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Basketball

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 111, Atlanta 102

Milwaukee 115, Houston 87

San Antonio 115, Phoenix 94

New Jersey 84, Chicago 80

Dallas 113, Boston 94

Philadelphia 114, Seattle 107

L.A. Lakers 117, Toronto 99

Wednesday’s Games

Houston at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Boston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Seattle at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Indiana at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Bucks 115, Rockets 87

Houston (87)–Howard 4-6 0-0 8, McGrady 7-19 3-4 20, Yao 3-6 4-4 10, Barry 0-8 0-0 0, Sura 6-10 7-9 19, Gaines 5-9 0-0 11, Mutombo 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 5-12 5-8 15, Padgett 0-1 2-4 2, Weatherspoon 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-73 21-29 87.

Milwaukee (115)–Mason 11-15 2-3 24, Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Gadzuric 1-3 0-2 2, Redd 8-14 9-12 28, M.Williams 4-5 3-3 11, Fizer 6-8 3-6 15, Pachulia 3-9 2-4 8, James 5-10 2-2 13, Gill 1-7 3-3 5, House 2-5 0-0 5, Hamilton 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 43-81 24-37 115.

3-Point Goals—Houston 4-14 (McGrady 3-5, Gaines 1-3, Padgett 0-1, Sura 0-1, Barry 0-4), Milwaukee 5-9 (Redd 3-4, House 1-1, James 1-2, M.Williams 0-1, Gill 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Houston 46 (Sura 10), Milwaukee 55 (Pachulia 12). Assists—Houston 16 (Sura 7), Milwaukee 26 (M.Williams 6). Total fouls—Houston 27, Milwaukee 25. A—17,049 (18,717).

Cavaliers 111, Hawks 102

Cleveland (111)–James 13-25 11-14 40, Gooden 4-9 3-4 11, Ilgauskas 7-13 6-6 20, McInnis 6-12 6-6 20, Newble 2-4 2-2 6, Snow 2-3 2-2 6, Varejao 3-6 0-0 6, Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Traylor 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 38-80 30-34 111.

Atlanta (102)–Harrington 11-16 9-11 31, Walker 8-16 0-2 17, Collier 4-5 1-2 9, Ivey 1-4 0-0 2, J.Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Drobnjak 4-9 0-0 8, Lue 2-5 4-6 8, Childress 3-7 2-2 8, Willis 0-1 0-0 0, Delk 5-9 0-0 13, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-78 16-23 102.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 5-9 (James 3-5, McInnis 2-3, Newble 0-1), Atlanta 4-12 (Delk 3-6, Walker 1-4, Harrington 0-1, Lue 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 45 (James 9), Atlanta 45 (Walker 9). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 7), Atlanta 20 (Lue 6). Total fouls—Cleveland 23, Atlanta 25. Technicals—Atlanta Defensive Three Second, Atlanta coach Woodson. A—19,445 (19,445).

Lakers 117, Raptors 99

Toronto (99)–Peterson 4-13 1-2 10, Bosh 4-10 3-5 11, Araujo 4-8 0-0 8, Alston 5-17 2-2 13, E.Williams 4-10 4-4 12, Rose 6-12 0-0 12, Marshall 4-8 0-0 10, Murray 4-9 0-0 10, Bonner 3-4 0-0 6, Palacio 2-8 3-3 7. Totals 40-99 13-16 99.

L.A. Lakers (117)–Butler 5-11 6-7 18, Odom 5-9 4-5 15, Mihm 0-1 0-0 0, Bryant 14-26 16-18 48, Atkins 6-12 0-1 14, Jones 3-9 1-2 9, Grant 2-4 2-2 6, Cook 2-9 1-2 7, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 30-37 117.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 6-21 (Murray 2-4, Marshall 2-4, Peterson 1-4, Alston 1-6, Bosh 0-1, Rose 0-2), L.A. Lakers 13-25 (Bryant 4-7, Butler 2-2, Cook 2-4, Jones 2-5, Atkins 2-6, Odom 1-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 55 (Bosh, Araujo 10), L.A. Lakers 58 (Odom 13). Assists—Toronto 25 (Alston 11), L.A. Lakers 17 (Atkins 7). Total fouls—Toronto 27, L.A. Lakers 19. Technicals—Toronto Defensive Three Second. A—18,997 (18,997).

Mavericks 113, Celtics 94

Boston (94)–Welsch 6-8 4-4 17, LaFrentz 7-13 2-2 16, Blount 2-5 1-2 5, Payton 3-12 0-0 6, Pierce 6-13 3-7 17, Davis 1-8 0-2 2, Allen 2-4 0-1 4, Jefferson 4-5 1-2 9, Banks 4-7 5-6 14, McCarty 0-2 0-0 0, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0, Reed 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 36-80 18-30 94.

Dallas (113)–Howard 4-7 1-1 9, Nowitzki 9-18 10-10 29, Dampier 8-10 0-0 16, Finley 8-14 2-3 21, Terry 4-7 0-0 9, Stackhouse 4-9 5-6 14, Bradley 2-3 2-2 6, Henderson 2-6 0-0 4, Harris 0-1 3-4 3, Booth 1-1 0-0 2, Armstrong 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 23-26 113.

3-Point Goals—Boston 4-18 (Pierce 2-6, Banks 1-1, Welsch 1-3, Payton 0-1, McCarty 0-2, Davis 0-2, LaFrentz 0-3), Dallas 6-19 (Finley 3-7, Nowitzki 1-2, Stackhouse 1-4, Terry 1-4, Howard 0-1, Armstrong 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Boston 47 (Pierce, Blount, LaFrentz, Welsch, Jefferson 5), Dallas 49 (Nowitzki 11). Assists—Boston 20 (Payton 9), Dallas 31 (Terry 14). Total fouls—Boston 21, Dallas 24. Technicals—Boston Defensive Three Second, Davis, Payton, Reed, Dallas Defensive Three Second, Dallas coach Nelson, Howard, Stackhouse 2. Flagrant fouls—Bradley, Dampier. Ejected—Davis, Bradley, Stackhouse. A—20,499 (19,200).

Nets 84, Bulls 80

New Jersey (84)–Krstic 6-11 5-6 17, Jefferson 6-18 5-6 17, Collins 2-5 4-4 8, Kidd 1-5 1-2 4, Carter 9-23 6-8 25, Best 0-2 1-2 1, Buford 3-7 1-2 8, J.Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Dickens 0-0 0-0 0, Moiso 0-0 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 23-30 84.

Chicago (80)–Deng 1-7 2-3 4, A.Davis 1-4 1-2 3, Curry 6-10 4-8 16, Hinrich 10-19 8-8 30, Duhon 0-6 0-0 0, Nocioni 1-4 2-2 4, Gordon 7-9 4-4 19, Chandler 0-1 1-4 1, Griffin 0-1 0-0 0, Piatkowski 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 27-62 22-31 80.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 3-15 (Buford 1-2, Kidd 1-3, Carter 1-5, Best 0-1, Jefferson 0-4), Chicago 4-10 (Hinrich 2-5, Gordon 1-1, Piatkowski 1-1, Duhon 0-1, Nocioni 0-2). Fouled out—Gordon. Rebounds—New Jersey 46 (Kidd 11), Chicago 52 (Chandler, Deng 8). Assists—New Jersey 20 (Kidd 11), Chicago 15 (Chandler, Hinrich 3). Total fouls—New Jersey 25, Chicago 26. Technicals—Jefferson. A—22,903 (21,711).

Spurs 115, Suns 94

Phoenix (94)–Richardson 0-7 2-3 2, Marion 2-11 2-2 6, Stoudemire 12-19 13-14 37, Nash 4-14 3-3 12, J.Johnson 3-8 2-2 9, Hunter 1-2 2-3 4, Barbosa 0-3 0-0 0, Jacobsen 1-1 3-4 6, Outlaw 1-3 0-0 2, Lampe 2-3 1-2 6, Vroman 2-2 0-1 4, Cabarkapa 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 31-78 28-34 94.

San Antonio (115)–Bowen 3-10 0-0 8, Duncan 7-9 2-5 16, Nesterovic 3-3 2-2 8, Parker 14-20 0-0 29, Ginobili 5-11 2-4 13, Brown 3-9 2-2 8, Rose 6-10 3-6 15, Udrih 1-7 2-2 4, Barry 2-5 0-0 5, Horry 1-4 0-0 3, Massenburg 2-3 0-0 4, Wilks 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 47-91 15-23 115.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 4-12 (Jacobsen 1-1, Lampe 1-1, Nash 1-1, J.Johnson 1-2, Stoudemire 0-1, Marion 0-2, Richardson 0-4), San Antonio 6-23 (Bowen 2-7, Horry 1-2, Barry 1-2, Parker 1-4, Ginobili 1-4, Brown 0-2, Udrih 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 47 (Marion 8), San Antonio 58 (Duncan 12). Assists—Phoenix 17 (Nash, Richardson 4), San Antonio 25 (Duncan, Ginobili, Udrih 6). Total fouls—Phoenix 21, San Antonio 27. Technicals—Phoenix assistant coach Gentry, San Antonio coach Popovich. A—18,797 (18,500).

College men

EAST

Bucknell 69, Saint Joseph’s 62

Connecticut 73, Sacred Heart 55

Drexel 76, Monmouth, N.J. 47

Georgetown 78, Norfolk St. 70, OT

La Salle 66, American U. 53

Massachusetts 67, Boston U. 65

St. Francis, NY 70, Cornell 63

Syracuse 72, Albany, N.Y. 55

Vermont 77, Siena 52

SOUTH

Georgia 100, Savannah St. 69

Georgia Tech 92, Lafayette 58

Louisiana-Monroe 71, Centenary 55

Maryland 112, Liberty 68

McNeese St. 87, George Mason 76

New Orleans 62, VMI 49

North Carolina 96, N.C.-Wilmington 75

Southern Miss. 90, William Carey 46

UAB 100, Alabama A&M 68

W. Kentucky 87, Austin Peay 80

MIDWEST

Creighton 71, Bradley 62

Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 64, Samford 50

Indiana 71, Ball St. 59

Iowa 73, Air Force 63

Iowa St. 69, San Diego St. 59

Notre Dame 78, W. Illinois 61

Ohio St. 77, New Hampshire 59

Rutgers 76, Kansas St. 66

W. Michigan 65, South Alabama 45

Wichita St. 81, UMKC 68

Xavier 80, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 74

SOUTHWEST

Baylor 84, Prairie View 52

Gonzaga 78, Oklahoma St. 75

Lamar 86, Arkansas St. 70

Oklahoma 70, Tulsa 64

Oral Roberts 113, Utah Valley St. 68

TCU 98, Grambling St. 83

FAR WEST

BYU 77, S. Utah 52

Cal St.-Fullerton 71, CS Northridge 70, OT

Colorado 97, Gardner-Webb 88

Colorado St. 93, Stetson 57

Idaho St. 64, Boise St. 59

Oregon 92, Portland 67

Oregon St. 86, Sacramento St. 59

Pacific 58, UC Riverside 45

San Diego 95, Wyoming 88

Southern Cal 91, Southern U. 58

UC Irvine 85, Cal Poly-SLO 75

UC Santa Barbara 54, Long Beach St. 47

Utah 51, Weber St. 40

TOURNAMENTS

ASU Hoops Classic

First Round

Arizona St. 92, Long Island U. 63

Valparaiso 69, Penn St. 56

Cable Car Classic

First Round

Cent. Connecticut St. 80, Santa Clara 68

Charlotte 80, Yale 74

Comcast Lobo Invitational

First Round

New Mexico 101, MVSU 68

Troy 72, Pepperdine 69

Dreyfus Holiday Festival

First Round

N.C. State 84, Columbia 74

St. John’s 71, Canisius 51

FIU Holiday Tournament

Championship

Fla. International 74, Ohio 73, OT

Third Place

Binghamton 65, Colgate 61

Fiesta Bowl Classic

First Round

Arizona 79, E. Washington 45

Richmond 69, Butler 68

Flint Hills Islander Invitational

First Round

N. Illinois 71, St. Bonaventure 62

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 85, Alcorn St. 41

Shamrock Office Solutions Classic

First Round

Murray St. 66, UC Davis 43

St. Mary’s, Cal. 72, Radford 60

State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament

Championship

UTEP 68, Princeton 42

Third Place

Tulane 71, Alabama St. 59

UCF Holiday Invitational

First Round

Brown 83, UCF 82, OT

Charleston Southern 50, Fordham 49

Non-conference

Spokane Christmas Classic

Walla Walla 105, Lane 95

CC Spokane 79, Portland CC 70

CC Spokane 79, Portland CC 70

Portland CC (4-8)–Noble 4-10 0-0 10, Williams 3-8 0-0 7, Yusef 3-8 2-3 8, Payton 10-25 4-5 31, Sullivan 4-7 0-1 8, Stone 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 27-68 6-9 70.

CC Spokane (8-5)–Ryman 3-6 0-0 9, Bright 2-8 0-0 5, Mangum 2-8 2-4 6, Ellis 2-2 0-0 5, Bell 7-12 0-1 15, Janke 6-9 4-4 16, Hammond 5-7 2-3 13, Rayson 0-0 0-0 0, Proctor 1-4 0-0 2, Grove 3-4 2-2 8. Totals 31-60 10-14 79.

Halftime—CC Spokane 44, Portland 34. 3-point goals—Portland 10-28 (Payton 7-18, Noble 2-6, Williams 1-3, Sullivan 0-1). CC Spokane 7-21 (Ryman 3-5, Ellis 1-1, Hammond 1-3, Bright 1-4, Bell 1-5, Mangum 0-3). Fouled out—Yusef. Rebounds—Portland 31 (Yusef, Stone 7), CC Spokane 44 (Janke, Proctor 7). Assists—Portland 11 (Williams 6), CC Spokane 20 (Mangum 11). Total fouls—Portland 15, CC Spokane 14. A—NA.

Exhibition

Whitworth 96, N. British Columbia 96

Northern British Columbia–Korotana 3-7 4-4 10, A.Nadrazsky 2-6 1-2 6, P.Nadrazsky 4-8 2-2 11, Stewart 3-4 2-2 9, Deutsch 1-5 2-2 4, Chahil 0-4 2-2 2, Dolan 4-6 2-3 10. Totals 17-40 15-17 52.

Whitworth–Pecht 5-11 0-0 10, Bennett 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 4-8 0-0 10, Williams 6-12 0-0 14, Young 7-13 0-0 19, Simons 0-3 0-0 0, Wyatt 1-2 0-0 3, Tucker 5-7 0-0 11, McGrady-Beach 0-1 0-0 0, Larkin 6-8 1-1 13, Taylor 2-5 1-4 5, Fletcher 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 41-77 2-5 96.

Halftime–Whitworth 55, Northern British Columbia 34. 3-point goals–Northern British Columbia 3-13 (Stewart 1-1, A.Nadrazsky 1-3, P.Nadrazsky 1-4, Deutsch 0-1, Korotana 0-2, Chahil 0-2), Whitworth 12-32 (Young 5-10, Jones 2-3, Williams 2-5, Wyatt 1-2, Tucker 1-2, Fletcher 1-2, McGrady-Beach 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Pecht 0-3, Simons 0-3). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Northern British Columbia 27 (Korotana, P.Nadrazsky 6), Whitworth 34 (Pecht, Jones 6). Assists–Northern British Columbia 9 (Stewart, Deutsch 3), Whitworth 23 (Williams 6). Total fouls–Northern British Columbia 9, Whitworth 14. A–NA

College women

EAST

Duquesne 67, Cornell 40

Kansas St. 75, Villanova 63

La Salle 79, Georgetown 67

Manhattan 44, Wagner 39

New Hampshire 62, Providence 52

Niagara 99, Colgate 76

Pittsburgh 88, St. Francis, NY 62

Robert Morris 55, Army 44

Syracuse 63, Sacred Heart 59

Towson 60, UMBC 43

SOUTH

Austin Peay 76, Evansville 70

Georgia Southern 82, ETSU 76, OT

Liberty 70, William & Mary 47

Memphis 62, Radford 37

North Carolina 91, Lipscomb 45

SE Louisiana 74, Texas Southern 63

Va. Commonwealth 73, Howard 62

Virginia Tech 105, Southern Miss. 40

Wake Forest 70, Alabama A&M 50

MIDWEST

Ball St. 75, Saint Louis 60

Detroit 67, Youngstown St. 43

Illinois 82, Cent. Michigan 44

Iowa 59, Wis.-Milwaukee 51

Kansas 71, San Diego St. 45

N. Iowa 64, Chicago St. 46

Oakland, Mich. 74, Michigan 68

Purdue 57, S. Dakota St. 50

Xavier 75, Kentucky 67

SOUTHWEST

Texas 83, Sam Houston St. 33

Texas Tech 83, Sacramento St. 37

FAR WEST

Boise St. 55, Wyoming 44

CS Northridge 80, Cal St.-Fullerton 74, 2OT

Cal Poly-SLO 55, UC Irvine 48

Marist 68, San Francisco 58

Santa Clara 78, Nevada 71

St. Mary’s, Cal. 68, S. Utah 65

UC Riverside 67, Pacific 54

UC Santa Barbara 85, Long Beach St. 80, OT

UCLA 62, Southern Cal 61

TOURNAMENTS

Cavalier Classic

First Round

James Madison 63, American U. 61

Virginia 59, Albany, N.Y. 34

FIU Sun and Fun Classic

First Round

Dayton 63, Brown 51

Fla. International 78, Stony Brook 44

Miami Holiday Classic

First Round

Loyola Marymount 76, Hofstra 72

Miami 84, Fairfield 70

Montana Invitational

First Round

Florida St. 69, Louisville 54

Montana 83, Maine 52

Surf and Slam Hoop Classic

First Round

Mississippi 80, Marquette 66

Vermont 70, San Diego 62

Tulane Doubletree Classic

First Round

Pepperdine 58, Georgia St. 41

Tulane 79, Stephen F.Austin 72

EXHIBITION

Portland St. 75, Utah Valley St. 66

Non-conference

Dixie State Las Vegas Invitational

Dixie State 64, CC Spokane 56

CC Spokane (6-7)–Albi 3-8 0-0 8, R.Crane 2-4 0-0 5, Shepherd 4-8 2-2 11, Clift 4-11 2-3 12, Claflin 0-3 2-2 2, Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, K.Crane 0-5 0-0 0, Rulon 3-6 0-0 7, Hilgert 1-4 0-0 2, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Zilkoski 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 21-54 7-8 56.

Dixie State (12-1)–Kame 3-7 0-0 6, Fernandez 1-4 3-3 5, DeLaMare 4-9 2-4 10, Olander 3-6 0-1 6, Aguiar 3-9 1-2 7, Sawyer 3-6 1-2 7, Blackburn 0-0 0-0 0, Piula 3-5 0-0 6, Keith 1-1 0-0 2, McClean 2-4 3-4 7, Gago 1-2 0-0 2, Steele 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, Ervin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 14-23 64.

Halftime–Dixie State 23, CC Spokane 21. 3-point goals–CC Spokane 7-20 (Clift 2-5, Albi 2-6, Shepherd 1-1, Rulon 1-2, R.Crane 1-3, K.Crane 0-3), Dixie State 0-4 (Gago 0-1, Kame 0-3). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–CC Spokane 28 (Hilgert 5), Dixie State 42 (DeLaMare 10). Assists–CC Spokane 14 (R.Crane 4), Dixie State 11 (Kame 4). Total fouls–CC Spokane 17, Dixie State 11. A–NA.

Football

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

South

North

West

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

South

North

West

x-clinched division

y-clinched conference

z-clinched playoff spot

Sunday, Jan. 2

Detroit at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Miami at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at New England, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m.

END REGULAR SEASON

AFC individual leaders

Week 16

Quarterbacks

Rushers

Receivers

Punters

Punt Returners

Kickoff Returners

Scoring

Touchdowns

Kicking

NFC individual leaders

Week 16

Quarterbacks

Rushers

Receivers

Punters

Punt Returners

Kickoff Returners

Scoring

Touchdowns

Kicking

NFL team statistics

Week 16

AVERAGE PER GAME

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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DEFENSE

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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DEFENSE

College

Bowl Schedule

All Times PST

Tuesday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Iowa State 17, Miami (Ohio) 13

Insight Bowl

At Phoenix

Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21

Wednesday, Dec. 29

Houston Bowl

Texas-El Paso (8-3) vs. Colorado (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Ohio State (7-4) vs. Oklahoma State (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Continental Tire Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Boston College (8-3) vs. North Carolina (6-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN2)

Emerald Bowl

At San Francisco

New Mexico (7-4) vs. Navy (9-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

California (10-1) vs. Texas Tech (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Silicon Valley Classic

At San Jose, Calif.

Troy (7-4) vs. Northern Illinois (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Alabama (6-5) vs. Minnesota (6-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Purdue (7-4) vs. Arizona State (8-3), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Boise State (11-0) vs. Louisville (10-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

Miami (8-3) vs. Florida (7-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

Tennessee (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (7-4), 8 a.m. (FOX)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-2) vs. Georgia (9-2), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida State (8-3) vs. West Virginia (8-3), 9:30 p.m. (NBC)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Iowa (9-2) vs. LSU (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan (9-2) vs. Texas (10-1), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Utah (11-0) vs. Pittsburgh (8-3), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Auburn (12-0) vs. Virginia Tech (10-2), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Tuesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Southern Cal (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 15

Gridiron Classic

At The Villages, Fla.

North vs. South, 8 a.m. (ESPN2)

East-West Shrine Classic

At San Francisco

East vs. West, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 22

Hula Bowl

At Maui, Hawaii

Aina vs. Kai 7, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 29

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Independence Bowl

Iowa St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 13

IS—Hicks 4 run (Culbertson kick)

IS—FG Culbertson 23

MU—Clemens 28 pass from Betts (Parseghian kick)

MU—Smith 2 run (kick failed)

IS—Kock 1 run (Culbertson kick)

A—43,000.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Miami (Ohio), Smith 9-46, Clemens 8-22, Murphy 1-0, Betts 7-(minus 8). Iowa State, Hicks 27-159, Meyer 23-122, Kock 3-7, Blythe 1-6, Davis 1-5, Coleman 1-2, team 3-(minus 6).

PASSING—Miami (Ohio), Betts 20-44-1-240. Iowa State, Meyer 10-28-0-114.

RECEIVING—Miami (Ohio), Robinson 7-101, Corbin 2-40, Larkin 2-19, Kirkpatrick 2-17, Busing 2-10, Smith 2-9, Clemens 1-28, Tyler 1-14, Williams 1-2. Iowa State, Blythe 3-42, Davis 3-30, Barkema 2-23, Miller 2-19.

Insight Bowl

Oregon St. 38, Notre Dame 21

OSU—Gillett 12 pass Anderson (Serna kick)

OSU—Newton 11 pass from Anderson (Serna kick)

OSU—Haines 11 pass from Anderson (Serna kick)

ND—Fasano 13 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick)

OSU—FG Serna 38

ND—Walker 5 run (Fitzpatrick kick)

OSU—Newton 1 pass from Anderson (Serna kick)

ND—McKnight 18 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick)

OSU—Wright 2 run (Serna kick)

A—45,917.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Notre Dame, Walker 13-43, Grant 14-19, Quinn 4-10, Wilson 1-0, Anastasio 1-(minus 13). Oregon State, Wright 9-24, Cole 3-3, team 1-(minus 1), Anderson 5-(minus 6).

PASSING—Notre Dame, Quinn 17-29-1-214, Dillingham 1-3-0-3, Hoskins 0-1-0-0. Oregon State, Anderson 28-45-0-358.

RECEIVING—Notre Dame, Samardzija 5-89, McKnight 4-90, Wilson 2-3, Walker 1-13, Fasano 1-13, Palmer 1-6, Harris 1-3, Powers-Neal 1-2, Schmidt 1-1, Shelton 1-(minus 3). Oregon State, Newton 7-85, Hass 5-105, Gillett 4-62, Love 4-37, Haines 3-25, Bernard 2-19, Wright 2-16, Hawkins 1-9.

Hockey

WHL

Eastern Conference

East Division

Central Division

Western Conference

B.C. Division

U.S. Division

Note: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.

Tuesday’s Results

Everett 2, Spokane 0

Kelowna 7, Kamloops 1

Kootenay 4, Red Deer 1

Lethbridge 3, Vancouver 2

Portland 3, Prince George 2

Swift Current 4, Prince Albert 1

Wednesday’s Games

Prince Albert at Medicine Hat

Swift Current at Moose Jaw

Portland at Prince George

Brandon at Saskatoon

Everett at Seattle

Kelowna at Spokane

Silvertips 2, Chiefs 0

First period–1, No scoring.

Second period–1, Everett, Leavitt (Wheat, Heshka), 11:20 (pp).

Third period–2, Everett, Hromas (Leavitt), 11:19.

Power-play opportunities–Spokane 0 of 2; Everett 1 of 6. Saves–Spokane, Watt 5-8-9–23. Everett, Wall 9-12-13–34. A–8,276.

World Junior Championship

All Times PST

Group A

Group B

Tuesday, Dec. 28

At Grand Forks, N.D.

Canada 9, Germany 0

At Thief River Falls, Minn.

Russia 7, Belarus 2

Wednesday, Dec. 29

At Grand Forks, N.D.

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland, 1:30 p.m.

Belarus vs. United States, 5:30 p.m.

At Thief River Falls, Minn.

Finland vs. Sweden, 2 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Germany, 5:30 p.m.

Skiing

Women’s World Cup

At Semmering, Austria

Giant Slalom

1. Marlies Schild, Austria, 2 minutes, 15.97 seconds (1:10.81-1:05.16). 2. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 2:16.08 (1:10.67-1:05.41). 3. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 2:17.53 (1:12.04-1:05.49). 4. Sarah Schleper, United States, 2:17.68 (1:11.44-1:06.24). 5. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 2:18.05 (1:11.98-1:06.07). Also: 15. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 2:19.26 (1:12.71-1:06.55). 21. Allison Forsyth, Canada, 2:19.78 (1:12.97-1:06.81). 25. Brigitte Acton, Canada, 2:20.13 (1:13.26-1:06.87).

Overall World Cup Standings

(After 12 events)

1. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 566 points. 2. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 493. 3. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 443. 4. Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria, 357. 5. Hilde Gerg, Germany, 336. 6. Lindsey C. Kildow, United States, 305. Also: 13. Kristina Koznick, United States, 183. 14. Julia Mancuso, United States, 172. 18. Sarah Schleper, United States, 142. 20. Caroline Lalive, United States, 127. 34. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 76. 42. Kelly Vanderbeek, Canada, 66. 46. Bryna McCarty, United States, 64. 47. Kirsten Clark, United States, 63. 52. Allison Forsyth, Canada, 53. 56. Resi Stiegler, United States, 45. 59. Emily Brydon, Canada, 37. 60. Gail Kelly, Canada, 36. 64. Libby Ludlow, United States, 30. 70. Jonna Mendes, United States, 17. 73. Melanie Turgeon, Canada, 16. 79. Sophie Splawinski, Canada, 13. 81. Britt Janyk, Canada, 12. 87. Lauren Ross, United States, 8. 89. Anne Marie Lefrancois, Canada, 7. 93. Brigitte Acton, Canada, 6.

World Cup Giant Slalom

(After four races)

1. Tanja Poutiainen, Finland, 305 points. 2. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 260. 3. Maria Rienda-Contreras, Spain, 160. 4. Marlies Schild, Austria, 150. 5. Janica Kostelic, Croatia, 137. Also: 13. Sarah Schleper, United States, 66. 14. Genevieve Simard, Canada, 63. 16. Kristina Koznick, United States, 57. 18. Julia Mancuso, United States, 56. 27. Gail Kelly, Canada, 36. 28. Allison Forsyth, Canada, 34. 37. Sophie Splawinski, Canada, 13. 38. Caroline Lalive, United States, 11. 41. Kirsten Clark, United States, 9. 43. Resi Stiegler, United States, 8. 45. Brigitte Acton, Canada, 6.

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Tue 7:00a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 58 base 75 of 91 trails, 99% open, 10 of 11 lifts, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p;

Idaho

Brundage — Tue 4:45a clear 29 degrees packed powder machine groomed 24 - 42 base 43 of 43 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4:30p;,

Lookout Pass — Tue 1p insa mclear 23 degrees packed powder machine groomed 23 - 49 base 18 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 75% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 29-Jan 03: 8:30a-4p;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Tue 5:50a 29 degrees loose granular machine groomed 27 - 51 base 20 of 62 trails, 4 of 8 lifts, 40% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:50p; Weekend: Sat: 9a-8p; Sun 9a-3:50p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 26-Jan 01: 9a-8p;,

Silver Mountain — Tue 5:13a 33 degrees packed powder machine groomed 20 - 34 base 20 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 30% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Tue 8:00a w clear 20 degrees packed powder machine groomed 14 - 41 base 35 of 42 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 95% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,

Bluewood — Plan to Open TBA

Mission Ridge — Tue 6:27a clear 26 degrees packed powder machine groomed 8 - 10 base 2 of 35 trails, 21 acres, 1 of 5 lifts, 1% open, Weekday: Thu-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Open Thu-Sun; Dec 29-Jan 03: 9a-4p;,

Mt Spokane — Tue 3:00p clear 34 degrees packed powder machine groomed 10 - 30 base 12 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 22% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Tue 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 36 - 37 base 51 of 67 trails, 75% open, 5 of 5 lifts, smWeekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-9p;

Big White — Tue 6:12p powder machine groomed 67 - 67 base 118 of 118 trails, 95% open, 15 of 15 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:45a-3: 30p;

Fernie Alpine — Tue 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 59 - 59 base 80 of 107 trails, 75% open, 9 of 10 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 29-Jan 01: 4p-9p;

Kimberley — Tue 5:00a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 24 base 21 of 75 trails, 28% open, 5 of 8 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, 5:30p-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Tue 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 52 - 52 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 5 of 6 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Silver Star — Tue 6:27a packed powder machine groomed 57 - 57 base 98 of 107 trails, 92% open, 8 of 11 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Wrestling

High school

Rogers M2 Mallet Tournament

TEAM SCORING–Medical Lake 294.5, Rogers 154, Shadle Park 150, Lewis and Clark 143, Chewelah 114, Mead 105.5, Mt. Spokane 59, Riverside 58.

Finals (1st and 2nd place finshers)

103–Bodenstein (LC) d. Anderson (LC) 19-3.

112–Cooley (LC) d. Hardenbrook (ML) 18-12.

119–Murry (ML) d. Nelson (LC) 6-4.

125–Gomez (ML) d. Rakentine (SP) 14-4.

130–Propek (ML) d. Monasmith (CH) 3-0.

135–Link (ML) p. Ben Groce (ML) 3:48.

140–Snyder (ML) p. Erickson (LC) 4:53.

145–Holloman (R) d. Maher (ML) 11-7.

152–Brad Groce (ML) p. Burdulis (SP) 2:22.

160–Sothwick (ML) p. Steele (SP) :44.

171–Johnson (ML) p. Clark (SP) 1:24.

189–Raulston (ML) p. Sullivan (M) 1:40.

215–Burrows (CH) p. McKenney (M) 1:24.

275–Helm (ML) d. Tetro (CH) 4-3.

Consolation Finals ( 3rd and 4th place finshers)

103–Chaves (ML) d. Schmidt (R) 12-0.

112–Gilreath (CH) d. Stickelmeyer (R) 7-3.

119–Comi (SP) p. McConnel (R) 3:39.

125–Henderson (CH) p. Strom (LC) 3:53.

130–M.Clark (R) p. Deeble (SP) 2:05.

135–Howard (SP) p. Stam (Mts.) 2:29.

140–Wessels (R) d. Booey (SP) 10-3.

145–Sullens (RS) p. Hanula (LC) 3:10.

152–Wardell (ML) p. Maier (LC) 2:59.

160–Welch (M) p. Ghulam (R) 2:49.

171–Johnson (RS) d. B.Clark (R) 10-8, OT.

189–O’Neel (LC) d. Trampush (CH) 4-3.

215–M. Lindsey (Mts.) d. Steinmetz (R) 4-2, OT.

275–Hernandez (R) d. Collins (CH) 6-3.

Miscellaneous

Female Athlete of the Year voting

NEW YORK (AP) — Voting for the 2004 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, based on a 3-2-1 point system (first-place votes in parentheses):

Moves

BASEBALL

National League

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with SS Chris Woodward, RHP Manny Aybar and RHP Joe Nelson on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS—Fired Jeff Bzdelik, coach. Named Michael Cooper interim coach.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Placed F Keith Van Horn on the injured list.

NEW JERSEY NETS—Placed G Ron Mercer on the injured list. Signed F Jerome Moiso.

American Basketball Association

ABA—Awarded a franchise to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., to begin play in the 2005-06 season and the team nickname will be the Slamm Jammas.

COLORADO STORM—Named Roland Taylor vice president of basketball operations.

KENTUCKY COLONELS—Traded G Marcus Smith to St. Louis for a player to be named.

Continental Basketball Association

IDAHO STAMPEDE—Placed F Britton Johnsen on the inactive reserve list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DALLAS COWBOYS—Placed RB Richie Anderson on injured reserve. Released OL Matt Lehr. Signed FB Lousaka Polite, DT Tron LaFavor and WR Tom Crowder from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS—Placed RB Garrison Hearst on injured reserve. Signed RB Johnathan Reese from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released OL Dan Goodspeed.

Arena Football League

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Signed OL-DL John Frank.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed OL-DL Asi Faoa, OL-DL Bernard Riley, OL-DL Richard Seals and OL-DL Tony Wragge.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Syracuse D Prestin Ryan two games for receiving a match penalty during a Dec. 23 game.

LOWELL LOCK MONSTERS—Recalled D Brian Sullivan from Florida of the ECHL.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Assigned RW Steven Goertzen and C Raffaele Sannitz to Dayton of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

CHL—Suspended Tulsa coach Butch Kaebel one game and Tulsa equipment manager Steve Enlow three games for their actions in a Dec. 26 game against Wichita.

AMARILLO GORILLAS—Signed RW Philippe Choiniere.

BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT MUDBUGS—Traded LW Lyle Steenbergen to San Angelo for future considerations.

SAN ANGELO SAINTS—Signed G Mike Dilorenzo and C Bryan Lachapelle.

COLLEGE

ROLLINS—Announced the resignation of Dean Hybl, assistant director of athletics for communications.

UC IRVINE—Announced the resignation of Mark Adams, women’s basketball coach. Named Molly Tuter interim women’s basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Jaguars-Raiders game due to Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich (questionable) and RB Fred Taylor (questionable).

NFL

Sunday

Note: Please note that all the early lines are very fluid and could swing dramatically depending on which starters play and how long they play.

College Football

Houston Bowl (Houston)

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio)

Thursday

Continental Tire Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.)

Emerald Bowl (San Francisco)

Holiday Bowl (San Diego)

Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, Calif.)

Friday

Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.)

Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas)

Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)

Peach Bowl (Atlanta)

January 1

Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)

Cotton Bowl (Dallas)

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)

Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)

January 3

Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)

January 4

Orange Bowl (Miami)

NBA

College Basketball

Home teams in capital letters

Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.