Indiana U. Of Penn. 9-0 6
6. Drury University (Mo.) 5-1 12
7. Valdosta State (Ga.) 9-1 11
8. Washburn University 6-1 3
9. Concordia, St. Paul (Minn.) 7-0 15
10. Southern Connecticut St. 6-2 8
11. Clayton State (Ga.) 5-2 10
12. California State, Chico 6-2 9
13. Northern Kentucky 5-1 17
14. Emporia State 4-2 7
15. Stonehill College (Mass.) 9-0 22
16. Holy Family University (Pa.) 6-0 19
17. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2 18
18. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 5-0 NR
19. West Texas A&M 5-2 20
20. Florida Institute of Tech. 6-0 23
21. South Carolina Aiken 6-1 24
22. South Dakota 8-1 NR
23. Shaw University (N.C.) 5-2 16
24. Missouri Southern 7-0 NR
25. Minnesota State-Mankato 7-0 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Augustana College (S.D.) 84, Glenville State College (W. Va.) 56, West Georgia 34, Michigan Technological 28, Anderson (S.C.) 20, Bentley College (Mass.) 18, Ferris State (Mich.) 16, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 16, Nebraska-Kearney 16, Assumption College (Mass.) 13, Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 10, American International College (Mass.) 9, Barry (Fla.) 9, Tampa 9, Lander (S.C.) 7, Newberry College (S.C.) 6, Rollins College (Fla.) 6, Central Oklahoma 5, Georgia College & State 4, North Georgia College & State 4, West Liberty State (W. Va.) 3, Columbus State (Ga.) 2, Sonoma State (Calif.) 2, Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) 1, Hillsdale (Mich.) 1.
High School
Boys Basketball
KBCA Rankings
Dec. 10
Class 6A
1. Blue Valley West
2. Wichita East
3. Wichita Southeast
4. Leavenworth
5. Shawnee Mission East
6. Manhattan
7. Shawnee Mission Northwest
8. Garden City
9. Olathe South
10. Wichita Heights
Class 5A
1. Highland Park
2. Bishop Miege
3. St. Thomas Aquinas
4. McPherson
5. Salina Central
6. Emporia
7. KC Schlagle
8. KC Sumner
9. Mill Valley
10. Hays
Class 4A
1. Topeka Hayden
2. Andover
3. Louisburg
4. Atchison
5. Ottawa
6. Wellington
7. Hesston
8. Girard
9. Baldwin
10. Perry Lecompton
Class 3A
1. Wichita Collegiate
2. Thomas More Prep
3. Sabetha
4. Scott City
5. Holcomb
6. SE Saline
7. Republic Co.
8. Nemaha Valley
9. Riley County
10. KC Christian
Class 2A
1. Syracuse
2. Pittsburg-Colgan
3. Frankfort
4. St. John-Hudson
5. Meade
6. Oxford
7. Yates Center
8. Inman
9. Sublette
10. Smith Center
Class 1A
1. Centralia
2. South Gray-Montezuma
3. Hanover
4. Goessel
5. Kensington
6. Tescott
7. Madison
8. Argonia
9. Macksville
10. Wallace Co.-Sharon Springs
High School
Girls Basketball
KBCA Rankings
Dec. 10
Class 6A
1. Wichita Heights
2. Blue Valley North
3. Derby
4. Olathe South
5. Lawrence
6. Goddard
7. Olathe Northwest
8. Shawnee Mission South
9. Blue Valley
10. Washburn Rural
Class 5A
1. Aquinas
2. Emporia
3. McPherson
4. Bishop Miege
5. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
6. Wichita Carroll
7. Hutchinson
8. Lansing
9. Great Bend
10. Shawnee Hts.
Class 4A
1. Central
2. Colby
3. Labette
4. Basehor
5. Holton
6. Circle
7. Marysville
8. Abilene
9. Tonganoxie
10. Clearwater
Class 3A
1. Riley County
2. Garden Plain
3. Sacred Heart
4. Cimmarron
5. Cherryvale
6. S. E. of Saline
7. Effingham
8. Remington
9. Erie
10. Horton
Class 2A
1. Oakley
2. Southwestern Heights
3. St. John-Hudson
4. Berean Academy
5. St. Mary’s
6. Lyndon
7. Minneapolis
8. Moundridge
9. Osborne
10. Pittsburg-Colgan
Class 1A
1. Centrailia
2. Quivira Heights
3. Blue Valley-Randolph
4. Olpe
5. Pratt-Skyline
6. Kiowa-South Barber
7. Claflin
8. Little River
9. South Haven
10. Argonia
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Traded SS Miguel Tejada to Houston for OF Luke Scott, LHP Troy Patton, RHP Matt Albers, RHP Dennis Sarfate and 3B Mike Costanzo.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to INF Andy Gonzalez and LHP Heath Phillips.
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Byrdak on a one-year contract. Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to RHP Chad Durbin.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to OF Emil Brown.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to INF Dallas McPherson.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to OF Jason Tyner.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with LHP Andy Pettitte on a one-year contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to RHP Mark Prior.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed RHP Ryan Houston off waivers from Toronto.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with CF Andruw Jones on a two-year contract. Announced they will not tender a 2008 contract to LHP Mark Hendrickson. Agreed to terms with RHP Tanyon Sturtze, RHP Mike Koplove, RHP Brian Falkenborg, RHP Rick Asadoorian, RHP Fernando Desgue, RHP Greg Jones, LHP Brian Shackelford, OF John-Ford Griffin, 1B John Lindsey, INF Angel Chavez and C Danny Ardoin on minor league contracts.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Aquino, RHP Seth McClung and C Mike Rivera on one-year contracts.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with C Raul Casanova, C Gustavo Molina and RHP Nate Field on minor league contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Dave Huppert manager, Greg Gross hitting coach and Rod Nichols pitching coach for Lehigh (IL); Dusty Wathan manager and Eric Valent coach for Williamsport (NYP); Razor Shines manager for Clearwater (GCL); Dave Lundquist pitching coach for Lakewood (SAL); Frank Cacciatore coach for Reading (EL); Doug Mansolino infield coordinator and Anton French minor league bunting/baserunning coach.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with INF Chris Gomez on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Flores, C Mark Johnson, RHP Hugo Castellanos and 3B Rico Washington on minor league contracts. Purchased the contract of OF Chris Gibson from Gateway (Frontier). Named Moises Rodriguez director of international operations and Juan Mercado Latin American scouting supervisor.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Peavy on a five-year contract. Named Rick Renteria first base coach. Did not tender contracts to RHP Jack Cassel, LHP Ryan Ketchner, INF Morgan Ensberg and OF Jason Lane.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with CF Aaron Rowand on a five-year contract.
WASHINTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Ayala, RHP John Patterson and RHP Ryan Wagner on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed Phil Jackson coach to a two-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season.
MIAMI HEAT — Waived F Penny Hardaway. Signed G Luke Jackson.
NEW JERSEY NETS — Waived G Eddie Gill.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed TE Leonard Pope on injured reserve. Re-signed TE Tim Euhus.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted assistant coach Emmitt Thomas to interim coach. Announced the resignation of Paul Petrino, wide receivers coach.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed CB Chris McAlister on injured reserve. Signed CB Willie Gaston from the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DT Matt Toeaina to a three-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LB Keith Adams. Claimed C Marvin Philip off waivers from Pittsburgh. Waived C Greg Eslinger and LB Colby Bockwoldt. Signed TE Brad Cieslak to practice squad. Waived TE Jonny Harline from practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed LB Jamie Winborn to a two-year contract extension through the 2009 season.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Announced the retirement of Lee Remmel, team historian, effective Dec. 31.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DT Marcus Stroud on injured reserve. Signed LB Shantee Orr.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Agreed to terms with RB Jackie Battle on a three-year contract. Added TE Zac Alcorn and LB Mickey Pimentel to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed K Martin Gramatica. Placed K Olindo Mare on injured reserve.
NEW YORK JETS — Placed WR David Clowney on injured reserve. Signed WR Marco Thomas to the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed OT Ramiro Pruneda to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed QB Chris Weinke.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed RB Zack Crockett. Signed RB Kenneth Darby from the practice squad. Released RB Lionel Gates. Signed RB Zac Herold to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned D Adam Pardy to Quad City (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated C Jiri Novotny from injured reserve.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled RW Anthony Stewart from Rochester (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned G Marek Schwarz to Peoria (AHL).
COLLEGE
COLORADO STATE — Named Steve Fairchild football coach.
MILES — Named Billy Joe football coach.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI — Named Larry Fedora football coach.
WEST GEORGIA — Named Daryl Dickey football coach.