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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
Boston | 10 | 13 | .435 | — |
New Jersey | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1/2 |
Toronto | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1/2 |
New York | 10 | 17 | .370 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 5 | 18 | .217 | 5 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Orlando | 16 | 10 | .615 | — |
Washington | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3 |
Miami | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4 |
Atlanta | 9 | 14 | .391 | 5 1/2 |
Charlotte | 6 | 17 | .261 | 8 1/2 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Detroit | 15 | 8 | .652 | — |
Cleveland | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1 |
Chicago | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 1/2 |
Indiana | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3 1/2 |
Milwaukee | 10 | 14 | .417 | 5 1/2 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
San Antonio | 19 | 6 | .760 | — |
Dallas | 18 | 7 | .720 | 1 |
Houston | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 1/2 |
New Orleans | 10 | 13 | .435 | 8 |
Memphis | 6 | 19 | .240 | 13 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Utah | 18 | 7 | .720 | — |
Denver | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3 |
Minnesota | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6 |
Portland | 11 | 14 | .440 | 7 |
Seattle | 10 | 16 | .385 | 8 1/2 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 17 | 6 | .739 | — |
L.A. Lakers | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 1/2 |
Golden State | 12 | 14 | .462 | 6 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers | 10 | 13 | .435 | 7 |
Sacramento | 10 | 13 | .435 | 7 |
Monday’s Results
New York 97, Utah 96, OT
Miami 101, New Orleans 99
New Jersey 105, Golden State 97
Memphis 134, Seattle 126, 2OT
Denver 117, Washington 108
Dallas 109, Sacramento 91
Today’s Games
L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Grizzlies 134, Sonics 126 (2OT)
FG | FT | Reb | |||||
Seattle | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
RLewis | 52:27 | 10-22 | 12-13 | 2-14 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
Wilcox | 35:10 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
Glyndks | 12:14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Wilkins | 34:02 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Ridnour | 38:42 | 7-13 | 6-8 | 0-3 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
Petro | 38:23 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4-8 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Gelble | 15:13 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Watson | 36:34 | 6-16 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
Collison | 27:16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Totals | 290:01 | 44-91 | 29-36 | 12-44 | 25 | 30 | 126 |
Percentages: FG .484, FT .806. 3-Point Goals: 9-18, .500 (Ras.Lewis 4-7, Ridnour 2-3, Watson 2-6, Wilkins 1-1, Gelabale 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 25 (37 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Petro 2, Collison, Ridnour, Watson). Turnovers: 22 (Collison 4, Ras.Lewis 4, Ridnour 4, Glyniadakis 4, Petro 3, Watson, Wilcox, Gelabale). Steals: 6 (Ridnour 2, Watson 2, Ras.Lewis, Wilkins). Technical Fouls: Ras.Lewis, 1:56 second.
FG | FT | Reb | |||||
Mphis | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
Miller | 52:31 | 10-15 | 4-7 | 1-11 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
Johnson | 33:27 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Gasol | 22:12 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
DJones | 41:44 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Stdmre | 18:09 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Warrick | 18:29 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Atkins | 39:51 | 7-16 | 10-11 | 2-3 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
EJones | 17:04 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
SSwift | 13:58 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Gay | 32:35 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 0-6 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Totals | 290:00 | 45-88 | 33-42 | 8-40 | 25 | 31 | 134 |
Percentages: FG .511, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 11-21, .524 (Miller 5-7, Atkins 4-8, E.Jones 2-4, Stoudamire 0-1, Gay 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 17 (23 PTS) Blocked Shots: 5 (Johnson 3, Gasol, S.Swift). Turnovers: 16 (Miller 4, D.Jones 3, Warrick 3, Gasol 2, Stoudamire 2, Gay, Johnson). Steals: 12 (D.Jones 3, Johnson 3, Miller 2, Gay 2, Atkins, Gasol). Technical Fouls: Johnson, 3:11 1st overtime.
Seattle | 26 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 11—126 |
Memphis | 25 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 19—134 |
A—12,423 (18,119). T—2:55.
Heat 101, Hornets 99
New Orleans (99)—Butler 8-18 1-1 21, Armstrong 1-3 0-0 2, Chandler 4-8 2-2 10, Mason 4-10 2-3 10, Paul 8-15 9-12 26, Johnson 4-5 0-1 8, M.Jackson 3-5 0-0 6, Pargo 6-12 0-0 14, Simmons 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-79 14-19 99.
Miami (101)—Wright 3-7 0-0 6, Haslem 7-12 2-2 16, Mourning 2-3 7-10 11, Wade 12-25 5-5 29, Williams 6-14 1-1 15, Posey 5-7 1-2 15, Kapono 2-7 0-0 6, Doleac 0-0 0-0 0, A.Walker 1-1 1-2 3, Payton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 17-22 101.
New Orleans | 26 | 37 | 19 | 17 | — | 99 |
Miami | 33 | 21 | 25 | 22 | — | 101 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 7-14 (Butler 4-10, Pargo 2-3, Paul 1-1), Miami 8-22 (Posey 4-6, Kapono 2-4, Williams 2-8, Wright 0-1, Payton 0-1, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 46 (Butler, Chandler 8), Miami 43 (Mourning 9). Assists—New Orleans 16 (Paul 8), Miami 21 (Wade 9). Total Fouls—New Orleans 23, Miami 19. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second, Miami Defensive Three Second. A—19,600. (19,600).
Nets 105, Warriors 97
Golden State (97)—Richardson 3-10 0-1 6, Pietrus 4-6 1-2 10, Biedrins 2-4 1-2 5, Ellis 8-16 3-6 19, Davis 10-25 1-2 25, Dunleavy 6-12 5-6 18, Barnes 5-9 0-0 14, Foyle 0-0 0-0 0, McLeod 0-2 0-0 0, Diogu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 11-19 97.
New Jersey (105)—Jefferson 5-14 5-7 15, Wright 2-10 0-0 4, Krstic 10-15 6-9 26, Carter 3-10 3-4 11, Kidd 4-14 0-0 10, Adams 4-8 2-2 10, Williams 2-8 0-0 5, Nachbar 5-10 2-4 13, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, House 1-2 0-0 2, Moore 2-4 5-5 9. Totals 38-95 23-31 105.
Golden State | 26 | 27 | 31 | 13 | — | 97 |
New Jersey | 28 | 21 | 29 | 27 | — | 105 |
3-Point Goals—Golden State 10-29 (Barnes 4-7, Davis 4-10, Pietrus 1-3, Dunleavy 1-5, Ellis 0-2, Richardson 0-2), New Jersey 6-22 (Carter 2-5, Kidd 2-6, Williams 1-2, Nachbar 1-5, Jefferson 0-2, Wright 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 51 (Dunleavy 10), New Jersey 68 (Krstic 14). Assists—Golden State 23 (Davis 9), New Jersey 30 (Kidd 12). Total Fouls—Golden State 20, New Jersey 21. A—14,096. (20,098).
Knicks 97, Jazz 96
Utah (96)—Boozer 9-20 5-6 23, Kirilenko 1-4 7-8 9, Okur 7-21 1-4 19, Fisher 3-8 4-5 10, D.Williams 9-19 2-3 23, Harpring 1-5 1-2 3, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, J.Collins 0-0 2-2 2, Millsap 2-4 0-0 4, Giricek 1-7 1-1 3. Totals 33-90 23-31 96.
New York (97)—Frye 5-17 0-0 10, Lee 8-12 1-2 17, Curry 4-8 0-0 8, Crawford 6-26 4-4 18, Marbury 9-20 9-13 29, Rose 2-2 2-2 6, Cato 1-3 0-0 2, Balkman 2-6 3-6 7. Totals 37-94 19-27 97.
Utah | 34 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | — | 96 |
New York | 20 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 12 | — | 97 |
3-Point Goals—Utah 7-19 (Okur 4-7, D.Williams 3-6, Giricek 0-1, Brown 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Kirilenko 0-3), New York 4-18 (Marbury 2-6, Crawford 2-12). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 56 (Kirilenko 11), New York 74 (Lee 20). Assists—Utah 17 (Kirilenko 6), New York 17 (Marbury 8). Total Fouls—Utah 23, New York 25. Technicals—New York Defensive Three Second. A—17,941. (19,763).
Nuggets 117, Wizards 108
Washington (108)—Butler 10-24 5-6 26, Jamison 9-21 3-4 21, Haywood 1-3 1-2 3, Stevenson 6-11 2-3 16, Arenas 10-30 0-0 23, Booth 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 4-11 0-0 9, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Mason 2-5 0-0 5, Lang 1-1 0-1 2, Taylor 0-2 1-2 1, Blatche 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 44-112 12-18 108.
Denver (117)—Kleiza 3-7 2-2 10, Najera 3-5 2-2 8, Camby 9-13 7-10 25, Diawara 4-10 0-0 8, Miller 10-20 7-13 27, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Boykins 7-18 14-15 29, Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Jo.Smith 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 40-84 34-44 117.
Washington | 16 | 27 | 30 | 35 | — | 108 |
Denver | 36 | 29 | 20 | 32 | — | 117 |
3-Point Goals—Washington 8-33 (Arenas 3-12, Stevenson 2-3, Butler 1-3, Hayes 1-4, Mason 1-4, Taylor 0-2, Jamison 0-5), Denver 3-13 (Kleiza 2-4, Boykins 1-3, Miller 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Diawara 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 61 (Butler 10), Denver 67 (Camby 17). Assists—Washington 25 (Arenas 7), Denver 20 (Boykins 6). Total Fouls—Washington 34, Denver 21. A—14,285. (19,099).
Mavericks 109, Kings 91
Dallas (109)—Howard 12-16 1-1 28, Nowitzki 12-17 4-5 29, Dampier 0-3 1-2 1, Terry 7-14 4-4 22, Dev.Harris 2-6 3-3 7, Diop 0-1 0-0 0, Stackhouse 1-5 0-0 2, Buckner 5-9 3-4 14, George 2-7 0-0 4, Barea 1-1 0-0 2, Mbenga 0-1 0-0 0, Croshere 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-80 16-19 109.
Sacramento (91)—Artest 5-12 3-4 14, Thomas 7-13 1-2 15, Miller 8-15 3-4 19, Salmons 2-8 3-3 7, Bibby 3-12 4-5 10, Hart 0-2 0-0 0, Williamson 0-2 0-0 0, Garcia 0-2 2-2 2, Abdur-Rahim 5-11 5-8 15, Price 2-3 0-0 4, Douby 1-3 1-2 3, Taylor 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 33-83 24-32 91.
Dallas | 33 | 21 | 24 | 31 | — | 109 |
Sacramento | 18 | 22 | 27 | 24 | — | 91 |
3-Point Goals—Dallas 9-22 (Terry 4-7, Howard 3-5, Nowitzki 1-3, Buckner 1-3, Diop 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1, George 0-2), Sacramento 1-8 (Artest 1-3, Bibby 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Douby 0-1, Salmons 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 50 (Nowitzki 13), Sacramento 50 (Thomas 15). Assists—Dallas 22 (Dev.Harris, Terry 6), Sacramento 16 (Bibby 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 25, Sacramento 17. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Bibby. Flagrant fouls—Miller. A—17,317. (17,317).
College men
EAST
Army 92, N.Y. Maritime 42
Buffalo 72, Liberty 66
Dartmouth 56, Quinnipiac 53
Northeastern 51, New Hampshire 41
MIDWEST
E. Kentucky 73, E. Illinois 57
IPFW 100, Marygrove 48
Saint Louis 51, Missouri St. 50
W. Illinois 74, Culver-Stockton 48
SOUTH
Binghamton 79, North Florida 61
Campbell 101, Radford 88
Coll. of Charleston 70, Coastal Carolina 49
Davidson 92, Chattanooga 80
Evansville 80, Austin Peay 75
Florida St. 81, High Point 64
Georgia Tech 92, Centenary 52
Grambling St. 68, Jarvis Christian 64
Jackson St. 77, Tougaloo 74
MVSU 76, McNeese St. 45
Mississippi St. 76, Alabama St. 59
Morehead St. 56, Tenn.-Martin 55
Morgan St. 76, East Carolina 70
Old Dominion 56, UAB 42
Tennessee 79, Oklahoma St. 77
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69, South Florida 63
W. Carolina 82, The Citadel 63
Winthrop 74, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 59
SOUTHWEST
TCU 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 57
Texas-Pan American 46, Stephen F.Austin 44
FAR WEST
Colorado St. 82, N. Dakota St. 80
EXHIBITION
Montana St. 97, Great Falls 52
The AP Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. UCLA (68) | 9-0 | 1,796 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (1) | 8-1 | 1,710 | 3 |
3. Ohio St. (3) | 9-1 | 1,654 | 4 |
4. Wisconsin | 11-1 | 1,507 | 7 |
5. Florida | 9-2 | 1,428 | 5 |
6. Duke | 9-1 | 1,367 | 6 |
7. Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 1,340 | 2 |
8. Wichita St. | 8-0 | 1,275 | 8 |
9. Arizona | 8-1 | 1,186 | 10 |
10. Alabama | 9-1 | 1,173 | 9 |
11. Kansas | 8-2 | 1,117 | 11 |
12. LSU | 6-2 | 954 | 12 |
13. Texas A&M | 9-2 | 893 | 13 |
14. Connecticut | 9-0 | 875 | 14 |
15. Oklahoma St. | 11-0 | 808 | 15 |
16. Butler | 11-1 | 600 | 18 |
17. Washington | 8-1 | 569 | 17 |
18. Memphis | 8-2 | 481 | 19 |
19. Marquette | 10-2 | 473 | 20 |
20. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 411 | 21 |
21. Oregon | 10-0 | 370 | 22 |
22. Gonzaga | 9-3 | 279 | 16 |
23. Syracuse | 9-2 | 200 | 23 |
24. Air Force | 11-1 | 193 | 24 |
25. Nevada | 9-1 | 142 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Texas 115, Missouri St. 90, Clemson 74, Tennessee 45, Boston College 42, Virginia 39, Florida St. 35, Maryland 34, Georgia 33, Georgetown 23, Michigan St. 22, Purdue 9, Washington St. 8, Kentucky 6, Michigan 5, Missouri 5, Dayton 3, Georgia Tech 3, Illinois 3, S. Illinois 3, Army 1, Texas Tech 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. UCLA (29) | 9-0 | 772 | 1 |
2. N. Carolina | 8-1 | 732 | 3 |
3. Ohio St (2) | 9-1 | 722 | 4 |
4. Florida | 9-2 | 620 | 5 |
5. Wisconsin | 11-1 | 615 | 7 |
6. Duke | 9-1 | 592 | 6 |
7. Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 560 | 2 |
8. Wichita St | 8-0 | 518 | 10 |
9. Arizona | 8-1 | 501 | 11 |
10. Alabama | 9-1 | 499 | 9 |
11. UConn | 9-0 | 493 | 8 |
12. Kansas | 8-2 | 437 | 12 |
13. Tex A&M | 9-2 | 366 | 13 |
14. Okla t | 11-0 | 320 | 17 |
15. LSU | 6-2 | 319 | 15 |
16. Butler | 11-1 | 300 | 18 |
17. Wash | 8-1 | 288 | 14 |
18. Memphis | 8-2 | 223 | 19 |
19. Air Force | 11-1 | 207 | 20 |
20. Nevada | 9-1 | 168 | 21 |
21. Marquette | 10-2 | 130 | 22 |
22. Clemson | 10-0 | 117 | 25 |
23. Oregon | 10-0 | 116 | 24 |
24. Gonzaga | 9-3 | 108 | 16 |
25. Mich St | 10-2 | 87 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 57; Missouri State 44; Syracuse 41; Maryland 32; Texas 32; Southern Illinois 10; Illinois 9; Georgetown 8; Washington State 8; UNLV 6; Dayton 5; Boston College 3; Florida State 2; Georgia 2; Mississippi State 2; Missouri 1; Purdue 1; Tennessee 1; West Virginia 1.
College women
EAST
Cornell 64, Colgate 59
Marist 74, Harvard 68
St. Bonaventure 49, Fairleigh Dickinson 42
MIDWEST
Cent. Michigan 68, Dartmouth 49
Cincinnati 67, Alabama A&M 61
E. Illinois 86, E. Kentucky 77
Georgia Tech 82, Northwestern 68
Indiana 67, Ball St. 56
N. Dakota St. 69, San Jose St. 61
Robert Morris 84, Youngstown St. 54
UMKC 51, Chicago St. 48
SOUTH
Alabama 83, Birmingham-Southern 66
Alcorn St. 64, Lamar 58
Arkansas 70, Memphis 54
Campbell 69, UNC Wilmington 55
Coll. of Charleston 83, Lander 58
Connecticut 96, Virginia 60
Florida 72, Stetson 55
Furman 91, Columbia, S.C. 34
Georgia St. 66, Florida A&M 63
Jackson St. 66, SE Louisiana 55
James Madison 77, Savannah St. 48
Louisville 80, Butler 77
N. Carolina A&T 64, Navy 59
Niagara 73, Jacksonville 69
North Carolina 87, Coastal Carolina 48
Radford 68, Appalachian St. 56
Tenn.-Martin 73, Morehead St. 57
Texas-Pan American 67, McNeese St. 37
UCF 55, North Florida 44
UNC-Greensboro 63, High Point 53
Virginia Tech 78, ETSU 64
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma St. 92, S. Utah 37
Texas A&M 70, North Texas 52
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 61, Texas Tech 45
Army 69, Long Beach St. 59
Cal St.-Fullerton 72, San Francisco 69
Davidson 67, E. Washington 58
E. New Mexico 75, N.M. Highlands 56
Fresno St. 69, Arizona 60
N. Arizona 74, Loyola Marymount 58
UC Davis 67, Westmont 46
UC Riverside 70, Utah Valley St. 69
UC Santa Barbara 78, Pepperdine 67
Utah 66, Montana St. 63
TOURNAMENT
UAB Tournament
First Round
Hampton 74, Alabama St. 67
UAB 67, Florida Atlantic 52
Non-conference Davidson 67, Eastern Wash. 58
Davidson (10-2) — Kelly 5-14 0-0 10, Hemerka 3-4 2-2 8, Hamilton 2-9 0-0 5, Washington 3-8 6-7 12, Mitchell 3-7 2-2 8, Laune 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Halbersleben 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 2-5 1-1 5, Housley 1-2 2-2 4, Gassie 6-13 1-2 13, Paquette 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 26-65 14-16 67.
Eastern Washington (4-7) — Benson 6-11 3-5 15, Holgate 5-8 0-3 10, Chadd 2-5 0-0 4, Allen 0-2 1-2 1, Baker 4-6 1-1 10, Gonnella 0 0-0 0, Amanda 2-4 0-0 6, Knight 1-5 2-4 5, Osborn 3-8 0-0 7, Huntington 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 23-51 7-15 58.
Halftime–EWU 31, Davidson 30. 3-point goals–Davidson 1-6 (Hamilton 1-3, Washington 0-1, Housley 0-1, Gassie 0-1), EWU 5-16 (Benson 0-2, Chadd 0-3, Baker 1-2, Murdoch 2-2, Knight 1-3, Osborn 1-3, Huntington 0-1). Fouled out–none. Rebounds–Davidson 32 (Kelly, Hemerka 7), EWU 23 (Allen, Knight, Osborn 4). Assists–Davidson 11 (Hamilton, Mitchell 3), EWU 16 (Allen 5). Totals fouls–Davidson 19, EWU 23. A–808.
The AP Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Maryland (46) | 12-0 | 1,243 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (1) | 11-0 | 1,187 | 2 |
3. Oklahoma (2) | 9-0 | 1,149 | 3 |
4. Duke (1) | 9-0 | 1,110 | 4 |
5. Tennessee | 9-1 | 1,039 | 5 |
6. Connecticut | 6-0 | 1,012 | 6 |
7. LSU | 11-1 | 943 | 7 |
8. Ohio St. | 9-1 | 844 | 8 |
9. Baylor | 11-1 | 834 | 9 |
10. Arizona St. | 9-1 | 775 | 10 |
11. Georgia | 9-1 | 751 | 11 |
12. Vanderbilt | 9-1 | 648 | 12 |
13. Purdue | 9-2 | 636 | 13 |
14. Stanford | 5-3 | 560 | 14 |
15. California | 8-1 | 537 | 15 |
16. Louisville | 11-0 | 535 | 16 |
17. DePaul | 9-1 | 501 | 17 |
18. Texas A&M | 6-2 | 322 | 19 |
19. Geo Wash | 9-2 | 292 | 20 |
20. Michigan St. | 7-2 | 286 | 18 |
21. Marquette | 10-1 | 230 | 21 |
22. Pittsburgh | 10-0 | 175 | 24 |
23. New Mexico | 8-2 | 171 | 22 |
24. Arkansas | 11-1 | 134 | 25 |
25. Bowling Green | 7-1 | 73 | — |
Others receiving votes: Texas 62, Middle Tennessee 38, Rutgers 29, Hofstra 28, Iowa St. 22, Florida St. 13, Missouri 12, Washington 10, Indiana 9, Kentucky 7, South Florida 7, Delaware 5, Nebraska 5, Wisconsin 5, N.C. State 4, Notre Dame 2, Army 1, BYU 1, Montana 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Virginia 1.
How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Maryland 2. Oklahoma 3. North Carolina 4. Tennessee 5. Duke 6. UConn 7. Ohio State 8. LSU 9. Arizona State 10. Baylor 11. Georgia 12. Louisville 13. Vanderbilt 14. Purdue 15. Stanford 16. California 17. DePaul 18. Texas A&M 19. New Mexico 20. Marquette 21. Michigan State 22. Bowling Green 23. Pittsburgh 24. George Washington 25. Montana
High school boys Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene 66, Sandpoint 45
Coeur d’Alene | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | - 66 | |
Sandpoint | 15 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - 45 |
Coeur d’Alene (5-1) Prohaska 6 1-1 13, Clinton 1 0-0 2, Duplessis 4 1-2 13, Ahhee 2 0-0 6, Peterson 1 2-2 4, Carlson 0 0-0 0, Heleker 4 1-2 11, Bligh 7 0-0 14, Mitchell 1 0-0 3.
Sandpoint (3-1) Allen 2 0-0 4, Armbruster 0 0-0 0, Bessler 0 0-0 0, Hanson 2 0-0 4, K.Gibson 0 0-0 0, P.Gibson 8 1-3 20, Lawrence 2 0-0 4, Meaux 1 0-2 3, Swerin 4 2-2 10.
3-point goals_Coeur d’Alene 8 (Duplessis 4, Ahhee 2, Heleker 2), Sandpoint 4 (Meaux, P.Gibson 3) Total fouls_Coeur d’Alene 13, Sandpoint 10. Fouled out_none. Technicals_none.
Non-league
Bonners Ferry 70, Wallace 57
Wallace | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | - 57 | |
Bonners Ferry | 19 | 17 | 8 | 26 | - 70 |
Wallace (5-3) Bennett 3, Lavergne 0, Arhtun 13, Matile 3, Bilaski 8, Beehner 12, Bartel 2, Norris 5, Holmquist 3, Evenson 0, Norman 8.
Bonners Ferry (6-2) Pluid 6, Bennett 0, Behrens 13, Krejei 4, Mendez 13, Langford 2, Winebark 15, Hawks 7, Heigel 6, Newhouse 4,
Garfield-Palouse 84, Logos 47
Logos | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | - 47 | |
Garfield-Palouse | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | - 84 |
Logos Dickison 0, Holft 2, Shaw 13, Kohl 13, Kimmel 4, Bouma 9, Gravke 6, Wilson 0.
Garfield-Palouse (5-0) Palmer 11, Burt 19, Palmer 12, Slocum 3, Wolf 7, Elder 3, Smith 9, Waterhouse 2, Witthun 4, Pinter 14.
High school girls Inland Empire League
Coeur d’Alene 89, Sandpoint 31
Coeur d’Alene | 27 | 24 | 23 | 15 | - 89 | |
Sandpoint | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | - 31 |
Coeur d’Alene (9-0) Johnson 3 0-0 7, Stewart 0 0-0 0 , Drager 3 3-4 9, Griffitts 6 5-5 18, Simon 3 1-2 7, Stark 2 2-2 8, Warbrick 5 1-1 12, Heleker 3 0-0 7, DeLong 2 4-4 8, Dehaas 3 4-4 10, Bybee 1 1-2 3.
Sandpoint (1-8) Oakley 5 2-2 12, Read 0 0-0 0, Windju 1 0-0 2, Fuqua 0 0-0 0, Guercio 1 2-2 4, McNeal 2 0-0 5, Tenuto 1 0-0 2, James 0 0-0 0 DiBenedetto 0 0-0 0, Timblin 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 2-2 6.
3-point goals_Coeur d’Alene 6 (Johnson, Griffitts, Warbrick, Heleker, Stark) Sandpoint 2 (Guercio, McNeal)Total fouls_Coeur d’Alene 7, Sandpoint 17.Fouled out_none.Technicals_none.
Non-league
Wallace 56, Lake City JV 47
Lake City JV | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | - 47 | |
Wallace | 16 | 20 | 12 | 8 | - 56 |
Lake City JV Fee 0, Johnson 20, Work 11, Sutton 2, Aguilar 4, Babor 6, Deeds 2, Ezzell 0, Anderson 0, McEvilly 0, Fraser 2.
Wallace (5-7) Hayman 15, Arave 5, Williams 20, Scott 0, Waters 2, Shiner 2, Wheeler 6, Hartman 4, Vester 0, Johnson 2.
FOOTBALL
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All Times PST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
New England | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 321 | 193 |
N.Y. Jets | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 280 | 282 |
Buffalo | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 264 | 262 |
Miami | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 228 | 243 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Indianapolis | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 376 | 311 |
Jacksonville | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 320 | 215 |
Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 271 | 331 |
Houston | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 226 | 336 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
y-Baltimore | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 303 | 187 |
Cincinnati | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 333 | 284 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 323 | 267 |
Cleveland | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 225 | 320 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-San Diego | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 445 | 266 |
Denver | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 272 | 256 |
Kansas City | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 276 | 276 |
Oakland | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 156 | 289 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
y-Dallas | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 387 | 288 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 351 | 304 |
N.Y. Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 314 | 304 |
Washington | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 248 | 305 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-New Orleans | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 362 | 284 |
Atlanta | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 272 | 294 |
Carolina | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 229 | 281 |
Tampa Bay | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 182 | 323 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Chicago | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 394 | 208 |
Green Bay | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 266 | 352 |
Minnesota | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 254 | 277 |
Detroit | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 245 | 341 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Seattle | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 295 | 314 |
San Francisco | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 252 | 363 |
St. Louis | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 289 | 329 |
Arizona | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 268 | 342 |
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Result
Indianapolis 34, Cincinnati 16
Thursday’s Game
Minnesota at Green Bay, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Kansas City at Oakland, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 10 a.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Denver, 1:15 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia at Dallas, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 5:30 p.m.
Colts 34, Bengals 16
Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 16 |
Indianapolis | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | 34 |
Ind—FG Vinatieri 30
Cin—FG Graham 27
Ind—Harrison 4 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick)
Cin—R.Johnson 12 run (Graham kick)
Ind—Harrison 3 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick)
Cin—FG Graham 30
Ind—Harrison 1 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—Wayne 18 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick)
Cin—FG Graham 28
Ind—FG Vinatieri 44
A—57,292.
Cin | Ind | |
First downs | 20 | 27 |
Total Net Yards | 278 | 394 |
Rushes-yards | 30-133 | 29-112 |
Passing | 145 | 282 |
Punt Returns | 1-8 | 3-6 |
Kickoff Returns | 6-120 | 5-119 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 14-28-0 | 29-36-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-31 | 1-0 |
Punts | 4-43.0 | 2-50.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 5-1 | 1-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 2-10 | 5-35 |
Time of Possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cincinnati, R.Johnson 22-79, Watson 4-30, Palmer 1-11, McNeal 1-8, J.Johnson 1-4, C.Johnson 1-1. Indianapolis, Rhodes 19-52, Addai 8-50, Manning 2-10.
PASSING—Cincinnati, Palmer 14-28-0-176. Indianapolis, Manning 29-36-0-282.
RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Houshmandzadeh 4-49, Watson 3-56, C.Johnson 3-37, R.Johnson 2-17, Kelly 1-11, J.Johnson 1-6. Indianapolis, Harrison 8-86, Wayne 7-84, Utecht 4-35, Rhodes 4-26, Moorehead 3-15, Addai 2-29, Proehl 1-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
College D3football.com Top 25 Poll
The final D3football.com Top 25 for the 2006 season. Mount Union defeated UW-Whitewater 35-16 in Saturday’s championship game, Stagg Bowl XXXIV:
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Mount Union (25) | 15-0 | 625 | 1 |
2. UW-Whitewater | 14-1 | 599 | 2 |
3. Capital | 11-2 | 558 | 4 |
4. St. John Fisher | 12-2 | 539 | 16 |
5. St. John’s | 11-2 | 511 | 12 |
6. UW-La Crossee | 9-2 | 506 | 7 |
7. Wesley | 13-1 | 464 | 3 |
8. M.Hardin-Baylor | 10-3 | 455 | 5 |
9. Whitworth | 11-1 | 382 | 8 |
10. Springfield | 10-2 | 355 | 15 |
11. Central | 10-1 | 351 | 9 |
12. Rowan | 9-3 | 325 | 13 |
13. Hardin-Simmons | 8-2 | 317 | 6 |
14. Wilkes | 11-1 | 311 | 11 |
15. Occidental | 9-1 | 261 | 10 |
16. Wheaton | 10-2 | 238 | 18 |
17. Bethel | 9-2 | 224 | 17 |
18. Wash Jefferson | 10-2 | 206 | 20 |
19. North Central | 9-3 | 155 | — |
20. Hobart | 8-2 | 147 | 19 |
21. Cortland St | 9-2 | 139 | 14 |
22. Carnegie Mellon | 11-1 | 124 | 24 |
23. Linfield | 6-3 | 75 | 21 |
24. Chris Newport | 8-3 | 56 | — |
25. Union | 7-3 | 55 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Mt. St. Joseph 31, Baldwin-Wallace 30, Williams 27, St. Norbert 17, Concordia (Wis.) 10, Wabash 7, St. Olaf 4, Ohio Northern 4, Millsaps 4, RPI 4, Curry 3, Ithaca 2, Trinity (Texas) 1, Wartburg 1, Marietta 1, Delaware Valley 1.
The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.
HOCKEY
NHL
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
N.Y. Rangers | 18 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 107 | 109 |
New Jersey | 18 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 83 | 79 |
N.Y. Islanders | 16 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 98 | 90 |
Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 106 | 107 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 124 |
Northeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Buffalo | 24 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 127 | 93 |
Montreal | 19 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 101 | 89 |
Toronto | 16 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 113 | 114 |
Ottawa | 17 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 111 | 99 |
Boston | 15 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 89 | 107 |
Southeast | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Atlanta | 18 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 107 | 104 |
Washington | 15 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 102 | 108 |
Carolina | 16 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 105 | 109 |
Tampa Bay | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 105 | 107 |
Florida | 11 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 91 | 116 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Nashville | 22 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 110 | 85 |
Detroit | 19 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 89 | 73 |
Chicago | 14 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 84 | 94 |
Columbus | 12 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 84 | 92 |
St. Louis | 7 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 71 | 112 |
Northwest | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Edmonton | 17 | 13 | 2 | 36 | 87 | 83 |
Vancouver | 17 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 76 | 85 |
Calgary | 16 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 89 | 75 |
Minnesota | 16 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 89 | 88 |
Colorado | 16 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 104 | 91 |
Pacific | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA |
Anaheim | 26 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 130 | 86 |
San Jose | 24 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 103 | 73 |
Dallas | 21 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 89 | 74 |
Los Angeles | 12 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 95 | 116 |
Phoenix | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 81 | 121 |
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
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Monday’s Results
Columbus 4, Detroit 3
Anaheim 4, Calgary 1
Today’s Games
Montreal at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Boston at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 3
Detroit | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Columbus | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Columbus, Chimera 6, 8:30 (sh). 2, Columbus, Nash 12 (Vyborny, Fedorov), 9:54. 3, Columbus, Fedorov 9 (Vyborny, Modin), 18:38 (pp). Second Period—4, Detroit, Lang 9 (Cleary, Williams), 13:57. Third Period—5, Detroit, Hudler 5 (Draper, Schneider), 12:42. 6, Columbus, Fedorov 10 (Vyborny, Nash), 18:08. 7, Detroit, Lang 10 (Cleary, Williams), 18:28.
Ducks 4, Flames 1
Calgary | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Anaheim | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 4 |
First Period—1, Calgary, Langkow 11 (Tanguay, Iginla), 1:40. 2, Anaheim, McDonald 11 (Kunitz, Selanne), 19:21. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Anaheim, Pahlsson 7 (R.Niedermayer, Moen), 3:24. 4, Anaheim, Penner 14 (Pronger, Giguere), 6:36. 5, Anaheim, Perry 9 (Penner, Pronger), 18:53 (en).
WHL
Holiday Break
Dec. 18-26
No games scheduled.
SKIING
Area resorts
Idaho
Lookout Pass — Mon 5a insa mclearPP machine groomed 57 - 85 base 24 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 100% open, Mon: 9a-4p; Thu/Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon
Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:00a mclearPP machine groomed 44 - 65 base 75 of 82 trails, 6 of 9 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Silver Mountain — Mon 6a insa packed powder machine groomed 47 - 52 base 63 of 67 trails, 6 of 7 lifts, 94% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Panthers - Falcons game due to Carolina QB Jake Delhomme (questionable) and Atlanta QB Michael Vick (questionable).
All other no line games are for teams that played last night.
NBA
Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
BULLS | 4.5 | Lakers |
SUNS | 13 | Raptors |
College Basketball
Favorite | Pts | Underdog |
N CAROLINA | 34 | Fla Atlantic |
ST. JOSEPH’S | 5 | St. Mary’s-CA |
SYRACUSE | 10.5 | Drexel |
Temple | 2.5 | BALL ST |
DUKE | 15 | Kent St |
JA MADISON | PK | Youngstown St |
KENTUCKY | 10 | Santa Clara |
TOLEDO | 10.5 | Detroit |
NOTRE DAME | 27.5 | Portland |
OHIO ST | 23 | Iowa St |
W KENTUCKY | 12.5 | North TExas |
BRADLEY | 6.5 | Loyola-Chi |
MISSISSIPPI | 7 | Illinois-Chi |
Illinois | 4.5 | Missouri |
FRESNO ST | 6.5 | Stanford |
LOY-M’MNT | 1.5 | Boise St |
UNLV | NL | South Florida |
Vanderbilt | NL | PR-MAYAGZ |
N’western | 2.5 | Tenn Tech |
UTah | 4.5 | C Florida |
Virginia | 10 | App’chian St |
Marist | 4 | WRIGHT ST |
CLEMSON | 18.5 | Ga Southern |
Niagara | 1 | IONA |
AUBURN | 13.5 | Tennessee St |
MURRAY ST | 9 | Jack’ville St |
Samford | 8 | SE MO ST |
CAL POLY-SLO | 2 | No Arizona |
CALIFORNIA | 13.5 | Furman |
NFL
Favorite | Op | Cur | O/U | Underdog |
Thursday | ||||
PACKERS | 3 | 3 | 37.5 | Vikings |
Saturday | ||||
Chiefs | 6 | 6 | 37 | RAIDERS |
Sunday | ||||
BILLS | 4 | 4.5 | 36.5 | Titans |
GIANTS | 3 | 3 | 47.5 | Saints |
FALCONS | NL | NL | NL | Panthers |
RAMS | 2.5 | 2 | 43.5 | Redskins |
Colts | NL | NL | NL | TEXANS |
STEELERS | 3 | 3.5 | 37.5 | Ravens |
BROWNS | 3 | 3 | 34 | Bucs |
Bears | 4.5 | 4 | 42 | LIONS |
JAGUARS | 3 | 3 | 37 | Patriots |
49ERS | 3.5 | 4 | 45.5 | Cards |
BRONCOS | NL | NL | NL | Bengals |
Chargers | 4.5 | 4.5 | 47 | SEAHAWKS |
Monday | ||||
COWBOYS | 6.5 | 7 | 46.5 | Eagles |
DOLPHINS | 2 | 2 | 36.5 | Jets |
Home team in capital letters.
College Football
Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif. (Today)
Tcu | 13 | 12 | 47 | No Illinois |
Las Vegas Bowl (Thursday)
Byu | 5 | 3.5 | 61 | Oregon |
New Orleans Bowl (Friday)
Rice | 7 | 5 | 52 | Troy |
PapaJohns.com Bowl Birmingham (Saturday)
South Florida | 3.5 | 4 | 43 | East Carolina |
New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque (Saturday)
NEW MEX | 5 | 3.5 | 48 | San Jose St |
Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth (Saturday)
Utah | 3 | 1.5 | 50 | Tulsa |
Hawaii Bowl Honolulu (Sunday)
HAWAII | 8 | 8 | 74 | Arizona St |
Motor City Bowl Detroit (Dec. 26)
C Michigan | 11 | 10 | 51 | Mid Tenn St |
Emerald Bowl San Francisco (Dec. 27)
Ucla | 5 | 4.5 | 41 | Florida St |
Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA (Dec. 28)
Okla St | 3 | 2 | 51 | Alabama |
Texas Bowl Houston (Dec. 28)
Rutgers | 7 | 7.5 | 45 | Kansas St |
Holiday Bowl San Diego (Dec. 28)
California | 5 | 5 | 52 | Tex A&M |
Music City Bowl Nashville (Dec. 29)
Clemson | 10 | 10 | 58 | Kentucky |
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Dec. 29)
Oregon St. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 52 | Missouri |
Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn (Dec. 29)
S Carolina | 7 | 6.5 | 55 | Houston |
Champs Sports Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Dec. 29)
Maryland | 3 | PK | 52 | Purdue |
Insight Bowl Phoenix (Dec. 29)
Texas Tech | 7 | 6.5 | 66 | Minnesota |
Meineke Car Care Bowl Charlotte, NC (Dec. 30)
Boston Coll | 7 | 6 | 47 | Navy |
Alamo Bowl San Antonio (Dec. 30)
Texas | 11.5 | 11 | 53 | Iowa |
Peach Bowl Atlanta (Dec. 30)
Va Tech | 3 | 2.5 | 38 | Georgia |
MPC Computers Bowl Boise, Idaho (Dec. 31)
Miami-Fla | 3 | 3 | 43 | Nevada-Reno |
Cotton Bowl Dallas (Jan. 1)
Auburn | 3 | 3 | 45 | Nebraska |
Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. (Jan. 1)
Tennessee | 6 | 4.5 | 41 | Penn St |
Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 1)
Arkansas | 2 | 1.5 | 45 | Wisconsin |
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. (Jan 1)
West Virginia | 7.5 | 7 | 48 | Georgia Tech |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. (Jan.1)
Usc | 2* | 1 | 47 | Michigan |
Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 1)
Oklahoma | 8 | 7.5 | 51 | Boise St. |
Orange Bowl Miami (Jan. 2)
Louisville | 9.5 | 10 | 51 | Wake Forest |
Sugar Bowl New Orleans (Jan. 3)
Lsu | 8.5 | 9 | 54 | Notre Dame |
International Bowl Toronto (Jan. 6)
Cincinnati | 8.5 | 8 | 41 | W Michigan |
GMAC Bowl Mobile, Ala. (Jan. 6)
So Miss | 7 | 6.5 | 42 | Ohio U |
BCS Championship Glendale, Ariz. (Jan. 8)
Ohio St | 8 | 7.5 | 48 | Florida |
Note: The (*) after the opening line denotes that Michigan opened as a favorite.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with INF Chris Gomez on a one-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Bonderman on a four-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Traded RHP Emiliano Fruto and OF Chris Snelling to Washington for INF Jose Vidro and cash.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Yoslan Herrera on a three-year contract. Designated INF Craig Stansberry for assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with INF Tagg Bozied, INF Edgar Gonzalez, OF Ryan Ludwick, OF Miguel Negron, C Ryan Christianson, C Danilo Sanchez, RHP Mike Smith and RHP Kelvin Jimenez on minor league contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Sent C Brandon Harper outright to Columbus of the IL. Agreed to terms with LHP Ray King and RHP Jason Simontacchi on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National basketball Association
NBA—Fined the New York and Denver organizations $500,000 each as a result of an altercation between the teams during a Dec. 16 game at New York. Suspended Denver F Carmelo Anthony 15 games, New York G Nate Robinson and Denver G J.R. Smith 10 games, New York G Mardy Collins six games and New York F Jared Jeffries four games for their roles in the altercation, and New York C Jerome James and Denver F Nene one game for leaving the bench.
DALLAS MAVERICKS—Assigned G Maurice Ager to their developmental team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Dallas WR Terrell Owens $35,000 for spitting in the face of Atlanta CB D’Angelo Hall during a Dec. 16 game.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed C Eric Heitmann and LB Jay Foreman on injured reserve. Signed G Nick Steitz from Washington’s practice squad and S Deke Cooper. Signed LB Jared Newberry, CB Harrison Smith and CB Jerron Wishom to the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Re-signed DL Scott Schultz, LB Mike McCullough and FB Neal Hughes to multiyear contracts.
Arena Football League
CHICAGO RUSH—Claimed OL Will Heineman off waivers from Nashville.
ORLANDO PREDATORS—Signed DL Marcus Waters.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled F Matt Ellis from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Thomas Pock from Hartford of the AHL.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Re-signed F-M Santino Quaranta.
COLLEGE
BIG SOUTH—Suspended Byron Samuels, Radford men’s basketball coach, one game for violating the conference’s ethical conduct policy.
ARKANSAS—Extended the contract of Houston Nutt, football coach, one-year through 2012.
BALL STATE—Named Randy Heisler track and field and cross country coach.
CINCINNATI—Named Kerry Coombs defensive backs coach.
DANIEL WEBSTER—Announced the addition of field hockey and women’s lacrosse to begin in the 2007-08 season.
DOANE—Named Matt Franzen football coach.
GRAMBLING STATE—Fired Melvin Spears, football coach. Named Sammy White interim football coach.
LEBANON VALLEY—Announced the resignation of Al MacCormack, ice hockey coach. Named Howard Hutton interim ice hockey coach.
LOUISIANA TECH—Named Derek Dooley football coach.
MEMPHIS—Announced Craig Boller, defensive line coach, and Tim Keane, secondary coach, will not return.