10—Cleveland Daily Banner—Tuesday, January 5, 2016
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SCOREBOARD
ON AIR
Sports on TV
Tuesday, Jan. 5
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
BTN — Minnesota at Penn St.
ESPN — Wisconsin at Indiana
ESPNU — Richmond at Rhode Island
ESPNEWS — East Carolina at Tulsa
FS1 — Marquette at Providence
SEC — South Carolina at Auburn
8 p.m.
CBSSN — Temple at UConn
ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Baylor
FSN — Butler at DePaul
9 p.m.
BTN — Nebraska at Iowa
ESPN — Kentucky at LSU
ESPNU — Tulane at Houston
FS1 — Georgetown at Creighton
SEC — Vanderbilt at Arkansas
10 p.m.
CBSSN — Boise St. at Utah St.
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBA — Milwaukee at Chicago
10:30 p.m.
NBA — Golden State at L.A. Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Montreal at Philadelphia
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
FS2 — DePaul at Seton Hall
ON TAP
Tuesday, Jan. 5
BASKETBALL
Bradley Central at Cumberland County
Learning Tree, CAYA at Cleveland Christian, 5, 6
BOWLING
McCallie /GPS at Walker Valley, 4
WRESTLING
Ooltewah at Walker Valley, 7
East Hamilton/Rhea County at Bradley, 6:15
Wednesday, Jan. 6
BASKETBALL
Baylor at Walker Valley, 6
BOWLING
District 5 Tournament
at Rhea County
Bradley Central, Walker Valley participating
Thursday, Jan. 7
BASKETBALL
Cleveland State at Wallace State-Hanceville (Men), 3
Dogwood at Cleveland Christian, 6
Copper Basin at TCPS, 6
Greenback at Polk County, 6
WRESTLING
Cleveland at Bradley Central, 7
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 7
Friday, Jan. 8
BASKETBALL
Cleveland at Ooltewah, 6
Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 6
Saturday, Jan. 9
BASKETBALL
Cleveland at Model, Ga., 6
Bradley Central at Stone Memorial, 7
Delta State University at Lee University, 2
WRESTL ING
Soddy Daisy Invitational
Cleveland Participating, TBA
Walker Valley Duals, TBA
Sunday, Jan. 10
BASKETBALL
Cleveland State at Martin Methodist College JV (Women), 3
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Toronto
21
15
.583
—
Boston
19
15
.559
1
New York
16
19
.457
4½
Brooklyn
10
24
.294
10
Philadelphia
4
33
.108 17½
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Miami
21
13
.618
—
Atlanta
21
14
.600
½
Orlando
19
16
.543
2½
Charlotte
17
17
.500
4
Washington
15
17
.469
5
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Cleveland
23
9
.719
—
Chicago
20
12
.625
3
Indiana
19
15
.559
5
Detroit
19
16
.543
5½
Milwaukee
14
22
.389
11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Antonio
30
6
.833
—
Dallas
19
15
.559
10
Memphis
19
17
.528
11
Houston
17
19
.472
13
New Orleans
11
22
.333 17½
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oklahoma City
24
11
.686
—
Utah
15
18
.455
8
Portland
15
22
.405
10
Denver
12
23
.343
12
Minnesota
12
23
.343
12
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Golden State
32
2
.941
—
L.A. Clippers
22
13
.629 10½
Sacramento
14
20
.412
18
Phoenix
12
25
.324 21½
L.A. Lakers
8
27
.229 24½
Tuesday’s Games
Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
New York at Miami, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.
Top 25 Fared
Monday
1. Kansas (12-1) vs. No. 2 Oklahoma. Next: at Texas Tech,
Saturday.
2. Oklahoma (12-0) at No. 1 Kansas. Next: vs. Kansas State,
Saturday.
3. Maryland (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers,
Wednesday.
4. Virginia (12-2) lost to Virginia Tech 70-68. Next: at Georgia
Tech, Saturday.
5. Michigan State (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois,
Thursday.
6. North Carolina (14-2) beat Florida State 106-90. Next: at
Syracuse, Saturday.
7. Arizona (13-1) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Thursday.
8. Providence (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette,
Tuesday.
9. Kentucky (11-2) did not play. Next: at LSU, Tuesday.
10. Xavier (13-1) did not play. Next: at St. John’s,
Wednesday.
11. Villanova (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall,
Wednesday.
12. Miami (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State,
Saturday.
13. Iowa State (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech,
Wednesday.
14. Duke (12-2) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest,
Wednesday.
15. SMU (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Thursday.
16. Louisville (12-2) did not play. Next: at N.C. State,
Thursday.
17. West Virginia (13-1) beat TCU 95-87. Next: vs. Oklahoma
State, Saturday.
18. Butler (11-3) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Tuesday.
19. Iowa (11-3) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Tuesday.
20. Purdue (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. Michigan, Thursday.
21. Texas A&M (11-2) did not play. Next: at Mississippi State,
Wednesday.
22. South Carolina (13-0) did not play. Next: at Auburn,
Tuesday.
23. UConn (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. Temple, Tuesday.
24. Pittsburgh (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech,
Wednesday.
25. Dayton (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. UMass, Wednesday.
Women’s Top 25 Fared
Monday
1. UConn (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Tulsa, Wednesday.
2. South Carolina (13-0) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt,
Thursday.
3. Notre Dame (13-1) did not play. Next: at Virginia,
Thursday.
4. Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa State,
Wednesday.
5. Ohio State (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana, Thursday.
6. Baylor (14-1) did not play. Next: at Kansas, Wednesday.
7. Mississippi State (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn,
Thursday.
8. Maryland (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska,
Thursday.
9. Stanford (11-3) lost to No. 14 Arizona State 49-31. Next:
vs. Utah, Friday.
10. Kentucky (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama,
Thursday.
11. Oregon State (10-3) lost to No. 15 UCLA 71-51. Next: vs.
Oregon, Friday.
12. Tennessee (10-3) beat No. 20 Missouri 71-55. Next: vs.
Florida, Thursday.
13. Texas A&M (11-3) did not play. Next: at Arkansas,
Thursday.
14. Arizona State (10-3) beat No. 9 Stanford 49-31. Next: at
Washington, Friday.
15. UCLA (11-3) beat No. 11 Oregon State 71-51. Next: at
Southern Cal, Sunday.
16. Northwestern (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. Purdue,
Thursday.
17. Oklahoma (10-3) did not play. Next: at TCU, Wednesday.
18. Duke (11-4) did not play. Next: vs. Wake Forest,
Thursday.
19. Florida State (9-4) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College,
Thursday.
20. Missouri (13-1) lost to No. 12 Tennessee 71-55. Next: at
Georgia, Thursday.
21. California (9-4) lost to Arizona 57-52. Next: vs. Colorado,
Friday.
22. South Florida (8-3) did not play. Next: vs. UCF, Tuesday.
23. Michigan State (10-3) did not play. Next: at Penn State,
Thursday.
24. DePaul (10-5) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Seton Hall,
Tuesday.
25. Seton Hall (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 DePaul,
Tuesday.
FOOTBALL
NFL Playoff Glance
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 9
Kansas City (11-5) at Houston (9-7), 4:35 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati (12-4), 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 10
Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-6), 1 p.m. (NBC)
Green Bay (10-6) at Washington (9-7), 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 16
Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New England (12-4),
4:35 (CBS)
Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Arizona (13-3), 8:15
p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 17
Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina (15-1), 1:05
p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver (12-4), 4:30
p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC, 3:05 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 31
At Honolulu
Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 7
At Santa Clara, Calif.
TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
2015-2016 Bowl Glance
Monday, Jan. 11
College Football Championship Game
Glendale, Ariz.
Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 23
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif.
National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 30
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)
2015-16 Conference Bowl Records
Through, Jan. 2
Conference
W
L
Pct.
Southeastern
8
2
.800
Pac-12
6
4
.600
Conference USA
3
2
.600
Big Ten
5
5
.500
Mountain West
4
4
.500
Sun Belt
2
2
.500
Atlantic Coast
5
6
.455
Big 12
3
4
.429
Mid-American
3
4
.429
American Athletic
1
5
.167
Independents
0
2
.000
NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff
Glance
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 18
North Dakota State 33, Richmond 7
Saturday, Dec. 19
Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston State 10
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 9
At Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
North Dakota State (12-2) vs. Jacksonville State (13-1),
Noon
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L
OT Pts GF GA
Florida
39 23 12
4 50 106 85
Montreal
40 22 15
3 47 116 99
Detroit
40 20 13
7 47 101 106
Boston
37 20 13
4 44 116 102
Ottawa
40 19 15
6 44 114 120
Tampa Bay
39 19 16
4 42 100 95
Toronto
37 15 15
7 37 99 103
Buffalo
39 15 20
4 34 91 105
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L
OT Pts GF GA
Washington
38 28
7
3 59 121 83
N.Y. Islanders
40 22 13
5 49 113 99
N.Y. Rangers
39 21 14
4 46 112 103
New Jersey
40 20 15
5 45 93 95
Pittsburgh
38 19 15
4 42 91 93
Carolina
40 16 17
7 39 92 111
Philadelphia
37 15 15
7 37 79 102
Columbus
40 15 22
3 33 103 127
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas
41 28
9
4 60 144 107
St. Louis
42 23 14
5 51 103 103
Chicago
40 23 13
4 50 111 97
Minnesota
38 20 11
7 47 101 90
Nashville
39 19 13
7 45 103 102
Colorado
40 19 18
3 41 113 111
Winnipeg
39 18 19
2 38 104 114
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles
39 25 12
2 52 105 87
Arizona
39 19 16
4 42 110 124
Anaheim
38 16 15
7 39 73 90
Vancouver
40 15 16
9 39 97 113
San Jose
37 18 17
2 38 101 106
Calgary
38 18 18
2 38 101 121
Edmonton
41 17 21
3 37 102 122
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Carolina at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
GOLF
PGA 2016 Tour Schedule
Oct. 15-18 — Frys.com Open (Emiliano Grillo)
Oct. 22-25 — Shriners Hospital for Children Open (Smylie
Kaufman)
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 — CIMB Classic (Justin Thomas)
Nov. 5-8 — Sanderson Farms Championship (Peter Malnati)
Nov. 5-8 — WGC-HSBC Champions (Russell Knox)
Nov. 12-15 — OHL Classic at Mayakoba (Graeme McDowell)
Nov. 19-22 — RSM Classic (Kevin Kisner)
Dec. 3-6 — Hero World Challenge (Bubba Watson)
Dec. 10-12 — Franklin Templeton Shootout (Jason DufnerBrandt Snedeker)
Jan. 7-10 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Kapalua
Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii.
Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu
Jan. 21-24 — Career Builder Challenge, PGA West (Palmer
Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 28-31 — Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC
(North and South), San Diego.
Feb. 4-7 — Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC
Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble
Beach GL-Spyglass Hill GC-Monterey Peninsula (Shore
Course), Pebble Beach, Calif.
Feb. 18-21 — Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los
Angeles.
Feb. 25-28 — Honda Classic, PGA National GC (Champion),
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 3-6 — WGC-Cadillac Championship, Trump National
Doral (Blue Monster), Doral, Fla.
March 10-13 — Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort
(Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla.
March 17-20 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club &
Lodge, Orlando, Fla.
March 23-27 — WGC-Match Play Championship, Austin
Country Club, Austin, Texas.
March 24-27 — Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC,
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
March 31-April 3 — Shell Houston Open, Golf Club of
Houston (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas.
April 7-10 — Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC,
Augusta, Ga.
April 14-17 — RBC Heritage, Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head
Island, S.C.
April 21-24 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (AT&T
Oaks Course), San Antonio.
April 28-May 1 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana, Avondale,
La.
May 5-8 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club,
Charlotte, N.C.
May 12-15 — The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass
(Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
May 19-22 — AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four
Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas.
May 26-29 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial
CC, Fort Worth, Texas.
June 2-5 — Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village GC,
Dublin, Ohio.
June 9-12— FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind,
Memphis, Tenn.
June 16-19 — U.S. Open, Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa.
June 23-26 — Quicken Loans National, Congressional CC
(Blue), Bethesda, Md.
June 30-July 3 — Barracuda Championship, Montreux Golf
& CC, Reno, Nev.
June 30-July 3 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone
CC (South Course), Akron, Ohio.
July 7-10 — The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The
Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
July 14-17 — Barbasol Championship, RTJ Trail (Grand
National Lake Course), Opelika, Ala.
July 14-17 — The Open Championship, Royal Troon GC,
Ayshire, Scotland.
July 21-24 — RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey GC,
Oakville, Ontario.
July 28-31 — PGA Championship, Baltusrol GC, Springfield,
N.J.
Aug. 4-7 — Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands,
Cromwell, Conn.
Aug. 11-14 — Olympic Men’s Golf Competition, Olympic Golf
Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Aug. 11-14 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
Aug. 18-21 — Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC,
Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 25-28 — The Barclays, Bethpage State Park (Black),
Farmingdale, N.Y.
Sept. 2-5 — Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston,
Norton, Mass.
Sept. 8-11 — BMW Championship , Crooked Stick GC,
Carmel, Ind.
Sept. 22-25 — Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 — Ryder Cup, Hazeltine National GC,
Chaska, Minn.
TENNIS
Brisbane International Results
Monday
At Queensland Tennis Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Purse: Men, $404,780 (WT250); Women, $885,500
(Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
First Round
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Gilles Simon (5), France, 6-3,
7-6 (10).
Denis Kudla, United States, def. John-Patrick Smith,
Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Benjamin Mitchell, Australia, 62, 6-4.
Chung Hyeon, South Korea, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 7-6
(8), 6-4.
Women
First Round
Carla Suarez Navarro (6), Spain, def. Ajla Tomljanovic,
Croatia, 6-1, 6-2.
Roberta Vinci (8), Italy, def. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3-6, 62, 6-4.
Samantha Crawford, United States, def. Priscilla Hon,
Australia, 6-4, 6-4.
Belinda Bencic (7), Switzerland, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 6-1, 62.
Madison Brengle, United States, def. Katarina Bondarenko,
Ukraine, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-4, 36, 6-4.
Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 5-7,
6-3, 6-0.
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-2,
6-0.
Doubles
Men
First Round
Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski (3), Poland, def.
Jonathan Marray, Britain, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi,
Pakistan, 6-3, 6-4.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (1), France, def.
Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, and Steve Johnson, United States,
6-4, 3-6, 13-11.
Henri Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers (2), Australia, def.
Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Radek Stepanek, Czech
Republic, 6-3, 6-3.
Women
First Round
Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland,
def. Anastasia and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, and Kristina Mladenovic,
France, def. Sara Errani, Italy, and Carla Suarez Navarro,
Spain, 6-1, 6-2.
Raquel Atawo, United States, and Alize Cornet, France, def.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan (2), Taiwan, 7-6 (3), 36, 10-5.
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def.
Shahar Peer, Israel, and Maria Sanchez, United States, 6-1,
6-2.
LOCAL NOTES
BASEBALL
BASEBALL INSTRUCTION
Cleveland State Community College assistant baseball
coach Ryne Foster will be offering baseball instruction and
lessons for individuals or small groups. Lessons will be
offered on weeknights and weekends for hitting, catching,
infield play, outfield play and pitching. For times and pricing,
contact coach Foster at (317)650-1064 or email [email protected].
BASKETBALL
KILBY INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION
Individual basketball instruction for male and female
elementary, middle school, high school and post graduate
athletes is being offered by former Junior College and
Universtiy coach L.J. Kilby. Coach Kilby brings 10 years of
head coaching experience as well as 30 years experience
in junior college, NAIA and NCAA Division I basketball. For
more information, contact Coach Kilby at (423)596-2515.
FISHING
CLEVELAND BASSMASTERS
The Cleveland Bassmasters meet the first Thursday of
each month at South Cleveland United Methodist Church at
7 p.m. Cleveland Bassmasters includes boaters and nonboaters and are associated with FLW. The club fishes and
holds tournament on Chickamauga Lake, Nickajack Lake,
Lake Guntersville, Lake Weiss, Watts Bar and Neely Henry.
Dues for the Bassmasters are $35 quarterly. Other fees
include $35 FLW joining fee, $8 insurance, $20 per year for
biggest largemouth or smallmouth bass and $15 for tournament largemouth or smallmouth prize. For more information,
contact Dewayne Lowe at 423-715-5772.
TRANSACTIONS
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Eury Perez
and RHP Cesar Valdez on minor league contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Andy Hawkins pitching
coach for Omaha (PCL), Steve Luebber pitching coach and
Brian Buchanan hitting coach for Northwest Arkansas
(Texas), Jamie Quirk manager Charlie Corbell pitching coach
for Wilmington (Carolina), Mitch Stetter pitching coach for
Lexington (SAL), Carlos Reyes pitching coach for Surprise
(Arizona), Chino Cadahia senior coordinator of player development, Bill Fischer senior pitching advisor and John Wathan
special assistant to player development.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with LHP Jim
Fuller, LHP Kelvin Marte, C Ed Easley, INF Juan Diaz and
OF Antoan Richardson on minor league contracts.
Eastern League
TRENTON THUNDER — Named John Fierko vice president
of ticket sales.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed RHP Brian Ernst.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Ethan Gibbons to a
contract extension.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Sold the contract of RHP Cole
Brocker to Chicago (NL). Signed INF Jason Merjano to a
contract extension.
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Joe Scanio to a contract extension. Signed INF John Ascenzia.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Milwaukee G O.J. Mayo $25,000 for aggressively pursuing a game official and failing to leave the court
in a timely manner upon his ejection during a Jan. 2 game
against Minnesota. Fined Detroit F Marcus Morris $15,000,
and Indiana F Paul George $10,000, for their parts in an
altercation during a Jan. 2 game.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Agreed to terms with F Elton
Brand. Waived F Christian Wood.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Mario Butler, RB Mike
Gillislee, WR Greg Salas and P Colton Schmidt to contract
extensions.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB De’Vante Bausby, QB Matt
Blanchard, C Cornelius Edison, RB Paul Lasike, WR Marcus
Lucas, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, TE Gannon
Sinclair and G Martin Wallace to reserve/futures contracts.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Trevor Roach to the
practice squad. Placed LB Emmanuel Lamur on injured
reserve.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LB Derek Akunne, WR
Donte Foster, DB Buddy Jackson, RB Ben Malena, DE Mike
McAdoo, CB Brandon McGee, DE Efe Obada and LB Keith
Smith to reserve/futures contracts.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed coach Chuck Pagano to a
four-yea r contract extension and general manager Ryan
Grigson to a three-year contract extension.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Chris Grier general manager.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the resignation of coach
Tom Coughlin.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed RB George Atkinson III, G
Mitch Bell, DB Chris Hackett and LB Colton Underwood to
reserve/futures contracts.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Fired general manager Ruston
Webster. Named Steve Underwood president and chief
executive officer. Signed RB David Fluellen, TE Kevin
Greene, WR Nick Harwell, G Josue Matias and OT Will
Poehls to reserve/futures contracts.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DL Christo Bilukidi,
LB Desmond Bishop and DL Jerrel Powe to reserve/futures
contracts.
Arena Football League
ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms with DB
Varmah Sonie.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Craig Cunningham to
Springfield (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Jayson Megna from
Hartford (AHL).
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed D Patrick Cullity
to a professional tryout contract.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Gabriel
Beaupre and F Alex Belzile to Fort Wayne (ECHL).
RUGBY
USA RUGBY — Named John Mitchell coach of the mens
national team.
SOCCER
U.S. SOCCER — Named Brad Friedel coach of the Under19 men’s national team and Omid Namazi coach of the
Under-18 men’s national team.
COLLEGE
ARIZONA — Announced defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel
and defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich will not return next
season.
ARKANSAS — Announced TE Hunter Henry will enter the
NFL draft.
MEMPHIS — Named Chris Ball defensive
coordinator/safeties coach, Chip Long offensive
coordinator/tight ends coach, Darrell Dickey assistant head
coach/running backs coach, David Johnson wide receivers
coach, Dan Lanning inside linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator, Joe Lorig special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach, Paul Randolph defensive line coach, Ryan
Silverfield offensive line coach, Marcus Woodson cornerbacks coach and Josh Storms strength and conditioning
coach.
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PGA GOLFER Zach Johnson is among eight players who have signed to play PXG golf clubs this
year. PXG is owned by GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons, who thinks there is a market for clubs that cost
$5,000 for a full set.
Zach Johnson among 8
players moving to PXG
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Bob
Parsons conducts business to
an extreme, and that now
includes golf clubs.
The people he hired to build
his golf clubs have no limitations and no deadlines. Money
is no object, either, and that
better be the case for the consumers. Parsons, the billionaire founder of GoDaddy, is
selling his PXG clubs at about
$5,000 for the entire set.
“Making money is not what I
have in mind,” Parsons said.
“My goal with this is to build
some very incredible clubs
without regard to cost, without
regard to the process. I’ve been
telling people what I’m doing
and I’ve heard many times,
‘You’re nuts.’ That’s a very good
sign.”
Ryan Moore last year became
the first PGA Tour to put them
in play.
Now, the Scottsdale, Arizonabased company is hopeful of
making a big splash in 2016 by
signing an additional eight
players, men and women, to
staff contracts at PXG. Topping
the list is British Open champion Zach Johnson, who had
been with Titleist his entire
PGA Tour career that includes
12 victories and two majors.
Johnson, who is in the field
this week at the Hyundai
Tournament of Champions, did
not want to discuss his switch
ahead the announcement at
Kapalua. He said in a release
that he did not make the
change lightly.
“My entire team, from caddie
to coach, was part of the discernment process,” Johnson
said. “We all agree that PXG is
undeniably the best equipment
to help me achieve my goals on
the course.”
PXG also signed Billy
Horschel, Chris Kirk, James
Hahn and Charles Howell III on
the PGA Tour, along with
Cristie Kerr, Alison Lee and
Gerina Piller on the LPGA Tour.
Already on board with the clubs
were Moore, Rocco Mediate
(Champions Tour), Sadena
Parks and Beatriz Recari.
Parsons describes himself as
a golf fanatic and an equipment
junkie. He didn’t start playing
seriously until he was in his
30s because he was too busy
with work, first with Parsons
Technologies for 10 years
(which he sold in 1994 for $64
million) and then with the
GoDaddy Group. He stepped
down as GoDaddy executive
chairman in 2014, though he
remains on the board and is
the largest shareholder.
By then, an affinity for golf
turned into an addiction.
“It got to the point three or
four years before I started the
PXG venture that I would
spend about $250,000 to
$300,000 a year on equipment,” he said. “I bought pretty
much everything and would hit
it. I could tell you which irons,
woods and all that ... were real
and what wasn’t. Most of it is
gimmicky. You take any manufacturer and they say, ‘This will
give you an extra 10 yards and
15 yards.’ If all that were true,
we’d be hitting it a mile-and-ahalf.”
Eventually, Parsons was
intrigued by building his own
clubs.
PXG stands for “Parsons
Xtreme Golf,” though a running
joke in the industry is that it
also stands for “Ping X-Guys.”
Among the Ping employees he
hired were two engineers, former Bay Hill winner Mike
Nicolette and Brad Schweigert,
and Parsons turned them loose.
“We have no constraints on
our engineers, no cost constraints, no time constraints,”
Parsons said. “The only they
must do is the performance
must be there before we release
it. ... We’re using as much technology as we can shake out as
long as they conform with USGA
rules.”
The iron, which has the look
of a blade, is a hollow body
design that is filled with thermoplastic elastomer that allows
for a thinner face. The signature
look on the PXG clubs are what
appears to be black dots. Those
are tungsten alloy screws that
enhance the perimeter weighting and increase forgiveness.
“Our iron is one of the few
that is made to be adjusted
weight-wise,” Parsons said.
“When the engineers were
doing the initial development,
they took one of our first prototypes — which was a trai n
wreck — and put weights into it
one way. I said, ‘That looks
good. It’s going to be our trademark look.’”
The equipment industry is
crowded, and the venture is a
risk. Parsons doesn’t mind
that.
“If we did exactly that
TaylorMade and Ping was
doing, and Callaway and on
and on, we’d get our brains
beat out,” Parsons said.
He was behind the racy
GoDaddy.com ads during the
Super Bowl (he said PXG
doesn’t need to be as outrageous in its marketing). He also
caused a sensation in golf circles when he bought what is
now Scottsdale National Golf
Club and wrote a letter to members outlining bold new rules —
no more than 30 rounds a year
without bringing a paying guest
and a $100 service fee every
time a member plays. Those
who didn’t like the rules were
given a refund on their initiation fee.
It was different. But that’s
what Parsons is all about.
But is there a market for golf
clubs that cost $5,000 for a
set?
“There are 6.5 million avid
golfers in the country, and 4.1
million of the have a household
income in excess of $125,000 a
year, which means about 2 million have significantly higher
than that in household
income,” he said. “If you ran
across a set of clubs that you
don’t have to change a thing in
your game and it would take
you down to a 3 (handicap
index) and you feel great hitting
them ... you’d do what you
could to buy them.”
Ellis scores 27 as No. 1 Jayhawks hold
off No. 2 Oklahoma in triple overtime
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) —
Perry Ellis had 27 points and 13
rebounds, Devonte Graham hit
the go-ahead free throw in the
third overtime and top-ranked
Kansas outlasted Buddy Hield
and second-ranked Oklahoma
109-106 on Monday night.
Wayne Selden Jr. had 21
points and Graham finished
with 20 for the Jayhawks (13-1,
2-0 Big 12), who had chances to
win the game in regulation and
each of the first two overtimes
before finally getting it done.
Hield had a career-high 46
points for Oklahoma (12-1, 1-1),
but he made two crucial
turnovers in the final extra session, then missed a potential
tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jordan Woodard hit six 3pointers and had 27 points for
the Sooners, who were trying to
extend their best start in 28
years. Ryan Spangler finished
with 14 points and 18 rebounds.
It was a fitting conclusion for
the first 1 vs. 2 matchup in two
years, and the first pitting teams
from the same conference since
Ohio State and Michigan State
of the Big Ten met on Feb. 25,
2007.
VIRGINIA TECH 70,
No. 4 VIRGINIA 68
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) —
Zach LeDay of Virginia Tech
scored 18 of his 22 points in the
second half and blocked London
Perrantes’ attempt to tie the
game in the final seconds.
The Hokies (10-5, 2-0 Atlantic
Coast Conference) got 16 points
from Justin Bibbs and 13 from
Seth Allen in ending a sevengame losing streak against their
in-state rivals.
Perrantes hit six 3-pointers in
the second half and led Virginia
(12-2, 1-1) with 22 points, but
LeDay swatted his driving layup
in the final seconds, preserving
Virginia Tech’s slim margin.
Anthony Gill added 17 points
for Virginia, which outrebounded the Hokies and shot better,
but had 16 turnovers that led to
26 points for Virginia Tech.
No. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 106,
FLORIDA ST. 90
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) —
Brice Johnson had career-highs
of 39 points and 23 rebounds to
lead North Carolina.
It was the first 20-20 game for
a Tar Heel since Tyler Zeller had
20 points and 22 rebounds
against Ohio in the 2012 NCAA
Tournament.
Marcus Paige added 30 points
for the Tar Heels (14-2, 3-0
Atlantic Coast Conference), who
have won seven straight. It was
North Carolina’s first win on the
road.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes led
Florida State with a season-high
30 points while Dwayne Bacon
added 18 and Malik Beasley 15.
After winning six straight, the
Seminoles (10-4, 0-2) have lost
two in a row.
No. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 95,
TCU 87
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) —
Jaysean Paige scored seven of
his 20 points in the late gameclinching run for foul-plagued
West Virginia, which won its
sixth straight.
Paige led six players in double
figures for the Mountaineers
(13-1, 2-0 Big 12). They had two
players foul out and Paige was
among four others who finished
the game with four fouls.
Tarik Phillip made a 3-pointer
with 5:40 left to make it 75-74,
starting a 14-2 run in less than
3 minutes that put WVU ahead
to stay.
Phillip finished with 18
points, while Jonathan Holton
had 15 for the Mountaineers.
Daxter Miles Jr. had 14 points,
while Devin Williams and Jevon
Carter scored 13 each.
Chauncey Collins led TCU (86, 0-2) with 20 points, including
four 3-pointers.