College football

Emerald Bowl: Maryland vs. Oregon State 8:30 p.m. [ESPN]

The Terps (6-6) are riding a three-game bowl winning streak, and they will have to play their best if they want to keep that going against favored Oregon State (five points). The Beavers (8-4) finished third in the Pacific-10, won their last three games and knocked off Cal when that team was ranked No. 2. Oregon State's featured rusher, Yvenson Bernard, has gone over 1,000 yards three straight seasons. Maryland quarterback Chris Turner has thrown for more than 1,700 yards and completed 64 percent of his passes. The Terps had to scramble to finish at .500, winning two of their last three, including victories over Boston College and North Carolina State.