MEMPHIS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Anthony Dixon scored from a yard out with 1:54 left Saturday to give the Mississippi State Bulldogs a 10-3 Liberty Bowl victory over Central Florida.
SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Chris Gaynor scored 21 points Saturday when Winthrop dealt No. 19 Miami its first loss of the season 76-70 in the Orange Bowl Classic.
SEATTLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- JaJuan Smith scored 18 points Saturday, leading the 12th-ranked Tennessee Vols to an 82-72 victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Raymar Morgan had 24 points and eight rebounds Saturday to lead seventh-ranked Michigan State to a 93-75 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay.
CLEMSON, S.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- K.C. Rivers had 16 points and seven rebounds Saturday for the 20th-ranked Clemson Tigers in a 78-45 rout of the Samford Bulldogs.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Lazar Hayward had 12 points and eight rebounds Saturday to top the scoring for 13th-ranked Marquette in a 77-37 rout of Savannah State.
DENVER, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Scott Thornton scored the game-winner in a three-goal third period Saturday to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A.J. Ogilvy had 21 points and nine rebounds Saturday to lead 15th-ranked Vanderbilt to a 92-85 win over University of Tennessee-Martin.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Riley Skinner passed for 268 yards and a touchdown Saturday, guiding Wake Forest to a 24-10 come-from-behind win over Connecticut in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Arkansas officials are trying to determine the eligibility of running back Darren McFadden as the Razorbacks prepare for Missouri in the Cotton Bowl Tuesday.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Utah Jazz Saturday dealt disgruntled guard Gordan Giricek and a first-round draft pick to Philadelphia for long-range shooting guard Kyle Korver.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Michael Flowers sank a three-pointer with two seconds left Saturday to give Wisconsin a 67-66 upset at ninth-ranked Texas.
MOTHERWELL, Scotland, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Scottish soccer veteran Phil O'Donnell collapsed and died on the field Saturday as his Motherwell team played Dundee United.
BORMIO, Italy, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- American Bode Miller turned in a sizzling run to win the men's downhill in Italy Saturday and move within one win of the U.S. World Cup victory record.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 31 points despite sitting out the fourth quarter Friday, sending the Los Angeles Lakers sailing past Utah 123-109.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Two free throws by Marcus Camby with nine seconds left provided the final margin Friday in the Denver Nuggets' 124-120 shootout win over Golden State.
PHOENIX, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Amare Stoudemire made two key shots down the stretch and scored 28 points Friday in leading the Phoenix Suns past the Los Angeles Clippers 94-88.
PULLMAN, Wash., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Derrick Low scored 19 points Friday, igniting an early outburst that carried No. 4 Washington State to a 67-34 blasting of North Carolina A&T.
Hugh Rowland, "The Polar Bear", star of the History Channel reality television series "Ice Road Truckers," stands near a truck where a special effects team from ice manufacturer Arctic Glacier Inc. covered a 900-square-foot section of Times Square with 15 tons of artificial snow in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
