Basketball

BASKETBALL

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Monday’s Results

Atlanta 98, Orlando 87

Philadelphia 100, Houston 88

Dallas 99, New York 89

Miami 117, Phoenix 113

Sacramento 96, Milwaukee 93

Today’s Games

Toronto at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Hawks 98, Magic 87

Atlanta (98)—M.Williams 4-10 4-4 12, Smith 7-20 9-13 25, Horford 3-5 1-1 7, A.Johnson 6-9 2-2 15, J.Johnson 8-21 6-7 24, Wright 0-2 1-2 1, Law 1-5 0-0 2, S.Williams 6-6 0-1 12, Stoudamire 0-4 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 23-30 98.

Orlando (87)—Turkoglu 7-15 5-6 22, Lewis 5-13 2-2 15, Howard 4-7 6-14 14, Nelson 2-8 2-2 6, Bogans 4-11 1-2 12, Cook 0-2 0-0 0, Evans 1-5 0-0 2, Dooling 2-7 2-4 7, Arroyo 2-3 0-0 5, Foyle 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-73 18-30 87.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 5-11 (J.Johnson 2-3, Smith 2-4, A.Johnson 1-2, Stoudamire 0-2), Orlando 11-31 (Turkoglu 3-7, Bogans 3-7, Lewis 3-10, Dooling 1-1, Arroyo 1-2, Cook 0-1, Evans 0-1, Nelson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 51 (Smith 16), Orlando 59 (Howard 18). Assists—Atlanta 19 (Smith, A.Johnson 5), Orlando 18 (Turkoglu 5). Total Fouls—Atlanta 24, Orlando 26. Technicals—Smith, Orlando defensive three second. A—16,821 (17,519).

76ers 100, Rockets 88

Houston (88)—Battier 1-3 0-0 3, Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Yao 3-11 6-6 12, Francis 0-3 1-2 1, McGrady 5-8 2-2 12, Scola 1-3 2-2 4, James 5-13 2-2 12, Wells 8-14 8-9 24, Landry 0-0 0-0 0, Head 6-12 2-2 18, Snyder 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 30-73 23-25 88.

Philadelphia (100)—Iguodala 7-11 2-2 16, Evans 4-5 3-5 11, Dalembert 4-6 0-0 8, Miller 6-11 5-7 17, Green 8-15 3-4 20, Korver 5-7 2-3 14, Smith 3-6 0-1 6, Ollie 2-5 0-0 4, Booth 0-1 0-0 0, Young 2-9 0-0 4, Carney 0-3 0-0 0, Amundson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 15-22 100.

3-Point Goals—Houston 5-19 (Head 4-8, Battier 1-3, Francis 0-1, Snyder 0-1, McGrady 0-1, Wells 0-2, James 0-3), Philadelphia 3-8 (Korver 2-2, Green 1-3, Ollie 0-1, Carney 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 48 (Wells 10), Philadelphia 43 (Dalembert 13). Assists—Houston 14 (Francis, McGrady 3), Philadelphia 24 (Miller 12). Total Fouls—Houston 19, Philadelphia 22. Technicals—Houston delay of game. A—12,551 (20,444).

Mavericks 99, Knicks 89

Dallas (99)—Jo.Howard 8-15 2-4 22, Nowitzki 14-23 5-7 36, Dampier 2-2 5-8 9, Terry 4-8 0-0 9, Harris 0-3 3-4 3, Bass 2-3 1-2 5, Stackhouse 5-10 3-4 13, Diop 1-1 0-0 2, George 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-67 19-29 99.

New York (89)—Randolph 10-18 3-3 24, Richardson 3-9 2-3 9, Curry 3-13 0-0 6, Jones 4-7 7-10 16, Crawford 6-22 5-6 19, Lee 3-4 0-0 6, Balkman 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 2-5 0-0 5, Jeffries 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-82 17-22 89.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 8-19 (Jo.Howard 4-8, Nowitzki 3-5, Terry 1-4, Stackhouse 0-2), New York 6-14 (Crawford 2-7, Randolph 1-1, Robinson 1-1, Jones 1-2, Richardson 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 43 (Nowitzki 7), New York 52 (Randolph 11). Assists—Dallas 21 (Stackhouse, Nowitzki, Harris, Terry, Jo.Howard 4), New York 13 (Crawford 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 18, New York 20. Technicals—Dallas defensive three second 2. A—19,763 (19,763).

Heat 117, Suns 113

Miami (117)—Wright 7-12 2-2 16, Haslem 7-15 7-8 21, O’Neal 7-10 4-4 18, Quinn 5-7 0-0 12, Wade 13-21 5-5 31, Mourning 3-5 1-2 7, Davis 5-10 1-2 12. Totals 47-80 20-23 117.

Phoenix (113)—Hill 8-16 0-0 19, Marion 8-11 0-0 19, Stoudemire 8-13 3-5 19, Nash 4-13 1-1 11, Bell 7-16 2-2 19, Diaw 1-3 0-0 2, Barbosa 4-17 1-2 11, Skinner 6-6 1-3 13. Totals 46-95 8-13 113.

3-Point Goals—Miami 3-6 (Quinn 2-3, Davis 1-3), Phoenix 13-33 (Hill 3-5, Marion 3-6, Bell 3-7, Nash 2-5, Barbosa 2-10). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 52 (Haslem, Wright 12), Phoenix 38 (Stoudemire 9). Assists—Miami 24 (Wade 6), Phoenix 32 (Nash 14). Total Fouls—Miami 13, Phoenix 19. Technicals—Miami defensive three second. A—18,422 (18,422).

Kings 96, Bucks 93

Milwaukee (93)—Mason 2-5 3-4 7, Yi 4-11 0-0 8, Bogut 6-15 2-4 14, Redd 8-19 5-5 24, Williams 5-12 0-0 12, Bell 3-5 0-0 7, Ivey 3-4 0-0 7, Villanueva 5-12 0-0 11, Voskuhl 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 36-84 13-17 93.

Sacramento (96)—Artest 5-16 1-2 11, Moore 1-4 3-6 5, Miller 7-10 3-4 17, Salmons 9-14 1-2 22, Udrih 5-12 2-2 14, Garcia 5-7 3-3 15, Hawes 2-5 3-6 7, Douby 2-7 0-0 5, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 16-25 96.

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 8-16 (Redd 3-9, Williams 2-2, Ivey 1-1, Villanueva 1-2, Bell 1-2), Sacramento 8-18 (Salmons 3-3, Udrih 2-2, Garcia 2-3, Douby 1-4, Moore 0-1, Hawes 0-1, Miller 0-1, Artest 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 47 (Bogut 9), Sacramento 56 (Miller 10). Assists—Milwaukee 19 (Williams 9), Sacramento 20 (Salmons, Artest 5). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 20, Sacramento 18. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second, Sacramento defensive three second 2. A—12,449 (17,317).

College men

EAST

Columbia 83, St. Francis, NY 64

Fairleigh Dickinson 80, Norfolk St. 64

Long Island U. 84, New Hampshire 78

Stony Brook 62, N.J. Tech 53

MIDWEST

Ohio St. 47, Coppin St. 39

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 65, Southeastern, Fla. 51

Georgia Southern 93, Fort Valley St. 78

VMI 112, Apprentice 96

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. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Miami 133, Southern Cal 118, Arkansas 88, West Virginia 70, Stanford 61, Rhode Island 41, Dayton 36, Florida 24, Boston College 15, Wisconsin 14, Mississippi 10, California 9, Creighton 5, N.C. State 2, Virginia 2, Davidson 1, Holy Cross 1, Sam Houston St. 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. 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 35, Arkansas 31, Stanford 24, Rhode Island 23, California 17, Florida 16, Southern California 10, Wisconsin 10, Virginia 9, Connecticut 8, West Virginia 6, Southern Illinois 5, Syracuse 5, Illinois 3, Florida State 2, Dayton 1, Mississippi 1.

College men leaders Points

Rebounds

Assists

Field Goal Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Three-point goal percentage

Team Offense

Team Defense

College women

TOP 25

No. 6 Rutgers 56, No. 11 California 51

FAR WEST

Idaho St. 79, Oregon St. 73

The Womens 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. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Colorado 58, George Washington 48, Wake Forest 36, Georgia Tech 32, Pittsburgh 32, Marist 30, Arkansas 28, Florida St. 16, Louisville 12, N.C. State 11, Texas Tech 11, Bowling Green 7, Illinois St. 7, Kansas 7, Penn St. 7, New Mexico 4, James Madison 2, Nebraska 2, Iowa St. 1, Liberty 1, Mississippi St. 1, Southern Miss. 1, Virginia Tech 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Tennessee. 2. Uconn. 3. North Carolina. 4. Stanford. 5. Rutgers. 6. Georgia. 7. Maryland. 8. LSU. 9. Oklahoma. 10. Baylor.

11. Texas A&M. 12. California. 13. West Virginia. 14. Auburn. 15. DePaul. 16. Notre Dame. 17. Duke. 18. Ohio State. 19. Texas. 20. Oklahoma State. 21. Arizona State. 22. Vanderbilt. 23. Wyoming. 24. Texas Tech. 25. Louisville

FOOTBALL

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Result

New Orleans 34, Atlanta 14

Thursday’s Game

Denver at Houston, 5:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Baltimore at Miami, 10 a.m.

Arizona at New Orleans, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Detroit at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 5:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17

Chicago at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.

Saints 34, Falcons 14

NO—Patten 25 pass from Brees (Mare kick)

Atl—White 33 pass from Redman (Andersen kick)

NO—FG Mare 23

NO—Colston 15 pass from Brees (Mare kick)

NO—Colston 2 pass from Brees (Mare kick)

NO—Harper 31 interception return (Mare kick)

Atl—Jenkins 13 pass from Redman (Andersen kick)

NO—FG Mare 36

A—69,553.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—New Orleans, Stecker 20-100, P.Thomas 6-31, Henderson 1-15, Karney 1-0, Brees 2-(minus 1). Atlanta, Norwood 6-21, Snelling 3-9, Redman 1-4, Dunn 6-3.

PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 28-41-0-328. Atlanta, Redman 23-40-1-298.

RECEIVING—New Orleans, Patten 9-122, Colston 9-92, Stecker 3-7, Johnson 2-17, Moore 2-14, Miller 1-36, Henderson 1-32, Karney 1-8. Atlanta, Jenkins 9-83, White 3-75, Robinson 3-48, Crumpler 3-16, Norwood 2-57, Horn 2-8, Dunn 1-11.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

College Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs

Championship

Friday, Dec. 14

At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Appalchian St. (12-2) vs. Delaware (11-3), 5 p.m.

Division II Championship

All Times PST

Saturday, Dec. 15

At Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, Ala.

Valdosta St. (12-1) vs. NW Missouri St. (12-1), 9 a.m.

NAIA Championship

Saturday, Dec. 15

At Jim Carroll Stadium; Savannah, Tenn.

Sioux Falls (13-0) vs. Carroll, Mont. (14-0), 10 a.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Monday’s Results

Boston 4, Buffalo 1

Anaheim 4, Columbus 3, OT

Washington 3, New Jersey 2

Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 1

Detroit 2, Nashville 1

Dallas 5, Edmonton 4, OT

Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Bruins 4, Sabres 1

First Period—1, Boston, Savard 6, 6:29. 2, Boston, Axelsson 4 (Savard, Wideman), 7:13. 3, Buffalo, Spacek 7 (Gaustad, Connolly), 16:01 (pp). 4, Boston, Schaefer 5 (Lucic), 17:11. Second Period—None. Third Period—5, Boston, Metropolit 7 (Lucic, Chara), 10:08. A—18,302 (18,690).

Ducks 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)

First Period—1, Columbus, Klesla 3 (Peca), 13:36 (pp). Second Period—2, Anaheim, Perry 16 (Getzlaf), 6:49 (pp). 3, Columbus, Beech 2 (Zherdev), 7:34. 4, Anaheim, Perry 17 (Pronger, Schneider), 13:40 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Pahlsson 3 (penalty shot), 18:44 (sh). Third Period—6, Columbus, Zherdev 12 (Peca, Klesla), 3:07 (pp). Overtime—7, Anaheim, Pronger 4 (Getzlaf, Schneider), 3:14 (pp). A—11,984 (18,136).

Capitals 3, Devils 2

First Period—1, New Jersey, Madden 8 (Gionta, Zubrus), 5:56. 2, Washington, Backstrom 4 (Kozlov, Poti), 8:44 (pp). Second Period—3, Washington, Schultz 3 (Ovechkin, Erskine), :53. 4, Washington, Laing 1 (Erskine, Bradley), 18:08. Third Period—5, New Jersey, Clarkson 4 (Pelley), 2:18. A—10,719 (18,277).

Maples Leafs 6, Lightning 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Toronto, Blake 5 (Wellwood, Wozniewski), 10:09. 2, Toronto, Sundin 15 (Kaberle, Toskala), 12:32 (pp). 3, Toronto, Antropov 15 (Wellwood, Sundin), 14:07 (pp). 4, Toronto, Kilger 6 (Kubina, Bell), 14:41. 5, Tampa Bay, Ouellet 6 (Kuba, Gratton), 19:00. Third Period—6, Toronto, Stajan 8 (Devereaux, Gill), 5:15. 7, Toronto, Kilger 7 (Antropov, Gill), 12:12. A—19,454 (18,819).

Red Wings 2, Predators 1

First Period—1, Detroit, Kopecky 2 (Datsyuk, Lilja), 7:10. 2, Detroit, Filppula 6 (penalty shot), 15:06. Second Period—3, Nashville, Gelinas 4 (Legwand), 19:36 (sh). Third Period—None. A—15,056 (17,113).

Stars 5, Oilers 4 (OT)

First Period—1, Edmonton, Gagner 3 (Nilsson, Pisani), 4:26. 2, Dallas, Ribeiro 13 (Miettinen, Niskanen), 6:44. 3, Dallas, Niskanen 2 (Zubov, Halpern), 7:06. 4, Edmonton, Penner 7, 8:26. 5, Dallas, Modano 10 (Jokinen, Zubov), 9:06. Second Period—6, Edmonton, Gilbert 5 (Torres, Stoll), 10:40. 7, Dallas, Zubov 4 (Miettinen, Ribeiro), 14:20. Third Period—8, Edmonton, Horcoff 14 (Penner, Hemsky), 10:36. Overtime—9, Dallas, Morrow 10 (Zubov, Niskanen), 4:00 (pp). A—17,833 (18,532).

Kings 4, Canucks 2

First Period—1, Los Angeles, Stuart 3 (Visnovsky, O’Sullivan), 3:22. 2, Vancouver, Pyatt 7 (Morrison, Naslund), 7:34 (pp). 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 14 (D.Brown, Cammalleri), 9:19. Second Period—4, Los Angeles, Armstrong 2 (Blake, Johnson), 4:49. Third Period—5, Los Angeles, D.Brown 14 (Armstrong, Visnovsky), 11:41 (pp). 6, Vancouver, Edler 2 (Pyatt, Morrison), 17:30 (pp). A—15,087 (18,118).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.

Monday’s Results

Tri-City 3, Swift Current 2

Today’s Games

Calgary at Edmonton

Medicine Hat at Kamloops

Kelowna at Moose Jaw

Wednesday’s Games

Portland at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Brandon

Calgary at Lethbridge

Medicine Hat at Prince George

Swift Current at Everett

Regina at Saskatoon

WHL Poll

The Western Hockey League poll released by the Western Major Junior Hockey Writer’s Association. Listed by rank, (last week), team, (first-place votes), and total points:

1. (1) Spokane Chiefs (17) 395. 2. (2) Vancouver Giants 373. 3. (3) Tri-City Americans 355. 4. (4) Calgary Hitmen (1) 338. 5. (5) Lethbridge Hurricanes 324.

(6) Brandon Wheat Kings 319. 7. (7) Kootenay Ice 277. 8. (8) Regina Pats 275. 9. (13) Moose Jaw Warriors 231. 10. (11) Swift Current Broncos 229.

11. (9) Kelowna Rockets 226. 12. (10) Medicine Hat Tigers 209. 13. (T15) Seattle Thunderbirds 177. 14. (12) Chilliwack Bruins 163.

15. (14) Everett Silvertips 153. 16. (T15) Kamloops Blazers 132. 17. (17) Edmonton Oil Kings 92. 18. (18) Prince Albert Raiders 89. 19. (19) Saskatoon Blades 72.

20. (20) Prince George Cougars 69. 21. (21) Red Deer Rebels 38. 22. (22) Port.Winter Hawks 18.

Rodeo

National Finals

At Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Round Five

Bareback riding

1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 89.5 points on Burch Rodeo Co.’s Pinball Wizard, $16,394; 2. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 89, $12,957; 3. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 88.5, $9,784; 4. (tie) Jess Davis, Payson, Utah, and Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas, 86, $5,553 each; 6. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 85.5, $2,644; 7. (tie) Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 84; 9. Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo., 83; 10. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 82.5; 11. (tie) Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., and Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas, 81.5

Steer wrestling

1. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.4 seconds, $16,394; 2. (tie) Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo., and Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 3.5, $11,370 each; 4. (tie) Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 3.6, $5,553 each; 6. (tie) Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., and Joey Bell Jr, Malakoff, Texas, 3.7, $1,322 each; 8. (tie) Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., and Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb., 3.9; 10. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.6

Team roping

1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $16,394; 2. Colter Todd, Marana, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.7, $12,957; 3. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Mike Beers, Post, Ore., 4.9, $9,784; 4. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas, 5.2, $6,875; 5. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 5.3, $4,231; 6. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 10.4, $2,644; 7. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 10.5; 8. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas, 11.9; 9. Speed Williams, Deleon, Texas/Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore., 14.4; 10. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Walt Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 16.0

Saddle bronc riding

1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 83 points on MJM Rodeo’s No Ballou, $16,394; 2. Rusty Allen, Lehi, Utah, 82, $12,957; 3. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 80.5, $9,784; 4. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 80, $6,875; 5. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah, 70, $4,231; 6. (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas, Heith DeMoss, Crowville, La., Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., and Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont., NS.

Tie-down roping

1. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 7.2 seconds, $16,394; 2. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 7.3, $12,957; 3. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 7.8, $9,784; 4. (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 8.2, $5,553; 6. (tie) Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, and Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, 8.3, $1,322; 8. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8.6; 9. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 9.5; 10. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 9.8 15. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., NT.

Barrel racing

Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.93 seconds, $16,394; 2. Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 13.99, $12,957; 3. Brandie Halls, Carpenter, Wyo., 14.02, $9,784; 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 14.03, $6,875; 5. Maegan Reichert, Mt Pleasant, Texas, 14.05, $4,231; 6. Debbie Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, 14.10, $2,644; 7. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 14.13; 8. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Texas, 14.15; 9. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 14.17; 10. Codi Baucom, Carthage, N.C., 14.18

SKIING

Area Resorts

Montana

Montana Snowbowl — Reopen 12/14

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon 5a insa flurr 17 degrees 3 new packed powder machine groomed 56 - 56 base 22 of 34 trails, 4 of 4 lifts, 65% open, Mon: 8:30a-4p; Thu/Fri: 8:30a-4p; Sat/Sun:8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 3:18p clear 17 degrees 1 new loose granular machine groomed 36 - 50 base 11 of 84 trails, 140 acres, 4 of 10 lifts, 5% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Silver Mountain — Mon 8:19a snoshwrs 18 degrees 2 new packed powder machine groomed 23 - 72 base 20 of 70 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 29% open, Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 5a insa overcast 15 degrees 1 new packed powder machine groomed 16 - 36 base 54 of 68 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 79% open, Mon,Tues, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,

Bluewood — Reopen 12/12; Dec 10: 2 inches new snow

Mission Ridge — Plan to Open 12/14

Mt Spokane — Sun Reopen 12/12 5a insa clear 18 degrees packed powder machine groomed 6 - 6 base 11 of 45 trails, 2 of 5 lifts, 24% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; open Wed-Sun;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 4:25a packed powder machine groomed 24 - 24 base 2 of 67 trails, 3% open, 2 of 4 lifts, smMon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Plan to Open 12/21

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:00a 2 new variable machine groomed 15 - 36 base 15 of 111 trails, 16% open, 4 of 10 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/15

Red Resort — Plan to Open 12/14

Whitewater — Reopen 12/15

SOCCER

College men Division I Tournament

Semifinals

Friday, Dec. 14; at Cary, N.C.

Va Tech (14-3-5) vs. Wk Forest (20-2-2), 2 p.m.

UMass (17-7-1) vs. Ohio St. (16-3-5), 4 p.m.

MOVES

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Oakland minor league C Raul Padron for the first 50 games of the 2008 season for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball’s minor league drug program.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Named Kevin Boles manager, Billy McMillon hitting coach and Bob Kipper pitching coach for Greenville (SAL).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Named Michael E. Anderson public relations manager for business.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Luis Pujols manager for Corpus Christi (Texas).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Designated OF Kevin Mench for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Eric Gagne on a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with LHP Randy Wolf on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed G-F Dahntay Jones. Waived C Darryl Watkins.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo from the practice squad. Placed DT Antonio Garay and DT Anthony Adams on injured reserve.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Bruno St. Jacques to a one-year contract and recalled him from Portland (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Promoted Ken Holland to executive vice-president and Jim Nill to vice-president and assistant general manager. Named Steve Violetta vice president of business affairs.

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Jeff Giuliano from Manchester (AHL). Assigned F Gabe Gauthier to Manchester.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled G Pekka Rinne from Milwaukee (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Traded D Jussi Timonen to Dallas for a 2009 conditional entry draft choice.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D Keith Yandle from San Antonio (AHL).

COLLEGE

COLUMBIA—Named Kate Lombard interim assistant director of sports information and media relations.

FLORIDA STATE—Agreed to terms with Bobby Bowden, football coach, on a one-year contract.

LOUISVILLE—Suspended men’s basketball sophomore F-C Derrick Caracter indefinitely for a curfew violation.

PENN STATE—Named Kermit Buggs safeties coach.

TOWSON—Promoted Dan Flynn to Assistant Atletic Director for Marketing, Sales and Promotions, Greg LaCour to Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Tom Judd to Marketing Coordinator.

WYOMING—Named Bob Cole offensive coordinator.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, all no line games are for teams that played last night.

On the NBA board, there is no line on the Cavaliers - Pacers game due to Cleveland forward LeBron James (probable/questionable); there is no line on the Spurs - Warriors game due to San Antonio forward Tim Duncan (probable/questionable).

NBA

College basketball

NFL

College football

Home teams in capital letters.