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Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 97, Charlotte 92

Phoenix 133, New York 118

Memphis 95, Orlando 83

Chicago 111, Denver 107

Sacramento 113, New Jersey 93

Seattle 104, L.A. Lakers 93

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana at Boston, 4 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m.

Denver at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Utah, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

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

Bulls 111, Nuggets 107

DENVER (107) – Martin 5-9 2-2 12, Anthony 11-20 8-9 32, Nene 7-14 5-6 19, Buckner 2-6 0-0 5, Miller 5-12 5-8 15, Elson 2-4 2-2 6, Boykins 5-7 6-6 16, Russell 0-2 2-4 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, D.Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 30-37 107.

CHICAGO (111) – Deng 4-8 3-3 12, Davis 2-4 2-2 6, Harrington 3-5 2-2 8, Hinrich 9-19 3-5 23, Duhon 4-9 2-2 11, Chandler 1-3 3-4 5, Gordon 7-16 3-3 18, Nocioni 3-9 4-4 12, Curry 7-9 2-3 16. Totals 40-82 24-28 111.

3-Point Goals—Denver 3-9 (Anthony 2-5, Buckner 1-1, Miller 0-1, Russell 0-1, D.Johnson 0-1), Chicago 7-24 (Nocioni 2-4, Hinrich 2-9, Deng 1-2, Duhon 1-4, Gordon 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 42 (Martin 9), Chicago 51 (Chandler 13). Assists—Denver 26 (Miller 11), Chicago 22 (Gordon 6). Total Fouls—Denver 23, Chicago 29. Technicals—Denver coach Cooper, Chicago Defensive Three Second. A—18,911. (21,711).

Celtics 97, Bobcats 92

BOSTON (97) – Pierce 10-18 13-16 33, LaFrentz 5-8 0-0 12, Blount 3-7 0-2 6, Payton 2-10 4-4 8, Allen 2-4 3-3 7, Davis 4-10 3-6 11, Jefferson 4-7 0-0 8, Banks 1-4 1-1 4, Welsch 2-4 0-0 5, Perkins 0-2 3-4 3. Totals 33-74 27-36 97.

CHARLOTTE (92) – Wallace 3-9 1-2 8, Okafor 10-19 0-4 20, Brezec 7-11 4-7 18, Hart 2-9 0-0 5, Rush 7-15 1-1 17, Ely 0-3 0-2 0, Bogans 4-8 3-4 12, Sampson 1-2 0-0 2, Kapono 3-7 1-2 8, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-85 10-22 92.

3-Point Goals—Boston 4-12 (LaFrentz 2-3, Banks 1-1, Welsch 1-2, Davis 0-1, Pierce 0-2, Payton 0-3), Charlotte 6-19 (Rush 2-7, Bogans 1-3, Hart 1-3, Kapono 1-3, Wallace 1-3). Fouled Out—Hart. Rebounds—Boston 57 (Pierce 9), Charlotte 52 (Okafor 12). Assists—Boston 21 (Payton 6), Charlotte 22 (Hart 10). Total Fouls—Boston 27, Charlotte 25. A—11,129. (23,319).

Grizzlies 95, Magic 83

ORLANDO (83) – Hill 7-16 4-4 18, Howard 1-4 4-6 6, Cato 1-2 1-2 3, Francis 4-11 10-12 18, Turkoglu 3-13 2-2 9, Battie 1-2 1-2 3, Christie 3-6 1-1 7, Nelson 7-15 1-2 17, Augmon 0-1 2-2 2, Garrity 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-71 26-33 83.

MEMPHIS (95) – Posey 4-10 2-2 12, Swift 8-16 2-3 18, Wright 4-9 4-6 12, J.Williams 3-9 3-3 10, Battier 4-11 2-2 11, Watson 3-11 4-4 11, Cardinal 3-7 2-2 10, Miller 3-4 1-4 9, Humphrey 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 20-26 95.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 3-9 (Nelson 2-5, Turkoglu 1-4), Memphis 9-22 (Miller 2-3, Cardinal 2-3, Posey 2-6, Battier 1-2, J.Williams 1-4, Watson 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 51 (Hill, Howard 8), Memphis 53 (Swift 9). Assists—Orlando 15 (Francis 6), Memphis 20 (J.Williams 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Memphis 26. Technical—Orlando Defensive Three Second. A—16,173 (18,119).

Kings 113, Nets 93

NEW JERSEY (93) – Buford 4-7 1-2 9, Krstic 3-7 2-3 8, Collins 1-6 0-0 2, Carter 10-20 2-2 23, Kidd 3-10 1-1 8, Scalabrine 5-11 2-2 13, Thomas 5-11 0-0 12, Best 0-2 2-2 2, Smith 0-3 5-6 5, Vaughn 4-6 3-4 11. Totals 35-83 18-22 93.

SACRAMENTO (113) – Stojakovic 9-14 5-6 25, Songaila 3-7 2-2 8, Miller 14-18 3-4 31, Mobley 7-17 4-4 20, Bibby 5-9 5-6 19, Ostertag 0-0 0-2 0, Martin 1-3 0-0 2, House 2-3 2-2 6, Barnes 0-1 2-2 2, Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Bradley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-74 23-28 113.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 5-11 (Thomas 2-6, Scalabrine 1-1, Kidd 1-2, Carter 1-2), Sacramento 8-15 (Bibby 4-6, Mobley 2-2, Stojakovic 2-5, Miller 0-1, Barnes 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 39 (Krstic 7), Sacramento 51 (Miller 12). Assists—New Jersey 21 (Kidd 7), Sacramento 32 (Bibby, Mobley 10). Total Fouls—New Jersey 25, Sacramento 21. Technicals—Sacramento coach Adelman. A—17,317. (17,317).

Suns 133, Knicks 118

PHOENIX (133) – Marion 8-18 3-4 20, Richardson 9-17 0-0 25, Stoudemire 7-13 15-23 29, Johnson 9-16 3-4 24, Nash 3-7 3-4 9, Hunter 4-5 1-3 9, Jackson 6-8 0-0 17, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 46-85 25-38 133.

NEW YORK (118) – Ariza 9-20 3-5 21, K.Thomas 10-20 3-3 24, Mohammed 1-5 2-2 4, Crawford 14-25 7-8 40, Marbury 5-17 1-1 11, Baker 1-3 0-1 2, J.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Sweetney 4-8 4-6 12, Brewer 1-4 0-1 2, Sundov 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 45-105 22-29 118.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 16-32 (Richardson 7-14, Jackson 5-6, Johnson 3-7, Marion 1-3, Nash 0-1, Parker 0-1), New York 6-13 (Crawford 5-9, K.Thomas 1-1, Marbury 0-1, Brewer 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 59 (Marion 11), New York 60 (K.Thomas 14). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Nash 7), New York 22 (Marbury 9). Total Fouls—Phoenix 21, New York 27. A—18,680. (19,763).

NBA Leaders

Through Jan. 24

Scoring

FG Percentage

Rebounds

Assists

College men

EAST

Amherst 86, Salve Regina 56

Assumption 71, S. Connecticut 68

Babson 99, Mount Ida 67

Bentley 95, Merrimack 86

Bowdoin 77, St. Joseph’s, Maine 48

Bridgewater, Mass. 98, Worcester St. 87

Brockport 62, Cortland St. 60

Bryant 88, Pace 60

Buffalo 86, N. Illinois 80

Clarkson 65, St. Lawrence 60

Colby-Sawyer 58, Wentworth Tech 44

Connecticut 68, West Virginia 58

Curry 77, Newbury 63

Dominican, N.Y. 82, Post, Conn. 80

Emerson 78, Albertus Magnus 67

Emmanuel 89, Suffolk 59

Endicott 64, New England 52

Felician 77, N.J. Tech 56

Framingham St. 63, Fitchburg St. 58

Franklin Pierce 83, St. Michael’s 67

Frostburg St. 128, Mount Aloysius 114

Georgetown 66, St. John’s 57

Hamilton 60, William Smith 53

Ithaca 72, Oneonta 52

LeMoyne 64, S. New Hampshire 54

MIT 71, Wheaton, Mass. 62

Mass.-Dartmouth 96, Mass.-Boston 79

Moravian 85, Elizabethtown 82, OT

Mount St. Vincent 83, N.Y. Tech 60

N.Y. Maritime 58, CCNY 54

Nichols 77, Anna Maria 70

Norwich 93, Daniel Webster 67

Penn 67, Saint Joseph’s 59

Pitt.-Greensburg 91, Penn St.-Altoona 69

Plymouth St. 84, S. Maine 74

Potsdam 66, Plattsburgh 53

Rivier 66, Johnson & Wales, R.I. 60

Roberts Wesleyan 65, Houghton 64

Rochester Tech 74, Nazareth, N.Y. 60

Seton Hill 85, Geneva 61

Springfield 76, Coast Guard 61

St. Anselm 82, Mass.-Lowell 79

St. John Fisher 73, Alfred 62

St. Joseph’s, L.I. 66, Old Westbury 46

St. Joseph’s, NY 86, Purchase 79

St. Rose 70, American International 49

Vassar 70, Hartwick 51

W. New England 67, Westfield St. 47

West Liberty 94, Ohio Valley 76

Widener 75, Messiah 64

Worcester Tech 76, Clark U. 50

Xavier 66, George Washington 65

SOUTH

Austin Peay 79, Tennessee Tech 77, OT

Florida 70, Georgia 47

Florida Atlantic 76, Belmont 68

Kentucky 84, Tennessee 62

Lipscomb 64, UCF 63

N.C.-Asheville 75, Radford 72

Winthrop 58, Charleston Southern 45

MIDWEST

Akron 79, Ball St. 64

Concordia, Wis. 101, Maranatha Baptist 62

Dubuque 72, Cent. Iowa 64

Haskell Indian Nations 80, Kansas Wesleyan 77

Illinois 75, Wisconsin 65

Illinois St. 77, Evansville 58

N. Dakota St. 68, Southwest St., Minn. 67

Spring Arbor 67, Goshen 64

St. Francis, Ind. 87, Huntington 84, OT

Tiffin 83, Wilberforce 79

Walsh 88, Urbana 72

Wartburg 71, Simpson, Iowa 63

SOUTHWEST

Cent. Oklahoma 62, Drury 60

Kansas 86, Baylor 66

Texas 80, Texas Tech 73

FAR WEST

Metro St. 77, Regis 66

Sacramento St. 88, San Jose Christian 59

Utah Valley St. 52, Idaho St. 45

Weber St. 60, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 47

Whitworth 86, Whitman 60

Scenic West Athletic Conference

NWAACC

EAST

College women

EAST

Princeton 82, Lafayette 72

Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 59

St. Peter’s 95, Iona 85

SOUTH

Charleston Southern 59, Winthrop 43

Davidson 65, W. Carolina 63

Tennessee Tech 85, Austin Peay 72

UNC-Greensboro 55, Appalachian St. 41

MIDWEST

Arkansas 69, UMKC 46

Kansas St. 74, Iowa St. 52

FAR WEST

Kansas 65, Colorado 60

Whitworth 67, Whitman 61

Scenic West Athletic Conference

NWAACC

EAST

HOCKEY

WHL

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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

Medicine Hat 5, Brandon 1

Red Deer 3, Calgary 2

Seattle 4, Spokane 2

Today’s games

Red Deer at Calgary

Vancouver at Kamloops

Everett at Kelowna

Brandon at Lethbridge

Saskatoon at Moose Jaw

Tri-City at Seattle

SKIING

Area reports

Montana

Montana Snowbowl — Tue 5:00a variable 16 - 46 base 30 of 39 trails, 85% open, 4 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon Open Thu-Mon 5a insa clear 32 degrees wet snow machine groomed 20 - 45 base 18 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 75% open, Mon, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Tue 3p insa sunny 45 degrees variable machine groomed 12 - 52 base 10 of 62 trails, 2 of 8 lifts, 16% open, Mon-Thu: 9a-3:45p; Fri: 9a-8p; Sat: 9a-8p; Sun 9a-3:45p;,

Silver Mountain — Reopen 01/27

Washington

49 Degrees North — Tue Open Fri-Tue 4a insa 31 degrees wet snow 10 - 46 base 30 of 33 trails, 2 of 5 lifts, 91% open, Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3p; open Fri-Tue;,

Mission Ridge — Reopen 01/29

Mt Spokane — Reopen TBA

British Columbia

Kimberley — Tue 5:00a wet snow 27 - 27 base 30 of 75 trails, 40% open, 5 of 8 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, Thu-Fri: 5:30p-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p, Sat: 5:30p-9p;

TENNIS

Australian Open

At Melbourne Park

Melbourne, Australia

Purse: $14.5 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Quarterfinals

Marat Safin (4), Russia, def. Dominik Hrbaty (20), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andre Agassi (8), United States, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Women

Quarterfinals

Lindsay Davenport (1), United States, def. Alicia Molik (10), Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7.

Nathalie Dechy (19), France, def. Patty Schnyder (12), Switzerland, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles

Men

Quarterfinals

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. James Blake and Mardy Fish, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Todd Woodbridge (3), Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Women

Quarterfinals

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Alicia Molik (6), Australia, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Martina Navratilova, United States, 6-3, 6-0.

Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, and Nicole Pratt (16), Australia, 6-4, 6-3.

Gabriela Navratilova and Michaela Pastikova, Czech Republic, def. Jennifer Russell, United States, and Mara Santangelo, Italy, 6-2, 6-3.

MOVES

BASEBALL

American League

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with LHP C.J. Nitkowski on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Designated RHP John Webb for assignment.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Named Mike Gazda media relations manager.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Erickson on a minor league contract. Named Jon Debus bullpen coach. Promoted Jim Lett to bench coach.

Carolina League

SALEM AVALANCHE—Promoted Jamie Toole from general manager to vice president-general manager.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS—Signed INF Jose Olmeda.

Canadian-American League

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Signed OF Robert Fischer.

Central League

SAN ANGELO COLTS—Signed C Brian Kirby.

Northern League

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Traded INF Tom Syska to Mid-Missouri of the Frontier League for INF Rafael Lara.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed LHP John Ortiz.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Released INF Desi Wilson.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW YORK KNICKS—Placed F Tim Thomas on the injured list.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Placed F Maurice Evans on the injured list. Activated F Erik Daniels.

American Basketball Association

MARYLAND NIGHTHAWKS—Signed G Lawrence Moten.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Jeff Fitzgerald linebackers coach, Mike Pettine outside linebackers coach and John Fassel coaching assistant.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DB Ray Perryman and OT Sammy Williams.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed DB Eric Crouch.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed P Micah Knorr to a future contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed TE Chad Lewis on injured reserve. Signed TE Jeff Thomason.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Allocated CB James Bethea, WR Nathan Black, CB Rufus Brown, RB Dahrran Diedrick, LB Maurice Jones, OL Ben Nowland and LB Joe Tuipala to NFL Europe. Signed OL Dan Goodspeed and DB Roosevelt Williams.

Arena Football League

AUSTIN WRANGLERS—Placed OL-DL Curtis Bolden, WR-DB Greg Brown, FB-LB Henry Bryant, OL-DL David Hurst and WR-DB Reggie Waddell on recallable waivers.

CHICAGO RUSH—Activated DS Todd Howard from the other-league exempt list. Signed OS C.J. Johnson and OL-DL Gladston Taylor to the practice squad. Placed OL-DL D.J. Bleisath on recallable waivers.

COLORADO CRUSH—Placed OL-DL Maurice Anderson on recallable waivers.

COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Waived WR-DB Bobby Britton, DS Justin Isom, OS Randall Lane and QB Scott McMullen.

GEORGIA FORCE—Re-signed FB-LB Kevin Aldridge, DS Kevin Gaines, DS Willie Gary, OL-DL Dary Myricks, OL-DL Jermaine Smith and DS Fred Vinson. Signed WR-DB Rob Carey, WR-LB Chris Curd and OL-DL Ernest Grant to the practice squad. Waived-injured WR-LB Jimmy Robinson.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Signed OL-DL Madison Johnson. Waived FB-LB Johnnie Balous.

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS—Re-signed FB-LB Frank Carter, QB Clint Dolezel, WR-LB Joe Douglass, WR-LB Junior Lord and WR-DB Dameon Porter.

NASHVILLE KATS—Awarded QB Tony Zimmerman from waivers. Signed WR-DB Angel Estrada, OL-DL Tyler Lenda, OL-DL Ryan Roth and QB Bill Whittemore to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO—Placed WR-LB Anthony Collins and WR-LB Tremaine Neal on recallable waivers.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Waived K Nick Browne, FB-LB Jamaal Cherry, WR-LB Chad Lucas, WR-LB Ron Ockimey, FB-LB Sigmund Platt, OL-DL Kurt Sigler and WR-LB George Williams. Released WR-LB Shalon Baker.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Re-signed WR-DB Clif Dell and OL-DL Rod Williams. Waived OS Kenny Christian, FB-LB Jeff Cogell, DS Rovel Hamilton, OL-DL Jerry Johnson and DS Leonard Myers. Waived-injured OL-DL Rasheid Simmons.

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RIO GRANDE VALLEY DORADOS—Announced WR-DB Sterling Finney has been assigned to the team.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Recalled RW Steven Goertzen and LW Janne Jokila from Dayton of the ECHL.

Central Hockey League

RIO GRANDE VALLEY KILLER BEES—Wavied F Bob Rangus.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

CLEVELAND FORCE—Signed D Genoni Martinez, F Tamas Weicz and D Matt Johnson.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA—Suspended sophomore G Levi Stukes one game for violating a team rule.

LAMAR—Named Justin Gibert women’s volleyball coach.

MARITIME—Named Russell Ketcham men’s lacrosse coach.

MIAMI—Named Hudson Houck offensive line coach and Charlie Baggett wide receivers coach.

MICHIGAN—Suspended G Daniel Horton from the men’s basketball team after being charged with domestic violence.

MINNESOTA-MOORHEAD—Named Chad Eisele football coach.

PURDUE—Announced freshman G Tye Jackson has left the women’s basketball team and will transfer to the University of Houston.

SAN JOSE STATE—Named Ken Margerum offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Steve Morton offensive line coach, Brent Brennan receivers coach and recruiting coordinator and Marcus Arroyo offensive graduate assistant.

TODAY’S ODDS

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Nuggets - Pistons game due to Denver forward Marcus Camby (doubtful) and Detroit guard Richard Hamilton (questionable); there is no line (NL) on the Rockets - Hornets game due to Houston forward Tracy McGrady (questionable) and New Orleans guard Baron Davis (questionable); there is no line on the Blazers - Mavericks game due to Portland forward Zach Randolph (questionable); there is no line on the Clippers - Lakers game due to Los Angeles forward Corey Maggette (questionable) and guard Kerry Kittles (questionable).

NFL

February 6

SUPER BOWL XXXIX

(Jacksonville, FL)

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.