A rundown of games and events to watch for locally and nationally from the world of sports:

Tuesday

Cross-country skiing, New Year’s Day Relay, 10 a.m. – Teams of three skiers (legs are classic, skate, skate) race at Mt. Bachelor ski area in a lighthearted and spectator-friendly fundraiser for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. The event is open to skiers of all ages and abilities; awards will go to the top three teams in each competition category and to the teams with the best costumes. For more information, including registration, visit mbsef.org/NordicRaces.

Thursday

College football, Fiesta Bowl, Oregon vs. Kansas State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) — The Ducks (11-1) play in a BCS bowl game for the fourth consecutive year and take on the Wildcats (11-1) in what for a time this season looked like a possible national championship matchup. With Oregon at No. 4 in the final BSC standings and K-State as No. 5, this pairing has as much marquee value as any bowl game this side of the BCS National Championship on Jan. 7.

Saturday

Jay Rowan Invitational high school swim meet at the Cascade Swim Center in Redmond, 10 a.m. — The first local swim meet this season with the majority of Central Oregon’s prep teams in attendance, the Rowan Invitational will feature squads from Summit, Madras, Mountain View, Redmond and Ridgeview.

Sunday

NFL playoffs, Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens, 10 a.m. (CBS); Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins, 1:30 p.m. (Fox) — Day 2 of the NFL’s wild-card playoffs has three rookie quarterbacks hitting the field. Andrew Luck leads the Colts into Baltimore, followed by the Seahawks’ Russell Wilson battling the Redskins’ Robert Griffin III.

Sunday

College basketball, Oregon at Oregon State, 7 p.m. (ROOT) — A Civil War matchup at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis serves as the Pac-12 Conference opener for longtime rivals who have put together impressive nonconference records. The Ducks are 10-2 going into a home game this evening against Nevada; the Beavers are 9-3 entering a home game this afternoon against Texas-Pan American.