Today
Basketball — Edward Little boys at
Brunswick, 7 p.m.; Brunswick girls at Edward
Little, 7 p.m.; Erskine Academy boys at Mt.
Ararat, 7 p.m.; Mt. Ararat girls at Erskine
Academy, 6:30 p.m.; Morse boys at Maranacook, 7 p.m.; Maranacook girls at Morse, 7
p.m.; St. Dom’s boys and girls at Lisbon, with
girls at 5:30 p.m. and boys to follow; Richmond boys and girls at Greenville, with girls
at 5 p.m. and boys to follow.; Hyde boys and
girls at Seacoast Christian, with girls at 5:30
p.m. and boys to follow; Wiscasset girls at
Carrabec, 7 p.m.
Hockey — Mt. Ararat boys at Edward Little,
8:45 p.m.
Swimming — Brunswick at Edward Little,
7 p.m.; Lewiston at Mt. Ararat, 7 p.m.;
Morse at Cony, 7 p.m.; Wiscasset at Gardiner, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday
Basketball — Freeport boys and girls at
Lake Region, with girls at 4 p.m. and boys
to follow.
Wrestling — Mt. Ararat, Lisbon at
McDonald’s Tournament, TBA.; Morse at
Tiger Tourney, 9 a.m.; Hyde at Doug
Parker Tournament, TBA.
Indoor track — Brunswick, Mt. Ararat
and many others at Bowdoin Relays, 9
a.m.
Monday
Basketball — Lisbon girls at Wiscasset,
7 p.m.
Hockey — Edward Little boys at
Brunswick, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Basketball — Brunswick boys at Oxford
Hills, 7 p.m.; Oxford Hills girls at
Brunswick, 7 p.m.; Mt. Ararat boys at
Skowhegan, 7 p.m.; Skowhegan girls at Mt.
Ararat, 6:30 p.m.; Gardiner boys at Morse, 7
p.m.; Morse girls at Gardiner, 6:30 p.m.;
Lisbon boys at Wiscasset, 7 p.m.; Wells
boys at Freeport, 7 p.m.; Freeport girls at
Wells, 7 p.m.
Wrestling — Lisbon and Fryeburg at Monmouth, 6 p.m.; Rangeley boys and girls at
Richmond, with girls at 5:30 p.m., with
boys to follow.
Swimming — Morse at Lewiston, 7 p.m.;
Winslow at Wiscasset, 5:30 p.m.

NHL glance

National	Hockey	League
At A Glance
By The	Associated		Press
EASTERN	CONFERENCE
Atlantic	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Philadelphia	30	20	7	3	43	110	85
N.Y.Rangers	29	17	8	4	38	84	65
Pittsburgh	31	17	10	4	38	95	79
New Jersey	30	16	13	1	33	79	86
N.Y. Islanders	29	9	14	6	24	67	96
Northeast	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Boston	30	20	9	1	41	102	61
Toronto	30	16	11	3	35	93	95
Buffalo	30	15	12	3	33	81	82
Montreal	32	13	12	7	33	82	84
Ottawa	32	14	14	4	32	96	112
Southeast	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Florida	31	16	9	6	38	84	80
Washington	30	16	13	1	33	90	94
Winnipeg	31	14	13	4	32	84	94
Tampa Bay	31	13	16	2	28	84	105
Carolina	33	10	18	5	25	84	113
WESTERN	CONFERENCE
Central	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Chicago	31	19	8	4	42	103	95
Detroit	30	19	10	1	39	96	67
St.Louis	30	18	9	3	39	75	63
Nashville	31	16	11	4	36	83	83
Columbus	31	9	18	4	22	74	102
Northwest	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Minnesota	32	20	8	4	44	83	70
Vancouver	31	18	11	2	38	101	77
Calgary	31	14	14	3	31	78	87
Edmonton	31	14	14	3	31	85	84
Colorado	32	14	17	1	29	86	99
Pacific	Division
GP		W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Dallas	30	18	11	1	37	77	80
San Jose	29	16	10	3	35	83	72
Phoenix	31	16	12	3	35	82	82
Los Angeles	31	14	13	4	32	67	71
Anaheim	30	9	16	5	23	71	96
NOTE: Two	points	for	a	win,	one	point for	overtime
loss.

Thursday’s Games
Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 4, Vancouver 3
Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3
Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT
St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Nashville 4, Detroit 3
Washington 1, Winnipeg 0
Phoenix 4, Edmonton 2
San Jose 5, Colorado 4
Friday’s Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Falcons, 41-14

Jacksonville	0	0	7	7	—	14
Atlanta	10	17	14	0	—	41

First Quarter
Atl—Jones 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),
10:51.
Atl—FG Bryant 33, 3:18.
Second Quarter
Atl—Turner 5 run (Bryant kick), 13:03.
Atl—White 6 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),
1:49.
Atl—FG Bryant 31, :00.
Third Quarter
Atl—Peters 13 fumble return (Bryant kick),
13:33.
Atl—White 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),
6:38.
Jac—Potter 46 blocked punt return (Scobee
kick), 2:12.
Fourth Quarter
Jac—West 16 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick),
59.
A—68,856.

	Jac	Atl
First downs	12	20
Total Net Yards	207	373
Rushes-yards	19-116	35-97
Passing	91	276
Punt Returns	1-0	4-28
Kickoff Returns	6-143	2-53
Interceptions Ret.	0-0	1-21
Comp-Att-Int	12-22-1	24-32-0
Sacked-Yards Lost	5-50	1-4
Punts	7-43.4	5-40.8
Fumbles-Lost	3-3	0-0
Penalties-Yards	5-40	4-31
Time of Possession	21:29	38:31

:INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 17-112,
Gabbert 1-5, D.Harris 1-(minus 1). Atlanta,
Turner 19-61, Snelling 5-22, Rodgers 8-10,
Jones 1-6, Redman 2-(minus 2).
PASSING—Jacksonville, Gabbert 12-22-1-141.
Atlanta, Ryan 19-26-0-224, Redman 5-6-0-56.
RECEIVING—Jacksonville, West 3-38, Lewis 3-
30, Price 2-39, Dillard 2-12, Cloherty 1-21,
Jones-Drew 1-1. Atlanta, White 10-135, Jones
5-85, Snelling 4-26, Turner 2-4, Gonzalez 1-14,
Douglas 1-12, Rodgers 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

NFL glance

National	Football	League
At A Glance
By The	Associated	Press
AMERICAN	CONFERENCE
East
W		L	TPctPF	PA
New England	10	3	0.769396	274
N.Y.Jets	8	5	0.615327	270
Buffalo	5	8	0.385288	341
Miami	4	9	0.308256	246
South
W		L	TPctPF	PA
y-Houston	10	3	0.769330	208
Tennessee	7	6	0.538266	251
Jacksonville	4	10	0.286207	293
Indianapolis	0	13	0.000184	382
North
W		L	TPctPF	PA
Baltimore	10	3	0.769320	202
Pittsburgh	10	3	0.769282	198
Cincinnati	7	6	0.538285	270
Cleveland	4	9	0.308178	254
West
W		L	TPctPF	PA
Denver	8	5	0.615269	302
Oakland	7	6	0.538290	354
SanDiego	6	7	0.462324	299
KansasCity	5	8	0.385173	305
NATIONAL	CONFERENCE
East
W		L	TPctPF	PA
N.Y.Giants	7	6	0.538324	349
Dallas	7	6	0.538317	281
Philadelphia	5	8	0.385297	292
Washington	4	9	0.308229	290
South
W		L	TPctPF	PA
x-New Orleans	10	3	0.769415	286
Atlanta	9	5	0.643341	281
Carolina	4	9	0.308313	355
TampaBay	4	9	0.308232	370
North
W		L	TPctPF	PA
y-Green Bay	13	0	01.000466	278
Detroit	8	5	0.615367	305
Chicago	7	6	0.538301	255
Minnesota	2	11	0.154274	364
West
W		L	TPctPF	PA
y-San	Francisco 10	3	0.769307	182
Seattle	6	7	0.462246	259
Arizona	6	7	0.462253	288
St. Louis	2	11	0.154153	326

x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Game
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14
Saturday’s Game
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Area wrestling

At Mt. Ararat High School
Mt. Ararat 54, Windham 30
106 — Kenny (MA) pinned Phipps in
:13.
113 — Allen (MA) pinned Frank in 4:20.
120 — Hudson (MA) pinned Harrington
in 1:21.
126 — Yeaton (MA) pinned Cancelarich
in 2:59.
132 — Ewing (MA) pinned Bailey in
4:30.
138 — Gunter (MA) pinned Winde in
:38.
145 — Kenny (W) won by forfeit.
152 — Weymouth (W) pinned D. Ewing
in 4:39.
160 — Brewer (MA) won by forfeit.
170 — Pelletier (W) pinned Gray in 1:59.
182 — Power (W) won by forfeit.
195 — Coons (W) won by forfeit.
220 — Knorr (MA) pinned Mitchell in
1:40.
285 — Mondonedo ( MA) pinned
Hodgkins in 2:18.
160 — Jensen (Brun) won by forfeit.

Mt. Ararat 42, Morse 27
106 — Kenny (MA) won by forfeit.
123 — Allen (MA) won by forfeit.
120 — Harrington (Mo) pinned Hudson
in 1:53.
126 — Yeaton (MA) won by forfeit.
132 — Bonti (Mo) pinned A. Ewing in
2:35.
138 — Stevens (Mo) dec. Gunter, 5-2.
145 — Brackett (Mo) won by forfeit.
152 — D. Ewing (MA) pinned McGowan
in :25.
160 — Burr (MA) pinned Armstrong in
2:16.
170 — Losier (Mo) pinned Gray in :47.
182 — Double forfeit.
195 — Double forfeit.
220 — Knorr (MA) pinned Lent in 1:52.
285 — Mondonedo (MA) won by forfeit.
160 — Jensen (Brun) pinned Armstrong
in 1:18.

Windham 48, Morse 35
106 — Lucas Phillips (W) won by forfeit.
113 — Sam Frank (W) won by forfeit.
120 — Dylan Harington (M) dec. Brandon Huntington, 16-0.
126 — Dominic Cancelarich (W) won by
forfeit.
132 — Chad Bonti (M) pinned Zach Bailey in 2:42.
138 — Gary Stevens (M) pinned Mike
Matassa in 1:38.
145 — Zech Thomas (M) pinned T.J.
Kenney in :51.
152 — Johnny Weymouth (W) pinned
Aidan McGowan in 4:43.
160 — Michael Armstrong (M) won by
forfeit.
170 — Devin Pelletier (W) pinned Brody
Losier in :48.
182 — Cooper Power (W) won by forfeit. 195 — Christian Coons (W) won by forfeit. 220 — Corey Lent (M) pinned Brandon
Mitchell in 1:23.
285 — Jake Hodgkins (W) won by forfeit. Up next for Mt. Ararat — McDonald’s
Invitational on Dec. 17.
Up next for Morse — At Tiger tournament on Dec. 17.

York 48, Lisbon 33
106 — Cote Baraunias (L) pinned A.
Gayetche in 3:40.
113 — JD Martin (L) pinned O’Connor in
1:33.
120 — Nick McNamara (L) pinned York
in 1:20.
126 — Zach Stevens (L) pinned Niles in
:43.
132 — Tyler Bard (L) pinned Papp in
2:48.
138 — Mitchell (Y) pinned Mike Demerhest in :55.
145 — Petrozalla (Y) pinned Josh Collier
in 2:21.
152 — Fashianos (Y) pinned Dylan Dall
in :43.
160 — J. Gayetche (Y) won by forfeit.
170 — David Moore (L) dec. Diffan, 1-0.
182 — Slosher (Y) won by forfeit.
195 — Handley (Y) won by forfeit.
220 — Spicer (Y) won by forfeit.
285 — Mercurio(Y) won by forfeit.

Mountain Valley 42, Lisbon 18
107 — Burgess (MV) pinned Cote Baraunias in :43.
113 — Jacques (MV) pinned JD Martin
in 1:03.
120 — Nick McNamara ( L) pinned
Thornton in 5:49.
126 — Gill (MV) pinned Zach Stevens in
5:59.
132 — Tyler Bard (L) won by forfeit.
138 — Provencher (MV) pinned Mike
Demerhest in :55.
145 — Austin (MV) pinned Josh Collier
in 2:07.
152 — Dylan Dall (L) won by forfeit.
160 — Theriault (MV) won by forfeit.
170 — Cross (MV) pinned David Moore
in 2:59.
182 — Double forfeit.
195 — Double forfeit.
220 — Double forfeit.
285 — Double forfeit.
Up next for Lisbon — McDonald’s Invitational on Dec. 17.

AHL glance

American	Hockey		League
At A Glance
By The	Associated		Press
EASTERN	CONFERENCE
Atlantic	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Manchester	17	10		0	2	36	78	74
St.John’s	15	7		4	0	34	94	81
Worcester	11	6		3	3	28	62	58
Portland	12	11		1	2	27	68	79
Providence	10	15		1	2	23	60	90
East	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
WB/Scran.	15	7		1	4	35	84	71
Hershey	14	7		3	2	33	94	77
Norfolk	16	10		0	1	33	98	78
Syracuse	12	10		2	1	27	83	83
Binghamton	9	17		1	1	20	63	86
Northeast	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Connecticut	15	8		1	2	33	83	76
Adirondack	14	9		1	1	30	76	65
Albany	12	10		3	1	28	63	79
Bridgeport	11	11		3	1	26	77	87
Springfield	12	13		1	0	25	76	75
WESTERN	CONFERENCE
Midwest	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Charlotte	15	11		1	1	32	75	73
Milwaukee	15	7		0	1	31	73	62
Chicago	12	9		1	3	28	68	68
Peoria	12	14		1	1	26	87	88
Rockford	10	13		1	2	23	83	95
North	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Toronto	15	7		3	1	34	82	71
Rochester	11	11		3	1	26	70	74
LakeErie	12	13		1	1	26	64	70
GrandRpds	11	12		1	2	25	81	82
Hamilton	10	13		1	2	23	54	79
West	Division
W		L		OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Okla.City	19	7		0	1	39	82	60
Houston	15	4		2	6	38	79	65
Abbotsford	18	8		1	0	37	69	61
SanAntonio	12	14		0	0	24	59	76
Texas	11	12		0	1	23	71	73
NOTE: Two		points	are		awarded for		a	win, one
point for an	overtime			or	shootout		loss.

Thursday’s Game
Chicago 2, Charlotte 1
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
St. John’s at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Albany, 7 p.m.
Adirondack at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.

The Associated	Press
Week 14
Quarterbacks
Att		Com	Yds	TD		Int
Brady, NWE	496	328	4273	33		11
Schaub, HOU	292	178	2479	15		6
Rothlsberger,	PIT429	276	3526	21		11
Rivers, SND	480	302	3745	22		17
Mat. Moore, MIA	263	162	1864	10		6
Tebow, DEN	198	96	1290	11		2
Sanchez, NYJ	426	242	2859	21		11
Hasselbeck, TEN	403	246	2701	15		10
Dalton, CIN	415	245	2833	18		12
Fitzpatrick, BUF	449	278	3013	20		16
Rushers
Att		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
Jones-Drew,	JAC 277	1222	4.41	41		7
R. Rice, BAL	234	1029	4.40	67		10
A. Foster, HOU	239	957	4.00	43		8
Mathews, SND	185	943	5.10	39		4
F. Jackson, BUF	170	934	5.49	80t		6
McGahee, DEN	199	920	4.62	60t		4
Benson, CIN	222	883	3.98	42		5
Johnson, TEN	217	875	4.03	48t		4
S. Greene, NYJ	207	868	4.19	31		6
Be. Tate, HOU	146	820	5.62	44		3
Receivers
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
Welker, NWE	100	1339	13.4	99t		9
Gronkwski,	NWE 71	1088	15.3	52t		15
B. Marshall, MIA	67	937	14.0	46		4
Bowe, KAN	65	937	14.4	52t		4
St. Johnson,	BUF 63	790	12.5	53		6
M. Wallace, PIT	62	1034	16.7	95t		8
R. Rice, BAL	62	593	9.6	52		2
Garcon, IND	60	851	14.2	87t		6
Washington,	TEN 59	798	13.5	57		5
Hernandez,	NWE 59	607	10.3	30		5
Punters
No		Yds	LG	Avg
Lechler, OAK	68	3450	80	50.7
Fields, MIA	62	3071	70	49.5
Moorman, BUF	57	2763	66	48.5
Scifres, SND	43	2068	71	48.1
B. Colquitt, DEN	82	3910	66	47.7
McAfee, IND	73	3436	64	47.1
Koch, BAL	59	2731	62	46.3
Mesko, NWE	45	2075	61	46.1
D. Colquitt, KAN	76	3462	68	45.6
Huber, CIN	77	3425	71	44.5
Punt Returners
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
Arenas, KAN	25	333	13.3	37		0
An. Brown, PIT	27	330	12.2	60t		1
Mariani, TEN	31	363	11.7	79t		1
Edelman, NWE	23	269	11.7	72t		1
Bess, MIA	29	316	10.9	22		0
L. Webb, BAL	27	290	10.7	68t		1
Jac. Jones, HOU	41	439	10.7	79t		1
Cosby, DEN	26	269	10.3	30		0
Br. Tate, CIN	44	425	9.7	56t		1
Kerley, NYJ	21	201	9.6	53		0
Kickoff	Returners
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
McKnight, NYJ	29	940	32.4	107t		1
An. Brown, PIT	20	549	27.5	52		0
Cribbs, CLE	30	787	26.2	63		0
R. Goodman,	SND 25	652	26.1	44		0
C. Gates, MIA	27	675	25.0	77		0
Mariani, TEN	26	635	24.4	49		0
Karim, JAC	24	573	23.9	37		0
Br. Tate, CIN	33	785	23.8	45		0
McCluster, KAN	23	510	22.2	35		0
Arenas, KAN	17	362	21.3	35		0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD		Rush	Rec	Ret		Pts-
Gronkowski,	NWE 16	1	15	0		96
R.Rice,BAL	12	10	2	0		72
A.Foster,HOU	10	8	2	0		60
Jones-Drew,	JAC10	7	3	0		60
Decker,DEN	9	0	8	1		54
Welker,NWE	9	0	9	0		54
M.Bush,OAK	8	7	1	0		48
Green-Ellis,	NWE8	8	0	0		48
V.Jackson,SND	8	0	8	0		48
Mendenhall,PIT	8	8	0	0		48
Kicking
PAT			FG	LG	Pts
Cundiff, BAL		33-	3327-35	51	114
Gostkowski,	NWE	46-	4622-26	50	112
Rackers, HOU		36-	3724-29	54	108
Nugent, CIN		28-	2925-27	49	103
Novak, SND		31-	3223-28	53	100
Janikowski, OAK		30-	3022-24	63	96
Bironas, TEN		29-	2921-24	52	92
Folk, NYJ		39-	3916-21	51	87
Suisham, PIT		32-	3218-24	49	86
D. Carpenter,	MIA	19-	1921-26	51	82

NFC leaders

The Associated	Press
Week 14
Quarterbacks
Att		Com	Yds	TD		Int
A. Rodgers,	GBY 438	305	4125	39		6
Brees, NOR	543	385	4368	32		11
Romo, DAL	453	294	3646	26		9
E. Manning,	NYG 489	303	4105	25		12
Stafford, DET	516	327	3754	29		14
Ale. Smith, SNF	358	221	2565	15		5
M. Ryan, ATL	479	288	3474	23		12
Cutler, CHI	314	182	2319	13		7
Kolb, ARI	253	146	1955	9		8
C. Newton, CAR	452	270	3573	15		16
Rushers
Att		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
L. McCoy, PHL	242	1172	4.84	60		14
M. Turner, ATL	254	1068	4.20	61		8
Gore, SNF	234	1054	4.50	55		6
Forte, CHI	203	997	4.91	46		3
M. Lynch, SEA	225	969	4.31	47		9
B. Wells, ARI	216	943	4.37	71		9
Murray, DAL	164	897	5.47	91t		2
S. Jackson, STL	202	895	4.43	47t		5
A. Peterson,	MIN 186	872	4.69	54		11
Blount, TAM	167	737	4.41	54t		5
Receivers
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
J. Graham, NOR	80	1101	13.8	59		8
R. White, ATL	75	965	12.9	43		6
Sproles, NOR	74	580	7.8	36		4
T. Gonzalez, ATL	73	812	11.1	30		7
Ca. Johnson,	DET 72	1121	15.6	73t		12
Harvin, MIN	69	779	11.3	52t		5
Cruz, NYG	68	1150	16.9	74t		7
St. Smith, CAR	67	1217	18.2	77t		5
G. Jennings,	GBY 67	949	14.2	79t		9
H. Nicks, NYG	65	1023	15.7	68		6
Punters
No		Yds	LG	Avg
A. Lee, SNF	65	3293	68	50.7
Morstead, NOR	42	2005	64	47.7
J. Ryan, SEA	77	3646	77	47.4
Weatherford,	NYG 65	2997	62	46.1
Zastudil, ARI	67	3063	66	45.7
Kluwe, MIN	61	2771	60	45.4
McBriar, DAL	46	2076	68	45.1
Masthay, GBY	42	1887	67	44.9
Donn. Jones,	STL 85	3767	65	44.3
Koenen, TAM	59	2611	65	44.3
Punt Returners
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
D. Hester, CHI	24	443	18.5	82t		2
P. Peterson, ARI	37	603	16.3	99t		4
Ginn Jr., SNF	38	466	12.3	55t		1
Cobb, GBY	24	287	12.0	80t		1
Banks, WAS	30	317	10.6	55		0
L. Washington,	SEA34	354	10.4	37		0
Weems, ATL	27	278	10.3	42		0
P. Parker, TAM	23	210	9.1	34		0
Sproles, NOR	23	204	8.9	72t		1
Sherels, MIN	32	273	8.5	53		0
Kickoff	Returners
No		Yds	Avg	LG		TD
Ginn Jr., SNF	28	788	28.1	102t		1
Cobb, GBY	30	839	28.0	108t		1
Pilares, CAR	19	515	27.1	101t		1
Sproles, NOR	31	813	26.2	57		0
Logan, DET	26	665	25.6	42		0
L. Washington,	SEA35	874	25.0	54		0
Dev. Thomas,	NYG24	576	24.0	40		0
Stephns-Hwling,		ARI32 759	23.7	35		0
Booker, MIN	19	450	23.7	68		0
Weems, ATL	21	483	23.0	37		0
Scoring
Touchdowns
TD		Rush	Rec	Ret		Pts
L.McCoy,PHL	17	14	3	0		102
C.Newton,CAR	13	13	0	0		78
Ca. Johnson,	DET 12	0	12	0		72
A.Peterson,	MIN12	11	1	0		72
M.Lynch,SEA	10	9	1	0		60
J. Nelson, GBY	10	0	10	0		60
G.Jennings,	GBY9	0	9	0		54
B.Wells,ARI	9	9	0	0		54
Br.Jacobs,NYG	8	7	1	0		50
D.Bryant,DAL	8	0	8	0		48
Kicking
PAT			FG	LG	Pts
Akers, SNF		27-	2736-42	55	135
D. Bailey, DAL		32-	3231-35	51	125
Crosby, GBY		55-	5623-25	58	124
Kasay, NOR		45-	4526-31	53	123
Gould, CHI		32-	3225-28	57	107
Ja. Hanson, DET		41-	4122-26	51	107
M. Bryant, ATL		33-	3321-23	50	96
Barth, TAM		20-	2024-26	55	92
Henery, PHL		34-	3419-22	47	91
Gano, WAS		20-	2123-32	59	89

Going Bowling

College Football FBS Bowl glance
By The Associated Press
Subject to Change
Saturday, Dec. 17
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State
(8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
———
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
———
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Thursday, Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl
At Las Vegas
Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
———
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
———
Monday, Dec. 26
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30
p.m. (ESPN2)
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
———
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
At Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
———
Thursday, Dec. 29
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Friday, Dec. 30
Armed Forces Bowl
At Dallas
Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
At Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6),
6:40 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)
———
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meinke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon
(ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Monday, Jan. 2
TicketCity Bowl
At Dallas
Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon
(ESPNU)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1
p.m. (ESPN)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1
p.m. (ABC)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida ( 6- 6) vs. Ohio State ( 6- 6), 1 p. m.
(ESPN2)
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m.
(ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30
p.m. (ESPN)
———
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Friday, Jan. 6
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m.
(FOX)
———
Saturday, Jan. 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
———
Sunday, Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-
3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
———
Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
———
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)

NCAA Subdivision

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
Playoff Glance
By The Associated Press
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 26
James Madison 20, Eastern Kentucky 17
Old Dominion 35, Norfolk State 18
Stony Brook 31, Albany (N.Y.) 28
Central Arkansas 34, Tennessee Tech 14
Second Round
Saturday, Dec. 3
Georgia Southern 55, Old Dominion 48
Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14
Maine 34, Appalachian State 12
Sam Houston State 34, Stony Brook 27
Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25
Lehigh 40, Towson 38
North Dakota State 26, James Madison 14
Northern Iowa 28, Wofford 21
Quarterfinals
Friday, Dec. 9
Montana 48, Northern Iowa 10
Saturday, Dec. 10
Sam Houston State 49, Montana State 13
Georgia Southern 35, Maine 23
North Dakota State 24, Lehigh 0
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 16
Montana (11-2) at Sam Houston State (13-0), 8
p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
Georgia Southern (11-2) at North Dakota State
(12-1), 2:30 p.m.

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Named Derek Falvey director of baseball operations (player personnel and acquisitions) and David Stearns director of baseball operations (contracts, strategy and analysis). MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with OF Josh Willingham on a three-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Fabio Castillo and C Chris Robinson on minor league contracts. National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Released OF-1B Nick Stavinoa from his minor league contract. NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with LHP Chuck James on a minor league contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with LHP Dontrelle Willis on a one-year contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with LHP J.C. Romero on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Reggie Williams to a two-year contract. DALLAS MAVERICKS—Waived G Andy Rautins. DENVER NUGGETS—Signed F Michael Ruffin. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed F Dominic McGuire. MIAMI HEAT—Signed F Billy White. MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed F Jon Leuer. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Signed G Malcolm Lee to a three-year contract and G Bonzi Wells. NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed C Jerome Jordan. NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Ime Udoka and Shawne Williams. Waived F Travis Outlaw. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Signed G Jamal Crawford to a two-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Placed S LaRon Landry on injured reserve. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL—Fined Boston D Adam McQuaid $2,500 for kneeing Ottawa F Nick Foligno in a Dec. 4 game. BUFFALO SABRES—Signed F Kevin Sundher to a three-year contract. DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled LW Tomas Tatar from Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Sent RW Nick Palmieri to Albany (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled D Calvin de Haan and G Kevin Poulin from Bridgeport (AHL). Placed G Rick DiPietro on injured reserve. PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D Chris Summers from Portland (AHL). American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Signed G Nick Niedert and D Wes Cunningham. CONNECTICUT WHALE—Recalled F Jeff Prough from Greenville (ECHL). Signed F Brendan Connolly. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed F Everett Sheen. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled F Angelo Esposito from Cincinnati (ECHL). Reassigned F David Marshall to Rio Grande Valley (CHL).