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NBA Knicks vs. Bucks, in London3p.m. MSG Thunder at Rockets8p.m. TNT Cavaliers at p.m. TNT NHL Wild at Sabres7p.m.

MSG COLLEGE BASKETBALL Cincinnati at Memphis 7 p.m. ESPN Auburn at Florida7p.m. ESPN2 Richmond at George Washington7p.m. ESPNU James Madison at Drexel7p.m. SNY Colorado at Arizona9p.m.

ESPN Nebraska at Wisconsin9p.m. ESPN2 Belmont at Murray St.9p.m. ESPNU Utah at Arizona St.10 p.m. FS1 BYU at Pacific11 p.m. ESPNU COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wake Forest at Syracuse7p.m.

TWCS Notre Dame at North Carolina7p.m. MSGP GOLF European PGA, Abu Dhabi Championship 5a.m. TGC Latin America Amateur Championship1p.m. ESPN2 PGA, Sony Open7p.m. TGC TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS Check your cable, satellite or online guide for complete listings, subject to change blackout FOOTBALL NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card round Jan.3 Carolina 16 Baltimore 17 Jan.4 Indianapolis 10 Dallas 20 Divisional round an.10 New England 31 eattle 17 Jan.11 Green Bay 21 Indianapolis 13 Conference Championships games Green Bay at (FOX) I ndianapolis at New (CBS) Pro Bowl an.25 A Team Irvin vs.Team (ESPN) Super Bowl eb.1 At AFC champion vs.NFC (NBC) BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE A tlantic Division WLPctGB Toronto2512.676— Brooklyn1622.4219 1 2 Boston1323.36111 1 2 Philadelphia 73 0 189 1 8 ew York535.12521 1 2 Southeast Division WLPctGB Atlanta308.789— Washington 2 6 1 2 684 4 iami1721.44713 Charlotte 1 5 2 4 385 1 5 1 2 Orlando 1 4 2 7 341 1 7 1 2 Central Division WLPctGB Chicago2613.667— Milwaukee 2 0 1 9 513 6 leveland 1 9 2 0 487 7 I ndiana1525.37511 1 2 Detroit 1 4 2 4 368 1 1 1 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WLPctGB Houston2711.711— Memphis2611.703 1 2 Dallas2712.692 1 2 San Antonio2316.5904 1 2 New Orleans1819.4868 1 2 Northwest Division WLPctGB Portland308.789— Oklahoma City1819.48611 1 2 Denver 1 7 2 0 459 1 2 1 2 Utah1326.33317 1 2 Minnesota631.16223 1 2 Pacific Division WLPctGB Golden State 3 0 5.

857 1 2 Phoenix2318.56110 Sacramento1622.42115 1 2 L.A.Lakers1227.30820 Games Atlanta 87 ashington Antonio 93 Minnesota 101 Phoenix 100 olden State 105 Dallas Miami 75 Games Houston at an Antonio at Philadelphia at New Orleans at Memphis at Washington at Atlanta at Dallas at Miami at Golden L.A.Clippers at Games New York vs.Milwaukee at London, England, 3 p.m. klahoma City at p.m. Cleveland at L.A.Lakers,10:30 p.m. COLLEGE TOP 25 Games No.3 Gonzaga at p.m. No.7 Wisconsin vs.Nebraska,9 p.m.

No.8 Utah at Arizona p.m. No.10 Arizona vs.Colorado,9 p.m. Games No.1Kentucky at p.m. o.2 Virginia at Boston p.m. No.3 Gonzaga at Loyola p.m.

o.4 Duke at No.6 No.5 Villanova at p.m. No.8 Utah at No.10 p.m. o.9 Kansas at No.11Iowa p.m. No.12 Notre Dame vs.Miami,2 p.m. o.13 Wichita State at p.m.

o.14 Maryland vs.Michigan p.m. No.16 West Virginia at No.20 p.m. No.17 VCU vs.Duquesne at CONSOL Energy p.m. No.18 Oklahoma vs.No.24 Oklahoma State, 7p.m. No.19 Arkansas vs.Mississippi,9:30 p.m.

No.22 Baylor at Kansas p.m. No.25 Wyoming at Fresno p.m. Games No.15 North Carolina vs.Virginia Tech, 6:30 No.23 Northern Iowa vs.Missouri State, 4 p.m. TOP 25 Games No.1South Carolina at p.m. No.6 Tennessee at p.m.

o.7 Notre Dame at No.12 North Carolina, 7 p.m. No.8 Maryland at No.24 p.m. o.10 Kentucky vs.Florida,7 p.m. No.15 Mississippi State vs.LSU,8 p.m. No.16 Duke vs.Virginia p.m.

o.17 Nebraska vs.Penn p.m. No.18 Georgia at p.m. No.20 Florida State vs.Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. No.23 Minnesota at Ohio p.m. No.25 Syracuse vs.Wake p.m.

Games No.9 Oregon State vs.Washington State, 9 p.m. No.13 Stanford vs.Arizona,11p.m. o.14 Arizona State at p.m. Games No.3 Baylor at p.m. No.4 Texas vs.Texas No.21Oklahoma State vs.West Virginia, 2:30 HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE A tlantic Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Tampa Bay 4 5 2 7 1 4 45 8 1 46 1 22 ontreal41261235511195 Detroit432311955120107 Boston442315652117114 Florida 4 1 2 0 1 2 94 9 1 02 1 13 oronto432218347137132 Ottawa421717842114118 Buffalo 4 4 1 4 2 7 33 1 8 2 1 50 Metropolitan Division GP WLO ts A Islanders432913159134116 Pittsburgh422610658129100 Washington422311854125106 N.Y.Rangers 4 0 2 4 1 2 45 2 1 24 9 8 hiladelphia431719741119129 Columbus 4 0 1 8 1 9 33 9 1 04 1 31 New Jersey44152183896124 Carolina43142453391114 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Nashville4229946213094 Chicago 4 3 2 8 1 3 25 8 1 34 9 5 t.Louis432713357140107 Winnipeg442214852121111 Dallas421916745131139 Colorado441817945115127 Minnesota 4 2 1 8 1 9 54 1 1 13 1 28 Pacific Division PWLOTPtsGFGA Anaheim432710660121118 San Jose442316551119120 Los Angeles 4 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 5 0 1 21 1 12 ancouver 4 1 2 3 1 5 34 9 1 14 1 09 algary432218347123114 Arizona42162243699139 Edmonton44102592999149 points for a point for overtime loss.

Games Carolina oston Bay 3 Detroit 1 0 Pittsburgh 2 St.Louis 2 ashville 1 Winnipeg 2 Dallas 4 an Jose 2 Games Montreal at Philadelphia at Toronto at New Jersey at Los Games N.Y.Rangers at p.m. Minnesota at p.m. Vancouver at p.m. ontreal at p.m. Edmonton at Tampa p.m.

Colorado at p.m. etroit at St.Louis,8 p.m. Winnipeg at p.m. Calgary at p.m. oronto at San p.m.

ECHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division PWLOLSLPtsGFGA Florida31245025012187 Greenville3723130147114100 Reading3521121144121109 South Carolina 35171215409790 Elmira361814044097102 Orlando3316143035112113 Gwinnett 3 3 1 1 2 0 112 4 8 6 1 05 North Division GP WLO ts A Fort Wayne352661255136103 Toledo32235225013786 Cincinnati32151304349694 Wheeling331617003296107 Kalamazoo 3 0 1 3 1 5 112 8 8 6 9 6 vansville341119222691116 Indy34721332086130 WESTERN CONFERENCE entral Division GPWLOLSLPtsGFGA Allen 3 3 2 5 5125 3 1 38 8 5 ichita3618122442103100 Tulsa 3 8 1 8 1 6 134 0 1 31 1 38 uad City 3 5 1 7 1 3 323 9 1 10 9 8 Missouri 3 5 1 4 1 7 223 2 8 7 1 17 apid City 3 6 1 4 2 0 023 0 9 7 1 07 rampton321119202478128 Pacific Division GP WLO ts A Idaho362310124912095 Ontario 3 6 2 0 1 0 244 6 1 11 9 2 olorado3522130044118102 Bakersfield3717161338111120 Utah3615154236102122 Alaska321515113299100 Stockton3913251027110149 points are awarded for a point for an overtime or shootout loss. Games Idaho Games Tulsa at vansville at Alaska at Utah at akersfield at Games Indy at p.m. GLANTZ-CULVER LINE NFL Playoffs Sunday Favorite ine nderdog at Seattle7 1 2 Green Bay at New England7Indianapolis NCAA Basketball FavoriteLineUnderdog at George Wash.8Richmond at Georgia St.10 1 2 Texas-Arlington W.Kentucky3at FAU at Charlotte13North Texas at Florida14Auburn Green Bay 6a Oakland a MemphisPkCincinnati at Drexel 1J ames Madison a Old Dominion16 1 2 Rice at FIU 5M arshall a App.St. 1A rkansas St. a Ga.Southern 2L a Middle Tenn.

4a Southern Miss. a La.Tech15UAB at Texas St. 8 1 2 South Alabama a Washington6Oregon St. at Arizona14Colorado at Wisconsin17 1 2 Nebraska Utah4 1 2 at Arizona St. at UCSB15CS Northridge Portland6at Loyola Mary.

at UC RiversidePkUC Davis Gonzaga13at Pepperdine UC Irvine3 1 2 at Cal at Long Beach St.7 1 2 Cal Poly Oregon2at Washington St. at Saint 1 0 an Diego YU9at Pacific Wofford7 1 2 at The Citadel at W.Carolina TSU a Mercer 1 2 urman a E.Kentucky 1 1 a Morehead St. 7S IU-Edwardsville hattanooga3at Samford at Quinnipiac4Rider at Austin Peay9Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech2UT-Martin at N.Arizona2 1 2 Weber St. at Murray St.9 1 2 Belmont at S.Utah2Idaho St.

E.Washington6at Portland St. at Sacramento St.5Idaho NBA FavoriteLineUnderdog Milwaukee-x7New York at Houston 2O klahoma City leveland 4 1 2 at L.A.Lakers -at London NHL FavoriteLineUnderdog at Boston 125 innesota-155at Buffalo Vancouver 125 a Philadelphia a Tampa Bay-300Edmonton at Florida-130Colorado Montreal 115 a Ottawa a St.Louis-170Detroit at Dallas 135 innipeg algary-115at Arizona at San Jose 200 oronto TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL A merican League BOSTON RED SOX Traded Dan Butler to ashington for LHP Danny Rosenbaum. OS ANGELES ANGELS Assigned Marc Krauss outright to Salt Lake (PCL). EW YORK YANKEES Designated RHP onzalez Germen for assignment.Agreed to terms with RHP Ivan Nova on a one-year con- ract. EATTLE MARINERS Traded RHP Lars Huijer to the Chicago Cubs for LHP Mike Kickham.

esignated LHP Anthony Fernandez for assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS Claimed RHP Matt est off waivers from Texas.Designated RHP Cory Burns for assignment. American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS Signed att Chavez. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA Fined Detroit Brandon Jennings $15,000 for making an obscene gesture dur- i ng the game. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS Signed Nate Wolters to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS Retained special teams coordinator Danny Crossman. CAROLINA PANTHERS Signed Derek Kevin Marcus Lucas, LB Horace Darrin Reaves, DT Micanor Martin Wallace and DBs Kima- rio McFadden and Lou Young to future contracts. CINCINNATI BENGALS Signed Isaiah Lewis and OT Emmett Cleary to future contracts. ENVER BRONCOS Signed Jon Halapio to a future contract. DETROIT LIONS Signed DB Trevin Wade to a future contract.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS Signed QB Jordan Lynch. GOLF PGA TOUR Suspended Bhavik Patel one year for violating the anti-doping policy. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES Recalled Andrej Nestrasil from a conditioning assignment at Charlotte (AHL). EW JERSEY DEVILS Signed Joseph Blandisi ans assigned him to Barrie ivated Eric Gelinas from injured reserve. American Hockey League AHL Suspended Toronto LW Brad Ross 20 games for a performance-enhancing substance violation.

ERSHEY BEARS Reassigned Brandon Anderson to South Carolina (ECHL). LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS Recalled artin Ouellette from Reading (ECHL). ANCHESTER MONARCHS Returned Joe Howe to Reading (ECHL). MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS Recalled Rob Madore from Cincinnati (ECHL). SOCCER ajor League Soccer D.C.UNITED Signed Jairo Arrieta from Orlando City SC for an international roster slot.

PHILADELPHIA UNION Signed Maurice Edu to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Promoted Chuck Sullivan to assistant commissioner for communications. AIR FORCE Agreed to terms with football coach Troy Calhoun on a five-year contract through 2019. ARKANSAS DT Darius Philon announced he will enter the NFL draft.Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator Jim Chaney. AUBURN Named Lance Thompson linebackers coach.

EPAUL Signed basketball coach oug Bruno to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season. LORIDA STATE Announced DT Eddie Goldman will enter the NFL draft. HAMPDEN-SYDNEY Announced the addition of wrestling as an intercollegiate sport. HUNTINGDON Named Latonia Allen volleyball coach. LSU Named Ed Orgeron defensive line oach.

OHIO STATE Promoted co-offensive coordinator Ed Warinner to offensive coordinator. amed Tim Beck co-offensive uarterbacks coach. OKLAHOMA Announced the retirement of assistant head football and cornerbacks oach Jack Wright. OREGON Announced QB Marcus Mariota a nd DL Arik Armstead will enter the NFL draft. SOUTHERN CAL Announced WR George Farmer will enter the NFL draft.

UCLA DL Ellis McCarthy announced he will enter the NFL draft. NC ASHEVILLE Named Mathes Mennell soccer coach. VANDERBILT Named Todd Lyght corner- acks coach. WASHINGTON STATE Named Alex Grinch efensive coordinator. SPORTS planted down the left field line (at Memorial the obituary read.

Santarone was a veteran of the U.S. avy who also enjoyed golf, hunting and fishing. He served as city parks sup ervisor from 1965 to 1967. This other inductee was Pete Flynn of the New York Mets. Previous i nductees were Emil Bossard of the Indians, George Toma of the Royals, Joe Mooney of the Red Sox, Dick Ericson of he Twins and Harry Gil of the Brewers.

Nominees are voted on by the MLB Groundskeepers Association and must receive 75 percent of the vote to be lected. Former Pioneer named hitting coach Former Elmira Pioneers hitting coach Jeff Pentland was named hitting coach of the New York Yankees on Mond ay. Pentland, 68, was the hitting instructor in 1993 and 1994 when hey were a Class A short-season affiliate of the Miami Marlins. He also played for the Pioneers in 1968 and 1969 as a irst baseman and pitcher. Pentland was previously hitting coach for the Marlins (1996), Cubs (19972 002), Royals (2003-05), Mariners (200508) and Dodgers (2010-11).

On Twitter: Santarone Continued from Page 1C Marcus Paige scored 23 points and o. 15 North Carolina barely held off a ate comeback to beat rival North Carolina State 81-79 on Wednesday night. Kennedy Meeks added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-4, 3-1 A tlantic Coast Conference). They led by 1 2 in the second half and by double fig- res near the 4-minute mark before watching N.C. State (12-6, 3-2) twice claw within a point in the final seconds.

Nate Britt made two free throws with 3 left to keep UNC up three, hen Paige hit two more with 1second to for an 81-78 lead. N.C. State got one more chance, with Abdul-Malik Abu being fouled on a long inbounds pass with two-tenths of a sec- nd left. Abu made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, but ellow freshman Cody tip attempt in traffic drop as the horn ounded. Ralston Turner scored 20 points to lead N.C.

State, including a couple of big 3-pointers late in the come- ack. Leading scorer Trevor Lacey fin- i shed with 19 points but shot just 4-for-13 hile facing constant defensive attention from J.P. Tokoto. UNC shot 56 percent for the game, but cooled late and had to hold on des pite going the final 4:38 without a bask et. I was the Tar 17th win in 18 meetings in the long rivalry, allowing coach Roy Williams to improve to 23-2 against N.C.

State as the UNC coach. The game was a rematch of an overt ime classic from last February, won when Paige hit a running layup with 0.9 seconds left in overtime to cap a 35- point night in 85-84 win. o. 12 Notre Dame 62, Georgia Tech 5 9 Jerian Grant scored 12 points, Steve asturia added 11points and No. 12 Not re Dame beat Georgia Tech.

Despite the absence of starting forward Zach Auguste, the Fighting Irish (16-2, 4-1Atlantic Coast Conference) sec ured their best start to a season since 1 978-79. at Connaughton, V.J. Beachem and Bonzie Colson each finished with 10 points, and Demetrius Jackson had nine for Notre Dame, which has won 12 of 13. I rish coach Mike Brey said Auguste, ho has averaged 14.3 points and 6.4 re- ounds, missed the game because of an academic matter, but Brey would not speculate on a timetable for his return. No.

14 Maryland 73, Rutgers 65 Dez ells scored 17 points, Jake Layman had a career-high 13 rebounds and No. 14 aryland used a late surge to beat Rutgers in a duel between Big Ten newcom- rs. Layman and Jared Nickens each scored 12 points for the Terrapins (16-2, 4-1), who finished with an 18-6 run to a vert an upset. oming off a 67-62 win over then-No. 4 Wisconsin, Rutgers (10-8, 2-3) appeared poised for an encore after taking a57-51lead with 7:27 left.

Albany 73, Binghamton 58 Peter ooley scored 16 points, including four 3 -pointers, to lead Albany to a win over inghamton ht. Sam Rowley added 14 points on 6- for-12 shooting and his brother, Mike Rowley, finished with 13 points and eight rebounds to help Albany (9-7, 4-0 A merica East) extend its win streak to four. Ray Sanders had 11points. COLLEGE BASKETBALL North Carolina holds off rival N.C. State, 81-79 ASSOCIATED PRESS Mansfield University poured in 52 second-half points en route to a 91-81 ictory over Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference basketball Wednesday night at Decker Gymnasium.

Joe Bell topped four double-figure scorers for Mansfield (7-9, 5-7 PSAC) with 27 points. He added game highs of nine rebounds and five assists. Thomas Moore chipped in with 20 points and four assists. Andreas Katopodis scored 17 points and Charles Pemberton 13. Mansfield shot 58.7 percent from the field and 72.1percent from the foul line.

BASKETBALL: At Decker Gymnasium, Melanie Taylor was Mans- lone double-figure scorer with 12 points as the Mountaineers lost 85-45 to Bloomsburg in PSAC action. Horseheads High graduate Alyssa DeRichie played 10 minutes for the Mountaineers (1-15, 0-12 PSAC) and finished with two points, one rebound and one blocked shot. Bloomsburg (12-2, 10-1) is ranked 20th in NCAA Division II. On Twitter: COLLEGE ROUNDUP Bell scores 27 for Mansfield men STAFF REPORT BASEBALL Athletics deal Escobar to Nationals The Nationals have acquired infield- Yunel Escobar from the Athletics for A ll-Star reliever Tyler Clippard. The teams announced the deal Wednesday.

he picked up Escobar from Tampa Bay, along with Ben Zobrist, in a trade Saturday that sent catcher John Jaso and two minor leaguers to the Rays. Escobar hit .258 with seven homers and 39 RBIs for Tampa Bay last season. has played eight years in the majors, i ncluding with Atlanta and Toronto, ostly at shortstop. he Nationals have been looking for a starting second baseman, and Escobar started 20 games there in 2007. He also could wind up at shortstop for Washing- on if it trades or fails to agree to a new contract with Ian Desmond.

The right-handed Clippard went 7-4 with a 2.18 ERA in 75 appearances in 2 014. Yankees, Nova agree to contract Ivan Nova and the New York Yankees agreed to a $3.3 million, one-year contract, the same salary the pitcher arned when he missed most of the 2014 season because of a torn elbow ligament. salary is not guaranteed under the agreement announced Wednesday, a day after he was among four Yankees to file for salary arbitration. ova injured his right elbow April 19 uring a game against Tampa Bay and ad surgery 10 days later. He is expect- to return to the rotation in ay or June.

A 28-year-old right-han- der, Nova is 40-22 in parts of five major league seasons. He would be eligible for ree agency after the 2016 season. Associated Press TWO-MINUTE DRILL.