MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Temple (8-2) 6 0
Ohio (7-3) 5 1
BOWLING GREEN (5-5)
4 2
Kent State (5-5) 4 2
Buffalo (4-7) 2 5
Akron (2-8) 1 5
Miami (1-11) 1 7
WEST DIVISION
Team (overall) W L
Central Michigan (9-2) 7 0
Northern Illinois (7-3) 5 1
Western Michigan (5-6) 4 3
Toledo (4-6) 2 4
Ball State (1-10) 1 6
Eastern Michigan (0-10) 0 6
Wednesday’s Games
Central Michigan 35, Ball State 3
Buffalo 42, Miami 17
Friday’s Games
Akron at BOWLING GREEN, 5:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Saturday’s Games
Kent State at Temple
Northern Illinois at Ohio
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Team (overall) W L
Ohio State (9-2) 6 1
Iowa (9-2) 5 2
Penn State (9-2) 5 2
Wisconsin (8-2) 5 2
Michigan State (6-5) 4 3
Northwestern (7-4) 4 3
Minnesota (6-5) 3 4
Purdue (4-7) 3 4
Illinois (3-7) 2 6
Michigan (5-6) 1 6
Indiana (4-7) 1 6
Saturday’s Games
Ohio State at Michigan, noon
Minnesota at Iowa
Penn State at Michigan State
Purdue at Indiana
Wisconsin at Northwestern
CENT. MICHIGAN 35, BALL ST. 3
Cent. Michigan 7 14 14 0 – 35
Ball St. 0 3 0 0 – 3
CMU-Anderson 10 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick)
CMU-LeFevour 1 run (Aguila kick)
BSU-FG McGarvey 20
CMU-A.Brown 82 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick)
CMU-Blackburn 3 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick), 6:18.
CMU-Blackburn 11 pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick), 2:07.
A-5,736
TEAM STATISTICS
CMU BSU
First downs 27 13
Rushes-yards 44-168 35-126
Passing 344 105
Comp-Att-Int 25-28-0 10-17-1
Return Yards 10 0
Punts-Avg. 2-35.0 4-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1
Penalties-Yards 3-30 0-0
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Cent. Michigan, LeFevour 14-59, Volny 11-54, Schroeder 14-51, A.Brown 2-8, Team 3-(minus 4). Ball
St., Sykes 10-85, Lewis 13-33, Winkler 2-8, Williams 6-7, Justice 4-(minus 7).
PASSING-Cent. Michigan, LeFevour 25-28-0-344. Ball St., Justice 10-17-1-105.
RECEIVING-Cent. Michigan, A.Brown 11-170, Poblah 4-75, Anderson 4-43, C.Wilson 2-29, Blackburn 2-14,
Schroeder 2-13. Ball St., Orsbon 4-28, Fakes 2-28, Ifft 1-18, Puthoff 1-17, Gibson 1-7, Lewis 1-7.
BUFFALO 42, MIAMI 17
Buffalo 0 21 7 14 – 42
Miami 0 3 7 7 – 17
Mi-FG Cook 37
Buff-Thermilus 3 run (Principe kick)
Buff-Thermilus 31 run (Principe kick)
Buff-Maynard 2 run (Principe kick)
Buff-Rack 30 pass from Jackson (Principe kick)
Mi-Woods 6 pass from Dysert (Cook kick)
Buff-Thermilus 29 pass from Maynard (Principe kick)
Mi-Rogers 36 pass from Raudabaugh (Cook kick)
Buff-Gill 23 run (Principe kick)
A-7,983
TEAM STATISTICS
Buff Mi
First downs 21 27
Rushes-yards 31-240 35-90
Passing 166 295
Comp-Att-Int 14-20-0 35-57-1
Return Yards 32 4
Punts-Avg. 4-41.8 3-38.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 2-30 3-30
Time of Possession 21:39 38:21
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Buffalo, Thermilus 11-126, Maynard 6-61, Gill 5-31, Henry 5-10, Davis 2-8, Jackson 2-4. Miami
(Ohio), Green 2-27, Dysert 19-27, Raudabaugh 3-15, Merriweather 7-11, Swift 1-7, Bratton 2-6, Team
1-(minus 3).
PASSING-Buffalo, Maynard 13-18-0-136, Jackson 1-1-0-30, Team 0-1-0-0. Miami (Ohio), Dysert 24-37-1-194,
Raudabaugh 11-20-0-101.
RECEIVING-Buffalo, Jackson 6-40, Rack 4-62, Thermilus 1-29, Hamlin 1-17, Young 1-11, Sizemore 1-7. Miami
(Ohio), Coombs 14-100, Rogers 9-86, Woods 5-51, Swift 2-21, Cruse 1-22, Bratton 1-15, S.Marck 1-4, Green
1-3, Merriweather 1-(minus 7).
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Games
Kent State 70, Youngstown State 61
Central Michigan 67, Illinois-Chicago 48
Western Michigan 83, VCU 67
Cincinnati 92, Toledo 68
Today’s Game
Buffalo at Navy
Friday’s Games
BOWLING GREEN at Iowa, 9 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Akron, Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Eastern Michigan vs. Citadel, HCF Classic, Springfield, Mo.
Michigan State vs. Toledo, Legends Classic, East Lansing, Mich.
Tennessee State at Northern Illinois
Louisiana Tech vs. Miami, New Mexico Tournament, Albuquerque, N.M.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Games
Illinois 77, Central Michigan 59
Kent Sate 70, Youngstown State 55
Toledo 87, Oakland (Mich.) 75
Thursday’s Games
Northern Illinois at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis
Akron at Robert Morris
Loyola-Chicago at Western Michigan
Friday’s Game
Eastern Michigan at Siena
AP MEN’S Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 3. Texas 73, Western Carolina 41
No. 11. Butler 67, Northwestern 54
AP Women’s Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 4. N. Carolina 88, Coastal Carolina 49
No. 7. LSU 61, No. 24 Middle Tennessee 40
No. 12. Virginia 110, South Carolina-Upstate 63
No. 15. Texas A&M 86, Rice 50
No. 19. Kansas 66, Iowa 55
No. 22. Vanderbilt 90, Southern Illinois 64
No. 25. Mississippi St. 81, Utah Valley 35
KENT ST. 70, YOUNGSTOWN ST. 61
KENT STATE
Greene 5-10 7-8 17, Parks 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 7-10 0-0 18, McKee 0-5 3-6 3, Sherman 4-11 5-6 15, Joyce 0-0
0-1 0, Holt 0-2 3-4 3, Simpson 4-10 3-5 12, Henry-Ala 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 21-30 70.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Martin 6-8 2-2 15, Blocker 0-2 0-0 0, Mays 6-15 2-5 14, Bright 1-5 4-6 6, Sulskis 3-6 7-10 15, Cooksey
1-3 3-3 5, Ward 1-3 0-0 3, Rebillot 0-1 0-0 0, D’Haiti 1-3 1-2 3, Parks 0-2 0-0 0, Boudler 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 19-48 19-28 61.
Halftime-Kent St. 30-24. 3-Point Goals-Kent St. 7-12 (Evans 4-5, Sherman 2-3, Simpson 1-2, McKee 0-2),
Youngstown St. 4-13 (Sulskis 2-4, Martin 1-1, Ward 1-2, Bright 0-1, Parks 0-2, Mays 0-3). Fouled
Out-D’Haiti, Sulskis. Rebounds-Kent St. 37 (Simpson 6), Youngstown St. 34 (D’Haiti, Martin 7).
Assists-Kent St. 12 (Sherman 5), Youngstown St. 11 (Ward 5). Total Fouls-Kent St. 22, Youngstown St. 24.
A-4,112.
CINCINNATI 92, TOLEDO 68
TOLEDO
Dressler 1-3 0-0 3, Anyijong 4-8 0-0 10, Bastfield 1-2 2-6 4, Albrecht 7-11 0-0 19, Barnett 8-15 2-3 21,
Freelove 4-7 0-0 8, Lo 1-8 1-2 3, Salter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 5-11 68.
CINCINNATI
Stephenson 6-13 2-2 16, Gates 6-8 2-3 14, Toyloy 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 3-6 0-0 7, Vaughn 5-9 1-2 13, Tyree
1-1 0-0 2, Dixon 1-3 0-0 2, Eppensteiner 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 2-8 0-0 6, Wilks 1-2 1-1 3, Bishop 8-13 3-4
20, McClain 0-1 0-0 0, Parker 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 37-71 9-12 92.
Halftime-Cincinnati 49-33. 3-Point Goals-Toledo 11-21 (Albrecht 5-9, Barnett 3-4, Anyijong 2-6, Dressler
1-1, Bastfield 0-1), Cincinnati 9-26 (Stephenson 2-4, Davis 2-6, Vaughn 2-6, Parker 1-2, Bishop 1-3,
Wright 1-3, Dixon 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Toledo 28 (Lo 6), Cincinnati 38 (Bishop 8).
Assists-Toledo 12 (Bastfield 7), Cincinnati 27 (Vaughn 9). Total Fouls-Toledo 12, Cincinnati 13.
A-7,010.
WESTERN MICHIGAN 83, VCU 67
VCU
Sanders 2-6 3-6 7, Gwynn 3-8 2-2 8, Gavin 4-7 2-3 10, Rodriguez 2-16 0-0 4, Burgess 3-11 8-8 16, Grayson
0-0 0-0 0, Theus 0-2 0-0 0, Pishchalnikov 1-3 0-0 2, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Rozzell 5-13 0-0 12, Nixon 3-8
0-0 8. Totals 23-75 15-19 67.
WESTERN MICHIGAN
McLemore 9-13 3-3 22, Whitfield 4-8 0-0 8, Lawson 4-8 5-6 13, Douglas 2-5 0-3 4, Kool 3-12 11-12 17, Ward
1-2 4-4 6, Hutcheson 3-6 2-4 9, Whittington 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-4 2-3 4. Totals 27-58 27-35 83.
Halftime-VCU 42-35. 3-Point Goals-VCU 6-27 (Nixon 2-3, Rozzell 2-4, Burgess 2-6, Sanders 0-1, Theus 0-1,
Daniels 0-1, Gavin 0-1, Gwynn 0-2, Rodriguez 0-8), W. Michigan 2-15 (Hutcheson 1-2, McLemore 1-4,
Whitfield 0-1, Brown 0-2, Douglas 0-2, Kool 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-VCU 37 (Sanders 7), W.
Michigan 52 (Lawson 11). Assists-VCU 6 (Rodriguez 3), W. Michigan 15 (Kool, McLemore 4). Total Fouls-VCU
26, W. Michigan 18. A-2,654.
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
W L T SW Pts GF GA
Michigan State
6 1 1 0 19 22 13
Miami 5 1 2 0 17 21 13
Ohio State 4 3 1 1 14 22 20
Alaska 4 2 0 0 12 17 13
Ferris State 2 2 2 2 10 14 12
Nebraska-Omaha
2 2 2 1 9 14 13
Notre Dame 2 2 2 0 8 13 13
Lake Superior
2 5 1 0 7 17 27
Northern Michigan
2 3 1 0 7 14 15
Michigan 2 4 0 0 6 15 17
BOWLING GREEN
1 4 1 1 5 13 20
Western Michigan
1 4 1 1 5 13 19
Todays’s Game
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Friday’s Game
BOWLING GREEN at Michigan, 7:35 p.m.
Friday’s and Saturday’s Games
Alaska at Lake Superior
Ohio State at Ferris State
Miami at Western Michigan
Nebraska-Omaha at Northern Michigan
Saturday’s Game
BOWLING GREEN vs. Michigan at Lucas County Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Michigan State vs. Notre Dame at Fort Wayne, Ind.
STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Regional Finals
Division I
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 1
Cleveland Glenville (11-1) vs. 2 Solon (12-0), Parma Byers Field
Region 2
8 Canton McKinley (8-4) vs. 3 Massillon Washington (9-3), Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium (University
of Akron)
Region 3
1 Dublin Coffman (12-0) vs. 2 Hilliard Davidson (10-1), Upper Arlington Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium

Region 4
4 Cincinnati Elder (9-2), vs. 3 Cincinnati Anderson (12-0), Nippert Stadium (University of Cincinnati)

Division II
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 5
1 Mentor Lake Catholic (11-1) vs. 3 Ashland (11-1), Green Memorial Stadium
Region 6
1 St. Francis (11-1) vs. 6 Maple Heights (10-2), Fremont Ross Harmon Stadium
Region 7
8 Columbus Marion-Franklin (10-2) vs. 3 Columbus Brookhaven (10-2), Gahanna Lincoln Stadium
Region 8
5 Trotwood-Madison (9-3) vs. 2 Cincinnati Winton Woods (10-2), Mason Atrium Stadium
Division III
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 9
1 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (12-0) vs. 2 Poland Seminary (10-2), Austintown-Fitch Falcon Stadium
Region 10
1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales (9-3) vs. 2 Columbus Bishop Watterson (9-3), Dublin Coffman Stadium
Region 11
1 Steubenville (11-1) vs. 2 Dover (11-1), Canton Fawcett Stadium
Region 12
8 Springfield Shawnee (9-3), 2 Cincinnati Wyoming (12-0), Dayton Welcome Stadium
Division IV
All Games at 7:00 p.m. Saturday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 13
1 Chagrin Falls (12-0) vs. 6 Peninsula Woodridge (10-2), Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 14
5 Ottawa-Glandorf (10-2) vs. 3 Orrville (9-3), Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium
Region 15
5 Coshocton (10-2) vs. 2 Ironton (10-2), Nelsonville-York Boston Stadium
Region 16
1 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (12-0), 2 Kettering Archbishop Alter (12-0), Centerville Stadium
Division V
All Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 17
1 Cuyahoga Heights (12-0) vs. 3 Youngstown Ursuline (8-3), Aurora Veterans Stadium
Region 18
1 Patrick Henry (12-0) vs. 2 Tinora (11-1), Defiance Fred Brown Stadium
Region 19
1 Fredericktown (12-0) vs. 6 West Lafayette Ridgewood (12-0), Johnstown Chambers Memorial Stadium
Region 20
8 St. Henry (9-3) vs. 2 Coldwater (11-1), Wapakoneta Harmon Field
Division VI
All Games at 7 p.m. Saturday (unless otherwise noted)
Region 21
4 Bucyrus Wynford (12-0) vs. 2 Norwalk St. Paul (12-0), Ashland Community Stadium
Region 22
1 Delphos St. John’s (12-0) vs. 2 Ada (12-0), Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 23
1 Malvern (11-1) vs. 6 Grove City Christian (11-1), Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium
Region 24
5 Maria Stein Marion Local (7-5) vs. 7 Fort Loramie (10-2), Wapakoneta Harmon Field
National Football League
Today’s Game
Miami at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Tennessee at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
National Basketball
Association
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia 86, Charlotte 84
Orlando 108, Oklahoma City 94
Atlanta 105, Miami 90
Washington 108, Cleveland 91
New York 110, Indiana 103
Boston 109, Golden State 95
Memphis 106, L.A. Clippers 91
Houston 97, Minnesota 84
Milwaukee 99, New Jersey 85
Utah 104, Toronto 91
Dallas 99, San Antonio 94, OT
Portland 87, Detroit 81
Today’s Games
Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Trail Blazers 87, PISTONS 81
DETROIT
Jerebko 1-5 2-4 4, Villanueva 9-15 0-0 20, Wallace 0-2 0-0 0, Stuckey 6-21 9-10 21, Gordon 4-12 2-2 11,
Maxiell 0-4 0-0 0, Bynum 4-8 0-0 8, Daye 3-5 0-0 7, Brown 4-6 0-0 8, Summers 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 31-80
15-18 81.
PORTLAND
Roy 7-14 4-4 20, Aldridge 8-16 4-5 20, Oden 3-7 0-0 6, Miller 3-7 4-8 10, Blake 5-10 4-4 17, Przybilla
3-4 0-2 6, Fernandez 3-8 0-0 6, Webster 0-3 0-0 0, Howard 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-70 16-23 87.
Detroit 17 21 12 31 – 81
Portland 21 27 22 17 – 87
3-Point Goals-Detroit 4-15 (Villanueva 2-4, Gordon 1-2, Daye 1-2, Jerebko 0-1, Bynum 0-1, Stuckey 0-5),
Portland 5-16 (Blake 3-6, Roy 2-3, Webster 0-3, Fernandez 0-4). Rebounds-Detroit 51 (Wallace 12),
Portland 45 (Oden 10). Assists-Detroit 13 (Stuckey 5), Portland 25 (Miller 11). A-20,391 (19,980).
WIZARDS 108, Cavaliers 91
CLEVELAND
L.James 12-20 7-8 34, Hickson 2-4 2-2 6, Ilgauskas 5-8 0-0 10, M.Williams 2-13 2-2 6, Parker 2-7 0-0 6,
Moon 4-8 0-0 10, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Jackson 5-8 0-0 10, West 3-7 3-3 9, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-1
0-0 0, Karl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 14-15 91.
WASHINGTON
Butler 6-16 7-7 19, Jamison 12-22 5-6 31, Haywood 1-1 4-4 6, Arenas 6-22 5-6 18, Miller 7-11 1-1 17,
Blatche 1-1 4-6 6, Boykins 3-7 3-3 9, McGuire 0-3 0-0 0, Foye 0-1 0-0 0, Stevenson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals
36-84 31-35 108.
Cleveland 32 19 21 19 – 91
Washington 22 22 31 33 – 108
3-Point Goals-Cleveland 7-22 (L.James 3-7, Moon 2-4, Parker 2-5, West 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Green 0-1,
M.Williams 0-3), Washington 5-23 (Miller 2-4, Jamison 2-7, Arenas 1-8, Boykins 0-1, Foye 0-1, Butler
0-2). Rebounds-Cleveland 39 (Ilgauskas 9), Washington 57 (Haywood 13). Assists-Cleveland 21 (L.James 9),
Washington 21 (Arenas 8). Technicals-Cleveland Coach Brown, L.James, Cleveland defensive three second 2,
Washington defensive three second. A-20,173 (20,173).
National Hockey League
Wednesday’s Games
Florida 6, Buffalo 2
Dallas 3, Detroit 1
Phoenix 3, Minnesota 2
Edmonton 6, Colorado 4
Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2
Today’s Games
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Stars 3, Red Wings 1
Dallas 1 1 1 – 3
Detroit 0 1 0 – 1
First Period-1, Dallas, Ribeiro 6 (Richards, Robidas), 9:26 (pp).
Second Period-2, Dallas, Niskanen 1 (Richards, Neal), 3:52. 3, Detroit, Zetterberg 9 (Leino, Lebda),
6:16.
Third Period-4, Dallas, Eriksson 9 (Neal, Modano), 12:43 (pp).
Shots on Goal-Dallas 9-16-7-32. Detroit 8-11-13-32.
Goalies-Dallas, Auld. Detroit, Howard. A-18,112 (20,066). T-2:27.
ECHL
Wednesday’s Games
Toledo was idle
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
Cincinnati at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Major League Soccer
MLS CUP
Sunday
Los Angeles vs. Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.
TODAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN – Colorado at Oklahoma State
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 – Puerto Rico Tip-Off, first round, Indiana vs. Mississippi, at San Juan, Puerto Rico
7 p.m.
ESPN2 – Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, first round, Syracuse vs. California, at New York
9 p.m.
ESPN2 – Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, first round, North Carolina vs. Ohio State, at New York
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
TNT – Phoenix at New Orleans
10:30 p.m.
TNT – Chicago at L.A. Lakers
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
FOXSN – Columbus at Dallas (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Placed P Dave Zastudil and TE Steve Heiden on injured reserve. Claimed WR Jake Allen off
waivers from Green Bay and LB Arnold Harrison off waivers from Pittsburgh. Signed WR James Robinson to
the practice squad. Released WR Chris Williams from the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS-Placed S Marquand Manuel and CB Jack Williams. Signed DB DeAngelo Smith and C Melvin
Fowler.
COLLEGE
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE-Suspended Louisiana Tech DB Chad Boyd for the first half of Saturday’s game
against Fresno State for a hard hit in last week’s game against LSU for which he should’ve been ejected
but wasn’t penalized.
IMMACULATA-Named Jennifer Wong women’s lacrosse coach.
LEHMAN-Named John Foster baseball coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA-UPSTATE-Named Renee Lopez women’s soccer coach.