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BASKETBALL

NBA

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLPctGB
Philadelphia810.444
Boston79.438
New Jersey79.438
New York511.3132
Toronto315.1675
SoutheastWLPctGB
Miami108.556
Washington78.4671 1/2
Orlando710.4122 1/2
Charlotte513.2785
Atlanta214.1257
CentralWLPctGB
Detroit132.867
Cleveland106.6253 1/2
Indiana106.6253 1/2
Milwaukee96.6004
Chicago88.5005 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SouthwestWLPctGB
San Antonio143.824
Dallas125.7062
Memphis125.7062
New Orleans88.5005 1/2
Houston412.2509 1/2
NorthwestWLPctGB
Minnesota106.625
Denver99.5002
Seattle88.5002
Utah711.3894
Portland511.3135
PacificWLPctGB
L.A. Clippers125.706
Golden State126.667 1/2
Phoenix105.6671
L.A. Lakers79.4384 1/2
Sacramento710.4125

Monday’s Results

San Antonio 110, Orlando 85

Dallas 102, Chicago 94

Minnesota 91, Utah 77

L.A. Clippers 99, Miami 89

Today’s Games

Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Indiana, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 6 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

New York at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Spurs 110, Magic 85

San Antonio (110)—Bowen 3-6 0-0 7, Duncan 9-17 8-9 26, Nesterovic 4-6 0-2 8, Ginobili 1-4 2-2 4, Parker 7-11 5-6 20, Finley 3-6 0-1 7, Horry 6-9 3-4 18, Barry 1-3 2-5 4, Van Exel 0-2 3-4 3, Mohammed 3-4 0-0 6, Udrih 2-3 2-3 7, Oberto 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-71 25-36 110.

Orlando (85)—Turkoglu 4-12 3-3 11, Howard 4-18 5-6 13, Battie 2-5 2-2 6, Stevenson 6-12 3-4 15, Nelson 8-17 3-3 20, Cato 0-2 2-2 2, Garrity 2-4 2-2 7, Diener 3-5 0-0 9, Augmon 0-4 0-0 0, Morris 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-84 20-22 85.

San Antonio26203133110
Orlando2521152485

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-18 (Horry 3-5, Parker 1-1, Udrih 1-1, Finley 1-2, Bowen 1-3, Ginobili 0-2, Barry 0-2, Van Exel 0-2), Orlando 5-11 (Diener 3-5, Nelson 1-2, Garrity 1-3, Turkoglu 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 54 (Duncan 12), Orlando 45 (Howard 15). Assists—San Antonio 25 (Parker 7), Orlando 11 (Garrity, Stevenson, Diener 2). Total Fouls—San Antonio 19, Orlando 22. Technicals—San Antonio Defensive Three Second, Orlando Defensive Three Second, Cato. A—14,661 (17,248).

Mavericks 102, Bulls 94

Dallas (102)—Nowitzki 14-28 6-6 35, Griffin 5-10 4-6 14, Dampier 3-6 0-0 6, Daniels 7-11 4-5 18, Terry 0-3 2-2 2, Dev.Harris 6-14 1-2 13, Van Horn 4-8 2-2 13, Diop 0-1 1-2 1, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-81 20-25 102.

Chicago (94)—Nocioni 4-6 0-0 11, Sweetney 2-6 4-6 8, Chandler 1-4 0-0 2, Hinrich 0-0 0-0 0, Duhon 2-8 2-2 7, Gordon 8-19 6-7 26, Deng 10-15 4-6 25, Songaila 6-10 1-2 13, Basden 0-0 0-0 0, Harrington 1-3 0-0 2, Piatkowski 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 17-23 94.

Dallas22312623102
Chicago2328202394

3-Point Goals—Dallas 4-12 (Van Horn 3-6, Nowitzki 1-4, Terry 0-2), Chicago 9-23 (Gordon 4-9, Nocioni 3-3, Deng 1-2, Duhon 1-5, Piatkowski 0-2, Songaila 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 56 (Griffin 12), Chicago 37 (Chandler, Sweetney 7). Assists—Dallas 29 (Dev.Harris 10), Chicago 18 (Duhon 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, Chicago 22. A—21,733 (21,711).

Timberwolves 91, Jazz 77

Minnesota (91)—Szczerbiak 8-16 7-8 26, Garnett 8-13 5-5 21, Olowokandi 3-6 0-0 6, Jaric 1-6 0-0 2, Hassell 2-8 1-1 5, Hudson 3-10 1-1 9, Dupree 0-0 1-2 1, McCants 3-6 0-0 7, Griffin 6-9 2-2 14, Madsen 0-1 0-0 0, Frahm 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-76 17-19 91.

Utah (77)—Harpring 3-9 2-3 8, Okur 5-19 4-4 14, Collins 4-5 2-2 10, Williams 3-8 0-0 6, Giricek 3-7 1-2 8, Kirilenko 3-10 4-5 10, Humphries 2-4 1-2 5, Brown 3-9 3-4 9, Palacio 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 29-77 18-24 77.

Minnesota2224222391
Utah2419181677

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 6-14 (Szczerbiak 3-5, Hudson 2-3, McCants 1-2, Frahm 0-1, Griffin 0-3), Utah 1-10 (Giricek 1-2, Palacio 0-1, Kirilenko 0-2, Williams 0-2, Okur 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 48 (Griffin 11), Utah 50 (Harpring 10). Assists—Minnesota 15 (Jaric 5), Utah 18 (Williams 5). Total Fouls—Minnesota 26, Utah 18. Technicals—Minnesota Defensive Three Second 2, Utah Defensive Three Second. A—18,218 (19,911).

Clippers 99, Heat 89

Miami (89)—Posey 3-7 2-2 9, Haslem 3-7 3-3 9, Mourning 7-11 3-10 17, Wade 12-25 5-7 29, Williams 5-14 3-3 17, Anderson 2-4 0-0 5, Walker 0-10 0-0 0, Payton 1-3 0-0 3, Kapono 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-82 16-25 89.

L.A. Clippers (99)—Maggette 2-13 9-13 13, Brand 16-23 5-6 37, Kaman 3-6 3-4 9, Mobley 5-10 0-0 12, Cassell 7-11 3-4 18, Ross 2-6 0-0 4, Wilcox 2-6 0-0 4, Eisley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-77 20-27 99.

Miami2821261489
L.A. Clippers2131262199

3-Point Goals—Miami 7-21 (Williams 4-8, Anderson 1-1, Payton 1-1, Posey 1-3, Wade 0-2, Walker 0-6), L.A. Clippers 3-8 (Mobley 2-4, Cassell 1-1, Eisley 0-1, Maggette 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 50 (Mourning 12), L.A. Clippers 54 (Brand 12). Assists—Miami 20 (Williams 9), L.A. Clippers 27 (Cassell 13). Total Fouls—Miami 25, L.A. Clippers 21. Technicals—L.A. Clippers Defensive Three Second, Maggette. A—19,060 (18,964).

College men

EAST

George Mason 75, American U. 35

George Washington 78, Maryland 70

Maine 74, Morgan St. 38

Navy 82, Howard 73

Quinnipiac 67, Colgate 59

Sacred Heart 76, Army 62

Seton Hall 65, Fairleigh Dickinson 57

St. Bonaventure 85, Cent. Connecticut St. 56

SOUTH

Arkansas St. 82, Prairie View 69

Delaware St. 73, Jacksonville St. 62

Elon 87, Guilford 63

Gardner-Webb 67, Mercer 58

Louisville 53, Richmond 45

SE Louisiana 65, Southern U. 62

Tenn.-Martin 79, Spalding 59

The Citadel 126, Atlanta Christian 61

VMI 97, Ferrum 74

MIDWEST

Illinois 75, Ark.-Little Rock 49

Iowa St. 89, Drake 74

Kansas St. 89, Longwood 60

Saint Louis 69, Jackson St. 53

SOUTHWEST

Northwestern St. 68, Oklahoma St. 64

Stephen F.Austin 75, Alcorn St. 57

Texas 85, Rice 58

FAR WEST

Sacramento St. 106, Long Beach St. 94

Utah St. 79, Middle Tennessee 61

Wyoming 105, Colo.-Colo. Springs 67

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. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (53)7-01,7671
2. Texas (9)7-01,6992
3. UConn (9)6-01,6933
4. Villanova (1)4-01,5934
5. Louisville3-01,4317
6. Boston Coll.6-01,3468
7. Memphis6-11,3339
8. Oklahoma4-11,2445
9. Gonzaga4-21,2026
10. Florida7-01,15411
11. Illinois7-01,04012
12. Iowa7-196714
13. Washington7-094418
14. Mich St.5-283313
15. Kentucky5-261410
16. UCLA6-157916
17. Nevada5-056220
18. Indiana4-155317
19. Geo. Wash.4-048819
20. Wake Forest7-143122
21. Maryland5-136723
22. Alabama4-136321
23. N. Carolina4-1281
24. Arizona2-317015
25. N.C. State5-112724

Others receiving votes: Bucknell 114, Houston 101, Syracuse 61, Vanderbilt 61, Ohio St. 54, West Virginia 52, Wisconsin 44, Michigan 29, Pittsburgh 18, Oklahoma St. 16, Ohio 14, LSU 9, Xavier 8, Arkansas 7, Hawaii 7, Clemson 5, Iowa St. 4, Old Dominion 4, Iona 3, Texas Tech 3, Colorado St. 2, Buffalo 1, Loyola, Md. 1, N.C.-Wilm. 1.

How Steve Bergum of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1, Duke. 2, Texas. 3, Connecticut. 4, Villanova. 5, Memphis. 6, Louisville. 7, Oklahoma. 8, Gonzaga. 9, Boston College. 10, Iowa. 11, Florida. 12, Washington. 13, UCLA. 14, Maryland. 15, Illinois. 16, Indiana. 17, Michigan State. 18, North Carolina. 19, Alabama. 20, Wake Forest. 21, Kentucky. 22, Ohio State. 23, George Washington. 24, North Carolina State. 25, Arizona.

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

RecordPtsPvs
1. Duke (25)7-07671
2. Texas (4)7-07392
3. Connecticut (1)6-07183
4. Villanova (1)4-06894
5. Louisville3-06186
6. Boston College6-06058
7. Memphis6-15549
8. Florida7-051911
9. Oklahoma4-15165
10. Illinois7-046712
11. Gonzaga4-24607
12. Washington7-039319
13. Iowa7-137515
14. Michigan St.5-232914
15. Kentucky5-229810
16. Indiana4-125516
17. Maryland5-122920
18. UCLA6-122817
19. Alabama4-120518
20. Geo. Wash.4-016122
21. Wake Forest7-115723
22. Nevada5-0145
23. N.C. State5-112421
24. North Carolina4-192
25. Arizona2-38113

Others receiving votes: Syracuse 58, Bucknell 53, Wisconsin 40, Vanderbilt 35, Ohio State 29, West Virginia 27, LSU 17, Oklahoma State 15, Houston 14, Michigan 14, Ohio 8, Creighton 7, Texas A&M 6, Old Dominion 5, Clemson 4, Colorado State 3, Oregon 3, Xavier 3, California 2, Hawaii 2, Iona 2, Northern Iowa 2, Colorado 1, Kansas State 1.

College women

EAST

North Carolina 77, Connecticut 54

SOUTH

Charlotte 59, Winthrop 57

Coll. of Charleston 54, Stetson 47

Florida 74, South Alabama 57

Gardner-Webb 74, Mercer 49

Jackson St. 73, Centenary 61

Jacksonville St. 92, Kennesaw 87

Tennessee Tech 70, S. Illinois 60

MIDWEST

Illinois 80, Bradley 64

Oakland, Mich. 61, Youngstown St. 54

SOUTHWEST

Oklahoma 83, UCLA 78

Oral Roberts 81, Wichita St. 49

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 80, Lamar 61

FAR WEST

Fresno St. 56, San Diego 50

Sacramento St. 73, Gonzaga 54

Non-conference Sacramento St. 73, Gonzaga 54

Gonzaga (3-6)— Anderson 6-7 1-2 13; Hawk 4-11 3-4 11, Santos 2-3 6-7 10; Prichard 3-5 0-0 7; Bjorklund 2-8 0-0 4; Renius 1-2 0-0 2; Harris 1-4 0-0 2; Polishchuck , 1-3 0-0 2; Ridenour 0-3 2-2 2; Hassett 0-1 1-2 1; Bailey 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 13-17 54.

Sacramento St. (2-3)—Sheehy, 5-11 8-9 22; Alldrin, 4-10 3-4 13; Heard, 3-6 1-2 9; Cadotte, 3-6 2-2 8; Cherry, 3-7 2-4 8; Ciampi, 2-7 3-4 7; Calmettes, 0-0 4-4 4; Reams, 1-1 0-0 2; Boyer, 0-1 0-0 0; Storms, 0-4 0-0 0; Mollet, 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 23-29 73.

Halftime–Gonzaga 30, Sacramento St. 28. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 1-13 (Prichard, 1-2; Hawk, 0-4; Bjorklund, 0-3; Polishchuck, 0-2; Ridenour, 0-2), Sacramento State 8-18 (Sheehy, 4-7; Heard, 2-4; Alldrin, 2-4; Ciampi, 0-1; Storms, 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Gonzaga 32 (Hawk 6), Sacramento St. 36 (Cadotte 9). Assists-Gonzaga 10 (Anderson, Prichard, Bjorklund 2) Sacramento St. 10 (Cadotte 3). Total fouls-Gonzaga 21, Sacramento St. 19.

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. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Tenn. (28)7-01,1282
2. Duke (16)6-01,1151
3. LSU (2)4-01,0423
4. Ohio St.5-09824
5. Baylor7-09535
6. Rutgers5-09106
7. N. Carolina7-08847
8. Connecticut6-08698
9. Maryland6-17859
10. Notre Dame6-070511
11. DePaul7-058514
11. Stanford4-258512
13. Michigan St.4-257213
14. Minnesota5-153610
15. Arizona St.6-152115
16. Oklahoma7-144920
17. Georgia5-240117
18. New Mexico6-139221
19. Texas3-326916
20. Temple6-124418
21. Vanderbilt6-222519
22. UCLA4-219923
23. Utah4-114725
24. Purdue4-210822
25. N.C. State5-276

Others receiving votes: Boston College 52, Virginia Tech 32, Virginia 25, Southern Cal 24, Louisville 23, W. Kentucky 19, Washington 18, Saint Joseph’s 15, BYU 13, Florida 12, Florida St. 9, St. John’s 6, Texas Tech 6, Mississippi 4, Arizona 2, Bowling Green 2, George Washington 2, Georgia Tech 2, Kansas 1, Villanova 1.

How Dave Trimmer of The Spokesman-Review voted:

1, Duke. 2, Tennessee. 3, Ohio State. 4, LSU. 5, Rutgers. 6, Baylor. 7, Connecticut. 8, North Carolina. 9, Maryland. 10, Notre Dame. 11, Arizona State. 12, DePaul. 13, Stanford. 14, Texas. 15, Michigan State. 16, Oklahoma. 17, New Mexico. 18, Minnesota. 19, Georgia. 20, Utah. 21, Temple. 22, Vanderbilt. 23, UCLA. 24, Saint Joseph’s. 25, Purdue.

High school boys Non-league

Cd’A Charter 76, Valley Christian C 28

Coeur d’Alene Charter2421238- 76
Valley Christian C squad88210- 28

Coeur d’Alene Charter Leger 2, Weller 4, Johnson 4, Shaw 10, Dleixaer 7, Hjeltness 6, Grubb 0, Drechsel 2, Baker 13, Menzies 18, Franz 0, Francovich 4, Groves 6

Valley Christian C squad Kraig 0, Davis 4, Fields 6, Wells 0, Briggs 8, Swanson 0, Tu 2, Hemmer 0, Heden 8.

Football

NFL

All Times PST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
New England750.583259282
Miami570.417219240
Buffalo480.333184247
N.Y. Jets2100.167143264
SouthWLTPctPFPA
x-Indianapolis12001.000366162
Jacksonville930.750255201
Tennessee390.250239319
Houston1110.083183341
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Cincinnati930.750327239
Pittsburgh750.583274225
Baltimore480.333161241
Cleveland480.333183214
WestWLTPctPFPA
Denver930.750310221
San Diego840.667357229
Kansas City840.667301257
Oakland480.333249296

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastWLTPctPFPA
N.Y. Giants840.667319218
Dallas750.583253205
Washington660.500241233
Philadelphia570.417229288
SouthWLTPctPFPA
Carolina930.750290194
Tampa Bay840.667226199
Atlanta750.583277237
New Orleans390.250183295
NorthWLTPctPFPA
Chicago930.750201127
Minnesota750.583219273
Detroit480.333190241
Green Bay2100.167239242
WestWLTPctPFPA
y-Seattle1020.833338208
St. Louis570.417294351
Arizona480.333239302
San Francisco2100.167183340

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday’s Results

Seattle 42, Philadelphia 0

Sunday, Dec. 11

Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Denver, 1:15 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12

New Orleans at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Seahawks 42, Eagles 0

Seattle14217042
Philadelphia00000

First Quarter

Sea—Engram 11 pass from Hasselbeck (J.Brown kick), 6:50.

Sea—Dyson 72 interception return (J.Brown kick), 3:24.

Second Quarter

Sea—Tatupu 38 interception return (J.Brown kick), 11:31.

Sea—Alexander 2 run (J.Brown kick), 4:34.

Sea—Alexander 1 run (J.Brown kick), :29.

Third Quarter

Sea—Dyson 25 fumble return, 14:45.

A—67,637.

SeaPhi
First downs1411
Total Net Yards194190
Rushes-yards42-9625-61
Passing98129
Punt Returns5-297-108
Kickoff Returns1-227-117
Interceptions Ret.4-1480-0
Comp-Att-Int8-17-017-39-4
Sacked-Yards Lost0-04-16
Punts9-40.88-37.1
Fumbles-Lost1-02-2
Penalties-Yards2-1010-56
Time of Possession30:4029:20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Seattle, Alexander 19-49, Morris 15-33, Weaver 5-10, Strong 2-4, Wallace 1-0. Philadelphia, Moats 10-26, Westbrook 9-17, McMahon 3-14, Mahe 2-3, Detmer 1-1.

PASSING—Seattle, Hasselbeck 8-15-0-98, Wallace 0-2-0-0. Philadelphia, McMahon 4-10-2-61, Detmer 13-29-2-84.

RECEIVING—Seattle, Stevens 4-22, Engram 3-34, Hackett 1-42. Philadelphia, Westbrook 5-38, Mahe 4-16, R.Brown 3-27, L.Smith 2-46, G.Lewis 1-9, McCants 1-6, Moats 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOAL—Seattle, J.Brown 40 (WL).

College

2005 WAC awards

DENVER (AP) — Here are the Western Athletic Conference all-conference teams and individual award winners for the 2005 season as voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches:

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Paul Pinegar, Fresno State.

Running backs — Wendell Mathis, Fresno State; B.J. Mitchell, Nevada.

Wide receivers — Paul Williams, Fresno State; Davone Bess, Hawaii; Caleb Spencer, Nevada.

Tight end — Bryan Watje, San Jose State.

Offensive linemen — Daryn Colledge, Boise State; Dartagnon Shack, Fresno State; Kyle Young, Fresno State; Samson Satele, Hawaii; Aaron Lips, Louisiana Tech; Tony Moll, Nevada.

DEFENSE

Defensive linemen — Alex Guerrero, Boise State; Garrett McIntyre, Fresno State; Moqut Ruffins, Louisiana Tech; John Chick, Utah State.

Linebacker — Korey Hall, Boise State; Byron Santiago, Louisiana Tech; Cole Snyder, Idaho; Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico State.

Defensive backs — Tyrone Culver, Fresno State; Lono Manners, Hawaii; Tramon Williams, Louisiana Tech; Joe Garcia, Nevada; Jarrett Bush, Utah State.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Place kicker — Mike Barrow, Idaho.

Punter — Justin Bergendahl, Nevada.

Returner — Adam Jennings, Fresno State.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks — Jeff Rowe, Nevada.

Running backs — Lee Marks, Boise State; Yonus Davis, San Jose State.

Wide receivers — Drisan James, Boise State; D.J. Smith, Idaho; Paul Dombrowski, New Mexico St.

Tight end — Anthony Pudewell, Nevada.

Offensive linemen — Brandon Eaton, Hawaii; Tala Esera, Hawaii; Marcus Stewart, Louisiana Tech; Donald Penn, Utah State; Barrett Reznick, Nevada.

DEFENSE

Defensive linemen — Andrew Browning, Boise State; Ikaika Alama-Francis, Hawaii; Melila Purcell, Hawaii; Craig Bailey, Nevada; Kinji Green, San Jose State.

Linebacker — Kinji Green, San Jose State; Dwayne Andrews, Fresno State; Kila Kamakawiwoole, Hawaii; Barry Robertson, Louisiana Tech; Roosevelt Cooks, Nevada.

Defensive backs — Marty Tadman, Boise State; Richard Marshall, Fresno State; Marcus McCauley, Fresno State; Trestin George, San Jose State.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Place kicker — Danny Horwedel, Louisiana Tech. Punter—Brad Evans, New Mexico State. Returner —Tony Pennyman, Utah State.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year: B.J. Mitchell, Nevada. Defensive Player of the Year: Garrett McIntyre, Fresno State. Freshman of the Year: Davone Bess, Hawaii. Coach of the Year: Chris Ault, Nevada.

Bowl Games

All Times PST

Tuesday, Dec. 20

New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette, La.

Arkansas State (6-5) vs. Southern Miss (6-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 21

GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

UTEP (8-3) vs. Toledo (8-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 22

Las Vegas Bowl

BYU (6-5) vs. California (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego

Colorado State (6-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday, Dec. 23

Fort Worth (Texas) Bowl

Houston (6-5) vs. Kansas (6-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu

UCF (8-4) vs. Nevada (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 26

Motor City Bowl at Detroit

Akron (7-5) vs. Memphis (6-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Clemson (7-4) vs. Colorado (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl at Phoenix

Arizona State (6-5) vs. Rutgers (7-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 28

MPC Computers Bowl at Boise

Boise State (9-3) vs. Boston College (8-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl at San Antonio

Michigan (7-4) vs. Nebraska (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Emerald Bowl at San Francisco

Utah (6-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl at San Diego

Oregon (10-1) vs. Oklahoma (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 30

Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.

Virginia (6-5) vs. Minnesota (7-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas

Northwestern (7-4) vs. UCLA (9-2), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.

Missouri (6-5) vs. South Carolina (7-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl at Atlanta

Miami (9-2) vs. LSU (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31

Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.

South Florida (6-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-5), 8 a.m. (ESPN2)

Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.

Fresno State (8-4) vs. Tulsa (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Houston Bowl

TCU (10-1) vs. Iowa State (7-4), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)

Monday, Jan. 2

Cotton Bowl at Dallas

Alabama (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (9-2), 8 a.m. (FOX)

Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

Iowa (7-4) vs. Florida (8-3), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Louisville (9-2), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)

Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

Ohio State (9-2) vs. Notre Dame (9-2), 2 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl at Atlanta

Georgia (10-2) vs. West Virginia (10-1), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl at Miami

Penn State (10-1) vs. Florida State (8-4), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.

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

Saturday, Jan. 14

Las Vegas All-American Classic

6:30 p.m. (CSTV)

Saturday, Jan. 21

East-West Shrine Classic at San Antonio

1 p.m. (ESPN2)

Hula Bowl at Honolulu

4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 28

Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

1 p.m. (ESPN)

NCAA Division I-AA playoffs

All Times PST

Semifinals

Friday, Dec. 9

Northern Iowa (10-3) at Texas State (11-2), 5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10

Furman (11-2) at Appalachian State (10-3), 9 a.m.

NCAA Division II playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 10

At Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Ala.

Northwest Missouri State (11-3) vs. Grand Valley State (12-0), 1 p.m.

NCAA Division III playoffs

All Times PST

Semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 10

Rowan (11-1) at Mount Union, Ohio (12-1), 9 a.m.

Wesley (12-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0), 10 a.m.

NAIA playoffs

All Times PST

Championship

Saturday, Dec. 17

At Jim Carroll Stadium, Hardin County, Tenn.

St. Francis, Ind. (13-0) vs. Carroll, Mont. (13-0), 10 a.m.

HOCKEY

NHL

All Times PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

AtlanticWLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers1883399272
Philadelphia15643410086
New Jersey13102288181
N.Y. Islanders13121278189
Pittsburgh71462077110
NortheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa21404211552
Buffalo17101359291
Montreal1575357782
Toronto15103339791
Boston101452591101
SoutheastWLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina1682349387
Tampa Bay15103338783
Atlanta101532394105
Florida9154226992
Washington91522075104

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CentralWLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit18823810373
Nashville1743377161
Chicago10142227192
Columbus7190144893
St. Louis5153136290
NorthwestWLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver1792369281
Calgary1693356970
Edmonton15112328984
Colorado141033110490
Minnesota10124246865
PacificWLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas1771358872
Los Angeles16111339885
Phoenix15122328575
Anaheim12114287269
San Jose10124247388

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

Monday’s Results

Ottawa 6, Florida 3

N.Y. Rangers 3, Minnesota 1

Phoenix 5, Atlanta 2

Today’s Games

Calgary at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

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

Carolina at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Senators 6, Panthers 3

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Florida2013

First Period—1, Florida, Hagman 2 (Campbell, Gratton), 2:35. 2, Ottawa, Neil 9 (Fisher), 7:29. 3, Florida, Van Ryn 2 (Stumpel), 16:12 (pp). 4, Ottawa, Varada 2 (Fisher), 16:31. Second Period—5, Ottawa, Bochenski 3, 7:51. 6, Ottawa, Alfredsson 21 (Heatley, Meszaros), 10:49 (pp). Third Period—7, Ottawa, Bochenski 4 (Pothier, Schubert), 1:59 (pp). 8, Ottawa, Bochenski 5 (Varada), 5:44. 9, Florida, Nieuwendyk 2, 13:03. Shots on goal—Ottawa 13-17-13—43. Florida 9-5-15—29. Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 2 of 5; Florida 1 of 2. Goalies—Ottawa, Hasek 15-4-0 (29 shots-26 saves). Florida, Luongo 9-13-4 (33-27), McLennan (5:44 third, 10-10). A—10,883 (19,250). T—2:14.

Rangers 3, Wild 1

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N.Y. Rangers1023

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 8 (Jagr, Rucinsky), 4:00 (pp). Second Period—2, Minnesota, Dupuis 3 (Daigle, Burns), 19:32. Third Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 9 (Straka, Rucinsky), 11:31 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Straka 4 (Jagr, Rucinsky), 19:41 (en). Shots on goal—Minnesota 8-11-4—23. N.Y. Rangers 9-12-19—40. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota 0 of 5; N.Y. Rangers 2 of 6. Goalies—Minnesota, Roloson 3-9-1 (39 shots-37 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 11-4-2 (23-22). A—18,200 (18,200). T—2:20.

Coyotes 5, Thrashers 2

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Phoenix0145

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Atlanta, Kozlov 6, 6:13 (pp). 2, Atlanta, Hossa 12 (Havelid, Garnett), 11:09 (pp). 3, Phoenix, Johnson 8 (O’Donnell, Comrie), 11:53. Third Period—4, Phoenix, Mara 5, 2:45 (pp). 5, Phoenix, Johnson 9 (Nagy, Comrie), 4:17. 6, Phoenix, Michalek 6 (Lundmark, Devereaux), 6:39. 7, Phoenix, Comrie 10 (Johnson, Nagy), 19:15 (en).

Shots on goal—Atlanta 8-15-6—29. Phoenix 5-5-21—31. Power-play opportunities—Atlanta 2 of 8; Phoenix 1 of 6. Goalies—Atlanta, Garnett 3-6-1 (30 shots-26 saves). Phoenix, Joseph 13-7-0 (29-27). A—13,644 (17,799). T—2:15.

WHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EastGPWLOTLSOLGFGAPts
Moose Jaw29187221208840
Saskatoon321713111109836
Regina291613009410032
Prince Albert29815066510122
Brandon29717418312819
CentralGPWLOTLSOLGFGAPts
Calgary3022800795644
Medicine Hat31196061097744
Lethbridge30141213838332
Swift Current31915076810325
Red Deer30819126910419

WESTERN CONFERENCE

B.C.GPWLOTLSOLGFGAPts
Kootenay33239011147647
Vancouver29187041016640
Kelowna27187111037838
Kamloops31161500667832
Prince George29141203748131
U.S.GPWLOTLSOLGFGAPts
Everett30161310777233
Portland26149121029031
Seattle26121013627328
Spokane27131310758527
Tri-City26101231728924

Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Monday’s Results

No Games Scheduled.

Today’s Games

Prince George at Everett

Tri-City at Kamloops

Saskatoon at Kootenay

Seattle at Medicine Hat

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert

Spokane at Red Deer

Brandon at Regina

Sunday’s Results

Chiefs 3, Broncos 2 (SO)

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Swift Current10102

Spokane won shootout 3-2

First Period—1, Swift Current, Aspenlind (Price, Raffi), 3:08. Second Period—2, Spokane, Logan (Ryan, Klassen), 1:40 (pp). Third Period—3, Swift Current, Raffi (Aspenlind, Rakos), 18:12. 4, Spokane, Hobson (Szaszkiewicz), 18:55. Overtime—None. Shootout—Spokane 3 (Klassen G, Ryan G, Salmonsson NG, Bowman NG, Hobson NG, Zimmerman NG, Bruton G); Swift Current 2 (Bortis G, Lukacevic G, Desloges NG, Raffi NG, Hengen NG, Rakos NG, Schenderling NG).

Shots on goal—Spokane 13-14-13-2—42. Swift Current 8-5-8-4—25. Power-play opportunities—Spokane 1 of 5; Swift Current 0 of 4. Goalies—Spokane, Stehr (25 shots-23 saves). Swift Current, Moir (42-39). A—1,856.

Rodeo

Wrangler National Finals

At Thomas and Mack Arena Las Vegas, Nev.

Performance 4 of 10

Bareback Riding

1. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 87.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s One Eyed Jack, $15,649; 2. Cimmaron Gerke, Fort Worth, Texas, 86.5, $12,368; 3. Scott Montague, Fruitdale, S.D., 83.5, $9,339; 4. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas, 83.0, $6,563; 5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 82.0, $4,038; 6. Andy Martinez, Pavillion, Wyo., 81.5, $2,524.

Aggregate

1. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas, 337.0 points on four head; 2. Cimmaron Gerke, Fort Worth, Texas, 336.5; 3. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 333.5; 4. Scott Montague, Fruitdale, S.D., 332.5; 5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 327.5; 6. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 325.5; 7. Royce Ford, Kersey, Colo., 323.5; 8. Andy Martinez, Pavillion, Wyo., 321.0.

Steer Wrestling

1. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla., 3.4 seconds, $15,649; 2. (tie) Jason Lahr, Emporia, Kan., 3.6, $10,853 and Bob Lummus, Folsom, La., 3.6, $10,853; 4. (tie) Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 4.2, $5,300 and Jeff Corbello, Iowa, La., 4.2, $5,300; 6. (tie) Todd A Suhn, Brighton, Colo., 4.4, $1,262 and Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.4, $1,262.

Aggregate

1. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 15.6 seconds on four head; 2. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla., 16.1; 3. Todd A Suhn, Brighton, Colo., 17.2; 4. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, 17.3; 5. Jason Lahr, Emporia, Kan., 18.5; 6. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 18.9; 7. Jeff Corbello, Iowa, La., 20.9; 8. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 24.1.

Team Roping

1. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 4.4 seconds, $15,649; 2. (tie) Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 4.5, $10,853 and Speed Williams, Llano, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 4.5, $10,853; 4. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas/Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 4.6, $6,563; 5. (tie) Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz./Kinney Harrell, Brady, Texas, 5.0, $2,188 and Wade Wheatley, Hughson, Calif./Kyle Lockett, Ivanhoe, Calif., 5.0, $2,188 and David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Clayton Grant, Shandon, Calif., 5.0, $2,188.

Aggregate

1. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz./Kory J Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 20.5 seconds on four head; 2. Wade Wheatley, Hughson, Calif./Kyle Lockett, Ivanhoe, Calif., 23.7; 3. Shain Sproul, Benson, Ariz./Kinney Harrell, Brady, Texas, 24.1; 4. Shane Schwenke, Harlem, Mont./Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 24.8; 5. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 32.7; 6. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas/Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 33.5; 7. David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Clayton Grant, Shandon, Calif., 38.9; 8. Matt Tyler, Lipan, Texas/Cody Cowden, Merced, Calif., 41.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Jeffery Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 89.0 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Linda Lou, $15,649; 2. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 86.0, $12,368; 3. Cody DeMoss, Crowville, La., 85.5, $9,339; 4. (tie) Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 83.5, $5,300 and Shaun Stroh, Glendive, Mont., 83.5, $5,300; 6. (tie) Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont., 82.0, $841, and Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 82.0, $841 and Rod A Warren, Big Valley, Alberta, 82.0, $841.

Aggregate

1. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 343.0 points on four head; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 339.5; 3. Shaun Stroh, Glendive, Mont., 325.0; 4. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 322.0; 5. Rod A Warren, Big Valley, Alberta, 319.5; 6. Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont., 315.5; 7. Ryan Mapston, Geyser, Mont., 312.0; 8. Jeffery Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 263.5 on three.

Tie-Down Roping

1. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 7.1 seconds, $15,649; 2. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 7.3, $12,368; 3. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 7.5, $9,339; 4. Ricky Canton, Navasota, Texas, 7.6, $6,563; 5. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 7.9, $4,038; 6. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.0, $2,524.

Aggregate

1. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 33.0 seconds on four head; 2. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 34.5; 3. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 34.8; 4. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 35.3; 5. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 35.9; 6. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 36.4; 7. Doug Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 37.1; 8. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 38.0.

Barrel Racing

1. Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 13.82 seconds, $15,649; 2. (tie) Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif., 14.00, $10,853 and Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, Mont., 14.00, $10,853; 4. (tie) Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 14.03, $5,300 and Liz Pinkston, San Antonio, Texas, 14.03, $5,300; 6. Kelly Kaminski, Bellville, Texas, 14.10, $2,524.

Aggregate

1. Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 55.92 seconds on four runs; 2. Sheri Sinor Estrada, Alamogordo, N.M., 56.75; 3. Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, Mont., 56.90; 4. Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 56.93; 5. Liz Pinkston, San Antonio, Texas, 57.07; 6. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 57.47; 7. Kassie Mowry, Springer, , 57.71; 8. Kelly Kaminski, Bellville, Texas, 61.98.

Bull Riding

1. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 90.0 points on Sankey Rodeo’s Shock & Awe, $15,649; 2. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 83.0, $12,368; 3. Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah, 60.5, $9,339.

Aggregate

1. Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah, 315.5 points on four head; 2. Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 267.0 on three; 3. Jarrod Ford, Greeley, Colo., 174.5 on two; 4. Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash., 173.5; 5. Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas, 166.0; 6. D.J. Domangue, Wharton, Texas, 160.5; 7. Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas, 156.5; 8. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 90.0 on one.

SKIING

Area Resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Mon 7:00a 12 new powder 19 - 43 base 25 of 91 trails, 27% open, 5 of 11 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9:30a-3:30p;

Montana Snowbowl — Open Thu-Sun; Dec 05: New 3”

Idaho

Lookout Pass — Mon 5:20a w snowing lightly 21 degrees 1 new packed powder machine groomed 26 - 48 base 23 of 24 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, 96% open, Mon,Thu/Fri 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; open Thu-Mon;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Mon 6:27a cldy 16 degrees packed powder machine groomed 34 - 50 base 13 of 67 trails, 5 of 9 lifts, 60% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun 9a-4p;, PROJECTED: Dec 03: 60 percent, 5 lifts

Silver Mountain — Mon 5:20a snowing lightly 19 degrees packed powder machine groomed 22 - 34 base 49 of 67 trails, 5 of 7 lifts, 73% open, Mon-Thu: 8:30a-4p, Fri 8:30a-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; ,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Mon 8:00a clear 16 degrees packed powder machine groomed 26 - 48 base 40 of 40 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Fri: 9a-3:30p; Mon/Tue 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3: 30p; open Fri-Tue;,

Mt Spokane — Open Wed-Sun

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Mon 9:30a packed powder machine groomed 26 - 28 base 14 of 67 trails, 20% open, 2 of 5 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;

Fernie Alpine — Plan to Open 12/10

Kimberley — Plan to Open 12/17

Panorama Mountain — Plan to Open 12/09

Red Resort — Mon 5:30a packed powder machine groomed 37 - 37 base 6 of 83 trails, 7% open, 3 of 6 lifts Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Silver Star — Mon 8:55a packed powder machine groomed 43 - 43 base 97 of 112 trails, 87% open, 10 of 11 lifts Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3:30p;

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Paul Byrd on a two-year contract. Released RHP Sean Douglass.

DETROIT TIGERS—Assigned the contract of 2B Ryan Raburn outright to Toledo of the IL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Acquired RHP Chad Gaudin from Toronto for a player to be named. Designated C John Baker for assignment.

National League

NEW YORK METS—Acquired C Paul LoDuca from Florida for two players to be named.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with LHP C.J. Nitkowski on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with INF Deivi Cruz and C Gary Bennett on one-year contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed F Josh Davis.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Named Cliff Puchalski media services manager and Kris Davis media services coordinator.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed WR Braylon Edwards on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released CB Michael Harden from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Anton Babchuk from Norfolk of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Reassigned C Brad Richardson to Lowell of the AHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled F Nikolai Zherdev, F Dan Fritsche and F Geoff Platt from Syracuse of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS—Recalled D John Erskine from Iowa of the AHL.

EDMONTON OILERS—Assigned D Dan Smith to Hamilton of the AHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned G Sebastien Caron to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Placed F Petr Cajanek on injured reserve. Recalled F Jay McClement from Peoria of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned G Rob McVicar and RW Jozef Balej to Manitoba of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Brooks Laich and F Graham Mink from Hershey of the AHL.

COLLEGE

MONMOUTH, N.J.—Named Clint Wulfekotte associate athletics director for major gifts and Christina Curiale women’s assistant lacrosse coach.

PACIFIC—Announced the resignation of Craig Jackson, women’s basketball coach. Named Karen Weitz interim women’s basketball coach.

SAN DIEGO STATE—Fired Tom Craft, football coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, the no line games are for teams that played last night. On the college football board, there is no line on the Colorado-Clemson matchup in the Champs Sports Bowl due to Colorado QB Joel Klatt (questionable); there is no line on the LSU-Miami (Florida) matchup in the Peach Bowl due to LSU QB Jamarcus Russell (questionable).

NFL

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog
Sunday
PANTHERS55.537Bucs
Patriots3.5337BILLS
VIKINGS7745.5Rams
STEELERS4531.5Bears
Raiders3337.5JETS
Colts7.57.542.5JAGUARS
TITANS6.56.544Texans
BENGALS121242Browns
Redskins3341.5CARDS
EAGLESNLNLNLGiants
SEAHAWKSNLNLNL49ers
CHARGERS13.513.545Dolphins
BRONCOS141440.5Ravens
COWBOYS3344Chiefs
PACKERS5.55.536.5Lions
Monday
FALCONS1010.544Saints

College Football

FavoriteOpCurO/UUnderdog

December 20

New Orleans Bowl (Lafayette, La.)
So Miss171751Arkansas St

December 21

GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)
Toledo3360Tex-El Paso

December 22

Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas)
California6661Byu
Poinsetta Bowl (San Diego)
Navy1158Colorado St

December 23

Forth Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)
Kansas3349Houston

December 24

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu)
Nev-Reno1.51.562C Florida

December 26

Motor City Bowl (Detroit)
Memphis6648Akron

December 27

Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
ClemsonNLNLNLColorado
Insight Bowl (Phoenix)
ARIZONA ST131361Rutgers

December 28

MPC Computers Bowl (Boise)
BOISE ST2255Boston Coll
Alama Bowl (San Antonio)
Michigan12.512.546Nebraska

December 29

Emerald Bowl (San Francisco)
Ga Tech8846Utah
Holiday Bowl (San Diego)
Oregon3354Oklahoma

December 30

Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.)
Minnesota3357Virginia
Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas)
Ucla4474Northwestern
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)
S Carolina3.53.551Missouri
Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
Miami-FlaNLNLNLLsu

December 31

Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.)
NC State6.56.542S Florida
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.)
Fresno St7.57.560Tulsa
Houston Bowl (Houston)
Tcu3.53.549Iowa St

January 2

Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
Texas Tech1147Alabama
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)
Florida3347Iowa
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)
Auburn101051Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)
Ohio St5.55.555Notre Dame
Sugar Bowl (Atlanta)
Georgia9945W Virginia

January 3

Orange Bowl (Miami)
Penn St8848Florida St

January 4

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
USC6.56.571Texas

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

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
WIZARDS8Raptors
PACERS4Mavericks
GRIZZLIES7.5Hornets
BUCKS4.5Lakers
ROCKETS7Celtics
SUNS12.5Blazers
NUGGETS12Hawks
Cavaliers1KINGS
SONICS6Knicks

NBA

FavoritePtsUnderdog
Indiana5INDIANA ST
BUTLER4.5Bradley
n-Kanas2St. Joseph’s
Temple6PRINCETON
Florida5.5PROVIDENCE
Kentucky13.5GEORGIA ST
DEPAULPKAla-Birm
TEXAS A&M15.5North Texas
W KENTUCKY14Evansville
IowaPKNO IOWA
n-Boston CollPKMichigan St
SAN DIEGO16.5Cal-Riverside
Wichita St1SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA7.5San Diego St
HAWAII10Unlv
Creighton4.5TENN-CHATT
E CAROLINA7NC-Greensboro
TENNESSEE14.5Appalachian St
CLEMSON16Wofford
Ohio U2.5MARIST
RHODE ISLAND1Manhattan
NO ARIZONA2Tulsa
MONTANA5.5Loyola-Marymount

n-New York