Scoreboard
Published 11:52 pm Sunday, December 18, 2011
NFL standings
National Football League
All times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 3 0 .786 437 297
N.Y. Jets 8 6 0 .571 346 315
Miami 5 9 0 .357 286 269
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 311 371
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 4 0 .714 343 236
Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 279 278
Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293
Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 211 395
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198
x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 334 236
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 305 283
Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 195 274
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 8 6 0 .571 292 343
Oakland 7 7 0 .500 317 382
San Diego 7 7 0 .500 358 313
Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 192 319
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 8 6 0 .571 348 296
N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 334 372
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 342 311
Washington 5 9 0 .357 252 300
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 457 306
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281
Carolina 5 9 0 .357 341 368
Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 247 401
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 480 297
Detroit 9 5 0 .643 395 332
Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 293
Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 294 406
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182
Seattle 7 7 0 .500 284 273
Arizona 7 7 0 .500 273 305
St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 166 346
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 15
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14
Saturday, Dec. 17
Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15
Sunday, Dec. 18
New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20
Seattle 38, Chicago 14
Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13
Carolina 28, Houston 13
Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14
Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13
Miami 30, Buffalo 23
Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10
Detroit 28, Oakland 27
New England 41, Denver 23
Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT
Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19
San Diego 34, Baltimore 14
Monday, Dec. 19
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.
Bengals’ stats
Cincinnati 3 0 10 7 — 20
St. Louis 0 6 0 7 — 13
First Quarter
Cin—FG Nugent 21, 8:59.
Second Quarter
StL—FG Jo.Brown 26, 4:18.
StL—FG Jo.Brown 43, :26.
Third Quarter
Cin—FG Nugent 41, 10:22.
Cin—Scott 1 run (Nugent kick), :12.
Fourth Quarter
Cin—Benson 4 run (Nugent kick), 9:14.
StL—Alexander 25 pass from Clemens (Jo.Brown kick), 1:08.
A—56,431.
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Cin StL
First downs 19 18
Total Net Yards 283 305
Rushes-yards 34-110 24-95
Passing 173 210
Punt Returns 2-71 0-0
Kickoff Returns 4-101 4-83
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-30
Comp-Att-Int 15-26-1 25-36-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 3-19
Punts 5-33.8 7-42.9
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 11-101 10-109
Time of Possession 30:03 29:57
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cincinnati, Benson 22-76, Scott 7-20, Peerman 2-8, Hawkins 1-8, Dalton 2-(minus 2). St. Louis, S.Jackson 18-71, Williams 3-16, Clemens 2-9, Norwood 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 15-26-1-179. St. Louis, Clemens 25-36-0-229.
RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 6-115, Gresham 3-16, Simpson 2-14, Benson 1-11, Hawkins 1-10, Whalen 1-7, Cochart 1-6. St. Louis, S.Jackson 9-72, Lloyd 5-42, Pettis 4-38, Alexander 3-52, Kendricks 3-19, Williams 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis, Jo.Brown 45 (WR).
Browns’ stats
Cleveland 7 3 7 0 0 = 17
Arizona 0 7 0 10 3 = 20
First Quarter
Cle–Hillis 1 run (Dawson kick), 11:33.
Second Quarter
Cle–FG Dawson 44, 11:33.
Ari–Roberts 9 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), :19.
Third Quarter
Cle–Little 76 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 3:01.
Fourth Quarter
Ari–Wells 1 run (Feely kick), 8:33.
Ari–FG Feely 33, 5:40.
Overtime
Ari–FG Feely 22, 10:56.
A–60,443.
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Cle Ari
First downs 16 24
Total Net Yards 333 363
Rushes-yards 29-120 24-74
Passing 213 289
Punt Returns 3-40 3-33
Kickoff Returns 3-83 4-98
Interceptions Ret. 1-5 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 18-31-0 28-46-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 4-24
Punts 7-39.7 7-44.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-74 2-13
Time of Possession 31:22 32:42
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Cleveland, Hillis 26-99, Wallace 3-21. Arizona, Wells 15-51, Skelton 2-7, Roberts 1-7, Stephens-Howling 3-6, Taylor 2-3, Smith 1-0.
PASSING–Cleveland, Wallace 18-31-0-226. Arizona, Skelton 28-46-1-313.
RECEIVING–Cleveland, Little 5-131, Massaquoi 3-42, Norwood 3-21, Cameron 3-8, Hillis 1-9, Smith 1-9, Cribbs 1-3, Ogbonnaya 1-3. Arizona, Heap 7-69, Roberts 6-60, Fitzgerald 3-65, Doucet 3-37, Taylor 3-17, Stephens-Howling 2-18, King 1-24, Wells 1-10, Stuckey 1-7, Sherman 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.
Ohio U. stats
Ohio 0 7 10 7 — 24
Utah St. 9 0 14 0 — 23
First Quarter
USU—Safety, 8:02.
USU—Lloyd 3 pass from Kennedy (J.Thompson kick), 3:39.
Second Quarter
Ohio—Roback 26 pass from Tettleton (Weller kick), 4:40.
Third Quarter
USU—Smith 63 run (J.Thompson kick), 12:19.
Ohio—FG Weller 32, 9:52.
USU—Smith 11 run (J.Thompson kick), 5:51.
Ohio—Brazill 44 pass from Tettleton (Weller kick), 3:45.
Fourth Quarter
Ohio—Tettleton 1 run (Weller kick), :13.
A—28,076.
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Ohio USU
First downs 22 18
Rushes-yards 42-125 50-345
Passing 220 96
Comp-Att-Int 19-26-0 12-19-0
Return Yards 9 1
Punts-Avg. 6-50.0 5-40.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-45 4-40
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Ohio, Blankenship 11-47, Harden 15-47, Tettleton 16-31. Utah St., Smith 12-157, Turbin 20-101, K.Williams 9-62, Kennedy 6-11, Keeton 1-10, Morrison 1-5, Team 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Ohio, Tettleton 19-26-0-220. Utah St., Kennedy 11-18-0-63, Morrison 1-1-0-33.
RECEIVING—Ohio, Brazill 8-108, Harden 4-37, Dunlop 3-35, Roback 1-26, Gross 1-6, Thompson 1-6, Foster 1-2. Utah St., Morrison 4-25, Moats 2-9, Jacobs 2-8, Van Leeuwen 1-26, Smith 1-10, Turbin 1-7, Lloyd 1-3, Kennedy 0-8.
Marshall box
MARSHALL 79, HIGH POINT 59
HIGH POINT (3-7)
Law 3-4 2-2 8, Mikulic 1-4 1-2 4, Martin 3-7 0-0 6, Barbour 6-14 4-6 22, Shine 6-13 0-0 14, Duncan 0-0 0-2 0, Cheek 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 0-4 0-0 0, Drye 0-2 0-0 0, Simms 0-1 0-0 0, Elliott 2-5 1-2 5. Totals 21-54 8-14 59.
MARSHALL (7-2)
Tinnon 4-6 0-0 8, Goff 3-5 4-11 10, Pitts 4-13 2-4 11, Coleman 6-12 2-2 16, Kane 5-13 2-3 14, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Hanner 1-1 0-0 2, Pena 2-6 0-0 6, Spikes 1-1 0-1 2, Johnson 4-8 1-4 10, Mbao 0-1 0-0 0, Kambola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-67 11-25 79.
Halftime—Marshall 37-31. 3-Point Goals—High Point 9-17 (Barbour 6-10, Shine 2-3, Mikulic 1-3, Wallace 0-1), Marshall 8-31 (Pena 2-5, Kane 2-5, Coleman 2-6, Johnson 1-4, Pitts 1-10, Martin 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—High Point 35 (Law 9), Marshall 47 (Goff 10). Assists—High Point 11 (Martin 5), Marshall 17 (Pitts 8). Total Fouls—High Point 17, Marshall 12. Technicals—Tinnon, Marshall Bench. A—5,564.
Ohio U. box
OHIO 82, WRIGHT ST. 54
OHIO (9-1)
Smith 2-2 3-4 7, Baltic 7-9 1-3 15, Offutt 2-6 2-2 6, Cooper 7-9 4-6 20, Kellogg 3-9 0-0 9, Goff 0-0 0-0 0, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 2-4 2-2 8, Johnson 0-0 1-2 1, Taylor 1-1 0-0 3, Keely 4-6 3-3 11, Goard 1-1 0-0 2, Belton 0-0 0-0 0, Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-47 16-22 82.
WRIGHT ST. (4-8)
Battle 3-5 2-6 8, Darling 5-11 1-3 11, Pacher 0-0 1-3 1, Arceneaux 3-11 1-2 8, Balwigaire 1-3 1-2 3, Mpondo 0-0 0-0 0, Cuffee 1-2 0-0 2, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 1-3 0-0 3, Vest 2-7 4-4 9, Sledge 3-8 3-5 9. Totals 19-50 13-25 54.
Halftime—Ohio 43-22. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 8-21 (Kellogg 3-9, Cooper 2-4, Hall 2-4, Taylor 1-1, Baltic 0-1, Offutt 0-2), Wright St. 3-15 (Hall 1-3, Vest 1-3, Arceneaux 1-5, Battle 0-1, Balwigaire 0-1, Darling 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 32 (Cooper 9), Wright St. 25 (Darling 7). Assists—Ohio 16 (Cooper 5), Wright St. 8 (Arceneaux 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 27, Wright St. 23. Technical—Cooper. A—3,749.
College basketball
Sunday’s College Basketball Scores
EAST
Army 61, Texas-Pan American 59
Boston College 75, Bryant 55
Penn St. 72, Mount St. Mary’s 43
Princeton 71, Northeastern 62
Seton Hall 80, Mercer 77, OT
St. Bonaventure 76, Loyola (Md.) 66
UConn 77, Holy Cross 40
Yale 68, Rhode Island 65
SOUTH
Florida St. 77, Loyola Marymount 61
IPFW 82, UT-Martin 76
Wake Forest 67, Gardner-Webb 59
Wofford 63, Jacksonville 57
MIDWEST
Canisius 90, South Dakota 80, OT
Illinois St. 68, Norfolk St. 36
Iowa St. 59, Cent. Michigan 52
Missouri 94, William & Mary 56
Northwestern 87, E. Illinois 72
Oral Roberts 64, Xavier 42
SOUTHWEST
North Texas 69, Jackson St. 55
Prairie View 88, Dallas Christian 55
Texas Tech 87, Grambling St. 59
FAR WEST
Pepperdine 59, Montana St. 36
S. Dakota St. 92, Washington 73
Sacramento St. 75, North Dakota 64
Virginia 67, Oregon 54
Washington St. 66, W. Oregon 42
NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 31 20 8 3 43 110 91
N.Y. Rangers 30 18 8 4 40 87 67
Pittsburgh 33 18 11 4 40 107 88
New Jersey 32 18 13 1 37 90 92
N.Y. Islanders 30 10 14 6 26 69 97
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 31 21 9 1 43 108 61
Buffalo 32 16 13 3 35 89 94
Toronto 32 16 13 3 35 100 105
Ottawa 33 15 14 4 34 102 116
Montreal 33 13 13 7 33 85 89
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 33 18 9 6 42 90 84
Winnipeg 32 15 13 4 34 89 97
Washington 31 16 14 1 33 91 96
Tampa Bay 32 14 16 2 30 87 107
Carolina 34 10 18 6 26 86 116
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 33 21 8 4 46 111 98
St. Louis 32 19 9 4 42 82 69
Detroit 31 20 10 1 41 104 69
Nashville 32 17 11 4 38 85 84
Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 33 20 8 5 45 84 72
Vancouver 32 19 11 2 40 106 80
Calgary 33 14 15 4 32 82 94
Edmonton 32 14 15 3 31 87 87
Colorado 33 15 17 1 31 88 100
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 30 17 10 3 37 86 74
Dallas 31 18 12 1 37 80 86
Phoenix 32 16 13 3 35 84 85
Los Angeles 32 14 14 4 32 69 79
Anaheim 32 9 18 5 23 75 105
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Nashville 2, St. Louis 1, SO
N.Y. Islanders 2, Minnesota 1, SO
Boston 6, Philadelphia 0
Vancouver 5, Toronto 3
New Jersey 5, Montreal 3
Pittsburgh 8, Buffalo 3
Winnipeg 5, Anaheim 3
Detroit 8, Los Angeles 2
Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Phoenix 2
Colorado 2, Washington 1
San Jose 3, Edmonton 2
Sunday’s Games
Florida 3, Carolina 2, OT
Chicago 4, Calgary 2
St. Louis 6, Columbus 4
Monday’s Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.
College Football
Saturday’s College Football Scores
SOUTH
Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30
Pittsburg St. 35, Wayne (Mich.) 21
St. Xavier 24, Carroll (Mont.) 20
MIDWEST
N. Dakota St. 35, Georgia Southern 7
FAR WEST
Ohio 24, Utah St. 23
Temple 37, Wyoming 15
College bowls
College Football FBS Bowls
Subject to Change
All Times EST
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 32, San Diego State 30
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Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Thursday, Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl
At Las Vegas
Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Monday, Dec. 26
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Tuesday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Wednesday, Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
At Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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Friday, Jan. 6
Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, Texas
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)
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Saturday, Jan. 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
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Sunday, Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
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Monday, Jan. 9
BCS National Championship
At New Orleans
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)