On this day ...
December 31, 1961 — Paul Hornung, on leave from the Army, scored 19 points to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 37-0 win over the New York Giants for their seventh NFL championship. Green Bay’s Bart Starr threw three touchdown passes in the first title game ever played in Green Bay.
Today
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
Asotin at Colton, 4:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
Asotin at Colton, 3 p.m.
SPORTS ON RADIO
College football — The ReliaQuest Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan, Tampa, Fla., 9 a.m., KRPL-AM (1400); The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: South Carolina vs. Illinois, Orlando, Fla., noon, KRPL-AM (1400); The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Penn St. vs. Boise St., CFP Quarterfinal, Glendale, Ariz., 4:30 p.m., KRPL-AM (1400)
SPORTS ON TV
Men’s college basketball — NC State at Virginia, 9 a.m., ESPN2; Wake Forest at Syracuse, 11 a.m., ESPN2; Seton Hall at Xavier, 11 a.m., PEACOCK; Arizona St. at BYU, 1 p.m., ESPN2; St. John’s at Creighton, 1 p.m., PEACOCK; Marquette at Providence, 3 p.m., FS1
College football — The ReliaQuest Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan, Tampa, Fla., 9 a.m., ESPN; The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Louisville vs. Washington, El Paso, Texas, 11 a.m., CBS; The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: South Carolina vs. Illinois, Orlando, Fla., noon, ABC; The Kinder’s Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU, Houston, 12:30 p.m., ESPN; The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Penn St. vs. Boise St., CFP Quarterfinal, Glendale, Ariz., 4:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
NHL — Winter Classic: St. Louis vs. Chicago, Chicago, 2 p.m., TNT/TRUTV
Tennis — United Cup: Quarterfinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Hong Kong-ATP, Auckland-WTA Early Rounds, 3:30 p.m., TENNIS; United Cup: Quarterfinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Hong Kong-ATP, Auckland-WTA Early Rounds, 3 a.m. (Wednesday), TENNIS
