Dec. 5 scoreboard

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NFL

Thursday

Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog

Denver 10 10½ (48½) at Oakland

Sunday

at Washington Pk 2 (47) Baltimore

at Cleveland 5 5½ (37½) Kansas City

at Pittsburgh Off Off (Off) San Diego

at Indianapolis 5½ 5½ (48) Tennessee

N.Y. Jets 3 2½ (38½) at J’nville

Chicago 3 3 (39½) at Minn.

Atlanta 3½ 3½ (47½) at Carolina

at Tampa Bay 8½ 7 (47) Philadelphia

at Buffalo 3 3 (42) St. Louis

at Cincinnati 3 3 (45½) Dallas

at San Francisco 10½ 10 (39) Miami

at N.Y. Giants 6 5 (53) New Orleans

at Seattle 10 10½ (34½) Arizona

at Green Bay 6½ 7 (52) Detroit

Pro football

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New Eng. 9 3 0 .750 430 260

N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296

Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337

Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221

Indianapls 8 4 0 .667 265 306

Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359

J’ville 2 10 0 .167 206 342

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242

Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230

Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 9 3 0 .750 349 244

San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257

Oakland 3 9 0 .250 235 376

Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243

Wash. 6 6 0 .500 312 301

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295

Phil. 3 9 0 .250 217 320

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229

Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285

New Orl. 5 7 0 .417 321 327

Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259

Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198

Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272

Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Fran. 8 3 1 .708 289 171

Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202

St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267

Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234

Monday’s result

Washington 17, N.Y. Giants 16

Thursday’s game

Denver at Oakland, 3:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 a.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 8 a.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 8 a.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 8 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 8 a.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 8 a.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 8 a.m.

St. Louis at Buffalo, 8 a.m.

Dallas at Cincinnati, 8 a.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 11:05 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 11:25 a.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 11:25 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 3:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10

Houston at New England, 3:30 p.m.

College football

Friday

FCS Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Sam Houston St. (9-3) at Montana St. (11-1), 3 p.m.

Saturday

EAST

Army (2-9) vs. Navy (7-4) at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

SOUTH

Jackson St. (7-4) vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (9-2), SWAC championship at Birmingham, Ala., 8 a.m.

FCS Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Georgia Southern (9-3) at Old Dominion (11-1), 7 a.m.

Wofford (9-3) at North Dakota St. (11-1), 10 a.m.

Illinois St. (9-3) at E. Washington (10-2), 1 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Jamie Nelson coach.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Recalled F Kevin Jones from Canton (NBADL).

National League

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with 3B David Wright on an eight-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Suspended Washington CB Cedric Griffin four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances.

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released TE Todd Heap. Signed TE Kory Sperry.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed DE Antwan Applewhite and S Sherrod Martin on injured reserve. Released OL Jeremy Bridges. Signed RB Armond Smith and OL Thomas Austin from the practice squad and G Dominic Alford and CB Kendrick Burney to the practice squad. Signed DE Mario Addison from Washington’s practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed LB Dom DeCicco to a two-year contract and RB Harvey Unga to the practice squad. Waived/injured LB Patrick Trahan. Released QB Matt Blanchard from the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed WR Mohamed Sanu on injured reserve. Signed RB Daniel Herron from the practice squad and WR Vidal Hazelton to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS—Placed WR Titus Young and WR Ryan Broyles on injured reserve. Released S Erik Coleman. Signed WR Kris Durham from the practice squad and WR Troy Burrell to the practice squad. Signed S Tyrell Johnson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Released FB Dominique Jones.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Released LB Clint Session and TE Maurice Stovall. Signed FB Will Ta’ofu’ou to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed Donte’ Stallworth. Placed WR Julian Edelman on injured reserve. Released OL Mitch Petrus. Signed OL Tommie Draheim and OL Colin Miller to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Placed WR Seyi Ajirotutu and C David Molk on injured reserve. Signed C Colin Baxter and G-T Stephen Schilling.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed G James Carpenter on the reserve/non-football illness list. Waived/injured WR Braylon Edwards. Signed G Rishaw Johnson from the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed OL Kyle DeVan and T Daniel Baldridge. Signed G Chris Scott to the practice squad. Placed T David Stewart and S Robert Johnson on injured reserve.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

FC DALLAS—Re-signed D George John to a multiyear contract.

PHILADELPHIA UNION—Exercised the 2014 contract option on M Zach Pfeffer and loaned him to Hoffenheim (Bundesliga-Germany) for 2013.

COLLEGE

AUBURN—Named Gus Malzahn football coach.

BOSTON COLLEGE—Named Steve Addazio football coach.

CATAWBA—Named Curtis Walker football coach.

LIMESTONE—Named Daryl Williams interim football coach.

MINNESOTA—Announced QB Max Shortell will transfer.

PENN STATE—Announced sophomore men’s basketball G John Johnson is transferring from Pittsburgh.

TULSA—Fired athletic director Ross Parmley.

UMASS—Suspended men’s basketball C Cady Lalanne indefinitely.

WISCONSIN—Announced the resignation of football coach Bret Bielema to become football coach at Arkansas.

College basketball

MEN

WEST

Arizona 63, Southern Miss. 55

Pacific 78, Nevada 72, OT

San Diego 67, S. Utah 53

San Francisco 81, St. John’s 65

UC Irvine 94, San Diego Christian 52

UNLV 68, Portland 60

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 81, Oklahoma 78

Houston 54, TCU 48

Northwestern 74, Baylor 70

Texas Tech 75, N. Kentucky 69

UALR 91, St. Gregory’s 30

SOUTH

Belmont 100, Lipscomb 66

Charleston Southern 101, The Citadel 73

E. Kentucky 63, NC Central 57

East Carolina 111, St. Andrews 59

Elon 71, Dartmouth 49

Florida A&M 87, Edward Waters 69

George Mason 74, UMBC 63

Georgia Tech 62, Georgia 54

Howard 55, American U. 50

Kentucky 88, Samford 56

Liberty 76, S. Virginia 51

Mississippi St. 53, UTSA 42

Murray St. 76, Bethel (Tenn.) 54

Richmond 80, Old Dominion 53

Robert Morris 61, Campbell 58

Saint Joseph’s 67, Coppin St. 55

Tulane 65, Nicholls St. 48

Winthrop 77, Brevard 54

EAST

Army 91, Marist 57

Bucknell 76, Kent St. 60

Delaware 68, Radford 59

Georgetown 64, Texas 41

Harvard 79, Boston College 63

Lafayette 61, St. Francis (Pa.) 58

Lehigh 81, Fordham 63

NC State 69, UConn 65

Seton Hall 68, NJIT 59

St. Bonaventure 58, Siena 43

UMass 72, Northeastern 66

Wagner 52, Hofstra 44