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NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Boston306.833
Toronto2017.54110 1/2
New Jersey1819.48612 1/2
Philadelphia1424.36817
New York1026.27820
SoutheastWLPctGB
Orlando2316.590
Washington2016.5561 1/2
Atlanta1617.4854
Charlotte1423.3788
Miami828.22213 1/2
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit2810.737
Cleveland1918.5148 1/2
Indiana1722.43611 1/2
Chicago1421.40012 1/2
Milwaukee1523.39513

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio2511.694
Dallas2612.684
New Orleans2512.676 1/2
Houston2018.5266
Memphis1027.27015 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Portland2314.622
Denver2214.611 1/2
Utah2217.5642
Seattle928.24314
Minnesota531.13917 1/2
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Lakers2611.703
Phoenix2611.703
Golden State2216.5794 1/2
Sacramento1521.41710 1/2
L.A. Clippers1023.30314

Monday’s Results

Charlotte 119, Denver 116

Washington 88, Boston 83

Portland 99, New Jersey 73

San Antonio 89, Philadelphia 82

Utah 98, Milwaukee 87

Sacramento 122, Dallas 120

L.A. Lakers 123, Seattle 121, OT

Today’s Games

Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Denver at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

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

Lakers 123, Sonics 121 (OT)

L.A. Lakers (123)—Walton 1-6 2-2 4, Odom 3-15 0-0 6, Brown 3-4 4-6 10, Fisher 5-10 0-0 12, Bryant 21-44 4-7 48, Turiaf 3-5 8-9 14, Farmar 5-6 0-0 12, Ariza 3-6 2-2 9, Crittenton 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 47-102 22-28 123.

Seattle (121)—Green 6-12 2-2 14, Collison 10-16 4-6 24, Thomas 6-8 4-6 16, Watson 3-7 0-0 6, Durant 6-26 5-6 19, Wilcox 6-9 0-1 12, Ridnour 5-12 0-0 10, Szczerbiak 7-11 1-2 18, Petro 0-1 0-0 0, West 1-2 0-0 2, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 50-104 16-23 121.

L.A. Lakers283623288123
Seattle293329246121

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 7-21 (Fisher 2-3, Farmar 2-3, Bryant 2-8, Ariza 1-2, Walton 0-2, Odom 0-3), Seattle 5-14 (Szczerbiak 3-4, Durant 2-6, Ridnour 0-1, West 0-1, Green 0-2). Fouled Out—Turiaf. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 59 (Odom 14), Seattle 63 (Collison 18). Assists—L.A. Lakers 24 (Walton, Odom 7), Seattle 28 (Ridnour 11). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 19, Seattle 21. A—13,452 (17,072).

Jazz 98, Bucks 87

Milwaukee (87)—Simmons 3-5 0-0 6, Yi 2-8 2-2 6, Bogut 9-12 5-8 23, M.Williams 9-22 1-2 21, Redd 4-10 6-6 16, Bell 5-10 0-0 11, Ruffin 0-1 0-0 0, Villanueva 0-2 0-0 0, Gadzuric 1-2 0-0 2, Ivey 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-74 14-18 87.

Utah (98)—Kirilenko 3-5 2-4 8, Boozer 9-15 3-4 21, Okur 3-11 2-2 9, D.Williams 8-14 16-20 33, Brewer 2-4 0-0 4, Collins 0-0 1-4 1, Hart 1-3 0-0 2, Harpring 1-4 0-2 2, Korver 3-5 1-1 7, Millsap 3-6 5-6 11. Totals 33-67 30-43 98.

Milwaukee2226241587
Utah2425222798

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 5-18 (Redd 2-5, M.Williams 2-7, Bell 1-5, Simmons 0-1), Utah 2-10 (D.Williams 1-3, Okur 1-3, Korver 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1, Harpring 0-1, Hart 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 45 (Bogut 10), Utah 46 (Boozer 10). Assists—Milwaukee 16 (M.Williams 6), Utah 22 (D.Williams 10). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 33, Utah 24. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second. A—19,911 (19,911).

Spurs 89, 76ers 89

Philadelphia (82)—Evans 0-5 6-7 6, Iguodala 6-11 6-8 19, Dalembert 4-12 4-6 12, Miller 3-8 0-0 6, Green 8-12 4-4 21, Smith 3-9 0-0 6, Young 3-5 0-0 6, Williams 1-8 1-4 3, Carney 1-4 0-0 3, Booth 0-1 0-0 0, Ollie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 21-29 82.

San Antonio (89)—Bowen 1-8 0-0 2, Duncan 8-14 2-3 18, Oberto 3-4 0-0 6, Parker 5-13 4-5 14, Finley 6-13 0-0 14, Ginobili 4-10 8-8 20, Elson 3-7 1-2 7, Horry 0-2 1-2 1, Udoka 1-5 2-2 5, Vaughn 1-4 0-0 2, Bonner 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-81 18-22 89.

Philadelphia2422191782
San Antonio2725122589

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 3-8 (Carney 1-1, Green 1-2, Iguodala 1-2, Young 0-1, Williams 0-2), San Antonio 7-26 (Ginobili 4-8, Finley 2-5, Udoka 1-4, Bonner 0-1, Parker 0-2, Horry 0-2, Bowen 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 52 (Dalembert 20), San Antonio 56 (Duncan 16). Assists—Philadelphia 13 (Miller 4), San Antonio 25 (Parker 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 21, San Antonio 20. Technicals—Evans, Horry. A—17,609 (18,797).

Wizards 88, Celtics 83

Washington (89)—Butler 7-17 7-7 21, Jamison 8-21 2-3 20, Haywood 4-7 6-6 14, Daniels 1-3 5-6 7, Stevenson 4-10 4-4 16, Mason 1-5 0-0 3, Blatche 0-2 3-4 3, Songaila 1-1 0-0 2, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Pecherov 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-70 27-30 88.

Boston (83)—Pierce 7-15 3-4 18, Garnett 8-17 7-8 23, Perkins 4-6 1-2 9, Rondo 2-6 0-0 4, R.Allen 5-14 4-4 16, Posey 1-2 0-0 3, House 2-9 0-0 5, Davis 0-0 1-4 1, T.Allen 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 31-74 16-22 83.

Washington1817242988
Boston1819262083

3-Point Goals—Washington 7-21 (Stevenson 4-7, Jamison 2-8, Mason 1-3, Pecherov 0-1, Butler 0-1, Daniels 0-1), Boston 5-20 (R.Allen 2-7, Posey 1-1, Pierce 1-4, House 1-6, Garnett 0-1, T.Allen 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 47 (Jamison 10), Boston 48 (Garnett 9). Assists—Washington 16 (Daniels 9), Boston 17 (Garnett 6). Total Fouls—Washington 23, Boston 22. Technicals—Blatche, Washington defensive three second, Pierce. A—18,624 (18,624).

Trail Blazers 99, Nets 73

Portland (99)—Webster 2-5 0-0 6, Aldridge 9-18 2-2 20, Przybilla 4-6 1-2 9, Blake 2-4 1-1 5, Roy 7-10 0-0 16, Frye 0-3 3-4 3, Jack 5-7 3-3 15, Outlaw 5-9 3-4 13, Rodriguez 0-0 2-2 2, Jones 3-8 1-1 10, LaFrentz 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-70 16-19 99.

New Jersey (73)—Jefferson 2-11 5-7 9, S.Williams 3-9 2-3 8, Boone 2-5 0-0 4, Kidd 3-13 2-2 10, Carter 2-9 5-6 10, Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 8-14 1-2 17, Armstrong 1-2 0-0 2, Nachbar 3-7 2-2 8, Magloire 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 26-77 17-22 73.

Portland2524193199
New Jersey1222192073

3-Point Goals—Portland 9-15 (Jones 3-6, Roy 2-2, Webster 2-3, Jack 2-3, Blake 0-1), New Jersey 4-13 (Kidd 2-5, Carter 1-2, M.Williams 1-3, Jefferson 0-1, Nachbar 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 48 (Przybilla 12), New Jersey 44 (Allen 8). Assists—Portland 23 (Jack 7), New Jersey 18 (Kidd 6). Total Fouls—Portland 17, New Jersey 15. Technicals—Jack, Jefferson, New Jersey defensive three second. A—14,242 (19,990).

Bobcats 119, Nuggets 116

Denver (119)—Anthony 12-19 11-17 35, Martin 6-10 0-0 12, Camby 7-14 6-6 20, Iverson 9-20 5-6 23, Carter 3-9 0-0 7, Kleiza 1-5 2-4 5, Smith 5-9 0-2 12, Diawara 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 44-89 24-35 116.

Charlotte (116)—Richardson 6-14 0-0 15, Wallace 13-24 10-15 40, Okafor 7-12 5-7 19, Felton 3-12 1-1 7, McInnis 2-4 0-0 4, Mohammed 3-6 4-4 10, Carroll 6-11 4-4 19, Dudley 2-4 1-2 5, Hollins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-87 25-33 119.

Denver25433117116
Charlotte34332923119

3-Point Goals—Denver 4-21 (Smith 2-6, Kleiza 1-4, Carter 1-5, Diawara 0-1, Camby 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Iverson 0-3), Charlotte 10-26 (Wallace 4-8, Carroll 3-6, Richardson 3-7, Dudley 0-1, Felton 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 59 (Camby 23), Charlotte 50 (Okafor 13). Assists—Denver 24 (Camby, Iverson 6), Charlotte 30 (Felton 15). Total Fouls—Denver 23, Charlotte 27. Technicals—Martin. A—14,543 (19,201).

Kings 122, Mavericks 120

Dallas (120)—Jo.Howard 4-10 0-0 11, Nowitzki 6-10 8-8 21, Dampier 3-5 2-2 8, Harris 8-10 7-9 25, Jones 4-6 0-0 10, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 10-16 2-4 25, Bass 5-10 1-1 11, Ju.Howard 1-2 0-0 2, George 2-4 0-0 4, Barea 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 44-77 21-26 120.

Sacramento (122)—Garcia 7-15 4-6 22, Moore 2-4 2-2 6, Miller 3-8 5-7 11, Udrih 5-16 2-2 12, Salmons 9-16 4-4 22, Douby 3-8 0-0 8, Martin 14-16 9-11 39, Hawes 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-2 0-1 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-87 26-33 122.

Dallas35222340120
Sacramento26293136122

3-Point Goals—Dallas 11-17 (Terry 3-4, Jo.Howard 3-5, Jones 2-2, Harris 2-3, Nowitzki 1-1, Barea 0-1, George 0-1), Sacramento 8-16 (Garcia 4-7, Martin 2-2, Douby 2-3, Salmons 0-1, Udrih 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 44 (Dampier 10), Sacramento 44 (Miller 9). Assists—Dallas 28 (Harris 9), Sacramento 20 (Miller 6). Total Fouls—Dallas 29, Sacramento 25. Technicals—Harris, Nowitzki, Jones. A—14,077 (17,317).

College men

EAST

Cent. Connecticut St. 75, Long Island U. 59

Pittsburgh 69, Georgetown 60

SOUTH

Alabama St. 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 40

Alcorn St. 72, Grambling St. 68, OT

Charleston Southern 90, Radford 74

Coll. of Charleston 69, The Citadel 46

Delaware St. 66, Winston-Salem 59

Hampton 69, Florida A&M 63

Howard 54, Bethune-Cookman 53

MVSU 68, Alabama A&M 63

N. Carolina A&T 59, Coppin St. 56

Norfolk St. 71, Morgan St. 69

S. Carolina St. 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 60

Southern U. 85, Jackson St. 69

VMI 107, Coastal Carolina 100

MIDWEST

Kansas 85, Oklahoma 55

FAR WEST

Gonzaga 92, Pepperdine 57

Loyola Marymount 73, Portland 68

West Coast Conference Gonzaga 92, Pepperdine 57

FGFTReb
Gonzaga (13-4, 2-0)MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Pendergraft156-82-23-43014
Heytvelt204-63-62-70211
Pargo293-30-00-5816
Bouldin287-120-00-64016
Gray244-70-10-2129
Daye217-83-32-64219
Sorenson50-10-00-0000
Gurganious90-41-23-3011
Sacre71-10-20-1022
Downs180-32-40-1212
Kuso134-60-02-3118
Brown112-60-02-3124
Totals 38-6211-2012-41241392

Percentages: FG .585. FT .385. 3-Point Goals: 5-13, .385 (Bouldin 2-3, Daye 2-3, Pendergraft 0-1, Sorenson 0-1, Downs 0-2, Gray 1-2, Gurganious 0-1) Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 7 (Pendergraft, Heytvelt, Daye 2, Downs Kuso 2. Turnovers: 20 (Pendergraft 2, Heytvelt 5, Pargo 4, Bouldin, Gray, Daye 2, Gurganious, Sacre, Downs) Steals: 16 (Heytvelt 2, Pargo 6, Bouldin 5, Daye, Gurganious, Kuso). Technical Fouls: None.

FGFTReb
Pepperdine 5-12, 0-2MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Thomas304-80-03-7028
Shelley267-160-01-40315
Walberg262-50-00-02216
Thompson190-30-00-0350
Holmes191-50-01-6022
Reed30-10-00-1310
T. Tucker21-10-00-0102
R. Tucker193-80-01-2017
Johnson212-103-41-2018
Hornbuckle24-80-02-2009
Fois250-10-00-0000
Carr40-10-00-0000
Totals 20024-673-49-2471757

Percentages: FG .0369. FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 6-28, .214 (Walberg 2-5, Johnson 1-4, Hornbuckle 1-4, R. Tucker 1-4, Shelley 1-6, Reed 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Holmes 0-2) Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots: 7 (Thomas, Shelley 4, Reed, R. Tucker). Turnovers: 25 (Thomas 5, Shelley 5, Walberg 4, Thompson, Holmes, Reed, R. Tucker 3, Johnson 2, Hornbuckle 2, Carr) Steals: 15 (Shelley 4, Walberg, Thompson 2, Holmes 3, R. Tucker 2, Fois, Carr). Technical Fouls: None. Halftime– Gonzaga 50, Pepperdine 27. A–2,954.

The AP Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. North Carolina (45)17-01,7651
2. Memphis (24)15-01,7392
3. Kansas (3)16-01,6783
4. UCLA16-11,5785
5. Georgetown13-11,4397
6. Tennessee14-11,4048
7. Duke13-11,3629
8. Washington State14-11,3424
9. Indiana14-11,21510
10. Texas A&M15-11,18411
11. Michigan St.14-29886
12. Butler16-198514
13. Marquette13-295515
14. Dayton14-179317
15. Pittsburgh14-267020
16. Vanderbilt16-165813
17. Wisconsin13-264921
18. Mississippi14-161216
19. Texas13-359212
20. Xavier14-3395

21. Miami

14-1

286

25

22. Arizona St.

13-2

257

23. Rhode Island

15-2

196

22

24. Clemson

13-3

187

18

25. Villanova

11-3

140

19

Others receiving votes: Drake 75, Stanford 53, Florida 47, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 41, Oregon 39, Louisville 16, West Virginia 15, Oklahoma 11, Illinois St. 7, Arizona 5, Arkansas 5, Baylor 4, Ohio St. 3, Connecticut 2, Gonzaga 2, Kent St. 2, Missouri 2, Kansas St. 1, South Alabama 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 Jan. 13, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. North Carolina (23)17-07651
2. Memphis (6)15-07472
3. Kansas (2)16-07193
4. UCLA16-16805
5. Duke13-16147
6. Georgetown13-16008
7. Tennessee14-15829
8. Washington State14-15744
9. Texas A&M15-154410
10. Indiana14-150311
11. Michigan State14-24496
12. Butler16-142514
13. Marquette13-237916
14. Vanderbilt16-133012
15. Mississippi14-131615
16. Pittsburgh14-229418
17. Wisconsin13-227221
18. Dayton14-125922
19. Texas13-324813
20. Xavier14-314725
21. Villanova11-310517
21. Rhode Island15-210520
23. Clemson13-39919
24. Miami (Fla.)14-184NR
25. Arizona State13-267NR

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s 39; Florida 36; Oregon 29; Stanford 23; Drake 17; West Virginia 9; Arizona 8; Arkansas 3; Brigham Young 2; Notre Dame 1; Utah 1.

College women

TOP 25

(No. 4) Maryland 85, (No. 10) Duke 70

The Women’s 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 Jan. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Connecticut (50)15-01,2501
2. Tennessee14-11,1922
3. North Carolina16-11,1333
4. Maryland19-11,1014
5. Rutgers13-21,065

6. Baylor

14-1

950

8

7. Stanford

14-3

943

7

8. California

15-2

877

9

9. LSU

13-3

858

11

10. Duke

13-3

808

12

11. Oklahoma

10-3

759

6

12. Georgia

14-2

603

10

13. George Wash

13-3

555

17

14. West Virginia

12-3

538

16

15. Old Dominion

12-3

504

18

16. Ohio St.

13-3

447

19

17. Notre Dame

13-3

431

14

18. Oklahoma St.

14-1

378

25

19. Texas A&M

12-4

349

13

20. Wyoming

14-1

301

21

21. Auburn

13-4

278

22

22. Pittsburgh

13-3

194

23. DePaul

12-3

177

24

24. Texas

12-4

154

15

25. Colorado

12-3

98

23

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 55, Kansas St. 41, Georgia Tech 36, Syracuse 32, Illinois St. 26, Arkansas 25, Nebraska 24, Virginia 22, Utah 11, Michigan St. 7, Iowa St. 6, Vanderbilt 6, Dayton 3, Kansas 3, Louisville 3, Minnesota 3, Florida St. 2, Liberty 2.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted: 1. Uconn 2. Tennessee 3. North Carolina 4. Rutgers 5. Maryland 6. Stanford 7. California 8. Baylor 9. LSU 10. Duke 11. Oklahoma 12. Oklahoma State 13. Wyoming 14. George Washington 15. Old Dominion 16. West Virginia 17. Georgia 18. Colorado 19. Ohio State 20. Texas A&M 21. Notre Dame 22. Pittsburgh 23. Texas 24. Utah 25. Arizona State

High school boys Panorama League 2B Inchelium 71, Republic 50

Inchelium11241521- 71
Republic492215- 50

Inchelium (3-10) Louie 22, R. Carson 0, Timentwa 0, Seymour 0, Zacherle 4, Swan 10, Lemery 8, D. Carson 25, Rosenbaum 2, Watt 0.

Republic (0-14) Slagle 0, Kartchner 6, Anderson 3, Fritts 0, Wilson 0, Beck 26, Booher 5, Corbett 8, Campbell 2.

High school girls Panorama League 2B

Inchelium 54, Republic 52

Inchelium1791117- 54
Republic9141217- 52

Inchelium (6-7) Finley 0, T. Simpson 0, Phillips 0, Condon 16, Fry 5, Signor 12, Dick 21, Flett 0.

Republic (5-9) Bacon 0, Mills 6, Marvulli 2, Hanks 7, Brown 2, Ordway 2, Orestad 3, Lust 0, Baldwin 2, Lehn 28, Saltsman 0.

Hockey

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
New Jersey2615355110101
Pittsburgh2616355133120
Philadelphia2315551137121
N.Y. Islanders2217549108122
N.Y. Rangers2120547112120
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa2911462155123
Montreal2214852136126
Boston2218448114117
Buffalo1918644125125
Toronto1621840124149
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina2221448140150
Atlanta2222246130151
Florida2022444114129
Washington1821541123138
Tampa Bay1723539132154

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit33947015999
St. Louis2215650114112
Columbus2118648114113
Nashville2119446124127
Chicago2021444127136
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Minnesota2617254126125
Vancouver2516454119105
Calgary2216852135136
Colorado2418351129128
Edmonton2121446122134
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
San Jose2512757114101
Dallas2517555137123
Anaheim2417654121122
Phoenix2320147116120
Los Angeles1727236132155

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

Monday’s Results

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1

Today’s Games

Ottawa at Washington, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 4 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

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

Calgary at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Penguins 4, Rangers 1

N.Y. Rangers0011
Pittsburgh3014

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Malkin 21 (Crosby, Gonchar), 3:31 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Malkin 22 (Crosby, Scuderi), 6:33. 3, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 8 (Letang, Sykora), 16:48 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—4, N.Y. Rangers, Jagr 13 (Gomez, Mara), 9:16 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Malkin 23 (Sydor), 19:36 (en). A—17,000 (16,940).

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

GPWLOTLSOLPts
Calgary4631121265
Regina4627153158
Lethbridge45271413

Brandon

43

27

15

0

1

55

Kootenay

44

26

15

3

0

55

Medicine Hat

45

25

16

3

1

54

Moose Jaw

43

22

13

4

4

52

Swift Current

46

22

19

0

5

49

Edmonton

45

15

21

3

6

39

Prince Albert

45

15

25

3

2

35

Saskatoon

44

15

26

2

1

33

Red Deer

46

13

28

4

1

31

WESTERN CONFERENCE

GPWLOTLSOLPts
Spokane433181366
Vancouver443091465
Tri-City4431101265
Kelowna4627132460
Everett4624200250
Seattle4019155144
Chilliwack4320193144
Kamloops4520231142
Prince George4313291027
Portland438340117

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

Monday’s Results

No games scheduled

Today’s Games

Kelowna at Kamloops

Portland at Prince George

Brandon at Regina

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon

Vancouver at Prince Albert

Wednesday’s Games

Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Chilliwack

Kootenay at Edmonton

Prince Albert at Moose Jaw

Portland at Prince George

Vancouver at Saskatoon

Red Deer at Swift Current

WHL Poll

Listed by rank, last week’s rank and first-place votes in parenthesis, and total points:

1. (1) Spokane Chiefs (14) 350. 2. (2) Vancouver Giants 328. 3. (3) Calgary Hitmen (2) 321. 4. (4) Tri-City Americans 310. 5. (7) Kelowna Rockets 291.

6. (8) Regina Pats 267. 7. (6) Lethbridge Hurricanes 248. 8. (5) Brandon Wheat Kings 240. 9. (9) Kootenay Ice 236. 10. (11) Moose Jaw Warriors 200.

11. (10) Medicine Hat Tigers 196. T12. (13) Everett Silvertips 168. T12. (12) Seattle Thunderbirds 168. 14. (14) Swift Current Broncos 148. 15. (15) Chilliwack Bruins 129.

16. (16) Kamloops Blazers 104. 17. (17) Edmonton Oil Kings 99. 18. (18) Prince Albert Raiders 78. 19. (19) Saskatoon Blades 67. 20. (20) Red Deer Rebels 52.

21. (21) Prince George Cougars 32. 22. (22) Portland Winter Hawks 16

Skiing

Area resorts

Idaho

Lookout Pass—117 inches at summit, 80 inches at base, 1 inch new. Call 208-744-1301.

Schweitzer Mountain—105 inches at summit, 72 inches at base, 2 inches new. Call 208-263-9562.

Silver Mountain—103 inches at summit, 55 inches at base, 1 inches new. Call 800-204-6428.

Washington

49 Degrees North—108 inches at summit, 76 inches at base, 3 inches new. Call 509-880-9208.

Mt Spokane—94 inches at summit, 72 inches at base, 2.5 inches new. Call 509-443-1397.

TENNIS

Australian Open

At Melbourne Park

Melbourne, Australia

Purse: $18.36 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Fernando Verdasco (25), Spain, def. Thierry Ascione, France, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.

Amer Delic, United States, def. Robert Kendrick, United States, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-0, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Juan Monaco (21), Argentina, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-1.

Alun Jones, Australia, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Ivan Ljubicic (17), Croatia, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (1).

David Nalbandian (10), Argentina, def. Robert Smeets, Australia, 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Joseph Sirianni, Australia, 7-5, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 0-6, 6-0.

Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, def. Chris Guccione, Australia, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-4.

Marcos Baghdatis (15), Cyprus, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Women

First Round

Anna Chakvetadze (6), Russia, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 0-0 (40-40), retired.

Akiko Morigami, Japan, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-1, 6-1.

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Laura Granville, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Alize Cornet, France, def. Clarisa Fernandez, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3.

Daniela Hantuchova (9), Slovakia, def. Vania King, United States, 6-3, 7-5.

Marta Domachowska, Poland, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-1, 6-1.

Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-1, 6-1.

Maria Kirilenko (27), Russia, def. Meilen Tu, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 7-5, 4-6, 9-7.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, def. Nathalie Dechy, France, 6-3, 6-1.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Martina Muller, Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

Agnieszka Radwanska (29), Poland, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-1.

Alona Bondarenko (21), Ukraine, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Sania Mirza (31), India, def. Iroda Tulyaganova, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-2.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Agnes Szavay (20), Hungary, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Traded OF Mark Kotsay and cash considerations to Atlanta for RHP Joey Devine and RHP Jamie Richmond.

TEXAS RANGERS—Designated INF Chris Shelton for assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Traded 3B Troy Glaus to St. Louis for 3B Scott Rolen. Named Gary Cathcart manager for New Hampshire (EL); Clayton McCullough manager for Lansing (MWL); and Dave Pano manager for the GCL Blue Jays.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Mike Cameron on a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Randy Ready manager, Glenn Abbott pitching coach and Max Venable hitting coach for Portland (PCL); Bill Masse manager, Steve Webber pitching coach and Terry Kennedy hitting coach for San Antonio (Texas); Wally Whitehurst pitching coach and Shane Spencer hitting coach for Lake Elsinore (Cal); Tom Bradley pitching coach and Tom Tornincasa hitting coach for Fort Wayne (MWL); Dave Rajsich pitching coach and Darrell Sherman hitting coach for Eugene (NWL); Jose Flores manager, Bronswell Patrick pitching coach and Bob Skube hitting coach for Peoria (Arizona); and Tom Gamboa, Mike Couchee, Tony Muser, Gary Jones, Duffy Dyer, Dan Morrison and John Maxwell minor league roving instructors.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed Mike Brown, coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season.

Women’s National Basketball Association

WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Named Jessie Kenlaw assistant coach and director of scouting.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled D defenseman Peter Harrold and F Teddy Purcell from Manchester (AHL). Placed F Michael Cammalleri on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 22.

MINNESOTA WILD—Placed D Sean Hill on injured reserve.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned G Hannu Toivonen to Peoria (AHL). Recalled G Marek Schwarz from Peoria.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Announced RB Darren McFadden and RB Felix Jones will forgo their senior season and enter the NFL draft.

CLEMSON—Named Hershey Strosberg women’s soccer coach.

FLORIDA STATE—Announced QB Xavier Lee and DT Letroy Guion will forgo their senior season and enter the NFL draft.

OHIO STATE—Announced DE Vernon Gholston will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

SYRACUSE—Extended the contract of Chris Fox, cross country and track & field coach, through 2013.

VIRGINIA TECH—Announced CB Victor Harris will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Chargers-Patriots circle is for San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Probable) and QB Philip Rivers (probable).

NO LINE REPORT: On the NHL board, there is no line on the Capitals – Senators game due to Washington goalie Olaf Kolzig (questionable).

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
MAGIC7Bulls
HAWKS1.5Nuggets
PISTONS9.5Raptors
Wizards2.5KNICKS
Warrriors7.5T’WOLVES
Cavaliers2GRIZZLES
ROCKETS9.576ers
Suns7CLIPPERS

College basketball

FavoritePtsUnderdog
CLEMSON11.5NC State
MICHIGAN ST7.5Ohio St
NORTHERN IOWAPKCreighton
NOTRE DAME12.5Cinncinnati
LaSalle3PENN
BAYLOR4.5Oklahoma St
So Illinois5EVANSVILLE
MISSOURI ST8Indiana St
BOSTON COLLEGE2Miami-Florida
Nebraska2.5COLORADO
MARYLAND7.5Wake Forest
MISS ST8Kentucky
Wisconsin4PENN ST
New Mexico3TCU
UNLV2Byu

NFL playoffs

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Sunday
AFC Championship
PATRIOTS14.5[14.]47.5Chargers
NFC Championship
PACKERS7742Giants

Home teams in capital letters.