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Event
Time
NBA
New York at Houston
7:00
LA Clippers at Mavericks 7:30
Mens college basketball
Savannah State at
7:00
Baylor
Womens college basketball
Wisconsin at Illinois
7:00
Oregon at Stanford
8:00
Oregon State at Cal
10:00
High school basketball
Bishop Gorman vs. Villa 6:00
Angela-St. Joseph
Boxing
Friday Night Fights
8:00
College football
Cotton Bowl: Missouri 7:00
vs. Oklahoma State
Orange Bowl: Clemson 7:30
vs. Ohio St.
Golf
PGA: Hyundai Tourna- 3:30
ment of Champions
U.S. Olympic trials
Mens & Womens Speed 7:00
Skating: Short Track
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Mavericks Insider
6:30
Mavericks Live Pregame
7:00
LA Clippers at Mavericks
7:30
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10:00
Icons of Coaching: Lenny
11:00
Wilkens
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Savannah State at Baylor
7:00
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Dallas Cowboys Legends
7:30
am
High school football
UIL 4A Division II Final:
1:00
Brenham vs. Aledo (replay)
NHL
Lunch with the Stars: 1-hour noon
replay of Montreal-Stars
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Big 12 Showcase: Womens 4:00
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7:30 p.m.
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at Austin
7:30 p.m.
vs. Canton
(at Reno)
noon
(Ch. 47)
THE LINE
By RUSS CULVER and KEITH GLANTZ
NFL PLAYOFFS
Saturday
Favorite
Open Today O/U Underdog
at Indianapolis 1
212 4612 Kansas City
at Philadelphia 212 212 54 New Orleans
Sunday
Favorite
at Cincinnati
San Francisco
Open Today O/U Underdog

5
7
47 San Diego
1
212 47 at Green Bay
NCAA BASKETBALL
Today
Favorite
at G. Washington
at Hawaii
at Southern Miss.
Line
8
712
612
Underdog
Georgia
Nebraska-Omaha
Drexel
NBA
Today
Favorite
at Dallas
Line
2
Underdog
LA Clippers
at Denver
Golden State
at Houston
at LA Lakers
New Orleans
at Washington
6
1
1012
6
3
3
Memphis
at Atlanta
New York
Utah
at Boston
Toronto
NHL
Today
Favorite
Line
Underdog
at Anaheim
280-230 Edmonton
Chicago
165-145 at New Jersey
at Pittsburgh
160-140 NY Rangers
Tampa Bay
130-110 at Calgary
To read the money line, use $100 as the base unit.
Number on left is how much must be wagered to win
$100 on the favorite. Number on right is how much is
returned for a $100 wager on the underdog.
Russ Culver is an independent consultant. Keith
Glantz is co-owner of Sports At A Glantz, Inc. Both
are former Las Vegas casino sports book directors.
BRIEFS
FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
time penalty and it could

cause play-actors to rethink.
RECRUITING
Hebron safety makes

commitment to LSU
Hebron senior safety Jamal
Adams committed to LSU during Thursdays Under Armour
High School All-American
Game in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Adams (6-0, 199) is ranked
as the third-best safety in the
nation in the Class of 2014 by
Rivals.com and as the nations
35th-best recruit overall. Adams was Hebrons leading receiver this season, scored 16
touchdowns and was named
the District 5-5A MVP.
Oral commitments are nonbinding. Feb. 5 is the first day
that a football player in the
Class of 2014 can sign a national letter of intent.
Greg Riddle
SOCCER
Blatter aims to halt

players feigning injury
ZURICH FIFA president
Sepp Blatter wants to clamp
down on play-acting by introducing an unofficial sin bin for
players who feign injury.
In his column in FIFA
Weekly, Blatter says it is deeply irritating when the (supposedly) half-dead player
comes back to life as soon as
they have left the pitch.
Blatter is urging referees to
make these players wait on the
touchline until the numerical
disadvantage has had an effect
on the game.
The head of world footballs
governing body says in practical terms this amounts to a
The Dallas Morning News
JURISPRUDENCE
Vikings linebacker
gets second DWI
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Vikings linebacker Erin
Henderson has been arrested
for the second time for drunken driving in suburban Minneapolis, putting his status with
the team in question after a
perilous one-car crash that
heavily damaged the sports
utility vehicle he was driving.
Henderson, who was uninjured in the wreck, was booked
into jail Wednesday and released on $12,000 bail. He faces multiple charges: second
and third degree driving while
intoxicated and test refusal;
possession of a small amount of
marijuana and drug paraphernalia; and violation of a limited
driver license. His previous arrest came on Nov. 17.
Henderson, the teams second-leading tackler, has one
season left on his contract with
a $1.95 million salary. But if the
Vikings cut him before the new
league year begins, they would
take only a $250,000 hit
against the salary cap.
ELSEWHERE
Russia beat the United
States, 5-3, in the world junior
hockey
quarterfinals
in
Malmo, Sweden. Russia will
face Sweden, a 6-0 winner over
Slovakia. In the other quarterfinals, Canada downed Switzerland, 4-1, and Finland
topped the Czech Republic,
5-3.
Chilly day awaits 49ers

Temperatures to be in
single digits for playoff
game in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. Cold
hands and a hard football
make for tough catches on
chilly winter afternoons at
Lambeau Field.
But the arctic front expected to push through Wisconsin in time for Sundays NFC
wild-card game promises to
bring conditions considered
frigid even for the famous
home of the frozen tundra.
Temperatures will be in
the single digits and dropping
when the San Francisco 49ers
and Green Bay Packers kick
off Sunday afternoon. Maybe
the teeth-chattering cold will
give the Packers an edge to
snap a three-game skid
against San Francisco.
It stings a little bit more
outside, Packers cornerback
Tramon Williams said Thursday about ball drills. Cant
dodge it, man, he said with a
laugh. Cant dodge it at all.
But, yeah, its going to be a
cold one, one of those rare
ones.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said ball security is a
top priority in the cold, and
the conditions might also affect how he calls the game.
The weather elements are
part of it, and thats something you continue to talk
about throughout the week,
McCarthy said. But, really,
the game day gives you the final path of how youre going
to call it.
Weather may be one reason that the team still had
about 5,500 tickets available
early Thursday with a Friday
deadline to sell them to avoid
a local TV blackout of the
game. The team said it was
handing out 70,000 packets
of hand warmers to ticketholders.
At the 49ers training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., players have been enjoying relatively balmy weather with
highs in the upper 60s. Offensive linemen a group
known for toughing out the
cold in short sleeves arent
going to take chances when
they arrive in Wisconsin.
Its safe to say youll see
something on my arms, center Jonathan Goodwin said. I
gave up on the dont wear
sleeves to look tough a long
time ago.
Bears Cutler signs 7-year
deal: Chicago signed Jay Cut-
ler to a seven-year contract

Thursday. Cutler clearly
thrived under first-year coach
Marc Trestman.
With the offensive weapons we have, with the type of
leadership we have from the
Evan Vucci/The Associated Press
49ers receiver Anquan Boldin (left) will be up for the challenge, but the running game
could play a more prominent role in Sundays wild-card game in Green Bay.
front office, with the type of

coaching staff we have with
the play-calling and our [offensive] install, it makes me
happy Im here, Cutler said.
Terms were not disclosed,
but the deal for the 30-yearold Cutler is reportedly worth
nearly $18 million per year
over the first three years and
includes at least $50 million
guaranteed.
The Bears also signed cornerback Tim Jennings, who
has led the team in interceptions in each of the past two
seasons, and guard Matt
Slauson to four-year deals.
Like Cutler, both players were
scheduled to become free
agents.
28th in the NFL in total offense.

Gilbride was the head
coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1997-98, going 6-16
before being fired six games
into the 98 season.
Giants coordinator retires: Kevin Gilbride retired
Dolphins owner still evaluating: Miami Dolphins
Thursday as offensive coordinator for the Giants.

The 62-year-old Gilbride,
a veteran of 39 years in
coaching, said he wants to devote more time to his family.
Its hard to say, Its time,
Gilbride said. To finally do it,
its a very unnatural feeling.
Ive been telling my wife
[Debbie] for years I was going to do it. I finally pulled the
trigger. But its difficult.
Gilbride spent the past decade with the Giants, winning two Super Bowls, but
was under pressure this season for New Yorks inconsistent performance on offense.
With injuries to the offensive
line and at running back, the
Giants scored 294 points, the
lowest total of the Tom
Coughlin era. They finished
owner Stephen Ross spent

more than six hours at the
teams complex Thursday and
left without any announcement regarding the makeup
of the organization for 2014.
Ross arrived and departed
aboard his helicopter, which
used the practice field as a
landing pad, and he did not
talk with reporters.
Ross has been meeting in
recent days with his top advisers before deciding whether to fire anyone in the wake
of a late-season collapse. Offensive coordinator Mike
Sherman is considered the
most likely to go, and the future of general manager Jeff
Ireland and coach Joe Philbin is uncertain.
The Dolphins, who finished 8-8, were on the verge
of earning the final AFC wildcard berth before being outscored 39-7 while losing their
last two games to the Buffalo
Bills and New York Jets.
NFL WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS

Kansas City at Indianapolis (Ch. 5) 3:35
New Orleans at Philadelphia (Ch. 5) 7:10
San Diego at Cincinnati (Ch. 11) 12:05
San Franciscoat Green Bay (Ch. 4) 3:40
DIVISIONAL ROUND PLAYOFFS
NFC: TBD
AFC: TBD
NFC: TBD
AFC: TBD
SATURDAY, JAN. 11
vs. TBD
vs. TBD
SUNDAY, JAN. 12
vs. TBD
vs. TBD
AROUND THE NFL

Cleveland: Todd Bowles
will interview for Clevelands
head coaching job Friday,
NFL Network reported.
Bowles, who spent the past
season as Arizonas defensive
coordinator, was an assistant
with the Browns from 200104, coaching defensive backs
on Butch Davis staff.
Kansas City: LB Tamba
Hali remained out of practice
with swelling in his left knee,
leaving his status for Saturdays playoff game in Indianapolis in question. RT Eric
Fisher (groin) also missed
practice. Chiefs coach Andy
Reid wont rule Hali out, saying its just a matter of the
swelling coming down.
Seattle: WR Percy Harvin
(hip) has returned to the
practice field for the first time
since the middle of November. QB Russell Wilson said
after practice he believes
Harvin is ready to go.
Tampa Bay: Lovie Smith,
55, finalized a five-year contract that he had reportedly
agreed to Wednesday. He will
be formally introduced at a
news conference next Monday. We knew from the start
of our search that he was the
ideal man to lead our team
into a new era, Bucs cochairman Bryan Glazer said.
(Ch. 4)3:35
(Ch. 11) 7:15
(Ch. 4) 12:05
(Ch. 11) 3:40
NOTE: Seattle and Carolina (NFC) and

Denver and New England (AFC) received
first-round byes.
The Associated Press
NFL
picks
TIM
COWLISHAW
BRANDON
GEORGE
Columnist
Cowboys Insider
vs. Line Straight vs. Line Straight
Kan. City (+212) at Indianapolis KC
KC
Ind.
Ind.
New Orl. (+212) at Philadelphia Phi.
Phi.
NO
NO
Cinc.
SD
Cinc.
San Diego (+7) at Cincinnati Cinc.
San Fran. at Green Bay (+212) SF
SF
SF
SF
Last week vs. line
9-7 (.563)
5-11 (.313)
Season vs. line
125-123-8 (.504)
115-133-8 (.464)
Last week straight
14-2 (.875)
13-3 (.813)
Season straight
150-105-1 (.588)
170-85-1 (.667)
Lines through Wednesday; shaded box indicates leader
RICK
GOSSELIN
DANA
LARSON
CRAIG
MILLER
DAVID
MOORE
RAINER
SABIN
KEVIN
SHERRINGTON
Columnist
vs. Line Straight
KC
KC
Phi.
Phi.
SD
Cinc.
GB
GB
8-8 (.500)
115-133-8 (.464)
14-2 (.875)
164-91-1 (.643)
Fox Sports SW
vs. Line Straight
KC
KC
Phi.
Phi.
SD
Cinc.
GB
GB
10-6 (.625)
127-121-8 (.512)
13-3 (.813)
173-82-1 (.678)
The Ticket
vs. Line Straight
Ind.
Ind.
NO
NO
SD
Cinc.
GB
GB
6-10 (.375)
124-124-8 (.500)
12-4 (.750)
166-89-1 (.651)
Cowboys Insider
vs. Line Straight
KC
KC
Phi.
Phi.
SD
Cinc.
SF
SF
13-3 (.813)
128-120-8 (.516)
14-2 (.875)
168-87-1 (.659)
Cowboys Insider
vs. Line Straight
KC
KC
Phi.
Phi.
Cinc.
Cinc.
SF
SF
11-5 (.688)
114-134-8 (.460)
14-2 (.875)
160-95-1 (.627)
Columnist
vs. Line Straight
Ind.
Ind.
NO
NO
Cinc.
Cinc.
SF
SF
12-4 (.750)
132-116-8 (.532)
13-3 (.813)
166-89-1 (.651)
INJURY REPORT
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SATURDAYS GAMES
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLESSAINTS: DNP: S Rafael Bush (ankle), RB Pierre
Thomas (chest). EAGLES: DNP: C Julian Vandervelde (back), S Earl Wolff (knee). FULL: S Colt Anderson (knee), WR Jason Avant (shoulder), CB
Brandon Boykin (hip), LB Mychal Kendricks
(knee).
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTSCHIEFS: DNP: T Eric Fisher (groin, shoulder), LB
SportsDay
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2014, The Dallas Morning News
Tamba Hali (knee). FULL: T Branden Albert

(knee), WR Dwayne Bowe (concussion), LB Justin
Houston (elbow), C Eric Kush (ankle), CB Ron
Parker (finger, ankle). COLTS: DNP: DT Aubrayo
Franklin (knee), DE Fili Moala (knee). LIMITED:
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (hamstring). FULL: S
Sergio Brown (groin), CB Darius Butler (quadriceps), CB Vontae Davis (groin), DT Ricky Jean
Francois (foot), LB Robert Mathis (not injury related), G Mike McGlynn (elbow), DE Cory Redding
(shoulder), CB Greg Toler (groin), LB Bjoern Werner (ankle).

SUNDAYS GAMES
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at CINCINNATI BENGALSCHARGERS: DNP: RB Ryan Mathews (ankle),
WR Eddie Royal (toe). LIMITED: DE Sean Lissemore (shoulder), DE Kendall Reyes (ankle). BENGALS: DNP: T Anthony Collins (ankle), C Kyle Cook
(foot), TE Tyler Eifert (neck), DE Wallace Gilberry
(concussion), WR A.J. Green (knee), CB Terence
Assistant Managing Editor/Sports . . . . Garry Leavell

Deputy Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Konradi
Assistant Sports Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . Damon Marx
Scott Bell
SportsDayDFW.com Editor . . . . . . Mark Francescutti
Newman (knee), T Andre Smith (ankle), G Andrew Whitworth (ankle). LIMITED: TE Jermaine
Gresham (hamstring), LB Vincent Rey (ankle).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at GREEN BAY PACKERS49ERS: No Data Reported. PACKERS: OUT:
LB Clay Matthews (thumb). DNP: LB Mike Neal
(abdomen), LB Nick Perry (foot). LIMITED: LB
Brad Jones (ankle), RB Eddie Lacy (ankle), DT
Ryan Pickett (knee).
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Friday, January 3, 2014

FSSW+ is on Time Warner Digital (Ch. 906), Charter

TODAY ON FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST

TODAY ON SPORTSRADIO 1310 THE TICKET

Home games: KVCE-AM (1160)

Open Today O/U Underdog

time penalty and it could

Hebron safety makes

Blatter aims to halt

The Dallas Morning News

Chilly day awaits 49ers

ler to a seven-year contract

Evan Vucci/The Associated Press

front office, with the type of

28th in the NFL in total offense.

Giants coordinator retires: Kevin Gilbride retired

Dolphins owner still evaluating: Miami Dolphins

Thursday as offensive coordinator for the Giants.

owner Stephen Ross spent

NFL WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS

AROUND THE NFL

NOTE: Seattle and Carolina (NFC) and

The Associated Press

Tamba Hali (knee). FULL: T Branden Albert

(shoulder), CB Greg Toler (groin), LB Bjoern Werner (ankle).

Assistant Managing Editor/Sports . . . . Garry Leavell

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