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Basketball

NBA

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Cleveland 88, Dallas 81

Boston 104, Seattle 96

Phoenix 108, L.A. Clippers 88

Today’s Games

New Orleans at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

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

Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m.

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

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

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta at Dallas, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Utah, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chicago at New York, 9 a.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 3 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 5 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

Celtics 104, Sonics 96

Boston (104)- Pierce 11-27 10-11 37, Garnett 8-22 7-11 23, Perkins 3-4 2-5 8, Rondo 0-3 1-2 1, R.Allen 4-13 0-0 10, Pollard 0-0 0-0 0, T.Allen 0-3 2-2 2, Posey 3-6 2-2 10, House 5-8 3-3 13, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-86 27-36 104.

Seattle (96)- Wilkins 1-5 0-0 2, Wilcox 6-10 1-2 13, Thomas 2-4 3-3 7, Watson 3-9 0-0 6, Durant 10-23 4-4 25, Collison 2-6 0-0 4, Szczerbiak 5-11 2-2 14, Green 1-2 2-4 4, West 6-8 6-8 19, Gelabale 0-1 0-0 0, Petro 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 18-23 96.

3-Point Goals—Boston 9-19 (Pierce 5-7, R.Allen 2-4, Posey 2-5, House 0-3), Seattle 4-13 (Szczerbiak 2-4, West 1-1, Durant 1-4, Collison 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Watson 0-2). Fouled Out—Thomas. Rebounds—Boston 52 (Garnett 14), Seattle 58 (Thomas 14). Assists—Boston 21 (Rondo 5), Seattle 19 (West 8). Total Fouls—Boston 15, Seattle 23. Technicals—Boston defensive three second. A—17,072 (17,072).

Cavaliers 88, Mavericks 81

Cleveland (88)- James 9-21 5-10 24, Gooden 2-11 3-4 7, Ilgauskas 7-16 4-5 18, Pavlovic 1-5 0-0 2, Hughes 6-15 5-5 17, Varejao 1-3 0-2 2, Gibson 2-8 3-3 8, Newble 1-2 1-2 3, D.Brown 3-7 1-1 7. Totals 32-88 22-32 88.

Dallas (81)- Jo.Howard 9-18 0-2 19, Nowitzki 6-17 7-8 19, Dampier 0-3 1-2 1, Harris 2-8 5-6 9, Jones 3-4 1-1 9, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Stackhouse 3-8 5-6 11, Terry 3-12 4-4 11, George 0-0 0-0 0, Bass 1-4 0-0 2, Diop 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 27-74 23-31 81.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 2-16 (James 1-4, Gibson 1-6, Pavlovic 0-1, Newble 0-1, Hughes 0-2, D.Brown 0-2), Dallas 4-20 (Jones 2-3, Jo.Howard 1-2, Terry 1-6, Nowitzki 0-2, Harris 0-3, Stackhouse 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 68 (Ilgauskas 11), Dallas 53 (Nowitzki 20). Assists—Cleveland 15 (James 7), Dallas 14 (Harris 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 20, Dallas 20. Technicals—Dallas Coach Johnson. A—20,462 (20,468).

Suns 108, Clippers 88

Phoenix (108)- Hill 7-10 2-2 16, Marion 4-6 0-0 9, Stoudemire 11-14 8-10 30, Nash 3-7 2-2 9, Bell 1-6 0-0 2, Barbosa 5-13 4-4 16, Diaw 2-8 2-2 6, Skinner 3-4 1-1 7, Banks 4-8 1-1 11, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Marks 1-2 0-0 2, Tucker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-78 20-22 108.

L.A. Clippers (88)- Maggette 7-18 6-7 21, Thornton 6-13 1-2 14, Kaman 4-17 1-4 9, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, Mobley 6-13 2-2 14, Cassell 2-7 1-2 5, Powell 0-5 2-2 2, Frahm 4-7 0-2 9, Dickau 1-7 4-4 6, Ross 4-4 0-2 8. Totals 34-92 17-27 88.

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-16 (Banks 2-3, Barbosa 2-5, Marion 1-1, Nash 1-3, Marks 0-1, Bell 0-3), L.A. Clippers 3-12 (Maggette 1-3, Thornton 1-3, Frahm 1-3, Dickau 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 54 (Stoudemire 15), L.A. Clippers 53 (Kaman 9). Assists—Phoenix 30 (Nash 12), L.A. Clippers 21 (Cassell 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 26, L.A. Clippers 19. Technicals—Bell, Nash, Mobley, Powell. A—17,871 (19,443).

College men

EAST

Drexel 73, Rider 66

N.C. State 79, Seton Hall 73

SOUTH

Georgia Tech 83, Tennessee Tech 63

North Carolina 106, Nevada 70

W. Carolina 60, Presbyterian 57

MIDWEST

Missouri 72, Coppin St. 38

SOUTHWEST

TCU 79, Jackson St. 68

FAR WEST

Utah 68, Idaho St. 51

High school boys

Washington

Ballard 47, Chief Sealth 33

Battle Ground 58, Franklin, Ore. 45

Clover Park 65, Mount Tahoma 59

Edmonds-Woodway 64, Blanchet 44

Kentlake 69, Emerald Ridge 54

Mount Vernon Christian 41, King’s West 35

Ocosta 62, Pe Ell 44

Rainier 58, Mt. Rainier Lutheran 40

Rainier, Ore. 58, Mt. Rainier Lutheran 40

Sheldon, Ore. 51, Centralia 50, OT

Shelton 51, Centralia 50, OT

Winlock 78, Morton 39

Seattle Prep 85, Pleasant Grove, Calif. 61

Eastside Catholic 67, Capital 64

Hazen 48, Lake Washington 40

Mount Si 59, Monroe 51

Renton 58, Bainbridge 57

Lake Stevens 60, Fortuna, Calif. 31

Liberty (Renton) 58, Horace Mann, N.Y. 52

Newport (Bellevue) 54, Sonoma Valley, Calif. 40

Montesano 49, Sultan 47

Eatonville 65, Oroville 61

Inglemoor 78, Jackson 56

Kennedy 58, Bellevue Christian 47

Skyline 67, South Kitsap 59

Lakeside (Seattle) 58, South Whidbey 55

RC Palmer, British Columbia 66, Cedarcrest 64, OT

Bonners Ferry, Idaho 75, Tonasket 68

Freeman 76, Liberty (Spangle) 33

Klickitat 70, Griswold, Ore. 54

Lummi 71, Orcas Island 38

Grant, Ore. 73, Enumclaw 54

Rainier Christian 47, Shoreline Christian 46

Sunnyside Christian 74, Northwest School 32

Issaquah 48, N. Can. Hoover, Ohio 64

Bonney Lake 62, Sacred Heart, Calif. 46

University City, Calif. 58, King’s 57

Skyview 57, Scappoose, Ore. 41

St. Mary’s, Calif. 92, Gig Harbor 72

Bear Creek School 66, Orting 30

Tacoma Baptist 74, Chief Leschi 49

Kalama 56, South Bend 45

Wahkiakum 77, Raymond 56

Crater, Ore. 62, Black Hills 54

Whitman County League

Davenport 58, Sprague-Harrington 30

Davenport (4-3) Hopkins 0, M. Berry 3, Bailey 4, Gunning 8, Morgan 15, C. Berry 0, J. Zeiler 4, A. Zeiler 2, Cooper 16, Ford 6, Becker 0.

Sprague-Harrington (2-6) Hatten 3, Millard 3, Gossett 0, Gunning 2, Alumbaugh 2, Kissler 9, Clouse 2, Courneya 9, Sperline 0.

Gillette Classic Tournament

Gillette 84, Coeur d’Alene 63

Coeur d’Alene (6-1) Ahhee 1 0-0 2, Harlow 0 0-0 0, Carlson 5 0-0 11, Palmer 6 4-4 16, Prohaska 11 5-6 27, Latorre 2 0-0 4, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Williams 0 0-0 0, Casley Prohaska 0 1-3 1, Totals 26 10-13 63.

Gillette- Nelson 3 0-0 10, Burleson 3 0-0 6, Cowen 5 0-0 13, Gross 2 0-0 4, Bruce 3 0-4 6, Anderson 4 0-0 8, Cale 2 3-4 8, Holden 6 0-0 14, Hutchison 3 5-6 12, Smith 3 0-0 6, Totals 34 8-15 84.

3-point goals_Carlson, Nelson, Cowen 3, Cale, Holden 2, Hutchison. Total fouls_Coeur d’Alene 13, Gillette 13. Fouled out_None.

Freeman Christmas Tournament

Bonners Ferry 75, Tonasket 68

Tonasket (0-3) Hunlock 0, Hulse 0, Wahl 9, Clarkson 5, Bebee 3, Timmerman 15, Glanger 10, Olma 0, Styer 0, Leavell 26.

Bonners Ferry (6-5) De. Deitz 2, Bennett 14, Di. Deitz 4, Hoisington 9, Nelson 6, Carey 0, Langford 19, Galloway 9, Winebark 12.

Freeman 76, Liberty 33

Liberty (4-5) Boleck 0, Salsbury 11, Bentley 4, Canning 1, Dobbins 9, Hammond 4, Lewis 0, Green 0, Anderson 2, Yearta 2,

Freeman (4-4) Mathews 2, Reed 6, Vold 4, Soelberg 18, Reilly 8, J. Heinen 20, Emtman 2, P. Heinen 6, Miller 4, Riggs 0, Smith 0, Eberlee 6.

3-point goals_. Total fouls_. Fouled out_. Technicals_.

High school girls

Washington

Auburn 69, Emerald Ridge 48

Davenport 44, Sprague-Harrington 34

Franklin 59, Kingston 40

Heritage Christian, Ore. 61, Mount Tahoma 59

Issaquah 57, Monroe 44

Juanita 51, Lynnwood 38

Kennedy 66, Seattle Christian 46

King’s West 44, Raymond 19

Lake City, Idaho 59, Bellevue 42

Lick Wilmerding, Calif. 44, North Mason 33

Pe Ell 55, Ocosta 41

Shoreline Christian 76, Rainier Christian 22

Stevenson 34, Lyle, Ore. 29

Sunnyside Christian 49, Bellevue Christian 46

Sheldon, Ore. 50, Moses Lake 47

Kentwood 65, Bothell 45

Lakeside (Seattle) 60, University Prep 26

Port Angeles 47, Blaine 31

Sequim 47, South Whidbey 44

Freeman 59, Liberty (Spangle) 11

Prairie 55, Coeur d’ Alene 47

Redmond 70, Juneau Douglas, Alaska 52

Orcas Island 71, Lummi 48

Skyview 58, Scappoose, Ore. 29

Bear Creek School 53, Orting 33

Pendleton, Ore. 48, Enumclaw 44

Archbishop Murphy 57, Gig Harbor 34

Bethel 57, Cascade (Everett) 56

Inglemoor 65, Rogers (Puyallup) 28

White River 49, Shelton 30

Non-league

Davenport 44, Sprague-Harrington 34

Davenport (3-4) Moses 0, Cooper 9, Graber 14, K. Vesneske 2, Brantley 0, Hannemann 4, D. Vesneske 4, Mielke 11, Strite 0.

Sprague-Harrington (1-7) Hirst 11, Roberts 0, Hayes 0, Oldham 2, Talkington 10, Sweet 0, Kaski 0, Lowman 5, Soderberg 6.

Lake City 59, Bellevue 42

Bellevue Gilbert 0 0-0 0, T.Brazen 2 3-4 7, Kinney 2 1-2 6, Sherk 0 0-0 0, Cahill 1 1-2 3, Swanson 3 2-2 11, J.Brazen 3-6 9, Frederick 2 2-2 6. Totals 13 12-18 42.

Lake City (9-3) Butler 3 0-2 6, Estes 4 0-0 9, Ross 1 1-2 3, Kremer 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 2-6 6 Krier 1 0-0 2, Baker 7 13-16 27, Davis 1 2-2 4, Duran 0 2-4 2. Totals 19 20-32 59.

3-point goals_Kinney, Swanson 3, Estes. Total fouls_Bellevue 26, Lake City 18. Fouled out_Sherk, T.Brazen.

Lady Wolves Tournament

Post Falls 60, Foothills 43

Post Falls (7-2) McArthur 1 0-0 2, Arnone 1 0-0 2, C. Schmidt 0 0-0 0, D. Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Schoening 6 0-0 16, Stuart 1 4-4 6, Loman 0 0-0 0, Loper 5 7-9 19, Meehan 1 0-1 2, Howard 1 2-2 4, McVeigh 1 6-8 9. Totals 17 19-24 60.

Foothills No info available for Foothills.

3-point goals_Schoening 4, Loper 2, McVeigh. Total fouls_Post Falls 16, Foothills unavailable. Fouled out_None.

Gillette Classic Tournament

Prairie 55, Coeur d’Alene 47

Coeur d’Alene (10-1) Rosenthal 3 1-2 7, Simon 3 0-0 7, Johnson 2 1-2 6, Heleker 1 0-0 2, Warbrick 5 2-2 13, Drager 1 2-2 4, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Griffitts 2 4-4 8, Totals 17 10-12 47.

Prairie (1-0) Lashur 4 0-0 8, Sonners 1 2-2 4, Corral 7 0-0 19, Scobba 2 0-0 4, Munson 1 0-1 2, Levalon 3 2-2 8, Smith 1 0-0 2, Klassenbach 3 2-2 8, Totals 22 6-7 55.

3-point goals_Corral 5, Simon, Johnson, Warbrick. Total fouls_Coeur d’Alene 11, Prairie 7. Fouled out_None.

Freeman Christmas Tournament

Freeman 59, Liberty 11

Liberty (4-5) Hennessey 3, Gerard 0, Kjack 0, Crosby 2, Heiydt 0, Reckord 0, Brooks 2, Cornmesser 0, Jennen 0, Collins 4,

Freeman (9-0) Poirier 13, Taylor 4, Moberg 8, Heinen 15, Ruland 0, Raines 8, McIntyre 8, Carrell 2, Bauer 1, Romey 0,

Football

NFL

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

West

W

L

T

Pct

PF

PA

y-Seattle

10

5

0

.667

352

247

Arizona

7

8

0

.467

356

380

San Francisco

5

10

0

.333

212

344

St. Louis

3

12

0

.200

244

390

x-clinched conference

y-clinched division

z-clinched wild card

Saturday’s Game

New England at N.Y. Giants, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Seattle at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:15 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1:15 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 5:15 p.m.

End Regular Season

College

Bowl Games

Thursday’s Result

Holiday Bowl at San Diego

Texas 52, Arizona State 34

Today’s Games

Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Boston College (10-3) vs. Michigan State (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Emerald Bowl at San Francisco

Maryland (6-6) vs. Oregon State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl at Houston

Houston (8-4) vs. TCU (7-5), 5 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday’s Games

Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.

Connecticut (9-3) vs. Wake Forest (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.

Mississippi State (7-5) vs. UCF (10-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl at San Antonio

Penn State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday’s Game

Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.

Colorado (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday’s games

Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas

California (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas

South Florida (9-3) vs. Oregon (8-4), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Humanitarian Bowl at Boise

Fresno State (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.

Florida State (7-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

Indiana (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 3 p.m. (NFLN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta

Clemson (9-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday’s games

Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Tennessee (9-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl at Dallas

Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4), 8:30 a.m. (FOX)

Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida (9-3), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

Virginia (9-3) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 10 a.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.

Southern California (10-2) vs. Illinois (9-3), 1:30 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl at New Orleans

Hawaii (12-0) vs. Georgia (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

Wednesday’s games

Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.

W Virginia (10-2) vs. Okla (11-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Thursday’s games

Orange Bowl at Miami

Kansas (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 5

International Bowl at Toronto

Rutgers (7-4) vs. Ball State (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, Jan. 6

GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

Tulsa (9-4) vs. Bowling Green (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship at New Orleans

Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2), 5 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 12

Hula Bowl at Honolulu

Aina (East) vs. Kai (West), 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19

East-West Shrine Classic at Houston

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

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

Hockey

NHL

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Thursday’s Results

Florida 5, Atlanta 3

Philadelphia 4, Toronto 1

Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 2

Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 2

Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT

Nashville 4, Columbus 3

Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1

Minnesota 3, Phoenix 2

Detroit 4, Colorado 2

Vancouver 5, Calgary 3

Today’s Games

Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 12 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Philadelphia at Florida, 2 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 5 p.m.

Canadiens 5, Lightning 2

First Period—1, Montreal, Lapierre 1 (Komisarek, Markov), 10:20. 2, Montreal, Latendresse 10 (Koivu, S.Kostitsyn), 12:48. Second Period—3, Montreal, Kovalev 16 (Komisarek, Plekanec), :10. Third Period—4, Montreal, Markov 10 (Streit, Koivu), :44 (pp). 5, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 7 (Plekanec, Kovalev), 1:08. 6, Tampa Bay, Prospal 16 (Janik, Tarnasky), 6:15. 7, Tampa Bay, Hlavac 5 (Tarnasky, Lundin), 19:44. A—20,294 (19,758).

Canucks 5, Flames 3

First Period—1, Calgary, Iginla 25 (Phaneuf, Aucoin), 5:52 (pp). 2, Vancouver, Raymond 3 (Pyatt, Miller), 9:05. 3, Vancouver, D.Sedin 16 (H.Sedin), 16:41. 4, Vancouver, Salo 1 (Edler, Naslund), 19:21 (pp). Second Period—5, Calgary, Conroy 5 (Regehr, Tanguay), 6:04. 6, Calgary, Lombardi 9 (Aucoin, Regehr), 7:58 (pp). 7, Vancouver, H.Sedin 7 (D.Sedin, Naslund), 17:05 (pp). Third Period—8, Vancouver, Pyatt 9 (Raymond, Jaffray), 6:59. A—18,630 (18,630).

Ducks 2, Oilers 1

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Edmonton, Reasoner 4 (Gilbert, Pitkanen), 4:32. 2, Anaheim, Perry 20 (Bertuzzi, Getzlaf), 12:38. Third Period—3, Anaheim, Weight 5 (Ryan, Huskins), 16:21. A—16,839 (16,839).

Flyers 4, Maple Leafs 1

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Carter 13 (Hartnell, Jones), 19:25. Second Period—2, Philadelphia, Lupul 14 (Briere, Knuble), 17:23 (pp). Toronto, Sundin 17 (Kaberle, Wellwood), 19:33 (pp). Third Period—4, Philadelphia, Briere 16 (Smith, Jones), 3:05. 5, Philadelphia, Lupul 15 (Richards), 7:56. A—19,727 (19,519).

Panthers 5, Thrashers 3

First Period—1, Florida, Horton 9 (Jokinen, Stumpel), 8:16. 2, Florida, Dvorak 4 (Zednik, McLean), 10:51. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 30 (White, Klee), :56. 4, Florida, Salei 3 (Kreps), 3:09. 5, Atlanta, Recchi 7 (Kovalchuk, Enstrom), 7:07 (pp). 6, Florida, Horton 10 (Cullimore, Weiss), 13:14. 7, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 31 (Holik, Zhitnik), 14:33 (sh). 8, Florida, Bouwmeester 5 (Stumpel), 19:04 (en). A—16,080 (18,545).

Penguins 4, Capitals 3

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Taffe 1 (Ruutu, Sydor), 12:01. 2, Washington, Brashear 2 (Gordon), 15:24. 3, Pittsburgh, Armstrong 4 (Whitney, Crosby), 17:53. Second Period—4, Washington, Pothier 5 (Backstrom, Kozlov), 5:23. 5, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Backstrom), 18:26. Third Period—6, Pittsburgh, Sydor 1 (Christensen), 17:44 (pp). Overtime—7, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 7 (Crosby, Armstrong), 1:33. A—17,132 (18,545).

Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3

First Period—1, Nashville, Arnott 13 (Zidlicky, Koistinen), 10:09 (pp). Second Period—2, Columbus, Beech 4 (Chimera, Hainsey), 4:20 (pp). 3, Nashville, Radulov 9 (Zidlicky, Legwand), 10:55. 4, Columbus, Vyborny 3 (Hainsey, Novotny), 18:08 (pp). Third Period—5, Columbus, Novotny 6 (Zherdev), 14:27. 6, Nashville, Tootoo 7 (Zidlicky, Koistinen), 15:23. 7, Nashville, Koistinen 1 (Legwand, Bonk), 18:15. A—14,331 (17,113).

Red Wings 4, Avalanche 2

First Period—1, Detroit, Filppula 12 (Kronwall), 12:56. 2, Detroit, Filppula 13 (Kronwall, Samuelsson), 17:05. 3, Colorado, McLeod 1, 18:37. Second Period—4, Colorado, Svatos 13 (Hlinka, Finger), 5:56. 5, Detroit, Hudler 10 (Draper, Lebda), 11:00. Third Period—6, Detroit, Samuelsson 5 (Rafalski), 19:49 (en). A—18,007 (18,007).

Senators 5, Islanders 2

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Ottawa, Spezza 13 (Heatley, Redden), 1:01 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Alfredsson 22 (Spezza, Heatley), 2:44. 3, Ottawa, Vermette 8 (Kelly), 19:53 (sh). Third Period—4, N.Y. Islanders, Guerin 11 (Park), 8:13. 5, Ottawa, Foligno 5 (Bass, Phillips), 10:25. 6, Ottawa, Fisher 11 (Phillips, Robitaille), 11:10. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Guerin 12 (Comeau, Comrie), 15:39. A—20,268 (19,153).

Wild 3, Coyotes 2

First Period—1, Minnesota, Belanger 9 (Burns, Bouchard), 2:08 (pp). Second Period—2, Phoenix, Perrault 3 (Morris, Yandle), 3:23 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Parrish 8 (Belanger, Burns), 10:02 (pp). Third Period—4, Minnesota, Rolston 13 (Johnsson, Belanger), 3:51 (pp). 5, Phoenix, Lisin 1 (Doan, Ballard), 17:33. A—13,756 (17,799).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Thursday’a Results

Calgary 3, Lethbridge 1

Prince Albert 3, Saskatoon 1

Regina 2, Brandon 1

Tri-City 5, Everett 2

Vancouver 3, Kamloops 2

Today’s Games

Lethbridge at Calgary

Kamloops at Kelowna

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Portland

Chilliwack at Prince George

Edmonton at Red Deer

Everett at Seattle

Medicine Hat at Swift Current

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with C Miguel Olivo on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Named Jim Boylan interim coach for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.

DENVER NUGGETS—Waived C Jelani McCoy.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Fined Oakland DT Warren Sapp $75,000 for his confrontation with game officials that led to his ejection in a Dec. 23 game at Jacksonville. Fined Oakland DE Derrick Burgess $25,000 for verbally abusing an official during the same sequence.

CHICAGO BEARS—Placed CB Nathan Vasher on injured reserve. Signed WR Brandon Rideau.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Chad Brown.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Placed OL Mike Pucillo on injured reserve. Signed OT Kevin Sampson from the practice squad. Signed OT Calvin Armstrong to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed C Manny Malhotra and C Michael Peca on injured reserve. Recalled LW Joakim Lindstrom and C Andrew Murray from Syracuse (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Activated F Brad Richardson from the injured reserve list.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled C Anthony Stewart from Rochester (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Steve Wagner from Peoria (AHL).

COLLEGE

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA—Named Tracy Holland football coach.

EDINBORO—Named Kevin Cooke women’s lacrosse coach.

NJIT—Announced Jim Casciano, men’s basketball coach, has resumed his duties following a temporary leave of absence.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the college football board, the circle on the Music City Bowl between Florida State and Kentucky is for numerous Florida State suspensions.

NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Magic – Heat game due to Orlando forward Rashard Lewis (questionable); there is no line on the Spurs – Raptors game due to San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili (questionable).

NBA

College basketball

NFL

Note: the (T) after the opening line denotes that Tampa Bay opened as a favorite.

College football

Home teams in capital letters.