NBA Standings
BASKETBALL
NBA
All Times PST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic | W | L | Pct | GB |
New York | 9 | 10 | .474 | — |
Boston | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 1/2 |
Philadelphia | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2 |
Toronto | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3 1/2 |
New Jersey | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3 |
Southeast | W | L | Pct | GB |
Orlando | 13 | 6 | .684 | — |
Miami | 14 | 7 | .667 | — |
Washington | 11 | 6 | .647 | 1 |
Charlotte | 4 | 13 | .235 | 8 |
Atlanta | 4 | 15 | .211 | 9 |
Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
Cleveland | 12 | 7 | .632 | — |
Detroit | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2 |
Indiana | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2 |
Milwaukee | 6 | 11 | .353 | 5 |
Chicago | 3 | 14 | .176 | 8 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
San Antonio | 16 | 5 | .762 | — |
Dallas | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 |
Houston | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 1/2 |
Memphis | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8 |
New Orleans | 1 | 17 | .056 | 13 1/2 |
Northwest | W | L | Pct | GB |
Seattle | 17 | 3 | .850 | — |
Minnesota | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3 1/2 |
Denver | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4 1/2 |
Portland | 9 | 9 | .500 | 7 |
Utah | 9 | 11 | .450 | 8 |
Pacific | W | L | Pct | GB |
Phoenix | 17 | 3 | .850 | — |
Sacramento | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3 1/2 |
L.A. Clippers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 5 |
L.A. Lakers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 6 |
Golden State | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11 1/2 |
Friday’s Games
Denver 101, Toronto 87
Washington 106, New York 104
Miami 92, Memphis 84
New Jersey 94, New Orleans 91, OT
Philadelphia 93, Chicago 88
Atlanta 88, Detroit 72
Minnesota 113, Sacramento 105
Milwaukee 95, Indiana 86
Phoenix 115, Charlotte 106
Orlando 113, Golden State 109
Utah 92, Portland 87, OT
Saturday’s Games
New Jersey at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at Indiana, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 5:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Cleveland at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Seattle, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Nuggets 101, Raptors 87
DENVER (101)
Anthony 9-18 10-15 28, Martin 6-11 2-5 14, Nene 9-10 3-5 21, Buckner 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 8-11 2-2 18, Elson 0-1 0-0 0, Boykins 2-9 1-1 5, Russell 3-8 0-0 8, Tskitishvili 0-2 1-2 1, D.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-74 19-30 101.
TORONTO (87)
Peterson 5-11 0-0 10, Bosh 3-8 0-3 6, Woods 2-3 0-2 4, Rose 1-4 0-0 3, Alston 5-16 13-15 25, Marshall 2-9 2-2 6, Bonner 2-8 2-2 6, Murray 6-12 3-4 16, Araujo 0-0 2-2 2, Sow 4-8 1-1 9. Totals 30-79 23-31 87.
Denver | 29 | 27 | 27 | 18 | — | 101 |
Toronto | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | — | 87 |
3-Point Goals—Denver 2-10 (Russell 2-6, Boykins 0-4), Toronto 4-17 (Alston 2-6, Rose 1-1, Murray 1-3, Peterson 0-3, Marshall 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Denver 55 (Martin 12), Toronto 47 (Bosh 8). Assists—Denver 27 (Anthony 9), Toronto 14 (Alston 8). Total fouls—Denver 28, Toronto 27. Technicals—Toronto coach Mitchell, Alston. A—17,197 (19,800).
Wizards 106, Knicks 104
NEW YORK (104)
K.Thomas 7-11 0-0 14, T.Thomas 3-9 0-0 8, Mohammed 8-11 4-5 20, Crawford 4-12 2-2 10, Marbury 8-19 0-0 18, Norris 2-3 0-0 4, Baker 3-3 0-0 6, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Houston 4-8 0-0 8, Sweetney 6-7 2-2 14, Ariza 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-87 8-9 104.
WASHINGTON (106)
Jamison 11-25 2-2 25, Jeffries 5-7 1-2 12, Haywood 6-9 5-12 17, Hughes 6-12 6-8 18, Arenas 8-24 1-2 20, Hayes 3-7 2-2 8, Ruffin 1-2 2-2 4, Dixon 1-5 0-0 2, Peeler 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-94 19-30 106.
New York | 28 | 30 | 27 | 19 | — | 104 |
Washington | 30 | 23 | 28 | 25 | — | 106 |
3-Point Goals—New York 4-11 (T.Thomas 2-3, Marbury 2-6, Crawford 0-2), Washington 5-19 (Arenas 3-10, Jeffries 1-2, Jamison 1-2, Dixon 0-1, Peeler 0-1, Ruffin 0-1, Hughes 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New York 51 (Mohammed 11), Washington 55 (Haywood 14). Assists—New York 24 (Marbury 7), Washington 28 (Hughes 9). Total fouls—New York 23, Washington 14. A—16,702 (20,674).
Heat 92, Grizzlies 84
MEMPHIS (84)
Battier 3-7 0-2 7, Gasol 5-15 2-2 12, L.Wright 7-17 4-4 18, Watson 4-16 4-4 12, Miller 5-12 0-0 13, Posey 4-10 0-0 10, Wells 0-1 0-0 0, Swift 2-6 2-2 6, Burks 3-6 0-0 6, Tsakalidis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-92 12-14 84.
MIAMI (92)
E.Jones 2-14 0-0 5, Haslem 4-4 3-4 11, O’Neal 7-11 6-9 20, Dam.Jones 5-7 0-0 15, Wade 8-13 10-12 26, Butler 0-4 0-0 0, Dooling 0-1 1-2 1, Doleac 3-3 1-2 7, Laettner 3-6 1-1 7. Totals 32-63 22-30 92.
Memphis | 25 | 20 | 23 | 16 | — | 84 |
Miami | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Memphis 6-16 (Miller 3-4, Posey 2-6, Battier 1-1, Swift 0-1, Burks 0-1, Watson 0-3), Miami 6-17 (Dam.Jones 5-7, E.Jones 1-8, Butler 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 56 (Gasol, L.Wright 11), Miami 44 (Wade 9). Assists—Memphis 19 (Watson 12), Miami 21 (Wade 9). Total fouls—Memphis 26, Miami 20. Technicals—Miami Defensive Three Second. A—19,600 (19,600).
Nets 94, Hornets 91
NEW ORLEANS (91)
Lynch 6-12 0-0 14, Freije 4-13 0-1 10, P.Brown 4-11 6-6 14, Wesley 2-9 5-6 9, Garcia 4-13 0-0 9, Harrington 3-6 1-2 7, Andersen 3-4 4-4 10, Dickau 8-15 1-2 18. Totals 34-83 17-21 91.
NEW JERSEY (94)
E.Williams 7-11 3-4 19, Scalabrine 3-6 0-1 6, Collins 4-4 3-4 11, Jefferson 11-17 0-0 24, Kidd 3-11 0-0 8, Best 3-8 3-3 10, Buford 1-4 0-0 2, Krstic 1-1 0-0 2, Dickens 1-1 0-0 3, A.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Vaughn 4-6 0-0 9. Totals 38-70 9-12 94.
New Orleans | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 5 | — | 91 |
New Jersey | 26 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 8 | — | 94 |
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-21 (Lynch 2-2, Freije 2-6, Garcia 1-4, Dickau 1-5, Harrington 0-1, Wesley 0-3), New Jersey 9-19 (E.Williams 2-2, Jefferson 2-4, Kidd 2-6, Vaughn 1-1, Dickens 1-1, Best 1-4, Buford 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 39 (P.Brown, Lynch 9), New Jersey 49 (Collins 9). Assists—New Orleans 21 (Lynch 5), New Jersey 24 (Best 9). Total fouls—New Orleans 21, New Jersey 24. A—13,478 (19,860).
Hawks 88, Pistons 72
ATLANTA (88)
Harrington 7-12 1-2 15, Walker 5-13 1-2 13, Collier 3-3 2-2 8, Diaw 1-5 0-1 2, J.Smith 5-7 2-3 12, Delk 6-10 0-0 16, Drobnjak 8-12 0-0 16, Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Childress 2-4 0-2 4, Willis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-69 6-12 88.
DETROIT (72)
Prince 6-13 1-2 14, B.Wallace 3-7 1-4 7, Campbell 1-5 2-2 4, Billups 2-9 2-2 8, Hamilton 7-21 10-13 24, Hunter 0-4 1-2 1, Ham 0-2 0-0 0, Milicic 1-3 2-2 4, Delfino 0-2 0-0 0, Jenkins 3-9 4-4 10. Totals 23-75 23-31 72.
Atlanta | 32 | 24 | 18 | 14 | — | 88 |
Detroit | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | — | 72 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-17 (Delk 4-7, Walker 2-5, Anderson 0-1, Drobnjak 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Diaw 0-2), Detroit 3-14 (Billups 2-5, Prince 1-2, B.Wallace 0-1, Delfino 0-1, Jenkins 0-2, Hamilton 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 47 (Walker 9), Detroit 50 (B.Wallace 12). Assists—Atlanta 25 (Anderson 8), Detroit 12 (Billups, Hamilton 4). Total fouls—Atlanta 30, Detroit 18. A—22,076 (22,076).
Timberwolves 113, Kings 105
SACRAMENTO (105)
Stojakovic 5-8 0-0 12, Webber 11-27 3-3 25, Miller 7-14 4-9 18, Christie 1-2 0-0 2, Bibby 6-14 7-8 21, Songaila 3-6 0-0 6, Jackson 7-12 1-2 19, Ostertag 0-1 0-0 0, Barnes 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-86 15-22 105.
MINNESOTA (113)
Szczerbiak 4-9 2-2 10, Garnett 11-22 13-13 35, Madsen 1-2 1-2 3, Sprewell 1-6 1-2 4, Cassell 7-16 1-2 15, Griffin 7-13 3-4 18, Hassell 2-2 1-2 5, Hoiberg 3-4 2-3 11, Hudson 4-6 0-0 8, Olowokandi 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 42-82 24-30 113.
Sacramento | 28 | 26 | 28 | 23 | — | 105 |
Minnesota | 18 | 30 | 28 | 37 | — | 113 |
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 8-17 (Jackson 4-7, Stojakovic 2-3, Bibby 2-4, Christie 0-1, Webber 0-2), Minnesota 5-16 (Hoiberg 3-3, Sprewell 1-3, Griffin 1-4, Garnett 0-1, Szczerbiak 0-1, Hudson 0-2, Cassell 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 45 (Miller 9), Minnesota 53 (Garnett 18). Assists—Sacramento 28 (Webber, Bibby 7), Minnesota 24 (Garnett 9). Total fouls—Sacramento 22, Minnesota 18. Technicals—Sacramento Defensive Three Second, Miller, Olowokandi. A—19,101 (19,006).
76ers 93, Bulls 88
PHILADELPHIA (93)
Korver 4-7 0-0 11, Thomas 5-8 0-0 10, Dalembert 5-7 3-3 13, Iverson 8-23 6-9 22, Iguodala 4-13 2-4 11, McKie 1-2 0-0 2, Jackson 6-17 5-5 17, Salmons 1-2 4-4 7, J.Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-79 20-25 93.
CHICAGO (88)
Deng 7-15 2-2 17, A.Davis 3-5 0-0 6, Curry 5-8 3-6 13, Hinrich 5-13 0-2 12, Duhon 2-6 0-0 5, Chandler 4-7 4-4 12, Gordon 1-5 1-2 4, Nocioni 2-10 3-4 7, Harrington 1-4 2-2 4, Piatkowski 2-6 0-0 6, Griffin 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 32-80 17-24 88.
Philadelphia | 17 | 34 | 26 | 16 | — | 93 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | 22 | 20 | — | 88 |
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-13 (Korver 3-5, Salmons 1-2, Iguodala 1-5, McKie 0-1), Chicago 7-25 (Piatkowski 2-5, Hinrich 2-7, Duhon 1-3, Gordon 1-4, Deng 1-5, Nocioni 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 49 (Dalembert 14), Chicago 56 (Hinrich, Griffin 6). Assists—Philadelphia 24 (Iverson 10), Chicago 25 (Hinrich 9). Total fouls—Philadelphia 21, Chicago 21. A—20,823 (21,711).
Bucks 95, Pacers 86
INDIANA (86)
Foster 4-5 3-4 11, J.Jones 3-7 0-0 8, Harrison 2-6 5-5 9, Johnson 3-12 3-4 9, Miller 5-16 6-6 17, Croshere 5-11 3-4 14, F.Jones 4-10 5-5 13, E.Gill 0-1 0-0 0, Fowlkes 2-4 0-0 5, Haislip 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-72 25-28 86.
MILWAUKEE (95)
Mason 2-12 7-8 12, Smith 4-6 1-2 9, Gadzuric 4-7 2-2 10, Redd 7-15 6-7 21, M.Williams 3-10 7-8 13, Pachulia 2-6 1-2 5, James 5-12 3-3 16, K.Gill 2-7 1-1 5, Fizer 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 30-77 30-35 95.
Indiana | 28 | 20 | 16 | 22 | — | 86 |
Milwaukee | 21 | 21 | 34 | 19 | — | 95 |
3-Point Goals—Indiana 5-19 (J.Jones 2-3, Fowlkes 1-1, Croshere 1-4, Miller 1-7, F.Jones 0-2, Johnson 0-2), Milwaukee 5-7 (James 3-4, Mason 1-1, Redd 1-2). Fouled out—Harrison. Rebounds—Indiana 47 (Croshere 9), Milwaukee 52 (Gadzuric 10). Assists—Indiana 17 (Johnson 5), Milwaukee 20 (M.Williams 5). Total fouls—Indiana 28, Milwaukee 25. Technicals—Indiana Defensive Three Second, Johnson, Harrison. Ejected—Johnson. A—15,906 (18,717).
Suns 115, Bobcats 106
CHARLOTTE (106)
Kapono 3-11 0-0 7, Okafor 7-19 0-0 14, Brezec 7-13 2-3 16, Knight 7-13 3-5 17, Bogans 5-17 4-4 15, Slay 4-11 0-0 8, Ely 5-9 1-1 11, Rush 6-14 1-1 15, S.Smith 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 45-109 11-14 106.
PHOENIX (115)
Richardson 7-12 2-2 20, Marion 9-17 0-0 20, Stoudemire 13-20 10-12 36, Nash 4-12 0-0 9, Johnson 4-11 2-2 12, Jacobsen 1-3 1-2 4, Hunter 5-6 0-1 10, Barbosa 2-3 0-1 4, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0, Lampe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-85 15-20 115.
Charlotte | 29 | 26 | 24 | 27 | — | 106 |
Phoenix | 35 | 29 | 29 | 22 | — | 115 |
3-Point Goals—Charlotte 5-21 (Rush 2-6, S.Smith 1-2, Bogans 1-4, Kapono 1-4, Knight 0-1, Slay 0-4), Phoenix 10-22 (Richardson 4-8, Johnson 2-3, Marion 2-4, Jacobsen 1-2, Nash 1-4, Stoudemire 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 58 (Okafor 10), Phoenix 54 (Stoudemire 15). Assists—Charlotte 24 (Knight 7), Phoenix 29 (Nash 14). Total fouls—Charlotte 20, Phoenix 14. A—17,105 (18,422).
Magic 113, Warriors 109
ORLANDO (113)
Howard 4-5 0-1 8, Augmon 4-9 5-5 13, Battie 6-8 4-5 16, Mobley 6-18 0-0 15, Francis 11-26 14-14 36, Turkoglu 6-9 1-2 14, Kasun 1-4 0-0 2, Garrity 2-5 0-0 5, Nelson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 42-88 24-27 113.
GOLDEN STATE (109)
Murphy 2-12 5-6 10, Dunleavy 8-14 4-5 22, Robinson 4-7 2-2 11, Richardson 10-17 4-6 27, Claxton 8-12 3-5 19, Foyle 3-4 0-0 6, Pietrus 2-5 1-2 6, Fisher 3-6 0-0 6, Najera 0-0 0-0 0, Cheaney 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 41-80 19-26 109.
Orlando | 24 | 40 | 20 | 29 | — | 113 |
Golden State | 34 | 31 | 19 | 25 | — | 109 |
3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-13 (Mobley 3-7, Garrity 1-2, Turkoglu 1-3, Francis 0-1), Golden State 8-17 (Richardson 3-5, Dunleavy 2-3, Murphy 1-3, Pietrus 1-3, Robinson 1-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 50 (Battie 15), Golden State 45 (Murphy 15). Assists—Orlando 13 (Francis 8), Golden State 22 (Claxton 5). Total fouls—Orlando 21, Golden State 23. A—15,874 (19,596).
Jazz 92, Trail Blazers 87
PORTLAND (87)
Abdur-Rahim 7-9 5-7 19, Randolph 9-22 5-7 23, Ratliff 1-3 2-3 4, Stoudamire 2-9 4-4 9, Anderson 6-14 0-0 15, Przybilla 0-0 0-0 0, Patterson 2-7 0-0 4, Outlaw 0-1 0-0 0, Telfair 5-14 3-4 13. Totals 32-79 19-25 87.
UTAH (92)
Harpring 6-12 5-5 17, Boozer 7-14 3-6 17, Okur 3-8 8-10 14, Arroyo 4-7 4-5 12, Bell 0-5 0-0 0, Humphries 4-8 0-0 9, Collins 2-4 2-2 6, Lopez 1-1 0-0 2, Snyder 6-11 0-2 13, Eisley 0-2 0-0 0, Giricek 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 34-77 22-30 92.
Portland | 19 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 6 | — | 87 |
Utah | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 11 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Portland 4-13 (Anderson 3-9, Stoudamire 1-2, Telfair 0-2), Utah 2-6 (Humphries 1-1, Snyder 1-3, Okur 0-1, Eisley 0-1). Fouled out—Ratliff. Rebounds—Portland 53 (Ratliff 9), Utah 51 (Boozer 13). Assists—Portland 13 (Stoudamire 5), Utah 26 (Lopez 6). Total fouls—Portland 30, Utah 24. Technicals—Portland Defensive Three Second, Bell. A—19,531 (19,911).
College men
EAST
Harvard 85, Colgate 82, OT
Marist 83, Lafayette 79
SOUTH
ETSU 65, Tennessee Tech 54
Radford 97, Lees-McRae 77
MIDWEST
Iowa 70, Iowa St. 63
FAR WEST
Cal St.-Fullerton 70, E. Washington 68, OT
TOURNAMENT
Northwestern Mutual Shootout
First Round
Saint Joseph’s 84, UC Davis 56
Non-conference Cal State-Fullerton 70 Eastern Washington 68 (OT)
Cal State-Fullerton (3-2)–King 5-16 1-2 12, Asprilla 0-3 0-0 0, Quinet 0-3 1-3 1, Brown 11-20 3-4 30, Harper 9-16 2-4 24, Burns 1-2 0-4 2, Clemmons 0-0 0-0 0, Cottrell 0-2 1-3 1. Totals 26-61 8-20 70.
Eastern Washington (2-4)–Axton 3-12 8-8 16, Beitinger 4-9 1-5 10, Nelson 7-11 3-11 17, Smith 2-4 0-0 6, Loe 2-5 1-2 7, Scheffler 0-1 0-0 0, Henkel 0-1 0-0 0, Pariseau 2-5 0-0 4, Butorac 4-4 0-0 0, Nicholas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 13-26 68.
Halftime–Cal State Fullerton 32, Eastern Washington 27. End of regulation–Cal State Fullerton 64, Eastern Washington 64. 3-point goals–Cal State Fullerton 10-26 (Brown 5-11, Harper 4-9, King 1-5, Cottrell 0-1), Eastern Washington 7-21 (Smith 2-4, Loe 2-4, Axton 2-8, Beitinger 1-1, Scheffler 0-1, Henkel 0-1, Pariseau 0-2). Fouled out–Asprilla, Quinet, Axton. Rebounds–Cal State Fullerton 37 (King 8), Eastern Washington 38 (Nelson 8). Assists–Cal State Fullerton 13 (Harper 4), Eastern Washington 16 (Pariseau 6). Total fouls–Cal State Fullerton 26, Eastern Washington 20. A–1711.
Whitworth 51, Lewis-Clark State 46
Whitworth (2-3)—Tucker 4-11 5-7 13, Jones 4-11 3-4 12, Pecht 2-7 4-4 9, Larkin 3-5 1-2 7, Williams 1-5 2-3 5, Young 1-6 2-2 5, Fletcher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-46 17-22 51.
Lewis-Clark State (7-4)—Allen 3-9 4-4 11, Brothers 3-4 5-9 11, Pitts 2-2 2-4 6, Bishop 2-3 1-2 5, Moore 2-4 1-2 5, Tikker 1-5 1-2 3, Fraser 1-6 0-2 3, Idoko 1-2 0-1 2, Jaekel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-37 14-26 46.
Halftime–Whitworth 28, Lewis-Clark State 23. 3-point goals–Whitworth 4-13 (Williams 1-2, Jones. 1-2, Pecht 1-2, Young 1-6, Tucker 0-1), Lewis-Clark State 2-12 (Allen 1-5, Fraser 1-5, Jaekel 0-2). Fouled out—Larkin, Moore, Idoko. Rebounds-Whitworth 33 (Jones 9), Lewis-Clark State 30 (Brothers 7). Assists–Whitworth 5 (Williams, Young, Tucker, Pecht, Jones 1), Lewis-Clark State 6 (Allen, Bishop, 2). Total fouls–Whitworth 21, Lewis-Clark State 21. A–100.
College women
EAST
Indiana 67, Maine 59
Navy 72, Providence 42
Towson 59, Robert Morris 51
SOUTH
Georgia 93, Augusta St. 47
Kentucky 89, Charleston Southern 33
Morgan St. 55, Savannah St. 51
Virginia 72, Old Dominion 64
SOUTHWEST
Stephen F.Austin 74, Southern U. 68
MIDWEST
Ball St. 69, Saint Louis 63
Iowa 91, Creighton 82, OT
FAR WEST
Boise St. 47, Air Force 35
California 59, St. Mary’s, Cal. 52
Gonzaga 57, Montana 51
Montana St. 72, Rocky Mountain 61
Stanford 85, Pepperdine 49
TOURNAMENT
New Mexico Tournament
First Round
San Diego 71, Utah St. 68
Non-conference Gonzaga 57, Montana 51
Gonzaga (5-2)–Burke 2-8 3-4 7, Anderson 2-2 2-3 6, Hawk 3-11 0-1 6, Mathews 5-11 3-4 17, Laney 0-3 0-0 0, Harris 1-7 0-0 3, Ridenour 2-4 0-0 5, Jewell 3-7 0-0 8, Renius 0-0 0-0 0, Bailey 0-2 0-0 0, Lecoultre 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 20-59 8-12 57.
Montana (4-3)–Keller 2-7 0-0 4, McLeod 1-6 5-5 7, Tyler 8-17 1-2 18, Monaco 1-6 0-0 2, Edwards 2-10 0-0 5, Closson 3-7 4-4 10, Schmitz 1-2 0-0 2, Conway 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Baird 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 19-58 11-13 51.
Halftime–Gonzaga 26, Montana 25. 3-point goals–Gonzaga 9-22 (Mathews 4-7, Jewell 2-6, Lecoultre 1-1, Ridenour 1-2, Harris 1-3, Hawk 0-3), Montana 2-6 (Tyler 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Keller 0-1). Fouled out–none. Rebounds–Gonzaga 45 (Hawk 9), Montana 36 (Tyler 12). Assists–Gonzaga 16 (Burke 4), Montana 14 (Monaco 9). Total fouls–Gonzaga 15, Montana 10. A–3221.
EOU Holiday Classic Whitworth 81, Eastern Oregon 80
At La Grande, Ore.
Whitworth (6-0)–Liu 1-5 1-2 3, Speer 6-13 11-11 25, Shogren 7-14 4-5 18, Bielec 6-8 1-2 18, Coppin 4-6 0-0 8, Ridings 2-7 0-0 6, Gradley 0-2 0-0 0, Hendrickson 1-4 0-1 3. Totals 27-59 17-21 81.
Eastern Oregon (2-4)–Shelton 0-2 1-2 1, Weaver 9-13 1-2 25, Peterson 3-10 0-2 6, Cant 10-23 8-9 31, Horobioski 5-13 3-4 13, Vogler 0-0 0-0 0, Sperry 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Hawes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 13-19 80.
Halftime–Whitworth 44, Eastern Oregon 44. 3-point goals–Whitworth 10-26 (Bielec 5-6, Speer 2-3, Ridings 2-7, Hendrickson 1-3, Coppin 0-1, Gradley 0-1, Shogren 0-2, Liu 0-3), Eastern Oregon 9-15 (Weaver 6-7, Cant 3-7, Horobioski 0-1). Fouled out–none. Rebounds–Whitworth 35 (Shogren 11), Eastern Oregon 38 (Horobioski 10). Assists–Whitworth 20 (Liu 8), Eastern Oregon 19 (Shelton 7). Total fouls–Whitworth 18, Eastern Oregon 19. A–N/A.
GOLF
Target World Challenge
At Sherwood Country Club
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Purse: $5.25 million
Yardage: 6,933 yards; Par: 71
Second Round
Colin Montgomerie | 67-66—133 |
Tiger Woods | 67-66—133 |
Jay Haas | 69-66—135 |
Jim Furyk | 67-68—135 |
Davis Love III | 70-66—136 |
Chris DiMarco | 69-67—136 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68-69—137 |
Padraig Harrington | 68-69—137 |
Chad Campbell | 70-68—138 |
Fred Couples | 68-70—138 |
Stewart Cink | 70-69—139 |
John Daly | 73-69—142 |
Todd Hamilton | 73-69—142 |
Vijay Singh | 74-69—143 |
Stephen Ames | 74-69—143 |
Kenny Perry | 73-73—146 |
FOOTBALL
NFL
All Times PST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
New England | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 330 | 189 |
N.Y. Jets | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 254 | 175 |
Buffalo | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 260 | 224 |
Miami | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 196 | 269 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Indianapolis | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 431 | 263 |
Jacksonville | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 198 | 225 |
Houston | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 236 | 289 |
Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 231 | 294 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 273 | 184 |
Baltimore | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 233 | 191 |
Cincinnati | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 268 | 272 |
Cleveland | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 240 | 308 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
San Diego | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 339 | 238 |
Denver | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 274 | 212 |
Kansas City | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 341 | 326 |
Oakland | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 234 | 328 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
x-Philadelphia | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 340 | 181 |
N.Y. Giants | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 209 | 230 |
Dallas | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 236 | 328 |
Washington | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 169 | 201 |
South | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Atlanta | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 232 | 242 |
Carolina | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 249 | 257 |
Tampa Bay | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 233 | 203 |
New Orleans | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 253 | 344 |
North | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
Green Bay | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 318 | 294 |
Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 305 | 286 |
Detroit | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 218 | 269 |
Chicago | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 196 | 235 |
West | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
St. Louis | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 253 | 305 |
Seattle | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 278 | 266 |
Arizona | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 192 | 253 |
San Francisco | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 198 | 336 |
x-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
Oakland at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at New England, 10 a.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
Miami at Denver, 1:05 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina, 1:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 5:30 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Kansas City at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
College Division I-AA playoffs
All Times PST
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 10
James Madison 48, William & Mary 34
Saturday, Dec. 11
Sam Houston State (11-2) at Montana (11-2), 11 a.m.
Championship
Friday, Dec. 17
At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field
Chattanooga, Tenn.
James Madison (12-2) vs. Sam Houston St. /Montana winner, 5 p.m.
Division II playoffs
All Times PST
Championship
Saturday, Dec. 11
At Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, Ala.
Pittsburg St. (14-0) vs. Valdosta State (12-1), 1 p.m.
Division III playoffs
At A Glance
All Times PST
Semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 11
Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-1) at Mount Union, Ohio (12-0), 9 a.m.
Rowan, N.J. (10-2) at Linfield, Ore. (11-0), noon
NAIA playoffs
All Times PST
Championship
Saturday, Dec. 18
At Jim Carroll Stadium
Hardin County, Tenn.
St. Francis, Ind. (13-0) vs. Carroll, Mont. (11-2), 10 a.m.
HOCKEY
WHL
Eastern Conference
East Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Saskatoon | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 85 | 42 |
Brandon | 30 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 101 | 85 | 34 |
Prince Albert | 33 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 96 | 27 |
Regina | 33 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 113 | 23 |
Moose Jaw | 32 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 154 | 12 |
Central Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Lethbridge | 33 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 102 | 68 | 44 |
Medicine Hat | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 61 | 37 |
Calgary | 32 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 87 | 36 |
Red Deer | 29 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 81 | 33 |
Swift Current | 32 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 100 | 24 |
Western Conference
B.C. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Kelowna | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 61 | 43 |
Kootenay | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 56 | 41 |
Vancouver | 32 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 96 | 37 |
Prince George | 33 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 88 | 32 |
Kamloops | 32 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 91 | 26 |
U.S. Division
G | W | L | T | OTL | F | A | P | |
Everett | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 58 | 40 |
Seattle | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 44 | 38 |
Portland | 31 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 83 | 83 | 33 |
Tri-City | 30 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 90 | 26 |
Spokane | 31 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 96 | 26 |
Note: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.
Friday Results
Brandon 7, Medicine Hat 3
Calgary 4, Regina 2
Everett 2, Portland 2
Lethbridge 3, Kootenay 0
Prince George 2, Tri-City 1
Saskatoon 3, Prince Albert 1
Swift Current 4, Spokane 4
Vancouver 6, Kamloops 1
Saturday Games
Portland at Kelowna, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Kootenay, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Prince Albert, 7:30 p.m.
Tri-City at Prince George, 7:30 p.m.
Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at Regina, 7 p.m.
Everett at Spokane, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
RODEO
National Finals
At Thomas and Mack Center
Las Vegas
Eighth Round
Bareback
Eighth round—1, Cody Demers, Twin Falls, Idaho, 88.5 points on Andrews’s Roly Poly, $14,778. 2, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 87.5, $11,679. 3, Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, Colo., 85.0, $8,819. 4, Jason Jeter, Mansfield, Texas, 84.5, $6,197. 5, Royce Ford, Hudson, Colo., 84.0, $3,814. NFR standings—1, Gerke, 679.5 points on eight head. 2, Timberman, 674.0. 3, Shields, 660.5. 4, Ford, 660.0. 5, Jeter, 655.0. 6 (tie), Demers and McFarland, 653.5. 8, Mote, 646.0. 9, Lowe, 645.0. 10, Bowers, 639.5. 11, Martinez, 634.5. 12, Sandvick, 626.5. 13, Stevenson, 571.0 on seven. 14, Havens, 567.5.
Steer Wrestling
Eighth round—1, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.1 seconds, $14,778. 2, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.3, $11,679. 3 (tie), Rope Myers, Van, Texas, and Frank Thompson, Cheyenne, Wyo., 3.5, $7,508. 5 (tie), Teddy Johnson, Checotah, Okla.; Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla.; and Lee Graves, Canada, 3.7, $2,066. NFR standings—1 (tie), S. Graves and Suhn, 34.3 seconds on eight head. 3, Lahr, 34.7. 4, Fields, 35.1. 5, Mulligan, 35.2. 6, Myers, 36.0. 7, Johnson, 42.3. 8, Duvall, 48.7. 9, Branquinho, 50.1. 10, Thompson, 34.1 on seven. 11, Greenfield, 36.6. 12, L. Graves, 45.9. 13, Knowles, 24.6 on six. 14, Teigen, 25.8. 15, Jones, 37.0.
Team Roping
Eighth round— 1 (tie), David Key, Caldwell, Texas, and Clay O’Brien Cooper, Glen Rose, Texas; and Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Kirt Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.0 seconds, $13,228. 3, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 4.1, $8,819. 4 (tie), Speed Williams, Llano, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; and Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz., and Kinney Harrell, Brady, Texas, 4.2, $5,005. NFR standings—1, C. Tryan and M. Jones, 66.2 seconds on eight head. 2, Purcella and Bockius, 74.4. 3, Woolman and C. Petska, 135.3. 4, Wheatley and Zancanella, 51.2 on seven. 5, Williams and Skelton, 57.3. 6, Linaweaver and Campbell, 81.6. 7, Masters and Kelly, 83.7. 8, Key and Cooper, 89.4. 9, Tyler and Koontz, 94.1. 10, Brazile and Folmer, 98.0. 11, Powell and M.J. Petska, 100.7. 12, Graves and Culpepper, 101.9. 13, Sproul and Harrell, 135.9. 14, T. Tryan and K. Jones, 73.1 on six. 15, Barnes and Bach, 30.7 on five.
Saddle Bronc
Eighth round—1, Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 89.5 points on Western’s Painted Feathers, $14,778. 2, Ryan Mapston, Geyser, Mont., 85.0, $11,679. 3, Ira Slagowski, Plain City, Utah, 83.0, $8,819. 4, Bryce Miller, Kaycee, Wyo., 82.0, $6,197. 5, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 79.5, $3,814. NFR standings—1, Erickson, 615.5 points on eight head. 2, Warren, 606.5. 3, Etbauer, 595.5 on seven. 4, Miller, 561.5. 5, Outhier, 559.5. 6, Hay, 541.5. 7, Allen, 495.0 on six. 8, Mapston, 491.0. 9, Dollarhide, 479.0. 10, Stroh, 475.0. 11, Griswold, 472.5. 12, Slagowski, 404.5 on five. 13, Willert, 392.5. 14, Wright, 382.5. 15, Demoss, 326.5 on four.
Tie-Down Roping
Eighth round—1, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 7.5 seconds, $14,778. 2, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 7.6, $11,679. 3, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 8.0, $8,819. 4, C.R. Bradley, Sperry, Okla., 8.1, $6,197. 5, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.5, $3,814. NFR standings—1, Lewis, 72.2 seconds on eight head. 2, Beaver, 79.8. 3, Ohl, 81.9. 4, Whitfield, 85.1. 5, Johnson, 89.5. 6, Bradley, 98.4. 7, Kormos, 98.7. 8, Cooper, 105.9. 9, Swor, 62.5 on seven. 10 (tie), Brazile and Goodrich, 70.2. 12, Burk, 76.8. 13, Smith, 47.8 on six. 14, Schneeberger, 50.2. 15, Canton, 47.1 on four.
Barrel Racing
Eighth round—1, Jackie Dube, Giddings, Texas, 13.72 seconds, $14,778. 2, Paula Seay, Lake Butler, Fla., 13.95, $11,679. 3, Molly Powell, Simms, Mont., 13.99, $8,819. 4, Janet Stover, Rusk, Texas, 14.01, $6,197. 5, Kelly Kaminski, Bellville, Texas, 14.03, $3,814. NFR standings—1, Kaminski, 113.08 seconds on eight runs. 2, Powell, 113.22. 3, Kirkland, 115.14. 4, Lautaret, 117.55. 5, Toole, 120.97. 6, Pinkston, 122.94. 7, Estrada, 128.45. 8, Stover, 129.16. 9, Clayman, 133.15. 10, Dube, 140.42. 11, Kasper, 141.00. 12, Fea, 143.79. 13, Maben, 152.26. 14, Renger, 100.05 on seven. 15, Seay, 150.26.
Bull Riding
Eighth round—1, Fred Boettcher, Tomah, Wis., 91.0 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Wild Side, $14,778. 2, Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas, 87.5, $11,679. 3, Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont., 86.0, $8,819. 4, Jerry Shepherd, Levan, Utah, 83.5, $6,197. 5, Paulo Crimber, Haltom City, Texas, 80.5, $3,814. NFR standings—1, Boettcher, 429.0 points on five head. 2, Hill, 413.0. 3, Crimber, 411.0. 4, Austin, 408.5. 5, Buller, 406.0. 6, Schumacher, 333.5 on four. 7, Melton, 326.5. 8, Elliott, 258.5 on three. 9, Oakes, 254.0. 10, Shepherd, 173.0 on two. 11, McClain, 169.5. 12, Bail, 83.5 on one. 13 (tie), Hancock, Duarte and Craig, no score.
World standings—1, Elliott, $175,664. 2, Austin, $160,607. 3, Buller, $138,502. 4, Shepherd, $128,249. 5, Schumacher, $127,187. 6, Crimber, $126,800. 7, Hill, $123,465. 8, Boettcher, $117,087. 9, Oakes, $114,642. 10, Hancock, $106,968. 11, Duarte, $101,208. 12, Melton, $100,699. 13, Bail, $93,832. 14, McClain, $93,158. 15, Craig, $86,520.
All-Around
World standings—1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $253,170. 2, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, $177,919. 3, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., $154,240. 4, Cody Ohl, Stephenville, Texas. $153,737. 5, Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas, $133,357.
WRESTLINGCollegeNorth Idaho 33, NW Wyoming 9
At North Idaho College
125_Wright (NW) de. Hedges 9-6
133_Pearch (NIC) md. Torrez 16-6
141_Kipperberg (NIC) p. Moulton 2:41
149_Rathjen (NW) de. Stover 8-6
157_Walker (NW) de. Rogers 11-5
165_Erickson (NIC) p. Caturia 1:48
174_Frawley (NIC) md. Maurello 17-6
184_Edmondson (NIC) de. Vincent 9-3
197_Kallestad (NIC) md. Collett 14-4
285_Johnson (NIC) p. Bowles 1:10
SKIING
Area resorts
Montana
Big Mountain — Fri 7:15a 5 new powder 21 - 55 base 75 of 91 trails, 82% open, 4 of 11 lifts, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p. Big Sky — Fri 7:39a 1 new packed powder machine groomed 22 - 33 base 50% open, 8 of 17 lifts. Montana Snowbowl — Fri 5:00a powder machine groomed 10 - 28 base 15 of 39 trails, 38% open, 4 of 4 lifts, sm Weekday: Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4p;
Idaho
Lookout Pass — Fri 5a insa mixed snow/rain precip 34 degrees 3 new wet packed snow machine groomed 35 - 60 base 17 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 71% open, Weekday: Mon, Thur/Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p. Special/Holiday Ops: open Thu-Mon. Schweitzer Mountain — Plan to Open 12/11; Dec 09: 10” new; Dec 08: 17” new. Silver Mountain — Not Open 12/10 due to weather
Washington
49 Degrees North — Fri 5a insa 33 degrees 4 new powder machine groomed 22 - 40 base 26 of 42 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 62% open, Weekday: Mon/Tue: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-3:30p. Bluewood — Plan to Open TBA. Mt Spokane — Thu 5p insa snow 27 degrees powder machine groomed 18 - 40 base 21 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 38% open, Weekday: Wed-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-9:30p; Weekend: Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: open Wed-Sun;, PROJECTED: Dec 11: 5 lifts
British Columbia
Apex Mountain — Fri 4:30a powder machine groomed 35 - 35 base 18 of 67 trails, 27% open, 2 of 5 lifts, smWeekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-9p. Fernie Alpine — Fri 7:39a 3 new powder machine groomed 71 - 71 base 40 of 106 trails, 40% open, 3 of 10 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p. Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/18
Panorama Mountain — Fri 5a alb 1 new variable 12 - 21 base 15 of 119 trails, 13% open, 7 of 9 lifts. Red Resort — Fri 5:52a 6 new powder machine groomed 55 - 55 base 8 of 83 trails, 10% open, 2 of 6 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p. Silver Star — Fri 7:09a 6 new powder machine groomed 59 - 59 base 80 of 107 trails, 75% open, 6 of 11 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-3:30p
FISH COUNTS
The fish counts for the Snake and Columbia river dams have ended for the season and will begin again in the spring when the runs resume.
MOVES
BASEBALL
American League
ANAHEIM ANGELS—Agreeed to terms with OF Steve Finley on a two-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RF Richard Hidalgo on a one-year contract.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Russ Ortiz on a four-year contract.
Atlantic League
ATLANTIC CITY SURF—Acquired RHP Kevin Henthorne from Lancaster to complete an earlier trade.
Northern League
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Cory Walters and INF Josh Fulton.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHOENIX SUNS—Placed C Jake Voskuhl on the injured list. Activated G Yuta Tabuse from the injured list.
TORONTO RAPTORS—Placed G Vince Carter on the injured list.
Continental Basketball Association
GREAT LAKES STORM—Signed F Doug Smith.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined Washington Redskins RB Clinton Portis and S Sean Taylor $5,000 each for violating the league’s uniform code on Dec. 5. Fined Taylor an additional $7,500 for unnecessary roughness in the same game.
Canadian Football League
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Re-signed WR Matt Dominguez to a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Named Mike Thompson vice president of sales, Carole Appleton assistant to the general manager and manager of community relations and Melissa Gardner manager of marketing services and game night operations.
ECHL
ECHL—Suspended Victoria D Dale Purinton for six games for his actions in a Dec. 7 game.
JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS—Announced the resignation of Chris Stewart, trainer, to become trainer for Lowell of the AHL. Traded D Paul Lynch to Charlotte for cash. Waived F Bill Downey.
READING ROYALS—Signed G Jamie Hodson and traded him to Fresno for financial considerations. Signed D Likit Andersson and traded him to Bakersfield for financial considerations.
RODEO
PRCA—Announced the resignation of Steven J. Hatchell, commissioner, to become president of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Acquired a 2005 fourth-round draft pick from the MetroStars for D Jeff Agoos.
TRACK & FIELD
U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY—Suspended sprinter Michelle Collins for eight years for a doping violation.
COLLEGE
AIR FORCE—Reinstated G Dan Nwaelel to the basketball team after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.
CANISIUS—Fired Brian Cavanaugh, hockey coach.
CARROLL, MONT.—Announced the resignation of Amy Heuiser, volleyball coach.
DELAWARE—Named Jim Fallers assistant baseball coach.
GARDNER-WEBB—Named Will Holthouser football defensive coordinator.
MISSISSIPPI—Named Kelly Anders women’s assistant golf coach.
ST. JOSEPH’S, IND.—Announced the resignations of Tim Lester, football coach, and Jake Moreland, offensive line coach, to become assistant football coaches at Western Michigan. Named Lou Esposito football coach.
UTAH STATE—Named Brent Guy football coach.
TODAY’S ODDS
America’s Line
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Titans - Chiefs circle + is for Tennessee QB Steve McNair (questionable).
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Clippers - Lakers game due to Clippers forward Elton Brand (suspended).
NFL
Favorite | Open | Curr | O/U | Underdog |
Sunday | ||||
PATRIOTS | 10.5 | 11 | (44) | Bengals |
BILLS | 11 | 11 | (38) | Browns |
RAVENS | 9.5 | 10 | (33.5) | Giants |
PACKERS | 9.5 | 9.5 | (44) | Lions |
VIKINGS | 6 | 6.5 | (52) | Seahawks |
FALCONS | 7.5 | 7.5 | (45.5) | Raiders |
JAGUARS | 7 | 7.5 | (34) | Bears |
COWBOYS | 7 | 7 | (48) | Saints |
Colts | 10 | 11 | (56.5) | TEXANS |
STEELERS | 5.5 | 6 | (36) | Jets |
BRONCOS | 10.5 | 11.5 | (39) | Dolphins |
PANTHERS | 5.5 | 7 | (44) | Rams |
CARDS | 5.5 | 7 | (37) | 49ers |
CHARGERS | 5.5 | 5 | (43) | Bucs |
Eagles | 9 | 9.5 | (37.5) | REDSKINS |
Monday | ||||
TITANS | 2.5 | 2.5+ | (51.5) | Chiefs |
College football
Dec. 14 | ||||
New Orleans Bowl | ||||
So Miss | 6 | 5 | 53 | N.Texas |
Dec. 21 | ||||
Tangerine Bowl | ||||
Ga Tech | 5 | 4.5 | 44 | Syracuse |
Dec. 22 | ||||
GMAC Bowl | ||||
Bowling Green | 5.5 | 4.5 | 72 | Memphis |
NBA
Favorite | Pts | Underdog | ||
Nets | 2.5 | HAWKS | ||
GRIZZLIES | PK | Pistons | ||
Kings | 7 | PACERS | ||
SPURS | 9 | Cavaliers | ||
T’Wolves | 8.5 | BULLS | ||
ROCKETS | PK | Mavericks | ||
SONICS | 8 | Celtics | ||
CLIPPERS | NL | Lakers |
College basketball
Favorite | Pts | Underdog | ||
PURDUE | 4 | Colorado St. | ||
FLORIDA | 2.5 | Louisville | ||
MICHIGAN | 9.5 | S Florida | ||
Oregon St. | 2 | a-Georgia | ||
VA TECH | 11 | James Madison | ||
RUTGERs | 9 | Rhode Island | ||
MEMPHIS | 13.5 | Mississippi | ||
MINNESOTA | 14 | C Michigan | ||
c-Illinois | 17 | Oregon | ||
Bowling Green | 10 | YOUNGSTOWN ST | ||
l-Kentucky | 11.5 | Indiana | ||
NEBRASKA | 1.5 | Creighton | ||
p-Villanova | 12.5 | LaSalle | ||
ARIZONA | 14 | Utah | ||
GA TECH | 15 | Air Force | ||
au-Michigan St | 13 | Stanford | ||
Pittsburgh | 13.5 | PENN ST | ||
HOFSTRA | 9 | St. John’s | ||
TENNESSEE | 5 | Xavier | ||
NOTRE DAME | 10 | DePaul | ||
Kent St | 8 | CLEVLAND ST | ||
UCLA | 1 | Pepperdine | ||
s-Byu | 3.5 | Wash St | ||
ALABAMA | 12 | Temple | ||
CINCINNATI | 17.5 | Detroit | ||
WRIGHT ST | 5 | Akron | ||
Butler | 1.5 | INDIANA ST | ||
VA COMM | PK | Richmond | ||
PROVIDENCE | 4.5 | Wichita St | ||
KANSAS | 22 | UL-Lafayette | ||
MISS ST | 14.5 | Ark-L Rock | ||
Usc | 2.5 | SAN DIEGO | ||
ILLINOIS ST | 5.5 | Marshall | ||
W Kentucky | 3 | EVANSVILLE | ||
MARQUETTE | 1 | Wisconsin | ||
GONZAGA | 15 | Saint Louis | ||
LOYOLA-M’MOUNT | PK | Washington | ||
Ca-Wyoming | 3 | Kansas St | ||
NEV-RENO | 2 | Pacific | ||
Portland | 3 | L BEACH ST | ||
SAN DIEGO ST | 2 | California | ||
HAWAII | 3 | St. Mary’s-Ca | ||
Fairfield | 5 | FORDHAM | ||
SETON HALL | 13 | St. Peters | ||
SIENA | PK | Iona | ||
MISSOURI | 10 | Montana | ||
SO ILLINOIS | 11 | Murray St | ||
WOFFORD | 6 | App’chian St | ||
BUFFALO | 3.5 | Niagra | ||
E MICHIGAN | 11 | Canisius | ||
DELAWARE | 5 | Rider | ||
OHIO ST | 16 | Portland St | ||
E ILLINOIS | PK | No Illinois | ||
Wisc-G Bay | 2.5 | MONTANA ST | ||
UTAH ST | 14 | Weber St | ||
FRESNO ST | 17.5 | Sacramento St |
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Home team in capital letters.