TOP-25 FOOTBALL-FINAL SCORES
22 straight for the Gators...Horned Frogs celebrating perfection
UNDATED (AP) — In his final college home game, Tim Tebow (TEE'-boh) went out in style. The big Florida QB threw for three TDs, ran for two scores and the top-ranked Gators beat rival Florida State 37-10 for its sixth consecutive victory in the heated rivalry. Between his passing and running, Tebow accounted for 311 total yards.
The Gators stayed unbeaten heading into next week's Southeastern Conference showdown against second-ranked Alabama which is on a 22-game winning streak. Florida is 12-and-0 for just the second time in school history.
Bobby Bowden, the legendary 80-year-old Florida State coach who endured a 6-and-6 season, says he wants to coach next season but plans to go home "and do some soul-searching" before making up his mind.
In the rest of the final full Saturday of college football action:
— Fourth-ranked TCU wrapped up its first undefeated regular season in 71 years with a 51-10 victory over New Mexico. Andy Dalton matched a career high with four touchdown passes, two to Antoine Hicks in a 12-second span. Reps from the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls were in attendance.
— Georgia took a page out of Georgia Tech's playbook, rushing for 339 yards to upset the seventh-ranked Yellow Jackets 30-24 and put a real damper on next Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Georgia Tech will next play Clemson, which lost by two touchdowns to South Carolina.
— Unranked Oklahoma knocked Number 11 Oklahoma State out of contention for its first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series with a 27-0 win. DeMarco Murray ran for two touchdowns and Ryan Broyles returned a punt 88 yards for a score.
— Ryan Williams ran for 182 yards and four touchdowns and No. 14 Virginia Tech beat Virginia 42-13 in what was likely Al Groh's last game as Virginia's coach. The Cavaliers finished 3-and-9, their third losing season in their last four.
— Stephen Garcia threw three touchdown passes and South Carolina's defense slowed down Clemson star C.J. Spiller in a 34-17 victory over the 15th-ranked Tigers.
— Josh Jasper hit a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds to go to force overtime, then made a 36-yarder in overtime to lift 17th-ranked LSU to a 33-30 victory over Arkansas.
— Javarris James rushed for two touchdowns, Jacory (jah-KOOR'-ee) Harris threw for two more, and No. 19 Miami took a big early lead on the way to beating South Florida 31-10.
— Little-used backup quarterback Chris Relf accounted for three touchdowns, Anthony Dixon set the Mississippi State single-season rushing record and the Bulldogs upset No. 20 Mississippi 41-27.
— Russell Wilson threw four touchdown passes and Alan-Michael Cash blocked a field goal with about 5 minutes left to help North Carolina State rally past Number-23 North Carolina 28-27.
— Number-24 Southern California won L.A. bragging rights with a 28-7 win over UCLA. Trojans coach Pete Carroll caused some angst on the UCLA sideline when he called for a long touchdown pass in the final minute and then excitedly celebrated on the sideline.
— Case Keenum threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in the first half and No. 25 Houston cruised to a 73-14 win over Rice on Saturday night to capture the Conference USA West division title.
TOP-25 BASKETBALL-FINAL SCORES
Milestone for Izzo...'Nova wins Philly bragging rights
UNDATED (AP) — In college basketball, Michigan State's Tom Izzo set a school record with his 341st coaching victory in the second-ranked Spartans' easy 106-68 win over Massachusetts in the Legends Classic in Atlantic City. Chris Allen led Michigan State with 18.
Izzo set the record the same week mentor and predecessor Jud Heathcote was inducted into the National Collegiate Hall of Fame. Izzo was Heathcote's hand-picked successor
In other Top-25 hoops action:
— Fourth-ranked Villanova routed LaSalle 81-63 in a Philadelphia Big Five rivalry game. Antonio Pena and Scottie Reynolds scored 14 points each.
— Purdue counted on its tough defense in a 64-38 rout of Central Michigan. E'Twaun Moore scored 15 points and Robbie Hummel had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the number-6 Boilermakers.
— Oscar Bellfield scored 17 points, Tre'Von Willis scored 16 and UNLV upset No. 16 Louisville 76-71.
— No. 17 Ohio State shellacked St. Francis of Pennsylvania 110-47, the Buckeyes' widest margin of victory since 1991. Jon Diebler hit five three-pointers and scored 17.
— Number-18 Georgetown routed Lafayette 97-64. Jason Clark had a career-high 19 points and freshman Hollis Thompson had 16 as the Hoyas had six players in double figures.
— Bradley surprised 20th-ranked Illinois 72-68 in the Las Vegas Invitational. Andrew Warren scored 16 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left,
— Luke Harangody scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 23 Notre Dame bounced back from a 14-point loss to Northwestern to beat Saint Louis 64-52 for third place in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
— Cade Davis scored 18 points and No. 25 Oklahoma ended a three-game skid with an 81-60 victory over winless Nicholls State in the fifth place game of the Great Alaska Shootout.
GOLF-WOODS ACCIDENT
Police: Woods and wife unavailable
WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and his wife were not available to speak to state troopers for the second straight day. The couple asked that police return today to try to clear up questions about how he crashed his SUV into a neighbor's tree.
The Florida Highway Patrol say the announcement that the world's No. 1 golfer and his wife, Elin, could not speak Saturday to authorities came from his agent. Mark Steinberg of IMG did not immediately respond to a text seeking comment.
Troopers previously tried to talk to Woods on Friday afternoon. The patrol said his wife told troopers Woods was sleeping, and they agreed to return the next day.
A Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman says "it is unusual that we haven't gotten a statement" from the world's top golfer. The investigation is ongoing.
Woods smashed his Cadillac near his $2.4 million mansion at 2:25 a.m. Friday and was briefly hospitalized, police said. His lips were cut and police say he was treated at a local hospital and released.
Windermere police chief Daniel Saylor has said Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out a back window and help Woods from the car.
NBA-FINAL SCORES
Cavs rebound against Mavs...Hot Jazz cools the Blazers
UNDATED (AP) — Mo Williams made all seven of his 3-point attempts, LeBron James scored 25 points with 12 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a lackluster loss in Charlotte by beating Dallas 111-95.
Williams finished with 25 points. Anderson Varejao (VA'-reh-zhoh) scored 13 of his 15 in the second half for the Cavs, who were beaten 94-87 by the Bobcats on Friday.
Cleveland also got a huge boost from troubled guard Delonte (deh-LAHN'-tay) West, who contributed 10 points and 10 boards in 29 minutes. He had been ineffective recently while dealing with personal and health issues.
In other NBA finals:
— Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 108-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Utah shot a season-best 61.4 percent from the field.
— Gerald Wallace had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton each scored 12 points and the Charlotte Bobcats rolled over the Washington Wizards 92-76 for their fourth straight win.
— Orlando nipped Milwaukee 100-98. Dwight Howard and Vince Carter each scored 25 for the 13-and-4 Magic, who've won seven of eight.
— Pau Gasol scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and also had 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game, a 130-97 rout of Golden State.
NHL-FINAL SCORES
Sabres explode to keep 'Canes winless on road...Hat trick for Sid the Kid
UNDATED (AP) — On NHL ice, the Buffalo Sabres scored five goals in the third period to keep the Carolina Hurricanes winless on the road with a 5-1 victory. Ryan Miller made 30 saves. Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy (roy) and Jochen Hecht (YOH'-kehn hehsht) had a goal and assist each. Mike Grier and Clarke MacArthur also scored for the Sabres, who won their second straight.
The Hurricanes were unable to preserve a third-period lead for the second straight night. Atlanta erased a three-goal deficit Friday by scoring five goals in the final frame against Carolina in a 6-4 win.
The 'Canes are the NHL's lone team without a win away from home at 0-10-and-3.
In the rest of the NHL 13-game Saturday slate:
— Pittsburgh erupted with four goals in the final period and routed the New York Rangers 8-3. Sidney Crosby had his fourth career hat trick and added two assists for his second five-point game
— Johan Hedberg made 34 saves for his first shutout in two years the Atlanta Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Flyers, 1-0.
— Brian Rolston and Patrik Elias (EHL'-ee-ahsh) each had two goals and two assists and Martin Brodeur (mar-TAN' broh-DYOOR') made 22 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 6-1 win over the New York Islanders.
— Todd Bertuzzi beat Chris Mason high with a backhander in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over St. Louis. The Red Wings had been shut out their past two outings.
— J.P. Dumont and David Legwand scored early in the third period, and Dan Ellis made 23 saves to help the Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 4-1.
— Christian Ehrhoff, Alex Burrows, Mason Raymond and Daniel Sedin scored in the first 8:25 to pace the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
— Tom Wandell scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
There were four shootouts ending in 4-3 decisions:
— Mikko Koivu (MEE'-koh KOY'-voo) and Andrew Ebbett scored in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 for a home-and-home sweep.
— Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone shootout goal in Washington's 4-3 victory over Montreal. The Caps' Eric Fehr (fair) forced overtime with a goal with 11.4 seconds left in regulation.
— Michael Ryder scored the lone goal in the shootout in the Boston Bruins' 4-3 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators.
— Calgary's Jamie Lundmark got the shootout winner in the Flames' 4-3 comeback victory over Columbus.
— And the L.A. Kings handed Chicago its second straight loss, 2-1 in a shootout. Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout.
NFL-INJURIES
Roethlisberger expected to sit this one out...Freeney ruled out for Colts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers now say that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur) will probably sit out tonight's game at Baltimore because of the concussion he suffered in the loss to the Chiefs last weekend.
The unexpected development apparently means inexperienced Dennis Dixon would make his first NFL start.
Roethlisberger practiced all week despite sustaining his fourth concussion since 2006 during a 27-24 overtime loss in Kansas City. During his only interview of the week on Thursday he said he had been cleared to play. However, Roethlisberger continued experiencing headaches resulting from the concussion and he began to have second thoughts.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss today's game against the Houston Texans. Freeney was out of practice all week with an abdomen injury for the Colts, who have won 19 consecutive regular-season games.
The Colts enter this game with a 10-and-0 mark as do the New Orleans Saints, who host New England in the Monday night game.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-COACHES
Louisville fires coach Steve Kragthorpe...LSU official says Porter heading to Memphis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade. Louisville went 15-and-12 in Kragthorpe's three seasons.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An LSU official says Tigers assistant Larry Porter has accepted an offer to become the next head coach at Memphis. A news conference has been called for today.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three scores, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass and scored the game-winning touchdown with 59 seconds left to help Stanford hand Weis and the Fighting Irish a fourth straight loss to end the regular season, 45-38. Notre Dame is 6-and-6.
