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Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Monday’s Games

New York 119, Orlando 111

Washington 106, Charlotte 87

Indiana 100, New Orleans 82

Miami 116, Atlanta 102

Detroit 100, New Jersey 90, OT

Memphis 96, L.A. Clippers 76

Seattle 98, Utah 88

Philadelphia 111, Portland 104

Golden State 104, Denver 101

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

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

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

Boston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 7 p.m.

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

Grizzlies 96, Clippers 76

L.A. Clippers (76)–Simmons 4-11 3-4 11, Brand 1-7 6-7 8, Kaman 3-4 1-2 7, Brunson 2-6 0-0 5, Maggette 3-15 8-10 14, Moore 2-3 0-0 4, Wilcox 5-8 2-2 12, Chalmers 3-9 1-2 9, Ross 1-5 0-0 2, Penney 1-2 0-0 2, Rebraca 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-72 21-27 76.

Memphis (96)–Posey 2-8 0-0 5, Battier 4-8 0-0 9, Gasol 9-13 6-7 24, Williams 2-7 1-1 6, Miller 3-8 0-0 8, Wright 2-5 0-0 4, Watson 4-8 1-2 9, Swift 2-4 0-0 4, Wells 7-17 3-3 18, Jones 2-4 2-2 7, Humphrey 1-2 0-0 2, Tsakalidis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 13-15 96.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 3-6 (Chalmers 2-3, Brunson 1-2, Penney 0-1), Memphis 7-22 (Miller 2-5, Jones 1-1, Wells 1-2, Battier 1-3, Williams 1-4, Posey 1-4, Watson 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 46 (Brand 8), Memphis 54 (Posey 10). Assists—L.A. Clippers 15 (Ross, Brunson 4), Memphis 25 (Williams, Watson 7). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 17, Memphis 23. Technicals—Memphis Defensive Three Second. A—15,273 (18,119).

Heat 116, Hawks 102

Atlanta (102)–J.Smith 3-6 2-2 8, Walker 5-18 4-6 16, Collier 6-9 3-4 15, Ivey 2-4 1-2 5, Harrington 4-9 1-1 9, Drobnjak 8-12 0-0 16, Childress 1-3 0-0 2, K.Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Delk 8-12 0-0 16, Lue 4-5 5-6 13, Willis 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-80 18-23 102.

Miami (116)–E.Jones 1-9 7-7 10, Haslem 4-9 0-0 8, O’Neal 10-14 11-14 31, D.Jones 3-9 2-2 10, Wade 10-19 7-10 27, Ra.Butler 3-6 2-2 9, Doleac 3-4 0-0 6, Dooling 2-4 0-0 4, Laettner 4-4 3-3 11. Totals 40-78 32-38 116.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 2-9 (Walker 2-6, Childress 0-1, Delk 0-1, Drobnjak 0-1), Miami 4-16 (D.Jones 2-8, Ra.Butler 1-2, E.Jones 1-5, Dooling 0-1). Fouled out—Collier. Rebounds—Atlanta 38 (Drobnjak, J.Smith 8), Miami 50 (Haslem 10). Assists—Atlanta 22 (Ivey, Lue 4), Miami 25 (Wade 9). Total fouls—Atlanta 32, Miami 20. Technicals—Walker, Miami Defensive Three Second. A—20,291 (19,600).

Knicks 119, Magic 111

New York (119)–T.Thomas 6-15 2-2 15, K.Thomas 7-14 0-0 14, Mohammed 2-5 1-2 5, Houston 6-9 1-3 15, Marbury 13-21 5-7 34, Ariza 2-6 0-0 4, Sweetney 3-4 5-7 11, J.Williams 4-5 7-10 15, Norris 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 46-86 21-31 119.

Orlando (111)–Hill 4-10 9-12 17, Howard 3-5 9-14 15, Battie 2-5 5-6 9, Mobley 8-15 4-4 24, Francis 7-15 11-12 25, Turkoglu 4-9 2-2 11, Kasun 0-1 0-0 0, Garrity 0-2 0-0 0, Nelson 5-5 0-0 10. Totals 33-67 40-50 111.

3-Point Goals—New York 6-17 (Marbury 3-5, Houston 2-3, T.Thomas 1-6, K.Thomas 0-1, Norris 0-2), Orlando 5-13 (Mobley 4-9, Turkoglu 1-3, Garrity 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New York 44 (K.Thomas 9), Orlando 50 (Battie 10). Assists—New York 29 (Marbury 7), Orlando 12 (Francis 5). Total fouls—New York 32, Orlando 25. Technical—Orlando Defensive Three Second. A—17,283 (17,248).

Pacers 100, Hornets 82

New Orleans (82)–Nailon 12-18 4-6 28, Freije 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 3-8 3-4 9, Smith 4-15 2-3 10, Dickau 4-12 6-6 14, C.Edwards 4-10 0-2 8, Davis 1-9 3-5 5, Andersen 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 31-77 19-28 82.

Indiana (100)–Curry 0-0 3-4 3, O’Neal 7-15 2-4 16, Foster 3-6 2-4 8, Miller 8-15 6-6 24, Tinsley 4-6 2-2 11, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Croshere 1-5 6-6 8, F.Jones 3-6 3-3 11, Harrison 6-8 3-4 15, Gill 0-0 0-0 0, J.Jones 0-2 0-0 0, J.Edwards 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-67 27-33 100.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 1-15 (Freije 1-1, Dickau 0-4, Davis 0-5, Smith 0-5), Indiana 5-10 (F.Jones 2-3, Miller 2-5, Tinsley 1-1, Croshere 0-1). Fouled out—C.Edwards. Rebounds—New Orleans 40 (Brown 12), Indiana 54 (O’Neal 11). Assists—New Orleans 16 (Davis, Dickau 4), Indiana 20 (F.Jones 6). Total fouls—New Orleans 17, Indiana 22. Technical—Davis. Flagrant foul—C.Edwards. A—16,930 (18,345).

Pistons 100, Nets 90 (OT)

New Jersey (90)–Jefferson 7-23 11-12 27, Collins 2-10 2-2 6, Krstic 5-12 3-6 13, Kidd 0-8 2-4 2, Buford 4-7 0-0 8, Carter 8-19 4-4 23, Vaughn 0-0 1-1 1, Best 3-5 0-0 6, Smith 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 31-87 23-29 90.

Detroit (100)–Prince 7-14 4-4 18, R.Wallace 2-13 2-2 6, B.Wallace 4-9 0-0 8, Billups 3-9 6-6 13, Hamilton 12-19 11-13 37, McDyess 3-4 3-4 9, Hunter 3-5 0-0 6, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 2, Dupree 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 35-76 27-31 100.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 5-15 (Carter 3-6, Jefferson 2-3, Kidd 0-6), Detroit 3-15 (Hamilton 2-4, Billups 1-6, Prince 0-1, Dupree 0-1, R.Wallace 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 46 (Kidd, Krstic 9), Detroit 61 (B.Wallace 18). Assists—New Jersey 19 (Kidd, Carter 5), Detroit 23 (Billups 9). Total fouls—New Jersey 23, Detroit 23. Technicals—Detroit Defensive Three Second, Hamilton, Campbell. Flagrant foul—Billups. A—22,076 (22,076).

76ers 111, Trail Blazers 104

Philadelphia (111)–Iguodala 10-18 0-0 22, Thomas 4-9 0-0 8, Dalembert 5-8 0-0 10, Green 3-9 1-2 9, Iverson 8-25 10-13 28, Jackson 5-9 6-8 16, Skinner 2-4 0-0 4, Korver 4-10 2-3 14, Ollie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-92 19-26 111.

Portland (104)–Miles 11-24 5-11 28, Randolph 10-19 5-6 25, Ratliff 5-8 3-3 13, Anderson 6-12 2-2 15, Van Exel 3-11 0-0 7, Stoudamire 3-3 4-4 10, Patterson 3-7 0-0 6, Przybilla 0-1 0-0 0, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-85 19-26 104.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 10-23 (Korver 4-8, Iverson 2-4, Green 2-4, Iguodala 2-5, Thomas 0-1, Skinner 0-1), Portland 3-10 (Miles 1-1, Anderson 1-4, Van Exel 1-5). Fouled out—Dalembert, Thomas. Rebounds—Philadelphia 50 (Iguodala 10), Portland 59 (Ratliff 12). Assists—Philadelphia 28 (Iverson 6), Portland 27 (Anderson 8). Total fouls—Philadelphia 25, Portland 23. Technicals—Przybilla, Van Exel. A—18,024 (19,980).

Warriors 104, Nuggets 101

Denver (101)–Nene 9-12 1-3 19, D.Johnson 2-4 1-3 5, Camby 7-13 2-2 16, Buckner 3-6 1-1 7, Miller 9-25 3-6 21, Elson 0-0 0-0 0, White 7-12 1-2 17, Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Boykins 2-9 0-0 4, Tskitishvili 5-7 2-3 12. Totals 44-89 11-20 101.

Golden State (104)–Murphy 5-14 6-6 16, Dunleavy 1-4 0-0 2, Robinson 5-12 1-2 14, Richardson 7-16 4-6 18, Claxton 1-5 0-0 2, Pietrus 9-11 4-7 24, Foyle 1-2 0-4 2, Cheaney 1-4 0-0 2, Fisher 3-11 7-8 15, Najera 3-3 2-2 9. Totals 36-82 24-35 104.

3-Point Goals—Denver 2-9 (White 2-2, Miller 0-1, D.Johnson 0-1, Buckner 0-2, Boykins 0-3), Golden State 8-21 (Robinson 3-5, Pietrus 2-4, Fisher 2-7, Najera 1-1, Dunleavy 0-1, Claxton 0-1, Richardson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Denver 53 (Camby 12), Golden State 58 (Murphy 16). Assists—Denver 33 (Miller 14), Golden State 22 (Claxton, Robinson 5). Total fouls—Denver 29, Golden State 23. Technicals—Murphy, Richardson. A—16,819 (19,596).

Wizards 106, Bobcats 87

Charlotte (87)–Wallace 6-11 1-4 14, Okafor 8-13 2-3 18, Brezec 3-5 2-4 8, Bogans 4-15 1-2 9, Hart 6-15 0-0 12, Kapono 5-14 0-0 12, Sampson 1-1 3-4 5, S.Smith 2-5 0-0 5, Ely 2-3 0-0 4, T.Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 9-17 87.

Washington (106)–Jamison 7-17 1-3 15, Jeffries 7-8 1-2 15, Haywood 5-6 4-5 14, Hughes 7-12 5-6 20, Arenas 6-10 3-4 17, Ruffin 0-0 1-2 1, Hayes 3-9 6-6 12, Blake 2-5 0-0 4, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Dixon 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 40-73 22-30 106.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 4-17 (Kapono 2-5, Wallace 1-2, S.Smith 1-3, Hart 0-3, Bogans 0-4), Washington 4-12 (Arenas 2-3, Dixon 1-2, Hughes 1-2, Jeffries 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Blake 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 48 (Okafor 11), Washington 48 (Ruffin 7). Assists—Charlotte 26 (Hart 10), Washington 18 (Hughes 6). Total fouls—Charlotte 22, Washington 18. A—16,322 (20,674).

College men

EAST

Hofstra 66, Stony Brook 54

Holy Cross 82, Northeastern 76

Iona 77, Rhode Island 62

Villanova 81, Middle Tennessee 62

SOUTH

Louisville 104, Morehead St. 40

Virginia Tech 67, Morgan St. 54

MIDWEST

Akron 81, Oakland, Mich. 52

Cincinnati 77, Miami (Ohio) 53

Illinois 105, Longwood 79

Northwestern 50, Delaware St. 43

Wisconsin 89, W. Carolina 49

TOURNAMENT

FIU Holiday Tournament

First Round

Fla. International 72, Colgate 56

Ohio 67, Binghamton 63

State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament

First Round

Princeton 59, Tulane 51

UTEP 89, Alabama St. 57

Associated Press Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Marquette 71, Boston College 64, Wisconsin 25, Arkansas 23, Oklahoma 17, Oregon 11, Notre Dame 9, Wichita St. 9, Hawaii 8, Old Dominion 6, Miami 3, West Virginia 3, Florida 2, Fresno St. 2.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Boston College 35; Marquette 35; Oklahoma 24; Southern Illinois 11; Wichita State 11; Wisconsin 11; UAB 6; Arizona State 5; Iowa State 5; West Virginia 5; Florida 4; New Mexico 3; Notre Dame 3; Old Dominion 1.

College women

EAST

Connecticut 76, George Mason 44

FAR WEST

Arizona 67, Washington 63

Arizona St. 67, Washington St. 39

Oregon 81, California 50

Stanford 83, Oregon St. 45

Pacific-10 Conference

Arizona 67, Washington 63

Arizona (9-2, 1-0)–Hobson 2-4 0-4 4, Polk 7-13 1-3 15, Wheeler 7-19 4-4 18, Arnold 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Whisonant 2-7 3-6 7, Lindner 2-4 0-0 5, Oh 4-4 4-6 12. Totals 27-59 12-23 67.

Washington (4-7, 0-1)–O’Hara 3-7 1-2 8, Florence 1-5 0-2 3, Hicks 3-12 1-2 8, Burt 0-3 0-0 0, O’Neill 5-10 1-1 12, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Craddock 5-14 1-1 14, Watson 2-7 0-0 4, Banks 4-9 3-4 11, Castro 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 24-69 7-12 63.

Halftime–Arizona 27, Washington 23. 3-point goals–Arizona 1-9 (Lindner 1-3, Arnold 0-1, Jones 0-1, Wheeler 0-4), Washington 8-27 (Craddock 3-11, O’Hara 1-1, Castro 1-1, Hicks 1-2, Florence 1-3, O’Neill 1-4, Watson 0-2, Burt 0-3). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Arizona 44 (Polk 12), Washington 40 (O’Hara 10). Assists–Arizona 16 (Polk 6), Washington 14 (Banks 3). Total fouls–Arizona 17, Washington 18. A–3,387.

Arizona St. 67, Washington St. 39

Arizona State (9-2, 1-0)–Westerberg 5-10 0-0 11, Denson 5-6 0-0 11, Kovesdy 5-7 1-3 11, Loney 2-5 0-0 5, Buckner 1-3 0-0 2, Pariseau 1-3 6-6 8, Stagg 0-3 0-0 0, Godette 2-6 5-6 9, Boardman 1-7 0-0 3, Johnson 1-5 1-2 3, Rosenthal 0-1 0-0 0, Thigpin 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-60 13-17 67.

Washington State (4-6, 0-1)–Benz 3-10 2-4 8, Moore 3-3 1-1 7, Scales 4-13 2-2 10, Blue 0-2 0-0 0, Ferguson 2-8 2-3 6, Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Singer 0-2 0-0 0, Joneby 0-2 0-0 0, Montgomery 0-1 0-2 0, Jones 3-9 2-2 8. Totals 15-51 9-14 39.

Halftime–Arizona State 32, Washington State 15. 3-point goals–Arizona State 4-12 (Westerberg 1-1, Denson 1-1, Loney 1-4, Boardman 1-4, Pariseau 0-1, Stagg 0-1), Washington State 0-10 (Benz 0-1, Jones 0-2, Scales 0-3, Ferguson 0-4). Fouled out–None Rebounds–Arizona State 42 (Godette 7), Washington State 35 (Benz 13). Assists–Arizona State 17 (Denson 4), Washington State 6 (Benz, Scales, Blue, Perry, Singer, Jones 1). Total fouls–Arizona State 15, Washington State 19. A–1,020.

Associated Press Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Others receiving votes: Arizona 68, Richmond 49, Houston 45, Florida St. 22, Virginia Tech 21, Iowa St. 17, Illinois 16, Arkansas 15, West Virginia 13, Oklahoma 8, Temple 8, Tulsa 8, N.C. State 6, Oregon 6, Utah 5, Wake Forest 5, Chattanooga 4, Wis.-Green Bay 2, St. John’s 1.

How Dave Trimmer voted

Here is how Spokesman-Review college women’s basketball writer Dave Trimmer voted in this week’s Associated Press Top 25:

1, LSU. 2, Baylor. 3, Notre Dame. 4, Duke. 5, Ohio State. 6, Tennessee. 7, Texas. 8, Stanford. 9, North Carolina. 10, Texas Tech. 11, Michigan State. 12, Boston College. 13, Minnesota. 14, Vanderbilt. 15, DePaul. 16, Arizona State. 17, Connecticut. 18, Iowa. 19, Georgia. 20, Maryland. 21, Iowa State. 22, New Mexico. 23, Arizona. 24, Kansas State. 25, UCLA.

High school boys

WASHINGTON

Lake Quinault 65, Crescent 45

St. Michael’s 58, Mansfield 50

Tumwater 58, Riverside 55, OT

Willapa Valley 79, Seaside 43

Non-league

St. Michael’s 58, Mansfield 50

St. Michael’s (3-4) Lee 2, N.Johnson 9, Durazo 36, T.Johnson 0, Mazurik 2, Czapla 9, Avey 0,

Mansfield Bayless 13, Carmack 20, C.Tupling 0, D.Tupling 4, Jensen 0, Sisson 13,

Another Level Christmas Classic

Tumwater 58, Riverside 55 (OT)

Tumwater Ostlund 20, Olsen 11, Smith 9, White 6, M.Johnston 5, Z.Johnson 5, Semken 2, Myers 0, Taylor 0,

Riverside (3-2) Watt 9, Smart 6, Dornquast 4, Anderson 14, Wood 16, Maxwell 0, Winterroth 0, Paul 2, Crance 2, Deiss 2,

High school girls

Non-league

WASHINGTON

Riverside 68, Darrington 35

Willapa Valley 51, Seaside, Ore., 44

Wishkah Valley 47, Vancouver Christian 37

Another Level Christmas Classic

Riverside 68, Darrington 35

Darrington Harris 10, Nations 10, Shillhammer 5, Bryson 3, Kuper 3, Thompson 2, Turner 2, Armstrong 0, Turner 0, Armstrong 0, Ashe 0, Frable 0, Fromong 0,

Riverside (5-0) Paul 1, Schneider 12, Tam.Davis 0, Arras 8, Hinkely 9, Kettel 3, Tar.Davis 4, Kasinger 3, Hartill 8, Newberg 14, Robinson 6,

Football

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

South

North

West

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

South

North

West

x-clinched division

y-clinched conference

z-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Game

St. Louis 20, Philadelphia 7

Sunday, Jan. 2

Detroit at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Miami at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at New England, 10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 1:15 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m.

END REGULAR SEASON

Rams 20, Eagles 7

StL—S.Jackson 5 run (Wilkins kick)

Phi—Mitchell 7 pass from McNabb (Akers kick)

StL—FG Wilkins 28

StL—Bruce 7 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick)

StL—FG Wilkins 29

A—66,129.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Philadelphia, Levens 10-44, Mahe 6-17, Tapeh 2-13, Blake 1-8, Detmer 4-(minus 1). St. Louis, S.Jackson 24-148, M.Faulk 17-54, Bulger 3-7.

PASSING—Philadelphia, McNabb 3-3-0-36, Detmer 1-6-0-5, Blake 4-14-0-41. St. Louis, Bulger 20-27-0-225, Wilkins 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—Philadelphia, Mitchell 2-28, Tapeh 2-15, Levens 1-23, G.Lewis 1-6, Mahe 1-5, McMullen 1-5. St. Louis, Bruce 8-98, Holt 7-75, Curtis 2-35, McDonald 1-9, Goodspeed 1-4, Manumaleuna 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOAL—St. Louis, Wilkins 44 (WL).

NFL playoff scenarios

FOR WEEK 17

AFC EAST

New England has clinched division title and a first-round bye.

Buffalo can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR

2) A win and a Denver loss or tie, OR

3) A tie and a Denver loss.

New York Jets can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie, OR

2) A Buffalo loss or tie OR Denver loss or tie.

AFC NORTH

Pittsburgh has clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout playoffs.

Baltimore can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win, a Buffalo loss, a Denver loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie.

AFC SOUTH

Indianapolis has clinched division title.

Jacksonville can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win, plus Buffalo and Denver lose.

AFC WEST

San Diego has clinched division title.

Denver can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win, OR

2) A tie and a Buffalo loss or tie, OR

3) A Buffalo loss plus Jacksonville and Baltimore lose or tie.

NFC EAST

Philadelphia has clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

NFC NORTH

Green Bay has clinched division title.

Minnesota can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie, OR

2) A Carolina loss or tie, OR

3) A St. Louis loss or tie next week.

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta has clinched division title and a first-round bye.

Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win and a Minnesota loss, OR

2) A win and a Seattle win or tie, OR

3) A win or tie + St. Louis loss or tie next week.

New Orleans clinches playoff berth with:

1) A win and a St. Louis loss or tie next week, OR

2) A win and Seattle and Minnesota win or tie.

NFC WEST

Seattle has clinched playoff berth.

Seattle can clinch division title with:

1) A win or tie, OR

2) A St. Louis loss or tie next week.

St. Louis can clinch division with:

1) A win next week and a Seattle loss.

St. Louis can clinch playoff berth with:

1) A win next week and a Minnesota loss, OR

2) A win next week and New Orleans-Carolina tie.

Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Tennessee and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.

NFL playoffs schedule

All Times PST

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 8

AFC or NFC game, 1:30 p.m. (ABC)

AFC or NFC game, 5 p.m. (ABC)

Sunday, Jan. 9

AFC game, 10 a.m. (CBS)

NFC game, 1:30 p.m. (FOX)

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 15

AFC game, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

NFC game, 5 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 16

NFC game, 10 a.m. (FOX)

AFC game, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 23

NFC Championship Game, noon (FOX)

AFC Championship Game, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 6

Jacksonville, Fla.

AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 13

At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

College

Bowl Schedule

All Times PST

Monday, Dec. 27

MPC Computers Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Fresno State 37, Virginia 34, OT

Motor City Bowl

At Detroit

Connecticut 39, Toledo 10

Tuesday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Iowa State (6-5) vs. Miami (Ohio) (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Phoenix

Oregon State (6-5) vs. Notre Dame (6-5), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 29

Houston Bowl

Texas-El Paso (8-3) vs. Colorado (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Ohio State (7-4) vs. Oklahoma State (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 30

Continental Tire Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Boston College (8-3) vs. North Carolina (6-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN2)

Emerald Bowl

At San Francisco

New Mexico (7-4) vs. Navy (9-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

California (10-1) vs. Texas Tech (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Silicon Valley Classic

At San Jose, Calif.

Troy (7-4) vs. Northern Illinois (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday, Dec. 31

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Alabama (6-5) vs. Minnesota (6-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Purdue (7-4) vs. Arizona State (8-3), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Boise State (11-0) vs. Louisville (10-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

Miami (8-3) vs. Florida (7-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 1

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

Tennessee (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (7-4), 8 a.m. (FOX)

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-2) vs. Georgia (9-2), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida State (8-3) vs. West Virginia (8-3), 9:30 p.m. (NBC)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Iowa (9-2) vs. LSU (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan (9-2) vs. Texas (10-1), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Utah (11-0) vs. Pittsburgh (8-3), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Auburn (12-0) vs. Virginia Tech (10-2), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Tuesday, Jan. 4

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Southern Cal (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 15

Gridiron Classic

At The Villages, Fla.

North vs. South, 8 a.m. (ESPN2)

East-West Shrine Classic

At San Francisco

East vs. West, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 22

Hula Bowl

At Maui, Hawaii

Aina vs. Kai 7, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 29

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

MPC Computers Bowl

Fresno St. 37, Virginia 34 (OT)

UVA—Pearman 13 run (Hughes kick)

FSU—Jennings 13 pass from Pinegar (Visintainer kick)

UVA—McGrew 7 pass from Hagans (Hughes kick)

UVA—Hagans 8 run (Hughes kick)

FSU—FG Visintainer 49

FSU—Jamison 22 pass from Pinegar (Visintainer kick)

UVA—FG Hughes 33

FSU—Wood 22 pass from Pinegar (Visintainer kick)

UVA—Lundy 20 run (Hughes kick)

FSU—Fairman 3 pass from Pinegar (Visintainer kick)

UVA—FG Hughes 26

FSU—Spach 25 pass from Pinegar (no attempt)

A—28,516.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Virginia, Hagans 7-85, Lundy 14-63, Pearman 9-52, Snelling 5-46, Davis 1-14. Fresno State, Mathis 15-126, Sumlin 21-94, Pinegar 2-2.

PASSING—Virginia, Hagans 18-30-0-162, Lundy 0-1-0-0. Fresno State, Pinegar 23-36-0-235, Team 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING—Virginia, Miller 5-66, McGrew 4-30, Pearman 3-21, Mines 2-16, Snelling 2-10, Davis 1-15, Lundy 1-4. Fresno State, Fernandez 5-72, Jamison 4-46, Jennings 4-43, Spach 2-29, Mathis 2-18, Rivers 2-5, Wood 1-22, Reid 1-7, Fairman 1-3, Pinegar 1-(minus 10).

Motor City Bowl

Connecticut 39, Toledo 10

Conn—FG Nuzie 35

Conn—Williams 32 pass from Orlovsky (Nuzie kick)

Conn—Taylor 68 punt return (Nuzie kick)

Tol—Gradkowski 1 run (Robbins kick)

Conn—Sparks 7 pass from Orlovsky (Nuzie kick)

Conn—FG Nuzie 37

Conn—FG Nuzie 25

Tol—FG Robbins 27

Conn—FG Nuzie 36

Conn—Lawrence 11 run (kick failed)

A—52,552.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Connecticut, Brockington 15-72, Bellamy 9-55, Williams 1-14, Lawrence 1-11, Anderson 4-10, Orlovsky 1-(minus 3). Toledo, Dawson 19-78, Council 10-10, Parmele 4-4, Gradkowski 4-(minus 1), Higgins 1-(minus 4), Body 1-(minus 9).

PASSING—Connecticut, Orlovsky 20-41-1-239. Toledo, Council 16-28-2-160, Gradkowski 6-12-0-43.

RECEIVING—Connecticut, Henry 9-109, Williams 3-43, Cutaia 2-47, McLean 2-13, Anderson 1-10, Sparks 1-7, Murray 1-6, Bellamy 1-4. Toledo, Moore 5-48, Odom 5-27, Holmes 4-47, Higgins 2-35, Broussard 2-13, Dawson 2-7, Parmele 1-15, Hudson 1-11.

Hockey

WHL

Eastern Conference

East Division

Central Division

Western Conference

B.C. Division

U.S. Division

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.

Monday’s Results

Brandon 2, Regina 1 (OT)

Lethbridge 3, Seattle 1

Red Deer 4, Kootenay 1

Saskatoon 5, Moose Jaw 0

Tuesday’s Games

Spokane at Everett

Kamloops at Kelowna

Red Deer at Kootenay

Portland at Prince George

Prince Albert at Swift Current

Lethbridge at Vancouver

Skiing

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:15a packed powder machine groomed 16 - 58 base 75 of 91 trails, 90% open, 9 of 11 lifts, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p;

Idaho

Brundage — Mon 4:54a cldy 32 degrees packed powder machine groomed 25 - 43 base 43 of 43 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4:30p;,

Lookout Pass — Mon 3p insa mcldy 24 degrees packed powder machine groomed 23 - 49 base 18 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 75% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 28-Jan 03: 8:30a-4p;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 5:15a 33 degrees variable machine groomed 27 - 51 base 20 of 62 trails, 3 of 8 lifts, 40% open, Weekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Weekend: Sat: 9a-8p; Sun 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 26-Jan 01: 9a-8p;,

Silver Mountain — Mon 5:18a 34 degrees packed powder machine groomed 20 - 32 base 20 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 30% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 5a insa 25 degrees 1 new packed powder machine groomed 14 - 41 base 35 of 42 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 83% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Bluewood — Plan to Open TBA

Mission Ridge — Mon 5:45a clear 29 degrees 4 new variable 8 - 9 base 2 of 35 trails, 1 of 5 lifts, 6% open, Weekday: Thu-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Open Thu-Sun; Dec 28-Jan 03: 9a-4p;,

Mt Spokane — Mon 2:00p sunny 32 degrees packed powder machine groomed 10 - 30 base 12 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 22% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 4a 2 new powder 36 - 36 base 51 of 67 trails, 76% open, 5 of 5 lifts Weekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-9p;

Big White — Mon 7:15a 5- 6 new packed powder machine groomed 68 - 68 base 103 of 118 trails, 87% open, 14 of 13 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 45a-3:30p;

Crystal Mountain — Sun 4:00a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 29 - 29 base 24 of 22 trails, 114% open, 3 of 3 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fernie Alpine — Mon 8:25a 2 new powder machine groomed 59 - 59 base 50 of 107 trails, 47% open, 9 of 10 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 28-Jan 01: 4p-9p;

Kimberley — Mon 4:00a 3 new packed powder machine groomed 24 - 24 base 19 of 75 trails, 25% open, 5 of 8 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p, 5:30p-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Mon 5:21a 4 new powder machine groomed 52 - 52 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 5 of 6 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Silver Star — Mon 6:31a 2 new packed powder machine groomed 64 - 64 base 98 of 107 trails, 92% open, 10 of 11 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-3:30p;

Whitewater — Mon 5:04a 2 new powder machine groomed 61 - 61 base 43 of 43 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3: 30p;

Miscellaneous

AP Male Athlete of the Year voting

NEW YORK (AP) — Voting for the 2004 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, based on a 3-2-1 point system (first place votes in parentheses):

Moves

BASEBALL

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with OF Todd Hollandsworth on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with LHP Eric Milton on a three-year contract and OF Jacob Cruz on a minor league contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with OF Moises Alou on a two-year contract.

Canadian-American League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed INF Juan Infante.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Traded G David Wesley to Houston for G Jim Jackson and F Bostjan Nachbar. Waived G Alex Garcia and F Lonny Baxter.

TORONTO RAPTORS—Placed C Alonzo Mourning on the injured list. Activated C Rafael Araujo from the injured list.

American Basketball Association

ABA—Granted a team to Wilmington, Del. to begin play in the 2005-06 season.

LONG BEACH JAM—Signed G Yuta Tabuse.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Picked up the 2005 option on Mike Tice, coach.

Arena Football League

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed QB Ryan Van Dyke to a three-year contract.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

AHL—Approved the transfer of ownership of Worcester from the St. Louis Blues to Bruce Saurs and Anne Griffith, and approved the franchise relocation to Peoria, Ill., effective next season.

COLLEGE

AUBURN—Agreed to terms with Tommy Tuberville, football coach, on a seven-year contract.

LIVINGSTONE—Named Ben Coates football coach.

OHIO STATE—Announced junior G Ricardo Billings left the men’s basketball team.

ST. JOHN’S—Suspended junior F Rodney Epperson indefinitely from the men’s basketball team.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Steelers-Bills game due to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (questionable); there is no line on the Redskins-Vikings game due to Washington RB Clinton Portis (questionable); there is no line on the Lions-Titans game due to Tennessee QB Billy Volek (questionable); there is no line one the Jaguars-Raiders game due to Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich (questionable) and RB Fred Taylor (questionable).

All other no line games are for teams that played late last night or could be resting a number of starters.

NFL

Sunday

Note: Please note that all the early lines are very fluid and could swing dramatically depending on which starters play and how long they play.

College Football

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)

Insight Bowl (Phoenix)

Wednesday

Houston Bowl (Houston)

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio)

Thursday

Continental Tire Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.)

Emerald Bowl (San Francisco)

Holiday Bowl (San Diego)

Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, Calif.)

Friday

Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.)

Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas)

Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)

Peach Bowl (Atlanta)

January 1

Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)

Cotton Bowl (Dallas)

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)

Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)

January 3

Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)

January 4

Orange Bowl (Miami)

NBA

College Basketball

c-Corpus Christi, Texas

i-Indianapolis

o-Oklahoma City

Home teams in capital letters

Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.